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I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason. Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

The moon landing was faked, but Kubrick insisted that they film on location.

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

The Trump Split Screen: A Peacemaker Abroad, a Retribution Campaign at Home

Trump straight up murdering people in the Caribbean and the NYT writes this

Number of elected Republicans condemning the Mad King’s abuses of power and standing up for democracy and legitimate government:

Still holding steady at 0.0.

Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.

Maine has ranked-choice voting so low-support candidates are less of a factor than they'd otherwise be.

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

Opposing a power mad despot is literally the most American thing an American can do. These guys got a lot wrong but they nailed that one. It is fundamental to the core of this country.

Don't threaten me with a good time!

Soon to be followed by the resolution making him King of France?

Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now Officials in Oregon and Illinois had challenged the Trump administration’s push to dispatch the National Guard in both states.

“I’m trying to put this delicately,” Perry said. “There has been evidence submitted that the very presence of federal agents, that the way they’re interacting with the populace, is itself the cause of violence.”

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...because his slower opponent’s actions are too late and therefore irrelevant - as he desperately seeks convergence, he gets ever increasing divergence."

Col. John Boyd on the "OODA Loop"

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"All conflict is composed of repeated, time-competitive cycles of observing, orienting, deciding, and acting. The most important element is orientation: whoever can orient more quickly to a rapidly changing situation acquires a decisive advantage...

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Too much damage has been done. Too many rights have been abused. Too much legitimacy has been lost.

Let’s get to work building the Second American Republic (or maybe Third, Fourth, even Fifth, depending on your historical account)

... because his slower opponent’s actions are too late and therefore irrelevant - as he desperately seeks convergence, he gets ever increasing divergence."

Col. John Boyd on the "OODA Loop"

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"All conflict is composed of repeated, time-competitive cycles of observing, orienting, deciding, and acting. The most important element is orientation: whoever can orient more quickly to a rapidly changing situation acquires a decisive advantage...

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When I say we have to accept our America is gone bsky.app/profile/thet...

Declaring peace after one side has obliterated the other is not what The Prize is for.

this is a remarkably terse encapsulation of how abuse works!

Per family from ME, Mills has been a good governor and was a fine AG. That noted, I don't think she's the future.

Donald Trump: Stop trying to incite Illinoisans into violence. Pack up and go home.

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

The malicious prosecution of Attorney General Tish James is baseless.

And the indictment is not worth the paper it is written on.

A good response to the original post - bsky.app/profile/kwco...

Absolutely. And it should be clear that "illegitimate" refers to the Roberts court, not the Supreme Court in general. Replace the six hacks with jurists who honor the law and the Constitution and legitimacy returns.

Trump vs. US was the final straw imo. You cannot read that ruling and continue believing they have legitimacy. It is not only against the plain text of the constitution, it is anathema to the national ethos. It is offensively, insultingly un-American and they ceded legitimacy by committing that sin.

Municipalities crank up the heat with report warning of financial ‘perfect storm’ - CommonWealth Beacon A new report from the Massachusetts Municipal Association could put more pressure on Beacon Hill to reconsider stalled reforms amid bigger-picture economic uncertainty and a persistent “affordability”...

NEW: Municipalities crank up the heat with report warning of financial ‘perfect storm’

I don’t even know Habeas. He was a coffee boy