Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Sentenced to Life in Assassination Plot
03.07.2025 19:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@cathybarber.bsky.social
Poet. Programming Chair and Board Member, Literary Cleveland. Former teacher, California Poets in the Schools. Books: Once: and Golden Shovel Collection (Kelsay Books, 2023) and Aardvarks, Bloodhounds, Catfish, Dingoes (Dancing Girl Press, 2018)
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Sentenced to Life in Assassination Plot
03.07.2025 19:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This video makes clear that Senator Padilla was not βchargingβ the Secy when Homeland Security agents began roughing him up and pushing him forcefully out of the room as he identified himself and tried to ask his question.
youtu.be/gL08Xe31Ff8
House Democrats are calling on U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Noem to testify before Congress after her protective detail tackled and handcuffed U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) during a press conference despite evidence that Padilla clearly identified himself which the DHS scum publicly denies.
12.06.2025 23:24 β π 29 π 8 π¬ 2 π 1A bar chart image from an April 2025 PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. The title reads, "How would you grade Trump's first 100 days in office. 23% of respondents said A, 17% said B, 8% said C, 7% said D and 45% said F.
As President Donald Trump celebrates his first 100 days in office, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds that a plurality of Americans give him a failing grade. buff.ly/Tg09GnQ
30.04.2025 22:36 β π 511 π 122 π¬ 56 π 13JUST IN: The United States and Ukraine have signed an "economic partnership agreement" that will give Washington access to Kyiv's rare earth minerals in exchange for establishing an investment fund in Ukraine. cnn.it/44NVAEj
30.04.2025 22:39 β π 100 π 33 π¬ 55 π 14Despite seeing several people I totally trust say this was real I still felt I had to verify it with my own eyes. And having done so I still can't believe it's real.
29.04.2025 22:15 β π 19262 π 3350 π¬ 3048 π 1712A woman who has been living in America since she was a child took a trip to visit her sick father in Ireland. On her return to the US she was detained by immigration officials because of drug possessions dating back almost 20 years and has now been held in an Ice facility for more than a week
29.04.2025 00:27 β π 606 π 305 π¬ 30 π 33May 5, 2025 cover of the New Yorker. Expository text: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2025-05-05
Barry Blittβs first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.
28.04.2025 16:08 β π 31222 π 6303 π¬ 335 π 251ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn
ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn
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The world is on Zelenskyβs side.
Zelensky applauded by world leaders upon entering church.
The American tourism industry is sooooooo screwed.
26.04.2025 12:54 β π 9759 π 2617 π¬ 904 π 277
The headline should read:
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It should be in 2 inch font above the fold & on the front page.
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
This essay traces the long and turbulent history of American booksellers who have faced censorship, harassment, and even violence for defending the freedom to read. Through vivid anecdotes and historical cases-from undercover stings in the early 1900s and legal battles over βobsceneβ literature, to FBI surveillance of Black bookstores and bomb threats against feminist and LGBTQ+ shops-the author illustrates how bookstores have repeatedly become battlegrounds in the fight for civil liberties and free expression. Despite intimidation from both government and private groups, booksellers have pushed back, shaping legal precedents and rallying communities to defend First Amendment rights. The essay ultimately calls on readers to recognize bookstores as βarsenals of democracyβ and to support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.
Booksellers have faced censorship and harassment defending the freedom to read. Celebrate your local bookstore and support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.
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#BookstoreDay
Itβs as though these people think the only human right is cosmetic surgery.
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President Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmental groups say it could harm a fragile ecosystem.
From @juliaradio.bsky.social
The arrest of Judge Duggan reeks of desperation. They've had a really bad few weeks. Trump's poll numbers have plummeted. Putin & Xi are mocking him. Defiance in the US is growing. The economy is getting worse. They keep getting routed in court. Anything, anything to keep the focus on "illegals."
25.04.2025 16:54 β π 943 π 250 π¬ 43 π 11they want you sick and preferably dead www.reuters.com/business/hea...
22.04.2025 12:41 β π 22798 π 7482 π¬ 777 π 855Uh fuck no???
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