Steve Ashby

Proof this guy is full of SITH.

Some of us always meant it, but yeah, I was just commiserating with an old Reason colleague about what a disappointing eye-opener the Trump era has been. If we’re not all-hands for this, if we can’t see an authoritarian emergency this obvious, who are we even kidding?

Lawyer: Federal agents detain Guatemalan man, 29, with no criminal record - The New Bedford Light Immigration agents blocked the car that he and his wife were driving in and smashed a window to detain him without presenting a warrant.

@warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov @keating.house.gov What can be done about this? No warrant, destruction of private property... Can we start arresting these agents who are acting without impunity? What if it's not just illegals next? Who is standing up to the new brownshirts?

YouTube video by Freedom of the Press Foundation John Cusack: Time to drop paywalls for FOIA reporting

PSA from @johncusack.bsky.social: Democracy is under attack — and paywalls shouldn’t stand in the way of accessing vital public records.

News outlets, it’s time to drop the paywalls for FOIA-based reporting.

@wired.com did it. @404media.co did it.

Now, it’s your turn.

Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion

I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold

OMG. I was wondering that as the tariff numbers made no sense, but this is even dumber than I thought. I mean, this is "fail your econ 101 class and have to go meet with the professor" bad.

Review: The Mead Spiral 100 College-Ruled Notebook Releasing the same month as the latest iPad, Mead has taken a big risk with its new 100 Notebook series. Built around a minimal feature set and a l...

"An ultraportable device this light does not come without sacrifices, and Mead has opted for the unusual choice of not including a keyboard. Instead, it's operated entirely by a stylus."

31 years ago today, this joke first aired on TV.

Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid

Welp, there goes the US defense industry.

Every American has the right to know what DOGE is doing with their personal information. I submitted a Privacy Act request to DOGE, demanding they tell me why they have my Social Security number and direct deposit information.

Tesla Recalls Every Single Cybertruck Over Stainless Steel Trims Falling Off | Carscoops 151 Cybertruck owners filed warranty claims after noticing the roof trim panel above the windows was coming loose

Tesla has recalled... every single Cybertruck. Every one they've ever sold. For a hardware issue

www.carscoops.com/2025/03/tesl...

Tell Trump to Keep His Hands Off The Post Office The U.S. Postal Service is again under attack by Donald Trump and the world's biggest business con, Elon Musk. Trump’s plans to overhaul the post office and privatize it would be disastrous for people...

please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...

Just a non-gentle reminder of this guy's past. People knew who he was and what he stood for. His resume was blatantly clear. Now, he is doing the same on a massive scale and with help.

Numerous Teams Express Interest In Aaron Rodgers Playing Elsewhere NEW YORK—Leaping at the opportunity to make their intentions clear, numerous NFL front offices expressed interest this week in quarterback Aaron Rodgers playing elsewhere, sources confirmed Tuesday. “...

Numerous Teams Express Interest In Aaron Rodgers Playing Elsewhere

Reminds us of how @marshablackburn voted against it then showed up to try to take credit for it: x.com/thetnholler/...

This is fantastic and a great leap forward for a more informed public.

I didn't know how much I needed this.

That was an amazing adventure of a thread!

@schumer.senate.gov is the new Neville Chamberlain

The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.

We need leaders with spines and conviction. Stop caving. Make them own their actions. Coward.

Office of Gov. Ethics sec. 2635.702: a federal employee ‘shall not use his public office for his own private gain, for the endorsement of any product, service or enterprise, or for the private gain of friends, relatives, or persons with whom the employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity.’

DOJ Official Fired After Refusing Order on Trump Ally Mel Gibson A top Justice Department official says she was ousted after rejecting to restore Mel Gibson’s gun rights.

Justice Department official says she was fired for not letting convicted domestic abuser Mel Gibson have a gun.

Dropkick Murphys just had an epic moment at their show:

They made a friendly wager with a fan in a MAGA shirt—“Let’s see where it’s made.”

Then they checked his MAGA shirt tag…

Made in Nicaragua.

They swapped it with a Made in America Dropkick Murphys tee.

Legendary.

On this day in 1978, Elvis Costello and the Attractions recorded Live at the El Mocambo, also airing the concert live on CHUM-FM in Toronto. As the show's fame began to grow, it became heavily bootlegged and later released as a promo item, and an official release.

They say it with no self awareness whatsoever. I mean hello projection!? Irony isn’t just dead, she digs it up & kills it again & again on social media, daily!!