John Q. Public
@publius24.bsky.social
Former paper pusher for the deep state. Misanthropic humanist. Lover of art, literature, cinema, and all other humanistic endeavors.
Posted this over a year ago and nothing has changed. When voters are mad it’s usually best to understand why they are mad as opposed to telling them to just not be mad.
Anne Caprara@annecaprara.bsky.social · last yr.The fight going on in the Democratic Party right now is not between hard left, left and moderate. It’s between those who want to fight and those who want to cave. And Team Fight stretches across all ideological aspects of the Party. Misread this at your own peril.
An unfortunate ruling, but New York’s ban on 287(g) agreements with local police departments still stands. This could be an incredibly effective tool, if Democrats have the courage to wield it and enforce it.
Gothamist@gothamist.com · yesterdayNew York’s effort to make immigration agents show their faces was put on hold by a Monday federal court ruling: gothamist.visitlink.me/Ny_LYW
Are Republicans claiming that they’ve exhausted all peaceful avenues for political redress? Are they really claiming that this lawless government is unresponsive to its own citizens? Are they sure they want to follow this line of reasoning to its conclusion?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
NEWS: Former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has endorsed Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for re-election Flake: “I’m still a conservative Republican. But character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution.”
I had a federal agent take a picture of my face when I was living in D.C. I know for a fact that I’m on at least one of their lists already. I’ll gladly wear that as a badge of honor.
Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d agoIn recent months, ICE has deployed a round-the-clock digital dragnet to scour the public internet—from Facebook to Instagram to X—for speech that could endanger the agency’s mission. The government has paid millions to private contractors to surface everything from potential threats to agents to
oh my god he hit the reflecting pool with a "two weeks" dawgggggg that thing's never opening again
DHS has begun summoning Haitian immigrants in Ohio to check-in appointments with officers who are outfitting them with ankle monitors, in what appears to be a new enforcement effort after the Supreme Court allowed the end their humanitarian protections.
ICE begins outfitting Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors, attorneys say
Haitian immigrants in Ohio with temporary protected status are being called to ICE offices for check-ins after federal officials said their protections had ended.
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POV: You’re a JSOC operator in Tehran who just heard the NYSE opening bell
Secretary of Defense Rock@sodrock.bsky.social · 2d agoStill wild to me we’re literally fighting a war entirely outside of trading hours
Another day where the president & other national Republicans get to sh*t on cities/urban voters & we have <exactly none> of the National Conversations™️ about Civility, Tone, Respect for/Reaching out to Real Folkz, or the GOP’s problem of not offering enough Moderate Solutions on Kitchen Table Issues
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "Look at the blue cities. What do they have in common? They're all dirty. They're filthy dirty. Their streets are dirty. Their streets smell. Their storefronts are broken. Their trees are all gross. Everything about the place is dirty. It's really all of them."
We just got back from Delaney Hall and we can confirm that Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo died on Saturday while in ICE’s custody. More on what we heard today at Delaney:
BREAKING: Reports confirm that Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo has died while detained at Delaney Hall, reportedly due to inadequate medical care. More than 50 people have died in immigration detention under the Trump administration.
ACLU-NJ Responds to the Death of Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo at Delaney Hall - ACLU of New Jersey
This tragedy is another devastating result of the rampant inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall and detention centers across the country.
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Breaking News: Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, the two Republican senators who threatened to block Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general, now say they support it.
Trump Live Updates: Blanche Wins Over G.O.P. Holdouts; Iran Denies Direct U.S.-Iran Talks
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New York could have all the majesty of an Old World metropolis (like Paris) if we would just seize the political capital necessary to make it so
The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · 4d agoNew York's Summer Streets program is yet another example of how much noise disappears when the cars go away. It's a reminder that cities aren't loud, cars are loud.
I don’t think you could have said this (in the screenshot) in public 10-15 years ago without swift backlash, which is a pretty clear indication of the level of decline we’re looking at
Alexander Clarkson@aphclarkson.bsky.social · 4d agoAnother datapoint for the fascist radicalisation of institutional pillars of much of the American Right
America has always had—and always will have—nativist Know Nothings. It’s up to us to consign them to the ash heap of history, where they belong.
Alexander Clarkson@aphclarkson.bsky.social · 4d agoAnother datapoint for the fascist radicalisation of institutional pillars of much of the American Right
When is the global liberal movement going to show the same level of determination that these guys show in support of fascism? When is the Democratic Party going to stop bitching about the DSA and start railing against the GOP?
Ulrike Franke@rikefranke.bsky.social · 5d agoMessage from our main ally…
Texas and Florida have recently designated the Council on American Islamic Relations, one of the largest Muslim civil rights groups in the U.S., as a terrorist organization. The new state-level effort to make such designations has triggered fresh civil liberties concerns from some legal scholars.
CAIR, a Muslim Nonprofit, Gets a Terrorism Label in Florida and Texas
The federal government designates terrorism groups. But Governors Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott have gotten in the game, and a focus is CAIR, a nonprofit.
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Putting the rest of this article aside for a moment, I think this paragraph is critically important when you’re still dealing with state and local authorities that are very much committed to maintaining order at any cost.
Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · 5d ago"Their actions ensured that they struggled to achieve sympathetic media coverage outside of a few left-wing outlets, struggled to attract material or legal support (the ACLU, for instance, refused to touch the case), and failed to achieve positive virality in the larger culture."
With this new red scare taking shape ahead of the midterms, expect the GOP to increasingly flirt with this “better dead than red” rhetoric
Matt McManus@mattpolprof.bsky.social · 5d agoReally making the whole "dont call us fascists!" pitch a little harder.
NEW YORK Share this widely! ICE is ramping up operations throughout the city and targeting immigrant communities.
Make the Road NY@maketheroadny.bsky.social · last wk.📞 NYC HOTLINE HAS RETURNED! 📞 The NYC Hotline for ICE sightings (229-304-8720) is back online. The hotline can receive calls and texts for tips about ICE sightings in NYC from 6AM to 8PM daily. Feel free to distribute this number so community members can report ICE sightings in their neighborhood.
"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG
