This is made more complicated by the fact that this is a JAG lawyer standing in for the DOJ (because most of the AUSAs quit). He was ordered to be a SAUSA, which means saying "I won't do this anymore" is a direct refusal to obey an order, which can trigger a court-martial or other discipline.

1. DHS surges 3,000 officers to Minneapolis without doing anywhere near enough prep first. 2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts. 3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger. 4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover. 5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.

The reason why billionaires are attracted to Russia isn't difficult. That is a society run by and for oligarchs, without any pretence of being anything else. Putin's regime is the model they want to impose on us.

Poland will launch an investigation into possible links between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence, as well as any impact on Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday.

This audience doesn’t want any and every journalist. They want a type of journalist who isn’t lying about the fact that media can’t be unbiased, who values morality and ethics over clicks and overlord messaging. And who is honest about the world. If you can be that, you’re most welcome here.

Laughing at journalists who say if Bluesky was nicer to them there’d be more journalists here like…you don’t know your audience AT ALL. Trying to shame Bluesky into behaving the way you personally want is like trying to keep a cat off a counter. That cat is gonna be on the counter EVEN MORE now.

The idea that to be a good citizen required curiosity about the world was a positive force. Now we just have ignoramuses crowing about "Western civilization" while knowing nothing and wanting to know even less.

Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance. And you know why? Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.

Paul Reubens as a vampire in the 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie. Slowly, dramatically passing away 🧛

this is what your inseam looks like

Meanwhile, on threads, which actually is like what people on twitter think bluesky is like, a "teacher, author, poet" speaks...

lent and ramadan kicking off on the same day

We were told to scrub "biodiversity" from our websites because of this shit.

Cardinal Cupich: “Today is a day that speaks to all those who live in the shadows and in secret. Our immigrant friends know what it is like to live in the shadows, fearing a knock at their door…God does not need papers to see who you are.”

🔥 WATCH: “I feel much safer with undocumented immigrants than I EVER will with ICE agents!!!” Sheriff deputies descend on a WILSON COUNTY man as he spouts some hard truths in opposition to a rumored ICE detention center (which they have now backed off of)

With the caveat that there are much more important things in need of financial support in our fucked up times, the support page for the Ignytes is back up for the 2026 cycle. ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/

"I see you have a new sword," the swordmaster said. "May I have a look?" "No," said the student. "It is a cursed blade. I would only draw this in dire need." "What kind of curse? Must draw blood, or will betray you?" "It will speak, and tell an embarrassing truth about both wielder and opponent."

Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller, too? FUUUUUUUU

I didn't see it in a theater, but Nightcrawler made me angry almost the entire time watching it. And yet, I couldn't look away. (Which was the point.)

AIPAC can’t touch us like Gojo (Gojo)

The naked truth of it is, I have no shirt

Hey JD Vance, is this a violent criminal?

Have a bleppy Tuesday #DailyDoggo

Immigration reform? Hell yeah! Make everyone citizens!

The more of these fascist atrocities I see, the more I become an immigration maximalist. Let everyone in, give everyone work permits/green cards. Make it possible to get citizenship within a few months. Make it as easy as getting a driver's license.

Today the Minnesota House gaveled into session for the first time since we lost Speaker Hortman, Mark, and Gilbert. In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.

First public comment due tomorrow! savingplaces.org/public-comme...

I note that the White House originally said it was the White House Historical Association that preserved items from the East Wing. Now it says the General Service Administration and the National Park Service did. Did they? Did anyone?

Renderings show most detailed vision for Trump’s White House ballroom

Going to run for president on a platform of requiring RFK Jr. to remain fully clothed at all times.

Lmao loser shit

It's a white star, I don't know why he called it yellow star. Actually I do.

i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.” - 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas. Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

He thought, I am living in a nightmare, from which from time to time I wake in sleep.

Fuck you Kansas www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Bald Eagles were fishing off of ice floes on the Hudson River, saving the energy cost of flying and getting closer to the fish they wanted to catch. This one, seen at 79th Street on Friday, already was eating its catch. 🦅 🧡 🐟

BREAKING: I read the new version of the “Save America Act” (S. 1383) so u don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHS’s faulty “SAVE” voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/

Tomorrow you may see James David Vance or some other purported Catholic from this administration with ashes on their forehead, it’s important to remember that it’s all just for show.

This is insane. The stories coming out of these camps is gonna be the worst shit you've ever heard.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

it's hard to see someone else live your dream

AI is revolutionizing the world! A Playstation now costs $5,000 and this is the last phone you will ever own.

ICE announced they’re going to spend more than $38 billion to detain thousands of more people. With that amount of money, we could end homelessness, extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies, or provide school lunches to every kid in America. This is totally unacceptable.

Oh no, not “climate stuff”.