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This is the use of the military for domestic law enforcement; I don’t see any other way to describe it.
California National Guard troops under federal control were sent to operate in "the greater Los Angeles area." What the actual definition of that area is for Task Force 51 is isn't clear. But apparently it includes the Salton Sea. New from me @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/nationa...
Guardsmen sent to LA are 130 miles east of the city doing drug busts
It’s unclear how many National Guardsmen participated in the operation, but the force totalled roughly 500 people.
taskandpurpose.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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We have gone from the margin of error to the margin of effort.

On the day before the election, we stand on the verge of toppling a political dynasty and winning a city we can afford. But we can only do it with you.

zohranfornyc.com/gotv
June 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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I posted this not too long ago, but I’m still stunned by it. The difference between a hemoglobin molecule and a chlorophyll molecule is merely the substitution of an iron atom for a magnesium atom. Just unbelievably fascinating to me!
June 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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The remote work debate was funny because it forced the question "Is a job something valuable you do or is it a place you go to be watched like daycare" and the answer for a lot of them was yeah it's the daycare thing now come on inside recess is over
January 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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this was really an opportunity for centrist Ds to shore up support with the left and take steps towards a real antifascist coalition.

Cuomo is an abuser who has devoted his career to thwarting D priorities. Many mainstream Ds had already denounced him. He's obviously unfit. 1
June 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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happy summer solstice 🗽 🌅
June 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Some fruiting bodies on the lawn here in SW FL #fungi
June 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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This clip has me thinking about people finally taking Trump's ownership of the narrative, enforced by the massive GOP media advantage, seriously.

Fox et al want people to believe LA is burning, terrible, overrun.

LA has a lot of people who are pretty good at communicating, who can show otherwise!
 "When we had the wildfires that devastated big chunks of our city, he did absolutely nothing. Now that we're in the middle of a non-emergency, send in the National Guard."
June 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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cops doing crime on camera. as @chadloder.bsky.social has been pointing out all day, this is totally illegal. cops doing crime. on camera. adjust your stupid headlines accordingly.
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
You would have thought, the way 2025 is going, that Jannik would have gotten the win... But just one Sinners on top this year... Can't beat Coogler's masterpiece
June 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
www.texasobserver.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
June 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Your bill is going to cut coverage for 11 million Americans and it’ll still cost more than universal healthcare.

Healthcare is a human right, you absolute ghouls.
June 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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A recent study found that for every $1 invested in the National Weather Service, it produces $73 in value to Americans.

Not only is the NWS a life-saving government resource, it's actually quite efficient.
June 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Say what you will about Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov but he nailed it when he named Flight of the Bumblebee. That shit really does sound like a bumblebee flying
June 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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New federal hiring rules include a freeform loyalty oath to Donald Trump. Something like a DEI statement, but the opposite.
May 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Excellent book
SF promises strange new worlds. In @clarkeaward.bsky.social winner The Animals in that Country, the blurb is a classic 3-parter: protagonist, premise, perturb. 1) a foul-mouthed drunken granny; 2) who suddenly understand animals; 3) and hits the road with a bossy dingo to find her lost g-daughter.
May 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Comrade card for 1/28/2025. Give people what they need. Don't ask who deserves it.
January 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Nice try

Full comic here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/crack
May 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
OBI
May 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Flabbergasted
May 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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no kings, no cops, no billionaires, no fascists, no enablers, no terfs, no bigots, no scolds, no joy thieves, no antisemites, no genocide apologists, no AI
May 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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NEW— I've confirmed DOGE has entered the Export-Import Bank (EXIM), an independent federal agency of the executive branch. EXIM is the US export credit agency and helps American companies secure favorable interest rates worldwide.

Nate Cavanaugh and Donald Park have emails set up and office space.
May 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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This is a HUGE scandal.

Elon Musk, JD Vance, and Trump are lying about Social Security fraud.

Internal documents show DOGE found "no significant fraud"—but did slow retirement claim processing by 25%.

Nothing efficient about making it harder for people to get their benefits.
DOGE went looking for phone fraud at SSA — and found almost none
Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only two claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents obtained by Nextgov/FCW...
www.nextgov.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Mr. Beastification of America
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM