Which begs the question of how far in advance they requested those notes and letters and how confident they were that there was going to be a shutdown no matter what the Democrats offered. Or, hey, maybe I’m just being paranoid…

The fact that an agent literally said "fuck them kids" is just icing on the unconstitutional cake. They enjoy being able to play badass while they terrorize neighborhoods.

Good one. "Kavanaugh Stops" for when DHS officers grab US citizens on the street and detain them for anywhere from 20 minutes to a couple days, and "Kavanaugh Raids" for when DHS officers raid a worksite or apartment building and detain US citizens for hours/days while they check everyone there.

*looks directly at camera* Tell your legislator to ban the sale of cellphone location data, Massachusetts: action.aclu.org/send-message...

The ruling itself is remarkable, but it closes with something I've never seen: a 12-page assessment of Trump himself as an ignorant bully, braggart and threat to free speech and the republic writ-large. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This week has been a long year. But you know what to do. 😍

really good time to turn off autoplay if you haven’t already.

this is a big story and should also be seen as laying the groundwork for project 2025’s surveillance of women

a truly delightful thread

When "hiding in plain sight" means screaming at the top of your lungs that you're a papedophile on the most famous radio programme on Earth.

Ok, you can get to the files from The Oversight Committee site. Warning: It is not easy reading. oversight.house.gov/release/over...

For decades everyone on the list argued they only knew Epstein in a professional capacity while all the notes to him are "I sure love being pedophiles together with you, my friend Jeffrey Epstein"

“If people really want Trump to suffer consequences for Epstein you’d have to give up Bill Clinton.” Okay. Deal. Drag the whole fucking creep crew in. Let’s go.

Q: but what if a full Epstein investigation also takes down Bill Clinton????? A:

I’ve been mostly offline whilst on a 2,500+ mile road trip since 8/30, arriving home this evening. I cannot possibly scroll and catch up. What do I need to know?

Wild how normalized the words "safe parking lot for unhoused schoolchildren" have become in this country.

It's an attack

In this post, I describe why the Pentagon's plan to use JAG officers as immigration judges is dangerous and illegal. It also highlights a broader constitutional flaw in our immigration law system: reason.com/volokh/2025/...

I’m tired of every day having to log on to decipher whether I need to flee my country.

LOVE this news! Thank you, @massgovernor.bsky.social!

Now that Texas is undefended, Mexico has a chance to do the funniest thing

If you need yet another lawyer to tell you that this is murder: this is murder

lou reed saw the future

I'm a little disappointed ICE hasn't managed to Storrow one of their U-Hauls in Boston yet

The Wall Street Journal had contacted me about a story they were writing on Storrow Drive, which they published today. They did not use any of my answers, focusing on making commercial trucks hitting bridges in a major city, a "light-hearted" story. Here's what I said...

Oh look, this again. If you're able, maybe you could help me head off some utility bills going into September? www.gofundme.com/f/mcn39-urge...

@massgovernor.bsky.social fixing is an easy healthy policy win. Y’all just need to expand the policy language to remove the constraint of only administering vaccines that are FDA approved/authorized AND on the ACIP list. See Maryland, for example: health.maryland.gov/pharmacy/Pag...

Dear @massgovernor.bsky.social, why can’t I schedule a COVID vaccine appointment at a pharmacy in MA, but I can schedule it with a pharmacy in any of our neighboring states? I’ve secured our family’s appointment, but it’s rather ridiculous we have to drive to RI to get preventative care.

Sam Altman also wants your biometrics for a worldwide identity service so I'm sure this is all fine

imagine being so maniacally racist that you side with the fire over the firefighter

To be clear, these people loved their children and really believed they were doing what was in their best interest. That’s what’s so chilling.

James Dobson won’t see your posts celebrating his death. But you know who will? Everybody that ever loved him or respected him. So please keep posting

May we find peace in his passing. Let us celebrate his death, for it is a good one. May it bring us a small fraction of the joy that he stole. Rest in piss, you evil motherfucker.

and a happy james dobson is dead day and congratulations to all who need it for outliving that fucker

kate toomey's obstruction of the sprinkler ordinance the fire dept is begging for is maybe the most blatant case of local govt corruption ive ever seen. And the mayor just... lets it happen. This is from last night—it's like at least the third time she's done this w/o saying why

I say this all the time. Black people had penny cabs AND WERE ARRESTED. Latino community here were arrested for liveries. And Uber does the same thing consequence free. All "innovations" are just law breaking as someone on Internet said Airbnb are illegal hotels AI is copyright infringement etc

The maddest someone has ever gotten at me was when I talked about the child sized manacles Jefferson had at Monticello for 9 year old children. They could not cope with the idea that a child the same age as their child had been enslaved. And it made them angry that I made them know facts

The license plates are probably fake, so remember that the VIN number is not. Always get a photo of that too.

"show me your papers" is bad enough, but not knowing which papers count is Kafkaesque

Maura Healey wants to set the 2026 state primary date for September 1st, which -- given that that is a major move-in day for all renter-heavy cities -- feels like voter suppression.

[P] It's the ultimate "I saw a brown person" Nextdoor post, except the poster can deploy the National Guard

Seizure medication, wheelchairs, Social Security cards, dentures, urns of ashes, work uniforms — just some of what's been thrown away during cruel, degrading, utterly counterproductive homeless sweeps. A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:

Did you know that the Founders were so vehemently against having a standing army that might do what Comer is calling for that they explicitly wrote into the Constitution that Congress has to reauthorize the existence of the Army every two years or the entire thing has to disband?

Since the world is broken, let’s all watch Tom Holland and Zendaya to feel some joy again. Protect your peace, friends.

More (?) importantly, this is the exact reasoning that John Roberts used to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors in June. The right says there's an issue; the NYT writes about it; lawmakers "debate" it; it becomes law; and Roberts says, "Well, there is a debate!"

brb, gotta get my fav mug