Brad Richard

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VP Cheney will be honoured with a 21 gun salute accidentally aimed directly at 21 of his friends

Fuck

Oh, he's most certainly that.

Also: this is a particularly ugly, poorly cut trenchcoat. Please see Neil Patrick Harris in STARSHIP TROOPERS for some inspiration.

Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in: - Los Angeles - Phoenix - Philadelphia - Denver - El Paso - San Diego - Seattle/Portland - New Orleans Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed. Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino. ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations. I am hearing from both sides of this friction. One senior DHS official tells me: "ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?". Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me: "What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there. Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results. Official statement to @FoxNews via @TriciaOhio : "While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country." 7:57 PM · Oct 27, 2025 · 29.6K Views

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

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I don't understand how anyone looks at 7 million people on the street and sees anything but raw potential for a mass movement. I don't understand tearing it down or telling people it's for nothing. I don't understand this at all.

#BannedBooksWeek is October 5-11

Yep.

Yes, this is a great model. And MN's Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, while essentially falling in line w/the national Dem party, is still rooted in the kind of labor-based socialism that was strong in the Midwest, once upon a time. Could that be revived? I dunno.

Which instances are you thinking of? Ross Perot pretty much handed Clinton a victory by splitting off GOP voters. True, Nader helped the Dems lose in 2000, but he did so from the left. And Marianne Williamson? I think that one is hard to asses b/c the context was fraught with so much interference.

Old, Wealthy Democrats Are Sabotaging Their Own Party The problem of gerontocracy includes the donor class.

This! Why are we devoted to a broken 2-party system the way some people are to an abusive marriage? "Well, that's the way _____ is." It's what leads rich Dem donors to claim they're encouraging bipartisanship (or something) by fundraising for Susan Fucking Collins. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Yeah, that's because cis-het people, Dem & GOP, want to protect their right to seek abortions. I really don't see that same energy coming from cishet people to protect queers. I speak as a queer in a red state whose anxiety about this is pretty goddam fucking high right now.

Honestly, I never thought much of 1984 as a novel, so it really sucks to end up living in an even crappier version of it.

Yep. And it amazes me how many people are not paying attention. Even some who think they are.

In fact, at this point, if you're able to casually dismiss this, then please keep away from me and the people I love because you are dangerous.

Stephen Miller: The Democratic Party is a 'domestic, extremist organization' | Fox News Video Deputy chief of staff for policy and Homeland Security advisor Stephen Miller discusses how Democrats have let crime run rampant in Chicago on ‘Hannity.’

This is not normal political discourse: this is further incitement to violence & further justification for weaponizing the legal and electoral systems against MAGA's "enemies." Do not brush this off as something so extreme it's not worth taking seriously.
www.foxnews.com/video/637738...

What astounds me, although it shouldn't, is how many of these people are self-avowed Christians. Like . . . y'all need to work on sorting out your team colors a little better. Not to mention your values.

Melissa Hortman practiced politics the right way.

We Must Not Posthumously Sanitize Charlie Kirk's Hateful Life Influential anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday. While condemning violence is something most can get behind, sanitization of his hate has gone too far.

There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man.

Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.

We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.

My latest piece.

I've watched the clip. You have nothing to apologize for. Your tone, to my ears, was actually quite compassionate. If Kirk had survived the attack, I would have hoped that someone close to him would have told him exactly what you said, in hopes that he would have listened and learned.

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A call for submissions to the Who's the King?: Men, Manhood, and Masc Anthology. Who's the king? How does being the king, or the expectation thereof, impact our mental and social well-being? Defining "king" broadly as someone who expresses themselves in a masculine way regardless of gender identity, Who's the King?: Men, Manhood, and Masc Anthology seeks to explore and express the interconnected challenges which now impact our public and private lives. Now accepting poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art.

Submissions open from July 5th, 2025 to December 1st, 2025. Email submissions to kingsanthology at gmail dot com. Email Subject Example: Poetry Submission Submissions open for print anthology. Works of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art are welcome. Poetry: Up to 5 pieces. Prose: Up to 5k words. Visual Art: Show me what you got. Formatting: Be reasonable. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Please let me know immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. Previously published work may be considered if author retains the rights, but please include acknowledgements. No Al-generated work. I cannot compensate contributors at this stage. Now accepting Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Visual Art for print anthology.

About the Editor. Find him at scarletwitchy.bsky.social. Stephen Yuffrida Brown (he/him) is a writer-activist with a Philly attitude and a background in LGBT+ studies. He is dedicated to the belief that art shapes ideology and that education is crucial for achieving social justice and social mobility. Former Managing Editor and Fiction Editor of Rathalla Review, Stephen's poetry and prose have appeared in various literary journals and anthologies, mostly queer ones. He is the author of two multi-genre chapbooks, A Portrait of Brotherhood as Two Boys from Space (2025) and His Boyfriend Materials (2024), both of which are available from Bottlecap Press.

Putting together a new project! Masc Anthology. Please share around. 🤙😎 #poetry #writing #cnf #writingcommunity

this is “stuff pillows under the blanket to make it look like someone is sleeping in the bed” levels of cover up

One of the things the Nazis did when coming to power was push propaganda that Jews were criminals and prone to violence by focusing on crime committed by Jews or fabricating crime they falsely attributed to Jews.

The last 36 hours on X has been this on a massive scale against trans people.

I also think we need to keep hammering home that you don’t go to college to “debate.” You go to learn, which is not the same thing.

"I need to decide what leaving means losing" 💛 beautiful piece

We are creating a Spanish language section on The Rumpus, for original creative work written in Spanish and are looking for a volunteer editor for this section. If this could be you, please send a brief letter of interest to roxane@therumpus.net by Tuesday, September 2nd!