Portland Judge’s Vital Lesson: Deference Is Not Blind Obedience Judges can’t defer to determinations “untethered to facts.”

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The United States is deliberately coordinating efforts to protect the files related to Jeffrey Epstein. It's being coordinated and directed from the Oval Office.

Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

I grew up going to Zabar's. So many of my childhood memories center around the best lox in NYC (which is saying something). With Saul Zabar's passing today, the Upper West Side has lost a legend who turned his parent's humble store into a culinary institution.

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
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Thanks, New Yorker

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

A screenshot of an X.com post by House Homeland Security Committee (@HouseHomelandSecCo) stating, "We're drawing a blank, let us get back to you," with an image of a crowd storming a government building, featuring individuals in red caps and carrying flags. Below, a reply from @Acyn , Acyn, posted 5 hours earlier, quotes Stephen Miller asking, "when in our history have we tolerated unlawful, riotous assemblies around government buildings," accompanied by a video thumbnail of Miller speaking on a news program, labeled "OANN 0:13" with text identifying him as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.

Notice how they’re now calling everyone else an “insurrectionist.” Pure projection.

Or he almost lost his mother at the border when she was carrying drugs. Or something, I'm not sure.

MORE OF THIS PLEASE!!

If our local law enforcement wants the support of the people who vote for their salaries,

stand with the people AGAINST tyranny!

Show us that you will protect US against lawlessness, no matter what those ICE GESTAPO assholes think they have the right to do.

Stand with

Either you're against fascism, or you're foolish enough to believe it won't come for you.

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorn...

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BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

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From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

Mike Johnson is a sniveling little tRump lap dog. He can’t act without his dear leader’s orders.

Breaking on MSNBC:

An FBI agent in the Washington field office has been fired for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey.

This news was first reported by Reuters.

Same guy who declared bankruptcy 6 times shut down the U.S. government 4 times in 5 years of being President. They wanted him to run the government like his businesses and that’s exactly what he’s doing.

Because They Gave Their Souls
Willingly To The Chumpster.......

The FBI analyzed Republican lawmakers' phone records during Jan. 6 probe, GOP senators say Republican senators said that the analyzed info included participants, dates and times for calls around Jan. 6, 2021, but that no content of the conversations was reviewed.

The public needs to see this data…sure sounds like everyone was clearly involved in this coup…

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I’m 79 today. I’ve voted in every election since AUH2O. I served in the Navy for 27 years and as a federal civilian for 19 more. I live my oath. Never been ashamed of America - until now. We are the laughingstock of the world as we are led by idiots into a dark period of our history. God help us.

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
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This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

My quote of the day

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez