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@kmcn13.bsky.social

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Prof Emeritus of Lit and American Studies Editor, The City in American Lit and Culture, Cambridge Companion to the City in Literature, Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Los Angeles, Author, Urban Verbs: Arts and Discourses of the American City

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 9m

Now, show up kids.

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 1h

Wiki biography opening: Jerome Robert Corsi is an American conspiracy theorist and author.

Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 4h

Election denial figures in podcast interviews & social media have been calling for Trump to declare a “national emergency” to prevent supposed election fraud.

One of them, Jerome Corsi, has claimed he’s involved in drafting an executive order “to be implemented for the" 2026 midterms.

My latest:

Right-wing figures and Trump allies are calling for Trump to declare a “national emergency” to prevent supposed election fraud

The New York Times recently reported that a Department of Homeland Security official focused on “election integrity,” appointed by President Donald Trump, has proposed that Trump declare a “national e...

www.mediamatters.org

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 1h

Wiki biography opening: Jerome Robert Corsi is an American conspiracy theorist and author.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Marge calls BS on Mike Johnson’s claim that Republicans have a healthcare plan.

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 1h

everybody got them

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 11h

In mem. Chairman Meow & Lola

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 11h

Two thoughts:
1. It's already an outsized issue among the GOP, but
2. Trump and the Kushners are too financially entangled with the Gulf States for anything real to happen.

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 12h

600th pitch

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 12h

The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop.

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 13h

how the fuck do they stuff him into one of them?

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah, with my brain MRI the doc said she didn't see anything.

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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social · 1d

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 13h

Prerequisite for loaves & fishes trick.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16h

Wow. Based on the comments, a lot of people saw me on Maddow tonight!

To everyone asking me how they can help Democracy Docket fulfill its critical pro-democracy mission while receiving critical information ands analysis, it's easy. Sign-up now! hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 13h

Still tied? So I haven't missed anything?

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 13h

Not exaggerating when I say if the blue jays win this game it will be one of the 10 greatest victories in Padres franchise history

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 13h

"I was raised to believe that what came in on the next roll would always be better than what went out on the last. I no longer believe that, but I am telling you how it was.”

Maria Wyeth, Play It As It Lays

Opinion | It Is Trump’s Casino Economy Now. You’ll Probably Lose.

www.nytimes.com

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 14h

Not long enough

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 15h

Important reminder: The Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was over immigration paydayreport.com/jews-work-to...

Jews Work to Remember Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Ties to Immigrant Rights

The shooter, Richard Bowers, said that he targeted the organization for their support of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS). The shooter accused local Jews of bringing in the caravan.

paydayreport.com

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 20h

“Tell your children who the cowards were.”

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 16h

sometimes, anyway

krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 16h

Houston teen says immigration agents detained, choked him. He's a U.S. citizen.

A Houston teenager who is a U.S. citizen said he was beaten, choked and subjected to racial slurs when masked immigration officers chased him and his father.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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krm @kmcn13.bsky.social · 16h

They're not fat enough to be ICE

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18h

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino.

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations.

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there.

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results.

Official statement to
@FoxNews
via
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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