It's being reported that the Pentagon is authorizing military lawyers to serve as immigration judges. This is a threat to the Constitution. Don't say we didn't warn you. From the archives:
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It's being reported that the Pentagon is authorizing military lawyers to serve as immigration judges. This is a threat to the Constitution. Don't say we didn't warn you. From the archives:
āGet it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.ā Dwight D. Eisenhower
I can't. What are we doing??!! These kids LEARN this. The first person that looked to be trying to intervene was a girl. We are so lost.
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I liked the theories you discussed, Shannon and Pooya.
Revoking an entire nationalityās visas is collective punishment and never acceptable ā especially in this moment when millions of Palestinians lack equal rights, basic healthcare, and so much more at home, forcing them out of the US is unfathomably cruel. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment. Millions of people with jobsāeven multiple jobsāaren't safe from homelessness in this country.
No matter what @MarshaBlackburn keeps saying, itās not criminals theyāre targeting. www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/u...
They're hearts are black, and they are soulless.
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social PLEASE announce that CA will hire the CDC staff and keep it running to give guidance and advice to the BLUE states, and that those states will act in accordance with those recommendations. ACTIONS speak louder than words, even if the words are in all caps.
Are we no longer talking about the EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? Are we?
Like others, I need the yard or ability to walk my dogs (without speaking to others is ideal), but I could go a long time. Def 5-6 months, esp in summer/fall.
Oh, but why didn't he call the Grim Reaper in charge of HHS for some miracle cure?
The national Democratic Party has forgotten how to fight. But in this critical moment, we need fighters ā not folders. We need a Democratic Party that is a little less Washington and a little more Texas.
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Murderer not shooter. I don't care male/female, white/black, religious/atheist, dem/repub . . . murderer is the appropriate term.
Shuler: They want to convince people that we are each otherās enemiesāthat we need to fight one another to land a good job, to find a home in a safe neighborhood, that only so many of us can live with dignity at the same time. But we are not each otherās enemies. We are each otherās neighbors
#chicago #nationalguard #fdt
Blue state soft secession. Hold back the money.
Schools Theaters Concerts Malls Churches Synagogues Mosques Parks Nightclubs Offices Festivals Stores Military Bases Bars Post Offices Yoga Studios Super Bowl parades Nowhere is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America. You can't tell me we must simply accept it.
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The DOUBLESPEAK!!!
THISā¦is the mindset. THISā¦is the attitude. THISā¦is the fire in the gutā¦.that we are going to ALL have to adopt. I have. Have you? We canāt have people sit this one outā¦and still prevail.
Constituent: You need to take your head out of Trumpās ass.
This guy is the vice president, a venture capitalist, and a Yale Law grad. And completely ignorant about the basics of World War 2. Sheesh.
The fact that this administration is hell bent on punishing Kilmar Abrego Garcia while rewarding Ghislane Maxwell tells you all you need to know about their violent racism and misogyny.
I understand some people must work. If you can call out, please support the Blackout. The spending part should be easy, and if you've embraced the strategy of VOTING WITH YOUR DOLLARS, you know retail sales are lagging for the big boxes. When you do spend, shop local small businesses. āļø
Fuck Jim Jordan. He protected a sexual abuser for years, told his players he'd help them, and bailed. #epsteinfiles
āI was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that islandā¦ and I was not the only girl on that islandā¦ Ghislaine must die in prison, because Iāve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.ā Listen to the survivors.
His eyes looked really weird in yesterday's press conference.
Fuckkkkk no! This is vile.
Also would recommend "Night" by Elie Weisel
"The Bluest Eye" should be a mandatory read.
I loved "Black Boy"
"Beloved" altered something inside of me, and I was never the same. And that is not hyperbole. Highly recommend.
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Alternate cheese rec? I dislike ricotta.
Hereās what was NOT released today: - the proffer agreement between Maxwell and the DoJ - the agreement transferring Maxwell to club fed - communications showing who waived Maxwellās sex offender status allowing her transfer and possible work assignments outside prison - the Epstein files
I noticed this, too.
Jon asks why the GOP's "one is too many" logic applies only to immigrants and not mass shootings
I've been thinking about billboards all over the country with this type of content ... and others.
Itās about racism and pretending itās not about racism will not magically erase the racism
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Soulless.
Trump is telling us his plan for 2026. Those of us who care about free and fair elections must take him seriously and literally. We cannot simply bring guns to a gun fight. We need to bring missiles.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I just liked the pretty colors on the sticker."
This last paragraph in @jimacosta.bsky.social tonightās newsletter: š„ In short, Newsom is saying āfuck it.ā And for now, so should the rest of the Democratic party, until there are no fucks to give, while there is still a democracy to give a fuck about. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
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What blue state is stepping up next? Whoās gonna meet this moment with the urgency it deserves? Who wants to be able to tell their kids and grandkids that when everything was on the line, they didnāt just SAY the right things, but DID the right thing with the power they had?
@governor.ca.gov with a Pulitzer level tweet!! Come on, Dem Govs, find your way to FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!!! @governor.pa.gov, where you at???!!!
Red states rely on the money from Blue states to function. This can all be over the second Democratic governors actually wield their power.
I cried through this. Thank you for sharing it. I needed it.
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It is mind blowing to hear Democratic politicians talking about the president sending the military into American cities as a ādistraction.ā Actually you are all now one degree away from being violently removed from power. The fact that this may not happen does not erase the fact that it may happen.
A crystal clear example of how these people don't care about others or see many of them as human beings of equal measure. It should affect you because you're HUMAN and you care about HUMANITY.
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I don't really think she WILL do it, just saying, she could.
@shannongaitz.bsky.social Can you buy Survivor AU buffs? I'm obsessed with the colors for the World tribe (and I'm Team USA).
I thought the same as previous commenter: Just tell them how much he won! Lol
@governor.pa.gov so many in PA!!! Please stand up and fight this cruelty!!
Looks like an excellent banner photo!
Democratic Governors, you have to play hardball. Red states can't function without your economies. They clearly want to F around. It's find out time.
Please: DO NOT NORMALIZE OR EXPLAIN AWAY ARMED MILITARY ENGAGED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AN AMERICAN CITY. If it doesnāt seem that off base or unusual to you, perhaps itās because you are not the target of this.
Sat around with my blank cassette tape ready during the Top 8 @ 8. Wrote endless song lyrics in notebooks. #GenX
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Jasmine Crockett delivers passionate call for Texans to come together
Jeffries isn't the one. He proves it again. The Democratic leadership needs to go. The party has its lowest rating in modern history because of these cowards who bend the knee to corporate donors Mamdani is going to win & they're all gonna look weak. Also he lives in a rent stabilized apartment.
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What video???
āSmall children from poor or middle-class families who watch āSesame Streetā do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,ā Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
I want someone who's a fighter, which he's proving to be. But I want someone more progressive. All that being said, it'll probably be Vance or Rubio and I'd vote against both of them pretty much no matter what.
Where do I find this tote you speak of?
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JFC!!
Amazing!!!
Stephen Miller tried to claim only real "Americans" built the Empire State Building, but he left out the true stories of the Indigenous ironworkers who actually did. The Mohawk Skywalkers helped shape America's skylinesāand shatter the lie behind Millerās whitewashed nostalgia.
So sweet!!!
I canāt help but notice the Wall Street Journal stopped getting Epstein leaks after Todd Blanche met with Ghislaine Maxwell and she was moved to a minimum security resort.
Just DO IT
TKaM is my favorite novel of all time & the movie is a classic.
THIS IS WHAT WE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO EXPRESS FOR YEARS!!! ššš
Because the State Senate hasnāt acted, we are just days away from devastating cuts to SEPTA. School starts in 2 weeks and those cuts would hurt 55,000 kids ā and their families ā who rely on SEPTA buses and trains to get to class. Itās time to get this done.
@governor.pa.gov What can be done about this? Please help our people in Pittsburgh.
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Nothing could keep me from voting. Period. F this admin.
Is today Ghislaine Maxwellās spa day or yoga class?
A video arguing that women shouldnāt be able to vote was just shared by Trumpās Secretary of Defense, the guy in charge of our whole military. And Democratic Party leaders still canāt stand up to this administration?! Our rights are on the line and all our party leaders offer us is silence.
These Americans served with honor for more than a decade. Put their lives on the line. Trump fired them, just for being who they are-and now is denying retirement benefits our nation promised them for their service. Treating troops this way is dishonorable, unfair, & harmful to national security.
DEMOCRATIC. LEADERSHIP. YOU. ARE. NOT. DOING. ENOUGH.
Was performative "woke" Kendall Roy there? š¤£š¤£
They could use these as Rorschach tests.
Do you need to follow me, too? I can't see an option to message you.
Is if possible for me to DM you here on BS?
Newsflash, Wannabe Dictator: I donāt care how many times you shake the Etch A Sketch trying to redraw these lines. Iām not disappearing. Iāll be back, still on your behind every step of the way. (1/2)
Beautiful example of humanity. #California #donuts
