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Administration is insisting on unreviewable authority under Alien Enemies Act. But there are threshold questions-has there been a predatory incursion by a foreign country? Are all the people they picked up members of the crime group? No reason to trust Trump to determine that, and good reason not to

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A rare statement from Justice Roberts in response to Trump's post this morning: “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”

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Picking up the tab (UET 5, 494): 17 barley of silver: Utu-mansum, Ludlul-Sin, Luni, Adaya, Sin-eribam his son, Sin-magir son of Ku-Ningal, Rabi-Sin, Zamma, Erra-imitti, Sin-ishmenni the engraver, Imgur-Sin son of Bamu, Sin-eresh son of Awili, Sin-bani the healer, Shamash-rabi son of Erra-gasher.

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A top French politician is calling for the Statue of Liberty to be returned to France now that Trump is siding with dictators like Putin. “We gave it to you as a gift, but apparently you despise it. So it will be just fine here at home.”

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Just going for a little "sprint". Totally not plotting world domination. 😉🐺 📸 by Khewa

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Trump targeted the legacy media. Its owners paid for the privilege. Trump targeted Mitch McConnell. His Republican Senate colleagues did nothing. Trump targeted lawyers and law firms. The biggest, most prestigious firms looked away.

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The USIP is a non-profit that does work exposing threats posed by China to neighboring countries like Taiwan and many others. The Chinese Communist Party is a major business partner of Elon Musk. They have information the CCP would like to have. This is not good.

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"Many who left held a top-secret security clearance, called Q, that gave them access to information about how nuclear weapons are designed, produced and used, officials said..." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...

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It’s almost as if felonious Donny had a plan with Putin to take over the world, doesn’t it? You think I’m being sarcastic?

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DOJ is refusing to answer!!!

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Hearing ends with Boasberg repeating order to give him info by noon tomorrow. and says tartly "I will reduce all of this to writing b/c apparently my written orders don't carry much weight." and focus also on third flight, which took off AFTER written order.

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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!

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MUST READ: "The president and several of his officials have openly challenged judicial authority, raising fears that his administration may defy court orders — and potentially ignite a constitutional crisis."

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This entire story is made up. It's straight Russian propaganda with zero basis in reality.

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The members of the Jan 6 Committee are all proud of our work. Your threats will not intimidate us. Or silence us.

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Welcome!

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Trump continues to insist daily that Putin just wants peace.

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nods knowingly

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"masterful" and "an indispensable resource"--Max Strassfield's glowing review of @sararonis.bsky.social's DEMONS IN THE DETAILS at Reading Religion readingreligion.org/978052038617...

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During the Chernobyl disaster, VOA radio was often the only source of genuine news the Soviet population had. www.latimes.com/archives/la-...

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90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.

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"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say

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@marcelias.bsky.social's message to Trump after attacking Marc by name at the DOJ: "I wear your scorn as a badge of honor."

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From Day 1 at #Nippur we have had a small mouse problem. We have owls in the house, and I hoped the cycle of life would sort that out. No luck. Enter Yen, who refuses to chase mice but whose majestic presence may have solved the issue. 🏺 #ArchaeologyCats

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It is one thing to watch a dictator grab power. It is another to hand it to him. I’m headed to the Senate floor now. To cast an emphatic “no.”

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Did you say treats?

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Thin End of the Wedge episode 74 is out: Michael Danti and John MacGinnis talk about Nimrud: post-conflict archaeology in the heartland of Assyria. www.wedgepod.org/episode-list/ The Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program--conservation and reconstruction work, excavation, and capacity building.

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NEW EPISODE with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social lands SATURDAY on @meidastouch.com 👽👽👽 Lot to probe this week unfortunately

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If you love wolves, you should be very concerned - the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the very legislation that saved gray wolves, Red Wolves, and Mexican gray wolves, is under attack. Call on your representatives in Congress to save the ESA. TAKE ACTION 🐺 ➡️ bit.ly/2Z4aMb6

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Ed Martin at it again with harassing letter to Alexander Vindman saying he’s received inquiries that he wants Vindman to answer. Good for him, but that’s not how it works and he knows it. Find some probable cause for a crime and convene a grand jury, or back off.

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Flashback:

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"non-MH [mental health] VA staff around my cubicle can hear my sessions." The therapist said they were "worried about issues of licensure [and] ethics code violations related to confidentiality." popular.info/p/veterans-a...

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Coyote, Yosemite NP

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If you are a member of the D.C. Bar, please be on the look out for your ballot. And VOTE for Diane Seltzer for D.C. Bar president.

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Literally everything we warned everybody about is happening

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The convoy crew held the people of Ottawa hostage and tried to divide people with rage politics. No wonder they are freaked out by Canadian solidarity and goodwill. They promote bitterness. We stand for a better nation. #elbowsup my friends Canada is strong.

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The weekend is just a few short work-hours ahead! Affirmation Coyote sees in you the resolve and spirit to plow through and emerge on the shores of the weekend undefeated.

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Our pile of processed pottery is growing: all excavated, washed, counted, typed and analysed, drawn (a sample), and returned on site. 🏺🏺

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In Minnesota, we value the people who care for our veterans, even if DOGE doesn’t. If Trump fired you, come work for the State of Minnesota and help take care of our vets.

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DOJ puts on leave the other prosecutors from the Eric Adams case -- not the lead ones, who resigned. absolute brass-knuckles low blow against DOJ excellence and accepted practice

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In the final chapter of my book, Between Two Rivers, I talk about rock art and inscriptions in Saudi Arabia that tell us a bit about Nabonidus, the Babylonian king. This dark boulder sits on reddish sand outside of Tayma, a major, multicultural hub of ancient trade. It seems unremarkable at first.

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With the help of Moudhy Al-Rashid's new picture of ancient Mesopotamian culture my son was able to solve an age-old mystery-- Mesopotamian art is not photorealistic, so how do we know what ancient kings looked like? As soon as the book arrived I took it to the brewery and my son set to work...

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She’s right! The winds are starting to shift and those flags will keep coming down.

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