jarocats

So, do I understand this correctly?

Any violence on the right is because of the left's rhetoric, but when Stephen Miller verbally attacks a judge and immediately afterward the judge's house burns down, that's not on Miller.

Right?

His is the voice of desperation.

Headline: "Ferris State rejects county proposal to erect statue of Charlie Kirk on campus," Oct. 6, 2025

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Mecosta County Commissioners "said Kirk should be commemorated because he 'influenced millions of people across our great nation.

"'He had a real knack for engaging young people in civilized discussions on various topics that influenced public policy.' ..."

www.woodtv.com/news/michiga...

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

#LGBTQ #ADF

"ADF’s petition in the case, Chiles v Salazar, cited several scholars to support its argument that conversion practices should once again be permitted. Two of those experts, however, [said] ADF had 'profoundly' misrepresented their research..."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans The Trump administration is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, ol...

Death By A Thousand Cuts Dept.

#SSA #SocialSecurity #disability

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The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there. Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.

"[Ernst] Fraenkel’s work ... provides a framework for a phenomenon we are increasingly experiencing...: How a dictator can exercise unfettered power while life appears ordinary for most people. ...

"In the Third Reich, Hitler’s will replaced German law."

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"The revocation of abortion rights was an opportunity for elected Democrats to wean themselves off the anachronistic view that the court is an 'apolitical' engine of justice that must be deferred to and respected.

"The opportunity was squandered."

A must-read:

I remember when they used to hear oral arguments! Ah, the good old days.

So, this is how he's going to get his civil war?

Since we refuse to take the bait and start warring against them, he's sending one state to war on another?

Sound up! 🔊🔊🔊

For sure. And kids. Back when we were fighting for marriage equality in California, what convinced Mr. & Mrs. John Doe to vote against us was the lie that queers are a danger to children. And they still smear us all with the "groomer" label.

But, with them, every accusation is a confession.

Why do their minds always go straight to sex?

Sick, sick people.

And not "sick" in a good way.

Oh, I'm sure they'll change their minds once the U.S. really starts functioning like 1960s Russia, with mile-long bread lines. The schmucks.

"Closer"?

You don't have to pull punches any longer. We're there. We're in authoritarian hell.

In my worst nightmares, I never dreamed it would come to this.

Thanks for the info. I don't know how much good it will do for the next batch of terrified children yanked from their beds and zip-tied by a mob of masked gunmen. But thanks.

Read more about your rights when interacting with military troops or federal agents at aclu.org/deployment_kyr

What, no mention of a "master race"?

California governor says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Trump administration is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon.

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Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

Excerpt from Cory Doctorow's upcoming book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It, with the best explanation I've ever seen of the enshittification of Amazon (and what, indeed, we might do about it):

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Noonan still can't hide her homophobia; eg:

"We can’t jerk [the military] around with our sudden cultural fevers, they aren’t a welfare agency, our defense structure can’t be the cultural left’s plaything. All of that got out of whack and carried away in the years leading up to and after 2020."

Florida’s hasty deal to host Trump’s presidential library flagged in legal filing A Florida educator is seeking to stop the state from gifting millions of dollars’ worth of land for Trump to build his presidential library in downtown Miami.

Prof. Marvin Dunn "filed a legal complaint with the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office in an attempt to stop Miami Dade College’s plan to cede millions of dollars’ worth of land to Trump’s nonprofit so it can build his presidential library — and God knows what else."

www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Pod man out: Trump's support with influential podcasters is waning Some of the podcasters who hosted Trump ahead of last year's election are breaking with him now on key issues like deportations and the war in Gaza.

They're so easily led by the nose:

Katelyn R., 21, Wisconsin, political independent, said Theo Von "'led me to vote' for Trump. She added that she had heard Von’s recent criticism of Trump and that she agrees with his 'change of their point of view.'"

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

* Chappelle. Damn typo.

Dave Chappelle sparks outrage over free speech comparison between US, Saudi Arabia; ‘if you talk about Charlie Kirk…’ Dave Chappelle faces backlash for comments on free speech during the Riyadh Comedy Festival, suggesting it's easier to speak in Saudi Arabia than in the US.

Speaking of Chappell, if he thinks he has more freedom of speech in Saudi Arabia, he should move there. Permanently.

I'd be more than happy to chip in for his one-way ticket to Riyadh.

www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/u...

The Sad Spectacle of American Comedians Selling Out in Saudi Arabia It turns out that edgy free-speech warriors will scuttle their principles for a check from a brutal autocratic regime.

Greedy hypocrites, the lot of them.

Eg, Chappelle rages about his freedom to drag #LGBTQ people, but in Saudi Arabia, "he happily signed his free speech away to the regime that sends you to jail for insulting Islam."

Good read:

www.thenation.com/article/cult...

Gay Comedian Jessica Kirson Apologizes for Saudi Arabia Festival Appearance: 'I Deeply Regret Participating' Comedian Jessica Kirson, an openly gay woman whose sexuality has been a common thread through her performances for years, apologized for participating in the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

#LGBTQ

So, she didn't know what a human-rights nightmare Saudi Arabia is before she performed there?

Or was it just the backlash that suddenly made her so keenly aware?

Any queer worth their salt knows that in Saudi Arabia, homosexuality is PUNISHABLE BY DEATH.

www.thewrap.com/comedian-jes...

Someone who doesn't know a thing about clean energy calls wind turbines "windmills." Constantly. 🙄