Moss Watson

Moss Watson

@mosswatson.bsky.social

100 followers115 following1.2K posts

Moss Watson reposted

All right, live whatevering of Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case. Arguing for the bad guys is US Solitictor General John (voice is an immutable characteristic so let's show some respect) Sauer. For the plaintiffs it's ACLU legal director Cecillia Wang.

Moss Watson reposted

The Pentagon just failed its 8th consecutive audit and still got approved for a $1 TRILLION budget without blinking so I'm gonna need every corrupt hypocritical politician complaining about made up food stamp fraud and forcing drug tests and work requirements on poor people to shut up forever. Thx.

Even if housing WASN’T cheaper than jail, it would still make more sense and solve more problems in the long run. It just so happens that in this case it’s the most effective solution AND the cheapest solution.

Moss Watson reposted

I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.

Moss Watson reposted

MAGAs have their base so gaslit they're convinced that $59B to build concentration camps is a better use of their taxpayer dollars than $59B to end homelessness. That $50B for a vanity wall is better than $50B for child preK. That $150B in military contracts is better than $150B for healthcare. smh

Moss Watson reposted

ICE *already* can't meet their detainment numbers without rounding up children, veterans, people born in the U.S., people with no criminal records, people at immigration hearings, plus academics and visitors with valid visas. So who do they plan to detain with >10x the budget? The answer is: you.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029: - $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion - $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million - $8 billion for hiring/retention - Billions more.

Moss Watson reposted

Marco Rubio needs to be asked whether he believes his grandfather who remained in the U.S. after receiving a deportation order from our govt should have been treated the way the father of 3 Marines was treated by ICE this weekend in California. ASK HIM. Make him confront his lack of character.

Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social

So video of this 2012 interview is popping up on other sites. Feels super relevant at the moment. Wait for the moment Rubio gets pinned to the wall about his grandfather’s deportation order… (h/t @reuben_reyñoso)

Moss Watson reposted

A federal officer cannot be “doxxed.” The public has a right to know who is operating in our government, especially if they have the power to imprison someone.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons: "If you look before January 20, and even after January 20, the men & women of ICE did not have to have masks on their face. Me personally, I don't want those officers having to wear masks bc it's hot, it's dangerous. But ICE agents are being doxxed at a horrible rate"

Moss Watson reposted

The same people who claim they oppose fair taxation of the super wealthy because “no one is entitled to other people’s money” have no hesitation to wage a corrupt war for oil and power fought by other people’s children. Their hoarding of wealth is more precious to them than us holding our children.

Moss Watson reposted

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.

Moss Watson reposted

Here's an idea. Dem Governors & Mayors should be ordering their local law enforcement to arrest any & all unidentified and masked alleged ICE agents. If a random guy in a mask grabbed someone and threw them in a vehicle, we'd call that a kidnapping. Why not here? 1/2

Moss Watson reposted

We still have no idea who the ICE agents are. They could be insurrectionists, extremist militiamen or criminals themselves, chasing law-abiding citizens down the street for recording their kidnappings. The odds they aren't are low. Congress must raise hell about this. A masked gang runs our country.

Moss Watson reposted

MSNBC dug up the clip of former Trump Sec Def Mark Esper saying that Trump asked him in 2020 to shoot protesters -- an order Pete Hegseth wouldn't rule out following if Trump asked him to do it today

Moss Watson reposted

How Elon Musk is managing Grok now. It is both ridiculous and worrying that AIs and social media platforms are being actively redesigned to parrot disinformation.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

Grok’s going to get one of Musk’s updates again. Can’t wait to see what conspiracy theory it just repeats nonstop this time.

Moss Watson reposted

AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.

Moss Watson reposted

I think one of our greatest dilemmas in the age of social media is too many well-intentioned folks have decided to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Our rights will continue vanishing if we keep immediately tearing down people *on our side* who are trying to do the right thing.

Moss Watson reposted

You can't call immigrants lazy moochers looking for government handouts and then round them up at Home Depots where you know they are looking for work. You can't say immigrants don't follow the rules and then round them up in courthouses where they are following the rules. Get your lies straight.

Everyone believes (on some level) that what they’re doing is the best option in that moment. People can (and often do) miscalculate what the best option is, but nobody miscalculates on purpose.

Moss Watson reposted

The phrase "traditional values" wrongly implies that we have only one tradition. Stephen Miller's values are traditional: there have been racist bastards in this country from the start. Those of us who oppose Miller and his sick values have a tradition that is as long and much more honorable.