Me-Hulk, Attorney At Law

On my iPhone, you can click the power button five times fast and it will lock and require a passcode.

This is great. *And* I appreciate that Balls & Strikes has an official thematic tag for “Deranged Freaks” :)

The past week really mattered in a way that I’m not sure has been totally processed yet

Trump Can't Even Weaponize DOJ Competently - emptywheel Trump's ouster of Eric Siebert, who refused to charge Tish James for fraud without evidence she engaged in fraud, will create big headaches for Todd Blanche.

It's terrible that Trump ousted Erik Siebert bc he won't charge Tish James w/fraud when there's no evidence she engaged in fraud. But HOW he did it may lead it to backfire, just like the Eric Adams quid pro quo.

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Sumner's attack validated African Americans' desire to inter- vene in politics at the national level and have their voices heard. One of the most remarkable responses to Sumner's beating came from an editorial in the New Orleans Daily Creole, a black newspaper that debuted about a month after the attack. The op-ed was titled "A Challenge to Mr. Brooks." Mrs. Amelia R. M. Robinson called the attacks cowardly-to beat a man unarmed and down. She referred to Brooks as a "cringing puppy" whom she would gladly challenge to meet her any place with "pistols, rifles, or cowhides."

We do not talk about Mrs. Amelia Robinson enough, imo

Via Kellie Carter Jackson, “Force and Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence”

Can we just all agree that Ezra Klein is a bullshit artist and start ignoring him?

I really want to know how many Black and brown friends this guy has and talks to on a regular basis 'cause ain't no way he's on day 4 of telling Black people online that it's good actually for the FBI to come to your house. This legit sound like an opp.

My guess, by the way, is zero.

“I await P.S. Brook’s reply.”

This morning's front page @chicagotribune.com. Photo by @staceywescott.bsky.social

Alta Vista FTW baby!

Many media outlets hid the full truth of Trump -- his background in organized crime, his Epstein ties -- out of fear, only to be obliterated by him in the end. Had they not self-censored then, they might not be state-censored now. When you hide the truth, you face the consequences.

it is absolutely fair to say that hakeem jeffries has, in the last year, shown more support for charlie kirk's life work than he has for the democratic nominee for mayor in his city, the largest city in the country

The fact that Charlie Kirk was viewed as some kind of a Titan of free speech and debate shows a bizarre trend where it somehow became acceptable for adult non student conservatives to invade college campuses and talk about why women and black people shouldn’t have basic civil liberties

YouTube video by Star Wars Andor Season 2 | Mon Mothma’s Senate Speech | Now Streaming on Disney+

Keep in mind that this is taken from a Disney production, one that just this week won an Emmy.

It may sound vaguely apropos.

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i don't trust anybody who never had to put back a grocery or two bc you couldn't afford it

As corrupt and appalling as the ouster of this career prosecutor for refusing to prosecute Trump's enemies truly is, I strongly encourage folks to also understand this as evidence that Trump's authoritarian designs are facing serious institutional resistance:

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Speaking as a reproductive health reporter who covered these referenda endlessly and talked to MANY voters in Kansas, Missouri, and Ohio: Abortion rights are MORE popular than Democrats. They MAKE Democrats popular.

Why would Democrats run away from one of the few policies that works for them

NYT today on Hegseth's Pentagon censorship move:
“Seth Stern, director of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation, said that the government is legally prohibited from requiring journalists to surrender their right to investigate the government in exchange for access or credentials

Not a hater, I actually own a copy of Free Land and I liked it.

They’re going to fire a US attorney because they couldn’t find evidence for a crime that was manufactured by the administration?

Banana republic shit

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

He was in ICE detention for more than 100 days. He met his newborn child under ICE supervision. What an insanething to say.

i think that if the FCC threatened to revoke ABC’s license unless it replaced Jimmy Kimmel with Kevin Hart to diversify the network, Ilya Shapiro would be able to identify the issue here

“Ok, so I can’t make jewelry, but I’m great at disarming an alarm system and smashing glass cases”

I know this case is crazy because the judge stayed up all night to hold DOJ's feet to the fire, but as a parent with young(ish) kids, I'm also thinking about how miserable the process must have been for these kids staying up all night, confused, likely scared and overwhelmed.

Difference between a husky and border collie... 👀😅🤣

#dog #dogday #bluesky

Periodic reminder I was tortured in childhood over autism and that’s what RFK Jr is trying to usher back in

9 Former CDC Directors who were all qualified for their posts are warning that deranged chaos agent RFK Jr is a danger to public health.

I’d say he’s actively destroying public health and committing murder on a daily basis with his destructive monstrous agenda.

Crowd preparing to march; signs and flags protesting the Trump regime and ICE

Chicago Labor Day Rally! #LaborDay