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moonloop.bsky.social
I used to be a ninja, but now I'm just a concerned Texan.
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"A society can't allow EVERYBODY to have free speech!" is a helluva take.

In which Josh Barro admits he doesn't even use Bluesky and seems to guess what it's about based on a single screenshot. If Bluesky actually didn't matter, these guys wouldn't keep talking about it. But it does. And what terrifies them is they can't control it.

I have questions...

I have a feeling that if I said an elected official should be tarred and feathered, I would be singled out by right wing media who would pressure to get me fired, I would likely be fired, and might even receive a visit from a federal law enforcement agency.

Again, this is a deliberate escalation not being done for law enforcement purposes.

notable that this times piece casts a story with conventional wisdom abt protests, immigration etc. and cites various polling data but doesn't cite the one poll since this started which shows the militarization is distinctly UNpopular 🤔 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

big beautiful basket weavers www.semafor.com/article/06/0...

It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge.

More from our appeal: the arrival of DOGE at 18F. (Text in🧵)

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

The Vicious MAGA Feedback Loop Feeding Trump’s L.A. Crackdown www.thebulwark.com/p/the-viciou...

BREAKING: DC Circuit panel of three Trump appointees blocks Judge Boasberg's June 11 deadline for DOJ to report back on how the Trump administration will give constitutionally required due process to the people it sent to CECOT under the AEA in March. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com

This is so much funnier when you realize that the city he's talking about becoming a "failed third world nation" here is *Santa Monica*

members of an organization that kept a secret list of hundreds of pastors and church workers accused of molesting children did something, but it wasn’t leave an organization that kept a secret list of hundreds of pastors and church workers accused of molesting children

“If a cop is caught in a lie on the stand, it’s much easier for them to say the AI made that up as opposed to them saying you caught me lying in the report,” EFF’s @mguariglia.bsky.social told @sfstandard.com.

outright irresponsible to just publish this i'm sorry!

So Columbia capitulated, rather than fight Trump, and in response the admin is saying it wants to pull Columbia's accreditation. Maybe capitulating doesn't work and the bullies will always demand more?

News everyone should be talking about: 100,000 people could die if Republicans pass their billionaire tax cut paid for by kicking people off health care. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

BREAKING: CA Gov. Newsom and AG Bonta are seeking a temporary restraining order “that prevents federal troops from enforcing the laws in a civilian city.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

As a United States Senator advocates using military violence to suppress protestors, we face a crucial First Amendment question: will anyone try to use cancel culture against the editor who ran the call for violence? Greg Lukianoff, tomorrow in the NYT www.wsj.com/opinion/send...

NEWS: No TRO ruling today (or tomorrow) in California's case challenging Trump's activation of the California National Guard. A hearing is set for Thursday.

Congrats ABC. You must be so proud.

This WSJ story about the decline in search traffic because of AI summaries is so grim. Every single outlet spent 15+ years contorting their coverage to cover the same things as everyone else trying to grab SEO, only for Google to rugpull them, just like social networks did. tinyurl.com/bdpzc399

Really good WSJ article on ICE escalations over recent weeks including Miller's visit to ICE national HQ where he demanded Home Depot raids. www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...

NEW: The AP is seeking en banc review from the full D.C. Circuit of this order from Rao and Katsas. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

To give you a sense about the ideological drift being caused by Twitter, here's Noah Smith talking in 2021 about the account that would become "i/o" and "avidseries." And then here's a screenshot from today, where Noah Smith has constant friendly interactions with him.

Good for @terrymoranabc.bsky.social. He is free now and his legacy is secure. He will be remembered for speaking out and not bending the knee. Also he will make more money now and have a bigger platform and influence. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/b...

NOW — I’m at the ICE OUT OF NEW YORK protest in Foley Square.

Agree with this. Either a majority or big plurality are already unhappy about this needless troop deployments. Now setting up for a boffo totally unprecedented domestic display of military power and priming to unleash troops on anyone who says it’s not awesome.

On June 14th, we show up. Coalition members will be present at all 1,800 events nationwide, over 90,000 strong, helping monitor local conditions. Many veterans have stepped forward to support protesters, stand in solidarity, and defend our right to be heard. We thank them.

Was not expecting Costas to join in any resistance, but okay...

BREAKING: Gov. Newsom is asking for a restraining order on Trump/Hegseth's use of the military in Los Angeles, saying they are preparing to go on immigration raids with ICE. He wants a ruling within two hours. "They must be stopped immediately." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Whatever you think about Zohran, the success of his candidacy has been largely driven by a pretty obsessive focus on affordability and kitchen-table issues.

The mainstream/centrist punditocracy seems to exist in an alternate universe around discussing protests where 1) BLM happened while Joe Biden was President and 2) it resulted in an electoral wipeout for Dems

Congratulations, John Roberts!

I am once again tapping the “stop playing three dimensional chess and just say that bad shit is bad” sign

the Sophisticated Scolds have even lost stancil