Geronimo
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Geronimo
@NativeGeronimo
Scientists predict a massive loss of species by 2050, estimates range from 30%-50% of all species potentially facing extinction https://t.co/qdRyeXb452





Q: Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus? Trump: I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor. And had to do with red cross as a red cross worker





Trump has systematically demolished federal guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 2020 election. At least 75 career staff are gone. Two dozen appointees, including many from the election denial movement, have been hired. Ten helped try to overturn the 2020 vote. Once-fringe actors now have access to vast powers. propublica.org/article/trump-…





I doubt Pope Leo XIV will lose any sleep over this, before he begins his pilgrimage to Africa tomorrow. But the rest of us should. Because it is unhinged, uncharitable and unchristian. Is there no bottom to this moral squalor?





My parents—Catholics who voted for Trump three times—finally woke up this morning and said they no longer support him. The blasphemy and schism is unacceptable. They recognize he may be the antichrist. Yes, it is embarrassing it took this long. But, alas, progress.

This is just tacky as all hell:

The Colony Ridge hearing happened today. U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett held up the original lawsuit in one hand and the settlement in the other and asked the federal prosecutor out loud: "Who in the settlement room said it would be a good idea to give $20 million to law enforcement? Where did that come from?" The answer: it came from Ken Paxton's office. The Texas AG, whose own lawsuit mentioned nothing about public safety or immigration, proposed the provision. The federal government adopted it. Bennett asked DOJ and Colony Ridge if they would consider revisions to get his approval. Colony Ridge said it would consider it. DOJ said it wasn't interested. So DOJ invoked a federal law provision that lets it proceed without court approval - which means the court will not supervise Colony Ridge's compliance. No judicial oversight. No enforcement mechanism. And because the case is now resolved, DOJ cannot bring the same claims against Colony Ridge again. Johnathan Smith, who helped build the original lawsuit as Biden's deputy assistant AG for civil rights, called it a "get out of jail free card." He said the DOJ is "turning its back on the victims" and they are "left with no recourse." Keilah Sanchez collected complaints from Colony Ridge residents for three years. Her response to today's outcome: "It's unbelievable, but at this point, I don't expect much from these agencies." Neither do the people who were defrauded.


New: A federal judge questioned why a settlement against a Texas land developer accused of duping Hispanic residents allocates more than $20 million to immigration and law enforcement. Trump’s DOJ said it would move forward anyway. propub.li/3Qi3m4d





