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β€œWhere everything is absurd and nothing is funny” -Alexandra Petri Appellate lawyer βš–οΈ book reader πŸ“š parent of a high schoolerπŸ’…πŸΎ news junkie πŸ—žοΈ Coloradan ⛰️

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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

10.10.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 19252    πŸ” 7712    πŸ’¬ 299    πŸ“Œ 248

Certiorari "before judgment" is how #SCOTUS takes up a full appeal *before* the intermediate federal courts have heard it.

It used to be exceedingly rare. For instance, there wasn't a *single* grant of such expedited review b/w August 2004 & February 2019.

This is the *23rd* such grant since then.

22.09.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3346    πŸ” 1380    πŸ’¬ 135    πŸ“Œ 80

i know everyone's excited about picking a name but i'm stoked for the DOD gender reveal

05.09.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 164    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Texas is redrawing maps
And Newsom’s posts are ALL CAPS
History rewritten
Look! An Instagram kitten!
We can scroll past the collapse.
#limerick

15.08.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Usually Denver but that pic is near Aspen - the Maroon Bells. It’s a bucket list kind of place 😍

22.06.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Maroon Bells mountains behind a lake

The Maroon Bells mountains behind a lake

From my hike last week #colorado

22.06.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

So odd that Congress is so willing to have their power usurped and stripped from them.

22.06.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2689    πŸ” 392    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 23
Protest sign β€œTaco Is Nacho King”

Protest sign β€œTaco Is Nacho King”

Protest sign β€œBig Beautiful Bullshit”

Protest sign β€œBig Beautiful Bullshit”

Protest sign β€œThe Wrong ICE Is Disappearing”

Protest sign β€œThe Wrong ICE Is Disappearing”

A taco balloon held by a protestor

A taco balloon held by a protestor

#NoKings #Denver

14.06.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m picturing pouting King George in Hamilton: β€œdo you know how hard it is to lead?”

08.06.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Abrego Garcia indictment led top federal prosecutor in Tennessee to resign: Sources

Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up.

"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"

Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division

06.06.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 17452    πŸ” 6000    πŸ’¬ 738    πŸ“Œ 320
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Bondi DOJ has a problem.

On left:

DOJ Indictment and Detention Memo allege Abrego Garcia lied to officer by not revealing he was coming from Texas

On right:

DHS Referral Report: "Subject stated he was driving 'three days ago' (11/27/2022) from Houston, TX to Temple Hills, MD (via St Louis, MO)"

07.06.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 11603    πŸ” 3458    πŸ’¬ 449    πŸ“Œ 246
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Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving life under bombardment and is just one of dozens of minors who have died

"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas.

'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”

26.05.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4547    πŸ” 2686    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 225
A pile of e-scooters outside a school

A pile of e-scooters outside a school

Nothing triggers my anxiety quite like watching middle schoolers flying around the parking lot and streets around the school on scooters

23.05.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Help a Trans Family Rebuild After Fleeing for Safety, organized by Lori Stevens E, B, and their daughter L fled to New Zealand for their safety as a… Lori Stevens needs your support for Help a Trans Family Rebuild After Fleeing for Safety

Sharing for a college friend I know personally #mutualaid

15.05.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Crimes and constitutional violations are proven in courtrooms around the country by circumstantial evidence every single day, but the NYT requires an explicit bribe to use the generic term β€œcorruption”? Mkay.

13.05.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.

09.05.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 14703    πŸ” 4907    πŸ’¬ 688    πŸ“Œ 228
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a man with a mustache and long hair is standing in front of a police lineup . Alt: Nicholas Cage in Raising Arizona

Ricin Arizona

05.05.2025 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A White woman called a Black child the n-word and raised half a million dollars in support, but we’re supposed to teach children that racism doesn’t exist.

Got it.

04.05.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3600    πŸ” 868    πŸ’¬ 118    πŸ“Œ 34
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Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.

29.04.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3332    πŸ” 1064    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 45

Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal.

Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.

See how this works?

29.04.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 15164    πŸ” 6662    πŸ’¬ 504    πŸ“Œ 390

@emilystjams.bsky.social I just devoured Woodworking and loved it so much πŸ™

29.04.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE deported a child age two
A citizen like me and you
β€œBut wait” say the courts
β€œNo need,” ICE retorts
β€œCheck out her tiny tattoo!”
#limerick

26.04.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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26.04.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The β€œTerrorist Twos?”

26.04.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 462    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 1
Emily Mills
@sf_mills
"The Gang Files a Letter"
Anna Bower β€’ @AnnaBower β€’ 1h
So, uh, it certainly looks like the Justice Department intended to file a letter to Judge Liman in MTA v.
Duffy, but...it accidentally filed a letter containing its legal advice to the Department of Transportation instead

Emily Mills @sf_mills "The Gang Files a Letter" Anna Bower β€’ @AnnaBower β€’ 1h So, uh, it certainly looks like the Justice Department intended to file a letter to Judge Liman in MTA v. Duffy, but...it accidentally filed a letter containing its legal advice to the Department of Transportation instead

This person I follow on the other place keeps a running thread of Trump administration shenanigans paired with episode titles in the style of It’s Always Sunny and I think β€œThe Gang Files a Letter” might be the funniest one yet

24.04.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3160    πŸ” 438    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 10

One of the wilder political things in recent history is that Project 2025 publicly released a 900 page document laying out their plans to roll back 100 years of human progress and then during the campaign Republicans just said "no we're not :)" and then they won and now they're doing it all.

24.04.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 16647    πŸ” 6047    πŸ’¬ 278    πŸ“Œ 221

I listened to the audiobook and had to rewind because I thought surely I’d just misunderstood that 😳

24.04.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

21.04.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 37714    πŸ” 7848    πŸ’¬ 3851    πŸ“Œ 3141

This is an incredible admission. I do not understand how Murkowski can remain in the Republican party.

17.04.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 734    πŸ” 164    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 15

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