I do not know what comes after Trump in the GOP. But I do know that if those who gleefully committed crimes and tried to destroy democracy at his behest are not fully held accountable, whatever comes after will be somehow worse.

one of the main things I did at FB in the time I worked there was research trying to expand rules against hate orgs.
there’s the hard worked results of three of the worst years of my life straight down the fucking toilet.

In fairness, Smith has long been a bit of a drama queen. But this dissent is not just a theatrical temper tantrum; it is a cry for help. Those closest to Smith ought to intervene and coax him into retirement before he can embarrass the federal judiciary more. The Supreme Court’s Republican appointees are still going to steer this case wherever they want. But rather than give them an excuse to side with Texas, Smith may have made it harder for the supermajority to reverse, because doing so may make it look as if the justices are endorsing his ultra-partisan fixation on liberal donors who just so happen to be Jewish. George and Alex Soros are wealthy men indeed. But the rent-free space they occupy in Smith’s Fox News–addled brain is beyond anything money can buy.

Judge Jerry Smith's Soros meltdown raises serious questions about competence and senility. It doubles as a strong argument for judicial term limits. But perhaps most importantly, it utterly fails to rebuke the majority's main arguments about Texas' racial gerrymander! slate.com/news-and-pol...

I am a very fortunate woman. I sometimes meet famous, important people. It is part of my job.

But every once in awhile I get to meet a personal hero, like I did tonight. This is Janet Webster Jones. Icon. Legend. Prototype.

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if trump wants to release the files, he does not need house republicans to vote for him to do so. he can just release them.

i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate

Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy' Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files

I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation.

I mean, I do. But still.

How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.

Fired Bryan federal prison nurse says Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving special treatment — and she has the emails Noella Turnage was fired from her job at the prison last week. On Monday, she sat down with KBTX’s Rusty Surette

Fired Bryan federal prison nurse says Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving special treatment — and she has the emails via BCS journalism treasure @rustysurette.bsky.social

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Women Who Have Abortions Would Face Decades in Prison Under South Carolina Plan Women who get abortions could spend decades in prison and IUDs would be outlawed under proposed legislation in South Carolina.

Women who get an abortion and anyone who helps them could face up to 30 years in prison under the bill.

It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.

Dreamers made no wrong choices.

Their parents brought them here as kids.

This expels productive, law-abiding adults who contribute to our communities & economies.

Why? To fill stupid administration quotas.

Cost-benefit analysis & justice says pathway to citizenship.
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Random re-post of my favorite piece of journalism I've written to date:

No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"

a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag

A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

NEW: EXCLUSIVE: I spoke to sources at FBI and DOJ that reviewed the Epstein files. It’s worse than the photos. I’ll let you know what they said today at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET on @meidastouch.com. Link to show: www.youtube.com/live/hEi77Ib...

Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response

So, we broke into your house and stole all your stuff, please give us money.

ICE is inflicting a lifetime of trauma on families. And it’s being carried out in the name of the United States of America.

The purge begins.

@nytimes.com
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The NFL’s first regular-season game in Berlin, which sees the Falcons take on the Colts, will be played on Sunday at the Olympiastadion — a stadium originally built and funded on the orders of Adolf Hitler.

Its events have shaped a profound and complicated history.

America the Ugly The world sees us differently now

“One day, he was like your kid, or mine, just growing up in America—school, friends, sports, the future we once promised, the future his parents dreamed of. Now it’s grinding anxiety and the looming loss that will probably catch up with his family.”

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RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible

President Dementia Looks On As Man Faints In Oval Office RFK Jr. flees scene.

I added the ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ music to the clip and it came out hilarious 😂

incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment

CNN: "A brand new report is out showing layoff announcements hit their highest level for October in over 20 years. It's painting a picture of a job market that is really hurting. US-based employers announced 150,074 job cuts in October, more than any October since 2003."

Quoted threads of sworn declarations:

Lawsuit about Broadview conditions filed last week