Dr. Ashok Karra

"Alligator Alcatraz" is a major scandal on every level -- corruption, human rights abuses, blatant violations of the law.

In Ecuador, US military carries out 1st land operation against cartels: SOUTHCOM The United States and Ecuador conducted joint military operations against “designated terrorist organizations in Ecuador,” U.S. Southern Command announced Tuesday.

I am logging the fuck off now wtf abcnews.com/Internationa...

I refuse to root for Ken Paxton to pull this out because even though I think he’s more beatable I’m old enough to remember thinking that about Trump in 2016.

“If [wealthy, powerful people] can get us to accept that the future’s already settled, AI is already here, the end is already here, then we will create that for them. My most daring idea is to refuse.” — @tressiemcphd.bsky.social

Republicans have caused total chaos in Dallas County. It's instructive.

Whether or not Trump attempts some sort of executive order to nationalize election administration, Republicans have an endless number of paths to create absolute mayhem in November.

Texas’s Biggest Right-Wing Donor Has Abandoned Ken Paxton Tim Dunn was the attorney general’s biggest supporter. The U.S. Senate run has changed things.

And of course, the Ken Paxton of it all. Will the embattled, Biblically-divorcing attorney general’s myriad scandals be too much for voters? Can Paxton defeat a John Cornyn, a Texas institution, without the backing of his longtime benefactor, far-right billionaire Tim Dunn?

Interceptors Versus Missiles: The Iran War's Wrath of The Math A theory of Iranian strategy. PLUS: Me, Chris Hayes and Ayman Mohyeldin on the war's politics

I have a theory about Iranian strategy in the war.

I won't shop at Target again unless they become a worker-owned cooperative that gives out free whistles, anti-ICE zines, binders, contraception, and K95 masks.

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Police Body Cameras: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Oliver takes a dump on the Schumer-led Democratic demands after Alex Pretti’s shooting — “masks off, body cams on” — noting the killers had fucking body cams on, that that footage exists, that it didn’t change shit, and that we’re likely never to see it b/c they were exonerated automatically.

In the North Carolina General Assembly, Carla Cunningham, Nasif Majeed, and possibly Shelly Willingham, all conservative Democrats who have voted to overturn Josh Stein's vetoes, are on track to lose their primaries. Look at God.

Indiana's new it's illegal to be homeless law now waiting for the guy who said he thinks interracial marriage should be returned to the states to sign it law is so cruel

(How cruel is it)

It's so cruel even the IN sheriff "union" opposes it, for taking up too many cells in their jails

democrats are now to the right of half of all americans

uld you support or oppose abolishing ICE? (%) Somewhat or strongly supportNot sureSomewhat or strongly oppose U.S. adult citizens 39 Party ID Democrats 14 Independents 35 Republicans 68

Per The Economist/YouGov, half of Americans support ABOLISHING ICE.

Literally, "abolishing."

yougov.com/en-us/articl...

Hey, cool. @lastweektonight.com just did a segment using reporting I did w/ @farooqumar.bsky.social

Oliver was talking about body cams--and how law enforcement agencies have often undermined their potential

The same body-cams Dems are centering that ICE reforms on

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP4_...

Elgin cop awaiting disciplinary action for ICE social media post granted a disability pension Jason Lentz, the Elgin police officer awaiting discipline for an inflammatory social media post, receives disability pension.

An Elgin cop who went on Facebook to suggest specific places where federal agents might arrest immigrants was granted a disability pension while city officials were still determining whether he would be fired.

I got another hug today!!! 💗

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.

They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.

Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.

Watch how they vote this week.

Lovely government and society we have created

people love to say "you should read conservative opinion pieces too" and every conservative opinion piece is like "corporations should have the right to vote but minorities shouldn't. source: I made it up"

Is there any greater joy than watching your child fall in love with reading? Maybe this is only true if you yourself are a book nerd? My 7 year old is a voracious reader and it brings me such joy.

I literally can’t think of any child-related moral-panic-driven policy actions that haven’t hurt children. Ever.

Gov. Beshear open to federal investigation into death of Doug Harless Governor Andy Beshear said he supports the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice taking a closer look at the death of Doug Harless, whose killing by London Police officers last year resulted in no crimin...

On Dec. 23, 2024, London police (Kentucky) killed Doug Harless in the course of investigating -- of all things -- a stolen weed-eater A grand jury refused to indict the officers, and local officials wants a federal investigation.
www.wkyt.com/2026/02/26/g...

I am in Fort Worth, Texas, covering the Justice Department's first trial against antifascism as "terrorism."

The "Prairieland 9" protesters are accused of attacking an ICE facility last summer ... but there's much more to this story than that.

Writing a story in the coming days.

Ilhan Omar: Five steps to take in response to Operation Metro Surge "Nothing about what we witnessed was normal," U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar writes. "Where do we go from here?"

Trump’s “Operation Metro Surge” was a militarized campaign of fear that treated immigrants as criminals and weaponized the federal government against U.S. citizens.

We need independent investigations, real accountability, and to abolish ICE.

My op-ed:

Bernie Sander’s 2028 litmus test would strangle America’s golden goose

Surprise! The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is against my 5% billionaire wealth tax. I wonder why?

If enacted, Bezos would owe $12 billion in taxes, and an average family of 4 would receive a $12,000 direct payment.

Poor Jeff would be left with just $224 billion to survive.

There is stuff that has to be confronted—outright misogyny, a constant indulging of the “right” the high have over the low, a romanticization of cruelty. But yeah, you can’t really take Nietzsche and turn it into a simple political program imo

Hey @attackerman.bsky.social he said the thing! Free advertising!

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very thankful for all the kind words and feedback i got on this. i was extremely anxious about putting it out there, especially in this environment, but the amount of people, both a&m alum and total randos i've had reach out and thank me for this is really heartwarming.

Screenshot of flight tracking app showing a dense line of aircraft flying between Iran and Ukraine

Check out the density of this line of aircraft threading the needle between Iran and Ukraine

If the Rightwing and some liberals successfully dismantle public libraries, they will not be replicated again in the U.S.