You gotta destroy careers over this shit, there is no other way to stop it from all happening again, with a more pliant judiciary

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 5d ago

FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"

with this and the fetterman news, one underrated reason for senate abolition is the first order harm reduction potential; being a senator clearly is not good for you and we should subject less people to the chamber’s inherent harms

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · last wk.

2028 presidential contender Senator Mark Kelly says he is "always going to stand by (our ally) Israel" on Sunday's Meet the Press at NBC. He denies the Gaza genocide, says Bibi made "some mistakes" and criticizes Mamdani for calling Netanyahu a war criminal.

Getting confused and throwing out all of my Jordache Jeans in protest

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2w ago

In a statement, DoorDash tells me that the council passed the "arbitrary" new fee without holding any hearings. "We have always supported home rule for D.C.," says the company. "But will continue to defend D.C.'s small businesses, local economy, and underserved residents."

Is there a way to apply for the Atlantic sweaty washout sinecure program or will they just call me at some point

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 2w ago

“Democrats appear slow to recognize that ideologues on the left are attempting a hostile takeover of the party,” James Kirchick writes. In looking for a way to reclaim control, he argues, they could find inspiration in British history:

There's an endless stream of scandals coming out of Hegseth' Pentagon, but hiding casualties is both a moral outrage and stupidly ineffective.

Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 2w ago

Before "the Iranian attack on Friday that killed two U.S. soldiers and left one service member missing in Jordan, Iran carried out three other strikes ... [that] injured dozens of U.S. service members ... But the Pentagon did not disclose the earlier strikes, nor the casualties and damage."

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

No, this seems fine www.wsj.com/opinion/why-...

I think it would be good if we lived in a world where the phrase “terrorist organization“ had any discernible meaning beyond ”someone I want the government to immiserate for being mean to me”

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 4w ago

CEO of Flock: "Unfortunately, there’s terrorist organizations like DeFlock whose primary motivation is chaos. They’re closer to Antifa than they are anything else."

A good rec for @janeese4dc.bsky.social to think about!

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 4w ago

Infrastructure upgrades are a necessary evil in all cities, so why not explain what’s being done in normal language instead of posting a big sign just saying how much money the government is spending and who the chief executive is?

Several days in Boston and it’s tributaries have given me a deepened appreciation for DC‘s adult approach to transit - for all its history and story, this city fundamentally does not take public works seriously.

Found the most evil book in the ancestral cottage

we need to give the hatch act teeth and we need to make it retroactively applicable

gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 4w ago

Wow: DHS says ICE officers were NOT wearing body cameras when an agent shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado in Houston, "due to back-to-back Democrat shutdowns." www.chron.com/news/houston...

We did not go far enough at Yorktown

madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · 4w ago

Are the Americans awake yet? Okay so a restaurant just opened in London called ‘Appalachia’ and this is their ‘June’ menu; discuss

Do not say Gluten Free Oreo Babka to me, I have a cardiovascular system to maintain

Now that that’s over, we can get back to everyone’s favorite subject: Maine primary discourse

The notion we get to imprison people indefinitely without trial in a foreign prison, at our behest, is something the signers of the Declaration would revolt against.

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 4w ago

Reuters confirms. 11 more people captured by ICE have been sent to a maximum security prison in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), a country where they have no ties and committed no crimes. reut.rs/4wpbIGU

[alt: the 15th St bike lane across the Mall, with the physical barriers between the bike lanes and general travel lanes removed.]

Steve Seelig@fongdog.bsky.social · 4w ago

Looking a lot like the Trump Administration is actively ignoring a court order for them not to dismantle the 15th Street protected bike lane, although the paint remains.

None of this would have happened if he had bartended at Dew Drop Inn

Trump's National Guard arrested a student organizer last night in DC for "disorderly conduct". His hearing will be Monday morning at 9:15 am at DC Superior Court, 500 Indiana Ave NW. Be there to show support #freedc #forkoff www.instagram.com/p/DabdKp2lgz6/

Who in the HELL gave him a car

Can our big wet president make jet sounds uncool? The next 24 hours will see if he can pull it off!

Seeing a weird amount of Patriotic™️ tourists around Columbia Heights, and I have scarcely appreciated the vibrancy of the area more than when observing their awed/terrified faces

ARE YOU A BAD ENOUGH {vice president} TO WEAR A {tactical fanny pack}???

Really Sean Smith@reallyseansmith.bsky.social · last mo.

Hegseth's busted operator cosplaying has been more persistent, but just look at this absolute mish-mash of clown shit Vance tried to pull off lmao

Three Supreme Court justices cannot read

so yes, unquestionably, congress could totally commandeer the EPA and tell the president to eat rocks. that is well within its constitutionally-designated authority!

There is no empirical data demonstrating that anti-trans rhetoric has enabled strategic gains by the right (they just get off on it) - foh with this entire framing

Slate@slate.com · last mo.

Was the LGBTQ+ movement’s pursuit of “visibility” a mistake? slate.trib.al/VSFkbOe

Posting through it behavior. They’ll get over it, equilibrium will be achieved, we’ll all move on.

Julianne McShane@juliannemcshane.bsky.social · last mo.

“All of us are a little frustrated with the Democratic Party. But you don’t blow it up. That’s what MAGA has done.” - Tish James on Mamdani 👀😳

The ideology in question is opposing fascism. This horrific action is a shot across the bow at all of us—everyone who cares about their neighbors, who dares to dream of a better world, who opposes ICE terror and authoritarian repression. We cannot allow the state to disappear them.

DFW Support Committee@dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · last mo.

Judge O’Connor stated from the bench that he is giving maximum sentences to the Prairieland sentences because “the state wants to send a message to anyone who shares a similar ideology.”

Lmao the whole thing is peeling

Can’t believe they’re pulling this bullshit again but I have to pause to say: yeah man, that’s usually what that means