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At the end of each year, FDA releases data on antibiotics sold for use in livestock.

It usually changes a few %. This year, it went up 15.8%.

I was shocked & emailed experts/industry groups. Likeliest explanation per a source: industry is not "being good stewards of antibiotics"

These elderly federal district judges stepping up to save our country by giving substance to rule of law with intelligence and courage. I find it overwhelming.

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I believe what she was trying to say was something like “the murder of JonBenet Ramsey told America that if you are beautiful, you may be killed in service to your country.” Which is still a *bugfuck nuts* thing to say. But at least it doesn’t sound like an attempt at a direct quote.

COMPLETE AND TOTAL REDISTRICTING FLOP BY TRUMP (WHO’S EPSTEIN’S BEST FRIEND AND WORSE PRESIDENT EVER)!!!

INDIANA SENATE SHOWED TREMENDOUS COURAGE EVEN THE NORMALLY SPINELESS REPUBLICANS WHO I’M GLAD SOME FOUND THEIR SPINES. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!

I’m on a Nazi, racist block list. So I’m not sure goodwill should be imputed to those list creators.

I hope playing a leading role in fighting the fascist federal government will help him at least partly heal from the massive trauma he has endured at US hands. But I can’t imagine he feels safe.

A screenshot of an Embraer 145 from ICE flight contractor Key Lime Air/Denver Air Connection on a tarmac with with guards and detainees . In the lower right hand corner is a contraption with a bunch of nylon straps and metal fasteners.

A closeup of the contraption

I’ve heard from immigration attorneys that clients say ICE guards lay out the WRAP device (essentially a full-body straitjacket) on the tarmac as a threat — “do what we say or you’re getting the WRAP on the whole flight.”

And here’s proof, from Seattle livestream today via @lalabote.bsky.social.

Uggh

old tree stumps, mossy, leafless twigs, young trees with red leaves, ferns, next to a forest track.

One of my favourite old tree stumps, home to ants & most of the year partially hidden behind a curtain of leaves.

I say it again: deadwood should be called nurturewood. There’s so much life happening and growing on the remains of trees: 🧵

#photography #nuturewood #deadwood #forest #biodiversity

At least 11 congressmen from 1865-1871 were arguably not citizens under Trump's interpretation of 14th A, our research finds. Yet no one challenged their eligibility to serve. Why not? Obviously, b/c no one who drafted or ratified the 14th A shared Trump's view.
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anyway i'm writing something that i hope brings a slightly new, fact-based perspective to the municipal grocery store debate. will try to do it without resorting to identity politics, culture war bullshit, slurs, or calling things woke.

B. No Order of Removal Exists for Abrego Garcia No such order of removal exists for Abrego Garcia. When Abrego Garcia was first wrongly expelled to El Salvador, the Court struggled to understand the legal authority for even seizing him in the first place. At the first hearing in Abrego I, the Court inquired of Respondents’ counsel: The Court: I want to ask, though, the very specific question, if there is a final order of removal, what . . . document got this process started? There is no warrant for his arrest by an order of removal. There is no statement of probable cause. There’s no charge. There’s no report that says that anyone saw Mr. Abrego Garcia doing anything illegal or criminal. So what is the actual document that gave these officers the authority to start this process? Counsel: That is not in the record, and the government has not put that into the record. And that’s the best I can do. Abrego I, ECF No. 33 at 21:11–22. The Court continued to press counsel about the existence of a removal order and was told plainly that none can be found:

The Court: Okay. So if there’s a Title 8 removal order, there would be an order of removal that’s being executed, and we don’t have one for Mr. Abrego Garcia, right? . . . Do you have that order? . . . Is it in the record? Counsel: I do not have that order. It is not in the record. Id. at 23:7–24:4. Since that time, Respondents have never produced an order of removal despite Abrego Garcia hinging much of his jurisdictional and legal arguments on its non-existence. ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 68–69; ECF No. 32 at 10, 15–17, 27; ECF No. 87 at 11–12. Indeed, Respondents twice sponsored the testimony of ICE officials whose job it is to effectuate removal orders, and who candidly admitted to having never seen one for Abrego Garcia. See ECF No. 107 at 30:16–22 (testimony of Cantú) (“Q: Based upon your many years of experience you described to us, you know what a final order of removal looks like, right, sir? Cantú: I do. Q: And have you seen a final order of removal in regard to Mr. Abrego Garcia? Cantú: I have not.”). See also Abrego I, ECF No. 234 at 46:6–12 (testimony of interim Assistant Director for ICE Removal Operations, Thomas Giles (“Giles”)) (“Q: You have not seen the final order of removal, have you, sir? Giles: What do you mean by that? Q: I mean, you have not seen a piece of paper that represents the final order of removal vis-a-vis Mr. Abrego Garcia, correct? Giles: No, I have not.”).15 Based on this, the Court concludes that no order of removal exists.

🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.

I know how hard that can be—you are a wonderful dog parent

IMO the legal issues around carrying out orders needs to address differences when the killing is remote. And in the discussion of lawyers—General Bradley did not need a lawyer in the room.

In general appreciate N Orpett. This interview didn’t discuss two things that should be central now. In discussing how a service member evaluates the illegality of an order, every example was literally fog of war. These murders were carried out by people in comfortable rooms at no risk. 1/2

i think a (perhaps underappreciated) aspect of this whole situation is the extent to which every elite profession is filled with people who excel at drawing attention and want to be famous more than they want to do the actual job

Yep….5 Yeats ago Jeff said that and now the 2025 memes don’t give him the credit, but people think it was created because of his recent misogyny.
The man has been a pig pulling the same tricks on the media for decades.
He admitted it in 2018 that he maligns & discredits media to so distrust.

Yours asks permission?

#Vegan #PlantBased
This is what chicken's wings are for. 💚

You have a magical couch

Pets are like your own children a person who would give their pet away is a failure

For the love of God
DO NOT Give pets as Xmas gifts.
Too many of these “gifts” end up at the shelter .
A Dog/Cat is a gift we give ourselves and they come with many
sacrifices.
Time,money, and a certain amount of collateral damage in their puppyhood.

So papers a great idea

You sound wonderful. I worry with dogs and cats who are chewers that they may swallow something stringy that gets stuck.

They’re absolutely adorable

She’s beautiful. I bet she loves you

😂
What does the statuette look like?

i need everyone to stop calling them “drug boats,” like i get that it’s convenient shorthand but we don’t know what was on them and it just reinforces the bullshit right-wing narrative, thank you drive around

I will be attacked and then blocked by many—but millions of lovely dogs have been discarded and countless will be killed by overwhelmed shelters. Also, please consider forcing a female dog repeatedly to have litters. How can feminists think this is ok? And not every pup will have a good fate