T H O M A S

⚖️🇺🇸🌈 Mindless bantor is encouraged. Attorney. Legal Education. Pennsylvania ➡️Rhode Island➡️Pennsylvania

[Mattathias Schwartz @Schwartzesque]

NEWS: Federal judges in Rhode Island have chosen a special counsel to investigate possible misconduct by Kevin Bolan, a DOJ attorney.

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

Justice Kagan says it best

[Tristan Snell @TristanSnell]

GOP - *gerrymanders*

DEMS - hey stop that no fair

GOP - *gerrymanders even more*

DEMS - we mean it we’re gonna sue

SCOTUS - *legalizes gerrymandering completely*

DEMS - *start gerrymandering*

GOP - HEY STOP THAT NO FAIR!!!! 😭

[Melvin Carter @melvincarter3]

https://t.co/IftHyJD6sH: “A federal judge on Saturday ordered the immediate release of Adrian Conejo Arias and his 5-year-old son Liam...”

Me: There should be a Grammy for best judicial ruling.

You gotta read this.

[Anna Bower @AnnaBower]

A magistrate judge found no probable cause to support arrest warrants for 5 people involved in the St. Paul church protest.

DOJ appealed to the 8th Cir.

That appeal led to this remarkable letter from the Chief Judge of the Minnesota district court…

https://t.co/JvR1aT300A

[Governor Josh Shapiro @GovernorShapiro]

Every member of congress who votes for this reconciliation bill will be voting to cut Medicaid coverage and food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians.

The impact of this vote would be devastating — and it will be on them.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

You sent your troops here without fuel, food, water or a place to sleep.

Here they are — being forced to sleep on the floor, piled on top of one another.

If anyone is treating our troops disrespectfully, it is you @realDonaldTrump.

[Fred Wellman @FPWellman]

There is no nefarious plot. Trump hired a bunch of stupid fucks.

[Senator Jack Reed @SenJackReed]

Since Trump is busy unilaterally renaming bodies of water down south, thought we’d get started up in New England. How’s this?

[Tristan Snell @TristanSnell]

Trump got Mexico to send the same 10,000 troops to the border that Biden already got them to commit.

Trump got Canada to agree to the same measures to fight fentanyl that Biden already got them to agree to six weeks ago.

Wow. What a dealmaker!

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

Who made this? 😂

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

So Mexico promised Donald what they were already giving Biden, and Canada promised Donald what they have always promised back in December. (under biden)

No wonder this dumbass bankrupted casinos.

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Gotta love the British press.

[Mel Aura @mel__aura]

🤣

[Trooper Ben @TrooperBenKs]

When I’m told I need to deliver a death notification, the weight of it hits me immediately. My chest tightens, my stomach sinks, and my heart skips a beat. I know I’m about to share news that will change someone’s life forever.

When I arrive at the home, I knock on the door and take a step back. I often see the family through a window, walking through their living room. They wave or smile at me, trying to greet me warmly. That moment is incredibly hard because I can’t smile back—I know I’m about to bring them the darkest moment of their life.

When they open the door, they usually ask, “What’s wrong? What happened?” That’s when I begin by confirming their name and if I’m at the correct address. Once I know I’ve got the right person, in the right place, I notice something I’ve seen many times before—they start taking small steps back, almost fading away from me. I don’t think they even realize they’re doing it. I think it’s their body trying to create distance from an unwelcome moment, knowing deep down that something devastating is about to be said.

Then, I deliver the most difficult words anyone could ever hear:
“It’s my sad responsibility to tell you that your son has died in a crash.”
“It’s my sad responsibility to tell you that your daughter has died in a crash.”
“It’s my sad responsibility to tell you that your mother has died in a crash.”
“It’s my sad responsibility to tell you that your father has died in a crash.”

In those moments, I often see one of three reactions:
1. They collapse. Some fall to the floor, crying in a way that’s impossible to describe. I kneel beside them, and often, I cry with them.
2. They go silent. Others stand frozen, their faces blank as they try to process what I’ve said. They’re lost, unsure of how to move forward.
3. They push me away. Sometimes, I’m told to leave or forcefully pushed back as they yell, “No! Don’t say that!” But I stay because no one should face that moment alone.

These moments stay with me and the family involved.

Tonight is a night meant for celebration—a time to welcome the new year, look forward to fresh opportunities, and start anew. It shouldn’t begin with tragedy and heartbreak.

Please make safe choices tonight. Don’t drink and drive. Use a designated driver. Protect yourself and your loved ones from the pain of ever having to face this kind of moment.

Be safe,
Trooper Ben

[Dana Goldberg @DGComedy]

Maybe you should skip the Bible and teach kids how apostrophes work. ‘Oklahoma’s.’

[Tristan Snell @TristanSnell]

The mainstream media doesn’t want Kamala to “close the deal” because without Donald Trump, they might have to close their failing businesses.