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Trump's Homeland Security Department is diverting resources intended for fighting child abuse, sex trafficking, and terrorism toward deportations. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Trump's Homeland Security Department is diverting resources intended for fighting child abuse, sex trafficking, and terrorism toward deportations. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
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I don’t think we can rule out the porcu-president at this point.
A random asexual autist who’s like the undersecretary of Fish and Wildlife’s eastern Kentucky porcupine preservation division somehow becomes God Emperor of America by virtue of being the highest ranking official unaware of Epstein’s actions.
November 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I don’t think we can rule out the porcu-president at this point.
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If I ran a shadowy international cabal, I would simply not pull the strings to make the least subtle, most obnoxious and fame-addicted man alive the president after giving him all our secrets.
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
If I ran a shadowy international cabal, I would simply not pull the strings to make the least subtle, most obnoxious and fame-addicted man alive the president after giving him all our secrets.
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I think this is true but it’s also even worse than this: by doing this I think what elites have inadvertently selected for is malicious low cunning and the willingness to use it as a weapon.
The paradox of the elite is that their most sought-after quality is “smart.” But they’re mostly not smart enough to tell if someone is smart.
One consequence of this is that elite spaces are dominated by people who have learned to sound smart to non-smart people, often by saying stupid things.
One consequence of this is that elite spaces are dominated by people who have learned to sound smart to non-smart people, often by saying stupid things.
and the thing that comes across from the correspondence is this guy is just a fucking gross moron! I don't mean the spelling and punctuation - there's zero content there, his grasp of everything is at best shallow and normally outright nonsense.
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I think this is true but it’s also even worse than this: by doing this I think what elites have inadvertently selected for is malicious low cunning and the willingness to use it as a weapon.
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Trump II is like if American elites handed robo-Hitler a crown but the Mecha-Furher tripped on his shoelaces walking over to pick it up, stumbled down three flights of stairs, and landed face first in a steaming pile of dogshit.
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Trump II is like if American elites handed robo-Hitler a crown but the Mecha-Furher tripped on his shoelaces walking over to pick it up, stumbled down three flights of stairs, and landed face first in a steaming pile of dogshit.
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Like, I’m glad about the trippy-poop thing but also I’m a bit miffed about the trying to hand the crown over in the first place.
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Like, I’m glad about the trippy-poop thing but also I’m a bit miffed about the trying to hand the crown over in the first place.
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At some point, Europeans are going to need to grapple with the fact that they've allowed the United States to be their sineater.
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
At some point, Europeans are going to need to grapple with the fact that they've allowed the United States to be their sineater.
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my general theory is that the break is real, not kayfabe, and that she legitimately thinks trump's betrayed his supporters and that she's the true heir to them
Knowing the key to understanding right-wing politics in the US is understanding wrestling, they see government as kayfabe, I will ask my more wrestling-adjacent friends if this MTG/Trump break is a face turn by MTG (still a racist anti-semite, don't get me wrong) or a false break like Musk/Trump.
November 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
my general theory is that the break is real, not kayfabe, and that she legitimately thinks trump's betrayed his supporters and that she's the true heir to them
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A movement so impoverished it can be split by multiple leaders whose greatest talent is believing their own lies
my general theory is that the break is real, not kayfabe, and that she legitimately thinks trump's betrayed his supporters and that she's the true heir to them
Knowing the key to understanding right-wing politics in the US is understanding wrestling, they see government as kayfabe, I will ask my more wrestling-adjacent friends if this MTG/Trump break is a face turn by MTG (still a racist anti-semite, don't get me wrong) or a false break like Musk/Trump.
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A movement so impoverished it can be split by multiple leaders whose greatest talent is believing their own lies
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reading him feels like witnessing an assault
It’s sort of clarifying to see him describe this dynamic so directly www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
reading him feels like witnessing an assault
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Trump went all the way to the Supreme Court to withhold food from vulnerable Americans.
Now, he’s firing a worker for laying out the facts: Republicans were using hunger as a political weapon.
Democrats are going to fight back for Ellen, and all federal workers.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/m...
Now, he’s firing a worker for laying out the facts: Republicans were using hunger as a political weapon.
Democrats are going to fight back for Ellen, and all federal workers.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/m...
‘Squashing people’s voices’: Boston federal worker who decried SNAP cuts on MSNBC now faces firing by Trump administration - The Boston Globe
A USDA employee in Boston says the Trump administration is retaliating against her for speaking out.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Trump went all the way to the Supreme Court to withhold food from vulnerable Americans.
Now, he’s firing a worker for laying out the facts: Republicans were using hunger as a political weapon.
Democrats are going to fight back for Ellen, and all federal workers.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/m...
Now, he’s firing a worker for laying out the facts: Republicans were using hunger as a political weapon.
Democrats are going to fight back for Ellen, and all federal workers.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/m...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stops predatory, price gouging corporations from screwing you over even more.
Trump & his cronies are literally making it easier for greedy businesses to pad the pockets of their wealthy shareholders & billionaire CEOs at your expense.
Trump & his cronies are literally making it easier for greedy businesses to pad the pockets of their wealthy shareholders & billionaire CEOs at your expense.
Russell Vought advances plan to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Trump White House doesn’t just want to curtail the CFPB’s efforts, it also wants to stop them — permanently.
www.msnbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stops predatory, price gouging corporations from screwing you over even more.
Trump & his cronies are literally making it easier for greedy businesses to pad the pockets of their wealthy shareholders & billionaire CEOs at your expense.
Trump & his cronies are literally making it easier for greedy businesses to pad the pockets of their wealthy shareholders & billionaire CEOs at your expense.
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Do you know who is paying for Trump’s ballroom?
Amazon
Google
Apple
Meta
And a bunch of other companies that coincidentally have business in front of the Trump Administration right now.
So are these companies getting special favors in return? I’m pressing for answers.
Amazon
Apple
Meta
And a bunch of other companies that coincidentally have business in front of the Trump Administration right now.
So are these companies getting special favors in return? I’m pressing for answers.
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Do you know who is paying for Trump’s ballroom?
Amazon
Google
Apple
Meta
And a bunch of other companies that coincidentally have business in front of the Trump Administration right now.
So are these companies getting special favors in return? I’m pressing for answers.
Amazon
Apple
Meta
And a bunch of other companies that coincidentally have business in front of the Trump Administration right now.
So are these companies getting special favors in return? I’m pressing for answers.
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Trump must work with Russia to stick with New START. This nuclear treaty—the only legal limit on Russian nuclear forces—expires in less than 100 days. No one wants a new nuclear arms race.
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Trump must work with Russia to stick with New START. This nuclear treaty—the only legal limit on Russian nuclear forces—expires in less than 100 days. No one wants a new nuclear arms race.
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I'll add, when the reviewers are FBI agents who know damn well this review is being done to assess damage to Trump and for an eventual cover-up, they're probably going to take especial care to document what they've seen. bsky.app/profile/did:...
Pam Bondi was incompetent and stupid to do the review this way (I've read the system was open, so even people not supposed to review could review). I've done massive doc reviews like this. The reviewers *always* remember the details about incriminating hot docs like this.
November 17, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I'll add, when the reviewers are FBI agents who know damn well this review is being done to assess damage to Trump and for an eventual cover-up, they're probably going to take especial care to document what they've seen. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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It’s a great essay by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, but more than great it’s important
You can’t go around saying people are ignorant & won’t change. Some—maybe most—won’t change; they will resist listening & learning. But w Trump & MAGA collapsing we have an opportunity to change some minds /1
You can’t go around saying people are ignorant & won’t change. Some—maybe most—won’t change; they will resist listening & learning. But w Trump & MAGA collapsing we have an opportunity to change some minds /1
No secret that I'm a huge @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social fan. This piece is tough, important, and excellent. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/how-big-shou...
How Big Should Your Tent Be?
It's striking to me that a lot of people want politics to be about their personal feelings, in which case they're not engaged in politics, though they may be engaged in the sabotage of politics. This ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
It’s a great essay by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, but more than great it’s important
You can’t go around saying people are ignorant & won’t change. Some—maybe most—won’t change; they will resist listening & learning. But w Trump & MAGA collapsing we have an opportunity to change some minds /1
You can’t go around saying people are ignorant & won’t change. Some—maybe most—won’t change; they will resist listening & learning. But w Trump & MAGA collapsing we have an opportunity to change some minds /1
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We have many opportunities bc of Trump. Here are 2
1. The brutality, cruelty, & disrespect of communities by Border Patrol/ICE will piss off a lot of people who weren’t very pro-immigration
2. Trump/Vought etc are decimating rural areas. If Dems lose by 35 instead of 50 they’ll demolish the GOP 2
1. The brutality, cruelty, & disrespect of communities by Border Patrol/ICE will piss off a lot of people who weren’t very pro-immigration
2. Trump/Vought etc are decimating rural areas. If Dems lose by 35 instead of 50 they’ll demolish the GOP 2
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 AM
We have many opportunities bc of Trump. Here are 2
1. The brutality, cruelty, & disrespect of communities by Border Patrol/ICE will piss off a lot of people who weren’t very pro-immigration
2. Trump/Vought etc are decimating rural areas. If Dems lose by 35 instead of 50 they’ll demolish the GOP 2
1. The brutality, cruelty, & disrespect of communities by Border Patrol/ICE will piss off a lot of people who weren’t very pro-immigration
2. Trump/Vought etc are decimating rural areas. If Dems lose by 35 instead of 50 they’ll demolish the GOP 2
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I actually think it's funny they used "Operation Charlotte's Web."
The smart female protecting her home wins.
It's about solidarity.
The vicious murderers are thwarted by creativity.
Are none of these goons literate, even at a third grade level?
The smart female protecting her home wins.
It's about solidarity.
The vicious murderers are thwarted by creativity.
Are none of these goons literate, even at a third grade level?
Charlotte arrests rising, protesters detained in Border Patrol Day 2. Department of Homeland Security said it’s “surging resources” for “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” Border Patrol says 81 people arrested Saturday. (Via Desiree Mathurin & Mary Ramsey) www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a... #ncpol
Live updates: Charlotte arrests rising, protesters detained in Border Patrol Day 2
Homeland Security said it was “surging resources” for “Operation Charlotte’s Web” but didn’t say how long agents would remain in Charlotte.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I actually think it's funny they used "Operation Charlotte's Web."
The smart female protecting her home wins.
It's about solidarity.
The vicious murderers are thwarted by creativity.
Are none of these goons literate, even at a third grade level?
The smart female protecting her home wins.
It's about solidarity.
The vicious murderers are thwarted by creativity.
Are none of these goons literate, even at a third grade level?
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Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
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rape culture teaches men to lead empty lives where they believe they’re so fundamentally unlovable at their core that they can only simulate the experience of being sincerely desired by cultivating power and leveraging it to obtain simulated, insincere romance through manipulation and coercion
November 17, 2025 at 4:13 AM
rape culture teaches men to lead empty lives where they believe they’re so fundamentally unlovable at their core that they can only simulate the experience of being sincerely desired by cultivating power and leveraging it to obtain simulated, insincere romance through manipulation and coercion
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relatedly, ralph nader deserves to be remembered for the rest of time as someone who voluntarily assisted in a critical attack on american democracy, the importance of which far outweighs any of his consumer advocacy
bush v gore is the hinge upon which basically everything awful from the last quarter century swings on
i don't think that bush v. gore is the *worst* ruling in the history of the supreme court, but i do think it is the most openly *corrupt* ruling in its history. a real disgrace.
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
relatedly, ralph nader deserves to be remembered for the rest of time as someone who voluntarily assisted in a critical attack on american democracy, the importance of which far outweighs any of his consumer advocacy
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Live in a Trumpy area of California with a strong hemp industry.
This could end up peeling younger voters, libertarianish Republicans, & hemp industry workers away from Trump-MAGA.
This could end up peeling younger voters, libertarianish Republicans, & hemp industry workers away from Trump-MAGA.
Also think that getting rid of the Hemp loophole is going to absolutely turbofuck the GOP, tbh.
You can't blow up an industry like that that has a heavy rural component as the explicitly rural party and assume it's all going to be hunky-dory.
You can't blow up an industry like that that has a heavy rural component as the explicitly rural party and assume it's all going to be hunky-dory.
November 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Live in a Trumpy area of California with a strong hemp industry.
This could end up peeling younger voters, libertarianish Republicans, & hemp industry workers away from Trump-MAGA.
This could end up peeling younger voters, libertarianish Republicans, & hemp industry workers away from Trump-MAGA.
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I confess I never saw a day where Trump would have to order his AG to protect him because the members of the MAGA GOP would begin to break ranks with him on ANY issue, but that just goes to show you how volatile The Epstein Files have become and how truly panicked Tang the Conqueror really is.
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I confess I never saw a day where Trump would have to order his AG to protect him because the members of the MAGA GOP would begin to break ranks with him on ANY issue, but that just goes to show you how volatile The Epstein Files have become and how truly panicked Tang the Conqueror really is.