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An overnight filing by DOJ at #SCOTUS in the concertina wire case lays out Texas’s rather stunning escalation of its efforts to interfere with federal immigration authorities along the US-Mexico border. Whatever you think of current policy, this is nuts: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23...

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"Shouldn't Trump have to be convicted of insurrection first before being disqualified?" You hear this objection often, but it's wrong.

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"Whether Others ... Said Untrue Things on the Internet Does Not Exonerate" Trump www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/27/w...

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So, my father in law walked into the kitchen after Christmas Eve dinner and told us a joke. Afterward he let me know he stole it from the great Buddy Hackett. Anyway, enjoy the original youtu.be/iRNsNG3YO64?...

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From Peterr: The Christmas Story is a Very Political Story www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/24/t...

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Chief O'Brien, I wish to apologize for my behavior at the Feats of Strength competition. It was not my intention to injure you. Worf

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The fuck is the House of Representatives doing looking into plagiarism?

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one way to describe s3 of the 14th amendment is a dusty old provision that’s rarely been used. that makes sense if you are a moron. a more accurate way to describe it is as a constitutional provision that has been used every time there’s been a serious insurrection in american history.

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Rudy's Seized Devices Were More Useful for Investigating January 6 than Marie Yovanovitch's Firing www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/21/r...

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This is in fact what he did.

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Governor Newsom just passed a nearly $300 million budget to combat “organized retail theft.” Since then: Retailers are admitting they lied about the extent of retail theft. And FBI data just released tells us retail theft is down & property crime is lowest since 1961. Lies.

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I mostly stay off X (ex-twitter) now other than to play the #EyedentityGame each day.

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Top thread!

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There is no recovering from signing off on a work call with "Love you." Just disappear into the woods and live off the grid. The life you once knew is over.

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she is crazy……but she’s free… abc7ny.com/bull-newark-...

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One of my favorites that I wrote: www.startrek.com/news/why-a-c...

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Donald Trump Says He Can Only Work Over Christmas If He's Planning a Coup www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/13/d...

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It turns out that the major pharmacies in the U.S. routinely provide patient medical records to law enforcement without a warrant. The potential ramifications of this for anyone on birth control, ordering abortion pills, or medication for mental illness and other personal conditions are staggering.

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Analysis by Glenn Kessler: A bogus claim every 12 seconds, on average. That’s what a single five-minute clip of former president Donald Trump speaking in Iowa on Dec. 5 yielded.

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this is not parody. i repeat -- this is not parody

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Wish your home or office were up to the cleanliness standards of a NYC sidewalk? You can now buy a sanitation-department-sanctioned mini NYC trashcan in either a desktop pencil-holder size ($48) or a wastebasket size ($148). onlyny.com/products/dsn...

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In Motion to Dismiss, Hunter Biden Accuses House GOP of Separation of Powers Violation www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/12/i...

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Whuff.

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It Was Donald Trump, in the Dining Room, with the Twitter Account www.emptywheel.net/2023/12/12/i...

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this picture taught me the word "kerning"

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happy stylish but illegal ikea monkey day to those who celebrate

submitted 456 days ago • 66 comments

LeVar Burton is a literacy campaigner and child advocate and should be treated with Fred Rogers levels of reverence and if he's not, people havent been paying attention, they're racist, or both. That man is a national treasure.

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Today, SCOTUS began hearing what could be the most important tax case in decades. The lawsuit appears to have been filed with the explicit purpose of banning a wealth tax on the super-rich. This would effectively torpedo one of our few remaining tools to combat inequality.

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This is also my fear. Glad that Liz Cheney is calling Tuberville out on this. It’s intentional sabotage, and it could pave the way for Trump.

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If you missed it from yesterday, my weekend blog post includes: 🔹Fun Reading Legal Documents 🔹All about Trump's bogus absolute immunity claims) 🔹Trump's not-insane-under-the-circumstances 2024 campaign strategy 🔹Why Nikki Haley's star is rising terikanefield.com/absoluteimmu...

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Abbe Lowell Calls James Comer's Bluff www.emptywheel.net/2023/11/28/a...

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Marty Kroft has died, so let me remind you of his idea of children’s television: m.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMu...

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i knew it

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"Wizard of Oz'"director Victor Fleming took issue with a lyric in "If I Only Had A Brain"

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The MAGA Tourist Geofence and the Violent Confederate Flag-Toting Geofence www.emptywheel.net/2023/11/25/t...

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Over on the other site, the world's richest man is spending his Thanksgiving Saturday wondering how many people he has to kill before he can say a racial slur and get away with it.

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