Omg we hear it all the time too and have never tracked it down. Our number of fan theories about it continues to grow.

Unnerving that half of the ads while reading it were from DHS to "Protect the Homeland. Join ICE."

Hot dog spill shuts down I-83 in Pennsylvania commuters’ wurst nightmare A truckload of hot dogs spilled across a Pennsylvania interstate Friday after a crash that briefly clogged the heavily traveled artery in both directions.

Hot dog spill shuts down I-83 in Pennsylvania commuters’ wurst nightmare

If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.

"No king crabs"

National Guard troops are now protecting ICE agents as they make arrests in LA National Guard troops began protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles on Tuesday, an expansion of their duties that had been limited to protecting federal property.

Mission creep.

"National Guard troops began protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles on Tuesday, an expansion of their duties that had been limited to protecting federal property."

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A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich

Dr. Phil was embedded with ICE during controversial Los Angeles immigration raids | CNN Business The footage is being incorporated into a special report on “Dr. Phil Primetime,” a program on McGraw’s conservative TV channel Merit TV, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN.

As ICE agents prepared to fan out in L.A. on Friday, they were greeted by a familiar face: Dr. Phil McGraw. He was embedded with a camera crew for his Merit TV show. His presence underscored the made-for-TV nature of the Trump admin's moves... www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/m...

McSweeney's: New York Times’ Style Guide Substitutions for "The President Violated the Constitution" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/new...

Trump finally leaves Chesapeake Bay cleanup funds alone — cold comfort to advocates Maryland environmentalists had braced for Trump to again take a sledgehammer to the Bay Program.

Trump finally leaves Chesapeake Bay cleanup funds alone — cold comfort to advocates

The authoritarian script:
1) Court rules against leader
2) Attack judges as biased/dangerous
3) Delegitimize judicial system
4) Create permission for threats
5) IF NO MASS RESISTANCE → Purge the courts
6) IF MASS RESISTANCE → Forced to retreat

Judge blocks Trump administration from revoking Harvard enrollment of foreign students A U.S. judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign students, a move that ratcheted up White House efforts to conform practices in academia to President Donald Trump's policies.

Judge blocks Trump administration from revoking Harvard enrollment of foreign students reut.rs/4dzoOJF

As a recent subscriber, I'm so disappointed in The Atlantic for publishing this. Tapper and Thompson should find stories that actually matter.

a woman wearing a santa hat says " stop trying to make fetch happen " ALT: a woman wearing a santa hat says " stop trying to make fetch happen "

Seriously, stop.

'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

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It bothers me how often I have to think about this...

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge, with whom KING and THACKER, Circuit Judges, join: Upon review of the government's motion, the court denies the motion for an emergency stay pending appeal and for a writ of mandamus. The relief the government is requesting is both extraordinary and premature. While we fully respect the Executive's robust assertion of its Article II powers, we shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court's recent decision.

NEW: The Fourth Circuit REJECTS the Trump admin's appeal of Judge Xinis's orders to "facilitate" Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release: "We shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court's recent decision." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The Trump-Supreme Court battle is not really the crisis.

The crisis is here now. Trump is enacting an insidious coordinated attack on our institutions of democratic accountability, designed to crater democracy before next fall.

1/ A long 🧵to explain the plan & how we stop it.

... that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."

He clearly doesn't understand his job:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;

We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.

7/ You may not think this case matters to you. But Abrego Garcia was legally in the U.S., just like all the rest of us. His status as an immigrant doesn't matter as a matter of law.

If Trump can lock up or remove ANYONE - no matter what the courts say - we are all at grave risk.

Holy shit. Video posted by President Bukele’s team on X shows the moments before his press conference with Trump in which Trump tells him: “We want to do homegrown criminals next. You gotta build about five more places.”

(h/t @titonka.bsky.social @michelekelemen.bsky.social)

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NEBRASKA FOLKS: “Are we just gonna sit on the couch and let these billionaires control this country? HELL NO! — I almost kinda want to cry.” 🇺🇸

PBS: “Have any of you been paid to be here?”

NEBRASKA FOLKS: “No… I’m actually taking work off to be here. I’m losing money.”

More of this!

THREAD: Since stepping back into the Oval Office Trump's been purposefully flooding the zone w/ a constant stream of outrage porn to distract. Here's the stories that actually matter that you might've missed this week:

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NEW WHITEBOARD

How a bill in the House (the “SAVE” Act) Kneecaps Democracy

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“How bad can it be?” you ask.

Truly terrible.

Please share this 🧵 so people know. Then take action. ☎️

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NEW: Nearly 1,000 career federal prosecutors have penned a letter to salute the bravery of those who stood up to the recent actions of Trump DoJ leadership. One of the signatures belongs to Jack Smith. www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...