Ozturk was arrested by six masked officers — like the Gestapo. Her only offense appears to be writing an op-ed in her school newspaper. While I strongly disagree with the views expressed in her op-ed, they are not a valid basis for deportation. This is flat out un-American.

Criminals are running amok inside our government and nothing will be done about it because—oh, that’s right!—America voted for a convicted criminal to be in charge of all federal law enforcement See how that works

I agree, we need to improve.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2y ago

Folks, I see a lot of you recently feeling free to use some variation of the "R" word for mentally disabled, including appending the last four letters as suffix to describe people you don't like. I'm not down with that, so if you do it in my comments, I'm gonna hide that shit at least. Be better.

i'm sensing some broader parallels

When there weren't enough bank examiners on the beat, SVB and Signature Bank failed, requiring big bailouts. The FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don't crash our economy. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs

A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.

washingtonpost.com

There are three rules to keeping a secret at Bluesky.

Jerry Chen@jcsalterego.bsky.social · 2y ago

who's got invite codes for the secret bluesky

What's going on with Fetterman?

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2y ago

All D senators — except Fetterman — sponsor resolution condemning pardons for those who assault led Capitol Police on Jan. 6.

Divine light, pure perfection!

NateintheWild@nateinthewild.com · 2y ago

Evening light at the most beautiful lake on Planet Earth.

Start with Jan 6 pardons Bird Flu no research CDC offline Tuberculosis outbreak who’s in charge Fruit unpicked no workers food prices Veterans being detained as illegal immigrate Tuskegee Airmen being taken out of Air Force history Price of eggs Veteran Benefits Prescription increased

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