M Cris Rivera

“If you had assumed we were incompetent, you wouldn’t be in this mess”

Today in the Fall…

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🗓️ Today in one sentence for Monday, April 14, 2025.

Trump, Day 1546: "Charade of due process."

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In the Abrego Garcia case, the Supreme Court is letting Trump get away with it In its terse ruling, the court gave Trump an out — which he is taking full advantage of.

Just makes me vomit. I can’t even.

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Chicken in a crocheted hat

Chicken hat.

Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauch ...) posted on X about a man, Alvarado, sent to a Salvadoran torture camp for having an autism awareness tattoo honoring his brother. Alvarado’s sister, Maria, said he has no ties to Tren de Aragua and taught swimming to kids with disabilities. Despite this, ICE detained him in February due to his tattoos, as they were targeting people with tattoos. Maria emphasized Alvarado’s good character, noting the family’s devastation over his unjust detention.

If you don’t think this administration is so incompetent or callous as not to do this, you haven’t been paying attention.

This is really depraved.

Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History – The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and

I’m sorry. I’m just going to say, FU DT and all you are doing.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/

Durham nonprofit raises money to boost school bus driver recruitment by covering certification costs | CBS 17 Durham school bus driver candidates have to pay out of pocket for a physical, training, testing and licensing before they even start the job.

Focusing on tangible incremental change is my wellness ritual.
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/durham-county-news/durham-nonprofit-raises-money-to-boost-school-bus-driver-recruitment-by-covering-certification-costs/amp/

Slow your feed
(photo from friend in Kenya)

Trump revoking protections for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians and other migrants - BBC News Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who entered the US under a Biden-era programme face deportation.

How can you read the same text and be this kind of cruel? (Leviticus 19)(Luke 10:25-37) oh right, you actually don’t read it…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33706jy774o.amp

Completely immoral and bankrupt.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-revokes-legal-status-530000-cubans-haitians-nicaraguans-venezuelans-2025-03-21/

What Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education Could Mean for Durham’s Students — DPS Foundation President Trump has signed an executive order calling to dismantle the Department of Education. Read more about why Durham and DPS need the DOE and how you can act.

The effect of Dept of Ed EO on Durham Public Schools.
https://www.bullcityschools.org/news/2025/3/20/doe-executive-order-dps-durham-impact

As promised, slow your feed. Walk in nature. Admire happy birds.

Targeting the food for children and families is immoral.

Trump sees Putin and himself as a pair of mob bosses carving up geopolitical territory. On the pod, @saletan.bsky.social is really good in laying out the clear evidence of this. Check out these exchanges in the three screen caps below:

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#theidesoftrump

Have you written your postcards yet?

A 200% increase on the cost of wine is a quick way to get suburban women off the couch and into the fight.

Honestly still baffled by these people.

Videos Show Narwhals Using Their Tusks to Play With Their Food Researchers observed a number of surprising behaviors by the ivory-sporting whales during an expedition with drones in the Canadian High Arctic.

Narwhals play. So should you.

Americans: We’d like to afford basic necessities, keep vital programs, and not lose our retirement savings.

Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.

A screenshot of an X post by Nerdy Pursuit (@nerdypursuit ) posted on March 7, 2025. The post highlights the popularity of Pete Buttigieg's recent Colbert interview, noting that two of the three clips have already surpassed one million views on YouTube. The text mentions that it’s unusual for a guest interview to garner such views, based on scrolling through the YouTube channel. The post includes three thumbnail images of the interview clips: 1) "Fmr. Sec. Pete Buttigieg On How Democrats (And Republicans) Can Resist Tru..." with 616K views, 4 days ago; 2) "Helping Russia And Fighting Canada, It’s Upside Down - Buttigieg On Trump’s Foreign..." with 1M views, 4 days ago; and 3) "Let's Be Clear: Tariffs Are A Tax - Fmr. Sec. Pete Buttigieg" with 1M views, 4 days ago. Each thumbnail shows Pete Buttigieg, former Transportation Secretary, speaking on the Colbert set with the "LATE SHOW" logo.

People are hungry for the new voice of the Democratic Party.

$290 million buys you a White House produced car commercial and “violence” against your car brand labeled as domestic terrorism.

It’s not a democracy if you can buy sponsorship levels.

War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts m...

“In some cases, photos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word ”gay,” including service members with that last name and an image of the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.” apnews.com/article/dei-...

Moments of resistance are moments of joy these days. https://www.bullcityschools.org/news/2025/2/25/aqui-estamos-de-pie-supporting-immigrant-families

Ethical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst’s Relationships With Top Military Officials Who Lobbied Her Committee Ernst, an Iowa Republican, is one of the most influential voices in Congress on military topics. Ethics and military experts say her relationships with top Air Force and Navy officials created potenti...

I have to say I kind of admire the restraint ProPublica showed with its understated headline.

At the same time, I must say that the headline that I would have written—

“SENATOR BANGS MILITARY LOBBYISTS”

—would have been clearer and gotten more clicks.

Just going to leave this here...

"Efficiency."

Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

Pete Hegseth just reportedly ordered the US military’s Cyber Command to “stand down” from all planning against Russia. Analysts have been ordered not to follow or report on Russian threats.

One inside source said, “Putin is on the inside now.”

I regret to inform The Onion that its services will no longer be needed. Real life has taken over: