This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.
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Such a heart-breaking story…
Mr. Dan Zak@mrdanzak.com · 2w agoA Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Hey @democrats.org ! Pay to run this as an ad on the gas pump screens in every competitive state, every day between now and Nov 3.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoTrump: "They came up with the word 'affordability' ... it's phony" (Note that the crowd isn't into Trump's affordability denialism at all)
I talked with Matthew Soerens of World Relief about the first year the U.S. will likely resettle no Christians fleeing persecution. Listen to the whole conversation: austinkocher.substack.com/p/president-... @matthewsoerens.bsky.social
I would say this: I don't care what you think about trans people. The essence of America is that people here get to live their lives however they want, as long as they're not hurting anyone else. You don't get a vote on that. Trans people aren't hurting you, so leave them alone.
Erik Kelly@erikeverything.bsky.social · 4w agoIf you hate trans people you’re a fucking loser, full stop. And thinking that trans people need treatment to accept their birth sex = hate. We need more politicians who use this kind of language.
“I came to this country to pursue my education. I didn’t come here to commit a crime or hurt anyone. Yet now I’m walking through the streets of the United States with a GPS monitor on my leg, carrying a feeling of shame and humiliation that I never imagined I would experience…”
Jim Swift@jimswift.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe cruelty is the point. Shame on this administration and shame on the people who voted for this. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
The cruelty is the point. Shame on this administration and shame on the people who voted for this. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say
A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
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@weissmann.substack.com @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social I’m listening to your recent Illegal News episode, and the Dan Sullivan thing has precedent from just a few years ago: www.npr.org/2021/03/19/9...
Florida Democrats Call For A New Election After GOP Charged With Manipulating Race
A GOP political operative is being charged with paying a sham candidate to run for Florida State Senate and unseating the incumbent Democrat. Democrats are calling for a new election.
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One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
telling that periodically someone would go "man dolly parton can't really be all that" and then they'd go look into it and come back with "actually she's even better than we thought"
Here’s my proposal: We declare August 25 a national holiday, dedicated to children’s literacy. Every year, on Dolly Day, we spend the day exchanging books and listening to music. In the meantime, here’s the link to donate: donate.imaginationlibrary.com
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Glad to find out I’m not 100% super-mega-weird for thinking, when I first heard this news earlier today, that this would be a grand occasion for Canada to “do that @doctorow.pluralistic.net stuff”… (y’know, that STUFF)
Craig Cheslog@craigcheslog.com · 2mo agoIt's time for Canada to follow @doctorow.pluralistic.net's advice and repeal their anti-circumvention law. This asshat of a trade representative won't know what hit him. pluralistic.net/2026/01/29/p...
If Bluesky was really as dead as they say, could I do THIS?? (okay I am going to need this to do big numbers)
@johncarreyrou.bsky.social I hope you’re digging into this— This is insanity on par with Bad Blood.
Paul Bleicher@pbleic.bsky.social · 3mo agoAstonishing. RFK Jr. adds 8 members to a 6 member FDA advisory panel. 6 of them were sellers of peptides, and the 7th a compounding pharmacist. In an 8-6 vote with all 8 votes coming from these new panel members, the panel approved 4 peptides against the objections of FDA scientists.
This man gleefully and illegally caused the premature and painful deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He was told at the time his actions would cause their deaths, and he thought it was funny.
🚨Niche Audience Alert: If you live in Cincinnati, and you love “Much Ado About Nothing” keep reading… cincyshakes.com/on-stage/dog...
Dogberry and Verges are Scared
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The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is hosting a Nazi rally.
Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 3mo agoI know plenty of lovely Indianans, but I’m just popping in to say at the KKK’s peak in the 1920s, Indiana had the highest membership, ~30% of all white Protestant men statewide. With few Jews or Black people, they focused on hatred of anti-Catholic immigrants — people like Bovino’s granddad!
I’m glad Congressman Landsman & his team were able to help this specific constituent, but the Trump administration is deliberately delaying DACA renewals, and it’s affecting hundreds of thousands of hard-working people who don’t deserve to be treated this way.
Congressman Greg Landsman@repgreglandsman.bsky.social · 3mo agoAfter a constituent was at risk of losing their job because of delays in renewing his DACA and work authorization, our casework team stepped in to help. Here’s what he had to say.👇🏼
These comments from the developer are giving OceanGate vibes: 😬 “Nathan Berman, managing principal and founder of MetroLoft, the developer overseeing the conversion, said on Tuesday that “this incident is nothing more than a typical construction mishap.”
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo agoAt least two structural columns buckled and failed in a 37-story office tower in Midtown Manhattan. The columns were part of the tower’s existing structure, and a New York Times review of images and videos has found that several floors were added atop these columns.
The thing is, legislators know that their vague laws don’t cover cases like this. They’ve been told. If they actually cared about women, they’d seek out experts to ensure that their laws protect exceptional cases. They do NOT care. They are 100% OK with women dying or having horrific outcomes.
Jessica Shortall@jessicashortall.bsky.social · 5mo agoIn the reply to this post, I am going to put a screenshot of what doctors told this woman she would have to do on her own, at home, because they aren't allowed to give her & her fetus care to save her life and treat them both with dignity. It is horrifying. www.propublica.org/article/arka...
Trump called up his Brownshirts. He sent them to attack the Capitol. He pardoned them of crimes they were convicted of by juries of their peers. Now he’s rewarding them, using taxpayer money, & empowering them to commit violence on his behalf again in the future. Following the fascism playbook.
Reason Magazine@reason.com · 5mo ago"I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined."
“I don’t believe in building libraries, or museums…” i.e. He’s using donations to finance a new hotel, and the profits go back into his pocket.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7mo agoTrump says his presidential library in Miami will be a hotel
If we’re lucky, we’ll look back on these days as the third rebirth of our nation. Minneapolis will have national monuments like Boston, and Philadelphia, and Gettysburg, commemorating the everyday patriots who stood up for liberty and justice for all.
“Residents will respond to Elflein's participation with Blood Tribe at a peaceful vigil at 7 p.m., Dec. 17, in the Glendale Village Square.”
The Columbus Dispatch@dispatch.com · 10mo agoKeith Elflein, a Columbus native, has worked in finance and the wine world. He's also involved in a neo-Nazi group, a police report says.