The Dirty Scoundrel

OK - then why is the word on the street you're going to cave, vote to reopen w/out ACA and SNAP, and let Trump have his way?

Wish I could believe you.

(6/6) Not on my watch, they won't.

(5/6) The point of what this current admin (and every authoritarian, as well) is trying to do to all of us is to condition us (create an instinct) where we just go along with whatever they want because we have been made to be completely dependent on them the way pigeons are dependent on humanity.

(4/6) This same process works on every animal on the planet (and we would all do well to remember that humanity is simply one of the most evolved animals alive today).

(3/6) Witness the humble pigeon: they are completely dependent on humanity for their survival. That's because we taught their entire species to be so over centuries by domesticating them as much as we did. Seeking out humans for food and shelter became instinct to them as a result.

(2/6) That's what we're up against; those who are so very slightly less evolved mentally.

Yes, they came out hardwired somewhat differently than liberals or centrists, but there isn't an instinct extant that won't give way to a persistent education - because that's how instincts come to be.

A thread (1/6):

The RWNJs either never learned/were taught to trust others, or had that trust utterly destroyed very early in life. Either way, their political positions (and how they approach life in general) are basically fear responses from their survival instinct.

I got my hands on a megaphone.

#NoKings
@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

Here's a detail not mentioned:

The ACA tax credits expire at the end of this year.

The GOP is stalling to cause that to happen.

Sure, the premium increase is in the GOP bill, but they're trying to run the clock out.

Short ugly explanation.

Here's a detail not mentioned:

The ACA tax credits expire at the end of this year.

The GOP is stalling to cause that to happen.

And this is how you professionally troll a puritanical Christian Nationalist. BUTTS AND BOOBS!

Portland: 10
Johnson: 0

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Klippenstein: To what extent it’s going to activate what are called Joint Terrorism Task Forces?

The military is really limited in terms of what they can do.

But these Joint Terrorism Task Forces don’t have those limitations. They can do and go places the military can’t.

More of this please! #ZohranMamdani

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

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Now Is Not the Moment to Fall Silent Call Fascism, "fascism". And hate, "hate".

Now Is Not the Moment to Fall Silent
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Russia’s Reckless Provocation Whether by accident or malice, the Russians are risking a wider war in Europe.

Here's what I think is happening in Poland. Thank you all for being patient. Gifted.

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Once that's done, anyone critical of the current admin will be detained (or otherwise), using this as pretext/justification.

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More of this.

America Surrenders in the Global Information Wars The U.S. is reorienting its foreign policy to protect governments that manipulate and suppress information.

"On August 29, the State Department leadership notified staff that it was terminating more than two dozen agreements...designed to create common language and tactics to push back against Russian, Chinese, Iranian, and terrorist influence campaigns overseas..."

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Abrego-Garcia has become the flash point for all deportations.

Trump wants "the win" because in his mind, he was defied by Abrego-Garcia, and nobody tells Trump no.

Trump needs "the win" because his whole scheme will collapse if he loses this fight.

If this scheme collapses, "strongman" weakens.

What to know about Abrego Garcia's asylum claim. Experts say it's a smart but risky legal move Legal experts say Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s request for asylum in the United States is a smart but risky legal strategy.

They simply won’t let him be. During an immigration court hearing on Thursday, the Trump administration cautioned that if Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia succeeds in reopening his asylum case in the U.S., officials will move forward with efforts to send him back to El Salvador.

@warren.senate.gov made it 100% clear.

RFK Jr. is putting America's babies' health at risk, America's seniors' health at risk, ALL Americans' health at risk, and HE MUST resign.

“So this is purely a political move… why not get rid of gerrymandering and put the power in the hands of voters?”

Republican Rep. Brian Harrison as no answer for that. Because they need it rigged, as he freely admits here.

Elon Musk’s Worst Nightmare About DOGE Is Starting to Come True Federal agencies are starting to admit that DOGE’s policies were trash.

The White House has finally decided some of its DOGE-directed firings were a mistake.

The National Weather Service has received permission to hire hundreds back—including 126 “front-line mission critical” personnel whose need became especially apparent in the wake of Texas' floods. trib.al/fXR3w2X

Hamed AleazizNicholas Nehamas By Hamed Aleaziz and Nicholas Nehamas Aug. 5, 2025, 4:51 p.m. ET On Tuesday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced in an internal email that it would offer cash bonuses to agents for deporting people quickly, an incentive meant to motivate the staff to speed up President Trump’s mass deportation campaign. Less than four hours later, the agency abruptly canceled what was supposed to be a 30-day pilot program. “PLEASE DISREGARD,” Liana J. Castano, an official in ICE’s field operations division, said in a follow-up email to agency offices around the country.

🚨WHOA. According to @haleaziz.bsky.social, the Trump admin was actually going to implement the ICE "bounties" it has repeatedly said were false, offering $200 per arrest leading to a rapid deportation — and only walked the plan back after the New York Times got a copy of the memo.

Reminder that in 2021, Senate Republicans filibustered a bill that would have banned partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts.

ICE Offers, Then Quickly Withdraws, Cash Bonuses for Swiftly Deporting Immigrants

NEW: According to an internal email, ICE floated the idea of offering cash bounties for expedited deportations. The idea was withdrawn four hours later after ICE was asked for comment. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...