Paddle Pressure
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Lawyer lurking in Grand Rapids (but nothing I say here is legal advice)
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this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
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This is literally one of the most pathetic things I’ve ever seen, anywhere.
December 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is literally one of the most pathetic things I’ve ever seen, anywhere.
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Joint statement by Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin on Trump Administration decision to defy Epstein Files Transparency Act.
December 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Joint statement by Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin on Trump Administration decision to defy Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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It's like a court saying you have to pay a fine by a certain date, then paying half and thinking you’re in the clear.
If what Blanche says is true, they're breaking the law.
The victims deserve justice.
The public deserves transparency.
The truth deserves to be told.
RELEASE *ALL* THE FILES!
If what Blanche says is true, they're breaking the law.
The victims deserve justice.
The public deserves transparency.
The truth deserves to be told.
RELEASE *ALL* THE FILES!
Deputy AG Blanche just said the Trump DOJ will miss the Epstein files deadline.
He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more."
All files are required by law to be released today.
He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more."
All files are required by law to be released today.
December 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It's like a court saying you have to pay a fine by a certain date, then paying half and thinking you’re in the clear.
If what Blanche says is true, they're breaking the law.
The victims deserve justice.
The public deserves transparency.
The truth deserves to be told.
RELEASE *ALL* THE FILES!
If what Blanche says is true, they're breaking the law.
The victims deserve justice.
The public deserves transparency.
The truth deserves to be told.
RELEASE *ALL* THE FILES!
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📌The easy thing to say: Glad Mitt Romney discovered his spine after leaving office.
📌The hard truth: If we are ever going to climb out of this mess - and that's a BIG if - we need to welcome people in who see the light, instead of closing the door on them, or I don't see the point of any of this.
📌The hard truth: If we are ever going to climb out of this mess - and that's a BIG if - we need to welcome people in who see the light, instead of closing the door on them, or I don't see the point of any of this.
December 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
📌The easy thing to say: Glad Mitt Romney discovered his spine after leaving office.
📌The hard truth: If we are ever going to climb out of this mess - and that's a BIG if - we need to welcome people in who see the light, instead of closing the door on them, or I don't see the point of any of this.
📌The hard truth: If we are ever going to climb out of this mess - and that's a BIG if - we need to welcome people in who see the light, instead of closing the door on them, or I don't see the point of any of this.
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Did no one else see the “Surviving Ohio State” documentary? How is Jim Jordan still in Congress?
Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee.
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
Will Jordan release the video to the public?
If not, why not?
December 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Did no one else see the “Surviving Ohio State” documentary? How is Jim Jordan still in Congress?
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Wow, huge shock that Trump/Bondi are not in fact releasing the complete DOJ Epstein Files today as required by law. House Republican leaders are gonna be SUPER big mad.
December 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Wow, huge shock that Trump/Bondi are not in fact releasing the complete DOJ Epstein Files today as required by law. House Republican leaders are gonna be SUPER big mad.
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Criticism erupts after DOJ official says some Epstein files will emerge after deadline
My latest for @statesnewsroom.com:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/crit...
My latest for @statesnewsroom.com:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/crit...
Criticism erupts after DOJ official says some Epstein files will emerge after deadline
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is expected to release records Friday related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but questions remained over whether officials will meet the requirements ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Criticism erupts after DOJ official says some Epstein files will emerge after deadline
My latest for @statesnewsroom.com:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/crit...
My latest for @statesnewsroom.com:
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/crit...
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I obviously can't know who's telling the truth here, but this is exactly why DUE PROCESS matters.
ICE is refusing to release a US citizen despite extensive documentation of her citizenship. Presented with her birth certificate, they called it a fake and transferred her from Maryland to Louisiana. www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I obviously can't know who's telling the truth here, but this is exactly why DUE PROCESS matters.
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“you’re right, life’s gonna suck for those twenty million americans” sure is a fucking Take going into a midterm year
REPORTER: More than 20 million Americans are now bracing for their premiums to skyrocket
TRUMP: They will skyrocket because it was never any good
TRUMP: They will skyrocket because it was never any good
December 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“you’re right, life’s gonna suck for those twenty million americans” sure is a fucking Take going into a midterm year
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Brooks wasn't at this dinner as a reporter. He's not breaking news. What the NYT means is something like "part of our columns' value is that our columnists are embedded in circles of wealth and power, and this was a place rich and powerful people hang out, so he went."
December 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Brooks wasn't at this dinner as a reporter. He's not breaking news. What the NYT means is something like "part of our columns' value is that our columnists are embedded in circles of wealth and power, and this was a place rich and powerful people hang out, so he went."
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SORKIN: “.. This is now state-sponsored capitalism. I mean, this is not really capitalism. Everything runs through 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue now. This is new. This is totally and utterly new.”
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December 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
SORKIN: “.. This is now state-sponsored capitalism. I mean, this is not really capitalism. Everything runs through 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue now. This is new. This is totally and utterly new.”
@meidastouch.com @acyn.bsky.social @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social
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FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
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The amount of commemorative shit they’re doing for this guy along with all the physical signs makes me really think the end is relatively near.
December 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The amount of commemorative shit they’re doing for this guy along with all the physical signs makes me really think the end is relatively near.
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We are a year away from our nation's capital being renamed "Trumpington, D.C."
Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center —Karoline Leavitt x.com/PressSec/sta...
December 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We are a year away from our nation's capital being renamed "Trumpington, D.C."
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More worries than Epstein?
Raskin: Jack Smith testimony “would have been absolutely devastating to the president and all the president’s men involved in the insurrectionary activities” of 1/6.
Raskin: Jack Smith testimony “would have been absolutely devastating to the president and all the president’s men involved in the insurrectionary activities” of 1/6.
December 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
More worries than Epstein?
Raskin: Jack Smith testimony “would have been absolutely devastating to the president and all the president’s men involved in the insurrectionary activities” of 1/6.
Raskin: Jack Smith testimony “would have been absolutely devastating to the president and all the president’s men involved in the insurrectionary activities” of 1/6.
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“For starters, the president claimed to have brought peace to the Middle East for the first time in “3,000 years.” It feels bizarre to even try to fact-check that, as it would be akin to fact-checking a president saying that the moon is made of Velveeta.”
December 18, 2025 at 4:54 AM
“For starters, the president claimed to have brought peace to the Middle East for the first time in “3,000 years.” It feels bizarre to even try to fact-check that, as it would be akin to fact-checking a president saying that the moon is made of Velveeta.”
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Deciding when to recess the House to "district work periods" isn't some inherent or longstanding power of the Speaker. It was only added to the rules for the first time in this Congress. Otherwise this would have required the full House to vote on it, which could have been defeated.
As expected, in order to avoid a vote on extension of the ACA, Mike Johnson is gaveling the House into recess.
December 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Deciding when to recess the House to "district work periods" isn't some inherent or longstanding power of the Speaker. It was only added to the rules for the first time in this Congress. Otherwise this would have required the full House to vote on it, which could have been defeated.
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Highly recommend that journalists visit some local grocery stores tomorrow to get voter reax to these false claims about food prices…
December 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Highly recommend that journalists visit some local grocery stores tomorrow to get voter reax to these false claims about food prices…
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NYT getting warmer: “The president gave a televised speech that featured repeated rants against Democrats and his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr., along with boasts about gains that many Americans have said they are not experiencing.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Live Updates: Trump Addresses Americans As Economic Worries Persist
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
NYT getting warmer: “The president gave a televised speech that featured repeated rants against Democrats and his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr., along with boasts about gains that many Americans have said they are not experiencing.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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What the absolute [expletive] was that?!?
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
What the absolute [expletive] was that?!?
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Remember this if nothing else: Every shouted lie in Trump’s outburst tonight was an effort to cover up a Trump failure or crime. Every single one.
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Remember this if nothing else: Every shouted lie in Trump’s outburst tonight was an effort to cover up a Trump failure or crime. Every single one.
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Sometimes when I listen to Trump speak I think he is well on his way to dementia.
Other times I think he’s on something.
Then I think it’s just because his vocabulary is very limited and he struggling to read someone else’s words.
But most of the time I think it’s all 3.
Other times I think he’s on something.
Then I think it’s just because his vocabulary is very limited and he struggling to read someone else’s words.
But most of the time I think it’s all 3.
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Sometimes when I listen to Trump speak I think he is well on his way to dementia.
Other times I think he’s on something.
Then I think it’s just because his vocabulary is very limited and he struggling to read someone else’s words.
But most of the time I think it’s all 3.
Other times I think he’s on something.
Then I think it’s just because his vocabulary is very limited and he struggling to read someone else’s words.
But most of the time I think it’s all 3.
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The Vanity Fair photographer knew what he was doing. (I doubt I’m the first to notice this but it hasn’t graced my TL)
December 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The Vanity Fair photographer knew what he was doing. (I doubt I’m the first to notice this but it hasn’t graced my TL)
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i sincerely think this is what happened, i am not shitposting
This has to be it, right? They had a big Venezuela announcement lined up for him to read but last second some other member of the imperial court walked him down so he just decided to riff.
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
i sincerely think this is what happened, i am not shitposting