I know this may not make a lot of sense to non-experts, but an unemployed South American with a history of public support for torture and totalitarianism who is facing massive felony fraud charges would not *usually* be a great candidate for a US visa www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

Trump administration grants Flávio Bolsonaro visa after election loss

President Donald Trump claimed the Brazilian election had been “rigged” after Bolsonaro lost to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

politico.com

this is thrilling to me

Sarah Burnes@sarahburnes.bsky.social · 2w ago

“The whole project” of originalism, she added, “is kind of misconceived, and it’s not a very good match with the Constitution we have.” Yooooooooo @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u...

I can't tell you how many conference panels I've sat through about originalism where nobody admits/acknowledges that the entire project was conceived to provide neutral-seeming cover (under the guise of "restraint") for the politically-driven rollback of decisions like Roe, Griswold, and yes, Brown.

Insane

Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · 2w ago

"A survey released Tuesday (Oct. 20) found that Republicans and evangelicals increasingly see empathy as a danger that can lead society away from God." religionnews.com/2026/10/20/a...

…like, a fine & a mandated but free class on finding & filing visa or naturalization or citizenship or Whatever other paperwork. It should not be & should never have been DHS and ICE. But 9/11 broke us, deeply, & rather than collectively seeking trauma counseling, we *gestures at the last 25 years*.

Attorneys for ICE detainees held at El Paso's Camp East Montana say "dangerous and inhumane" conditions have led to deaths, abuse, sickness and trauma. They're submitting dozens of firsthand declarations and asking a court for emergency relief storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

And too often we act as though all legal judgments are criminal ones

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 3w ago

“Too often we act as though legal judgments and ethical ones must be the same,” Helen Lewis argues of the Cornell rape case: What happened that night might not satisfy a criminal standard of proof, but, “to use an old-fashioned word, it was wrong.” theatln.tc/hFjIPlq7

A naked, gold-covered Trump statue has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg. It’s called “Orange Plague,” also known as “King of Injustice,” and shows him sitting on another man’s shoulders holding an enormous golf club. Covered in reportedly 23-karat gold, of course.

Damn. I love this. Exactly right

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 4w ago

Holy shit.

I’m at the point where I’m confusing all the rapists in the news so that’s how its going.

Free link: Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

House Speaker Johnson calls an early recess to avoid a Sec. Hegseth impeachment vote, AI regulation, the Epstein files, Trump’s criminal behavior, and pretty much everything else. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/squeaker-m...

Squeaker Mike Johnson

makes a run for it

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So much respect and appreciation for Christian Bale. This is beautiful work. (And who's cutting onions in here? 🥲🥹)

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 2mo ago

I absolutely LOVE this. Christian Bale spent roughly 17 years fighting to make this happen. This week, his foster-care village opened in Palmdale, California: 12 homes built specifically to help keep siblings together when they enter foster care.

This comment is just stupid on its face.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Tim Scott: "Think about how dangerous states like California [are] that want to take away your kids if you don't agree w/pronouns the schools chooses for your kids. They're coming for our culture. If you don't want to stand up & fight for the soul of this country, your wood is wet. It's that simple"

We thank Secretary Bunch for his extraordinary service to the Smithsonian and his leadership during these deeply troubling times. His remarkable legacy reminds us that preserving and sharing the full breadth of our history requires both brilliance and courage. www.naacpldf.org/news/ldf-sta...

LDF Statement on the Retirement of Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III

Read the PDF of our statement here. On Tuesday, Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III announced his retirement from the Smithsonian Institution, marking the end of his historic tenure as its 14th Secretary of...

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Today (9/10) at 10am ET, the Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments in a religious liberty challenge to the state abortion ban. The mostly Jewish plaintiffs have so far prevailed in the state courts under a state Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Watch here:

It's an honor to once more represent First Focus on Children as they defend children's rights in the Supreme Court. Our latest amicus brief argues that excluding LGBTQ families and 4-year-old children from preschool harms them significantly, without protecting the health and safety of any child.

When, in January 2025, I wrote that the Trump administration was segregationist folks said I was exaggerating. I would have *loved* to be wrong about this but the unfortunate evidence remains on my side. This is just racism, pure and simple.

Trump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students (Gift Article)

The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.

nytimes.com

the literal position of the trump administration is that any school that has any more than a smattering of black students is engaged in illegal racial discrimination against whites www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...

Trump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students (Gift Article)

The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.

nytimes.com

Weirdos. Lying, psychotic, manipulative, but most of all, weird.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Attorney General Todd Blanche was on Fox News last night railing against "Secret School Gender Transitions," which Blanche described as a "pandemic that's happening in some school districts around the country"

Hi Friends! The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights is running its 6th annual Elizabeth Frenkel Waymakers Mileage Challenge, which raises awareness and funds for the great work the Center does for kids in migration. I started a new team, The Power Of We, and I've committed to 200 miles.

This is large scale disenfranchisement and now SCOTUS has even less excuse not to reject Trump's EO on mail voting. Allowing him to move forward would have clear negative harms to voters that could not be reversed, even as his claim for authority over voting processes is legally dubious.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.

We have truly entered the Twilight Zone

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

JD Vance: "When you have people who say 'my ethnic group deserves something, and yours doesn't,' or 'that ethnic group is good and this other ethnic group is bad,' that is how you erode the very foundations of commonality."

BREAKING: Liam Tadeo was just deported by ICE.

James Talarico@jamestalarico.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A 5-year-old Texan just spent the first day of school in an ICE detention center. ICE kidnapped Liam Tadeo on his way to a soccer game with his dad. Liam should be in kindergarten. Instead, our government has thrown him in a prison camp hundreds of miles from home.

ICE has fallen out of the headlines but July marked the largest number of migrant detentions ever on record. Five migrants have died in ICE custody in the last two months. It's also currently impossible to legally migrate to this country, as 100% of visa applications have been paused.

amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A man and woman embrace as ICE and FHP detain her during an immigration stop in Fort Myers this morning.

“This is a noxious litigation strategy that should be a red flag for courts.” www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

New on the ACS Expert Forum: @marykellypersyn.bsky.social and @brucelesley.bsky.social examine how the Supreme Court’s OT 2025 decisions showed a striking “judicial blindness” to children’s rights and well-being. Read the full analysis: www.acslaw.org/expertforum/...

The Supreme Court’s Judicial Blindness to Children in OT 2025 | ACS

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Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention

My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.

thenation.com

i've been chewing on why i think this is so great, and i think at bottom it's that it's such *ordinary* speech. clearly she's thought about this, clearly she has values she's comfortable expressing, but she's not speaking as though she's Making A Political Statement. just plain, earnest language

Your Evil Twin, Skippy 🇵🇸 🏳️‍⚧️@twinskippy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams: “There’s a lot of discourse around trans athletes and what they can compete in. I would welcome a trans athlete on my team or against my team. Anytime. I don’t think it’s a problem in the world, it’s just another way to kind of attack trans people.”