At Belvedere House Ireland young artists expressed something about what it would've been like to be stolen into marriage to a cruel and jealous tyrant at age 16 and locked away from anyone else for 31 years until his death.

Under their current leadership I was reluctant to mention my un-european vacation on FB or IG but it was a good trip. I wonder if BluSky compresses the stars out of astronomy photos as thoroughly as FB and IG do?

‪emptywheel‬ ‪@emptywheel.bsky.social‬ · 5h Paul Manafort: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump. George Papadopolous: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump. Mike Flynn: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump. Roger Stone: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump. Next up, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe Reveal Putin "Was Counting on a Trump Win" www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/25/t...

The government is legally required to provide people in its custody disability accommodations — but ICE shouldn’t be arresting and deporting DACA recipients and people with legal status to begin with.

I think both of these things are true, but is there a different valence to calling what Trump is doing "a mafia state" as compared to "fascism"? I wonder if using the former term will highlight the corruption more easily?

Paul Manafort: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump. George Papadopolous: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump. Mike Flynn: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump. Roger Stone: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump. Next up, Ghislaine Maxwell.

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to ICE detention centers nationwide. Demand Congress prevent this dangerous abuse of power NOW.

This nails it by @eliehonig.bsky.social — Ghislaine is a monster and sexual criminal; the girls she abused are the victims, not her. That Trump is cynically using her to get out of a jam should tell you all you need to know about him nymag.com/intelligence...

This @mehdirhasan.bsky.social video really is worth watching. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-W...

The Secrets about Russia's Influence Operation that Tulsi Gabbard Is Still Keeping from Us www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/19/t...

Technically, this is dated. But I feel like this still isn't getting the focus it deserves. Whether or not we learn Trump was raping Epstein's girls, his super power is failing him and it's driving him nuts.

Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by ICE for her op-ed in the Tufts Daily. Now, the student newspaper is sharing her first public account of her experiences of being forced to live in cramped, unsanitary conditions and having her medical and religious needs ignored.

Seriously, holy hell. Virtually every mainstream outlet has flubbed this limited hangout.

Chuck Grassley Complicit in Sending Dozens of Innocent Men to a Concentration Camp www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/17/c...

The Department of Homeland Security is telling police to treat mundane activities like skateboarding or live-streaming at a protest as "violent tactics." This is disturbing, dangerous, and could easily lead to excessive force against people who are simply exercising their First Amendment rights.

The stormchasers I follow on the dead bird site are warning of flash floods in central Texas and most of Oklahoma. Vince Waelti: "Prepare to avoid travel, prepare to evacuate, and follow local alerts. Share this WIDELY to save lives!

Someday everyone will always have been against this. Peacefully opposing a cult of violence is slow and never easy but we shall overcome someday.

Grok, please show an example of the opposite of "woke."

To paraphrase before-times Kanye West: Donald Trump … doesn’t care … about white people (or anyone else who isn’t a billionaire or fossil fuel company…) open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...

Damning: As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...

This Fourth of July, I am taking a moment to reflect. Things are hard right now. They are probably going to get worse before they get better. But I love our country — and when you love something, you fight for it. Together, we will continue to fight for the ideals of our nation.

Just published: "Unraveling the Big Lie: Participatory Disinformation and the 2020 Election." Thrilled to see this work out in the world and part of such an amazing compilation. My chapter features my initial research and model on "participatory disinformation": academic.oup.com/book/60493?l...

If this Van Orden post pisses you off, consider finding a way to support Rebecca Cooke, who is already running against him and who almost beat him last time. cookeforwisconsin.com/en/

Dissent is patriotic. We have a right to disagree and dissent with those in power and demand a better world.

Dear Moderate GOP pro Ukraine house members: Murkowski got a cutout, everyone is getting something for their vote. How about demanding money for Ukraine? Even more air defense?

Fbook's ad breaks provide a nice opportunity to visit Blusky, Mastodon or a reality.

In Dublin pride looking at every camera knowing that Órban uses AI face recognition to enforce his pride ban and that his dictatorship-for-dummies understudy would soon follow. I hoped for this. As fear subsides, naked emperors see that their remaining supporters are VASTLY outnumbered! 🦄🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

From the archive: Ahead of Dublin Pride today, we revisit why it's so important to see allies at Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #GCNnews

So ... Parents can't get their kids gender affirming care but they can prevent schools from teaching that trans kids are human beings. That's how parental rights work?

Basic structure of strategies that undermine democracy. 1) Micro-target 2) Enflame grievance 3) Entrench in belief systems 4) Monetize 5) Radicalize From my testimony to EU Parliament this week. Audio excerpt available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3QK...

If only SOMEONE* had said this would happen! *Beyond the millions of us who said this would happen

1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so. 🧵

After a convicted felon's popular vote win I never thought I'd be in the majority again but here I am. This will change soon as CNN, Fox and warmongering profiteers manufacture consent. Soon it will be patriotic to pay $5/gallon and live under the constant threat of terrorist and cyber attacks.

So we're at war with Iran. God have mercy. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

We're currently urging the government to issue guidance on how they'll comply with the court order that trans and intersex people must receive accurate passports. We urge you to hold off on seeking to obtain a new passport for now. We'll provide more guidance as soon as possible.

IMO Trump's decision to back down on Iran while claiming it's just a 2-week pause is proof he very much IS bound by public opinion, in this case, FROM his base. It's actually a malign influence on him right now--it helped Stephen Miller win the war on ICE raids at farm and hospitality locations.

Rehosted my domain in time for Trump's groundhog day distraction disorder to make this relevant again. Remember to be ProFacist BlackLivesDon'tMatter and Straight-White-Male-Christian-AntiTrans-AntiAbortion-Trumpublican assassins are democrats fault! physicsofshadowandlight.com/black-lives-...

"The Answer Is Zero:" When Fragile White Supremacists Discover ... They Aren't www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/15/t...

I'm so grateful for @gelliottmorris.com's new project. Americans aren't learning that Trump is cutting their healthcare. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-appr...

Eugene Vindman quizzed Whiskey Pete Hegseth whether he knew what Kaliningrad EVEN WAS on Thursday. Hegseth failed.

One of the things @kerryhowley.bsky.social describes people at DOD close to tears about is the possibility that Whiskey Pete will be in charge if, say, Israel were to attack Iran. Just some exceptional timing for publication of this, I guess.

Place/time: www.nokings.org#map Phone safety, via Evan Greer: bsky.app/profile/evan... Protestors' rights: www.aclu.org/know-your-ri... What to bring: bsky.app/profile/emil... #NoKings toolkit: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Then! Dogs celebrating Pride! www.dailypaws.com/dogs-puppies... 2/

Notable clip today👇 in light of the news that the Trump administration successfully pressured ABC into suspending Moran

"When conservatives destroy these public goods, it doesn’t necessarily lead to a Democratic backlash at the ballot box, and they see this as a long-term investment in a more ignorant population reliant on sources of information they can control — a docile population that can be easily manipulated."

I'm nostalgic for life inside the hatch and for the time before Americans jumped the shark onto this tragic timeline. Dreams of a misremembered past are empowering terrible leaders. No, "WE NEED TO GO BACK!" to when we could imagine better possibilities. www.cnet.com/culture/ente...

Here's the Washington Examiner piece that first quoted Stephen Miller ordering ICE to invade Home Deport a few weeks ago. This makes it clear that Miller himself ordered the escalation that has led to conflict in LA. www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-h...

This looks fun and Perifractic is trying to buy Commodore. It would good to see a place where @jeriellsworth.bsky.social and other C64/Amiga tech creators can find those of us who would much rather play Frogger than ask AI if a king is worse than his oligarch.

It's tempting to say "A pox on all their houses" but RFKjr is working on bringing back Monkeypox, Smallpox, Chickenpox and other terrible diseases.