You cannot obstruct a warrantless and illegal search. For there to be obstruction, there has to be something to obstruct. Without a warrant there is nothing to obstruct. They are trespassing and in violation of your 4th Amendment rights.

Skokie takes a stand.

I periodically look at the entries posted at the Gun Violence Memorial website. It's shocking how many gun murders we have every day in the USA. Most killlings don't get more than brief mentions on local news sites. Charlie Kirk's murder is waaaaaaay down on the list. gunmemorial.org

Witkoff has spent three decades swimming in russian money, russian mob circles, and russian real-estate pipeline. Click & read thread for extensive deets: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19933...

A very good and very thorough collection of detailed accounts on Steve Witkoff and his career in service to Russian oligarchs and mobsters. Worth working your way through this is rewarding. threadreaderapp.com/thread/19933...

looking back, one of the earliest hints at the current nightmarish vibe was when supersonic airliner startups started getting funding and the most vapid tech-worshipping "libertarians" made it out to be this noble endeavor, rather than a way for the elite to burn the planet faster for convenience

I knew all of Tesla's environmental mission stuff was bullshit as soon as I figured out what was going on with their battery swap station in 2015, but the supersonic airliner startup thing showed we were headed for a world where even pretending to care would no longer be necessary

I was tits deep in Tesla stuff, and discovering more shady stuff all the time, but the one answer to every ugly scene was, well, EVs are a critical piece of a sustainable future so be cool... but the same bros also think cutting a few hours off long haul flights is worth wildly increased CO2/cost?

….if they had plans for what comes next if threats and bluff don’t work, but a carrier battle group and air-mobile troops could do a variety of damage. Such a force might even suffice to remove Maduro by force. What it couldn’t do is hold an enormous city like Caracas. So what’s the objective?

Venezuelan refugees had a somewhat more realistic view of what it would take to end the Maduro regime than the American government did. So many of them have left that Maduro is, other things being equal, probably in a stronger political position than he was a decade ago.

Since then, something like a quarter of Venezuela’s population has left the country — most of them to Brazil, Colombia and other nearby states, some hundreds of thousands to the United States. Biden tolerated them here as refugees; Trump wants them gone.

So the whole thing is timed on the rains, the moon/lunar cycle, and it's all about closing that cycle of reproduction that makes life keep going on this crazy planet. There's a diagram here, if you're really interested.

Why did the red crab cross the road? The answer is sex. You're seeing an island-wide booty call. This is a MATING MIGRATION. These red crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) are meeting up on the beach to make lots of little crabs. It's Crab Spring Break (literally).

Is there a German word for feeling absolute disgust about a situation but also not being surprised about it?

Witkoff sounds like he’s a time share salesman and he’s behind on his monthly sales targets. Incredible that this is how the most powerful nation on earth conducts itself in geopolitical negotiations.

I find the transcript believable, but incredibly offensive. All Witkoff and Trump want is a deal. They don't give a shit about Ukrainian sovereignty, the Ukrainian people, international law, or the fact that Russia is indisputably the aggressor and has committed numerous war crimes.

like trump, he never talks about countries, peoples or lives, it's only ever about "property" and "deals"

Yeah, that is the number of beneficiaries who die of natural causes every year, and there is a routine process for taking them off the rolls. If you found them, it means they stopped getting benefits.

AND, it’s illegal and we know where to find them. We do have laws and courts and shit. But yeah, it’s key that she never claims they were receiving benefits. It’s up there with “There’s more vacant housing than homeless people.” Things take time!

Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan. And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.

This is a core element of conservative philosophy: If a single "undeserving" person is getting a government benefit, the answer is to take it away from millions.* *Offer does not apply to tax loopholes or any other benefit enjoyed by the wealthy

This is really wild stuff tbh

Someone (Rubio?) is MEGA pissed at the Ukraine peace plan situation if they leaked a full on *recording* of this Witkoff call (with transcript, lol).

BREAKING: In Judge Boasberg's contempt inquiry, Plaintiffs include Emil Bove, now a Third Circuit judge, on their list of potential witnesses. Others include Erez Reuveni and Drew Ensign—both of whom Boasberg mentioned as likely witnesses—and Yaakov Roth, a senior official in DOJ's Civil Division.

Medal comparison: Mark Kelly vs. Pete Hegseth

It’s not just Bolsonaro going to jail—generals who were in on the conspiracy are getting locked up too. Have to imagine today is a mighty special day for any Brazilian, but especially those old enough to remember 1964 and the decades of military dictatorship

So either Trump spoke to Bolsonaro about plotting to escape to the US right before the latter got caught trying to saw off his ankle monitor, or Trump imagined a conversation he didn’t have. Both scenarios are incredibly dark

Kash posted about the arrest of John Paul Cupp in threatening ICE officers, calling him a "protester out of Portland." Misleading, as he has a mental illness history, compares himself to Bin Laden and Timothy McVeigh, is barred from contacting his wife and kids, posts about eradicating Jewish people

💵 These are critical roles in ensuring fair access to voting and that votes will be counted. Goes double for states with Republican governors.

It would be conceptually simpler to think of DOGE as a real government agency with clearly known leadership, employees, legal structure, and mandate. But DOGE is nothing like that and never has been. So, "DOGE is over" headlines are inherently ambiguous to the point of being misleading.

*takes incredibly long drag off a cigarette* They're gonna open some weirdo Trump scout thing aren't they? Which is nuts. You're spot on. Didn't achieve Eagle myself, but there so many fellow scouts who went into the military in part because of scouting. Huge own goal for the military.

Fucking Secretary of the Army told Ukraine and Europe that it had to accept Russia's terms for surrender by Thanksgiving. Traitorous loon.

Diane Cook, the MAGA Republican Legislative Aide to NC MAGA Republican Sen. Norman Sanderson (who was just arrested last month for DUI) was arrested yesterday for trying to burn two people alive in their homes. More Christian Conservative "love" from MAGA. #ncpol #ncleg www.cbs17.com/news/local-n...

Reup: MAGAts Outraged Comey Indictment Dismissed on Same "Technicality" Trump's Was! www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/25/m...

What happened last week is that Putin ran out of money. All this diplomatic chaos, unofficial actors trying to set foreign policy, started the week Russia began selling off its gold reserves. What we're seeing is weakness, and influence: Putin has called in his US assets to stave off catastrophe. 8/

Ask: why is all this wildly irregular diplomacy suddenly happening now, "aggressively", "24/7"? Kushner has no official role in US foreign policy at all. He swore he would play no role; he has massive conflicts of interest. Driscoll is way out of his lane. Someone is desperate for a ceasefire. 7/

Ukraine relations get even more chaotic. Two factions - Kushner/Witkoff and Vance/Driscoll - are both freelancing to set US policy: cutting out the State Dept, pushing Ukraine to surrender, then leaking to press to claim they are official. Why? Putin is desperate and has called in his assets. A 🧵 1/

For those saying there will be no consequences for Bovino. Maybe. But DOJ has had to dismiss a slew of cases bc of this, and Bovino seems to now spend his time trolling on Xitter (he likes to call me "empty tire" when I note he's an adjudged liar).

Video of her being dragged by authorities in Ghana: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

There are little kids in the audience at today's White House turkey pardon, including JD Vance's three year old daughter in the front row - traditionally a light hearted, family-friendly event. And here's what Trump chose to talk about.

The Trump phone grift collapses exactly as predicted—vanishing after taking $100 deposits while changing its specs and abandoning "made in USA" claims. 1/2

I've watched countless videos now of confrontations between DHS agents and ICE observers, and it's awesome how many are women recording, challenging male agents, refusing to give up their rights. I'd say the number of women involved in documenting ICE crimes outnumber men three to one or more.

Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.

When our constitution is under attack and families are being torn apart, silence isn’t an option. I’m running to stand up for Utah and for an America that’s free, fair, and just -- no matter who’s in power.

NEW: As President Trump increases pressure on Colorado Governor Polis to free Tina Peters, a close ally of Peters is calling for Gov Polis and Attorney General Weiser to be executed. MAGA podcaster Joe Oltmann called for the execution of several Colorado Democrats by name.

Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.

NEW: DOJ posted the exhibits involved in the Chicago protesters/press case, including Gregory Bovino's deposition. He is a real charmer (before they even got to the substance of the case)! Notice: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Bovino: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

To step back for a second: Medicare Advantage started in 1997 under Clinton and expanded in 2003 under GWB to create a separate FOR PROFIT form of Medicare. Bipartisan support. It was sold as more efficient and all the normal pack of lies. What we got was milking the elderly for profit.