Pedro Serrano
@hats4bats.bsky.social
unapologetically angry at ignorance and fascism. following pro-democracy. privacy attorney. trying to get through this shit. views are my own.
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Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own:
Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
And more...
With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
Shameful.
Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
And more...
With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
Shameful.
September 21, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own:
Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
And more...
With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
Shameful.
Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
And more...
With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
Shameful.
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Yes! This.
let’s also remember we traded manufacturing for more highly skilled and cleaner jobs in services, tech, finance, etc. The GOP seems to forget we were supposed to invest in public education, medicine, housing, child care and other services to offset the loss of manufacturing.
September 22, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Yes! This.
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DOGE committed a lot of federal crimes and the only thing I have to say about this piece is:
If Tyler Hassen was involved in any of the crimes (likely, given the scope of DOGE criminality), I hope he is prosecuted and goes to prison.
The damage to science alone is devastating for our kids’ future.
If Tyler Hassen was involved in any of the crimes (likely, given the scope of DOGE criminality), I hope he is prosecuted and goes to prison.
The damage to science alone is devastating for our kids’ future.
Sad excuse for journalism: Big profile of DOGE lord doesn’t say a word about all the damage he did. And it was not an “ill fated cost-cutting effort.” It was a malignant, catastrophic attack on the government and its workers by arrogant and ignorant assholes. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
He spent 11 months inside DOGE. Now he wants to set the record straight.
In his first major interview about his tell-all memoir, Tyler Hassen describes the culture clash surrounding DOGE’s mission and the backlash that followed.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:16 AM
DOGE committed a lot of federal crimes and the only thing I have to say about this piece is:
If Tyler Hassen was involved in any of the crimes (likely, given the scope of DOGE criminality), I hope he is prosecuted and goes to prison.
The damage to science alone is devastating for our kids’ future.
If Tyler Hassen was involved in any of the crimes (likely, given the scope of DOGE criminality), I hope he is prosecuted and goes to prison.
The damage to science alone is devastating for our kids’ future.
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Amy Acton’s powerful new ad targeting Vivek Ramaswamy’s scams.
September 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Amy Acton’s powerful new ad targeting Vivek Ramaswamy’s scams.
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US average diesel price
One year ago: $3.67
Now: $6.51
(AAA)
One year ago: $3.67
Now: $6.51
(AAA)
September 21, 2026 at 7:28 PM
US average diesel price
One year ago: $3.67
Now: $6.51
(AAA)
One year ago: $3.67
Now: $6.51
(AAA)
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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_...
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By the time this merger ruins HBO, destroys WB, gets 5,000 people fired, moves production overseas, and guts the quality of the movies the new studio makes, most people will have forgotten how fast the AGs caved and how little they got in this deal. Writers will not.
Paramount has reportedly reached a settlement with California and other states suing to block its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros
Paramount to Settle Lawsuits, Paving Way for Warner Bros. Merger
Paramount Skydance Corp. has reached a settlement with California and other states suing to block its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to a person familiar with the matte...
www.bloomberg.com
September 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
By the time this merger ruins HBO, destroys WB, gets 5,000 people fired, moves production overseas, and guts the quality of the movies the new studio makes, most people will have forgotten how fast the AGs caved and how little they got in this deal. Writers will not.
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NEW: GOP commissioner Vickie Marquardt refused to certify a 2022 election and says she could do it again.
If other local officials follow that path this fall, they could throw the midterms into chaos — just like Trump wants.
Yunior Rivas explains how👇
If other local officials follow that path this fall, they could throw the midterms into chaos — just like Trump wants.
Yunior Rivas explains how👇
How rogue counties could help Trump and throw the midterms into chaos after Election Day
Since 2020, certification has increasingly become a tool for fringe local officials to delay results, force state intervention and cast doubt on votes they are legally required to finalize.
democracydocket.com
September 21, 2026 at 7:40 PM
NEW: GOP commissioner Vickie Marquardt refused to certify a 2022 election and says she could do it again.
If other local officials follow that path this fall, they could throw the midterms into chaos — just like Trump wants.
Yunior Rivas explains how👇
If other local officials follow that path this fall, they could throw the midterms into chaos — just like Trump wants.
Yunior Rivas explains how👇
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While tech oligarchs grandstand about the existential danger AI poses to humanity, ex-EPA officials say we should be worried about a more immediate threat to our health: the data centers that power those AI models.
Former EPA officials: Trump is letting data centers make you sick
“Families shouldn’t have to pay for the AI boom with their health.”
www.motherjones.com
September 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM
While tech oligarchs grandstand about the existential danger AI poses to humanity, ex-EPA officials say we should be worried about a more immediate threat to our health: the data centers that power those AI models.
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This administration is all-in when it comes to grown men who are into abusing children.
The US secretly flew an American diplomat out of the UK after he was found with child abuse images during a dawn raid, reportedly without notifying British police beforehand.
mol.im/a/16127415
mol.im/a/16127415
US flew diplomat out of UK after he was found with child abuse images
The ex US serviceman, who was working at the American Embassy in Nine Elms, south London, was allegedly taken from his flat in Putney on August 25.
mol.im
September 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
This administration is all-in when it comes to grown men who are into abusing children.
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MAGA and Trumpism in a nutshell.
He ruins everything.
Congrats, America.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
He ruins everything.
Congrats, America.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show
Officials said the center is facing “certain financial collapse” within weeks, insist that adding President Donald Trump’s name may be the only way to avoid bankruptcy.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 13, 2026 at 10:25 PM
MAGA and Trumpism in a nutshell.
He ruins everything.
Congrats, America.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
He ruins everything.
Congrats, America.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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🚨BACKFIRE: James Talarico’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! has now surpassed 4.5 MILLION views on YouTube after Trump’s FCC pressured Kimmel not to air it on broadcast television.
September 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
🚨BACKFIRE: James Talarico’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! has now surpassed 4.5 MILLION views on YouTube after Trump’s FCC pressured Kimmel not to air it on broadcast television.
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President Obama killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Donald Trump invited the Taliban to hang out at Camp David on 9/11, freed 5,000 of their elite fighters from prison, and tried to kill Mike Pence.
We should never forget that.
Donald Trump invited the Taliban to hang out at Camp David on 9/11, freed 5,000 of their elite fighters from prison, and tried to kill Mike Pence.
We should never forget that.
September 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
President Obama killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Donald Trump invited the Taliban to hang out at Camp David on 9/11, freed 5,000 of their elite fighters from prison, and tried to kill Mike Pence.
We should never forget that.
Donald Trump invited the Taliban to hang out at Camp David on 9/11, freed 5,000 of their elite fighters from prison, and tried to kill Mike Pence.
We should never forget that.
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Under his eye.....
BREAKING: EPA is launching a study of water contamination that will, for the first time, test for the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol. Anti-abortion groups consider it a major win that could pave the way for restrictions. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
POLITICO Pro: Abortion opponents claim ‘tremendous victory’ as EPA tests water for abortion pills
The new study will test for trace amounts of chemicals, pesticides and drugs — including ones used to induce abortions — in drinking water in multiple cities.
subscriber.politicopro.com
September 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Under his eye.....
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NEWS: The Supreme Court just blocked the use of Missouri Republicans’ new 7-1 gerrymandered congressional map in the midterms, staying a Trump-appointed judge’s order that revived it.
Missouri will now use its previous 6-2 congressional map in November. No dissents were noted.
Missouri will now use its previous 6-2 congressional map in November. No dissents were noted.
Supreme Court Blocks Missouri GOP Gerrymander
The justices halted a Trump-appointed federal judge’s order that revived Missouri’s Republican-drawn congressional map
meidasnews.com
September 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
NEWS: The Supreme Court just blocked the use of Missouri Republicans’ new 7-1 gerrymandered congressional map in the midterms, staying a Trump-appointed judge’s order that revived it.
Missouri will now use its previous 6-2 congressional map in November. No dissents were noted.
Missouri will now use its previous 6-2 congressional map in November. No dissents were noted.
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Last night at his failed midterm convention, Trump spent nearly two hours rambling about:
–Renaming New Mexico
–Renaming the Strait of Hormuz
–Renaming the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
He didn’t talk about:
–Lowering costs
–A plan to end his Iran War
–Releasing the full Epstein files
–Renaming New Mexico
–Renaming the Strait of Hormuz
–Renaming the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
He didn’t talk about:
–Lowering costs
–A plan to end his Iran War
–Releasing the full Epstein files
September 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Last night at his failed midterm convention, Trump spent nearly two hours rambling about:
–Renaming New Mexico
–Renaming the Strait of Hormuz
–Renaming the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
He didn’t talk about:
–Lowering costs
–A plan to end his Iran War
–Releasing the full Epstein files
–Renaming New Mexico
–Renaming the Strait of Hormuz
–Renaming the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
He didn’t talk about:
–Lowering costs
–A plan to end his Iran War
–Releasing the full Epstein files
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Ben Meiselas can’t stop laughing as Tim Scott turns the MAGA convention into a sermon attacking James Talarico for saying God is non-binary.
“This is what Tim Scott was like: ‘Jeeeeeeesus said that God has a schlong!’”
“I think this is actually a scene from Idiocracy.”
“This is what Tim Scott was like: ‘Jeeeeeeesus said that God has a schlong!’”
“I think this is actually a scene from Idiocracy.”
September 10, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Ben Meiselas can’t stop laughing as Tim Scott turns the MAGA convention into a sermon attacking James Talarico for saying God is non-binary.
“This is what Tim Scott was like: ‘Jeeeeeeesus said that God has a schlong!’”
“I think this is actually a scene from Idiocracy.”
“This is what Tim Scott was like: ‘Jeeeeeeesus said that God has a schlong!’”
“I think this is actually a scene from Idiocracy.”
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I'm old enough to remember when a Democratic *former* president had a private 30 minute conversation with a sitting AG and that by itself was a major weeks-long scandal.
Attorney General Todd Blanche makes his way on stage to speak at an RNC political rally
September 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I'm old enough to remember when a Democratic *former* president had a private 30 minute conversation with a sitting AG and that by itself was a major weeks-long scandal.
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I’ve been hesitant to go this far - because I think party division will only hurt us in November - but seriously, fuck Fetterman.
September 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
I’ve been hesitant to go this far - because I think party division will only hurt us in November - but seriously, fuck Fetterman.
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We're proud to endorse @jamestalarico.bsky.social's campaign for U.S. Senate! He's a strong advocate for seniors, who will fight to strengthen and protect Medicare and Social Security from cuts or privatization schemes. Older Texans can count on him look out for them in Washington.
September 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
We're proud to endorse @jamestalarico.bsky.social's campaign for U.S. Senate! He's a strong advocate for seniors, who will fight to strengthen and protect Medicare and Social Security from cuts or privatization schemes. Older Texans can count on him look out for them in Washington.
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