One of the biggest misconceptions people in the US seem to have is that legal or illegal status are not moral statuses one achieves by doing things the “proper” way, but simply legal fictions bestowed and revoked by the state at will.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3d ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - US is preparing to rescind up to 200,000 business and tourism visas in largest mass visa revocation ever, officials say.

The funny thing is, I can't remember any parallel controversy, or even any debate, about using the term "genocide" to refer to the campaigns against the Rohingya in 2016-2017. The government of Myanmar denied it - but there was no hand-wringing or insistence that we wait for a formal ICJ finding.

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 3d ago

New York Magazine says in response to criticism of its latest issue that “genocide” is “an accurate description of the atrocities in Gaza [...] and that accusations of antisemitic intent were in fact obfuscating an overwhelming ­scholarly consensus, and that its use would be allowed in our pages”

the thing about "champagne socialists" is that a lot of us know we were extraordinarily lucky due to the circumstances of our birth and want better lives for everyone as a result, I do not understand how this is supposed to be a gotcha

Kath Barbadoro@kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 5d ago

Deleted my posts because of 10000 typos but the idea that people in nyc dsa are trying to cosplay as blue collar does not at all fit w how the average non blue collar dsa member presents themselves in my experience. NYT and NYP just really want that to be the case

💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.

Could be true but I was there last week and had a great blonde ale from a local brewery, so it's impossible to say

Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢@regimecpa.bsky.social · 4d ago

West Virginia does seem like a state that is in slow motion collapse, population sinking almost everywhere

There will be a lot of well meaning people who will tell you to temper your hate in the coming years

CNN@cnn.com · 5d ago

A five-year-old boy and his father were arrested by ICE while they were on their way to a soccer match. Video shows the arrest stemming from a vehicle stop in Austin, Texas.

Jeffries stop short of committing to holding a vote to abolish ICE is he's House Speaker next January, but says he's "committed to dramatically reforming ICE ... the masks should come off, body cameras should come on, judicial warrants should be required."

"Years of trump support came undone in 15 minutes" is a bad headline, there's no money quote in there where he actually says I don't support trump anymore. He's the same as the other guys whose wives get kidnapped by ICE, he just thinks this is a mistake, the agenda's being implemented wrong

Jon Collins@jcollins.bsky.social · 2w ago

'The man was a federal agent, and after questioning Ms. Bobreneva for about 15 minutes, he led her away in handcuffs to an unmarked vehicle. “I’m only doing my job,” he said. “Everything will be OK.”' www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...

The tendency of people on here to completely slobber over any random fascist woman who gets a new haircut is so pathetic, you're 34 man, go to the bar and talk to someone real for once.

I think the best approach for the next Dem admin will be to handle these morons like needy 3-years old and give them the "access" they so yearn for. Just jingle a bunch of keys in their DMs and make them feel special. They're too craven to understand anything else and the tradeoff is worth it.

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · 2w ago

One you might find surprising. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt & members of her team have been extremely helpful in responding to questions I raise. Regardless of public facing commentary, privately they are willing to engage and address questions. And I have appreciated that. Thank you

So the answer to the 2nd question is an easy no and shouldn’t have ever been seriously asked unless you’re the biggest marks in politics

Zeteo@zeteo.com · 2w ago

Will Tucker Carlson run for president in 2028? Should the left even trust him on Gaza and Israel? @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @samseder.bsky.social of @majorityreport.bsky.social break down their skepticism of Carlson. Watch the new 'We're Not Kidding' here: zeteo.com/p/sam-seder-...

my girlfriend met some british girls at a bar in croatia and when they found out she lived in nyc, their first reaction was "omg have you met mamdani??"

rax ‘levon honkers’ king@raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 2w ago

whenever i’m outside the city and people find out where i live they ask me ‘what’s it like with zohran as mayor’ in this wistful voice like they’ve been trapped underground and no longer know what the sun looks like

The Woke Left doesn't want you to know this but you can just fish in the East River with the boys and have a few beers while you're at it.

by the way it should also be pointed out that in actual fact american government policy re: ukraine is /already/ what the isolationists claim to want, idk how this has not caused massive shift changes in the discourse yet

Says a lot about the incentive structure of US politics on the left of center that every single progressive is scrutinized for every little thing while the most rabidly right wing Democratic member of Congress can go talk to Trump's stenographer and call his fellow party members bigots.

Just walked into a bakery in the West Village and asked how much their jambon-fromage was. Mf told me 18 American Dollars with a straight face.

The pivot from "Israel is our most important ally, the only democracy in the Middle East, the bedrock of Jewish identity, and it should be illegal to criticize it in any way" to "Why do Americans have any opinions about Israel??? What does that have to do with us??" is remarkable to watch.

I do NOT care about what AOC said on a podcast, I care about the Mets trade deadline RUINING my life

Assuming that all goes well, my applications are swiftly approved, and I never fall out of status, I should be on track to become a U.S. citizen in 10 years, give or take. This is my fourth year living here.

Jonathon M. Floyd@jfloyd314.bsky.social · 3w ago

Genuinely, the vast majority of American voters believe that only laziness or criminal intent could be stopping the average immigrant from obtaining US citizenship. The truth is that becoming a US citizen takes years upon years of work and requires navigating a baroque bureaucratic nightmare.

Legal immigration as most Americans conceive of it does not meaningfully exist in the United States. "Just come here the right way" is one of the most pernicious lies in contemporary US politics, accepted across the aisle as the goal of the immigration debate when it's impossible in reality.

The state hates me and my friends specifically and keeps trying to ruin our lives but its ok :)

Eugene Vinitsky 🍒@eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 4w ago

One weird trick to literally destroy America www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Mamdani criticizes Netanyahu. Later, a crazy man stabs a Jewish man and an Asian man. And we get an article suggesting that while one stabbing (dismissed in six words) is just a shrug, the other implicates the mayor. Disgraceful framing. Shame on everyone involved. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/n...

After Stabbings, a Rise in Jewish Fears and Questions for Mamdani (Gift Article)

Some politicians said Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s criticism of Israel had created a dangerous environment. He pushed back, condemning the stabbings of two men on the Upper West Side and defending his state...

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Upamecano best player in the world btw and its not close

Saw way too many first-half posts about how we were being outplayed and outmatched rather than dealing with an obvious lack of effort, so just wanted to make it clear: if you believed this, you are a moron.

Respect to the guys telling Deschamps to go fuck himself for his last one by conceding four in the first half. Banter football

I think the reasoning here is fine in abstract, but you're deluded if you think this isn't Casten using an excuse to run cover for himself.

Sean Casten@seancasten.bsky.social · last mo.

A brief process thread on the floor today, and specifically the Massie Amendment. As is all too often the case, public discussion is missing some nuance:

The storming of the Bastille was the opening act in a century-long upheaval that broke with the premodern world and finally put ordinary people in charge of their nation’s destiny. That’s the legacy of the French Revolution.

Why the French Revolution Matters

The storming of the Bastille was the opening act in a century-long upheaval that broke with the premodern world and finally put ordinary people in charge of their nation’s destiny. That’s the legacy of the French Revolution.

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Just lost an heartbreaker only to log onto this app and see Amerikkkans talk about football. Might kill myself.

A report on the ground from the ICE shooting in Biddeford that should make every parent in this country lose their minds:

It got muddled b/c it was mostly seen as incidental to getting at Trump himself, but Graham didn't just vaguely lean on Raffensperger. He told him to falsify the tally by not counting ballots. Straight-up criminal election fraud no different from telling a poll worker to go dump votes in the trash.