Very smug.

Those maga idiots are driven by hate n racism. They’ll vote for him again! Let them suffer. They brought it on themselves

Tardy har har

186. When Can States Prosecute Federal Officers? Stephen Miller claims that ICE officers have "immunity" for anything they do while enforcing immigration law. Even as an argument about *state* criminal prosecutions, that claim is overstated at best.

Today's "One First" explains why Stephen Miller is wrong that ICE officers have "federal immunity" from prosecution for all actions they take in their official duties, and that anyone attempting to prosecute them is committing a felony.

Supremacy Clause immunity is a thing, but it's *not* absolute:

Trump Nixing of Dem State Disaster Aid Backfires, Screwing MAGA Voters After Trump’s handling of disasters boomerangs on MAGA country, the author of a piece on his retribution against blue America explains how this saga reveals MAGA ideology’s deepest depravities.

Trump screws his voters again: He just denied disaster aid to Maryland (while giving it to red states). But I took a look and it turns out the suffering Maryland counties are in Appalachia and backed him by 40 and 54 points.

On the pod, @stevebenen.com and I discuss:
newrepublic.com/article/2022...

Khanna: "We should ban any elected official from having cryptocurrency and accepting foreign money, which the Trump family has done from UAE and from this foreign billionaire."

Trump’s final words on Jan 6 to Mike Pence revealed The notes were part of the evidence collected by former Special Counsel Jack Smith for his Capitol riot investigation

#Pinks #ProudBlue
You can say a lot of things about Mike Pence but I do not believe he is a liar.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Former Biden Press Secretary, Who Defended Gaza Genocide, 'Very Proud of Everything' She Did "One of the most disgusting things you'll see today, but also extremely revealing," one critic said of Karine Jean-Pierre's appearance on MSNBC.

"One of the most disgusting things you'll see today, but also extremely revealing."

ICE Facility unlawfully denies routine visit from Member of Congress
Congressman Horsford about the incident: "What are they hiding? You don't get to slam the door on a Member of Congress during a routine ICE visit.

Agreed

#DallasShooting #ICE #GunViolence #BreakingNews #PublicSafety

Cut the bullshit distractions.
Release the Epstein Files.

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Gap Between Wages of US Teachers and Other College Grads Grows | Common Dreams The gap between the weekly wages of US public school teachers and other college graduates not only continued to grow last year, but "reached a record high."

The gap between the weekly wages of US public school teachers and other college graduates not only continued to grow last year, but "reached a record high," according to @ceprdc.bsky.social and @epi.org. www.commondreams.org/news/teacher...

CHOTINER: So You created us right
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: In Your image
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: And sometimes we do bad things
GOD: Oh Yes
CHOTINER: And then you send plagues and floods
GOD: OK I think I see where you are going with this

I thought maybe it was time for a judge story.

This is a story of the time a federal judge made fun of me, repeatedly, for passing out during a cross-examination.

/1

Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."

Vasquez and Bishop back in 2014.

Haha another golden one from the very funny @tomadelsbach.bsky.social 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

IDF Says 'All of Israel Is Under Fire' as Iran Retaliates With Missile Barrage | Common Dreams Iran on Friday fired hundreds of ballistic missiles toward Israel and smoke was seen rising from the city of Tel Aviv as Tehran began its retaliation for the large-scale attack that Israel's military ...

www.commondreams.org/news/iran-re...

Epstein Files starring Donald Trump

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