not your mom
@mrscrabapple.bsky.social
feminist killjoy born at 333ppm. writer of letters, winner at cards, and well of stillness. i listen to black women, and am infinitely better for it. 10/10 recommend. i'm not a serious person anymore, but wish you well with that. no is *always* golden.
Maria Flores Garcia was her high school’s valedictorian & is a student at UMD. Her arrest is the latest example of how Trump lied when he said that he’d only go after the “worst of the worst.” I’m seeking answers on Maria’s detention & working to get her released.
Maryland high school valedictorian detained by immigration authorities
Maria Flores Garcia, a University of Maryland student, was detained after going to an immigration check-in with her mom in Baltimore last week.
nbcwashington.com
Many people will start cleaning up John Cornyn's reputation now but not everyone's going to forget this stuff
It's weird that "House GOP leader who covered up sexual abuse of high school wrestlers" is a thing that happened twice
I hope when the time comes, if the Democrats block (as they definitely should), the media remembers Garland was offered as an option acceptable to Mitch McConnell at the time.
someone needs to slap this man, i am sorry to him.
Nate Raymond@nateraymond.bsky.social · 9h agoSenator Chuck Grassley says he is rushing to advance Trump's judicial picks in the lame duck. "Some Democrats so despise President Trump that for the first time in our nation’s history they’re planning to stonewall a president’s ability to appoint judges," www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
After reading this, I’m 90% certain Peter Thiel called up Daniel Diermeier and told him to write the Vanderbilt Report.
Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social · 13h ago“On four successive Monday evenings this fall, hundreds of people filed…into the Grand Lodge [in Nashville, TN] for a…closed-door event. The ‘largely male & suit-wearing,’ according to an account by Pirate Wires—had come to hear…Peter Thiel lecture on the Antichrist.” By @kierabutler.bsky.social 1/
surviving ohio state is playing on HBO for the time being, says the internet. i guess we can gauge how much real power jim jordan has by how long that stays up.
They're deeply committed to the proven pedophile protectors being in leadership
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11h agoBREAKING on MS NOW: Far-right conservative Jim Jordan will be the next House Minority Leader.
Removal of the mandate that air traffic controllers must be 31 or younger for hiring. (This is very old policy so they can get 25 years out of them before mandatory retirement at 56. It means we lose a ton of 20, 15 or 10 year employee opportunities, esp military controllers who would train quick.)
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 15h agoWhat is an unsexy policy that if passed would immediately help millions of people?
Direct file. Have the IRS send what you owe every year, and you pay after you add any deductions they’ve missed.
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 15h agoWhat is an unsexy policy that if passed would immediately help millions of people?
Remembering when the Washington Post jumped the gun on publishing their big, damning Jim Jordan profile, only for Mike Johnson to unexpectedly become Speaker of the House, and since I'm guessing they're not going to simply re-publish it, here it is:
Relentless Wrestler
Jim Jordan is an unyielding combatant, whether grappling on the mat or in the halls of Congress. A wrestling champion, he coached wrestling at Ohio State during the sex abuse scandal before entering p...
washingtonpost.com
NEW: Remember Aliya Rahman, the Minneapolis resident whose image went viral earlier this year after ICE agents violently dragged her out of her car as she was driving to a doctor’s appointment? Today, she sued the U.S. government. www.huffpost.com/entry/aliya-...
Aliya Rahman Sues U.S. Government After Violent ICE Encounter
“I am one of many who have been impacted by this government’s vile abuse of power,” said Rahman, whose image went viral when ICE agents dragged her out of her car.
huffpost.com
Lurking in the background of yesterday's Supreme Court oral argument was the knowledge that there's bout to be a new Congress in town that can actually pass laws to hold federal agents accountable ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/neils...
The Supreme Court Keeps Making Federal Agents Unaccountable. The New Congress Can Fix That
The justices often argue that lawmakers who disagree with Supreme Court decisions are free to overrule them.
ballsandstrikes.org
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 5d ago! yooo this would be big Here's a piece I wrote about Bivens and ICE murders a few months ago ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Now that the entire centrist argument about electability seems irrelevant in light of recent election wins they are finding new and exciting ways to be weird off-putting guys
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)@doctorvive.bsky.social · 14h agoAdam Jentleson of Searchlight Institute recommended in his Ezra Klein interview today that Democrats embrace spanking children as a "a very powerful signal" that connects with voters "on a values basis." I didn't think I could dislike the man any more than I already did, but lo!
Adam Jentleson of Searchlight Institute recommended in his Ezra Klein interview today that Democrats embrace spanking children as a "a very powerful signal" that connects with voters "on a values basis." I didn't think I could dislike the man any more than I already did, but lo!
Why are all the dudes in charge of everything just having the worst midlife crises? They’re all a fucking mess. I’ve never been more Team Matriarchy.
thank you to everyone for warning me in advance that the new update would eat my calendar, i am not mentally prepared for that this week.
With midterm results, I am reminded of Coates’ message in the intrvw below. Notice how since it was published, the heroes of Minneapolis *couldn’t know the end result* of their pushback on ICE/DHS. They did the Right Thing, again & again, while terrorized & inspired fathomless good around the US.❤️
Rob Delaney@robdelaney.bsky.social · last yr.Klein: “I want these results regardless of tactics” Coates: “I will do good things regardless of results.” Reminded of C Hedges’ quote “I don’t fight fascists cuz I will win. I fight them because they r fascists.” BUT: more ppl who act accordingly, better shape we wind up in. So, not fatalistic!
I saw posts criticizing the case Massie is trying to make and why it could fail, and missing the fact that this is the right thing to do and not a game. I need to see which Senators are willing to go on the record and defend a man who murders schoolchildren and I think voters need to see that too
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayMassie: "There's no fog of war on the first day! You've had months to identify these targets, yet they picked a school building on a school day with kids in it"
I assume that Hegseth is not *also* being impeached for being a rapist, but I found that story about him assaulting a woman at the Republican woman’s conference in Monterey entirely convincing and disgusting. He paid her 50K in a settlement & I hate that it’s rarely brought up
my ac magically fixed itself while the tech was on the way. glad to just have the call fee and know everything is working at the moment. bit it totally feels like the universe just set a trap for not-too-distant-future me. 🙃
Every generation gets the Ron Paul it deserves. And yes, it's weird that ours isn't Rand Paul, but what can you do?
David_j_roth@davidjroth.bsky.social · yesterdayAs with many adult libertarians this guy is incredibly but sincerely wrong about basically everything except for one righteous thing that he is just as sincerely and passionately correct about. In this case that thing is “Pete Hegseth sucks ass.”
In all seriousness, if Hegseth cannot be impeached and removed (now or in January), impeachment is a dead power and we should amend the constitution to make it easier or replace it with some other system. If you can't impeach "I lost a war while doing crimes" you can't impeach anyone.
And still I rise to say: If the Constitution is to be honored and Congress respected, a President whom many Members of Congress have declared impeachable must be impeached. Failure to do so would be another step toward making the Constitution meaningless and Congress powerless.
it's incredible hearing all of hegseth's lawlessness laid out. he is a murderous criminal who deserves impeachment at minimum.
