Joan of Snark

They’re refusing to eat to protest the inhumane conditions inside the facility conditions that include filthy living spaces, lack of medical care, overcrowding, and mistreatment by staff. We’ve posted about these issues before, and so have many others.

The situation at the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has gotten so bad that detainees have been on a hunger strike for over ten straight days.

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More of this, please.

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WATCH — Dan Koh on FOX:

“If you’re gonna criticize Kamala for selling a book, how about Trump’s crypto, cologne, and Bibles?”

“Apparently forcing people back to the office doesn’t count when it comes to Congress voting on releasing the Epstein files.”

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The man who just fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because their numbers supposedly weren’t accurate just claimed that he lowered drug prices in America by 1500%.

Talarico and Texas Dems break quorum to Halt Gerrymandering Vote.

🚨 Ken Paxton wants Dems arrested for refusing to help rig an election.

That’s rich coming from a guy indicted on three felony counts of securities fraud, accused by his top deputies of bribery, abuse of office, while allegedly using burner phones, secret emails & fake names to dodge accountability.

Revisions happen every month.

still thinking about the Montana knife maker who said you don't have to worry about tariffs if you buy american. and then three months later, he realized he imports swedish steel and german equipment. and even MiUSA equipment costs $100k more now because of tariffs

Larry Summers: “This isn’t just political gamesmanship—this is authoritarianism creeping in. Nixon never went this far. Firing statisticians? That’s straight out of the playbook that also targets journalists, universities, and law firms. This is dangerous, and we should all be alarmed.”

Crockett: My former colleagues from the Texas House—decided to get the hell out of Texas… breaking quorum is where they’re at right now. And they didn’t just do it by themselves—they went to Illinois, where there is a governor that gives a damn. This fight is going to take all of us.

I know we say “Everything is bigger in Texas,” but this is, in fact, bigger than Texas. This is nothing but a power grab, and it will ultimately impact all of us.

the president is currently fighting with Charlamagne Tha God

This is what is happening right now.

Different options in the MAGA MADNESS reverse world. Where wrong is right & bad is good. Trump is omnipotent others are idiots. His psychopathy makes the crazy look normal. Unbelievablely ridiculous for the sane & rational.

Supreme Court poised to permanently entrench Republican rule The latest move by SCOTUS is a "five alarm fire"

“The Chief Justice made a point of saying that Section 2 continues to apply nationwide, and he and the other justices are going to be held to keep that promise,” Marc Elias explained. “So don’t count out the courts, don’t count out the lawyers arguing in the courts, and don’t count out the voters.”

This is truly fascinating.

Texas Democrats Leave the State to Block GOP Congressional Map Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: A group of Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday, activating their emergency plan to block a hastily-drawn Republican congressional map that’s poised to set off a national redistricting battle between red states and blue states. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Remember when Trump said he liked Trump said he liked Maxwell “a lot”?

Why did Trump like her a lot? How many girls & women did Maxwell “recruit” for Trump? Why did DOJ staff meet w/ her for 2 days & then moved her to a low security jail?

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

ICE crackdown imperils Afghans who aided U.S. war effort, lawyers say Advocates fear President Donald Trump’s ambitious deportation plan jeopardizes Afghan interpreters and other allies who worked for U.S. troops during the war.

Two former Afghan interpreters for U.S. forces face deportation despite following immigration processes, according to attorneys for the men.

Forget eggs—the cost of coffee is skyrocketing, and folks are noticing.

I heard it was coming, so I stocked up weeks ago, but my supply won’t last forever. Trump’s Brazil tariffs are to blame.

WELKER: There are 40 people put the jobs numbers together. Is the president planning to fire all 40 of them?

HASSETT: We're gonna try to get the numbers so they are transparent and reliable