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By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference. But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

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Philly local tv station reporting that a man allegedly posed as an ICE agent in order to rob a car repair business office. How many other criminals might be getting this idea right now, given that actual ICE agents are refusing to show IDs, warrants, badges?

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CNN’s Jason Carroll was zip-tied and escorted away—for reporting the news. But they claimed he wasn’t under arrest? Why are they shooting rubber bullets at and silencing journalists? We still have a First Amendment.

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"The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin, even, or even different parts of the same continuum, but rather, they’re manifestations of the same thing." – Mae Jemison

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This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

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PHILLY: Man posing as an ICE agent robs car repair business, ties up and manhandles a woman from the Dominican Republic — “He kept saying he is immigration officer.” It was only a matter of time before these masked vigilantes breed impersonators. www.fox29.com/video/1501153

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Remember folks: you can’t wear masks to protect against tear gas if you are a protestor but you can wear masks to hide your identity as a federal agent.

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LITERALLY Trumped up charges.

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Nazi says what?

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I would wager vast sums of money that T*ump thinks his “golden dome” is a literal dome made of literal gold.

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I’ll take “Things the Gestapo might say” for $100.

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After reports exposed that the Trump administration (Ed Martin) is using bot accounts to manipulate social media comments, we recommend ignoring the trolls entirely. Operation Whirlwind’s tactics keep escalating from online disinformation,

submitted 32 days ago • 69 comments

Can someone... anyone, please read The Constitution to trumplestilskin?

submitted 34 days ago • 9 comments

Just hit me that the importing of white folks from South Africa and exporting of brown people is actually, literally an attempt at a great replacement

submitted 35 days ago • 513 comments

Why are ICE agents masked to begin with? Our law enforcement officers shouldn’t be anonymous. Ever.

submitted 36 days ago • 1995 comments

Remind me who gave the president immunity?

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Having flown over 60 combat missions, she might lose her job because a 5x draft dodger says her identity isn’t compatible with military service.

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Yesterday, Robert Prevost asked everyone to start calling him by a different name. And they did. No outrage or shaming over this request. See how easy it is to honor other people's benign wishes?

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Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

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He's not business savvy.

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“Trump orders…”. Congress controls the purse strings. This is dictator behavior.

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April 28, 2025: Migrants are making SOS signs out of their bodies so drones can see them at our country's concentration camps.

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(1) It is largely security theater. (2) It is wildly inefficient. (3) You can buy your way past, which implies (1).

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