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Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents ‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

A musician, Oriana Korol, was peacefully playing clarinet with her protest band outside ICE facilities in Portland, OR.

When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.

Brutal truths.

Supreme Court likely to strike down Colorado's conversion therapy ban A lesson in how defining the case often resolves the case.

The first Law Dork oral argument report of the new Supreme Court term is a doozy: Chiles v. Salazar, over Colorado’s conversion therapy ban.

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago (RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of rejectio...

The VA is down 600 doctors and about 1,900 nurses so far this year, the first time the agency has seen net losses in years.

At several facilities, more than a third of the positions for doctors are unfilled.

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The word is, and it's a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone. These are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television. It's really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it! Trump Truth Social post, July 22, 2025.

Don't buy the canard that this is about Charlie Kirk. Abusing state power to lean on corporate leaders and get Jimmy Kimmel off the air because he told jokes about the president and made him feel bad was always the plan.

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

This is excelleny. Ta-Nehisi Coates always comes with the records and receipts.

Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to -17 in our tracker, the worst of his second term www.economist.com/interactive/...

Hm.

Hmm.

it really is astonishing how quickly it goes from “civil war” and “blood in the streets” to “wow guys it’s just a sad tragedy” when it becomes inconvenient

The Prison Next Door - Bolts How Arkansas’ secretive plan for a new state lockup angered residents in a deep red corner of rural America—and changed how some see incarceration.

For @boltsmag.org & @thenation.com, I went to the farms, livestock sale barns, and roadside bars of Arkansas and the prison towns of Upstate New York to report on how rural communities are changed (or changing) when a prison comes to town.

boltsmag.org/arkansas-pri...

Looks like we're seeing what I saw.

I cannot be the only person who thinks Kaylor is a manipulative person.

But if I am, so be it. <shrug>

#loveislandusa

Political science stuff for the win.

Emporer. These fucking idiots are stuck in the past frfr.

What did I miss? Where did you hear this?

I don't know what Kenny did, but damn. Old boy is taking all of hell's hottest heat today.

But, at the end of the day, these people are strangers and I'm too grown to be out here cliqueing up without any real facts, so Ima hush and...

lurk folks' pages. I'm grown but also nosy.
#loveislandusa

Hate to be the only one unsurprised, but <shrug> it be what it be. I never believed Kenny was all that into JaNa. And their BTV appearances only confirmed it.

(And, so ummm, I feel the same way about Bryan/Amaya, too. So we'll see what we see.)
#loveislandusa

Deny attention seekers what they covet.

#loveislandusa

Don't start me to lyin' because I am baffled! Chris could barely even look at that girl tonight but there they go, skipping their happy asses to the finale.

No cash prizes.

Participation trophies all around.

Shut the whole damned island down for repairs.

#loveislandusa

The fans have obviously missed the point of LOVE island.

There is no way Iris/Pepe who started hooking up last night or Huda/Chris who can't even stand each other should've stayed while the couple with the most genuine long lasting connection went home.

Stans fuck everything up.

#loveislandusa

I shouldn't be surprised considering how America votes but damn.

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WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!?!

And I didn't even like Ace.

But this is supposed to be....

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Happy Friday, y'all. Cheers to the freakin' weekend!

Right?! I was like oh shit they're still here.

Amaya and The Opportunist did a good thing trying to decrease the tension between HudaChris.

I just wish I actually believed they would make it.

By "they," I mean both couples.

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