Ashley Jester

Oh look, exactly what we said was going to happen when Schumer caved on the shutdown

HISTORICAL INSTITUTIONALISM IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS ▪ Abstract This article provides an overview of recent developments in historical institutionalism. First, it reviews some distinctions that are commonly drawn between the “historical” and the “ration...

This is still such a masterful review essay. #sorrynotsorry www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

With sorrow, we announce the passing of FOBAZI M. ETTARH 1989 - 2026. Fobazi changed so many lives with her friendship, love, and brilliance. She was so loved, and leaves behind a powerful legacy. We thank Fobazi's community for their support over the last several months of her illness. A private burial will be held for family. We will be in touch with further information about a future Celebration of Life event, as well as ways to support Fobazi's family and legacy.

No matter the breed, every dog has one of three default dispositions:

1. Dipshit
2. Has a Job
3. Trying to Pick a Fight with God

Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.

“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

A bizarre number of people have stepped up to defend Julie Le. What you see in that transcript is an attorney who chose to do evil work—deporting people for ICE then moving over to DOJ in early Jan. specifically to fight these habeas petitions—being called to the carpet. She's desperate, not heroic.

Literally

Very sad news

Please read this essay if you haven't & read it again if you have

www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocatio...

Karp is the quisling who cut the first big law deal with Trump.

Suddenly realizing that in 10-20 years, the MN Historical Society will have an exhibit about *all this* and there will be a whole wall showing different types of whistles

When a pig gets an abrasion he puts on some oinkment. It's called Neosporkin.

4 because assuming they work they fulfill another wish

Probably the most authentic representation of government introduction of technology in workflows

"Damn, we didn't really think about it"- the Federation

You extend the border zone for 100 miles and now a state capitol in landlocked state has been the subject of state sponsored terror for 6 years, and the government is calling it a "theater" talking about security transition to local squadrons after an occupation

How much of the Patriot Act was temporary but we still have, how many two week to to six month to one year CRs have enabled permanent funding for authoritarian programs, how many negotiations have lasted for how long, how many so called reforms have maintained the system instead of changing it

This is also the story of how you get from the Patriot Act to the CPA test run to treating US citizens like insurgents it's not really even imperial boomerang it's just making things permissable over time

Breaking: House Democrat negotiators drop their demand to end ICE agents’ use of masks but insist the masks must be “festive.”

Jmail, logged in as jeevacation@gmail.com You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.

Someone made a thing
www.jmail.world

this is a crucial point

Don't enter this. You'll lose all rights to your story. Period.

Competitions like this need to be called out, so they learn their good reputation shouldn't be used to steal the bread from writers' mouths. And that we're not all clueless rubes waiting to be taken advantage of.

Well fuck

They closed the CIA World Factbook and deleted it entirely.

The Wayback is now so load-bearing we should be protecting it with our actual lives

it can only good happen :)

RFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of Skin WASHINGTON—In a firm dismissal of decades of scientific research and real-world data on the organ’s benefits and safety, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly questioned t...

“Everything we know about skin has been learned from so-called scientific studies funded by large corporations who have a financial stake in keeping our musculature covered in an unnecessary layer of man-made flesh,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Death Becomes Her

the chaser of this clip is megyn kelly saying "roger ailes always told us to smile." like, yes, the worst men i have known have also told me to smile, wow amazing.

Yes, Trump was the first man to tell a woman to smile, wow Vance you are also SO perceptive.

That's pretty got-dang accurate, actually.