Scott Free

@scottfree.bsky.social

Nerd stuff. Cosplayer. Lefty lawyer. Comics & comics criticism. Warhammer 40k. Pointy eared jerk. Raging homo. Host of The Clone Conspiracy Podcast. He/Him.🏳️‍🌈 🐶

ICEMAN: I forgot one of the new kids’ names today. JEAN GREY: Don’t feel bad, Bobby. Warren and the Professor both stopped learning new names in the late 80s. ANGEL: Hey! That’s unfair. I care deeply about Cable, Forge, Gumbo…uh…Black Cable….and…uh…Sparkles? JEAN: Jubilee. ANGEL: Sure.

CHARLTON EDITOR: Steve, love the new Blue Beetle. Dynamite. But does every villain have to be some weird little fruit who monologues like an Ayn Rand character? STEVE DITKO: Yes. CHARLTON EDITOR: STEVE DITKO: CHARLTON EDITOR: God damnit.

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ICEMAN: Can I borrow $20? BEAST: An important part of being responsible - ICEMAN: Warren, can I borrow $20? ANGEL: I only carry $100s, so here’s $200. CYCLOPS: Warren, that’s extremely irresponsible. ANGEL: Scott, he’s just a little guy. ICEMAN: Yeah! I’m just a little guy. CYCLOPS: He’s 35!

In today’s hellscape news: Congress established the ATRC in 1996, to conduct rapid removal hearings for aliens with ties to terrorism. It had never been used; there’s serious concerns around due process and evidence. It existed only as a dead footnote. Until the Trump DOJ filed with it this week.

Alien Terrorist Removal Court holds its first-ever hearing after 30 years

Congress created the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in 1996 to make it easier for the Justice Department to use classified evidence to deport people from U.S. soil.

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CYCLOPS: Bobby has been kinda down lately. Be extra nice to him, because he’s very…you know… JEAN: Gay? BEAST: Stupid? ANGEL: Poor? HAVOK: Loud? POLARIS: Gay, stupid, poor, and loud? ICEMAN: what the fuck

BROKE: going to a Spider-Man movie dressed as Spider-Man, like some basic twink Spider-Man cosplayer WOKE: going to a Spider-Man movie dressed as Johnny Storm, and periodically yelling, “Take off your pants!” at the screen