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I teach Sociology & Criminal Justice at a Big 10 U & do research on policing and schools. Anti-discrimination. I'm also a songwriter & proud father. I make memes sometimes.
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Trump brags about his shakedown of major law firms: "We have a lot of law firms that have paid me a lot of money... they paid $100m on average... hopefully I won't need that many legal fees. I may. Who knows? After it ends. After I leave maybe I'll need it, but if I do it won't be very pleasant."

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Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be US ambassador to the United Nations will be withdrawn by the White House. For those playing at home. #TrumpBingo.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Thank goodness Trump wasn't president during WWII.

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Life imitates satire. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

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Amid tax season…. Over 6,000 IRS employees expected to be terminated by end of week www.cbsnews.com/news/over-35...

submitted 54 days ago • 120 comments

Your turn, Brazil, I hope you can accomplish what we failed to do. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Hard to focus on local corruption when federal corruption is so salient. But we can expect rogue local PDS to act with impunity more than ever under Trump. abcnews.go.com/US/hancevill...

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Is Trump giving amnesty to all rich criminals--or just relatives of his appointees and those who donated to his campaign? www.yahoo.com/news/feds-dr...

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Trump's latest executive order.

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

Oopsies..........did I just post the names of the ass kissing Musk kids who have illegally accessed YOUR money and YOUR private info from the US Treasury?? Don't make the same mistake and share it far and wide on the interwebs. 📣 That would be bad. 😜🖕 #arrestmusk #fucktrump #resist

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Unlike Trumpers, we actually want our leaders to be held accountable when they commit serious crimes. If only Trump could be punished for all the profiteering he did and will do while in office.

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

The Apprentice 2.0 Reboot is in full swing. Hegseth is safe for now. Who's next to go?

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

How are Usha Vance, Elon Musk, and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) reacting to Trump's executive orders that are a direct affront to everything they ostensibly stand for? This is my guess.

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

Dumb and Dumber have been rehearsing hard for their first dance at the Inaugural Disco Ball. #inauguralball

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

Just caught the prosecutor's rationale for his sentencing recommendation of unconditional discharge. Let me amend it for accuracy: "We cannot allow any conditions of a sentence to interfere with the duties of the Presidency, including golfing, political rallies, and vengeance-related activities."

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I realize how frightening and depressing the future may look right now. But we have succeeded before, when we fought against the abuses of the first Gilded Age. Let me explain.

submitted 102 days ago • 55 comments

In any other "civilized" country such an epic and tragic police screw-up (killing an innocent at the wrong address over a weed-eater) would be national news. But in the US, Douglas Harless will die in obscurity for nothing. www.wkyt.com/2025/01/03/l...

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

"There is so much repellently sleazy behavior documented in the House Ethics Committee report about Matt Gaetz that a reader has to stop every few pages to look away and focus on what still seems astounding: This is the man that Donald Trump wanted to be the attorney general of the United States"

submitted 110 days ago • 359 comments

Well, two years in prison is two more than most police officers get for senselessly shooting a civilian. www.statesman.com/story/news/l...

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If you know anyone unfortunate enough to be sick on Christmas please send them this song. Laughter may be the best medicine! (Well, chicken noodle soup is good too). #sickonChristmas youtu.be/CgNGjQahMuM

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"Representative Gaetz violated House Rules & other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors....& obstruction of Congress". In other words, he is perfectly suited to host a show on OAN news! www.cbsnews.com/news/matt-ga...

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

Let's give him a chance. He is really trying to look presidential. #presidentmusk.

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