@austereroberto.bsky.social
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Amazing how fast and comfortably US business elites transitioned to a Russia-Hungary-Turkey-style lawless kleptocratic oligarchy
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Amazing how fast and comfortably US business elites transitioned to a Russia-Hungary-Turkey-style lawless kleptocratic oligarchy
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The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday, storming a beach and planting DoD “restricted area” signs claiming the land for “the commander,” triggering a standoff w/ armed Mexican security forces, all because Trump’s government can’t even identify a border on a map
www.cbsnews.com/news/warning...
www.cbsnews.com/news/warning...
Warning signs appear on Mexican beach declaring area restricted by U.S. as Mexico rejects Trump offer to strike cartels
The signs read in English and Spanish, "Warning: Restricted Area," and had been declared restricted by "the commander."
www.cbsnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday, storming a beach and planting DoD “restricted area” signs claiming the land for “the commander,” triggering a standoff w/ armed Mexican security forces, all because Trump’s government can’t even identify a border on a map
www.cbsnews.com/news/warning...
www.cbsnews.com/news/warning...
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Come join with others to stand against Trump's political prosecutions, against ICE's attacks on our communities, and for freedom of speech and the right to protest.
See you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Come join with others to stand against Trump's political prosecutions, against ICE's attacks on our communities, and for freedom of speech and the right to protest.
See you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
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such immeasurably feckless fucks
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
such immeasurably feckless fucks
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no money for politicians
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
no money for politicians
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This is chilling.
"Ya’akub isn’t being accused of breaking immigration law — his DACA protection doesn’t expire until May 2026. In fact, Ya’akub’s lawyers say he hasn’t been accused of any crime. Rather, the Trump administration is alleging he’s 'glorifying terrorism' via social media posts."
"Ya’akub isn’t being accused of breaking immigration law — his DACA protection doesn’t expire until May 2026. In fact, Ya’akub’s lawyers say he hasn’t been accused of any crime. Rather, the Trump administration is alleging he’s 'glorifying terrorism' via social media posts."
When Storytelling Is Called ‘Terrorism’: How My Friend and Fellow Journalist Was Targeted by ICE
As a DACA recipient, Ya'akub Ira Vijandre’s arrest holds drastic implications for the state of free speech in America.
thebarbedwire.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is chilling.
"Ya’akub isn’t being accused of breaking immigration law — his DACA protection doesn’t expire until May 2026. In fact, Ya’akub’s lawyers say he hasn’t been accused of any crime. Rather, the Trump administration is alleging he’s 'glorifying terrorism' via social media posts."
"Ya’akub isn’t being accused of breaking immigration law — his DACA protection doesn’t expire until May 2026. In fact, Ya’akub’s lawyers say he hasn’t been accused of any crime. Rather, the Trump administration is alleging he’s 'glorifying terrorism' via social media posts."
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so what you're saying is the centrist brunchlord substack punditry's claims that Dems have to shift further right to win is complete bullshit
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
so what you're saying is the centrist brunchlord substack punditry's claims that Dems have to shift further right to win is complete bullshit
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When this ends, we enter a period of the total, corrupt weaponization of state power for vigilante purposes, which then can lead to total repression through anticipatory regression into private spheres because any public articulation of decency is corruptly and publicly crushed.
October 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
When this ends, we enter a period of the total, corrupt weaponization of state power for vigilante purposes, which then can lead to total repression through anticipatory regression into private spheres because any public articulation of decency is corruptly and publicly crushed.
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I think at this point, anyone who “both sideses” in the current moment has lost all credibility they might have had.
September 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I think at this point, anyone who “both sideses” in the current moment has lost all credibility they might have had.
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Nikola securities fraudster and con man Trevor Milton donated $1.8M to Trump…
..hired Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother to represent him
And then, magic happens
(SEC dropped their case)
#GoldenAgeOfFraud & #Corruption
Ht @sheel.bsky.social
..hired Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother to represent him
And then, magic happens
(SEC dropped their case)
#GoldenAgeOfFraud & #Corruption
Ht @sheel.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Nikola securities fraudster and con man Trevor Milton donated $1.8M to Trump…
..hired Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother to represent him
And then, magic happens
(SEC dropped their case)
#GoldenAgeOfFraud & #Corruption
Ht @sheel.bsky.social
..hired Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother to represent him
And then, magic happens
(SEC dropped their case)
#GoldenAgeOfFraud & #Corruption
Ht @sheel.bsky.social
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this is going to be a great case at the trial level and the who the fuck knows
Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men."
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Fired By The Post
The Washington Post said it fired Karen Attiah over comments she made about white men in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, Status has learned.
www.status.news
September 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
this is going to be a great case at the trial level and the who the fuck knows
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We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
September 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
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The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?
September 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?
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you could write an entire book about this post and I will for the right price
September 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
you could write an entire book about this post and I will for the right price
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"He reviled, belittled, and demeaned large numbers of my fellow Americans, but he was quite cordial to me" sets my teeth on edge.
September 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"He reviled, belittled, and demeaned large numbers of my fellow Americans, but he was quite cordial to me" sets my teeth on edge.
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The ole Harper’s letter free speech brigade has really fallen down on the job eh?
September 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The ole Harper’s letter free speech brigade has really fallen down on the job eh?
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“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
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Holy shit bro
September 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Holy shit bro
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Nothing says ‘we abhor political violence’ quite like a death threat.
Extremists and an anonymously run website are posting identifying details about people accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats. www.wired.com/story/right-...
Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Death
Extremists and an anonymously run website are posting identifying details about people accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.
www.wired.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Nothing says ‘we abhor political violence’ quite like a death threat.
Someone should be pun-ished
*brilliant*
"This is a case about Katz and dogs" -- opening line of a pending SCOTUS cert. petition about an allegedly unconstitutional search involving a police dog.
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
September 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Someone should be pun-ished
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How would you feel if your wife was taken away by masked and armed men, and you had every reason to think you may never see her again?
After her hearing at 26 Federal Plaza, a woman was detained and escorted toward the stairwell. Her husband, confused and in shock, was guided toward the exit. Minutes later, he broke down in the elevator. They entered together, but he left alone. This happens here daily. #ICE
September 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
How would you feel if your wife was taken away by masked and armed men, and you had every reason to think you may never see her again?
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We should all strive to be Better than Ezra.
September 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We should all strive to be Better than Ezra.
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Yale Law School never beating the “they don’t teach law at Yale” allegations
September 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Yale Law School never beating the “they don’t teach law at Yale” allegations
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EXACTLY
Kavanaugh's statements make the problem worse, not better. If the reason SCOTUS is using cryptic shadow docket orders is because "five" of them can't "reach a consensus or a compromise on a particular issue that might be difficult," then that order should not be precedential —there's no majority.
Brett Kavanaugh says there’s a good reason Supreme Court rulings can sometimes be so cryptic
In remarks to a judicial conference, Kavanaugh also defended Chief Justice John Roberts.
www.politico.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
EXACTLY
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The Insistence by @liberalcurrents.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Insistence by @liberalcurrents.com