Contingency Fee
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still a plaintiffs' attorney. nerd. ttrpg and video game enjoyer. occasional karaoke singer. he/him.
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I honestly think Trump just wants to kill as many of those who disagree with him as he can, and I think a lot of his supporters want the same.
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I honestly think Trump just wants to kill as many of those who disagree with him as he can, and I think a lot of his supporters want the same.
Easy solution, don't release them.
It’s worth considering that an overnight dismantling of ICE in 2029 would release into the wild a whole herd of specialists in violence with scant other marketable skills.
January 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Easy solution, don't release them.
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This kind of shit is the rare combination of repugnant from a secular perspective and thoroughly sacrilegious from a Christian perspective. It's an affront to pretty much everyone except the most deluded Christian nationalist weirdos.
January 13, 2026 at 11:48 PM
This kind of shit is the rare combination of repugnant from a secular perspective and thoroughly sacrilegious from a Christian perspective. It's an affront to pretty much everyone except the most deluded Christian nationalist weirdos.
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U.S. citizen detained by ICE:
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
January 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
U.S. citizen detained by ICE:
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
So we are firmly in the concentration camp* phase of Nazi shit now, right? We're all seeing this?
*concentration camp, not death camp
*concentration camp, not death camp
Feels weird not including the last part even tho it didnt fit in my original screenshot
January 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
So we are firmly in the concentration camp* phase of Nazi shit now, right? We're all seeing this?
*concentration camp, not death camp
*concentration camp, not death camp
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If you are a worker at a place where ice is staying or patronizing, think of creative ways you can gum up the works:
Take forever to wait on them or bring them their check. Waste every second of their time you can! Make them repeat themselves again because you “didn’t catch that”
Take forever to wait on them or bring them their check. Waste every second of their time you can! Make them repeat themselves again because you “didn’t catch that”
January 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
If you are a worker at a place where ice is staying or patronizing, think of creative ways you can gum up the works:
Take forever to wait on them or bring them their check. Waste every second of their time you can! Make them repeat themselves again because you “didn’t catch that”
Take forever to wait on them or bring them their check. Waste every second of their time you can! Make them repeat themselves again because you “didn’t catch that”
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Out of curiosity, when is the last time a government was literally torn apart by an angry mob
January 12, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Out of curiosity, when is the last time a government was literally torn apart by an angry mob
Did you exercise today? Because the fascists apparently did not lmao
January 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Did you exercise today? Because the fascists apparently did not lmao
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If there are *any* Democrats in Congress who will still vote to keep funding this administration when it is using that money to terrorize our cities and refusing to allow congressional representatives their clear right to observe their activities, then those reps need to be primaried into retirement
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
If there are *any* Democrats in Congress who will still vote to keep funding this administration when it is using that money to terrorize our cities and refusing to allow congressional representatives their clear right to observe their activities, then those reps need to be primaried into retirement
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Important: Minneapolis killing should lead Dems to draw a much harder line against *any* ICE funding in budget talks, Swalwell/Goldman agree.
"I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period," Swalwell says.
A Dem House should be for defunding.
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
"I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period," Swalwell says.
A Dem House should be for defunding.
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
January 9, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Important: Minneapolis killing should lead Dems to draw a much harder line against *any* ICE funding in budget talks, Swalwell/Goldman agree.
"I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period," Swalwell says.
A Dem House should be for defunding.
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
"I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period," Swalwell says.
A Dem House should be for defunding.
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
How did we elect such a shameless loser
President Donald Trump said he will meet with Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado next week — and that he would accept the award she has said she wants to share with him.
Trump says he will meet Machado — and would accept Nobel Peace Prize from her
Speaking to Fox News, Trump said it “would be a great honor” if the Venezuelan opposition leader decided to share her Nobel Peace Prize with him.
wapo.st
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
How did we elect such a shameless loser
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there needs to be a sex offender registry but for ice guys. you should have to go door to door when you move to a new area and inform your neighbors that you used to be an ice guy. they shouldn't be allowed with 500 feet of a school
January 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
there needs to be a sex offender registry but for ice guys. you should have to go door to door when you move to a new area and inform your neighbors that you used to be an ice guy. they shouldn't be allowed with 500 feet of a school
Barricades?
*Moves the minute hand closer on the "french revolution" clock*
*Moves the minute hand closer on the "french revolution" clock*
Portland is completely blocked off between 34th and 35th and has been since the early morning, residents of the area and activists are monitoring car traffic in and out to give the community room to grieve and process the events of yesterday
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Barricades?
*Moves the minute hand closer on the "french revolution" clock*
*Moves the minute hand closer on the "french revolution" clock*
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No. Square the circle. "He's spending money on invading other countries. The only money he's spending here is to kill you."
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 8, 2026 at 2:31 AM
No. Square the circle. "He's spending money on invading other countries. The only money he's spending here is to kill you."
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Raju: The Speaker and others have said that this driver was weaponizing her vehicle.
AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Raju: The Speaker and others have said that this driver was weaponizing her vehicle.
AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
Every time we see the goon squad act like this I'm amazed at the public's collective restraint.
January 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Every time we see the goon squad act like this I'm amazed at the public's collective restraint.
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A perfect parallel to the approach the Nazis took in 1933 to the recharacterization of the beer hall putsch of Nov 1923.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A perfect parallel to the approach the Nazis took in 1933 to the recharacterization of the beer hall putsch of Nov 1923.
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Greenland is happening. Not a joke, not trolling, not a distraction. He has already made up his mind and nobody who matters in the inner circle will try to talk him out of it. Some of them want it precisely because it will destroy NATO. There are no adults in the room. They really mean to do it.
January 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Greenland is happening. Not a joke, not trolling, not a distraction. He has already made up his mind and nobody who matters in the inner circle will try to talk him out of it. Some of them want it precisely because it will destroy NATO. There are no adults in the room. They really mean to do it.
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I believe the original sin Democrats, and especially the Biden administration, made after January 6th was viewing January 6th as the *end* of something, rather than the *beginning* of something. My post on how to remember this somber anniversary for democracy: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...
Five Ways To Remember January 6th
Too many people saw January 6th as the final aggrieved death throes of Trumpism. We can now understand it was the start of something much darker.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I believe the original sin Democrats, and especially the Biden administration, made after January 6th was viewing January 6th as the *end* of something, rather than the *beginning* of something. My post on how to remember this somber anniversary for democracy: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
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Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
Team America World Police was a satire, not a suggestion, hope this helps
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Team America World Police was a satire, not a suggestion, hope this helps
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.