Rob Fardon

How stupid can they possibly make these justifications? Three hops away? How many members of the Trump administration are three hops away from someone in a designated terrorist organization?

Thanks to Mark @marktech.bsky.social for providing the origin of the quote

To mock the many officials who now regularly lie through their teeth for Trump, I'm going to boost my use of the "[official] confirms [something the official denies]" format. I know this as the "don't believe anything until the Kremlin denies it" trope, but I expect it goes back much farther

I just took a two-week break from the news and social media. Things don't seem to be improving

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem confirms numerous news reports that American citizens have been arrested or detained

My TV screen at the start of Blue Jay's Dodgers Game 4. It shows the Verizion prompt asking me if I'm sure I want to extend the end time to the maximum allowed 120 minutes

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My mate in London just woke up and went to check the result

Very cheeky :)

I literally clapped. Well done :)

One of the best headlines of 2025

More seriously, I am very pleased he said journalism is “a public good that we all should protect”. That's exactly right

Live your life such that David Attenborough speaks at your funeral

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room. Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

Gee, I wonder what it is about Trump that draws creepy abuser types to work for him. Christ
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Fairbanks Alaska knows what's up

“Baby in her placenta” is pretty bad for a HHS secretary but it’s arguably worse for a guy with six kids. It’s impossible to not learn this stuff as a dad if you’re even remotely paying attention just once.

You heard it straight from Kennedy himself: Gold Standard Science is actually just data fabrication.

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official
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American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

The Guardian reports that Letitia James has been indicted

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Brett Kavanaugh assures me this is the sort of minor inconvenience that shouldn't disturb anyone.

One significant thing about this video: this is WGN news. This is what my grandparents watched every night when they lived in the northwest suburbs. And although they’re not saying it outright, they are absolutely representing federal law enforcement as the bad guys.

First, this is a good thread with some handy readings on fascism. I will retweet one of its points in a moment. Second, and relatedly, this professor got death threats after being doxxed by the Rutgers chapter of Turning Point USA and is currently trying to leave the US for the safety of his family

This reads like there are tensions between Miller, who is pushing for this, and everybody who knows how things actually work

Our president is so dumb he doesn't know what habeas corpus means, and would “rather leave that to Kristi”, who is so dumb she doesn't know what it means, either

I plan to be there.

I’ve been waiting for them to start talking about trying to stop the planned 10/18 protests.

Americans - if you are inclined to and able to, get out to a protest on 10/18. Peacefully exercise your Constitutional rights, to speak, to assemble, to seek redress of grievances, to live as free people.

Go Kraken!