Honestly cannot think of a time I knew less what was going to happen at court than I feel ahead of oral arguments on birthright citizenship tomorrow.
The fact that this is getting a full hearing instead of a 9-0, per curiam, benchslap is already beyond disturbing.
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Meatball sub, football, beer
“Hey, why rock the boat?”
@davidjroth.bsky.social Don’t know if you’ve been lucky enough to catch it but CBS News is now tweeting about interviewing DAVE PORTNOY about the rise is antisemitism. 🤌🤌🤌🤌 oh Bari
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:
"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
Oh yeah. Months, probably. Gotta get Trump some bad press and he’ll reverse it, otherwise he doesn’t give a fuck. Vanity is how you get to him
@davidjroth.bsky.social Gabe Speier a wet guy?? #goms
One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
They drive a 2003 Dodge Ram and go around being performatively racist to blacks & Indians before going home and high-fiving each other on Twitch for 7 hours
The US president trafficked & raped underage girls, the evidence is overwhelming, everyone knows it, and this country's elites & institutions are so broken, so insular, so decadent that we can't even bring ourselves to state it clearly, much less do anything about it.
Contemptible & pathetic.
10 games!!! C’mon. That’s nuts. Half that, maybe. Harper only got 3 fer Chrissakes
The Times has been licking his boots since the election. Real “nothing to see here” energy
THIS IS HOW ALL LABOR SHOULD TREAT MANAGEMENT
@davidjroth.bsky.social just completed the survey but forgot to add more coverage of women’s soccer!! Domestic & international. The USWNT is the only thing giving me joy these days help me oh god
Then I’m 10,000 motherfucker
These motherfuckers love to be like “just play ball!” until Kershaw writes a Bible verse on his damn hat during Pride
Clearly the answer is to blockade younger Dems
@drewmagary.bsky.social so you’ve given up adverbs?
Okay, so after listening to this week’s episode of The Distraction and re-reading Megan’s brilliant blog I realize that like Hartford, I has clinical depression (don’t worry, on meds) and am trying to ostrich my way out of our current reality. Israel’s blog today also got me. Y’all keep it up. ✌️✌️
Holy shit he’s only 38??? Good god
Aren't the Police the protective force that maintains the status quo for the wealthy elite? Don't you think we ought to attack the roots of social problems instead of jamming people into overcrowded prisons?
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@davidjroth.bsky.social Hey Roth! Been reading since the old days and am a subscriber since “The D” launched. I’m likely in the minority but it feels like Defector has been significantly broadening its scope over the last couple of years, percentage-wise. Frankly, I’d like more sports blogs! ✌️✌️✌️
No, you don’t Oprah!
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