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Following the killing of AFGE Member Alex Pretti and the subsequent slanderous rhetoric that followed from top Trump administration officials, AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement: “Yesterday, AFGE brought together labor and faith leaders from Minneapolis and across the nation to mourn our fallen brother from Local 3669, Alex Pretti. We honored his life and legacy and lifted up his family, his friends, his union, Minneapolis, and our nation in prayer. “Today, we demand accountability. “In the immediate aftermath of Alex’s killing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem betrayed the public trust by slandering the good name of our union brother and calling him a “domestic terrorist.” Alex Pretti was a patriotic ICU nurse at a VA hospital who devoted his life to serving America’s veterans. That claim was reckless, defamatory, and unsupported by the facts. Noem was preceded in this false statement by Stephen Miller, Deputy White House Chief of Staff, who is also the architect of the chaotic and failed immigration policy in Minnesota. “Our demand is clear: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was responsible for carrying out the policy that led to Alex’s needless killing, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of that policy, must resign immediately. If they refuse, President Trump must dismiss them.

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired

you gotta celebrate them leaving.

they can't win their fights. they can't win their war.

the fascists's only hope is wanton and inchoate violence, bloodying enough noses & performing street executions on the hope people become too scared to show up and take the next hit and it still isn't working.

Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.

BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

rats that jump from the sinking ship are still rats, but at least the ship is sinking

This guy wrote an article called, “Where Woke Went Wrong,” in which he claims modern movements lack the respectability of the Civil Rights Movement, among other bad takes.

I’ll provide a couple highlights that show why he’s posting this.

a screenshot of google maps of what appears to be a giant snake in the ocean

a not insignificant number of people on Threads seem to believe the snow storm was The Government's attempt to refreeze the Leviathan, the world-eating serpent, which was getting loose (to eat the world, I assume)

there are things in a whole range of prices in here. maybe you only have $9 to send some cough drops to folks with sore throats. maybe you have $129 to send them electric rechargeable hand warmers! together we can get them everything they need. 💓

I'm obsessed with this artist today
John Atkinson Grimshaw

His night scenes are INCREDIBLE I love how bright they are and it's still night.

a comic titled “what would it be like if Jesus came back today?” The first panel shows Jesus standing on a bombed-out street. Several drones are flying into the distance. Jesu says, “do unto others as you would have them d” the text is partially obscured by an american bomb. the remaining panels are blank.

a comic titled “what would it be like if Jesus came back today?” The text “— and he was born American” is added in red. In the first panel, Jesus with a hamburger is standing on a city street. He says, “do unto others as you would have them do unt-“ he is cut off as four operatives with guns and mismatched tactical gear tackle him. One tells, “DOWN ON THe GROUND ASSHOLE!!!” A drone circled overhead and an unmarked van pulls up. “STOP RESISTING” one of the masked men yells at Jesu who is already on the ground with his hands behind his back. More men, drones, and vans arrive. Finally, the scene is mostly obscured by vans and masked men jumping out of them. From back where Jesu was being held, multiple gunshots ring out.

a comic titled “what would it be like if Jesus came back today?” The text “— and he was born AS A WHITE American” is added in red. Jesu stands on the city street with a burger. “Do unto— uh—“ he says. He sits on the burb and eats th burger hurriedly. “Shit, need to finish this before my next shift.” he also has a cigarette and is distracted looking at an assortment of things on his phone. He gets up and heads inside the building. “I shouldn’t have bought that burger now how am I going to pay rent”

a comic titled “what would it be like if Jesus came back today?” The text “— and he was born as a RICH white American” has been added in red. Jesus, shaved and in a suit but still with a burger, stands by the window inside of a skyscraper. “do…” he says, “…you ever feel like you’ve changed so much about yourself in pursuit of wealth that you’ve lost what makes ‘you’ you?” He sighs and looks out the window while eating the burger. From behind him, someone says, “Mr. Christ your private helicopter to rich pedophile island has arrived.” “Ok,” says Jesus. He is gone in the final panel and a helicopter is flying away in the background. He appears to have smeared the remains of his burger on the window before leaving.

a quick comic about jesus

This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.

Hello I’m the ubermensch, my one weakness is whistles

Feds back down from seeking medical records of 3,000+ trans youth After families sued, the Justice Department agreed to withdraw its subpoena for personal and medical information of transgender patients at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Advocates called it a "fish...

This is a reminder that rolling over and handing medical/student/etc records to the feds is craven and unnecessary. They fold like a Titan submersible at the slightest whiff of pushback.

it's equal parts great and bizarre to see someone in office who seems genuinely proud to be a public servant

Me, earlier: "I think it is incredibly important lawyers are fighting for the rule of law"

Greg: "I would basically work for free if I got to persecute this administration"

GREG NO

Melissa Joan Hart is a legit card carrying conservative republican we are through the looking glass.

Man TenNapel has been such a freak for decades. The Neverhood was one of my favorite games and I friended him on Facebook in college and he kept doing opeds about how gay people getting married was equivalent to bestiality. Like I wanna say he wrote for RedState or Townhall but can't find em.

this seems like a good passage to memorize right now

The GOP are going to live to regret that they successfully trained Americans not to be all that afraid of guns.

The Limits of Violent Authoritarianism Trump’s authoritarian desires are boundless. But the past year proves that his ability to impose them on America is not.

I am taking down the paywall for this one, as I believe it remains relevant as a reflection on the limits of the authoritarian assault – and the need to push back against the idea that America is inevitably and irresistibly marching towards a Trump dictatorship.

This week’s piece:

September 2, 2025 Filing 77 Final MOTION to Amend #31 Order on Motion for Reconsideration, #42 Notice-Other, #43 Preliminary Injunction, #12 Affidavit, #59 Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis,, Set Deadlines/Hearings,,AMEND YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT YOUR FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF THIS CASE AND WDWA, filed by Plaintiff Ingrid Johnson. Noting Date 9/2/2025, (Johnson, Ingrid) September 2, 2025 Filing 76 JUDGMENT BY COURT. This case is DISMISSED with prejudice for reasons discussed at Dkt. #75 . (APH)

they dismissed her case with prejudice and she responded with a motion to "AMEND YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT YOUR FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF THIS CASE AND WDWA"

AMEND YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT YOUR FUTURE

I AM GOING TO USE THAT SO OFTEN AND NOBODY WILL KNOW WHAT I'M REFERENCING

Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE (RNS)— Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block t...

NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.

It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...

This is the stupidest stuff I've read this year so far and I will tell you why so you don't have to read it.

ARTE

Microsoft demands you set your computer up this way and makes it EXTREMELY DIFFICULT not to. Here's the fix: Go to device encryption in settings. Turn off encryption. Go to your account screen in settings, and switch to a local account. Then turn encryption back on. KEEP A PAPER RECORD OF THE KEY.

Another tiny victory. We made it to Friday. This calls for a brief dance party.

This isn't just near Independence Hall. It's where Washington stayed while president, kept slaves, posted bounty ads for runaways, and rotated them back and forth to VA to evade PA's manumission law. This is what it's known for, this specific location's primary historical significance is slavery.

The official Knight’s Path Twitter account posting an image of a female romanceable character, which an account asked if the game will include LGBTQ representation.

The official Knight’s Path Twitter account responded to a comment regarding LGBTQ representation in the game, stating “We care about gaming and fun not modern agendas.”

If you’re thinking of supporting this game or the devs in particular, maybe rethink it.

They’re publicly either rejecting or refusing to acknowledge homosexuality, same-sex acts & intimacy and the existence of queer people in medieval history.

Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.

That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.

Fucking incredible.

Them gearing up to add ads to ChatGPT was 0% surprising. But if this means what it seems, then I have a feeling THEY have a feeling another big round of investor money is not on the horizon.