I spoke with a colleague in Lewiston. The town is gearing up for ICE to invade, but he's pretty sure they have no idea that they're walking into. In his words: "We have a collection of older white folks who have been protesting twice a week for over a year, no matter the weather."

Just a stunning lack of any ability to read a room.

IIRIRA and AEDPA repeal/amendment should be near the top of a long legislative wish list for the next Dem administration, along with amending § 1983 to add Bivens liability and remove QI

"1. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Place of Chusing Senators." - Article I, Section IV

A lot has been made of Trump invoking the Insurrection Act. I strongly suggest people read this excellent primer from the Brennan Center. Some are greatly exaggerating or overstating the effect, either for clout, clicks, or just doom-casting. Don't buy it. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Just going to keep reposting these grievances until impeachment or The Event happens.

Oh joy. I don't get to Lewiston much, a couple of times a month, but this is a shitshow they do not need. Lewiston has a large Somali population because Maine accepted them as refugees and they're wonderful people. Fuck ICE, Fuck Trump, and Fuck everybody who thinks this shit is acceptable.

Another disaster from an illegitimate court.

I love laughing at clumsy ICE agents, but notice the red flag here: Agent collides with person, immediately pivots to a presumptive arrest for assaulting an officer, others jump in and start fighting with him, not stopping when other agents swarm. This is Boston Massacre territory. Please be safe.

The Walmart up here locked up all the protein powders. I thought it was due to shoplifting concerns, but now I get it. They're POWs.

In My Life. I first heard it as a kid sung on The Muppet Show by Twiggy (of all people). I didn't know who the Beatles were, but I absolutely loved the song.

Even giving maximum benefit and assuming this was his weak attempt at mocking the "My child said" posts... I don't think "My politics are the same as a toddler" is the brag be thinks it to be.

Hi friends. Welcome to "Be Smarter Than a Fox News Host." 1. "Innocent until proven guilty" is a legal concept that retrains government punishment pre-trial. It does not require the world not form an opinion on criminal matters. 2. It's not defamation to declare Jonathan Ross is a murderer.

Did this really happen or will it be another "Cops having a paranoid freak out moment?" Remember Shake Shack?

This is an extension of the equally nonsensical "Why are they protesting the police? Why aren't they protesting the criminals?" Question we get from the right.

This take is laughably bad in way where you can only shake your head and pity the privilege that produced it. There are millions of stories that disprove it, but here's one that I did a detailed talk about last year for Black History Month Stories. bsky.app/profile/luth...

As Popehat, and every criminal defense attorney knows, Cops are remarkably thin-skinned bullies who think those being beaten, shot, and arrested (and their family members) should thank them. They are whiny little piss-babies and politicians of both major parties trip over themselves to get in line.

1. I am always impressed by Trump's ability to invent new means of impeachable corruption. 2. "America First" apparently means telling American companies to kick rocks while shielding foreign assets from their legal claims. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

He was already disqualified for being shit on Trans rights (and this, human rights) and palling around with Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk, but this shit just reaffirms how fucking awful he is.

Police use of tear gas and pepper spray had become so normalized and generally accepted that nobody bats an eye anymore when they use it dangerously and without need. Honestly the last time I remember outrage over use of chemical weapons was the 2011 UC Davis incident.

Forever in my brain.

I wrote this almost 11 years ago theweek.com/articles/444...

Welcome to being Black in America. Every victim of police brutality/white supremacy gets the "They're no angel" treatment. The right still openly slanders George Floyd and venerates Chauvin as some kind of martyr to liberalism. Without Googling, I can probably name 20 who got this treatment.

For those new to dealing with law enforcement: This is 100% normal cop behavior. Confidently wrong about the law, belligerent and threatening, showing utter contempt for other people. There is nothing unusual or outlying about this.

Our president is seriously about to pull an Owen Hart with the goddamn Nobel prize. youtu.be/_5l4rK72-cI?...

A friendly reminder that no ICE officer has ever been killed in the line of duty in a hostile incident. The industries that illegal immigrants often work in — like landscaping and construction — are far more deadly and dangerous work than being an ICE officer.

Call me crazy, but if I were a goon on the federal kidnap squad in these times, I would remember America is the most heavily armed nation in the world and the people are getting really fucking angry. I'd probably look for a new job or change my tactics if only to prevent future ventilation.

This. Every day on Bluesky reminds me that the general public's understanding of law and technology lags far behind their actual level of knowledge.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither.

We should bring back tarring and feathering. - It's based on our national history and tradition - It was endorsed by our founding fathers. - It keeps shitty politicians in line. - It brings the community together in common activities.

Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters

Who the fuck asked for this? kotaku.com/grok-hologra...

I've had like 20 accounts from a very specific group block me over the past 2 days because they're mad about a post where I called others in the group weirdos. 😂 I fully advocate for people to block whoever they want. I won't lose sleep over randos blocking me, the petulance is just so damn funny.

Had a date scheduled for Saturday night for about two weeks. On the Thursday before, she called and asked to switch to Friday. Showed up 45 minutes late and clearly under the influence of some kind of chemical enhancement (I think it was Molly). Worst conversation of my life before she left.

I know I'm seeking logic where none exists, but it really undercuts the Trump regime argument that Maduro isn't a legitimate head of state when they keep his government intact. It's kind of like how The Republicans claimed the 2020 Presidential election was fraudulent, but their results were legit.

I just want everyone to step back and realize how often it's a trans woman getting bullied off social media.

One of the worst things about Bluesky is, because it served as an early exit haven for people leaving Twitter, it resulted in a lot of otherwise marginal people getting some semblance of power and following. A lot of people instantly turned into the same shitty accounts they used to bemoan.

When The Event happens, there is a very real risk I join Trump a few hours later via alcohol poisoning.

Somebody put me on a moderation list called "Techno-Pessimists." 😂😂 I'm starting to think this whole "user based content moderation" idea might have a few holes in it. The funniest part is I'm not particularly anti-AI. I just think companies are forcing it us without required safety features.

This whole illegal war is really surfacing the imperialism streak in the US regarding "those type of countries."

this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier

Cool, it's just 20th Century imperialism all the way down.

The Fedsoc 6 and their "Trump must be protected at all costs" legal ideology gives us another absurdity.

Impeach Trump and his entire cabinet and then start criminal proceedings immediately. Literally there is no other option and any elected Democrat who refuses can resign or get primaried.

@veenacos.bsky.social is an amazing person I met at Infinity Con in Jacksonville. I'm sickened to see she's been subjected to having her images turned into non-consensual sexual material by "Grok." Everybody needs to get off that shit site and Musk needs to be criminally charged/sued into oblivion.

It's going to take decades to air the Trump stench out of public institutions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The Anti-Somali hit pieces have the same energy and tactics as the bullshit right wing "ER Audits" of 2020, where randos went into the Emergency Room and declared Covid a hoax because they didn't see groups of people sitting in the waiting room. Why does our media keep legitimizing these fucks?

This was a pretty light year for me, but there are two that stand out: 1. User got really mad over a joke about a second civil war starting in Chicago. 2. People get really mad when you explain, accurately, that defamation suits are actually hard to win and lawsuits are not guaranteed free money.