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Squirrel Cop - This American Life The first day inevitably means mistakes, mishaps, fiascos.

Hilarious- www.thisamericanlife.org/115/first-da...

(around an image of a masked ICE agent holding a gun) Republicans "One Big Beautiful Bill' nearly tripled funding for ICE. That money came from your benefits: paid for by cuts to reproductive health care paid for by cuts to Medicare & Medicaid paid for by cuts to SNAP paid for by cuts to clean energy projects paid for by cuts to obesity prevention paid for by cuts to disaster response paid for by cuts to energy tax credits

"Equal obligation" among citizens and government agents to "avoid violence" is a Hobbesian view of governance, the kind explicitly rejected by the Framers in favor of the Lockean social compact. The state is a trustee, the agents fiduciaries, the citizens beneficiaries.

Read a book you dullards.

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

“Supercharging this law enforcement agency and at the same time you have oversight being eliminated?” said a former DHS official. “This is very scary.”

(Published Oct. 2025)

Utah reviewed its voter rolls for noncitizens. It found one. Who never voted The results sharply undercut the narrative of widespread noncitizen voting Republicans are using to promote new nationwide restrictions on voting.

“After a sweeping, Republican-led review of more than 2 million voter registrations, Utah election officials identified just one apparent noncitizen in their voter rolls — who never voted.”

But that wont stop Trump from lying about “voter fraud.” Ignore him. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

MAGA people aren’t following any moral code- saw this sign today:

The Rules of Grief The post-Kirk purge was never about decency. Trump's response to Rob Reiner's murder proves it.

Today's newsletter: The same machine that destroyed 600 lives over Charlie Kirk has nothing to say about Trump mocking Rob Reiner. www.readtpa.com/p/the-rules-...

Trainwreck? In October 2024, The Economist called Biden's economy "the envy of the world."

Recently read and highly recommend The Source by Michener.

No; it means you must undertake scientific investigation that disproves the facts with which you disagree. Your criticism is not enough.

I guess a girl can dream, but it’s not going to happen…

Raskin: "Speaker Johnson described the exercise of 1st Amendment rights across the country by 6 or 7 millions Americans as part of No Kings as a 'Hate America Rally.' The Hate America Rally happened on January 6 ... there were more than 140 police officers who were wounded."

Athens, GA.10/18 No Kings Rally on Game Day

Impeach Trump ~ grifter in chief

No Kingsgs

No Kings ~ Athens, GA

It's odd that Republicans can do the mental gymnastics to link Tylenol to autism, but not link gun deaths to guns.

Is It Fascism? A Leading Historian Changes His Mind.

I just read an interview with Paxton, helpfully reposted by Jamelle Bouie. You’ve probably already read this; but a good distillation for those of us who are not historians. www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/m...

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

This is a firing offense. Bill Pulte must go.

At least 2 students shot at high school in Colorado, authorities say At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

This afternoon, in addition to Charlie Kirk, there was a school shooting. Bullets don't know and don't care if you are a Republican or Democrat. It is time for Republicans and Democrats to find a way to work together to reduce gun violence.
www.wcpo.com/us-news/crim...

DeSantis had a new signs installed to welcome tourists- using his anti-woke catchphrase. That’s a political act. www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2...

And wearing this hat.

Gonna keep posting til it stops being funny

The list of signatories tells you everything! No prestige behind Manhattan Institute with Rufo!

Don’t miss this episode of an always informative podcast. Thank you!

I have sympathy for media outlets discussing complicated legal issues, but it is outright false for @nytimes.com to describe birthright citizenship as a "custom."

It is the law. It is the text of the Constitution. Are the Bill of Rights a "custom" too? What about the Presidency itself?

Loved the opening~ horror movie material.

We were there! So many people and great signs!

Protestor wearing a cardboard tank with script readjng “Trump is tanking America”

Athens, Georgia. Proud sanctuary city!

No toll roads in Michigan

Alex Karp Has Money and Power. So What Does He Want?

Great story! Next I read that puff piece by Dowd.. lets you know how all these tech bros think of themselves. www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/s...