I’m in Massachusetts, and I would bet dollars to donuts that the police tried to frame Karen Reade.
Fortunately two juries believed her but years of her life were wasted.

They always seem to ask me if I would give testimony from law enforcement officers more credibility than testimony from anyone else. I’ve always answered honestly no, that I wouldn’t trust them more, maybe trust them even less. These days it would be even more difficult to trust any LE officer.

You are exactly correct. That was the sole purpose of the amendment.

The second amendment is one single sentence. A well regulated militia being necessary for the security of a free state, the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. This is about being able to raise an army to defend our new nation. Not about personal defense.

I’m so sorry. Thank you for speaking out.

I will never again serve on a jury. I am heavily biased and cannot sit as a judge of my peers. I also have zero faith in the courts after seeing my brothers killers convicted then pardoned by the Orange King.

The DA laughed, but I was trying to send a signal to the defense that they weren't going to have a sympathetic jury if there was credible evidence that the defendant had used a machine gun.

I'm not saying that was a deciding factor, but he pleaded guilty to all counts the next morning.

Had jury duty this week. The defendant had committed five armed robberies WITH A MACHINE GUN.

When asked what I think about firearms, I said: "I think the Second Amendment is one of the stupidest things America ever did, other than the way activist judge Antonin Scalia willfully misinterpreted it."

I will never again see an ICE agent without assuming they're from Proud Boys or Oath Keepers, a pardoned Jan 6 rioter or a member of the KKK.

Migrant deported to El Salvador after DPS labeled him a member of Tren de Aragua without evidence, lawyer says Lawyers for Pedro Luis Salazar-Cuervo deny he is a gang member and say the DPS accusation hinges on a photo they found of him standing next to a man with tattoos.

28-year-old Pedro Luis Salazar-Cuervo, who has no known criminal record, was accused by Texas police of being in a Venezuelan gang because they found a photo of him posing with another man with tattoos, his lawyers say.

From ProPublica partner @texastribune.org:

YouTube video by Democracy Docket Obama: U.S. is “Dangerously Close” to Autocracy | Marc Elias

I joined Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss former President Barack Obama’s warnings of the U.S. being “dangerously close” to autocracy and the recent arrests of Democratic officials.

I hope you watch and enjoy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8e8...

I think Green Day summed it up well.

They've got enough money to throw us into another war, but not enough money to fund the suicide prevention hotline. Very "pro-life." Very "pro-family." So "GREAT."

This is the most Vile administration this country has ever had‼️🤬🤮🤮🤮🤮

I need this right now

Something spicy & delicious as a taco has gotten under Trumplestiltkin's thin tangerine skin. Seems the master of mean, juvenile nicknames can dish them out but when directed towards him, he can't take it, angrily calling it "nasty."🤣

Good to know. (you know what to do!)

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Agents zip-tie kids in new immigration crackdown in Texas At least three children were taken into custody and zip-tied at the San Antonio Immigration Court.

In San Antonio today, plainclothes ICE officers (not masked this time) arrested, handcuffed, and zip-tied a family of five (yes, ALL of them, including the little children) coming out of their immigration court hearing — which ICE had just had dismissed.

www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...

Don’t cry now, this is EXACTLY what you MAGA dumbasses voted for. Welcome to the finding out stage.

"Maybe, just maybe, there's another John McCain out there." Sen. Mark Kelly on the potential of a Republican in the Senate voting down the budget bill, just like Sen. McCain did in 2017 with his vote on the Affordable Care Act.

Construction workers. Right before hurricane season.

Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.

After Court Loss, Alabama Lawmakers Won’t Draw New Map to Avoid Federal Preclearance Read more here.

This is a very big deal.👇
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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at the wetlands looking out toward water that has a single tree in the middle. there are mountains in the background.

home away from home

Sunset on Friday 18th December 1908. I have cleaned-up this astounding autochrome photograph of twilight 117 years ago, taken in colour by Julien Gérardin. It is an original colour plate, not colourised.

The crazy is strong tonight

A Tennessee School Expelled a 12-Year-Old for a Social Post. Experts Say It Didn’t Properly Assess If He Made a Threat. The way school officials handled his case also exposes glaring contradictions in two recent state laws that aim to criminalize school threats and require schools to expel students who make them —…

A threat assessment includes a checklist of options for how the school could address its concerns about James, including ensuring he has access to counseling.

Instead of checking any of the options, the school wrote, “student was expelled.”

By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social‬