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Ashton Pittman
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· Nov 23
The mystery roll of film I developed yesterday turned out to be from my 2017 trip to Rodney, Mississippi—a ghost town on the banks of the Mississippi River that almost became the state capital.
Here you can see Rodney Presbyterian Church, whose façade is still damaged from a Civil War battle. 🧵
Here you can see Rodney Presbyterian Church, whose façade is still damaged from a Civil War battle. 🧵
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December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
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i keep thinking about that scene in The American President where President Shepherd absolutely *anguishes* about ordering a strike on the libyan intelligence headquarters because he knows it'll kill a lone civilian janitor
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
i keep thinking about that scene in The American President where President Shepherd absolutely *anguishes* about ordering a strike on the libyan intelligence headquarters because he knows it'll kill a lone civilian janitor
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“Yes, yes, we can see all your ‘facts’ and all the adorable little ‘evidence,’ but you failed to consider that none of that matters if we all close our eyes and pretend the Texas GOP actually had pure motives here, you stupid little rubes.”
The dripping contempt the right wing SCOTUS majority holds for district judges is truly a sight to behold every time. When they deign to give actual reasons for their shadow docket holdings, it’s “look at the absolute idiots who keep getting everything wrong!”
December 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
“Yes, yes, we can see all your ‘facts’ and all the adorable little ‘evidence,’ but you failed to consider that none of that matters if we all close our eyes and pretend the Texas GOP actually had pure motives here, you stupid little rubes.”
Supreme Court OKs racist gerrymandering.
Texas clearly did a racial gerrymander, which is illegal.
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
A district court found that Texas did a racial gerrymander, rejecting the new map because it is illegal.
But the Supreme Court reversed it.
Because? Must assume the gerrymanderers were acting in good faith (despite the evidence otherwise).
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Supreme Court OKs racist gerrymandering.
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Here's the full Supreme Court ruling that allows Texas's racial gerrymander, from which I took the excerpted screenshot above:
25A608 Order.pdf | Powered by Box
utexas.app.box.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Here's the full Supreme Court ruling that allows Texas's racial gerrymander, from which I took the excerpted screenshot above:
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December 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
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Gabriel Olivier, a Mississippi street preacher, was convicted for violating a City of Brandon ordinance while hurling insults like “Jezebels,” "drunkards," and "nasty" at concertgoers outside of a designated protest area.
Now, his lawsuit has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Now, his lawsuit has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
buff.ly/k3KZoyM
Mississippi Street Preacher Who Called Concertgoers ‘Jezebels’ Asks SCOTUS to Revive Case
Gabriel Olivier, a Mississippi street preacher who was charged for violating a Brandon ordinance, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his lawsuit.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Gabriel Olivier, a Mississippi street preacher, was convicted for violating a City of Brandon ordinance while hurling insults like “Jezebels,” "drunkards," and "nasty" at concertgoers outside of a designated protest area.
Now, his lawsuit has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
buff.ly/k3KZoyM
Now, his lawsuit has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
buff.ly/k3KZoyM
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Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Wednesday as a Mississippi street preacher—convicted of violating a City of Brandon ordinance while hurling epithets like "Jezebel," "nasty" and "drunkards" at concertgoers—argued he should have the right to sue to block it.
Mississippi Street Preacher Who Called Concertgoers ‘Jezebels’ Asks SCOTUS to Revive Case
Gabriel Olivier, a Mississippi street preacher who was charged for violating a Brandon ordinance, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his lawsuit.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Wednesday as a Mississippi street preacher—convicted of violating a City of Brandon ordinance while hurling epithets like "Jezebel," "nasty" and "drunkards" at concertgoers—argued he should have the right to sue to block it.
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🚨NEW #BOOMLAWYERED🚨
An abortion pill bounty hunter law goes into effect in Texas TODAY.
The law allows a person to file a lawsuit against an abortion pill provider/manufacturer/distributor. If they win the lawsuit and are related to the fetus, they get 100K. If they're not related, they get 10K.
An abortion pill bounty hunter law goes into effect in Texas TODAY.
The law allows a person to file a lawsuit against an abortion pill provider/manufacturer/distributor. If they win the lawsuit and are related to the fetus, they get 100K. If they're not related, they get 10K.
Texas Ups the Ante on Its Fight Against Abortion Pills (Podcast)
What you need to know about who the legislation targets, and what it could mean for the future of abortion access nationwide.
rewirenewsgroup.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🚨NEW #BOOMLAWYERED🚨
An abortion pill bounty hunter law goes into effect in Texas TODAY.
The law allows a person to file a lawsuit against an abortion pill provider/manufacturer/distributor. If they win the lawsuit and are related to the fetus, they get 100K. If they're not related, they get 10K.
An abortion pill bounty hunter law goes into effect in Texas TODAY.
The law allows a person to file a lawsuit against an abortion pill provider/manufacturer/distributor. If they win the lawsuit and are related to the fetus, they get 100K. If they're not related, they get 10K.
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Local activists reported a series of arrests across the Twin Cities, including outside Somali housing areas, malls and at a Latino day labor spot, after a contingent of ICE agents descended on the Twin Cities.
Written by Katelyn Vue, Andrew Hazzard, Atra Mohamed and Joey Peters.
Written by Katelyn Vue, Andrew Hazzard, Atra Mohamed and Joey Peters.
‘Creating fear and chaos’: ICE officials target Somali neighborhoods, scoop up U.S. citizens in sweep
Local activists reported a series of arrests across the Twin Cities, including outside Somali housing areas, malls and at a Latino day labor spot, after a contingent of ICE agents descended on the Twi...
sahanjournal.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Local activists reported a series of arrests across the Twin Cities, including outside Somali housing areas, malls and at a Latino day labor spot, after a contingent of ICE agents descended on the Twin Cities.
Written by Katelyn Vue, Andrew Hazzard, Atra Mohamed and Joey Peters.
Written by Katelyn Vue, Andrew Hazzard, Atra Mohamed and Joey Peters.
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“Nonono, it’s not eugenics it’s just empowering us to select in children the traits we prefer.”
Eugenicists have tried this rebrand. They adopted the term “reprogenetics” and argued that because it’s being done to genes directly, treating human like cattle to be bred for certain traits is fine.
Eugenicists have tried this rebrand. They adopted the term “reprogenetics” and argued that because it’s being done to genes directly, treating human like cattle to be bred for certain traits is fine.
His “it’s not a eugenics company” tee is raising questions already answered by his shirt. www.cbsnews.com/news/nucleus...
![Sadeghi says this "genetic optimization" allows parents to minimize disease while maximizing traits they prefer. However, critics have drawn comparisons to a different term: "eugenics."
"[It's not eugenics] by any stretch, because it's fundamentally about empowering people with information that they can use to give their child the best start in life," he said. "And yes, if you want 2 inches taller for your child, 3 inches taller, right, if you want a couple IQ-point difference, absolutely, by all means, do that. But I'm saying, you're really asking me here, you're asking me, what is life about? That's what you're really getting at when you talk about height and IQ, right, they're abstractions of life."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hakzua5btcgcfjye2yujlhos/bafkreifaqvbu6nccxgbeyhhxnijihbi33qd27xijof7fy4apsgbbnmbw64@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“Nonono, it’s not eugenics it’s just empowering us to select in children the traits we prefer.”
Eugenicists have tried this rebrand. They adopted the term “reprogenetics” and argued that because it’s being done to genes directly, treating human like cattle to be bred for certain traits is fine.
Eugenicists have tried this rebrand. They adopted the term “reprogenetics” and argued that because it’s being done to genes directly, treating human like cattle to be bred for certain traits is fine.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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This has nothing to do with the law, crime or illegal immigration.
It is about racism and ethnic cleansing.
It is about racism and ethnic cleansing.
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This has nothing to do with the law, crime or illegal immigration.
It is about racism and ethnic cleansing.
It is about racism and ethnic cleansing.
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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Data analyzed by the U.S. Capitol Police suggests that Congress members were more likely to receive violent threats not based on their race, seniority, or party, but by the attention they generate on social media.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
When Participating in Politics Puts Your Life at Risk
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem. Elected officials from both parties are struggling to respond.
www.newyorker.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Data analyzed by the U.S. Capitol Police suggests that Congress members were more likely to receive violent threats not based on their race, seniority, or party, but by the attention they generate on social media.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
This is creepy in so many ways.
Hey, quick question about this photo from Epstein's island: What the fuck
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This is creepy in so many ways.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Right now, your support goes 3X as far. That means your $100 gift becomes $300. Thanks to B.R. Hawkins, Beverley Coleman and the Philanthropic Access Partner Fund, we have a fresh $5,000 triple match. Will you consider donating to our 501(c)(3) today? givebutter.com/mfpdonate
December 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'”
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'”
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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This timing makes a lot more sense now, doesn’t it?
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This timing makes a lot more sense now, doesn’t it?
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
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The Greenwood 2 Solutions Circle last night in Mississippi Delta was intense, honest and solutions-driven. Gun violence, in particular, is a very serious issue there, even by Mississippi’s low gun-loving standards, with few real organized solutions. The community wants to organize to change that.
December 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The Greenwood 2 Solutions Circle last night in Mississippi Delta was intense, honest and solutions-driven. Gun violence, in particular, is a very serious issue there, even by Mississippi’s low gun-loving standards, with few real organized solutions. The community wants to organize to change that.
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LSU is paying its previous football coach over $50 million NOT to coach there while likely guaranteeing Kiffin something approaching double that, all while having an academic hiring freeze and budget cuts across the board. What is the purpose of a university (rhetorical)?
SOURCES: Lane Kiffin is expected to accept LSU's offer to become the Tigers next head coach. Kiffin is set to meet with his Ole Miss team this morning at 9 AM CT. As we reported yesterday morning, LSU has been very confident it was going to land Kiffin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
Lane Kiffin expected to take LSU job as Ole Miss sets team meeting: Source
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
LSU is paying its previous football coach over $50 million NOT to coach there while likely guaranteeing Kiffin something approaching double that, all while having an academic hiring freeze and budget cuts across the board. What is the purpose of a university (rhetorical)?