Spudmonkey
@spudmonkey.bsky.social
Ally, old school computer geek, gamer, I bleed blue.
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Spending 41 minutes deliberating and then deciding to kill two men clinging to the debris of their boat is nothing more or less than premeditated murder.
There is no rationale that justifies this. There is no magic sequence of words or arguments that excuses it.
It was cold-blooded murder.
There is no rationale that justifies this. There is no magic sequence of words or arguments that excuses it.
It was cold-blooded murder.
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Spending 41 minutes deliberating and then deciding to kill two men clinging to the debris of their boat is nothing more or less than premeditated murder.
There is no rationale that justifies this. There is no magic sequence of words or arguments that excuses it.
It was cold-blooded murder.
There is no rationale that justifies this. There is no magic sequence of words or arguments that excuses it.
It was cold-blooded murder.
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The U.S. Supreme Court: "ICE can racially profile people it arrests."
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court: "ICE can racially profile people it arrests."
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
Also, the U.S. Supreme Court: "Texas can disenfranchise voters based on race."
Can we all agree that we currently have a white supremacist Supreme Court?
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The boat was split in half.
They were clinging to a capsized PORTION
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight"
They were clinging to a capsized PORTION
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight"
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The boat was split in half.
They were clinging to a capsized PORTION
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight"
They were clinging to a capsized PORTION
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight"
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Pete Hague-seth seems to think the expression "The Fog of War" is literal. It is not. It is a metaphor, and one that would not excuse executing shipwrecked passengers you can clearly see on your video screen.
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Pete Hague-seth seems to think the expression "The Fog of War" is literal. It is not. It is a metaphor, and one that would not excuse executing shipwrecked passengers you can clearly see on your video screen.
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When partisan politics is the best predictor of how Supreme Court justices rule in all the high-stakes cases with real-world electoral implications, the correct thing for journalists to do is describe the justices as "Democrats" and "Republicans"
December 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
When partisan politics is the best predictor of how Supreme Court justices rule in all the high-stakes cases with real-world electoral implications, the correct thing for journalists to do is describe the justices as "Democrats" and "Republicans"
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If you see John Roberts in person, be sure to tell him he’s a worse Chief Justice than Roger Taney (pronounced “tawny”). That’s a nerd burn that will hit him where it counts.
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
If you see John Roberts in person, be sure to tell him he’s a worse Chief Justice than Roger Taney (pronounced “tawny”). That’s a nerd burn that will hit him where it counts.
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Goodnight 🌙
Fuck Corrupted SCOTUS
Fuck Corrupted SCOTUS
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Goodnight 🌙
Fuck Corrupted SCOTUS
Fuck Corrupted SCOTUS
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According to this Supreme Court:
❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot
✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps
✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones
The only consistency is white supremacy.
❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot
✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps
✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones
The only consistency is white supremacy.
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
According to this Supreme Court:
❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot
✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps
✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones
The only consistency is white supremacy.
❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot
✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps
✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones
The only consistency is white supremacy.
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We killed four more people in the Pacific Ocean today, according to a video just posted to DVIDS, the military's media distribution channel
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We killed four more people in the Pacific Ocean today, according to a video just posted to DVIDS, the military's media distribution channel
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The right-wing Supreme Court majority has once again shredded its credibility by rubber-stamping a racially gerrymandered map in Texas.
Republicans know the extremists can only win by cheating.
The people of California and beyond will prevent that from happening.
Republicans know the extremists can only win by cheating.
The people of California and beyond will prevent that from happening.
December 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The right-wing Supreme Court majority has once again shredded its credibility by rubber-stamping a racially gerrymandered map in Texas.
Republicans know the extremists can only win by cheating.
The people of California and beyond will prevent that from happening.
Republicans know the extremists can only win by cheating.
The people of California and beyond will prevent that from happening.
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I cannot stress enough how much I love borrowing DVDs from the public library
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The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
www.404media.co
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I cannot stress enough how much I love borrowing DVDs from the public library
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"...if placing “live bombs” is qualitatively different from other Jan. 6 crimes, why did the Trump administration dismiss charges against Daniel Ball — who set off an explosive device in a Capitol tunnel during a fierce battle between pro-Trump rioters and law enforcement officers?"
Following an arrest in the pipe-bombs case, the White House rejected questions about the parallels between this case and Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons.
But the closer one looks, the more legitimate this line of inquiry appears. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
But the closer one looks, the more legitimate this line of inquiry appears. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Following arrest in pipe-bombs case, White House rejects questions about Jan. 6 pardons
With a suspect in custody, Team Trump was reluctant to talk about the president’s pardons for others convicted for violent Jan. 6 crimes.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"...if placing “live bombs” is qualitatively different from other Jan. 6 crimes, why did the Trump administration dismiss charges against Daniel Ball — who set off an explosive device in a Capitol tunnel during a fierce battle between pro-Trump rioters and law enforcement officers?"
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Every time ACIP meets, Bill Cassidy (R, Coward City) makes pathetic mewling sounds about how bad the committee is.
It is Bill Cassidy’s fault that ACIP is no longer a legitimate scientific body.
Sir, you are a fucking U.S. Senator. Impeach RFK Jr or STFU.
It is Bill Cassidy’s fault that ACIP is no longer a legitimate scientific body.
Sir, you are a fucking U.S. Senator. Impeach RFK Jr or STFU.
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Every time ACIP meets, Bill Cassidy (R, Coward City) makes pathetic mewling sounds about how bad the committee is.
It is Bill Cassidy’s fault that ACIP is no longer a legitimate scientific body.
Sir, you are a fucking U.S. Senator. Impeach RFK Jr or STFU.
It is Bill Cassidy’s fault that ACIP is no longer a legitimate scientific body.
Sir, you are a fucking U.S. Senator. Impeach RFK Jr or STFU.
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Oh man so this thing was just a slush fund too lmao. Shit never gonna be built he's gonna leave with a suitcase full of dollars flying out like a cartoon character
Breaking news: President Trump replaced the architect he handpicked to design his $300 million White House ballroom.
It is unclear whether he was fired or resigned.
It is unclear whether he was fired or resigned.
Trump hires new White House ballroom architect
Although the two had clashed over the size of the project, the decisive factor was the small firm’s limited capacity to handle such an enormous project.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Oh man so this thing was just a slush fund too lmao. Shit never gonna be built he's gonna leave with a suitcase full of dollars flying out like a cartoon character
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There’s also something especially crazy-making about SCOTUS’s “eagerness to playact a district court” (Kagan) in a *shadow docket* decision that doesn’t really engage with the facts at all. The gap between the professionalism of the district courts and SCOTUS’s arbitrariness couldn’t be more obvious
There are so many things wrong with this ruling, including the total disregard for the clear error standard. But what really gets me is the notion that legislatures can evade judicial review of their maps simply by passing them as close as possible to Election Day
December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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There’s just no choice anymore. There should be zero Republican House reps from blue states. None.
the democratic response to this must be, in the words of @dennycarter.bsky.social, to go goblin mode on redistricting in the states where they have a trifecta. eliminate every republican district in those states.
This isn't a Supreme Court, it's just six Republican operatives imposing law on the rest of us in order to help Trump and MAGA destroy the Constitution and impose authoritarian rule.
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
There’s just no choice anymore. There should be zero Republican House reps from blue states. None.
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The Supreme Court has reinstated the Trump-inspired gerrymandered congressional map in Texas after it was blocked by a lower court, with the Roberts court once again putting its thumb on the scale to weaken protections for minority voters and entrench GOP political power.
The Roberts court just helped Trump rig the midterms
The Supreme Court reinstated the Trump-inspired congressional map in Texas.
www.motherjones.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Supreme Court has reinstated the Trump-inspired gerrymandered congressional map in Texas after it was blocked by a lower court, with the Roberts court once again putting its thumb on the scale to weaken protections for minority voters and entrench GOP political power.
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This is the one takeaway from the Roberts court above all else www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is the one takeaway from the Roberts court above all else www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Ugh. SCt reinstates Texas map giving new seats to Rs, n/w/s finding below it was race-driven.
Return of the shadow docket in all its nastiness--consequential case; big leg up to Republican party; dubious & threadbare ruling, failure to respect district ct, lockstep conservative supermajority 6-3.
Return of the shadow docket in all its nastiness--consequential case; big leg up to Republican party; dubious & threadbare ruling, failure to respect district ct, lockstep conservative supermajority 6-3.
December 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Ugh. SCt reinstates Texas map giving new seats to Rs, n/w/s finding below it was race-driven.
Return of the shadow docket in all its nastiness--consequential case; big leg up to Republican party; dubious & threadbare ruling, failure to respect district ct, lockstep conservative supermajority 6-3.
Return of the shadow docket in all its nastiness--consequential case; big leg up to Republican party; dubious & threadbare ruling, failure to respect district ct, lockstep conservative supermajority 6-3.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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As Dick Van Dyke approaches his 100th birthday, the cherished performer is still uniting generations
Read here: www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
Read here: www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As Dick Van Dyke approaches his 100th birthday, the cherished performer is still uniting generations
Read here: www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
Read here: www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
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Trump’s fundraising emails post AI images and fabricated stories
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Trump’s fundraising emails post AI images and fabricated stories
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This both blows my mind and becomes less surprising every day
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This both blows my mind and becomes less surprising every day