PIERS: “You’re not gay?” FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.” P: “Should they vote?” F: “No.” PIERS: “They should stay home?” FUENTES: “Yeah.” PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?” FUENTES: “No.” PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”

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As is now a daily response: WTF? And other things I won’t state publicly.

NYPD FTW!

When I moved to the Twin Cities, I first lived in S Mpls, though not Phillips. Still, clips like this have a very different ‘feel’ when literally so ‘close to home.’ Three cheers for the people who showed up and likely kept this man from being dragged away and potentially lost in the system. #power

It just keeps getting more disgusting. Is there no end to their petty, childish, etc., etc., crap? There is literally no point to this except to be hurtful.

You knew it was coming. Because the US Senate has nothing better to do with its time.

Curious about the legal landscape re trans issues? I highly recommend this conversation between Ross Douthat and Chase Strangio. It’s long. One might wish to read it in pieces - but Strangio is exceptionally clear in his address of the issues, despite what I see as some offensive stuff from Douthat.

Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars. She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

Following up… “Saskatchewan’s Health Minister says his government has asked the organization that regulates doctors and the treasury crown tasked with protecting consumers to investigate concerns raised in a recent CBC investigation of a controversial health centre in Moose Jaw.”

This. See also the nightmare that began at Hamline University in late 2022. It involved Art History, Islam, academic freedom, an adjunct faculty member, and ultimately led to the president’s “retirement.”

Thinking of the Twin Cities, and the many Somali students I’ve known over the years. Wishing everyone the best. 🙏

Yes, this *is* actually brilliant! Be sure to watch until the end.

“Dr. Goodenowe Restorative Health Center in Moose Jaw [is] a private, unregulated facility that claims ‘a 100 per cent success rate in stopping the progression and in restoring function of people with ALS.’” Goodenowe should be facing criminal charges.

Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.

The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time." Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...

Please let me live long enough to see the entire trump administration tried for, well… anything that will put them behind bars. Corruption, war crimes, financial wrongdoing, abuse of office, bad hair… anything. Trump, Hegseth, Miller, Bessent - please go to the front of the line. 🙏

This article is very much worth reading. “She led a model life. But when Donald Trump won the 2024 election, she understood that the immigration system was about to drastically change.” The US is definitely not a “safe third country.” Welcome to Canada, Rahel. 🇨🇦

Gave me goosebumps.

The United States continues to be an absolute embarrassment.

...since MTG is resigning, now would be a great time to assess the pensions of all former government representatives...what y'all think???

🇨🇦♥️ #Never51 #CanadaStrong

"Attempting to label DEI as a human rights violation sets a new low in the Trump administration's weaponization of international human rights," she said. . . . The new rules conveyed "jaw-dropping" animosity towards LGBTQI+ people, Ms. Zeya added.

The degree to which the trump administration is damaging federal organizations, including the military, with its hateful rhetoric and policies is unbelievable. Well, except that it’s true. What a bunch of incompetent cry babies, clearly needing to act out to feel better about their own shortcomings.

“Robyn McCutcheon, the first American diplomat to come out as transgender, helped to shape personnel and foreign policy at the State Department. The country she served doesn’t feel like home anymore.”

More on the administration’s attacks on trans citizens… THIS is just what I’ve been expecting from these f***ers. @mark-carney.bsky.social It’s time to more generously and explicitly consider asylum claims from US citizens who are trans. 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦

What a story! #WrongfulConvictions

First such account I’ve seen out of MN, my former home. Northfield (pop. ~21,000) is an exurb to the Twin Cities and home to two liberal arts colleges. Just as I had trouble imagining the rioting blocks from my home in St. Paul after George Floyd was murdered, so too it this challenging to absorb.

“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!” --Megyn R. Kelly “Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!” --Also Megyn R. Kelly

ICE abducted a 57 year old US Citizen and Veteran along with 11 others, outside of the Portland ICE Detention Center. 11/11/25

“Regents, who met in College Station on Thursday afternoon, unanimously backed a revised proposal decreeing that no courses “will advocate race or gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity” without a campus president’s approval of the course and related materials.”

BREAKING NEWS: The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request that it consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. The court, without comment, declined the petition...

You may not want to subject yourself to the details in the article, so the takeaway? “the men’s testimonies . . . were consistent and credible, providing ‘compelling evidence’ to support accusations of torture. The group’s assessments in other cases have been used in courts around the world.”

This gentleman may be in the top 10 of FAFO.

F***ers.

The. Best.

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“Her victory makes not only history for the St. Paul mayor’s office, but also makes the entire leadership of the city [including the city council] all women…. "My family came here as refugees. Never in their wildest dreams would I be standing here today accepting the position of mayor…”

This article gives what feels like a really balanced take on his life and legacy. Still, “Ding, dong…”

He’s simply, well… simple.

I would slide most of the buttons farther to the right as some of the textual evidence suggests, to me, more of an authoritarian position than their placement indicates. But… it’s the NYT so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. Still, seeing the descriptive material is interesting.

This “adds a single but sweeping line to Canon 4 of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct: ‘It is not a violation of these canons for a judge to publicly refrain from performing a wedding ceremony based upon a sincerely held religious belief.’l So, NOT just same-sex, but any with which one disagrees.

Just in case you think these a$$holes aren’t for real. “The Third Term Project is a think-tank devoted to getting President Donald J Trump his rightful third term in office.”

Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."

“In some school systems that are continuing to offer ethnic studies, there are new restrictions. San Francisco teachers must use a single textbook that does not discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Supplemental materials must be approved by administrators.”

This is really, really, really long - and frightening… and really, really, really worth reading. “…Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.” @andykroll.bsky.social

Decide for yourself.