Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well

It will very much be worth your time to read this.

“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.

Key quote from the judge's order releasing Liam Ramos & his father: "Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned."

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

This is correct. And note, WSJ, NYT, WaPo and the major networks simply ignore what is batshit crazy, thinking you don't need to know about it.

The senseless murder of Alex Pretti is finally showing everyday folks that the Trump regime is beyond any redemption. And in an anti-religious age, it's sparked a quest for a new American morality It's beyond politics now. This is about good vs. evil My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/minn...

When the Secretary of Defense celebrates the murder of a man who took care of veterans, I'd say he lost the plot but I'm not sure he ever had a grasp on it in the first place.

"We are out there in every place they are, showing them that every person in this city is one of our own, that there is no such thing as other people’s children, that collectively we are not afraid of staring them in the eye," @erikhane.bsky.social writes from Minneapolis.

Regular people in Minnesota standing up to ICE and protecting their neighbors. Denmark and Belgium taking the strongest stances of European countries against Trump’s Greenland threats. Amazing how those with less power take action and sacrifice, while so many of the powerful equivocate and cower.

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

My Stop the Presses newsletter calls for more aggressive action by the media to be "radically truthful" and defeat the liars: / Correct *every* lie uttered on your platform. / Put Trump's remarks on tape delay for proper fact checks. / Cut off liars in mid-interview and ban them from your airwaves.

My sign today.

Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal: “No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle. “What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.” Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.

Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.

Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so. snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...

Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.

AI companies are playing a game wherein these computer programs are presented to the public as autonomous individuals capable of issuing a meaningful apology. The machine is just a machine. Human beings owe the apology for building the machine irresponsibly and unleashing it on the world.

It’s not our duty to just smile and nod when a man with this much power demonstrates that he’s a pathological liar and an imbecile. Quite the contrary. Real patriots say out loud this is just plain nuts and he’s unfit to hold office.

In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.

I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...

Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing "Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions." Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social

Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”

Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall

The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution. In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

Let's start calling it the "Trump Murder Memo." #TrumpMurderMemo

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Today, Trump-Hegseth run out of time on War Powers Resolution and boat strikes. DOJ has come up with a theory why the law does not apply. It's wrong, and per this article, several GOP Senators and a Trump cabinet member flat rejected that theory when Obama tried it in 2011. 🧵 1/

"True leaders have to lead everyone in their stead" 🎙️ NEW w/ longtime @padres.com & @mlb.com S&C Coach Jim Malone—in addition to Hoffy Hells Bells stories we talk: ➕ Meritocracy & honesty as 🔑 values ➕ Unifying vs divisive leadership 🎧 📺 Apple, Spotify, YouTube ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b-8...

The US government: Well, we might have zip-tied children and/or shot them with rubber bullets, but not the young ones! (not a joke or an exaggeration)

How to Join ICE theonion.com/how-to-join-...

I scrolled through the @1stforall.bsky.social's gallery of print front pages for local coverage of "No Kings" protests. Here are some of the standout papers, starting with the Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction, Colorado:

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

The most Minnesotan protest sign. #NoKings

Head to a protest today. I can almost promise you will feel less hopeless. That's exactly what they don't want. There are more of us than there are of them.

You’re right, Mike, Americans are super free to speak their minds right now, which is why I’m currently coaching freshman football at my local high school

I went to war to defend our nation. Now a wannabe dictator is trying to tear it apart—defying court orders, censoring the press, intimidating peaceful protestors and misusing our troops. Speak up. Speak out. Stay peaceful. Be safe. No kings.

This Saturday, millions of people will once again mobilize for #NoKings protests across the country. AFSC endorses this nonviolent day of action to stand up for democracy and reject authoritarianism. We hope you can join us.

“If you can change the room, you can change the community, change the city. Change the city, you can change the state, change the country.” 🎙️Fire it up! Coach Todd Hamer brings 🔥 on a new EP, we discuss: 💥Connections 💥Athlete development 💥Community leadership 🎧⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eJ_...

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

UCLA’s funds reinstated after yesterday’s court order! Thanks to the brave researchers and their amazing counsel, including Dean Chemerinsky, who brought suit. This is just another turn in the ongoing fight, but a great result for now.

Ah, well, nevertheless.

"It's about believing in the players so that they're comfortable enough to take chances & try things." 🎙️ New w/ Legends FC SD-Del Mar ECRL Coach & College Liaison Bob Remensperger ➕Creating a positive culture in youth ⚽️ ➕Developing leaders ➕The dreaded car ride home www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddv9...

“There is a gift in every difficult thing that we have to deal with. And the gift of this time is the ability to reimagine and restructure what this democracy is — and the only way that we can do that is together.” - @markruffalo.bsky.social Join us on October 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...