14yo: [explaining why, if we lived in 13th c. Europe, I should let him go on the children’s crusade]
Me: I think you would have to be, like, a practicing Catholic who goes to confession and stuff
14yo: no! I wouldn’t have to go to confession! The point of a crusade is that my sins would be forgiven!

Da Pope

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

I would throw money at a t-shirt that says in all caps “TAKE A LOOK, IT’S IN A BOOK” over a rainbow.

If you're playing League of Legends in pisslow, there's a nonzero chance the guy yelling open mid is actually Bashar al-Assad

Politico: At a hearing yesterday to get Abrego Garcia out of immigration prison, his lawyers proved that ICE has made desultory attempts to deport him to Ghana, Uganda, and Eswaitini, all of whom refused. It’s all about ICE Barbie vowing Abrego Garcia would never walk the streets of America.

Quick update on what we just saw here—*before curfew*, ISP troopers, Broadview PD and CCSO deputies began menacing demonstrators outside the ICE facility. Several arrests.

Pepper ball guns at the ready, a bit of a standoff going with remaining protesters. All people are doing is playing music.

One man on the megaphone pleading with police to stop advancing on protesters.

Some protesters in bloc squeak little pigs at the cops.

A helicopter with its transponder turned off circles overhead.

"Temu Charlie Kirk" aka Cam Higby (TPUSA) is back again, awkwardly filming protesters.

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

Signs popping up around D.C. note: ‘ICE kidnapping happened here’ The signs range in style and mark numerous locations where people have been taken by federal agents.

“ICE kidnapped a community member here,” reads one. “Never forget/no nos olvidamos,” says another.

The signs have appeared across some of D.C.’s heavily immigrant neighborhoods where federal immigration arrests have escalated.

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Lest you think I'm exaggerating, this is just a sample.

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training. FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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He praised Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative to slash federal spending, texting a recent photo of himself hanging out with Mr. Musk and a Tesla robot. He likewise praised David Sacks, another San Francisco tech billionaire and the chairman of Mr. Trump’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

DOGE was a catastrophic failure by any measure except further hollowing out govt to be fleeced by tech guys. So yeah, DOGE seems like a success if rent-seeking is your goal, but no serious policymaker is under any obligation to take these people seriously, and those that do are doing it for the $

Mr. Benioff is close enough to Mr. Trump to have been invited last month to a state dinner that was hosted by King Charles for the president at Windsor Castle in England. Mr. Benioff said that he was incredibly honored to be seated directly across the table from Mr. Trump and spent the dinner telling him “how grateful I am for everything he’s doing,” he recounted. Mr. Benioff, who also owns Time magazine, said he had not closely followed the news about the immigration raids, Mr. Trump’s call to gerrymander congressional districts before the midterm elections, the government shutdown or the Trump administration’s attacks on the media. He said Time, which named Mr. Trump its “Person of the Year” last year, had faced no pressure from the White House.

Like, I think our society has given way too much political power to guys whose worldview is reshaped by political invitations to dine with the King of England and have no idea about what is happening in American cities.

Have you ever seen those absolutely bloated-with-blood-and-about-to-burst ticks that dogs pick up?
They’re so engorged on blood they’re almost drunk with it, and so round with feeding they can’t even move.
But they won’t let go of the poor dog they’ve latched onto, even if they’re full.

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

Clearly someone who grew up here, she has no accent; really want to know what was going on here. Looks like they were following her already at the start of the video. Why?

“Without U.S. Studebakers (trucks), we would have had nothing with which to pull our artillery." - Georgy Zhukov

this is so deeply upsetting

Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein while prime minister The ex-PM confirms he met Epstein in 2002, six years before the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor.

BBC News - Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein while prime minister
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Wikipedia Declares Trump an Authoritarian a single editor repeatedly inserted the same "authoritarian" framing into multiple wikipedia articles, creating an illusion

Pirate Wires—founded by Peter Thiel protege Mike Solana (with an investment from Thiel— whines that Wikipedia calls Trump an “authoritarian.” 10/10/25 … 1/ www.piratewires.com/p/wikipedia-...

And also, this headline? Inadequate

A second generation nepo baby, raised by a pair of sociopaths and given every advantage in the world. I'm sure this story will end well.

Donald Trump just made clear that Russ Vought’s illegal “reductions in force” are targeted at Democrats, which means he is targeting their constitutional rights of free speech and freedom of association. Blatantly illegal actions.

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