Andrea Cabral
@criticalthawt.bsky.social
Lawyer, 4 legs>2. Me: Weekly on Thursdays@11:45, The Jim & Margery Show 89-7 GBH
“A line appears, the Order wanes, [Democracy] falls & Kaos reigns.”
“A line appears, the Order wanes, [Democracy] falls & Kaos reigns.”
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Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
September 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
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1. UPDATE:
JMSN — the singer whose song the White House used in this video — says he DID NOT grant a synchronization license or master use license for his song and that he would never do so for any political purpose.
JMSN — the singer whose song the White House used in this video — says he DID NOT grant a synchronization license or master use license for his song and that he would never do so for any political purpose.
1. The White House is currently airing this video as an ad during commercial breaks on Fox News.
It looks and sounds like a political spot and includes a disclaimer stating that it is paid for by the U.S. government.
It looks and sounds like a political spot and includes a disclaimer stating that it is paid for by the U.S. government.
September 24, 2026 at 8:07 PM
1. UPDATE:
JMSN — the singer whose song the White House used in this video — says he DID NOT grant a synchronization license or master use license for his song and that he would never do so for any political purpose.
JMSN — the singer whose song the White House used in this video — says he DID NOT grant a synchronization license or master use license for his song and that he would never do so for any political purpose.
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Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll.
Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens.
All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens.
All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
September 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll.
Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens.
All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens.
All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
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9/24 ProPublica’s reporters say Senator Collins is now making “incorrect and misleading claims” #maine #MEpolitics
September 24, 2026 at 7:50 PM
9/24 ProPublica’s reporters say Senator Collins is now making “incorrect and misleading claims” #maine #MEpolitics
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Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration was deliberately named to announce to the world that white nationalism is now the basis for US immigration policy.
If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
September 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration was deliberately named to announce to the world that white nationalism is now the basis for US immigration policy.
If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
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BREAKING NYT:
The California Supreme Court just ordered a county sheriff to return about 650,000 ballots he seized from election officials as part of an investigation into voter fraud that state officials said had no basis in fact.
The California Supreme Court just ordered a county sheriff to return about 650,000 ballots he seized from election officials as part of an investigation into voter fraud that state officials said had no basis in fact.
Republican Sheriff Illegally Seized California Ballots, Court Rules
The California Supreme Court ordered Sheriff Chad Bianco of Riverside County to return ballots to election officials after he confiscated them for an investigation.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2026 at 8:15 PM
BREAKING NYT:
The California Supreme Court just ordered a county sheriff to return about 650,000 ballots he seized from election officials as part of an investigation into voter fraud that state officials said had no basis in fact.
The California Supreme Court just ordered a county sheriff to return about 650,000 ballots he seized from election officials as part of an investigation into voter fraud that state officials said had no basis in fact.
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From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle.
"The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
"The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle.
"The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
"The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
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That wild detail aside, this is part of really big news: Texas' highest court on criminal issues finally resolved the case in Crystal Mason's favor today!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case
Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 8:18 PM
That wild detail aside, this is part of really big news: Texas' highest court on criminal issues finally resolved the case in Crystal Mason's favor today!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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LAWYERS! Here are links to flight data you can put in your filings:
Mesa-Ghana-Liberia plane:
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Alexandria-Gitmo-PR-airborne to Africa plane: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a3ec5c&...
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Mesa-Ghana-Liberia plane:
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Alexandria-Gitmo-PR-airborne to Africa plane: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a3ec5c&...
bsky.app/profile/dani...
September 24, 2026 at 12:58 PM
LAWYERS! Here are links to flight data you can put in your filings:
Mesa-Ghana-Liberia plane:
globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a63864&...
Alexandria-Gitmo-PR-airborne to Africa plane: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a3ec5c&...
bsky.app/profile/dani...
Mesa-Ghana-Liberia plane:
globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a63864&...
Alexandria-Gitmo-PR-airborne to Africa plane: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a3ec5c&...
bsky.app/profile/dani...
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The Secret Service is explicitly subject to the TRO in case anyone is wondering.
BREAKING:
A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump admin to immediately restore access for news organizations that Trump banned.
A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump admin to immediately restore access for news organizations that Trump banned.
POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access
The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri...
www.politico.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:34 PM
The Secret Service is explicitly subject to the TRO in case anyone is wondering.
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Texas voters, Texas removed 100k voters from the voter rolls. Please spread the word and check your registration and re-register if necessary. thehill.com/homenews/484...
thehill.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Texas voters, Texas removed 100k voters from the voter rolls. Please spread the word and check your registration and re-register if necessary. thehill.com/homenews/484...
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Beyond the horrific nature of this as an actual part of the government, there’s something just truly evil but also stupid about taking immigrants and sending them to a place they’ve never lived in before. This is something that a man child bigot would think up, so naturally Stephen Miller did this.
White-nationalist "Remigration" envisions mass removals of nonwhite immigrants in service of ethnic cleansing.
The Office of Remigration's activities have now been exposed by a good WaPo investigation. Its deportations are unfolding under indefensible conditions. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
The Office of Remigration's activities have now been exposed by a good WaPo investigation. Its deportations are unfolding under indefensible conditions. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
September 24, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Beyond the horrific nature of this as an actual part of the government, there’s something just truly evil but also stupid about taking immigrants and sending them to a place they’ve never lived in before. This is something that a man child bigot would think up, so naturally Stephen Miller did this.
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Georgia’s second-largest school district has abruptly banned Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” from school library shelves
Georgia school system abruptly bans Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’
Georgia’s second-largest school district is once again at the center of a political controversy over the appropriateness of school materials.
www.gpb.org
September 24, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Georgia’s second-largest school district has abruptly banned Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” from school library shelves
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Things are going great. Why do you ask?
U.S. military sends top-secret F-35 parts by UPS from Australia. China intercepts package in Hong Kong, won't give it back.
China Is Holding Sensitive F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong Kong
The Chinese government has taken possession of potentially sensitive F-35 stealth aircraft parts that were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong while being sent to the US from Australia, people briefed ...
www.bloomberg.com
September 23, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Things are going great. Why do you ask?
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Trump’s net worth hit $7 billion in 2026.
That’s triple where it was in early 2024, according to Forbes data.
That’s triple where it was in early 2024, according to Forbes data.
September 22, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Trump’s net worth hit $7 billion in 2026.
That’s triple where it was in early 2024, according to Forbes data.
That’s triple where it was in early 2024, according to Forbes data.
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Per Texas media, it’s looking like +100K registrations were affected. Secretary of State is saying that it shouldn’t affect voting.
September 24, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Per Texas media, it’s looking like +100K registrations were affected. Secretary of State is saying that it shouldn’t affect voting.
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ICE has run 2 days of stops in New Bedford, demanding papers from anyone who "looks like" an immigrant. People here legally are taken 90 min to Burlington, then released w/ no ride home. Need help? Call the LUCE hotline: 617-370-5023. Alert via @lucenewbedford (IG).
September 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
ICE has run 2 days of stops in New Bedford, demanding papers from anyone who "looks like" an immigrant. People here legally are taken 90 min to Burlington, then released w/ no ride home. Need help? Call the LUCE hotline: 617-370-5023. Alert via @lucenewbedford (IG).
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USPS in Utah dumped 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot garbage bin. USPS’s current defense? “Laziness.”
Utah postal worker accused of throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in church parking lot
Over 95% of Utah voters rely on mail-in ballots, making destroyed ballots critical loss.
www.deseret.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:51 AM
USPS in Utah dumped 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot garbage bin. USPS’s current defense? “Laziness.”
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This is not deporting people. Literally. Legally. There is a deportation process and this isn't it. This is rendition. This is disappearing people.
US has deported more than 25,000 people under secretive agreements with 35 countries to take migrants with no ties to those nations, according to an investigation published Monday
u.afp.com/Sj9Z
u.afp.com/Sj9Z
September 23, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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A federal judge has ordered Texas to air condition all of the state’s prisons by the end of 2029
High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled.
High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled.
Texas ordered to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029
High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled. Just over a third of Texas prisons are fully air conditioned.
www.texastribune.org
September 22, 2026 at 5:49 PM
A federal judge has ordered Texas to air condition all of the state’s prisons by the end of 2029
High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled.
High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled.
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This is not great
September 22, 2026 at 3:25 AM
This is not great
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The government moving or hiding jailed people to avoid review by courts isn't some loophole in our habeas corpus rights. This government behavior has been considered a violation of the people's habeas corpus rights since at least the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_...
![Jailors were forbidden to move prisoners from one prison to another or out of the country to evade the writ. In case of disobedience jailers would be punished with severe fines which had to be paid to the prisoner.[5][6]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:egd33s7iuqsmwlwab6mbtrqi/bafkreieocoa2jelvyioyspfyjhchhj6lqvjgxf6vm73l4mamvtls72tzmq)
September 21, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The government moving or hiding jailed people to avoid review by courts isn't some loophole in our habeas corpus rights. This government behavior has been considered a violation of the people's habeas corpus rights since at least the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_...