Ace Hoffman
@acehoffman.bsky.social
Old-style computer programmer... blogger about nukes (I knew three Manhattan Project scientists) acehoffman.blogspot.com Animator (mostly technical animations). Some comedy bits played on Dr. Demento & Pacifica stations ages ago. Comic-Con 25+yrs.
DOJ isn't throwing the case against Davey Hearn out...it's putting it in a drawer "Without prejudice" means they can pull it back the day Trump asks, & he attacked the decision to drop it within hours That's why we're asking for dismissal w/ prejudice More @washingtonpost.com👇 -TN
Reflecting Pool defendant’s lawyers move to head off new charges
Attorneys for David Heard, the former Olympian who had been accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, are asking a judge to ensure federal prosecutors don’t have a chance to resurre...
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What once would have been a pitch in a writers’ room for tastelessly edgy joke in a comedic satire of a deranged country full of greedy sociopaths is now our reality.
El-Sayed: "Once a government agency like ICE is told it has impunity to do the worst things and violate the highest law of the land, which is the Constitution itself, I don't think you can reform or retrain. I think we need to start from scratch ... I think we need to abolish it."
The booing of what sounds like a foreign (and no doubt in the man's mind, 'Islamic') name, really speaks volumes about the mindset of some Trump supporters. Even when Trump is gone, this white Christian nationalist section of US society will still remain.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3h agoLOMBARDO: So I know the pastor spoke about Officer Abdelnabi-- TRUMP RALLY CROWD: *Boooooo* LOMBARDO: No. We're not booing him. He's the officer that passed away here recently
I’m glad the President has his priorities straight.
“President Trump on antisemitic socialist Abdul El-Sayed” Let the Republican midterm lies start! See the pedophile protectors The Republican Senate posted? Rats biting their legs off when trapped to escape! #GOPRats #USDemocracy #SomosElSayed
Folks from the Women's March have been arrested at the Capitol for protesting ICE. Shout out to the women who are putting their lives and livelihoods on the line to get their message out: ABOLISH ICE.
Schiff: "The president is entitled to his own views about me or anybody else. He is not entitled, however, to use the DOJ to go after his political opponents. The day we say that's ok and the day we confirm an AG who says that's ok is the day the rule of law becomes merely an unenforceable idea."
Apple got a $2.2 billion tariff refund check. Amazon got $600 million.: Walmart got $10 Billion. So basically they got to raise all the prices then cash in?
It turns out the US is not alone in having MIA leaders. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Fifty-three days and counting: 93-year-old leader’s record absence fuels health speculation
Cameroon’s Paul Biya has not made a statement or been seen since leaving for ‘brief private stay’ at Swiss hotel on 7 June
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Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, was backed by prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
Progressive El-Sayed Wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary—Results Much Closer Than Expected
Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, was backed by prominent progressives, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
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The entire GOP needs to put their golden idol in a home for the brain-dead living corpses (next to Mitch) and start interacting with the real world.
Reset America@reset-america.bsky.social · 6h agoGOP crime boss Donald Trump panned Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in a social media post, calling the progressive Democrat a “Communist, who is not liked in Detroit,” while alleging without evidence rampant voter fraud in the state.
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Poop In Your Lettuce | 1950s Doo-Wop Parody Roasts MAGA's Latest Fauci Obsession
YouTube video by The Resistance
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Talarico’s argument is simple: Stop treating marijuana like a crime. Legalize it. Regulate it. Tax it. Stop wasting police resources on low-level marijuana offenses. Clear the records of people whose lives have been derailed by nonviolent marijuana convictions.
Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.
A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?
Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.
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This Administration has give us the following dept name revisions: Dept of Defense > Dept of War Dept of Justice > Dept of Injustice So much for the "party of law and order". currently.att.yahoo.com/att/us-judge...
US judge grants DOJ request to dismiss January 6 cases against Oath Keepers
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday granted the U.S.
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oh cool so you created 5 million new jobs for those people right?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayRollins: "For those who love work and celebrate work and want people to work and not be on food stamps, it's a pretty big win when we've moved 5 million people off food stamps, y'all."
we've had, like, extensive and detailed and confirmed reporting that we're paying millions for this
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayTrump: “The very complex and expensive structure, being built for the Military, at the White House … Also rising is the desperately needed Ballroom, something which former Presidents have wanted for 150 years, which sits under the elevated DronePort, and is paid for by Patriots — No Taxpayer Money!”
Seriously! The most incompetent, narcissistic US president we've ever had! All he cares about is business that makes him/his family money. He's bankrupting all the Host Cities of FIFA on purpose. 🤬👇
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 11h agoPresident Donald Trump remains silent as American cities are left to foot the bill. trib.al/VFsOqik
Families deserve fairness from even the most powerful corporations. During a nationwide affordability crisis, Illinoisans have demanded answers, transparency, and relief to help them make ends meet. We are responding in Illinois.
So the truth fnally comes out. This asshat has no gag reflex! No wonder the orange likes him so much. A pair of knee pads and no gag reflex and a taste for racoon penis! Bwwwwaaaahhhhhaaaa! www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
'Let Me Put It Like That': RFK Jr. Just Made This Wild Admission About His Dining Habits
The health secretary’s team signaled for him to chill as he spilled on his dining habits in a recent interview.
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If you have to hear bad news, hear it from Ret. Lt. Gen. Hertling. At least you'll be smarter afterwards @katiephang.bsky.social and @markhertling.bsky.social discuss Hormuz and military issues. www.youtube.com/live/7-bDH0t...
LIVE: Katie Phang Gives UPDATES on BREAKING NEWS - 8/4/2026
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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