Hopefully Hypervigilant (a.k.a. Libby Milliken)
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Indefatigable defender of democracy & humans. Lawyer. Mom. ADHD. Gaelic-stubborn: they’ll give up before I do. I cope by gathering reliable info (Bsky sources ctgrzd into 16 dffrnt lists). Disagreement won’t offend me. Self-appntd Empress of the World. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💙
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What the country REALLY needs is one BIG BEAUTIFUL ANTIFASCIST PLATFORM to unite us all against TRUMPISM!
Hey folks, It’s time we start putting some serious thought behind the kind of nation we want to live in once Trumpism has been defeated.
It’s also time that we give up on the naive expectation that our elected leaders are going to take care of this problem for us.
It’s also time that we give up on the naive expectation that our elected leaders are going to take care of this problem for us.
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Good morning. Federal prosecutors in Chicago have moved to dismiss another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz. This time it's the case of Dana Briggs, which had been set for trial 12/8.
Briggs had U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino on his witness list.
Briggs had U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino on his witness list.
November 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Good morning. Federal prosecutors in Chicago have moved to dismiss another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz. This time it's the case of Dana Briggs, which had been set for trial 12/8.
Briggs had U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino on his witness list.
Briggs had U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino on his witness list.
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Trump issues an order for the arrest and criminal prosecution of members of Congress who made a video reminding soldiers and sailors that they swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and shouldn't implement illegal orders. Trump's conduct is unabashed fascism.
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Trump issues an order for the arrest and criminal prosecution of members of Congress who made a video reminding soldiers and sailors that they swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and shouldn't implement illegal orders. Trump's conduct is unabashed fascism.
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Needless to say, if you’re asserting privilege in response to a direct question from a judge, your day is already a career low and it’s only going to get worse.
From my notes—not a transcript, which doesn't exist yet—this was the exchange between Judge Nachmanoff & AUSA Lemons about the deputy AG telling him not to reveal if there was a declination memo in the Comey case. (A memo on why prosecutors weren't bringing charges.)
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Needless to say, if you’re asserting privilege in response to a direct question from a judge, your day is already a career low and it’s only going to get worse.
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In case someone needed a map
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
In case someone needed a map
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United States paid Eswatini $5.1M to accept deportees from third countries, Eswatini’s finance minister confirmed to Reuters.
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
United States paid Eswatini $5.1M to accept deportees from third countries, Eswatini’s finance minister confirmed to Reuters.
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A federal judge issues a preliminary injunction requiring certain public school districts in Texas to remove Ten Commandments displays. www.au.org/wp-content/u...
www.au.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A federal judge issues a preliminary injunction requiring certain public school districts in Texas to remove Ten Commandments displays. www.au.org/wp-content/u...
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Why he has kept getting jobs after being wrong about most major economic events of the last 30 years while being a well known sexist jackass I will never understand. After the Epstein stuff he should have been fired immediately and banned from campus. Continuing to teach should not be his choice.
nowhere near “ashamed” enough
“Dr. Summers added that he would continue teaching as an economics professor at Harvard”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
“Dr. Summers added that he would continue teaching as an economics professor at Harvard”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
Larry Summers, ‘Ashamed’ Over Epstein Ties, Steps Back From Public Commitments
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Why he has kept getting jobs after being wrong about most major economic events of the last 30 years while being a well known sexist jackass I will never understand. After the Epstein stuff he should have been fired immediately and banned from campus. Continuing to teach should not be his choice.
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The gang that couldn’t persecute straight.
It is a good thing, in this case, that the Trump Administration is so incompetent. They wanted to get even with Letitia James, but her contract permits the thing they charged her with.
3 words in Letitia James’ mortgage contract could doom the fraud case against her
James is charged with illegally collecting rental income on a second property. But her contract permits renting, according to POLITICO’s review of her contract and legal experts.
www.politico.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The gang that couldn’t persecute straight.
Anti DEI = Pro White-Male Affirmative Action
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Anti DEI = Pro White-Male Affirmative Action
Also—and perhaps more importantly—Republicans seem utterly incapable of avoiding critical mistakes.
Republicans are incapable of taking responsibility for their mistakes or actions.
Also, Michelle Obama & many other Democrats have worked to improve access to good nutrition & to educate people about good nutrition. These efforts have all been met with howls from Republicans.
Indeed, this notion
Also, Michelle Obama & many other Democrats have worked to improve access to good nutrition & to educate people about good nutrition. These efforts have all been met with howls from Republicans.
Indeed, this notion
BRENNAN: Do you regret your confirmation vote for Secretary Kennedy?
CASSIDY: You live life forward. Again, you just do. Let the day's own troubles be sufficient for the day.
BRENNAN: That sounds like yes
CASSIDY: You live life forward. Again, you just do. Let the day's own troubles be sufficient for the day.
BRENNAN: That sounds like yes
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Also—and perhaps more importantly—Republicans seem utterly incapable of avoiding critical mistakes.
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This is true. Why are they downplaying? Because the acolytes and cult members are willing to let dear leader be absolved of anything.
November 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is true. Why are they downplaying? Because the acolytes and cult members are willing to let dear leader be absolved of anything.
Just the act of naming one’s project “Prometheus” exemplifies the hubris for which various characters in mythologies from all over the world were deservedly punished…
The fate suffered by Prometheus would be a suitable end for Jeff Bezos and his fellow tech bros. fortune.com/2025/11/17/j...
Jeff Bezos is reportedly becoming a CEO again—and it's for a $6.2 billion AI startup called 'Project Prometheus' | Fortune
Prometheus brought fire to humanity in Greek myth. Could Project Prometheus help make Bezos' dreams of "millions of people living in space" come true?
fortune.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Just the act of naming one’s project “Prometheus” exemplifies the hubris for which various characters in mythologies from all over the world were deservedly punished…
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Someone should try to confirm that Kash Patel's "girlfriend" is being transported and guarded voluntarily.
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Someone should try to confirm that Kash Patel's "girlfriend" is being transported and guarded voluntarily.
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MAGA is currently trying to distract from Trump/Epstein by fabricating that the Trump shooter was trans. They cite that his DeviantArt profile allegedly had "they/them" pronouns despite the fact that legacy users w/o a gender selected automatically had "they/them" assigned to their profiles.
![A screenshot of a tweet by Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson). The tweet text reads: "It has now been confirmed that attempted Trump assassin Thomas Crooks used they/them pronouns, had a deep interest in furries, and was exploring gender identity. Add it to the list: - Charlie Kirk’s assassin Tyler Robinson had a furry obsession and lived with transgender [Show more]" Attached image: Below the text is a split image. On the left is a text block that reads: "Like alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson, Crooks appears to have been interested in 'furries' and exploring gender identity. He described himself with the pronouns 'they/them' on the platform DeviantArt... Two accounts linked to Crooks' primary email were found on DeviantArt, under usernames 'epicmicrowave' and 'theepicmicrowave.'" On the right is a yearbook-style photo of Thomas Crooks wearing glasses and a grey t-shirt.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sefgphqp2xqwh2hawaixykwz/bafkreibqi3cw5qlsbzw5k33bonjcxedmax7it52ffgdzqhwazsf4b2d7q4@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
MAGA is currently trying to distract from Trump/Epstein by fabricating that the Trump shooter was trans. They cite that his DeviantArt profile allegedly had "they/them" pronouns despite the fact that legacy users w/o a gender selected automatically had "they/them" assigned to their profiles.
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(1) What migrants coming across the border? Now? In 2025?
(2) Even if it were true (which I also doubt), how would people importing cattle raise the price of beef?
Even the lie doesn't make sense.
(2) Even if it were true (which I also doubt), how would people importing cattle raise the price of beef?
Even the lie doesn't make sense.
Scott Bessent just said that migrants coming across the border are bringing their cattle with them, and that's why beef prices are so high.
Has there been a single report of someone trying to bring cattle into this country? I highly doubt it.
Has there been a single report of someone trying to bring cattle into this country? I highly doubt it.
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
(1) What migrants coming across the border? Now? In 2025?
(2) Even if it were true (which I also doubt), how would people importing cattle raise the price of beef?
Even the lie doesn't make sense.
(2) Even if it were true (which I also doubt), how would people importing cattle raise the price of beef?
Even the lie doesn't make sense.
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Kristi Noem on FIFA tourists: "Then they would go home. And go home in a timely manner."
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Kristi Noem on FIFA tourists: "Then they would go home. And go home in a timely manner."
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“Fusarium graminearum”, a toxin smuggled into the US by a Chinese scientist now facing charges, is a fungus that can wipe out wheat and barley crops. A research professor of plant pathology says the case highlights serious vulnerabilities in American agricultural biosecurity: buff.ly/nggAjSd
What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus a Chinese scientist pleaded guilty to smuggling into the US?
When Fusarium graminearum infects wheat, it can pose a risk to humans, animals and agriculture.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
“Fusarium graminearum”, a toxin smuggled into the US by a Chinese scientist now facing charges, is a fungus that can wipe out wheat and barley crops. A research professor of plant pathology says the case highlights serious vulnerabilities in American agricultural biosecurity: buff.ly/nggAjSd
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Has anyone seen an I-213 (“Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien”) from one of the racial profiling arrests yet?
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Has anyone seen an I-213 (“Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien”) from one of the racial profiling arrests yet?
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Unconstitutional "birthplace" stop by ICE. These are crimes. The solution to crime is punishment.
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Unconstitutional "birthplace" stop by ICE. These are crimes. The solution to crime is punishment.
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Hopefully ICE agents read 4th circuit dicta
Fourth Circuit publishes an opinion to make a point that otherwise would go unseen.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Hopefully ICE agents read 4th circuit dicta
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Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
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There's a word for people who try to criminalize antifascists. What could that word be.....
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US designates four European anti-fascist groups as terrorist threats
State department claims groups in Germany, Italy and Greece ‘conspiring to undermine foundations of western civilization’
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 AM
There's a word for people who try to criminalize antifascists. What could that word be.....
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Black and Latino homeowners receive lower appraisals than white homeowners for comparable properties, a disparity that blocks access to mortgages and refinancing, and widens the racial wealth gap.
Black and Latino homeowners in Philly face discrimination when appraisers assess their properties
An unbiased appraisal is key to ensuring that homebuyers and those seeking to refinance a mortgage can do so under fair and equal conditions.
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Black and Latino homeowners receive lower appraisals than white homeowners for comparable properties, a disparity that blocks access to mortgages and refinancing, and widens the racial wealth gap.