Jan van de Rieth

‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September

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‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.

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Having served with US colleagues in a NATO post, I'm 0% surprised

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We already got the answer to ”will army refuse illegal orders”-wuestion in the Caribbean Sea boat murder series.

I want a personal apology from every reactionary centrist who claimed Trump supporters were just motivated by “economic anxiety”

La boxeuse algérienne Imane Khelif confirme posséder le gène SRY et révèle avoir pris un traitement hormonal avant les JO de Paris 2024 «pour faire baisser son taux de testostérone».

💬 «Je ne suis pas une trans, je suis une fille», réaffirme-t-elle ➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/ZnkF

Sadly, this is NOT satire.

Trump to Harvard: 2 billion $
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!

Another aspect of fascim: give stupid underachievers a uniform, badge, gun and they become demigods, whether in the SA, SS or ICE

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Quite

His words aged differently well.

Is that meant as encouragement?

exactly. this is not difficult.

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Ths randomness / meandering can be really charming

Explosive from @faisalislam.bsky.social about that call that did take place with Dimon and Darling.

Didn't exactly that come up on "No such thing as a fish" recently?

there are so many impeachable offenses that you now need two wheelbarrows full of impeachable offenses to purchase a simple loaf of bread

"He once drove the entire length of Italy because he got lost trying to get to the city from Rome's airport."

That happened to best of us!

Harbour based (implying low cost x high volume) provider of sexual services.

(blushing)

"Hafennutte"

I just learned a new word from my German relatives, which I believe is not a compliment.

May or may not be related to said relatives looking at newly released movies.

Solve problems that don't exist to please people who neither believe nor understand.

@amandalc.bsky.social here's what i do with surplus starter: banana, chocolate and tonka bean bread.

Not a fully fledged sourdough, but it's nice not to throw away the extra.

Intellectual abilities of the Theoden on the left.

Everything else also the Theoden on the left, but with more bruises on the hands.

Give it a spraytan and you got yourself a Trump

All I want is a quaint château in the French countryside, a raging snowstorm, a crackling fire, a vintage copy of Victor Hugo‘s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a whistling kettle on the stove, an owl keeping watch, and a basket of emotional support croissants.

Someone just asked “Why waste time reading the book when you can simply watch the movie?” and long story short there comes a time when you must acknowledge that a friendship has run its course.

That sounds acceptable.

May I suggest the addition of a "French 75" with Cognac instead of a gin base?

"Just followed orders" works for some

"Just followed orders" does not work for everyone