JUST IN: North Carolina's Dem lawmaker Carla Cunningham gave the GOP the decisive vote to pass a law forcing police to comply with ICE. She said "all cultures are not equal."
She just lost reelection BIG in the Dem primary to a progressive pastor & activist, Rodney Sadler. 70% to 22%!
Context:
In the very close GOP primary for secretary of state in Arkansas, the candidate now ahead is the one who's been proudly touting endorsement from national far-right figures and election conspiracists like Mike Lindell.
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Since our government looks bent on starting the apocalypse early, Iβm putting out the next big version of my illustrated survival guide. Itβs almost 200 pages now. Iβm also putting it under a creative commons license.
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I genuinely do not understand who the audience for this is
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Jared Polis @jaredpolis Last week, former State Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis was sentenced to probation and community service after being convicted of four felonies including Attempt to Influence a Public Official. She made a horrible mistake, and she was wrong. I hope she learns from this and can rebuild her life. As someone who has known Sonya as a friend for many years, on a personal level I was glad to hear she isn't going to prison which is a hard place for anyone, no less a retired 68-year old pharmacist. But it is not lost on me that she was convicted of the exact same felony charge as Tina Peters - attempting to influence a public official - and yet Tina Peters, as a non-violent first time offender got a nine year sentence. Justice in Colorado and America needs to be applied evenly, you never know when you might need to depend on the rule of law. This is the context I am using as I consider cases like this that have sentencing disparities, which is why I have extended the deadline for clemency applications until April 3rd. I will be making decisions on these cases throughout the remainder of my governorship. 6:31 PM Mar 3, 2026 1,148 Views
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04.03.2026 04:16 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Microsoft marketing team: "What series of words can we string together to make this product as repulsive as possible?"
04.03.2026 03:39 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Great legal analysis. This article answers questions people may have about the legality of the actions of the parties involved.
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Republicans ended the ability to vote at any polling place in Dallas County TX in this election. Many voters went to the wrong location & couldnβt vote.
A lower court extended voting hours, but the all-GOP Texas Supreme Court intervening may disenfranchise voters & undermine confidence in elections
PARALLEL RESULT #2: Michael Wray, a former North Carolina Democratic lawmaker, helped the GOP override a bunch of Governor Cooper's vetoes before losing in 2024 to progressive challenger Rodney Pierce, was trying a comeback.
He lost to Pierce again todayβdecisively, more than 25% gap.
RESULT: Over & over, Democratic lawmaker Shelly Willingham helped the North Carolina GOP override the vetoes of Governor Stein & Cooper.
He lost just now to a progressive challenger, 56% to 44%.
(And he's likely one of several in this position. Stay tuned.)
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U.S. troops report their commanding officers are saying openly that Jesus has anointed Trump to start Armageddon
@sirosenbaum.bsky.social spoke today with Mikey Weinstein, founder of MRFF, an org for defending religious freedom in the military
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love that the main reaction i've seen to this is about the sheer number of major american politicians and public figures who can't be trusted to understand what's happening
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WAIT THEY CAN FUCKING DRIVE NOW
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A bright red sign on a dirt roadway reads ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR
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04.03.2026 00:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you!
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Spent the day migrating off Substack.
(Please cross your fingers that nothing breaks at the technical level.)
The Future, Now and Then - Now at Beehiiv
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Exactly. First you let Platner in the door, then you get Neera Tanden retweeting Nick Fuentes, and then your big tent is a fucking Nazi hangout.
No fucking Nazi shit. Period.
Scoop: U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee joked to embassy staff about procreating while sheltering in place on Tuesday in a memo one U.S. official described as βawkwardβ and βodd.β
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The memo, addressed to U.S. diplomats, local staff and family members, said that if the "extended time" with your spouse "results in the birth of your next child in about 9 months, I of course expect that you will want to name the little bugger after me!"
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03.03.2026 23:46 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I should mention that Sid Miller is, among many other things, an Islamophobic former champion rodeo cowboy who once was investigated for using taxpayer funds to travel to Oklahoma for a βJesus Shotβ that he believed would cure all pain for life.
03.03.2026 21:28 β π 172 π 40 π¬ 8 π 5"As of January, the Texas governor had about $105,000,000 sitting in his campaign account."
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Doctor: Over the last month, how often have you felt nervous, anxious, or on edge, or afraid as if something awful might happen?
Me: Right? Solidarity, man. I feel ya.
Doctor: No, I need you to tell me an actual number of days.
Me: Oh sorry, I thought you were doing small talk.
1/ If I hear one more public official call indoor air filters a "band-aid," I'm going to explode! Filtering indoor air should be as standard as filtering water. Full stop. π§΅
03.03.2026 20:55 β π 198 π 70 π¬ 4 π 11And please don't use AI to produce the alt text
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folks, please turn on the reminder that tells you if you've added alt text before you hit post
too often, I want to reskeet something, but it has no alt text, so I don't
sometimes I'll add alt-text myself in a quote-skeet, but I don't always have time for allat, and would like to just hit reskeet!
It had already begun pre-ICE invasion. Target rolled back its longstanding DEI policies to please Trump & co. So people (including us) were already boycotting them for that.
Then a year later they became the Gestapoβs best friends and destroyed their already damaged good will.
Double fuckup!
Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 β’ 3h X TENSIONS RISING: U.S. Atty Daniel Rosen is in court defending his office & ICE from potential civil and/or criminal contempt findings for violating court orders in 20+ cases specifically regarding the return of personal property to previously detained immigrants. @FOX9 (1/ 2 L7 34 β’ 184 ill 23K θ΄ δΌ Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 β’ 3h In stunning moment, Judge Jeffrey Bryan to U.S. Atty Daniel Rosen: "I have not ruled out the consequence of imprisonment." Judge says it is very unlikely, and he doesn't want to do it. But all outcomes on table if he finds contempt today, Bryan explained. (2/ 8 {7 24 β’ 89 ill 12K δΌ Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9β’3h g Judge Bryan & U.S. Attorney Rosen have been engaged in testy back & forth as they outline arguments for today's hearing over the first 20 minutes. Rosen says the gov't will stipulate that in 2 of the 20+ cases --ICE believes immigrant's property is lost. @FOX9 (3/ 1 LT1 β’ 50 Δ±ll 4.6K θ΄
RECESS: Judge Bryan is giving gov't lawyers time to meet with the 20+ immigration attorneys in the courtroom to figure out which cases are now resolved & thus would be removed from further proceedings today. Bryan acknowledged the "testy & frosty" start w/ US Atty Rosen @FOX9 (4/ 1 043 il 4.2K δ» Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9β’2h U.S. Atty Daniel Rosen & his civil division chief David Fuller continue to meet w/ Immigration attys in courtroom well to discuss which cases still have outstanding & unresolved returned property issues. Judge Bryan has said he expects to take sworn testimony yet today. @FOX9 (5/ 1 γ»οΌ½2 40 . 4.2K δΌ Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 β’1h NO COMMENTS DURING HEARING: U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen stopped to chat briefly during the lunch break. But would not comment on Judge Bryan's threat of potential contempt imprisonment. Parties are back at 1:30. Seems we are down to appox 10 cases that remain in dispute.
Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 X.com CONTEMPT HEARING RESUMES: U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen (below) has just informed the court that the parties now have just 5 outstanding cases where the return of property remain at issue. All other matters in the initial 28 cased resolved for now. Sketch: Cedric Hohnstadt. @FOX9 2:58PM
In Minnesota today, the contempt hearing over the cases where property wasnβt returned have included an imprisonment threat from Judge Jeffrey Bryan.
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Theyβre doing Medicare for All for oil tankers.
03.03.2026 20:33 β π 71 π 24 π¬ 3 π 4βAs a result of the temporary restraining order, our office has been unable to proceed with preparations and would...be approximately nine business days behind schedule. That delay would present significant operational challenges in attempting to safely and properly initiate early votingβ
03.03.2026 21:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Trump and Netanyahu have been funnelling weapons to Kurdish volunteers in Western Iran for months. Theyβre expected to begin an armed uprising in days, ITV reports.
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