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Writer of all things genre, frustrated ham, and rugby union/laser-tag/air guitar champion... Really! There are trophies! Also, purveyor of fine poptiquities by way of the 'Bazaar of the Popzarre'.
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Trump said: “The homegrowns are next.” That’s not just a phrase. It’s a warning. This is what state-sponsored disappearance looks like.

There was a time when a foreign dictator imprisoning people from America would be the target of a missile strike. Now this. One of the most shameful images in Oval Office history.

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I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

There are great conferences and science in the US, but with the way things are right now, it’s too risky to attend.

United States Disappeared Tracker: 1214 and growing. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

This is the way! #StopTheCoup

How could a slavery scandal involving the President of the United States be worse than we thought? This extremely long, extremely detailed, and fully sourced PROOF report explains. This—not the tariff war—is the most important story in America right now. I hope you will consider checking it out.

This is literally how the Holocaust started, and honestly I'm tired of saying so

GOP court decision overturning Democratic victory in North Carolina Supreme Court race is 5 alarm fire for democracy. It’s January 6 without the insurrection. Make no mistake, if GOP succeeds in stealing election in NC, they’ll use that playbook everywhere www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

UPDATE: ICE is wildly unconcerned about where this man is and no one will tell me, his registered attorney. The universal answer so far is "let's wait and see where he ends up." This is deeply off. We would have more rights at this point if UPS had lost a pair of shoes I'd just bought from Zappos

Tariffs xkcd.com/3073

Former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer testified before Congress on Monday, accusing her former agency of “corruption and abuse of power.” She claimed that armed U.S. Marshals were sent to her home to deliver what she described as a “warning” from the DOJ, cautioning her about the risks of testifying.

For those who still doesn't believe a #coup has taken place in the US... I'm sure the $45 Billion the regime is going to spend on 'Immigrant Custody' is also no cause for alarm.

'Enormous risk': Experts alarmed as Musk's private security force deputized by US Marshals www.rawstory.com/us-marshals/

#DonaldDutton #Auspol

Well this seems like a fantastic plan. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...

This is real. This is happening.

If you’re a North Carolinian, you can check whether your name or the names of anyone you know is on the list of the 65K voters whose votes may be tossed. You could have an opportunity to fix it if so. thegriffinlist.com

Ten movies to get to know me! Local Hero The Big Short Terminator The Good, The Bad, The Weird Conan the Barbarian (1982) Blade Runner (OC) Once Upon A Time In The West Lair Of The White Worm The Lord Of The Rings The Nice Guys

I'm not saying there's an immediate reason why someone might need to know this... but... www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MUr...

JUST IN: Saying the Trump administration’s “grievous error” “shocks the conscience,” a federal judge has rejected their call to lift her order demanding the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Also, a woman was handcuffed at a subway station in NYC (Franklin Ave) when she intervened asking why a delivery man was asked to show work permit by undercover agents. There is a video of that.

Er... CROM???

They are now estimating 2.3 million across the country. Keep it going folks. #handsoff #50501protests

Raping our country. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

No cheating, your last saved celeb pic is your therapist. ... well, looks like I'm joining the army then!

“Kennedy’s team requested that Marks turn over data on cases of brain swelling and deaths caused by the measles vaccine—data that Marks said doesn’t exist because there have been no such confirmed cases in the U.S.” www.wsj.com/health/healt...

This is hugely important - but I am expecting there to be a well organized campaign by MAGA agitators like the Proud Boys etc, who will try to turn these marches into destructive riots, leading to mass-incarcerations and nation-wide crackdowns on the right to protest. #StopTheCoup #HandsOff

Police officers entered a woman's restroom to arrest a transgender woman who was washing her hands. She was taken to a men's jail and charged with trespassing. She faces up to 60 days if convicted. This isn't about safety, it's about cruelty. www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-woma...

The MAGA propagandists are circling the wagons. Who cares about money!

Tariffs will be lifted on penguins who agree to be completely white. by Stephen Miller

Economist cartoon

🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody. She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care. This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.

“It was a remarkable spectacle: Ms. Loomer, who has floated the baseless conspiracy theory that the Sept. 11 attacks were an ‘inside job’ … was apparently wielding more influence over the staff of the National Security Council than Mr. Waltz, who runs the agency.”

financial advice in a weird time: -- develop a plan -- find friends who support you -- preferably 10 of them -- steal $160 million from the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand -- yes those are Terry Benedict's casinos -- get your wife back -- one of the friends should be Don Cheadle btw simple

Steve Jackson Games posted this to their blog and the post is getting so many hits their site is effectively crashed but the point is worth repeating

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