Your little oopsie "mistakes" had me worrying for a year of my life about my partner going to jail for up to a decade based on lies likely fed to you by the top of the federal government. Show everyone what you're covering up in these emails and texts. There's a reason you don't want them released.

Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed

Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...

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NY police tricked a woman into drinking from a cup, then pulled her DNA and added it to a secret database. They have done this to thousands of people who were never charged with a crime. Cato filed a brief in this case, arguing that the Fourth Amendment requires a warrant. https://ow.ly/1mHL50ZvUlN

Leslie v. City of New York Brief: NYC's "Suspect Index" of Secretly Harvested DNA Is Unconstitutional

The NYPD routinely collects DNA samples in an orchestrated surreptitious manner through ruses involving straws, bottles, or even cigarettes, without the knowledge or consent of the searched individual and without a court order.

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New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

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👇🎯🧵 This is what more folks need to understand. The fascists aren’t going anywhere & they exist in every country in roughly the same proportion, & it’s a question of whether we keep a set of bad political institutions that allows them to control the government or not.

[Christopher M. Federico]@chrispps.bsky.social · 4d ago

They -- as in most nations -- are a minority of roughly 25-35% of the population, but institutions need to be restructured to prevent that minority from exercising national power: shifting to some variant of PR, getting rid of the EC, expanding SCOTUS, adding states to fix the Senate, etc. (2/2)

Moreover, many in right-wing media will help spread those untruths. Editors at @nationalreview.bsky.social, for example, have done little to correct the impression left by this Kamden Mulder article that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was carrying meth. www.nationalreview.com/news/houston... /2, end

Houston Man Killed by ICE, Hailed as Father Chasing ‘American Dream,’ Had ‘Crystal-Like Substance’ in His Car, FBI Says | National Review

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo attempted to ‘weaponize’ his vehicle against ICE agents during a traffic stop, according to authorities.

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"When an ICE agent is involved in a deadly, high-profile shooting, you should now assume that the government’s initial story is packed with lies—and that the truth will only come out over time as the spotlight fades." [Adrian Carrasquillo, @thebulwark.com] /1

Assume ICE Is Lying

Plus: How many citizens can Trump actually denaturalize?

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They lie about the big stuff. They lie about the small stuff. They lie about having lied. And they act outraged if anyone points it out. We need a fundamental change in how their words are reported, interpreted, and acted on.

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 5d ago

Reflecting Pool lessons: 1. Trump administration lying is routine and pervasive. Nothing they say or do should have a "presumption of regularity." 2. They spend our money to prosecute innocent people. Congress should cut and restrict funds and hold liars accountable. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...

man I will just never get over the fact that the collective response to the pandemic, and an absolutely miraculous vaccine development, was to destroy public health in this country and smear everyone involved I generally take a positive view of humanity overall but it's so depressing

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"

A 7-year-old wants to go to school. A 9-year-old begs to leave. A 12-year-old is told to drink the water that's making children sick. These are children imprisoned at Dilley under Donald Trump.  I am demanding Trump #ShutDownDilley and free the children.

The Trump admin's latest strategy to mass generate removal orders is diabolical: - Take a huge group of people with hearings scheduled in late 2026, 2027, or 2028. - Send them a physical letter rescheduling all of their cases to next week. - Those who inevitably miss court get ordered deported.

Deportation Orders Soar in NYC as Trump 'Mega Master' Hearings Accelerate

A new report finds removal orders for people who missed hearings more than doubled in New York City in June, as a new tactic of hastily scheduled court dates rolled out.

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>the Republican President is seizing national shares of private corporations >the socialist mayor of NYC is doing publicity stunts about shredding red tape for small business owners what the fuck is going on anymore

NYC’s small business owners have said it over and over: endless paperwork and uncertainty has made getting their stores up and running too difficult. So we’re cutting red tape, eliminating redundant permits (did you know you need a permit just to serve some ice cream?), and speeding up inspections.

yes

Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2w ago

Andy Kim suggests a new health care policy: -Enroll every child in Medicaid until the age of 26 www.notus.org/healthcare/a...

"I introduce myself as a Catholic nun, I tell them I went to Mass this morning for you, and I'm not a hearing officer, I have nothing to do with the whole process, I'm here to accompany you, to go in with you if that's OK," said Sister Kuhn. "Most days I go, there are unaccompanied minors.”

Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sister Rose Kuhn, who accompanies children forced to go to immigration court alone, “has seen 14-year-olds told they are mature enough to handle their case by themselves and file their own paperwork.” www.globalsistersreport.org/migration/mi...

Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*

That was a perfect first ever and last ever FIFA World Cup final halftime show.

"I hope that this shares with people that are incarcerated on Rikers, that they too are a part of this city. The World Cup has been a magical moment for the entire city. These are New Yorkers, and they will be New Yorkers when they get out of Rikers. They are New Yorkers today." ♥️♥️♥️

Mamdani watches World Cup semifinal match with Rikers Island prisoners

YouTube video by Associated Press

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w ago

The beautiful game. The people’s game. Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates. Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.

My (M80) president is Yooning all day. What do I do?

Horrifying. How can we be allowing this to happen to CHILDREN?!!!

Joshua Eaton@joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW: A 5-year-old girl spent months in federal immigration custody here in Connecticut while her family waited for her release. Her case isn’t unique, experts and court records show. My latest w/ @jrabethomas.bsky.social at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky

Meeting with AG and Epstein survivors was only THIRTY minutes Blanche met with rapist and pedophile Ghislaine Maxwell for NINE HOURS. Disgusting.

Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · 3w ago

Epstein survivor fighting back tears, describes 'emotional' Todd Blanche meeting as "frustrating" and "not substantive" and without commitment to prosecute pedophiles or their enablers www.nbcnews.com/video/epstei...

* EXCLUSIVE -- IRAN TELLS YEMEN'S HOUTHIS TO CLOSE BAB EL-MANDEB GATEWAY TO THE RED SEA IF U.S. HITS POWER NETWORK, SOURCES SAY @reuters.com

In the realm of questions posed during Senate hearings, this one from Ossoff -- "Isn't it humiliating to be unable to answer this?" -- ranks right up there with "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...

Interesting that "1776-2026" suggests that 2026 is the death date of Liberty.

cabo verde held both world cup finalists to a draw across 90 minutes and almost took argentina to penalties, easily the best performance anyone has put up against either team all world cup

Just once I want a committee member to say " let the record show that the nominee is a spineless coward."

Blanche slips! 😬 KENNEDY: Are you and President Trump friends? BLANCHE: I'm his lawyer. Was his lawyer.

In Maiani, a rural village in Kenya, women between the ages of 50 and 80 years old gather to play soccer, stay healthy and build community as part of a group called the Maiani Soccer Grannies. The women are proving that soccer is a sport for people of all ages.

@ejeancarroll.bsky.social: "I don't understand how people can be afraid of a fat elderly man who wears apricot makeup, his hair done up like Tippi Hedren in The Birds and sits in a court room and moans and groans and complains”

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.