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From various vidya gaem internet places since 1996. Sandlapper. Bitter Optimist. Tired of gullible and resentful people. Former Republican. Tree enthusiast. These are the times that try men's souls.
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A Venezuelan father of two wrote to a court, while in U.S. immigration detention in February, that he “just wanted to go home." Instead, he is among the hundreds of individuals that the Trump administration has sent to CECOT, according to a court filing Wednesday. www.huffpost.com/entry/edicso...

SCOOP: The Army is getting rid of its Athletic Trainers, personnel who are key to providing immediate care and physical therapy to soldiers www.military.com/daily-news/2...

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NEW: i spoke with several young AmeriCorps volunteers around the country who were abruptly pulled off projects building homes, readying forests for wildfire season, and working at food banks Tuesday afternoon. they are now on their way home thanks to DOGE cuts —

The exact same Axios article, promoted twice in the same hour. The first one highlights a named Dem declaring his intention to lead a delegation to El Salvador. The second highlights an anonymous Dem criticizing the plan. The second one got orders of magnitude more engagement.

News: @thekrebscycle.bsky.social, a target of Trump's wrath last week, is resigning from SentinelOne to focus fully on fighting back against against the White House's campaign to punish dissent. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Van Hollen says that he asked the VP of El Salvador why his government continues to hold Abrego Garcia even though he’s not charged with any crime and there’s no evidence that he’s MS-13. “His answer was that the Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT”

Speaking now from El Salvador, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) says he was denied access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia by El Salvador leaders. And was denied a phone call to him Van Hollen: "The Trump Administration is lying about Abrego Garcia"

UPDATE: It happened. In an 11:15 meeting, employees were told that the office has been eliminated and their positions will be terminated.

When law firms signed those deals with Trump, people warned: there are no guarantees he won’t come back for more. So here we are. A six-byline story: @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...

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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.

www.meredith.edu/wp-content/u... When you read these number, remember that its #NorthCarolina, a southern battleground state.

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Didn’t get a chance to post this earlier, but there was a huge turnout in support of Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the federal courthouse. From my seat in the jury room, I heard the supporters outside chanting throughout the hearing.

interesting how the richest people on the planet also happen to be the softest www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

Zuckerberg did everything he could to personally lobby Trump to avoid the FTC trial or settlement, thought this would make it go away: $25 million payment $1 million to inauguration 2 trips to Mar a Lago dialed back content moderation …and it didn’t work. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

My bff’s son works for Americorps and received a decommissioning letter today. DOGE is gutting the program. I’m so angry and disappointed DOGE would go after a program that does such good work. @marisakabas.bsky.social @kairyssdal.bsky.social @katiephang.bsky.social

Exclusive: One of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's top advisors, Dan Caldwell, was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense, an official told Reuters reut.rs/44qHRmN

New: House Democrats are threatening to kill all constitutional amendments for the rest of session unless the House votes to put school vouchers before voters in November. They appear to have the numbers to make good on that special session-inducing threat.

“I’m not in a position to comment on Jeff Bezos, because if I comment on Jeff Bezos then I could be fired from my job and you know that, so I’m not going to do that,” Josh Rogin said when asked why he wasn't calling out Jeff Bezos like he did Bill Maher. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

JUST IN: 9th Circuit motions panel tells DOJ that a judge's TRO restoring funding for legal services to minors in deportation proceedings may not be appealable. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

NEW from @ellebeyoud.bsky.social & @anthonycormier.bsky.social SEC Pushes Back on DOGE Request for Access to Some Agency Data 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

BREAKING: China orders its airlines to halt any further deliveries of Boeing jets as trade war with the US expands

(Bloomberg) - Alberta Investment Management Corp. has asked its employees to stop non-essential business trips to the US amid President Donald Trump’s trade war against Canada, according to people familiar with the matter. 🇨🇦 @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

4Chan was hacked, its source code was leaked, admin emails were leaked, AND a lot of registered users used their real names and .edu email addresses. Lotta CHUDs getting exposed to sunlight today.

Look, I'm a technical principal at a government contractor, I'm someone whose rote duties includes monitoring & analyzing both directions of our dataflow and controlling our logins, including our masters, and I can tell you with 100% certainty there is ZERO reason for an attempted login from Russia.

NEW @npr.org EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data from the NLRB and hid its tracks. It's possible that the data included sensitive info on unions, ongoing legal cases and corporate secrets. A must-read from @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social:

MIT following Harvard's lead here

Net-Positive - Trump's Handling On: Immigration: +4% Jobs: -15% Foreign Affairs: -16% Civil Rights: -17% Trade: -22% Inflation: -29% YouGov / Apr 9, 2025 / n=1000

lol Commerce posted today that they’re looking into tariffs on the **machinery used to make semiconductors** This will just make it **harder** to make semiconductors in the US. It is so unbelievably stupid that I cannot put it into words.

For whatever reason this part of the 'kid who killed his parents and wanted to assassinate Trump story' doesn't seem to be getting as much play. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Pro-natalists: you need to have at least 10 kids Normal people: why, are you expecting half of them to die before puberty due to lack of modern health and sanitation? Pro-natalists: you're never gonna believe what we also advocate

WATCH: Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park react to Monday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake that shook San Diego County. The elephants formed an "alert circle" meant to protect the young and the entire herd from any threats, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

NEWS: NC Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs will escalate her dispute to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Meanwhile, the NC Democratic Party filed a lawsuit highlighting its concerns that longtime residents may soon have their votes discounted. andersonalerts.substack.com/p/riggs-nc-d...