the mjl (michael j leblanc)

EXCLUSIVE: Secret ICE Detention Facilities Exist Around Colorado, Data Shows Just west of downtown Glenwood Springs, perched between Midland Avenue and Interstate 70, a strip mall houses a gym, a chiropractor’s office, a tax accountant, and on the far end...

And people kept saying this was hyperbole to think they would use secret prisons.

What is even left to say that won't get you arrested

The End of Aid Archives The U.S. Agency for International Development saved lives and promoted American interests around the globe. As the Trump administration abandons the decades-long approach to soft power, ProPublica inv...

6/ Secretary Marco Rubio has repeatedly said no one has died as a result of cuts to foreign aid. Our reporting proves that isn’t true.

Read our full series about the fallout of dismantling USAID here: www.propublica.org/series/the-e...

Happy French girl And her Cat, 1959

Oh yeah the war is now def back on, that 2 hour ceasefire was nice tho bsky.app/profile/fint...

My one uncle didn't even have a birth certificate until he was well into adulthood and needed to get a passport, because he was born at home during the Depression and nobody expected him to survive so they didn't register his birth.

"Ken Paxton: Undergarments Approver."

the key here is officials and donors: the basse is more like Vance than Rubio now

I still enjoy the early ‘aughts fun fonts on everything #werirdcarbs #carspotting #carsky

So he’s surrendering without accomplishing any of his stated objectives while declaring victory. Exactly what we said would happen.

Figurines of Brady Bunch and Partridge Family fighting each other

I have created a diorama of the Partridge family attacking the Brady Bunch family. My life is very boring.

TiReD: "Margin Call"

WiReD: "LOLWUT?"

So we're all smarter than the Bank of America securities head of US Equity and Quantitative Strategy?

Using a Star Trek gif, post where you are at right now.

(Participation optional, naturally)

...my heroes didn't appear on no stamp...

we have entered the era of nation-state level trolling

Just killed a man's whole family and accidentally installed him as leader of Iran. We created Super Vengeance Boy and are just assuming he'll leave us alone.

I keep being reminded of Prohibition. The 'Dry Camp' managed to convince a lot of recent immigrants that THEIR beverage of choice would be okay. Tell the Germans their beer would be okay. Tell Italians the same about wine. etc etc etc. So it passed.

Lot of people woke up one day... surprised.

This is not true—driver’s licenses aren’t acceptable under the SAVE Act without additional proof of citizenship. The fact that they keep doing this sleight of hand should make clear that the SAVE Act is not something that “every American gets”

I understand that there are a lot of folks on the left who instinctively recoil from religious language, and with good reason given its use by the right.

But please listen to this, and focus on how he's trying to realign "Christian values" so they align with and advance progressive policy goals.

homer simpson is standing in front of a pile of bees and says bad bees bad . ALT: homer simpson is standing in front of a pile of bees and says bad bees bad .

also... it's not like whoever takes over to fill the various power vacuums over the next few months will all decide: "Oh, Cool. We're Good! No Worries!".

You can't just whack a hornet's nest, get bored, and calmly walk away.

I hope so. That said, I don’t trust Trump as far as I can throw my grand piano, as my grandmother used to say.

A picture of Marco Rubio shoes that are too large for him

I’m a grown man who works for the president of the United States who is afraid to not wear the shoes he bought me that do not fit

Johnson: I think what we are learning from the Epstein files was a well-coordinated act of treason. If you think about how they use blackmail to get policymakers to act outside of the best interests of this nation and our Constitution, that’s treason.

NBC’s Richard Engel: “The White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected — young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! — and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

A New Chapter for Bluesky - Bluesky After several intense and incredible years building Bluesky from the ground up, I've decided to step back as CEO and transition to a new role as Bluesky's Chief Innovation Officer.

Some personal news: I’m transitioning from CEO to a new role as Bluesky’s Chief Innovation Officer! I’m excited to welcome @toni.bsky.team as our interim CEO.

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