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You can do the same thing, buying a house and borrowing against it—ha ha, just kidding, normal people get taxed annually on their wealth via property taxes, the "you can't tax wealth, the economy will collapse!" rule applies solely to the super-rich.

this man is a gotdamned patriot

Look, I know all the reasons we got here, but we really need to start seriously thinking about what we do in a world where The Markets punish whole countries for voting for decency, compassion, and fairness. We must stop pretending the capitalist machine is an objective, value neutral force.

NEW: Omar Muñoz, a 72-year-old LA grandfather, was dragged out of his home by DHS agents and paraded in front of cameras for Trump's "voter fraud" crackdown. The DOJ used footage of his arrest for a promotional video. Omar is a green card holder in the US for 50+ yrs W @samrlevine.bsky.social

"A Genocide Was Committed in Sudan’s El Fasher. A Year Later, Survivors Recount the Horrors" The RSF killed, raped, & disappeared thousands as they overran North Darfur’s capital in Oct 2025. No one has been held accountable in the year since, writes Eisa Dafallah. zeteo.com/p/a-genocide...

“SHOVE THAT BALLROOM UP YOUR FAT ASS!”

After refueling in Ireland (yes, Irish people called the gardaí), this ICE removal flight landed in India. Migrant passengers onboard were shackled at the ankles, wrists, and waist for at least 20 hours. Expecting two more private jet ICE flights to leave Mesa, AZ today. Follow this thread.

Astonishing: Maxwell was willing to tell Blanche about some of Trump's rapes, and he ordered her not to. "Let's not talk about inviduals." WTF were they there to talk about? There's EVIDENCE on this.

Angie Nixon is who Jasmine Crockett thinks she is

you could uninvite her from Caribana but she's still comin

Evidence "shows that Trump lied about kicking Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club," according to a new report from the House Judiciary Dem staff. The report also reveals for the first time Beatrice Keul's account of allegedly having been raped by Trump. democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

Two former Governors of South Carolina - one from each party - have endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews who is running against Sen. Darline Graham R-SC

This is the end result of legacy media knowing Trump will use the full power of the Justice Department to come after them if they report on it. ABC only proved to Trump that it works when they paid him $15 million to settle the frivolous lawsuit regarding Stephanopoulos referring to him as a rapist

i am inviting anyone from a legacy media organization to explain to me why the house judiciary dems report on trump’s epstein’s ties and multiple allegations of rape isn’t worthy of extensively reporting on. i’m serious. i want to understand.

Toronto Centre, you beautiful people, you can split the progressive vote and still beat that tool Daniel Tate

Shield laws made it possible for over 90,000 people in total-ban states across the US to receive abortion pills by mail in 2025. Our Monthly Abortion Provision Study shows telehealth abortion has been crucial to expanding access nationwide. More via @jamanetworkopen.com: https://gu.tt/4kin6Sd

Pour one out 🫗for the nepo baby Bolsonaro and his fake tears. He met with Trump SIX times this year, begging his American Daddy to intervene in his election, begging him for tarriffs, promising him the land and resources and people of Brazil. But it didn't work 😭😭.

Really interesting description.

NEW: I'm joining a coalition of AGs demanding answers from Meta for suspending the No Kings Coalition's Instagram during nationwide protests. Meta must protect legitimate political activity of its platforms. We won't let Big Tech censor activism ahead of Election Day.

You have to really, really, really fucking suck for your 8th grade teacher to come out and shame you like this. Damn.

A 2025 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, Omar Yaghi is the son of Palestinian refugees who grew up in Jordan. He just left the US to move to China after raising concerns about rising anti-immigrant sentiment, like the kind shown here. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/china-than...

BREAKING: Judge Reyes issues a preliminary injunction in the East Potomac Golf Course case, blocking more tree removal and requiring 10-day notice "before making any irreparable modification to any forms or features" of the park. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/golf-argum...

Also, I'd love to know how two different stories -- each written by three reporters, with no overlap in the authors -- managed to find Jolene Riessen and make her the stand-in for apolitical Iowa farmers.

Bumatay literally pushed Bennett into discussing the merits — and saying, more or less, that DOJ has no argument here on the merits or the equities. Here's Bennett (who also dings DOJ on its request on Purcell grounds):

it feels truly insane that it’s not

Ah yes, "Europe" www.wired.com/story/they-f...

there are a ton of hilarious examples of this but none will ever top the participant in the NYT's recurring 2024 "focus group" who worked for one of the largest Republican political consulting firms in America.

OH BULLSHIT! Tina was only protecting Trump and she lied and broke into voting equipment to do it. thehill.com/homenews/sta...

Tis is all they ever do. For example h

Bluesky has four types of users

Russia is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by intentionally attacking civilian infrastructure – including vital energy systems – in Ukraine, an independent UN investigations panel said on Monday.

“My Catholic Latina opponent wants to impose Sharia Law” is a hilariously desperate closing message. thehill.com/homenews/617...

By a practitioner — very helpful to see.

Judge Furman rules that Maureen Comey's firing violated separation of powers. Orders backpay. Govt's arguments violate 2 centuries of SCOTUS rulings & would "unsettle the equilibrium established by this Nation's constitutional system." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

America is currently on the soft side of The Baddies in Ukraine, which sucks so much and as an American, embarrasses me to my core Luckily, we have an election in like 8 days, and another one in 2 years and between the two we can turn this ship around, even if we cant undo the damage

Wrote that Jews who are against dual loyalty charges should also be against them for El-Sayed in @forward.com forward.com/opinion/8583...

It's that special time of year when they give the danger-kitties pumpkins to play with at The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota. A much-needed timeline cleanse. 🐯🎃 (📷: wildcatsanctuary.org)

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.