Bob Ballentine
@raballentine.bsky.social
Retired. Amateur classical pianist. Liberal. Mystery Science Theater 3000. ADHD. No damned Trump! No damned MAGA! No damned Elon! No damned Republicans!! Please, no DMs. And FUCK ICE!!
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ICE is arresting husbands & wives at their final green card interviews
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
ICE is arresting husbands & wives at their final green card interviews
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
Tough shit.
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‘It’s Very Difficult’: Karoline Leavitt Reveals She’s Traumatized Working for Trump
Washington, D.C. – In an extensive interview with The Daily Mail, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, gave a detailed and unusually candid
stitchsnitches.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Tough shit.
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"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
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This is disgusting.
Ronald Reagan refused to acknowledge the AIDS crisis. Even refused to help his "friend from the Hollywood days" Rock Hudson.
George W. Bush waited 7 years to recognize World AIDS Day.
And now we are back to a POS GOP POTUS who will ignore it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Ronald Reagan refused to acknowledge the AIDS crisis. Even refused to help his "friend from the Hollywood days" Rock Hudson.
George W. Bush waited 7 years to recognize World AIDS Day.
And now we are back to a POS GOP POTUS who will ignore it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is disgusting.
Ronald Reagan refused to acknowledge the AIDS crisis. Even refused to help his "friend from the Hollywood days" Rock Hudson.
George W. Bush waited 7 years to recognize World AIDS Day.
And now we are back to a POS GOP POTUS who will ignore it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Ronald Reagan refused to acknowledge the AIDS crisis. Even refused to help his "friend from the Hollywood days" Rock Hudson.
George W. Bush waited 7 years to recognize World AIDS Day.
And now we are back to a POS GOP POTUS who will ignore it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Whoso pulleth out this sword of this rutabaga, is rightwise king born of all England.
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Whoso pulleth out this sword of this rutabaga, is rightwise king born of all England.
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IU is no longer recognizable.
Indiana University lecturer Jessica Adams was removed from teaching a social justice course after a student filed an “intellectual diversity” complaint over a white supremacy lesson, which reached Sen. Jim Banks’ office and led to an ongoing university investigation.
Indiana University lecturer Jessica Adams was removed from teaching a social justice course after a student filed an “intellectual diversity” complaint over a white supremacy lesson, which reached Sen. Jim Banks’ office and led to an ongoing university investigation.
IU lecturer says she was removed from classroom over intellectual diversity complaint
Jessica Adams said a student made a complaint about a lesson on white supremacy.
www.idsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
IU is no longer recognizable.
Indiana University lecturer Jessica Adams was removed from teaching a social justice course after a student filed an “intellectual diversity” complaint over a white supremacy lesson, which reached Sen. Jim Banks’ office and led to an ongoing university investigation.
Indiana University lecturer Jessica Adams was removed from teaching a social justice course after a student filed an “intellectual diversity” complaint over a white supremacy lesson, which reached Sen. Jim Banks’ office and led to an ongoing university investigation.
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November 25, 2025
November 25, 2025
Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
November 25, 2025
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Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
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I was just thinking about contributing to the "charity" Feeding America. Until I discovered that the salary for its CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, was approximately $949,866 in 2024, with her total compensation being $1,113,502. Apparently, feeding America isn't her top priority.
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I was just thinking about contributing to the "charity" Feeding America. Until I discovered that the salary for its CEO, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, was approximately $949,866 in 2024, with her total compensation being $1,113,502. Apparently, feeding America isn't her top priority.
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The French Legionnaires involved in the assassination of Charlie Kirk? Candice Owens has receipts.
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The French Legionnaires involved in the assassination of Charlie Kirk? Candice Owens has receipts.
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Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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United Health wants its ‘swagger back’.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
United Health wants its ‘swagger back’.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
