“…Lewandowski asked Feeley if he would be willing to issue him and several other political officials badges and guns…”

Opinion Today@opiniontoday.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS. (WSJ-unlocked) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

I want to thank everyone who posts gift articles of really important stories that all Americans should read but are behind paywalls so most can’t. There are some stories that are so important to the public interest that media companies should remove paywalls on some occasions.

Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

I hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming.

The House will vote next week on one of several extreme anti-voter bills recently introduced in Congress. The so-called SAVE America Act could block over 21 million eligible citizens from voting by forcing in-person citizenship document requirements. Tell your representatives to vote NO.

Stop Anti-Voter Bills Now

The SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, and MEGA Act could keep millions of eligible U.S. citizens from being able to vote. Urge Congress to reject these bills.

action.aclu.org

Judge Reyes starts with a comparison: George Washington versus Kristi Noem.

Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf

I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home. But did you look at the judge's order? It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept." Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island). The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.

Mjkwho@mjkwho.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Confronted Congressman Tom Suozzi, one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000.

Bondi's letter—essentially offering to stop attacking and murdering citizens in Minnesota in exchange for the state's voter rolls—shows what Trump, Miller et al. are really after: They want to fuck with the nation's elections so that they never have to cede power or answer for their crimes.

Natasha Korecki@natashakorecki.bsky.social · 6mo ago

In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis. AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including: "Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"

“Please get the truth out about our son.” Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.

McCarthy - awful choice and at best a lateral move (but probably a downgrade mentor and leadership-wise). 17 seasons with GB, 1 w/ Dallas, 174-112-2 reg, 11-11 playoff record and 1 SB. How is that any different/better than Tomlin w/ his 1 SB and 193-114-2? McCarthy is old, won’t bring innovation.

Because of course. As is tradition when his state may need him and while our country is in turmoil

Shea Jordan Smith@sheajordansmith.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.

This is a very scary thread, but now that everything's all right, I think it's everyone's duty to convince this person they never actually woke up.

Musicology Duck@musicologyduck.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place

Disagree. I believe they did ok in spite of him, not because of him. But that “highest level in years” still wasn’t good enough. Aaron being less mobile meant he had to rely on his quick release to make the plays he could. The only coach I’d keep is Danny Smith.

Steelers Depot@steelersdepot.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Fraud, Waste, and Abuse anyone?

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 7mo ago

NEW: Congressional Budget Office report estimates cost of between $10M and $125M to change the Defense Department's name to "Department of War"

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social This is not enough. Read this and understand ICE is built on dehumanizing and getting guns and badges into the streets as fast as possible. The reforms you are hoping for do not address this internal festering rot. Do more, we need more slate.com/news-and-pol...

You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.

What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.

slate.com

Jim Acosta@jimacosta.bsky.social · 7mo ago

On today’s show, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social told me House Dems plan to hold out for ICE reforms before supporting DHS funding bill that’s due by end of month. Jeffries wants requirements for warrants and that agents not wear masks during enforcement before Dems support that DHS funding bill.

Watch the skies… #steelers

BREAKING: Former special counsel Jack Smith will testify publicly on January 22 before the House Judiciary Committee.

The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

Disgusting. Shameful. Hateful.

'You’ve got no rights’: teenage US citizen records violent arrest by immigration officers

YouTube video by Guardian News

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“If enacted, it would create a two-tier federal workforce: one class protected by civil service laws, and another completely vulnerable to the whims of political appointees. Worse still, the measure is designed to coerce new hires into giving up their rights for the rest of their careers.”

Aaron Rodgers is a tool and can kick rocks.

Seems like a good time to repost about losing clearances due to drug use.

Elon Musk lashes out in Oval Office when asked about report on his ketamine use

In an Oval Office send-off capping off his role with the Trump administration, Elon Musk did not respond when asked about a New York Times report alleging he's a near-daily user of ketamine.

cbsnews.com

pgh724@pgh724.bsky.social · last yr.

Security clearances can be denied/revoked per Guideline H: Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse. Based on reporting Musk is a regular ketamine user and his admissions in some of that reporting, why was he given a clearance in the first place and why hasn’t his clearance been revoked?

Donald Trump wants a massive military parade for his birthday—tanks, jets, 6,600 troops—all on YOUR dime. It’s grotesque. A wannabe king playing dress-up with taxpayer dollars. I introduced the HAPPY BIRTHDAY Budget Act to block this nonsense. If he wants a party, he can pay for it himself.

Noem’s new dog would be well advised to get his ass to an SPCA shelter before she comes home from work this evening

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.

KIM: Do you know what section of the Constitution the suspension clause of habeas corpus is in? NOEM: I do not. Nope. KIM: Do you know which article is it in? NOEM: I do not, sir.

somewhere in the world, my seventh grade civics teacher Mr. Lee is crying

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus? NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country HASSAN: That's incorrect

First we pardon them, now we pay them.

Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com · last yr.

The Trump administration has reportedly agreed to pay $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, a Jan. 6 rioter shot and killed by Capitol Police as she attempted to break into the House Speaker’s lobby.