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Trump administration has crossed a line, there is no law and order anymore. And when you cross that line, you enter what can only be called mob rule.

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I wrote this four days ago. Today, they arrested the NYC Comptroller.

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Trump is trying to turn America into a one party state. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/why-trumps-u...

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"It's bullshit," Gov. Hochul says of the arrest of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander by ICE. She says she will call him when he's out of detention. "But what about all the people who don't have that high profile position?"

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JUST NOW — NEW YORK MAYORAL CANDIDATE BRAD LANDER ARRESTED BY ICE: “You don’t have the authority to arrest US citizens asking to see a judicial warrant”

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All the Republican examples of "violent" rhetoric from Democrats is someone like Tim Walz saying "these people are assholes, you should be rude to them" and all the Republican equivalents are a guy with a top-secret security clearance tweeting "I will personally kill Ilhan Omar with a gun"

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😳🇺🇸

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Q: “U.S. Intelligence assessment in March was Iran was not working towards a nuclear bomb. What’s changed?” State Dept Spox Tammy Bruce: 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Public shaming works

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So I just want to be clear that the gentile President's anti-immigrant goons illegally assaulted and kidnapped the leading Jewish candidate for Mayor in New York City for walking into a federal building for the crowd that is keeping track of The Antisemitism Problem

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This is dictatorship 101. Detaining and silencing those who oppose the regime is a hallmark of dictatorships. NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander was detained at an immigration court in NY for asking to see a judicial warrant. No American should stand for this abuse of power anywhere. #OnYourSide

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ICE agents wear masks because they're hideous, grotesque beasts that have a hairy toe for a nose. It's gross and if you're an ICE agent reading this then take off the mask and prove it for the cameras.

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You know what the biggest problem with AI is? Wrong direction. I want Al to do laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do art and writing so that I have to do the laundry and dishes.

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You'll want to follow Molly if you're not already!

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NEW: New York Attorney General Letitia James on the arrest of NYC mayoral candidate and comptroller Brad Lander. “This is profoundly unacceptable. Arresting Comptroller Lander for the simple act of standing up for immigrants and their civil rights is a shocking abuse of power.”

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Congress should pass the bipartisan BARK Act, my bill to save millions of pounds of perfectly good pet food from the trash and get it to the growing population of hungry shelter dogs and cats. We can do this. Let’s get it done.

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If serving as Governor or running for POTUS fails, he seems to have a knack for dickish but effective trolling.

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I’m here covering the arrest of comptroller Brad Lander while he was escorting migrants at 26 Federal Plaza on Tuesday morning. @hellgatenyc.com’s continuing coverage here: hellgatenyc.com/brad-lander-...

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@mlauriat.bsky.social Makes sense

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They just detained Brad Lander.

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BREAKING: Brad Lander the New York City Comptroller was just arrested at Immigration Court

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Whoa! NYC mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller Brad Lander seemingly arrested at the NYC immigration court while attending to escort someone attending their hearing.

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From the AP: Lander replies, as he's being handcuffed, "I'm not obstructing, I'm standing right here in the hallway." "You don't have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens asking for a judicial warrant," Lander said as he was led away down a hallway and into an elevator.

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this is bananas

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They’re cranking up the propaganda machine again: claiming Brad Lander “unlawfully interfered” and that ICE is just “enforcing Trump’s policy.” Reality: Lander stood up for civil rights. ICE’s conduct reflects a deeply troubling use of federal power.

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This is how you actually do it. Create a schism between the cops and ICE. Who's really in charge? The answer is neither of them. The people and the courts are in charge, so let them figure this out with each other. Secret police are no one's allies.

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Trump does not want a peacefully prosperous nation. He is trying to provoke, antagonize and incite. Do not ignore this act of tyranny. www.amny.com/news/brad-la...

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Senators Press USCIS to Resume Processing Initial DACA Applications Following Court Ruling migrantinsider.com/p/senators-p...

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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

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NYC comptroller Brad Lander was handcuffed and detained at a Manhattan immigration court today. We should know there is a process of normalization occurring.

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Mike Lee’s reprehensible behavior and comments on MN and so many other things are not just about Lee, they are a reflection of the lack of moral character of every voter in UT who put him there, & every cowardly Republican colleague and the Mormon Church who refuse to say a word.

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🌲𝟮𝟱𝟬+ 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸! 🌲 The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's reconciliation bill slaps a target on at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM lands. It opens the door for the sale of over 250+ million acres across 11 Western states. 1/3

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This is not normal. A sitting president refusing to call the governor of a state after two elected officials were shot, one fatally, is beyond words. A typical president, regardless of politics, would pick up the phone. Offer condolences.

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The American Bar Association is suing Trump — challenging an "intimidation policy" it says the White House is using to try to sideline the country's top law firms.

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NEW: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) speaks on Senate floor at 1230pm eastern about his "forcible removal from Dept of Homeland Security press conference", per advisory

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House Bill Would Bar ICE Agents From Wearing ‘Police’ Uniforms Amid Rising Tensions (Full Text) migrantinsider.com/p/police-ice

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Psychopathic

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When the Trump assassination attempts happened, Democrats were among the first to call out the political violence. But now, that seems to only run one way. That’s how badly Trump has damaged the soul of the Republican Party. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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The President of the United States made more than $1.3 million in the last year as a Bible salesman.

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The president’s son is still claiming the shooter is a “leftist” despite all the evidence to the contrary

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I don't think the framers of the Constitution anticipated national suicide aided and abetted by a feckless Congress, media ecosystem collapse, and so many other variables. I mean, how could they anticipate every permutation of fuckery in a short document?

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Marco Rubio restores USAID for programs operated by his pals in Miami. prospect.org/world/2025-0...

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#nokingsprotest Bribe Force One

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