i will say lindsey graham being asked by a reporter how mitch mcconnell is doing, answering “i don’t know, i’m going to check right now” and then dying is hilarious
This is the best fucking thing I’ve read all year
Christopher Hooks@hooks.bsky.social · 2mo agoFor the July issue of Harper’s, I tried to work through my feelings about the United States at this particular moment by surveying the America 250/Freedom 250 industrial complex and otherwise driving around the Keystone State: harpers.org/archive/2026...
[TW: graphic fracture, sound of breaking bone] Sen Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) badly breaking the arm of a Marine veteran protesting the war Iran.
you know, it still seems like it should be an even bigger issue that the president has been sending armed forces to kidnap and assault people in an ethnic cleansing campaign, with a specific geographic focus on regions that didn't vote for him in the last election
Remember, they're there to keep us all safe.
Andrew Karre@andrewkarre.bsky.social · 6mo agoThis is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
Rep. Massie: “Are you able to track who it was that obscured Les Wexner’s name as a co-conspirator?” Bondi: “Within 40 minutes, Wexner's name was added back.” Massie: “Within 40 minutes of me catching you red-handed.” Bondi: “This guy has Trump derangement syndrome. You're a failed politician.”
Marimar Martinez and her attorneys have begun today's press conference about the evidence in her case and a pending lawsuit. Her attorney, Chris Parente, starts by telling reporters that "this is a time when we just cannot trust the words of our federal officials."
Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 6mo agoChicago's U.S. attorney's office has released evidence from the case against Marimar Martinez, pre-empting her press conference later today. It even released text messages it once claimed would "sully" a Border Patrol agents's rep. From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
News outlets declaring “Trump Accepts Nobel Peace Prize” is a red alert state media indicator
these are some pretty catastrophic approval numbers for ICE mom-murderers they will not improve
/10 The ICE “reformers“ want you to eat around the cockroach. I want you to send the plate back. Stomp the cockroach.
the most important thing in 2028 is electing someone who is a true believer in the project of dismantling right-wing power. if you don't get that, then nothing else will matter very much.
I've seen refugee aid efforts defeat multi-year occupations by regional / national police forces who deployed 30x the amount of resources. Hell I've been part of that. It is *very* possible. ICE's budget has a limit. Make them use it. ICE's morale has a limit. Make them lose it.
A 23 year old larping as a journalist made a misleading and inaccurate YouTube video that the administration full of chronically online shitposters used to justify the “largest immigration operation ever” and now someone is dead
Today is one of those days where I’m struck anew by how *bad* the internet has gotten. It’s almost unusable. Clouds, apps, advertising — nothing is where it should be and it’s nigh impossible sometimes to do basic tasks online.
Bari Weiss is a particular type of character that can get too far in the good ol’ USA: the moderately clever sociopath who thinks they can bullshit their way through anything with wordy excuses. When reality crashes in on such a mediocre person, they have nowhere to go but self-victimization.
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 7mo agoNew Bari Weiss & CBS leadership note to staff— “…Americans say they do not trust the press…To win back their trust, we have to work hard.” “Sometimes it means telling unexpected stories…sometimes it means holding a piece about an important subject to make sure it is comprehensive and fair.”
New: archivists have distributed the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss killed. iCloud, Mega, torrent too. Shows won’t be able to keep this episode offline www.404media.co/archivists-p...
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
404media.co
Inside CECOT (the 60 Minutes segment that was spiked yesterday) is available on Global TV in Canada. ⬇️ This iCloud copy is a a 1.2 GB file. The Proton Drive and Google Drive copies I'm seeing are just over 300 MBs. However, people are working on creating better qualities copies. So stay tuned!
Inside the resistance-powered resurgence of zines. My first for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Gen-Zine: DIY publications find new life as form of resistance against Trump
Zines have made a resurgence as communities seek to share information on everything from ICE raids to local elections
theguardian.com
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
Weird how conservatives didn't mention all those years that they think it's fine to fire people for their beliefs! What an unfortunate misunderstanding we've had around this. Oh well!
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
thehandbasket.co
“the whitr house” love when democratic senators use AI graphics, definitely makes me feel valued as labor for the movement
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.gov · 9mo ago
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5. He’s been taken by ICE in Florida. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
orlandosentinel.com
"I've gotten pulled into the Brexit thing this morning with Nigel, Boris and Rees Mogg." Then, in what appears to be a reference to Theresa May, Bannon tells Epstein "The guys are trying to move on. may today / tomorrow…" 2018. As Gill took the bribes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship
New documents show the pair discussing travel arrangements and UK politics in messages from 2018.
bbc.co.uk
So here’s Bannon celebrating Theresa May’s ouster with George Galloway in 2019, and Farage thanking Bannon and Breitbart for making Brexit happen
Peter Jukes@peterjukes.bsky.social · 9mo ago"I've gotten pulled into the Brexit thing this morning with Nigel, Boris and Rees Mogg." Then, in what appears to be a reference to Theresa May, Bannon tells Epstein "The guys are trying to move on. may today / tomorrow…" 2018. As Gill took the bribes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...