Hillary Destroys the Republicans They’d soon regret sending her a subpoena.

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Why even try to rationalize what this man rants about?

Donald Trump’s Lawsuit Has Entered the Find Out Phase The Pulitzer Prize Board demands his records, his money trail, and possibly his last remaining secrets

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Your Rights The laws enforced by EEOC provide five basic rights for job applicants and employees who work in the United States. The laws apply to applicants, employees and former employees, regardless of their ci...

Female reporters who are verbally harassed by Trump should file an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against their employers for not protecting them from the president's abuse as they do their jobs. (h/t @airbagmoments.bsky.social)

Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."

For perspective, in 25 minutes on an ebike, you can easily get anywhere in the urban core of San Diego (downtown + uptown). Or to the beach, if there were a safe way to get there. Don't have to worry about parking or someone crashing into you on the freeway. #sandiego #bikesky

Private Prisons About 90 percent of people in ICE custody are held in facilities run by for-profit companies.

She's obviously still working for the for-profit private detention industry for which she was a lobbyist not too long ago.

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I think many people who can afford it and already have broadband would happily cut other’s access.
We forget how many services have to be done through internet in part because of the shredding and decimation of the federal workforce.

Probably we could cut everybody’s internet that we disagree with.
What do they use it for?

Watch Pete Buttigieg speak at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival The former U.S. secretary of transportation sits down with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic at 9 a.m. Friday.

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Sounds like a hustler.

FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...

HOLY SCOOP: FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff @williamturton.bsky.social @chrisbing.bsky.social

The check’s in the mail.

It’s a contest to see who can look the biggest, meanest, roughest, toughest and be the biggest threat to normal people. Texas hates to lose.

Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.

"U.S. citizens get subjected to these kind of horrific and brutal traffic stops and rights violations—and even children can be subjected to this kind of enforcement.”

Our top story, from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS.

The Sandwich Guy’s Verdict Sent Exactly the Right Message to Trump...

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An image of a penguin with the words: THE PARTY THAT PROTECTS PEDOPHILES AND SHRUGS AT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS OBVIOUSLY ISN’T GOING TO CARE IF CHILDREN GO HUNGRY.

So…Deleting it won’t change history. A better apology might be actually deleting it, the event will have still happened.

Trump arrives in FL for another weekend of parties and golf while his attorneys fight in the Supreme Court to deny food to SNAP beneficiaries despite a court order.

Quite possible. As an agent of chaos I think he’s just waiting to take advantage of the opportunity of any possibility that occurs.

Live from "war ravaged" Portland

October 12, 2025 On October 9, President Donald J.

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Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Pretty ashamed of our gov… again

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

They're eating the deep dish
They're eating the Italian beef
They're eating the Chicago dog
They're eating the mixed popcorn

They're here to eat everything.

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

The First Amendment (And A Court) Punch Back Tonight, we have a post that is longer than usual.

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