Lemon sour
@lemonsourest.bsky.social
Trying to be less sour.
Thank the bugs.
Thank the bugs.
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To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
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My full write-up:
In a dramatic series of overnight developments, the Trump administration took extraordinary steps to try to re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia within hours of his court-ordered release, but a federal judge stepped in and blocked the move.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
In a dramatic series of overnight developments, the Trump administration took extraordinary steps to try to re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia within hours of his court-ordered release, but a federal judge stepped in and blocked the move.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
BREAKING: Judge Blocks ICE From Re-Detaining Abrego Garcia
Sua Sponte and Nunc Pro Tunc In a dramatic series of overnight...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My full write-up:
In a dramatic series of overnight developments, the Trump administration took extraordinary steps to try to re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia within hours of his court-ordered release, but a federal judge stepped in and blocked the move.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
In a dramatic series of overnight developments, the Trump administration took extraordinary steps to try to re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia within hours of his court-ordered release, but a federal judge stepped in and blocked the move.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
Memorandum and Order – #114 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM ORDER granting 112 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; Respondents are enjoined from re-detaining Petitioner in ICE custody until this Court can receive further briefing from the partie...
www.courtlistener.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
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This is SOFA KING illegal.
Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants | WIRED
▶ For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
www.wired.com/story/s...
Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants | WIRED
▶ For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
www.wired.com/story/s...
December 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is SOFA KING illegal.
Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants | WIRED
▶ For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
www.wired.com/story/s...
Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants | WIRED
▶ For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
www.wired.com/story/s...
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The AV Club, Yahoo News (by extension), The Daily Beast, and Rolling Stone have all picked up our story about Liam Neeson narrating a new anti-vax documentary.
Read our original report here—and consider subscribing to Important Context or donating to AJI to help us keep going!
Read our original report here—and consider subscribing to Important Context or donating to AJI to help us keep going!
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling mRNA COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news
December 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The AV Club, Yahoo News (by extension), The Daily Beast, and Rolling Stone have all picked up our story about Liam Neeson narrating a new anti-vax documentary.
Read our original report here—and consider subscribing to Important Context or donating to AJI to help us keep going!
Read our original report here—and consider subscribing to Important Context or donating to AJI to help us keep going!
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1. In exchange for her NDAA vote, MTG has announced that her national felony trans youth care ban will go to the floor December 17th.
It is not expected to pass into law due to the U.S. Senate.
Still, it will be a terrible historic moment for anti-trans bills.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It is not expected to pass into law due to the U.S. Senate.
Still, it will be a terrible historic moment for anti-trans bills.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
What To Know About Marjorie Taylor Greene's Felony National Trans Youth Care Ban, Which Will Receive A House Vote
Though the bill stands little chance of becoming law, it will be a major messaging vote for congresspeople on both sides of the aisle.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
1. In exchange for her NDAA vote, MTG has announced that her national felony trans youth care ban will go to the floor December 17th.
It is not expected to pass into law due to the U.S. Senate.
Still, it will be a terrible historic moment for anti-trans bills.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It is not expected to pass into law due to the U.S. Senate.
Still, it will be a terrible historic moment for anti-trans bills.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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tech, crypto stuff getting smashed. but vols are fine becasue the banks still providing cover
December 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
tech, crypto stuff getting smashed. but vols are fine becasue the banks still providing cover
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60 seats in the senate for whichever party actually fixes housing costs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
In L.A., $750 a Month to Live in a Backyard Storage Unit
A landlord crowded tenants into his house and yard without running water or power. One, determined to find an alternative, was up against the city’s housing crisis.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
60 seats in the senate for whichever party actually fixes housing costs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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It is driving me crazy that I’m not seeing widespread coverage of these statements by the President.
This is a big deal!
If a news organization isn’t putting this in front of their readers/viewers, they are failing at their job to inform the public.
This is a big deal!
If a news organization isn’t putting this in front of their readers/viewers, they are failing at their job to inform the public.
Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It is driving me crazy that I’m not seeing widespread coverage of these statements by the President.
This is a big deal!
If a news organization isn’t putting this in front of their readers/viewers, they are failing at their job to inform the public.
This is a big deal!
If a news organization isn’t putting this in front of their readers/viewers, they are failing at their job to inform the public.
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Goliath is winning.
December 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Goliath is winning.
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This is the gentleman who directed the National Security Council on China under Biden ⬇️
December 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is the gentleman who directed the National Security Council on China under Biden ⬇️
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I've done business in authoritarian countries and it fucking sucks!
December 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I've done business in authoritarian countries and it fucking sucks!
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College teachers and staff everywhere, take note
ICE raided Augsburg University in Minnesota and allegedly pointed guns at students.
They didn’t have a warrant to be on private property, and students are shaken and left feeling unsafe.
At least one was detained.
They’re not going after criminals.
They’re grabbing anyone they can.
They didn’t have a warrant to be on private property, and students are shaken and left feeling unsafe.
At least one was detained.
They’re not going after criminals.
They’re grabbing anyone they can.
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
College teachers and staff everywhere, take note
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#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
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Just building on @josephpolitano.bsky.social ‘s point here, the press just STEADFASTLY refuses to report this
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Just building on @josephpolitano.bsky.social ‘s point here, the press just STEADFASTLY refuses to report this
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“The day b4…Vance posted that ‘judges aren’t allowed to control the limits of the executive’s legitimate power,’ he shared a post from [Catholic integralism proponent] Mr. Vermeule: ‘Judicial interference w/ legitimate acts of state…is a violation of the separation of powers.” 2/15/25 Gift link. 1/
The Radical Legal Theories That Could Fuel a Constitutional Crisis
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“The day b4…Vance posted that ‘judges aren’t allowed to control the limits of the executive’s legitimate power,’ he shared a post from [Catholic integralism proponent] Mr. Vermeule: ‘Judicial interference w/ legitimate acts of state…is a violation of the separation of powers.” 2/15/25 Gift link. 1/
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Jared Kushner's involvement was "not mentioned in Paramount's press release on Monday morning about its $108 billion bid, nor were participating sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar."
fancy that
fancy that
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Jared Kushner's involvement was "not mentioned in Paramount's press release on Monday morning about its $108 billion bid, nor were participating sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar."
fancy that
fancy that
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Supreme Court takes the bench in a few minutes to hear case that could spell the end of independent agencies in this country. Sounds arcane but huuuge practical importance.
Also, Court has told lower court to reconsider its ruling that upheld vaccine requirements w/o exemption for religious belief
Also, Court has told lower court to reconsider its ruling that upheld vaccine requirements w/o exemption for religious belief
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Supreme Court takes the bench in a few minutes to hear case that could spell the end of independent agencies in this country. Sounds arcane but huuuge practical importance.
Also, Court has told lower court to reconsider its ruling that upheld vaccine requirements w/o exemption for religious belief
Also, Court has told lower court to reconsider its ruling that upheld vaccine requirements w/o exemption for religious belief
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In 2021, Maj Hegseth of the US national guard’s individual ready reserve was effectively drummed out of the service when officers identified him as an “insider threat” connected to extremist causes. He was branded for his tattoos, which he said “was unfair”. His resentment was raw. “Twenty years …
Does Pete Hegseth even believe that war crimes exist? | Sidney Blumenthal
The US defense secretary’s belief that the military should not be held to account has been a defining factor in his career
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In 2021, Maj Hegseth of the US national guard’s individual ready reserve was effectively drummed out of the service when officers identified him as an “insider threat” connected to extremist causes. He was branded for his tattoos, which he said “was unfair”. His resentment was raw. “Twenty years …
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U.S. Senate candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi's campaign downplayed the contributions, calling them just .2% of the millions of dollars he’s amassed.
Krishnamoorthi rails against Trump, but takes money from MAGA donors
chicago.suntimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
U.S. Senate candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi's campaign downplayed the contributions, calling them just .2% of the millions of dollars he’s amassed.
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1) Impose massive tariffs on China
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers
The financial aid comes as the agriculture sector grapples with the fallout from the president’s tariffs.
www.wsj.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
1) Impose massive tariffs on China
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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I distinctly hope that the judges, the lawyers, the bureaucrats, the people who do this will never see heaven. I hope their guilt devours them, because if they do this and just go home and forget about it, they're monsters.
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I distinctly hope that the judges, the lawyers, the bureaucrats, the people who do this will never see heaven. I hope their guilt devours them, because if they do this and just go home and forget about it, they're monsters.
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Getting to know this legend has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I'm so pleased to introduce you to her with this gorgeous feature from the Inquirer, where she speaks for the first time in over 30 years on her incredible journey
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Harlow's still here
Fifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
share.inquirer.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Getting to know this legend has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I'm so pleased to introduce you to her with this gorgeous feature from the Inquirer, where she speaks for the first time in over 30 years on her incredible journey
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9
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There's so much more to her story, which is why we reached out to her two years ago and got her to agree to work with us on her memoirs, detailing her life as a drag queen, a trailblazing trans woman and a total glamour bomb
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
There's so much more to her story, which is why we reached out to her two years ago and got her to agree to work with us on her memoirs, detailing her life as a drag queen, a trailblazing trans woman and a total glamour bomb