so much of the conservative legal revolution seems to outright reject the idea that democratic publics legitimately constituted can fix the meaning of the constitution without formal amendment.

Did you ask him if his job was under threat if he failed to follow an illegal order? Did you ask him if he knows killing the shipwrecked is an illegal order? Did you ask him if he was promised clemency if he took the fall? What did he say? TELL US. Stop dancing around these questions.

“Kill all boats no matter where they are going or what they possess” isn’t a strategy, it’s just a killing spree

The answer to the title question is obvious: because racism and white nationalism are so powerful in our society. It's still worth reading Adam Serwer's piece. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

If you have read anything about Ferreira, now read this article. '“He needs me right now, tucking him into bed and taking him shopping for Christmas,” Ferreira said. “He doesn’t need me in 20 years. He needs me now.”'

don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job

Read the thread for the example; here's the point to remember.

Now I know what I need! Christmas idea alert!

Murder, pure and simple. The lies the administration and military tell us keep shifting; the fact that they are lies doesn't. Murder.

So apparently, I was wrong about war crimes. In all my posts where I said "war crimes" about the US destroying ships and killing people, please read "murders" for "war crimes."

ICE mostly doesn’t arrest criminals. They ARE the criminals. Free their victims and hold ICE agents accountable!

I had to check to see if I was following. I hadn’t been, but I am now!

My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

"We thought you guys were our friends," he calmly told the police officer who was escorting him out of a building with the implied threat of state violence at the behest of a president who had no authority to command a nonprofit established by Congress.

I thought this was hilarious. What a great joke! They shouldn't have used AI to create this photo, but it's almost funny enough to be worth it. Then I thought, "Wait." "This is your prize, this is your peace prize.” This is a real thing that really happened today. www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...

It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.

The most interesting part of this story isn’t that the pipe bomber is MAGA. That was blatantly obvious. What should interest folks is that the FBI and DoJ hid that fact from you, and still haven’t made a statement. This info is coming from sources on the condition of anonymity.

I wish I could remember who pointed out that Hassett looks like Leland from *Evil*. Michael Emerson can play this guy in the movie.

Racist. SO FREAKING RACIST.

YES

The administration that supports rape and hates trans people has found a way to combine its interests

I'll let my followers guess what kind of photos you'd be seeing if this were my phone

Supreme Court just blessed the partisan Republican redistricting in Texas. One year away from the 2026 election is now the "eve of an election."

Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."

"Real wage growth is $1200 over the year"—this man knows NOTHING about economics. I KNOW FAR MORE ABOUT ECONOMICS THAN HE DOES. (I have never studied econ.)

The whole thread, esp: "Smith said the video shows two men, sitting without shirts, atop a portion of a capsized boat that was still above water. That portion, Smith said, could barely have fit four people." No drugs were visible. That boat wasn't the one with 11 people whom Hegseth ordered killed.

What exactly would have showed that they were not staying in the fight? Trying to flip the boat over so they can get in looks like "staying in the fight," as does radioing for help. Clearly, they needed to drown immediately to prove that they were abandoning "the fight."

i'd go even further and say there is a reason even nixon kept this kind of stuff to himself. you would have to go back quite a bit to find a point at which is acceptable for a president to say anything like this *in public*, to say nothing of in the oval office.

ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.

Holy cow

See also this story on the student's mother and her involvement in controversies: www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...

Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.

Since Admiral Bradley has a duty to follow the Constitution and the Uniform Military Code of Justice, he must testify-if subpoenaed-and state who ordered the “kill” strike By throwing him under the bus, Karoline Leavitt just gave him incentive to cut a deal for immunity so he can do exactly that

“Fears grow inside military over illegal orders after Hegseth authorized follow-up boat strike.” The concerns are reflected in an uptick in calls to The Orders Project — which provides free legal advice to military personnel. They see Hegseth throwing subordinates under the bus and are worried.

See also the rest of the thread. Hegseth bears ultimate responsibility, but that doesn't absolve Bradley of blame. If what is being reported is true, they've both committed war crimes.

Pete Hegseth on Sept 3 talking about the strike on boats where 2 survivors were later killed in a second strike: “I watched it live.”

Hegseth: Trust me, bro. They’re all guilty. Who needs things like evidence, proof and trials. Those are woke.

Our office has clients caught up in this. Hearing from colleagues nationwide about people having their naturalization oath ceremonies canceled. Some of the affected people aren't even subject to the travel ban due to other acquired citizenship, but they are still being caught up.

Hello yes both of my children have been in vaccine studies and I can tell you up front as a parent that yes vaccines are tested against control groups including placebos or older versions of vaccines

"garbage": he calls Somalis, Ilhan Omar and "her friends," and a lot of other people "garbage." He uses that word repeatedly. This man should not have any power whatsoever.

The artes and humanityes are the soul of innovacioun

Hegseth will get a pardon. But will you? Don’t risk life in prison. DISOBEY unlawful orders. bsky.app/profile/bran...

A warning to all of our brave men and women in our military: Pete Hegseth will never take responsibility for his orders. You will be left alone to face the consequences of his irresponsible and ILLEGAL orders. All of you are now his scapegoats.

Vaccine for smallpox invented in in 1796. Vaccines for TB, diphtheria, scarlet fever, and whooping cough came out between 1921-1926. Polio in 1952, MMR (individually) by 1970. Observe.

New from Mary Pezzulo Steubenville has no shelters any longer.

Remember in May when Trump gave asylum to 17 family members of the Sinaloa cartel after making a deal with El Chapo’s son? And did you know in 2013, El Chapo bribed Juan Hernandez- who trump just pardoned - in exchange for protection in Honduras? I’m sure it’s all just a coincidence.

they're literally just LARPing as the federal government i hate them all so much

Filipkoswki is right. The racism isn't even a dog whistle any more; it's overt. Also: "Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom" for white men. Many of them enslaved and slaughtered Black and Native people rather than extending freedom to them & women.

Nevermind that a reporter told me about cases they've encountered in which Venezuelan immigrants have used the CBP Home app to "self-deport," only to spend months in detention instead. It goes without saying that they also never received the promised $1,000 from DHS.