DavidTarrell

“I strove to be a shitty person to impress shitty people and win their admiration and patronage and it turns out shitty people are shitty. I was not expecting that because I am very dim in addition to being shitty.”

Don't Be Distracted from Trump's Filth - emptywheel Donald Trump just moved the woman who "stole" his spa girls and turned one into a sex slave into comfier prison digs to prevent her from revealing the dirt she has on him, and yet he has the gall to s...

Don't Be Distracted from Trump's Filth

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FOUND!!!

At 3am on a total million to one chance I was up and decided to poke my head out our front door and she was right there. She knew her way home.

She's skinnier than when we left but no visible damage. Vet in the morning.

If the federal government can simply seize privately held patents then that is the end of the U.S. patent system, the legal basis for American innovation.

"Zohran Mamdani is a job-killer, not a job-creator," continued Andrew Cuomo. "Not like me. I've created jobs. Mortuaries, mass grave facilities managers, trauma therapists, pepper spray salespeople, sexual assault hotline operators -- they'll all tell you. That's what I told my good friend Don."

two men are talking in front of a clock that says you 're not pense material ALT: two men are talking in front of a clock that says you 're not pense material

Trump shooting down JD’s request for an ICE ride along:

how is this real life

If we emerge with a non-fascist society, each and every university administrator who Chamberlained or Vichied to any degree must be ruthlessly expelled from any position of responsibility or influence. Let their name be stricken from every tablet. They shouldn’t run a hot-dog stand.

De-ICEing your town A local organizer explains how to get involved and protect immigrants near you.

So many of you wrote asking for a primer on how to push back against ICE's presence where you live! So this week's Tuesday post skips the usual history lesson. Instead, I talked to Oliver Merino of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, who offered a lot of specifics on how to take action near you.

Niemöller was asked by his concentration camp cellmate why he had ever supported Hitler and the Nazis. Reportedly, this is what he had to say for himself:

Senator Elizabeth Warren: Firing of BLS commissioner is 'dangerous' Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss her reaction President Trump's firing of BSL chief, whether Congress is able to take action, and much more.

Elizabeth Warren went to CNBC today and destroyed Donald Trump on the economy. Trump is trying to bury this appearance with a tantrum on his failing media site.

Make sure this goes viral instead.

www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...

Paul Ingrassia (lawyer) - Wikipedia

The guy Trump picked to lead the office that’s now investigating Jack Smith:

— said Niki Haley is ineligible to be president
— has neo-Nazi ties
— was Andrew Tate’s lawyer
— 2x Claremont fellow
— wrote for Gateway Pundit
— called for Pence to be hanged
— called for secession after 2020 election

Alex on twitter writes: "Someone on Twitter writes: "You’re a menswear writer. You don’t know anything about manufacturing in America, or steel mills, or metallurgy, or CNC machining, or how anything is produced from raw material into a finished product in this country or anywhere. Stick to writing about “men’s fashion."" I reply: "i actually had a career in knifemaking before this. the reason why you can't avoid tariffs in knifemaking is because everyone relies on Gobelin machinery. are you aware of this?" Alex replies: "Gobelin machinery? What exactly are you referring to?" I reply: "you Gobelin DEEZ NUTS!"

"stick to menswear"

Wait, my dad cut drug prices by 1500%?

How John Durham and Chuck Grassley Covered Up Getting Ass-Handed by Russia - emptywheel John Durham (with Chuck Grassley's help) tried to obscure that on the same day as the Russian spy report that drove his entire investigation, Russian spooks discussed seeding conspiracies about "dark ...

I've long believed 2016 Russian operation in US was most successful intelligence operation in recent history.

With disclosure that Durham investigation all predicated on disinformation, I double down on that opinion. Russia completely destroyed the United States.

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YouTube video by CNN Family of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wants files released

If you haven't watched yet, I highly recommend this powerful interview with Virginia Giuffre's family.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqUE...

"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"

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YouTube video by emptywheel Piss of the Oligarchs: Beware of your media blind spots!

Piss off the oligarchs: Discover your media blind spots!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ezt...

I am naive, argues @emptywheel.bsky.social, making some very good points.

This is one of the best things I've seen on the threatened gerrymander.

Ghislaine Maxwell received limited immunity during meetings with deputy attorney general: Sources A second meeting between Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche took place on Friday for about three hours.

This not surprising — it would only be surprising if she incriminated herself WITHOUT any form of use immunity. Nor is it by itself scandalous or corrupt (though their purpose in doing it certainly is, and using Todd Blanche certainly is).

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Paul Manafort: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump.
George Papadopolous: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump.
Mike Flynn: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump.
Roger Stone: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump.

Next up, Ghislaine Maxwell.

In America, the people most enthusiastic about institutionalizing more people are usually the people most opposed to funding or regulating institutions or providing due process to the involuntarily institutionalized. So, business as usual.

Court filings show some prosecutors appear to be refusing to sign their names to contentious cases. An indictment returned against Alejandro Orellana — who is accused of conspiracy and aiding in civil disorder for passing out gas masks at a protest scene in early June — was only signed by Essayli and his second-in-command, Jennifer Waier, records show. Such cases are typically handled by rank-and-file assistant U.S. attorneys.

You know, as much as a defense true believer as I am now, I enjoyed the community in the U.S. Attorneys office, and miss talking to people there, in case anyone from there wants to talk about office gossip and no bills and stuff, possibly through Signal if that’s what you prefer

I don’t know how much programming this sick fuck required, given that he bragged about stuff like jerking off into a t-shirt on a date.

Thought I lost it but found my favorite album, wonderful music but priceless for the 48-yr old memory of our Brittany puppy chewing off the corners.

We were both young then but she grew old before me. Not before she walked me through HS & most of college though.

Then we gave her back to the earth🐾

One of the things about JD Vance is that he is completely 100% aware that what he is doing is evil and has made a deliberate, conscious choice to do evil to get power. He’s not self-deluded or dumb. He hasn’t drunk Kool-Aid. He’s decided to do evil for power.

“Without fear or favor” was the code I was taught as an AUSA. It is under the most severe test of my lifetime.