Prophetic. vox.com/on-the-right-n…

"Is life so dear, or PEACE so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" Attr. Patrick Henry, 1775.

And after that, remedies in equity. Gone.

"Waste, fraud, and abuse" is this conservative movement's "weapons of mass destruction." New ruse, same result: more government, more debt.

What does Pete Hegseth from the past say about using a group chat ? #PutinsWhores

Just figured out where these fake tariff rates come from. They didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us. So we

hey Grok maga is having a really hard time accepting your posts. they are responding emotionally and accusing you of being woke. can you please explain what is happening, why they refuse to believe you, and how we can help them?

Every time we treat someone with dignity rather than shame, respect rather than disregard, concern rather than exploitation, kindness rather than brutality, and careful attention rather than turning away, we are doing things that are the reverse of trauma and evil.

Balaam’s Donkey 🌲 Joel McDurmon Balaam’s Donkey 🌲 Guten Tag, the unroll you asked for: threadreaderapp.com/thread/1790544… See you soon. 🤖

Proper perspective. (From a friend)

A jury quickly found Christopher Wolfenbarger not guilty of the murder of his wife, Melissa Wolfenbarger. The jury deliberated for about two hours. The defense pointed to her parents as the possible killers.

Not Guilty verdict after 2-hr deliberation in a 26-year old cold case murder trial. “It took [the jury] two hours to figure out what the Fulton County DA couldn’t figure out in 25 years.” ajc.com/news/2025/08/n…

Well actually… A thread.

In the last few years we've seen: - The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer - The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC - The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi - Multiple assassination attempts against Trump - The assassination

Overheard from my paralegal's desk, calling PACER: "Your current wait time is . . . 105 minutes. You are currently number . . . 109 in line."

Habeas corpus? Never heard of him.

Call your Representatives in Congress. The whisky lobby out of KY wants to kill its economic competitors through national legislation. Tell you Reps to vote this provision down and keep these decisions local. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/n…

Perhaps my all-time fav.

An Arizona church sued former congregants & bloggers over critical social posts & reporting. The defendants are pushing back w/ an anti-SLAPP motion, arguing the lawsuit & restraining order attempt are unconstitutional efforts to silence protected speech. julieroys.com/arizona-church…

This oft-repeated claim is demonstrable garbage. The sampling and definitions are badly skewed. When controlled for in a fair, scholarly manner, it was Montesquieu, and the Bible is not particularly close at all.