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CR: The Historian Elizabeth Kostova
More plan A please
More plan A please
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MUST WATCH: ICE agents ran over a protester. Fled the scene. Hit a bystander on a bike.
Then threw smoke grenades at the crowd.
This all happened in broad daylight in the middle of downtown L.A.
Then threw smoke grenades at the crowd.
This all happened in broad daylight in the middle of downtown L.A.
June 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM
MUST WATCH: ICE agents ran over a protester. Fled the scene. Hit a bystander on a bike.
Then threw smoke grenades at the crowd.
This all happened in broad daylight in the middle of downtown L.A.
Then threw smoke grenades at the crowd.
This all happened in broad daylight in the middle of downtown L.A.
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I don't think any single piece of information has ever radicalised me like reading the statistics on how many women have their husbands/boyfriends dump them because they got a terminal illness diagnosis
Among heterosexual couples over age 50, research finds that divorce rates increase significantly when the wife develops a serious illness but the husband does not; however, no such increase is seen when husbands fall ill but wives do not. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/soci...
New Research Reveals a Concerning Emerging Divorce Pattern
Divorce trends among middle-aged adults have revealed a shocking new pattern.
www.psychologytoday.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I don't think any single piece of information has ever radicalised me like reading the statistics on how many women have their husbands/boyfriends dump them because they got a terminal illness diagnosis
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Some folks are just *so* so close to saying "we need to let men do whatever they want to women, otherwise they'll hold our whole society hostage," but they keep getting tongue-tied and it comes out as "male loneliness epidemic"
May 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Some folks are just *so* so close to saying "we need to let men do whatever they want to women, otherwise they'll hold our whole society hostage," but they keep getting tongue-tied and it comes out as "male loneliness epidemic"
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LAST NIGHT AT UCLA -
On the one year anniversary of the violent encampment raid, UCLA admin called in riot police to break up students watching The Encampments documentary on campus.
These schools are at war with their students. Movies are illegal.
On the one year anniversary of the violent encampment raid, UCLA admin called in riot police to break up students watching The Encampments documentary on campus.
These schools are at war with their students. Movies are illegal.
May 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
LAST NIGHT AT UCLA -
On the one year anniversary of the violent encampment raid, UCLA admin called in riot police to break up students watching The Encampments documentary on campus.
These schools are at war with their students. Movies are illegal.
On the one year anniversary of the violent encampment raid, UCLA admin called in riot police to break up students watching The Encampments documentary on campus.
These schools are at war with their students. Movies are illegal.
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apparently more than half of Americans do not have proficient reading skills. we can get that number a lot higher www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-li...
Reading the numbers: 130 million American adults have low literacy skills — APM Research Lab
About 130 million adults in the U.S. have low literacy skills according to a Gallup analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education. This means more than half of Americans between the ages of 1...
www.apmresearchlab.org
May 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
apparently more than half of Americans do not have proficient reading skills. we can get that number a lot higher www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-li...
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the fraction of parents reading to their 0-4 year old kids frequently has apparently fallen by 23 POINTS since 2012 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Most parents don’t enjoy reading to their children, survey suggests
Report from Nielsen and HarperCollins shows that parents see reading as a literacy skill, rather than something to encourage their children to love
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
the fraction of parents reading to their 0-4 year old kids frequently has apparently fallen by 23 POINTS since 2012 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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All of this for some students watching a documentary on campus. Fucking ridiculous.
May 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
All of this for some students watching a documentary on campus. Fucking ridiculous.
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Every review of youth gender medicine is just, "there's evidence that this helps and no evidence that this causes harm, but here's why that doesn't count."
reading the HHS "gender dysphoria report" summary and this is some truly insidious shit. sure, all the studies SAY the kids are happier, but we bet they aren't actually. they're all hopped up on something we bet probably
May 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Every review of youth gender medicine is just, "there's evidence that this helps and no evidence that this causes harm, but here's why that doesn't count."
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why exactly is the white house allowing known circulators of CSM into the briefing room?
Dom Lucre asks Leavitt if the administration might investigate Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. Leavitt says she finds the question "refreshing"
April 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
why exactly is the white house allowing known circulators of CSM into the briefing room?
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They’ve already deported someone to Rwanda! I reported on a State Dept. cable confirming it a week ago! I even shared the cable details so others could confirm!!!! I feel insane www.thehandbasket.co/p/us-rwanda-...
The Trump administration has discussed deporting migrants to Libya and Rwanda. In the case of Libya, this would include “asylum seekers apprehended at the US border.”
www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/p...
April 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
They’ve already deported someone to Rwanda! I reported on a State Dept. cable confirming it a week ago! I even shared the cable details so others could confirm!!!! I feel insane www.thehandbasket.co/p/us-rwanda-...
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NEW: The Trump administration deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen on Friday.
Hours later, a conservative judge who tried to intervene warned of his "strong suspicion" that the administration "just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."
Hours later, a conservative judge who tried to intervene warned of his "strong suspicion" that the administration "just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."
The Trump administration deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen on Friday
A conservative judge on Friday warned of his "strong suspicion" that the administration "just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."
www.lawdork.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
NEW: The Trump administration deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen on Friday.
Hours later, a conservative judge who tried to intervene warned of his "strong suspicion" that the administration "just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."
Hours later, a conservative judge who tried to intervene warned of his "strong suspicion" that the administration "just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."
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A mob of Hasidic men in Brooklyn chase down a woman who came to protest Ben-Gvir.
This sort of reaction has become normalized in NYC and LA, where violence against protestors has spiked enormously since October 7th.
This largely isn't covered or addressed by media, despite how widespread it is.
This sort of reaction has become normalized in NYC and LA, where violence against protestors has spiked enormously since October 7th.
This largely isn't covered or addressed by media, despite how widespread it is.
April 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A mob of Hasidic men in Brooklyn chase down a woman who came to protest Ben-Gvir.
This sort of reaction has become normalized in NYC and LA, where violence against protestors has spiked enormously since October 7th.
This largely isn't covered or addressed by media, despite how widespread it is.
This sort of reaction has become normalized in NYC and LA, where violence against protestors has spiked enormously since October 7th.
This largely isn't covered or addressed by media, despite how widespread it is.
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Have reforms really triggered a crime wave? How much of mass incarceration is a result of the war on drugs or the profit motives of private prisons?
On International Fact-Checking Day, we're busting some of the biggest myths in the criminal legal system🧵
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On International Fact-Checking Day, we're busting some of the biggest myths in the criminal legal system🧵
buff.ly/S8yZTrC
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2025
The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why
buff.ly
April 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Have reforms really triggered a crime wave? How much of mass incarceration is a result of the war on drugs or the profit motives of private prisons?
On International Fact-Checking Day, we're busting some of the biggest myths in the criminal legal system🧵
buff.ly/S8yZTrC
On International Fact-Checking Day, we're busting some of the biggest myths in the criminal legal system🧵
buff.ly/S8yZTrC
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Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif: “If our civilians are not safe then I am making it clear that Indian civilians will not be safe either."
(New thread)
(New thread)
April 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif: “If our civilians are not safe then I am making it clear that Indian civilians will not be safe either."
(New thread)
(New thread)
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Canary Mission is a secretive pro-Israel group that's been running an employment blacklist for a decade.
Now, they're taking credit for Trump's student deportations — and providing more names for him to target.
www.vox.com/politics/410...
Now, they're taking credit for Trump's student deportations — and providing more names for him to target.
www.vox.com/politics/410...
Canary Mission, the pro-Israel group taking credit for student deportation, explained
The group has long maintained a pro-Israel blacklist. Now it claims to be escalating.
www.vox.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Canary Mission is a secretive pro-Israel group that's been running an employment blacklist for a decade.
Now, they're taking credit for Trump's student deportations — and providing more names for him to target.
www.vox.com/politics/410...
Now, they're taking credit for Trump's student deportations — and providing more names for him to target.
www.vox.com/politics/410...
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And here's the contract details:
April 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
And here's the contract details:
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Palantir just officially got the IRS contract to create "fully operational mapping of IRS infrastructure."
The same tech being used for the military 'kill chain' is going to be analyzing your financial information.
Here's our video on Palantir from last week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ95...
The same tech being used for the military 'kill chain' is going to be analyzing your financial information.
Here's our video on Palantir from last week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ95...
Palantir: The New Deep State
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Palantir just officially got the IRS contract to create "fully operational mapping of IRS infrastructure."
The same tech being used for the military 'kill chain' is going to be analyzing your financial information.
Here's our video on Palantir from last week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ95...
The same tech being used for the military 'kill chain' is going to be analyzing your financial information.
Here's our video on Palantir from last week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ95...
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the incumbent that kat was challenging is retiring and stepping down from her seat. we interviewed her when she launched her campaign. get to know her if you haven’t yet!
April 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
the incumbent that kat was challenging is retiring and stepping down from her seat. we interviewed her when she launched her campaign. get to know her if you haven’t yet!
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they snatched these two men inside the courthouse. they were not wearing uniforms. they had no badges. they had no warrant. they’re just abducting people.
ICE detains 2 men in Charlottesville courthouse raid
Three men who identified themselves as Homeland Security officers raided a courthouse in downtown Charlottesville Tuesday, detaining two men without explanation.
dailyprogress.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
they snatched these two men inside the courthouse. they were not wearing uniforms. they had no badges. they had no warrant. they’re just abducting people.
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over 100 people are rallying outside the albemarle county courthouse right now to protest the abduction of two local residents here yesterday by masked men with no warrant who claimed to be ICE agents
April 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
over 100 people are rallying outside the albemarle county courthouse right now to protest the abduction of two local residents here yesterday by masked men with no warrant who claimed to be ICE agents
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In the order — storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... — Xinis makes clear that she is done dealing with DOJ/DHS/State's BS.
"Defendants—and their counsel—well know that the falsehood lies not in any supposed “premise,” but in their continued mischaracterization of the Supreme Court’s Order."
"Defendants—and their counsel—well know that the falsehood lies not in any supposed “premise,” but in their continued mischaracterization of the Supreme Court’s Order."
![“False Premise” Objections.
Defendants object to certain discovery because they claim
the requests are based on the “false premise that the United States can or has been ordered to
facilitate Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador.”[2]
See Defs.’ Objs. & Resps. to Pls.’ First Set of Expedited Interrogs., ECF No. 98-1 at 3. Defendants—and their counsel—well
know that the falsehood lies not in any supposed “premise,” but in their continued
mischaracterization of the Supreme Court’s Order. That Order made clear that this Court “properly
required the Government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and
to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El
Salvador.” See Noem v. Abrego Garcia, 604 U.S. –– (2025), slip op. at 2; see also Abrego Garcia
v. Noem, No. 25-1404, 2025 WL 1135112, at *1 (4th Cir. Apr. 17, 2025). Defendants’ objection
reflects a willful and bad faith refusal to comply with discovery obligations. The objection is
overruled. Defendants are therefore ordered to supplement their answers in full compliance with
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Their answers must include facts responsive to the requests,
not oblique and incomplete, non-specific characterizations. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(b)(3) (requiring
that each interrogatory be answered “fully”).
2 See, e.g., Defs.’ Objs. & Resps. to Pls.’ First Set of Expedited Interrogs. Nos. 1, 3 & 6.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreidizyby3ad5qf4ylfeevekvzbzlgwebrtv727x5mzrvadx4rcwaau@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
In the order — storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... — Xinis makes clear that she is done dealing with DOJ/DHS/State's BS.
"Defendants—and their counsel—well know that the falsehood lies not in any supposed “premise,” but in their continued mischaracterization of the Supreme Court’s Order."
"Defendants—and their counsel—well know that the falsehood lies not in any supposed “premise,” but in their continued mischaracterization of the Supreme Court’s Order."
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I know others have gone into detail throughout the day, but I just want to make sure I highlight how important Judge Paula Xinis's order from today in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case is.
It is about discovery — the evidence the gov't is to turn over — but her points are sharp and the context is key.
It is about discovery — the evidence the gov't is to turn over — but her points are sharp and the context is key.
April 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I know others have gone into detail throughout the day, but I just want to make sure I highlight how important Judge Paula Xinis's order from today in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case is.
It is about discovery — the evidence the gov't is to turn over — but her points are sharp and the context is key.
It is about discovery — the evidence the gov't is to turn over — but her points are sharp and the context is key.
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Judge Sweeney becomes the first non-D.C. judge to rule that the Alien Enemies Act is likely not applicable to Tren de Aragua, and rules that the Trump administration may not apply it to anyone in Colorado without 21 days notice and opportunity to file a lawsuit.
In 35-page ruling, DColo judge grants class-wide (statewide) TRO against removing Venezuelans under Alien Enemy Act. Plaintiffs likely to win on argument that ACT DOES NOT APPLY. "Invasion," "predatory incursion," "foreign nation or govt" all absent here.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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April 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Judge Sweeney becomes the first non-D.C. judge to rule that the Alien Enemies Act is likely not applicable to Tren de Aragua, and rules that the Trump administration may not apply it to anyone in Colorado without 21 days notice and opportunity to file a lawsuit.
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Crucial context here: @adamisacson.com suggests that there may be as many as 31 people imprisoned in CECOT whose names have never been made public.
Their families have literally no public acknowledgment or way of knowing where their loved one is being held.
That is a classic disappearance.
Their families have literally no public acknowledgment or way of knowing where their loved one is being held.
That is a classic disappearance.
288 people have been rendered to El Salvador’s mega-prison. We only know 257 of their names—and not because the US or Salvadoran governments shared them.
It shouldn't be up to civil society to compile things like this table. Of course, none of this should be happening at all.
See admis.me/b/2un
It shouldn't be up to civil society to compile things like this table. Of course, none of this should be happening at all.
See admis.me/b/2un
April 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Crucial context here: @adamisacson.com suggests that there may be as many as 31 people imprisoned in CECOT whose names have never been made public.
Their families have literally no public acknowledgment or way of knowing where their loved one is being held.
That is a classic disappearance.
Their families have literally no public acknowledgment or way of knowing where their loved one is being held.
That is a classic disappearance.
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Read the whole story. It is shocking and horrifying. The United States government grabbed a man outside of his apartment and within less than 48 hours vanished him from the face of the earth.
He is probably imprisoned in El Salvador. But no one knows! He wasn't on the flight manifest leaked by CBS.
He is probably imprisoned in El Salvador. But no one knows! He wasn't on the flight manifest leaked by CBS.
He disappeared after detention. Now ICE is silent on the fate of Venezuelan man
A Venezuelan man has disappeared into the U.S. immigration system. His family is looking for answers.
www.miamiherald.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Read the whole story. It is shocking and horrifying. The United States government grabbed a man outside of his apartment and within less than 48 hours vanished him from the face of the earth.
He is probably imprisoned in El Salvador. But no one knows! He wasn't on the flight manifest leaked by CBS.
He is probably imprisoned in El Salvador. But no one knows! He wasn't on the flight manifest leaked by CBS.