Andy Benz

Wild stuff. Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ. The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

1. Anti-vax websites and influencers oversimplify complicated information. They ignore data that undermine their argument. Scientists are trained not to do this. 2. They make appeals to emotion, which humans find more compelling than facts. 3. They are not constrained by accurate information.

Reconstruction Papers arrived in the mail today! Looks absolutely gorgeous. I think the print feel gives me 25% more righteous rage than the PDF essays did. Excellent work @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com and company.

I suspect that this killing was the same as Renée Good. If I had to bet, I'd bet that Lorenzo was shot as he was turning around. As he pulls away (after seemingly being rammed in the side by an ICE vehicle), you can see ICE agents to the side of his vehicle (not in front) on the passenger side...

ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.

A new court filing suggests that Border Patrol lied about the basis of a traffic stop that led to the shooting of a US citizen, a German tourist, and a Border Patrol agent. Only when cases go to court do we find out about DHS lies and its unlawful tactics come to light.

Trump: "I didn't guarantee no war." Trump guaranteeing no more wars:

having "Department of Justice 2025-" on your resume should preclude you from flipping burgers at McDonald's when this is all over

Speedrun xkcd.com/3246/

Who is paying for the Transportation Secretary’s reality TV road trip?

Thank you McDonalds for hiring those facing federal job losses. Every family deserves to earn a living and that’s why we raised our minimum wage in Virginia to $15 an hour.

The ability to draw the time of your ultimatum on a clock should be step zero in any "should I start issuing ultimatums" process.

Pam Bondi has been fired. Good riddance. Pete Hegseth is next.

may this define her for the rest of her life. she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired. girl, bye.

Just so you understand, this is as if you prepared for argument in front of a panel that included Cookie Monster, and Cookie Monster asked you a question about cookies, and you had not thought about cookies in advance.

In what world is it okay for the Defense Secretary to make multi-million dollar investments in defense companies: a) Ever; b) In the run-up to starting a war in the Middle East FT has the scoop: www.ft.com/content/744e... In a functional democracy, he would offer his resignation tonight.

They're not focused on the "worst of the worst." Trump's ICE agents in Texas just detained a DACA recipient who was on his way to deliver milk to his newborn daughter in the NICU. Republicans still want us to write a blank check for this cruelty. Not another dime! www.ms.now/news/ice-det...

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.

Here's my Blooski statement that Sen. Kennedy calls hyperbolic. I will defend natural law until the day I die, Senator. People's rights come from their humanity, not their government. If ordered to act unethically, you should always refuse. Do Republicans now disagree?

I've seen enough: Steve Toth (R) defeats Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) in the #TX02 GOP primary.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

Emailed Sen. Fetterman. Going to draft some snail mail tonight and call tomorrow once calmer. Not another dollar for DHS, and if we have to shut down to do it, fine. Cheers from Lancaster.

JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled

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Mood in minneapolis right now

Public executions at the hands of the government should never happen in “the land of the free.” Not one more taxpayer dollar for Trump’s DHS, CBP or ICE.

The DHS funding bill is effectively dead in the Senate.

USAID was killed with an ink pen. ICE can be too.

I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired. If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.

10 Do's and Don'ts for Meeting With Donald Trump If you're a world leader about to meet with POTUS please do learn from the mistakes of others by going through Zeteo’s prep list. We've got you covered, promise: zeteo.com/p/10-dos-and...

Susan Collins currently assuming everyone cool with her sick IJA tattoos

The Weeknd: “I Feel Something but It’s Not My Face” Cyndi Lauper: “You Don’t Want to Have Fun; Therefore, You’re Not a Girl” The Beach Boys: “An Unknowing Entity Cannot Be God”

Not to put too fine of a point on this, but if I spent the last few months putting innocent people in concentration camps and the pope died basically three seconds after I met him, I would not continue life apace, I would not immediately clock back in at the fascism factory.

Why am I even on the War Thunder forums if we're only gonna use Signal for our military security leaks now smh

Boston has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever

Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq

After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.

Texted LITERALLY WAR PLANS

WHYY is my favorite NPR station because the station name summarizes most of what I hear