ICE is abusing/torturing/disappearing/killing people using our tax dollars and in our name.

Protests continue in #NYC against ICE raids.

"Okay. It has your signature on it," Judge Vaala told Halligan, who responded, "Okay. Well."

"U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsey Vaala expressed confusion and surprise at some points during the seven-minute court session when a federal grand jury impaneled in Alexandria, Virginia, returned the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey Thursday night."

"In its brief order, the court’s conservative majority said the president’s ability to conduct foreign affairs appeared “to outweigh the potential harm” faced by foreign aid recipients." Dying due to lack of food and medicine is, apparently, only potential harm. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Grijalva: I was looking at the example of now-Representative Walkinshaw from Virginia, who was elected two weeks ago Tuesday. The following Wednesday—less than 24 hours later—he was sworn in, with unofficial results. So for me, apparently the rules have now changed in just two weeks.

Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...

The so-called “conservative” party - the one that claims to believe in limited government & hyperventilates constantly about the SOCIALISM of the radical leftist Democrats - now supports coercing government ownership stakes from private corporations & having control over their personnel decisions.

The Trump administration's illegal leak of my records — including my Social Security Number — to Jack’s campaign isn't just about me. It's about any veteran who's considering standing up, and the chilling effect this will have.

If he means helping Trump get elected I’m with him.

This is real:

The nuns saying "what Cardinal Dolan may not have known" is some delicious shade. Because this isn't the sisters' first time at the Dolan rodeo. They know exactly who Dolan is. And Dolan knows they know exactly who he is. Hell, even Bob Dole knows it from the grave.

I thought the car would be ready by Tuesday. Through no fault of Jimmy's, the junkyard is all backed up and we won't even GET the motor until Tuesday night, so it will be ready by next weekend. I'm getting so antsy.

When you see ANY examples or evidence of a Republican standing up and speaking out against Trump and the lawless people around him. AMPLIFY IT. Share it. Spread it. Retweet it. The moment someone renounces hate, Trump and Project 2025....we are standing strong together...for FREEDOM.

Also, Reagan amnestied millions of illegal aliens (something that seems to vanish from these discussions), eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons, appointed the first woman to SCOTUS, among other things that Trumpists would today howl are the marks of a RINO cuck

4PM Today (Friday, Sept 26): Protest at the Neil Smith Federal Building in downtown Des Moines in support of Dr Ian Roberts. Dr Roberts was detained by ICE in Des Moines and, apparently, driven to an ICE facility in Council Bluffs.

I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵

Real leadership is the opposite of thuggery. The so-called “strongmen” of the current era — Putin, Trump, and Netanyahu — are not leaders. They can manipulate public opinion and sustain their bases of power, but they have no moral authority.

Reporter: 100% tariff on pharmaceuticals that are imported into the United States. This certainly will increase the price of drugs. Even though you have manufacturers that are producing here in the US, they still get a lot of ingredients from abroad.

The boilerplate with where to find me when I'm not here! I could use some more substack subscribers to get me through the month, and a few bucks in the tip jar are always welcome! More writing coming soon! www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

“If I was there,” he said finally, with all the mirth drained out of his voice, “I would be carrying people on my back! I would be carrying the children and… the… the elderly. I would run with the elderly on my back.” www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

The second thing you must know is that Charlie Kirk was not some kind of peacemaker and proponent of free speech who just wanted a lively debate. He simply wasn’t. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

“Let’s go to the edge of the neighborhood,” I said to the cat. She had never followed me so far before. I thought, perhaps, she’d turn back when she got to the side street, but she crossed it. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

Conspiracy theorists would rant that the freckles were all a Big Pharma plot to sell sunscreen. Bootstrappy people would snarl that you should stop claiming your kid has freckles when all they really need is a spanking... substack.com/home/post/p-...

If an autistic child starts spinning around to see the world turn, you can stand next to them and spot turn like a ballerina. If they try to watch TV while lying upside down on the sofa cushions, you can lie on the cushions next to them to see it too. substack.com/home/post/p-...

But do you really fear disability that much? Would you really rather your child died, or had a birth defect? Wouldn't you rather make a more compassionate world for the disabled? substack.com/home/post/p-...

I wanted to somehow be alive and conscious and not suffering, in space, unhampered by a clumsy astronaut’s suit, swimming among the stars. I longed to walk around on Mars with a good winter coat and smell the air to see if it smelled like rust. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

I kept hiking, under trees so tall I nearly fell over backwards when I craned my neck to look up at them. The yellow oblong leaves against the clear blue sky were dazzling. I found another root extending far over a patch of water, and watched the river go by again. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

For the longest time, we drove in quiet awe as if we were in church. Scarlet, claret, plum, heather, coral, pumpkin, amber, citron, marigold, all against the green that had yet to change. The sky overhead was blue and then gray. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

I rested on one of the stones for a minute, listening to the trees go to sleep. Everything was colorful, everything was beautiful, everything was clean and musical and lively because it was dying at its appointed time. The waterfall, when I got there, wasn’t flowing. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

There was the water, bright blue where it reflected the sky and dank green algae where the trees overshadowed. There were the trees, still two thirds green and the rest a glorious gold. There was the firmament with God above it, if God is anywhere at all. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

Damned if I did and damned if I didn’t, so I decided to be damned in Columbus instead of Yellow Springs. I went to the Park of Roses. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

“Why did you say ‘thank goodness’ instead of ‘thank God?'” asked Adrienne. “Because you’re not supposed to say ‘God,’ you’re supposed to say ‘gosh’ or ‘goodness!'” I explained, conscious that this didn’t make any sense. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

*skipping through the living room scattering flower petals* Transgender! Transgender for everyone!

Wounded Knee is a dark stain upon our nation’s history. We must remember it for what it truly was, not for what white nationalists would have it be.

If I was Donald Trump I would not be drawing the public’s attention right now to my ability to release files

It would be fun if the next Democratic president was somehow allowed to have this kind of leeway. If we're ever allowed to have a president again.

The boilerplate with where to find me when I'm not here! I could use some more substack subscribers to get me through the month, and a few bucks in the tip jar are always welcome! More writing coming soon! www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

“If I was there,” he said finally, with all the mirth drained out of his voice, “I would be carrying people on my back! I would be carrying the children and… the… the elderly. I would run with the elderly on my back.” www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

The second thing you must know is that Charlie Kirk was not some kind of peacemaker and proponent of free speech who just wanted a lively debate. He simply wasn’t. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

“Let’s go to the edge of the neighborhood,” I said to the cat. She had never followed me so far before. I thought, perhaps, she’d turn back when she got to the side street, but she crossed it. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

Conspiracy theorists would rant that the freckles were all a Big Pharma plot to sell sunscreen. Bootstrappy people would snarl that you should stop claiming your kid has freckles when all they really need is a spanking... substack.com/home/post/p-...

If an autistic child starts spinning around to see the world turn, you can stand next to them and spot turn like a ballerina. If they try to watch TV while lying upside down on the sofa cushions, you can lie on the cushions next to them to see it too. substack.com/home/post/p-...

But do you really fear disability that much? Would you really rather your child died, or had a birth defect? Wouldn't you rather make a more compassionate world for the disabled? substack.com/home/post/p-...

I wanted to somehow be alive and conscious and not suffering, in space, unhampered by a clumsy astronaut’s suit, swimming among the stars. I longed to walk around on Mars with a good winter coat and smell the air to see if it smelled like rust. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

I kept hiking, under trees so tall I nearly fell over backwards when I craned my neck to look up at them. The yellow oblong leaves against the clear blue sky were dazzling. I found another root extending far over a patch of water, and watched the river go by again. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

For the longest time, we drove in quiet awe as if we were in church. Scarlet, claret, plum, heather, coral, pumpkin, amber, citron, marigold, all against the green that had yet to change. The sky overhead was blue and then gray. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

I rested on one of the stones for a minute, listening to the trees go to sleep. Everything was colorful, everything was beautiful, everything was clean and musical and lively because it was dying at its appointed time. The waterfall, when I got there, wasn’t flowing. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...

There was the water, bright blue where it reflected the sky and dank green algae where the trees overshadowed. There were the trees, still two thirds green and the rest a glorious gold. There was the firmament with God above it, if God is anywhere at all. www.patheos.com/blogs/steelm...