Philosophy Prof at CSUF-personal acct; all views my own; pro-democracy, science,&humanities; lover of books,movies,music, &tv; devoted to my dog & a few others

orange county, ca
Joined April 2009
From Kool & me—with gratitude, admiration, & solidarity ✊🔥💗🗽🌈⚖️
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“You’d much rather have Obama campaigning for you than Trump” 👀🤷🏼 (H/T @atrupar)
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Federal Judge Jesse Furman ruled on Monday that the Justice Department's firing of Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey, was unlawful and ordered her retroactively reinstated as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York. Comey previously worked on cases against Ghislaine Maxwell and Sean "Diddy" Combs before being fired by the Trump Administration in July 2025. Comey argued she was fired because of her father or her perceived political views, in violation of the separation of powers, the First Amendment, and due process. Here’s the judge’s ruling: …Comey’s removal wasn't authorized by any statute and violated the Civil Service Reform Act. …Judge Furman rejected the government's argument that federal prosecutors exercise the president's "conclusive and preclusive" powers, writing that the defendants are wrong. …Comey will receive retroactive reinstatement and back pay from her termination through December 20, 2025. That’s a lot of tax dollars Trump’s personal agenda and complete disregard of the U.S. Constitution cost the American people. Vote to end this nightmare! 🗳️
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The agency regularly monitors polling places. But this year's effort on Nov. 3 will more than double the number of federal monitors deployed during the 2022 midterms, when the DOJ under President Biden sent out 388 people to polling places, confirmed by a DOJ official to PBS News. to.pbs.org/3W5oCx4
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BREAKING!! Seven bipartisan lawmakers warn U.S. banks, fuel distributors and port authorities that importing Russian diesel could invite legal action and congressional scrutiny, while helping fund Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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Armed Customs & Border Patrol agents stopped a person right in front of a polling place in Key Largo which is prohibited in Florida. It’s where people from different National Origins come to vote. A bartender was able to record the whole thing & he says it was deliberate.
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An American student with a disability is suffering from a broken wrist and a black eye after ICE wrongfully tackled and detained him in Santa Maria. Americans didn’t ask to be brutalized by ICE. They sure as hell shouldn’t be paying for its actions with broken limbs. ICE needs to be held accountable for these grotesque tactics.
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Your country is the invader who initiated this war. Your country bombs cities to terrorize civilians and you torture POWs. We have utter contempt for you and Putin, the actual warmongers.
Elon exposes the LIES OF WARMONGERS: That said, I have nothing but UTTER CONTEMPT for the virtue-signaling evil warmongers who push for endless slaughter and offer no realistic solution to the conflict. May you burn in hell. Honesty & realistic solutions are required for peace🕊️
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Putin is meddling in the midterms to help Trump by once again mounting a covert disinformation operation that’s spreading phony sex abuse allegations about a Democrat. Ought to be big news. motherjones.com/politics/202…
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NEW: At least 18 voting centers in Alaska Native communities have not opened despite early voting starting in the state last week. “There is no legal excuse for the failure to open these sites,” one state senator wrote to the Alaska elections chief. democracydocket.com/news-ale…
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⛔️The big corruption circle ‼️ ⛔️ NEW: Lutnick's Commerce Dept will give up to $175M to a fusion startup backed by Kushner's brother.‼️ ⛔️The government's stake is priced off a funding round his firm led.‼️
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Josh Shapiro slams Vivek Ramaswamy: I've prosecuted dozens of people for sexual abuse. A parent abusing their own child—those cases kept me up at night. The idea that a guy running for governor would weaponize that? That the vice president of the United States, who does this phony preacher nonsense about morality, would double down on it? It speaks to how profoundly and pathetically weak JD Vance is. It speaks to the character of Vivek Ramaswamy to attack a victim like that. It's disgusting.
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Over half of all mail ballots spoiled in North Carolina’s largest county are due to new rules passed by the GOP-controlled state board of elections. The county is also a Democratic stronghold that could sway election results in the battleground state. democracydocket.com/news-ale…
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Students have been protesting for TWO YEARS against the right-wing populist Aleksandar Vucic, government corruption, cronyism and negligence, they defeated him. Back to classes tomorrow.
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For Angie Nixon, November 3 will mark not the end but another beginning. “The deeper reckoning comes after the election,” writes Zak Cheney-Rice. “She wants to reshape Florida politics — win or lose, with or without national Democrats’ approval.” nymag.visitlink.me/ozxg7f
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McConnell joins Don Bacon in threatening to block Trump agenda in the lame duck if Trump keeps throwing sweeteners to Putin
McConnell in WSJ on Trump’s relationship with Putin & the upcoming “lame-duck” session of Congress: “Mr. Trump has high hopes for a lame-duck legislative agenda, including the one-time defense spending I’ve urged the administration instead to build into full-year appropriations. Passing this agenda will require working with Republicans who know the difference between the good guys and the bad guys. Ending the obeisance to Mr. Putin may be table stakes for the end-of-year legislation. The president should plan accordingly.” wsj.com/opinion/coddling-put…
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America will not stand with Putin and a dictator. We’ll stand with FREEDOM and democracy.
McConnell joins Don Bacon in threatening to block Trump agenda in the lame duck if Trump keeps throwing sweeteners to Putin
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Maria Corina Machado's return to Venezuela is symbolically significant, not least because she was repeatedly blocked, including by the Trump administration. Pressure to speed up the transition will now grow. More here: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
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