Michigan Rep. Thanedar calls for Trump to be impeached over case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Democratic U.S Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan is calling for the impeachment of Trump over the case of the man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
Thanedar's office said in a release Friday that the Trump administration's "blatant disregard" for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring they facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is a "direct defiance of the U.S. Constitution."
"I've seen enough," Thanedar said in a social media post on Thursday. "Trump is not abiding by a Supreme Court ruling. I fully support impeaching him. Now."
Michigan Rep. Thanedar calls for Trump to be impeached over case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Thanedar's office said in a release Friday that the Trump administration's "blatant disregard" for a Supreme Court ruling requiring they facilitate the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is a "direct defiance of the U.S. Constitution."Nick Lentz (CBS Detroit)
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The Supreme Court’s late-night rebuke to Trump is extraordinary in more ways than one
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First, it acted with startling speed—so quickly, in fact, that it published the order before Alito could finish writing his dissent; he was forced to note only that a “statement” would “follow.”
Relatedly, awkward phrasing in court’s order may imply that Alito—who first received the plaintiffs’ request—failed to refer it to the full court, as is custom, compelling the other justices to rip the case away from him.
Second, it is plain as day that the Supreme Court simply did not trust the Trump administration’s claims that it would not deport migrants over the weekend without due process.
Finally, and perhaps most obviously, it’s critical that only Thomas and Alito noted their dissents. When the court takes emergency action, justices don’t have to note their votes, but they usually do; we can probably assume that this order was 7–2. That would mean that Chief Justice John Roberts—along Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett—joined this rebuke to the Trump administration.
The Supreme Court’s Late-Night Rebuke to Trump Is Extraordinary in More Ways Than One
The court didn't even wait to let Alito file his dissent.Mark Joseph Stern (Slate)
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It then gave these migrants “notices,” in English only, declaring that they would be deported immediately, without stating that they could contest their deportations in court.
Suddenly the executive order that English is the official language of the United States became a lot more clear in it's purpose.
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A Tsunami of executive orders... this one passed me by. Thanks for pointing it out.
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Designating English as the Official Language of The United States – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose andThe White House
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It’s kinda amazing how this was something people debated for a long time, talked about potential benefits and consequences, tossed around different reasonable ways to mitigate harm that might be done, what the point or use would be..
Then Trump just signs a piece of paper, and it’s barely even newsworthy before we move to the next thing.
Probably, but that shit isn't even written in English. It's written in lawyer.
Have you noticed that with enough money you can't just commit a crime? Trump could pop in the Epstein video of him on every display in Times Square and the response would be "the alarming possibility that Trump engaged in potentially illegal acts."
The law has become so inscrutable that you literally can't know whether a crime has been committed until you have a jury trial. How is a soldier supposed to disobey illegal orders when he can't possibly know whether orders are legal or not?
I remember I wasn't too long out of the army when the stuff about waterboarding and abu graib came out. I would've refused orders to torture people had I been there. And I'd have probably gone to Leavenworth for years for disobeying orders.
It's time to just burn the whole system down.
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The law has become so inscrutable that you literally can't know whether a crime has been committed until you have a jury trial. How is a soldier supposed to disobey illegal orders when he can't possibly know whether orders are legal or not?
I get what you're saying, but one of our foundational principles (at least until now) was that people are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. So this notion that "we can't know if a crime has been committed until a jury says so" isn't a bug, it's a feature. Yes, it makes things complicated, but it is designed to minimize the chance that innocent people can be deprived of their liberties just because the government doesn't like them.
I'd counter part of that is that US law is based on common law, which is defined by prior court cases not just law - vs civil law which is only based on law.
There are issues with both of course, but, its common law that requires lawyers and knowledge of every court case and knowing what a judge in the 1800s thought a word means to win or lose a case.
I think the common law system of justice is deeply flawed and leads to this legalese where everything is vague and malleable with no certainty
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Lynching is pretty standard fare for mob justice in the US. It even happened to white people.
"The Tuskegee Institute has recorded the lynchings of 3,446 Blacks and the lynchings of 1,297 Whites, all of which occurred between 1882 and 1968, with the peak occurring in the 1890s"
A lynching is visually terrifying, sends a strong message, and gets the job done. That could be our thing.
There were some Nazis that gathered downtown in my city the other day, and they could have been a great choice for alpha testing.
Y'know. We are trying. Millions of us. I don't think I have ever blamed an entire people for the actions of one of their criminals.
Sounds like something trump would do.
Really? Say what you want. Tell everyone in plain words, no hemming and hawing. What do you want? You want a mob if millions running around the United states are just hurting people.?
Say it. You won't. You are being insulting, small and trying to make yourself look like a tough guy. You wouldn't have the courage to stand in front of a u. S cop, much less do what your suggesting , tough guy
Let me tell you something you won't believe , but I KNOW.
He will be jailed. It will happen.
Now you can either say what you mean using all the words you're thinly veiling, or have the courage of your convictions.
Me? I'll go back to protecting my family.
Democrats will never allow a president to face consequences for their crimes. I doubt Trump will ever spend a day behind bars.
I hope they prove me wrong!
"A majority of justices signaled that they no longer trust the administration to comply with the law"
"...the government’s unlawful efforts..."
"...the government lied to a federal judge..."
"...this president will gleefully defy judicial orders..."
It's all topsy-turvy. A.K.A. "coup". And not just any coup, a fascist coup. Who still thinks the comparison to Germany in 1933 is exaggerated? It isn't. But maybe we can still influence where it goes from there.
Also, fuck Alito and Thomas with a rusty pipe.
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I think Godwin's law was meant for like arguing about tabs vs spaces, or other low stakes things.
But as discussed elsewhere, conservatives have abysmal literacy and analytical skills, so it's not surprising they wouldn't understand when a comparison is merited.
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Having the branches of government fight amongst themselves is kinda the idea.
It's when they all fall in line behind one man that you get 1930s Germany.
Would I prefer they fight over how best to improve life for all of us and not how best to oppress people? Sure. But we're talking choosing between lesser evils here.
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They absolutely would have defied the lower court's order and just flown them to El Salvador. Then, when confronted, they could claim some sort of misunderstanding/incompetency. The worst that could be done to them would be to force them to ask El Salvador to return the migrants, to which the government of El Salvador just says "no."
It's better to seek forgiveness than ask for permission.
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cants were in imminent danger of removal, provided
little concrete support for that allegation."
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Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry 'baseless attacks'
Three Hegseth aides ousted in leak investigation decry 'baseless attacks'
Three former senior advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are decrying what they called “baseless attacks” after each was escorted from the Pentagon in an expanding probe on information leaks.Tara Copp (AP News)
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What a neat combination of ambition, evil and incompetence
And alcoholism
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I live in New York City, and there are so many stories about how stupid Trump is.
When he built his Tower, the building he had to raze was considered on of the most beautiful examples of Deco on 5th Ave. His architect told him to preserve as much of the building as he could, but Trump overruled him. When people asked him to save some of the art work, he promised he would, then destroyed it. Later, he lied about everything.
He had a golden opportunity to get in good with the Manhattan elites, and threw it away because he was too dumb to listen to anyone.
He was a joke. I remember telling a good friend of mine that he was running for President. She's extremely political and she pooh-poohed the idea that he'd ever win anything. I watched him roll on and on and I still have trouble wrapping my mind around the fact that so many people could vote for the pussy grabber.*
*After the tape came out, a Conservative woman went on 'The View' TV show to defend Donnie. Another panelist kept repeating 'pussy' over and over. Finally the GOP lady had had enough and demanded that the other woman stop using the offensive term.
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Two things. First, we could probably sit down and swap stories and each of us would hear at least one tale that was completely new to them.
Second, if you're a New Yorker you'll love this book. It's about a man who owned a furniture store on 125th Street back in the 1960s through the '70s. He's a hard working man, a loyal husband and a good father. All he wants to do is sell good merchandise at a reasonable price and take home a decent profit. The book is full of colorful characters and loads of great descritions of Harlem and the rest of the city, including Radio Row [which was demolished to make way for the World Trade Center]
There's some criminal activity and a couple of murders, but those aren't the main thing.
Old joke.
"If you don't like Manhattan, come back in fifteen minutes. We'll change it."
Travel warning for journalists entering US
Travel Warning for Journalists Entering US
The CPJ is warning that journalists from countries like Iran, Russia and Venezuela could be barred from entry into the United States.Amir Daftari (Newsweek)
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1 week after opening of World Expo in Osaka, Japan; crowd control remains issue | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
1 week after opening of World Expo in Osaka, Japan; crowd control remains issue
More than 600,000 people have visited the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan during its first week. The organizer has been struggling not to keep visitors waiting in lines for too long.NHK WORLD
AI Made Up a Science Term — Now It’s in 22 Papers
AI Made Up a Science Term — Now It’s in 22 Papers
A mistranslated term and a scanning glitch birthed the bizarre phrase “vegetative electron microscopy”Mihai Andrei (ZME Science)
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So at least 22 papers from the study were AI generated and not checked afterwards.
This says more about ~~the authors~~ the AI users who claim authorship than about AI.
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i am not in any way qualified to say what i'm about to say, so you should probably just stop reading.
awt awt awt awt a tawr tat awt aw ta awrt gawr tgar a
aiuknalrghber,jhmngbae,rkjgaat aawt aaaera r aw aergaaegaebaen,rjhbae,rjgabear aw awr awr aw awert
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At least one major paper did, although it used AI images instead of text.
There was a paper with AI generated diagrams that not only passed peer review somehow, btu was published in a pretty major reputable journal.
You'd have normally expected them to catch it in peer review and decline to publish, especially as they took it down later.
Scientists aghast at bizarre AI rat with huge genitals in peer-reviewed article
It’s unclear how such egregiously bad images made it through peer-review.Beth Mole (Ars Technica)
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I don’t even need to come up with my own BS, when I can just copy some crazy nonsense written by other people. Here’s a sample:
UNDERSTANDING CRYSTAL VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCIESEvery crystal on Earth possesses its own energetic signature, measured in Hertz (Hz) or megahertz (MHz). These frequencies interact with our body’s energy field, creating resonance that can promote healing and balance.
As if sources even matter when traversing this deep in Crazy Town, but there you go anyway.
Gemstone Energy Chart: 10 Crystals and Their Vibrational Frequencies
Explore the energy properties of 10 popular crystals in this detailed chart, emphasizing their unique vibrational frequencies and uses.admin (My Simple Need)
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Energy is a peculiar word, because it’s used by new-age loonies (and scammer), sci-fi authors and even real scientists. However, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a scientist use the longer term “energy field”, but the first groups certainly seem to love it. When scientists speak of fields, they prefer to specify exactly what kind of field it is (e.g. magnetic or electric).
If I ever get to own a (farming) field of my own, I’m going to name it “Energy Field”, just to mess with everyone. Maybe I should set up a solar panel there, so that the name actually made sense.
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Saying "AI is dumb" is like saying "plants taste bad"
You're probably talking about our current Large Language Models.
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It’s semantics, but I think the person above is just pointing out that “AI” is an old umbrella term that refers to a lot of technologies that include previous current and future work, and shouldn’t necessarily be bound forever to one era’s misapprehension and misuse of a particular subset of those technologies.
Prior examples of AI included early work by Alan Turing. Current examples include tools that enable people with disabilities. Future examples might offer solutions to major problems we face as a society. It would be a shame if use of a term as a buzzword was all it took to kill a discipline.
don’t make sense. Kind of like this AI-generated image.
Ancient optoelectronic circuitry from the future?
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There was a comment yesterday that offered a simpler explanation than the headline’s conclusion.
The papers were published by Iranian researchers and in Farsi “scanning” (روبشی) and “vegetative” (رويشی) differ only by one character (ب and یـ) which also happen to be adjacent on the keyboard.
That is, there’s some evidence that this is a typo or mistranslation that has been reused among non-native speakers, as opposed to a hallucination. If so, it could still be a LM replicating the error, but I’ve definitely seen humans do the exact same thing, especially when there’s a strong language barrier.
Edit: brevity
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That’s an apt example from English, especially given the visual similarity of the error.
It’s the kind of error we would expect AI to be especially resilient against, since the phrase “corner cube” probably appears many times in the training dataset.
Likewise scanning electron microscopes are common instruments in many schools and commercial labs, so an AI writing tool is likely to infer a correction needed given the close similarity.
Transcription errors by human authors, however, have been dutifully copied into future works since we began writing stuff down.
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Pope Ghosts JD Vance at Vatican, Sends Top Cardinal to Lecture VP on Compassion
Pope Ghosts JD Vance at Vatican, Sends Top Cardinal to Lecture VP on Compassion
Vice President JD Vance flew to Rome hoping to meet with Pope Francis. Instead, the Pope skipped the meeting entirely—and sent his top cardinal to deliver a pointed message about compassion and care for the vulnerable.Staff Writer (The Daily Boulder)
Would you like to refute the statement instead of just saying they don't know what they're talking about?
I'll start - Catholics were amongst (there were many) the first groups that the Nazis started targeting. It's not a coincidence that the intellectuals, the Jews, the Catholics, etc. were also the ones that had some reaallly nice silverware that would look great in the Fuhrer's country home. If nothing else, Catholics would be acting in their self-interest to oppose the Nazis.
You'd be surprised
The Catholic Church actually accepts the reality of evolution and has its own telescope called Lucifer.
They also recently updated their stance on "gender ideology" to no longer be critical of transpeople, citing genuine medical need for transition.
Yeah there is plenty to hate about Catholics too (hey, pedophilia) --
-- But when it comes to like. Accepting reality and modernity? They are head, shoulders, and pectorals above the average Evangelical Church.
I'll never understand why people shit on him for fictional things when there's plenty of real things to shit on him for.
I honestly think it helps him/MAGA, because it teaches them, their supporters, and impressionable others that people make stuff up about him to criticize, so they can safely ignore criticism of him.
Because the only things that actual bother him are being called a fucking loser and weirdo. The actually shitty things he does, he would do a million times and feel nothing.
And what you say can't be true, or the millions of lies he told would matter more.
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So far everyone I've seen making this accusation are one word replacement away from looking like an unhinged 4Chan rant about (((Them))).
Antisemitic folks like to make heavy usage of euphemisms to mask antisemitic topics behind socially acceptable language. 4Chan uses 'anti-globalism' as the euphemism for Jews.
Similar to how the ML instance uses 'anti-imperialist' talking points to push pro-Russian imperialism and anti-Ukraine talking points.
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That kind of power is not in the regular pope's hands.
And sadly I was unaware he was visiting.
There's plenty factual stuff to use that far right people hate though:
- Being in the military with zero people skills means he was an ineffectual leader and a desk driving paper pusher
- He wears eyeliner
- He grew a beard to hide his weak chin
- He's a white nationalist with a minority wife who looks like she's at gunpoint every time she's on camera
Again, inventing a lie to attack him with will just galvanize his supporters. Use what's already true and very conflicting with far right ideology.
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Oh, for sure. It's not an area that I'm an expert in, but your conversation got me curious because I had heard both things, so I read a few articles. One of the interesting things is that the bit about Hitler's envoy wasn't broadly known until 2020 when the Vatican released a whole mess of documents that had been kept hidden previously. So there's maybe more reason for some people to have one impression based on what they grew up hearing, and others to have a different one based on more recent info, but even with the new info it seems nuanced.
It's easy to fault anyone who didn't take a clear stand against Hitler from this vantage point, but it must have been hard to be a world leader facing the possibility that Hitler would be successful and you'd have to deal with his empire. Pius XII supported the allies and it's obvious he was against Hitler, but he was reluctant to be overtly vocal about it, and he even entertained the envoy, which maybe he saw as hedging his bets (we can't know exactly what he was thinking). It's for sure stained his legacy.
Dude all but endorsed Trump, called Harris a baby killer. Fuck him and his nonsense organization.
Of course popes have a wonderful history of supporting authoritarian monsters.
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I think he called both of them terrible.
Pope Francis urges Catholics to pick 'lesser evil' between Trump and Harris
Pontiff calls candidates "against life", criticising Trump on immigration and Harris on abortion.Ana Faguy (BBC News)
The attack point has to be something that both sides of the political spectrum finds repulsive. If only right wingers have a problem it makes the lefties look like hypocrites, and if it's something only people on the left care about it's ineffective.
Eyeliner and weak chins/beards aren't things people on the left tend to take issue with, while white nationalism and misogyny aren't things people on the right take issue with.
The military thing could work, but it's not punchy enough, it's too specific and not very funny. The couch fucker jokes are easy laughs.
Pope Ghosts JD Vance
This is a very unfortunate title.
Pope meets with JD Vance.
Says the Trump admin's immigration policy is a grave sin.
Refuses to elaborate.
Dies.
Based Holiness.
The "refuses to elaborate" is simple, Mathew 25 31-46.
It quite clearly says that you are to welcome the immigrant, feed the poor, care for the sick, and visit the prisoners.
Failure to do any of that is a straight shot to hell, no matter how much you claim to love god, you actually have to do the work, or it's off to hell.
Fun fact, Mathew 25 is the only place in the bible that references sending ordinary people to hell. All that fire and brimstone, it's actually in that one passage. Nowhere else does hell show up for normal people, just fallen angles and shit.
I cant imagine hearing the the Pope died
And knowing that one of the last things he did alive was tell me Im being an asshole
But not even directly. Instead I didnt even get to meet him and he just sent someone to tell me.
Pope ghosts
Well, that certainly aged. Like milk or wine, I'm not sure.
Enjoy your cargo cult.
Just doing a particular song and dance convinced it's surely going to work any minute now, ignoring any evidence.
100 years to solve an integral
100 years to solve an integral - Lior Sinai
The integral of sec(x) is well known to any beginners calculus student. Yet this integral was once a major outstanding maths problem. It was first introduced...liorsinai.github.io
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MAGA goes into full meltdown mode over SCOTUS ruling on deportations
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The MAGA cinematic universe has gone into full meltdown after the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s latest deportation push.
The ruling halted deportations that rely on the Alien Enemies Act—in a stunning 7-2 decision. “The Supreme Court would rather actively participate in America’s ruination,” wrote DHS liaison Paul Ingrassia.
“We live in a society where foreign alien terrorists have unlimited free legal representation,” Stephen Miller posted.
Tom Fitton suggested Trump suspend habeas corpus to “reverse the Biden invasion.” “Who will compensate the American people for the lasting damage?” Rep. Mary Miller asked.
MAGA Goes Into Full Meltdown Over SCOTUS Ruling on Deportations
“Infested with a parasitical ideology”: Trump allies declare war on the justice system after a surprise 7-2 rebuff.Jack Revell (The Daily Beast)
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Including but not limited to restrictions on asbestos.
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Did a Russian Asbestos Company Put Trump's Face on Their Product?
A Russian asbestos company placed a seal with the face of President Donald Trump on their product with the note "Approved by Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States."Alex Kasprak (Snopes.com)
The decision has cast the country’s entire legal system as Thanos in the eyes of Trump officials and associated mouthpieces—against whom they have assembled to avenge this perceived national betrayal.
For most people, having the entire legal system as your opponent might give you pause, and an "are we the bad guys?" moment. Not so for Trump cultists.
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We all agree that the system is corrupt and ineffective. Republicans subvert that truth in order to undermine the law and cut government programs. In other words, while Dems are complaining about overreach of presidential power, Reps take that same energy towards SCOTUS.
I myself am on the far left so this is not an endorsement, but rather an observation on their clever tactics.
I don't think the judicial system has been very judicious since it's become so politicized. With so many right leaning justices and straight up corruption in the courts I don't respect their opinions anymore.
Perhaps it would be different for someone right leaning, but it's my understanding that average people on the right distrust most government by default. The Republican mind and the libertarian mind are often similar.
All that to say I don't think this is a valid trigger for introspection, and in fact I don't think there is a single thing besides brown jesus christ himself coming down and rapturing their opposition that would cause even a second of pause.
“We live in a society where foreign alien terrorists have unlimited free legal representation,” Stephen Miller posted.
Yes, that's exactly the point.
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I believe I saw someone say on Tumblr that if you enjoy having rights then you should advocate the strongest for criminals enjoying rights as well, because otherwise, the Government can always just take your rights away by labelling you a criminal.
Or, as has been trendy lately, a Salvadoran gang member.
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Yes, Thats what I've been saying.
You only have as many rights as an accused criminal does.
and if we can remove due process from someone who is accused of being a criminal, and sent them to a central american torture prison with no judge, jury, hearing, or anything... Then anyone can be sent to a central american torture prison, because all it will take is a baseless accusation to strip you of all your supposedly inalienable rights.
What a cruel and stupid little man.
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This is so funny too because I grew up in a time where the police would tell you to not lock your car door if someone was breaking your windows out regularly. No one ever got prosecuted for that shit.
I commented on the wrong post my bad this was to op 😭
Considering how many people they arrest and claim to be terrorists that's a good thing.
Break a window on a Tesla? Terrorist!
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Buy a Chicago Bulls hat at a thrift store and have brown skin?
Well, you all know the drill by now.
MAGA supporter shooting at a school:
tHouGhtsS aNd PrAyErS.
Dem boycotted a Tesla:
MAGA says, “DOMESTIC TERRORISM!”
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A public defender who's overworked and probably not even that ~~good~~ effective at his job. You must have a weak case to be concerned about a free lawyer.
Edit: Calling public defenders "not good" is a bit low but they are overworked and under-supported, therefore I rephrased to say they're ineffective.
not even that good at his job
There's no need to shit on public defenders to make your point.
Woah, so criminals have the right to fair representation, a fair trial, and in some cases a court of ones peers? :0
Naurr, who cares about constitutionally protected rights like due process when you're a dictator. Those freedoms just get in the way of ~~turning America into a christofascist dystopia~~ making America great again
“We live in a society where foreign alien terrorists have unlimited free legal representation,” Stephen Miller posted.
From the US Constitution:
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Trump, Miller, and the rest of he administration loathe the Constitution and the very foundations of the American ideal.
They seek to destroy all of it and replace it with a far right oligarchical dictatorship. They want an unchecked executive where the primary qualification of its officers is loyalty to the leader. Where due process is merely a suggestion and doesn't apply to whomever they decide. Where money spent on research, food safety, education, government oversight, and public welfare is corruption and fraud, but money spent on private enterprise that enriches the executive officers is not. And, unfortunately, they've seen more success in that than I would have thought possible, particularly in such a brief time.
So when are republicans changing the plaque on the Statue of Liberty to say
“Get out you tired, you poor,You huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to El Salvador,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
because the current one is way to woke and liberal?
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i'vv said it before, i'll say it again, and i'll say it until it happehs: DONALD TRUMP MUST DIE, AND I COMMEND ALL THOSE WHO FACILITATE IT.
edit- i clearly don't have any plans to travel south
As an American citizen, I've honestly never understood exactly why the piece of shit wasn't given the only punishment (that I know of, anyway) befitting a traitor a long way back... I mean, my personal feelings on the matter are that if you - in any capacity, really, though particularly that of someone in a leadership position- attempt to incite, encourage, or otherwise amplify an insurrectionist mob, then that makes YOU an INSURRECTIONIST. Full stop.
Which also makes you guilty of treason. (Full stop, again.)
So... Why, again, was this not dealt with as it should've been? Whaf a fucking joke
you started a great question, but then you got distracted.
i think that the BIG part that's missing from the american eqution is actual fucking americans. y'all have been sat in your couches for so long that you don't think you can actually stand for anything any more.
edit - you know, it's a pretty small world here. you can reply instead of just downvoting me.
Please lecture us about American history some more.
Letting rich white people get away with treason is quite literally a tradition here.
Even then, Trump isn't the root problem.
I agree with everything you've said (for whatever that's worth, being from outside the US) - but the primary issue is the 30%+ of folk who are voting for this arsehole, along with the 30%+ of folk who didn't care enough to vote against it.
Following that logic, it doesn't matter whether it's Trump, Hitler, Musk, Orban, Putin or whatever going for the post - it doesn't even matter whether they're constitutionally permitted to stand for office, if there's an overwhelming number of folk who don't give a fuck and vote that way anyway, then there's your bigger problem.
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“We live in a society where foreign alien terrorists have unlimited free legal representation,” Stephen Miller posted.
Did I stutter, bitch?
I have also changed my view of him as one of the best actors!
Same, this series made me a huge fan of Giamatti, and I try to watch everything he's in now. He's so good.
SCOTUS doesn't know that the Cab'net and me
Circumvent the Constitution when we want to
They tell them they'll comply, but they really don't
Still they're on their knees, and SCOTUS doesn't know!
SCOTUS doesn't know!
SCOTUS doesn't know!
SCOTUS doesn't know!
SCOTUS doesn't know!
So don't tell SCOTUS!
Yeah it feels like that's getting glossed over but that's a really fucking big deal.
For those unaware, habeas corpus (from Medieval Latin, lit. 'you should have the body', basically 'bring us this guy') is a legal procedure that exists in basically every legitimate government anywhere, not just American, which effectively states that if you've been wrongly imprisoned then your lawyer can call to have you moved from prison to a courtroom to determine whether your detainment is lawful. Basically saying you can't just be thrown in a dungeon to be forgotten about because someone can force the court to retrieve you and give you a court date. I'm not a legal expert so read it for yourself to get a good understanding.
At any rate, someone recommending suspending habeas corpus is never up to any good, it is always 100% bad without exception, always. Even saying those three words together should be instant political suicide and should be grounds for disbarment. Successfully suspending habeas corpus with your rubber stamp and signature should be subject to execution. Any judge who accepts that it is suspended is unfit for their position.
“We live in a society where foreign alien terrorists have unlimited free legal representation,” Stephen Miller posted.
Which society is this, and how can I travel to it?
New Zealand? It's called the "Citizen's Advice Bureau" but it's free for anyone. Doesn't go as far as full representation, but it's something.
Also our conservative government tried to defund it. Fuckers.
Citizens Advice Bureau
We help people to understand their rights and obligations, and give people the support they need to take action.www.cab.org.nz
Being able to remember is so surreal these days. I remember when Republicans attacked my country and tried to kill elected leaders. I remember when the domestic terrorists were taken in like sons and daughters. I remember CPAC declaring "We are all domestic terrorists."
And now they're saying terrorists don't deserve due process.
Some of these guys are very, very dangerous and will push us towards civil war before they give up power.
Remember that violence is what they want so they have an excuse to crack down and use martial law, etc.
The Courts must uphold the rule of law despite these threats. This is (supposed to be) America. We are not free unless everyone has due process.
Despair in Gaza as Israeli aid blockade creates crisis ‘unmatched in severity’
Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
Sat 19 Apr 2025 12.54 EDT
"...Israel appears confident that it can maintain the siege with little international pushback.
It is also moving ahead with large-scale seizures of #Palestinian land for security buffer zones, and plans to shift control of aid delivery to the army and private contractors, exacerbating fears in #Gaza that #Israel intends to maintain boots on the ground in the territory long-term and permanently displace its residents."
Despair in Gaza as Israeli aid blockade creates crisis ‘unmatched in severity’
Palestinians pushed into new misery as supplies of food, fuel and medicine run out in seven-week siegeBethan McKernan (The Guardian)
Despair in Gaza as Israeli aid blockade creates crisis ‘unmatched in severity’
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/28876360
Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
Sat 19 Apr 2025 12.54 EDT"...Israel appears confident that it can maintain the siege with little international pushback.
It is also moving ahead with large-scale seizures of #Palestinian land for security buffer zones, and plans to shift control of aid delivery to the army and private contractors, exacerbating fears in #Gaza that #Israel intends to maintain boots on the ground in the territory long-term and permanently displace its residents."
Despair in Gaza as Israeli aid blockade creates crisis ‘unmatched in severity’
Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
Sat 19 Apr 2025 12.54 EDT"...Israel appears confident that it can maintain the siege with little international pushback.
It is also moving ahead with large-scale seizures of #Palestinian land for security buffer zones, and plans to shift control of aid delivery to the army and private contractors, exacerbating fears in #Gaza that #Israel intends to maintain boots on the ground in the territory long-term and permanently displace its residents."
Despair in Gaza as Israeli aid blockade creates crisis ‘unmatched in severity’
Palestinians pushed into new misery as supplies of food, fuel and medicine run out in seven-week siegeBethan McKernan (The Guardian)
Trump official declaring ‘anyone who preaches hate for America’ will be deported worries users: ‘They just skip the First Amendment’
Top Trump official Stephen Miller's recent declaration that anyone who "preaches hate for America" will face deportation has ignited alarm online, with critics warning the statement disregards First Amendment protections.
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Social media users and legal analysts raised immediate concerns, pointing out that expressing dissent or criticism of the government is protected under the First Amendment. Some worried the administration was veering into authoritarian territory.
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The backlash has reignited broader debates over the limits of free speech, especially as civil liberties fall under scrutiny. While immigration enforcement remains a core theme of President Donald Trump's platform, critics are increasingly questioning whether rhetoric like Miller's is a precursor to more aggressive suppression of dissent.
Trump Official Declaring 'Anyone Who Preaches Hate for America' Will Be Deported Worries Users: 'They Just Skip the First Amendment'
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller's pledge to deport those who "preach hate for America" has sparked fears of free speech violations.M.B. Mack (Latin Times)
Some worried the administration was veering into authoritarian territory.
Oh good, you're finally awake. Let's get you caught up on the last six months.
For us, yes. For Republicans, no. In Trump's first term:
He stacked the Supreme Court in his favor (2 of the 3 he appointed helped steal the 2000 election for Bush)
He appointed a record number of federal judges (260, most of which come from the Federalist Society)
He reversed a CFPB rule that made it easier to file class action lawsuits against banks for fucking us over
He oversaw more federal executions of prisoners than any president in 120 years
He cut corporate tax rates from 35% to 21%, the lowest rate since 1939
He pulled the US out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and our spot was filled by China
There is so much more that he got done which set the stage for what is happening now. For example, he tried to pass about two thirds of the Heritage Foundation's 'Mandate for Leadership' policies in his first term, which is what inspired them to write 'Project 2025', another iteration of the Mandate on steroids.
The fact that Trump lost the election in 2020 is a total fluke, and it took a global pandemic that killed over a million Americans to make him lose.
His first term was far from a shit show in terms of making the current shit show possible.
"He stacked the Supreme Court in his favor (2 of the 3 he appointed helped steal the 2000 election for Bush)"
Fucking, what!?
As we all know, a person defines themselves through their actions. So does a country.
Imho, saying Trump(ism) isn't America is like people who do evil, but still think they are good people. Admitting you have a problem is the first step in getting better. You need to hate what America has become. Shifting the blame to the current administration just lets people feel good about themselves. They shouldn't. There is work to do.
The second step is meeting up with others in your community already working to fix it.
As a Canadian, I'm not going to distinguish between those who supported trump and those who didn't care enough to stop him
So you're a racist idiot then?
Yes, bigoted dipshit.
Assuming all Americans support their government and treating them poorly because of it is being a bigoted dipshit, simple as
And the dissenting comments to that opinion all read almost exactly like how MAGAts talk, it's funny and gross how much like them you are
Nobody said all Americans support their government you reading comprehension challenged moron, we said your government reflects your people. Since so many voted for him and still support him and since you lived in a DEMOCRACY your government represented your PEOPLE (that's literally what the word DEMOCRACY stands for); there is clearly something wrong with your people's fkin culture. Just like there was something wrong with German culture in the 1940s (DUH) and pointing it out and having unfavourable views of the current American culture and people is NOT bigotry. You live in a dictatorship and there's way too many people going with it to say it isn't supported on a wide scale. Wake the fk up. My husband is literally American and he understands this concept that people outside the US will see Americans a certain way, because so many are letting it happen. What is wrong with you?
Edit: That user has a history of getting their comments removed by mods AND telling others that they are "dumb" or lack reading comprehension when THEY are the ones misrepresenting what is being said (hence they get downvoted to hell when they do it). Talk about projection. What a joke. Blocked and forgotten.
Detained Turkish student must be transferred from Louisiana for hearing, judge rules
from #AssociatedPress #AP #APNews
via #TheGuardian
Fri 18 Apr 2025 18.40 EDT
"A federal judge on Friday ordered that a #Turkish #TuftsUniversity student detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana be brought to #Vermont by 1 May for a hearing over what her lawyers say was apparent retaliation for an op-ed piece she co-wrote in the student newspaper."
Detained Turkish student must be transferred from Louisiana for hearing, judge rules
Rümeysa Öztürk was taken by immigration officials over what her lawyers say was apparent retaliation for op-edGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Detained Turkish student must be transferred from Louisiana for hearing, judge rules
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from #AssociatedPress #AP #APNews
via #TheGuardian
Fri 18 Apr 2025 18.40 EDT"A federal judge on Friday ordered that a #Turkish #TuftsUniversity student detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana be brought to #Vermont by 1 May for a hearing over what her lawyers say was apparent retaliation for an op-ed piece she co-wrote in the student newspaper."
Detained Turkish student must be transferred from Louisiana for hearing, judge rules
from #AssociatedPress #AP #APNews
via #TheGuardian
Fri 18 Apr 2025 18.40 EDT"A federal judge on Friday ordered that a #Turkish #TuftsUniversity student detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana be brought to #Vermont by 1 May for a hearing over what her lawyers say was apparent retaliation for an op-ed piece she co-wrote in the student newspaper."
Detained Turkish student must be transferred from Louisiana for hearing, judge rules
Rümeysa Öztürk was taken by immigration officials over what her lawyers say was apparent retaliation for op-edGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Peertube recommendation algo update part 2
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/28461880
so I spent last several days making collecting watch time on both videos and livestreams more robust and work across multiple peertube instances, im sure it still has gaps in the structure so that jenk data can get in.if you want to try it heres the link github.com/solidheron/peertube…
btw its a browser extensionso now I got two parts left that I know of first being creating the user_recomendation_vector and the function that gets recommendation based on that vector. I settle on cosine similarity vector since its easy to implement and can be run in browser with only data collected by the user device, and doesnt requires sharing outside of peertube api. user_recomendation_vector should have two part AOLR: (algorithm of last resort) which will be the words in the title, tags, and description tokenized with an float value and recomended_standard: which will be based on what category either programs or people decide a video belongs to along with an associated float value to make it a vector.
I do have issues with deciding if engagement is important, if short video should have multiplier if they're completed, how much is a like worth, how important is it to get an end of the video.
I should add that I have made complimentary video_description_vector thats store in browser all vector dimentions are 1.
GitHub - solidheron/peertube_recomendation_algorythm: currently just a browser extension that monitors your the peertube videos your watch and stores them locally
currently just a browser extension that monitors your the peertube videos your watch and stores them locally - solidheron/peertube_recomendation_algorythmGitHub
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Filtered word: nsfw
I've been developing for brave so it will work for chrome and it should work for firefox. for brave its easy you put the github files into a folder, put brave browser into development mode, and then manage your extensions by adding the folder, you press f12 to get the console and look at the variables in extension storage.
if you get it to load properly you should see 🔄 Starting fetch for template: dalek.zone/api/v1/videos?sort=…
in devTools on brave
Hussam Abu Safiya's 'inhumane conditions' in Israeli detention worsening
By Mera Aladam
Published date: 18 April 2025 15:22 BST
""As rights advocates and lawyers, we are ashamed to even talk about the levels of torture happening," she said, citing stomping on faces, humiliation and forced consumption of sewage water as some of the lighter treatment Palestinians face.
"Their honour is stepped on every day, every minute. Their mistreatment is incredibly horrible.""
Hussam Abu Safiya's 'inhumane conditions' in Israeli detention worsening
Hussam Abu Safiya and other Palestinian prisoners in Israeli-run detention centres are facing increasingly "inhumane conditions" and torture, according to his lawyer.Mera Aladam (Middle East Eye)
Hussam Abu Safiya's 'inhumane conditions' in Israeli detention worsening
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/28875206
By Mera Aladam
Published date: 18 April 2025 15:22 BST""As rights advocates and lawyers, we are ashamed to even talk about the levels of torture happening," she said, citing stomping on faces, humiliation and forced consumption of sewage water as some of the lighter treatment Palestinians face.
"Their honour is stepped on every day, every minute. Their mistreatment is incredibly horrible.""
Hussam Abu Safiya's 'inhumane conditions' in Israeli detention worsening
By Mera Aladam
Published date: 18 April 2025 15:22 BST""As rights advocates and lawyers, we are ashamed to even talk about the levels of torture happening," she said, citing stomping on faces, humiliation and forced consumption of sewage water as some of the lighter treatment Palestinians face.
"Their honour is stepped on every day, every minute. Their mistreatment is incredibly horrible.""
Hussam Abu Safiya's 'inhumane conditions' in Israeli detention worsening
Hussam Abu Safiya and other Palestinian prisoners in Israeli-run detention centres are facing increasingly "inhumane conditions" and torture, according to his lawyer.Mera Aladam (Middle East Eye)
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Gaza mourns beloved photojournalist Fatima Hassouna killed by Israel
By Ahmed Dremly in Gaza City, occupied Palestine and Mera Aladam
Published date: 18 April 2025 11:35 BST
[article contains much detail about #Hassouna's life, tragically cut short by #Israeli strike]
Gaza mourns beloved photojournalist Fatima Hassouna killed by Israel
Treasured and admired, photojournalist Fatima Hassouna was known by many in Gaza for her creativity, talent and most recently her documentation of Israel's war on Gaza.Ahmed Dremly (Middle East Eye)
Gaza mourns beloved photojournalist Fatima Hassouna killed by Israel
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By Ahmed Dremly in Gaza City, occupied Palestine and Mera Aladam
Published date: 18 April 2025 11:35 BST[article contains much detail about #Hassouna's life, tragically cut short by #Israeli strike]
Gaza mourns beloved photojournalist Fatima Hassouna killed by Israel
By Ahmed Dremly in Gaza City, occupied Palestine and Mera Aladam
Published date: 18 April 2025 11:35 BST[article contains much detail about #Hassouna's life, tragically cut short by #Israeli strike]
Gaza mourns beloved photojournalist Fatima Hassouna killed by Israel
Treasured and admired, photojournalist Fatima Hassouna was known by many in Gaza for her creativity, talent and most recently her documentation of Israel's war on Gaza.Ahmed Dremly (Middle East Eye)
Pope sends deputy to lecture Vance on compassion at Vatican
Summary
Pope Francis skipped the Vatican’s official meeting with J.D. Vance Saturday, instead having his No. 2 give the vice president a lecture on compassion, according to a Vatican statement.
The statement said there was “an exchange of opinions on the international situation… with particular attention to migrants, refugees, and prisoners.”
Pope Francis has repeatedly rebuked the president’s mass deportation effort, calling it a “disgrace” and a “grave sin.”
The Pope corrected a Catholic concept Vance had invoked to defend the administration’s deportations, ordo amoris (order of love). In a February letter, Francis pointedly explained, “Christian love is not a concentric expansion of interests that little by little extend to other persons and groups.”
Pope Sends Deputy to Lecture Vance on Compassion at Vatican
Vance had an “an exchange of opinions” with Cardinal Pietro Parolin that touched on migration, the Vatican said.Liam Archacki (The Daily Beast)
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Religion is a joke.
The idea that jd Vance respects religion is laughable.
He treats religion like anyone else. Discards when convenient.
Uses it as a club to punish people HE doesn’t like.
The pope should do something drastic like order his totally existing “devout” catholic folllowers to rise up against fascism.
Because that’s what Catholics did in ww2 right?
And Catholics listen to the pope right?
It’s not all lip service as an excuse to persecute minorities right?
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"The Nazis may be bad, but at least they are not Communists"
The Vatican's top brass during WWII
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The Pope corrected a Catholic concept Vance had invoked to defend the administration’s deportations, ordo amoris (order of love). In a February letter, Francis pointedly explained, “Christian love is not a concentric expansion of interests that little by little extend to other persons and groups.”
Papal infallibility, baby-faced couch fucker.
In a February letter, Francis pointedly explained, “Christian love is not a concentric expansion of interests that little by little extend to other persons and groups.”
Since when? Looking at history, that seems exactly what it’s always been about.
James Donald Bowman is a human cockroach and the pope should excommunicate his ass.
And i will deadname him in every thread I come across
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in reply to MicroWave • • •Impeach the entire admin before the people get ahold of them.
For their own protection.
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in reply to MicroWave • • •It seems that the Supreme Court agrees (except Alito and Thomas of course).
I mean generally agrees; let's see what follows.
However horrible these past months have been, they certainly havn't been boring.
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in reply to Dnb • • •That's because you have to have a sense of humour to joke.
This administration isn't joking. They just have a high enough ladder to have everyone see how blatantly racist and disgusting they are
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in reply to Freshparsnip • • •I don't think we should create arbitrary punishments for him. He is subject to due process and the maximum punishment prescribed by law. Just the same as anyone else in this country.
Charge his ass with Treason and give him the maximum punishment.
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in reply to Corkyskog • • •Not if Americans nut up.
They'd rather shut up though.
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in reply to MicroWave • • •So let's say....somehow....every Democrat gets on board finally with impeaching the Orange King. Do we really think enough Republicans are going to get on board with this to go through with impeaching and removing him?
Call me cynical, but after the crap that went down with the CR, I'm not seeing it and have zero faith in Congress as a whole to do anything of value to stop this hostile takeover and is/will be violating basic human rights for anyone who isn't a white male.
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in reply to Atelopus-zeteki • • •Omgpwnies
in reply to dryfter • • •Even if that happened, you'd just end up with Vance as president. If you somehow remove both Trump and Vance, you get Mike Johnson. The US has effectively no mechanism to force new elections - in Westminster style parliament, a majority 'no' vote on certain legislation (i.e. budget) immediately triggers dissolution of parliament and an election must happen. A party can also call a vote of no-confidence, which will do the same thing if it passes.
There's also another "oh shit" button that can be pushed for those of us still beholden to the Crown, which is King Charles can mandate the dissolution of government unilaterally, which actually happened once in Australia.
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in reply to MicroWave • • •Yes, I'm sure the -already- twice impeached TurdNugget will deffo give up everything this time.
Maybe he'll also insist that all the open and shut trials of the treason stuff he pulled last time will be rushed through to court as well!!
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in reply to MicroWave • • •He had been impeached twice already and still got away. Because your representatives all work for him and the oligarchs!
At this point, the only way for Americans to actually rid themselves of oligarchs is to have a revolution.
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in reply to MicroWave • • •I've said it before elsewhere but it needs to be heard...
It's just wild to me continually seeing posts not understanding how this all works, and how it would play out. It's like the people who thought China paid the tariffs...
The house is almost tied. That's who passes bills, handles impeachments, some of the most powerful committees are, and who impeaches Presidents...
218 Republicans, 213 Democrats.
Let's see, take New York for example.
26 representatives total, 19 Democrat and 7 Republican.
5 of those were within 2 points last time their seat was up.
People who think that New York is blue, their vote doesn't matter, skips the votes for the House and Senate and end up losing a Blue house seat but later complain that nothing changes are literally the fucking problem.
Every. Fucking. State. Is. Like. This.
Apathetic morons who don't realize that the president is only held accountable by the other branch of government then wave their hands around when they did jack shit to help put people in place to, are the fucking problem.
... show moreI've said it before elsewhere but it needs to be heard...
It's just wild to me continually seeing posts not understanding how this all works, and how it would play out. It's like the people who thought China paid the tariffs...
The house is almost tied. That's who passes bills, handles impeachments, some of the most powerful committees are, and who impeaches Presidents...
218 Republicans, 213 Democrats.
Let's see, take New York for example.
26 representatives total, 19 Democrat and 7 Republican.
5 of those were within 2 points last time their seat was up.
People who think that New York is blue, their vote doesn't matter, skips the votes for the House and Senate and end up losing a Blue house seat but later complain that nothing changes are literally the fucking problem.
Every. Fucking. State. Is. Like. This.
Apathetic morons who don't realize that the president is only held accountable by the other branch of government then wave their hands around when they did jack shit to help put people in place to, are the fucking problem.
District 3 of California was lost by 24,000 votes.
District 22 was lost by 3,000.
Those two seats in the house, along with the close ones in New York, Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Washington, hell every state... Are what makes the House of Representatives or breaks it.
So, if you think that your vote for president doesn't matter, so you skip voting and let these other seats slip, yes, you're a fucking moron who can't grasp basic concepts of government that are taught in 4th grade.
And don't get me started on the State House/Senates, how they define voting laws and voting zones and engage in gerrymandering.
Every fucking vote counts.
And until the country realizes it, and starts acting on it, we'll keep getting the shit we deserve.
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in reply to stickly • • •House needs a simple majority, and two thirds of the Senate.
Democrats would need ~18 seats.
First, that won't happen in 2026.
Even the best cases make it hard to win enough by 2028. Which is why impeachment is just not something we can hold out for.
Gerrymandering is part of why this is a problem, which is done at the local level, and again why every vote counts.
How could it play out? Assuming some absurdly weird upside down world just opposite of what we're living in, this is the only path just looking at the numbers...
Again, Democrats would need to gain 18 net seats.
... show moreSeats Potentially in Play (Republican Incumbents):
This requires looking at seats up in upcoming cycles.
* Class 1 Seats (Up in 2026):
* Highly Competitive Targets: These would be the first priority. States where Democrats have won statewide recently or that lean only slightly Republican. Examples based on recent political history might include:
* North Carolina (Budd-R)
* Alaska (Sullivan-R) - Unique dynamics with ranked-choice voting.
* Stre
House needs a simple majority, and two thirds of the Senate.
Democrats would need ~18 seats.
First, that won't happen in 2026.
Even the best cases make it hard to win enough by 2028. Which is why impeachment is just not something we can hold out for.
Gerrymandering is part of why this is a problem, which is done at the local level, and again why every vote counts.
How could it play out? Assuming some absurdly weird upside down world just opposite of what we're living in, this is the only path just looking at the numbers...
Again, Democrats would need to gain 18 net seats.
Seats Potentially in Play (Republican Incumbents):
This requires looking at seats up in upcoming cycles.
* Class 1 Seats (Up in 2026):
* Highly Competitive Targets: These would be the first priority. States where Democrats have won statewide recently or that lean only slightly Republican. Examples based on recent political history might include:
* North Carolina (Budd-R)
* Alaska (Sullivan-R) - Unique dynamics with ranked-choice voting.
* Stretch Targets: States that are more Republican but could potentially flip under exceptionally favorable conditions (like the hypothetical turnout).
* Iowa (Ernst-R)
* Montana (Daines-R) - Depends heavily on candidate matchups.
* Kentucky (McConnell-R's seat - potential retirement changes dynamics)
* Kansas (Marshall-R)
* South Carolina (Graham-R)
* Very Difficult Targets: Solidly Republican states requiring overwhelming Democratic turnout and significant shifts among other voters.
* Texas (Cornyn-R)
* Mississippi (Wicker-R)
* Alabama (Tuberville-R)
* West Virginia (Capito-R)
* Oklahoma (Mullin-R - Special election winner)
* Wyoming (Lummis-R)
* Idaho (Risch-R)
* Arkansas (Cotton-R)
* Nebraska (Ricketts-R)
* South Dakota (Rounds-R)
* Louisiana (Cassidy-R) - Jungle primary system.
* Class 2 Seats (Up in 2028): (Looking further ahead)
* Highly Competitive Targets:
* Maine (Collins-R) - Often competitive, depends on matchup.
* Georgia (Perdue/Ossoff dynamic showed competitiveness, depends who holds it after '26 potentially) - Assuming GOP holds a seat here.
* Stretch Targets:
* Michigan (Peters-D currently, but listing potential GOP flips back if one happened hypothetically before 2028) - Generally leans D, but could be contested.
* New Hampshire (Shaheen-D currently) - Generally leans D, but listing potential GOP flips back.
* Very Difficult Targets: (Many solidly Republican states)
* Tennessee (Hagerty-R)
* Alaska (Murkowski-R historically, depends on dynamics)
* North Carolina (Tillis-R)
* Iowa (Grassley-R seat potentially)
* Texas (Cruz-R)
* Kentucky (Paul-R)
* And many others similar to the 2026 list (SC, AL, MS, WY, ID, NE, SD, KS, WV, OK).
It's going to take an absolutely historic level of pain to both drive enough people to vote MAGA out to make this change though.
The amount that's being excused, sanewashed, and just drowned out with other absurdities...
We're on all on this shit ride until some new wildcard comes into play.
No impeachment, no Supreme Court, no guardrail is going to change that.
Something new and unaccounted for is the only feasible catalyst.
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process for charging a public official with legal offenses by the legislature(s)
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