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Hi everyone I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing

submitted 2 days ago • 212 comments

A couple of things about these claims circulating that the 2024 election was "rigged": 1. The supposed "proof" is essentially the same nonsensical statistical gobbledygook that the MAGA people were claiming about 2020, with the parties reversed. 2. There is no legal mechanism to "recount" an […]

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

From the federal complaint against David Huerta. Note: DON’T TALK TO THE FUCKING COPS. THAT INCLUDES PROCLAMATIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

submitted 4 days ago • 34 comments

So, in summary, the NYT has data on police killings, but not in a way that they feel confident about a hypothesis of their own. But they will say "others" think it's because of more gun owners, police reform, and/or because we don't trust police? youtube.com/shorts/bDhYc...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

These are crimes. They're committing crimes. And when people understandably protest the fact that they're committing crimes, they're shooting flashbangs at them.

submitted 8 days ago • 31 comments

just that period reminder that content posted to Bluesky is public to *anybody*. if you don't want to see it used in a court of law, don't post it here. and DMs here are not E2EE, they can be subpoened. a great use for bsky DMs is to share secure comms and move the conversation there.

submitted 8 days ago • 20 comments

Conservatives believe free speech is when they can say what they want and when you can say what they want. bsky.app/profile/atru...

submitted 19 days ago • 71 comments