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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 1h

This administration is really generous with the visual metaphors

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 49m

The 2016 campaign promise that Trump was going to run the country like his businesses (bankruptcy, legally dubious construction, constant lawsuits) really came true!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 3h

Glad Raskin is on this. I hope @robertgarcia.bsky.social gets on the demolition of the East Wing, and they link up to determine whether Trump’s trying to steal the $230 million to pay for the palace ballroom.
newrepublic.com/article/2021...

Trump’s Vile New $230 Million Shakedown of DOJ Just Got Even Worse

It’s bad enough that Trump wants—and DOJ will likely fork over—this tribute payment. Now, get this: It can probably be done at first without even being revealed publicly.

newrepublic.com

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Ben Schwartz @benschwartz.bsky.social · 43m

the image is a tweet of trump saying, "I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent....." at 3:46 AM · Jun 23, 2020

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ArchPundit @archpundit.bsky.social · 2h

They fucked up the demolition by not doing the proper due diligence and to cover that up, they are tearing it all down.

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 3h

Oh

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire
East Wing

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lmaojank @lmaojank.bsky.social · 4h

He truly is a mythical figure sent to make his voters reflect on their worst traits and decisions but none of them are smart enough to figure it out.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 4h

Now Trump is attacking American ranchers

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 2h

NBC reports the entire East Wing of the White House is being demolished.

Trump administration demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom

Trump said in July that the $250 million project “won’t interfere with the current building.”

www.nbcnews.com

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1h

Indeed. But let us not forget: before we even got the tan suit hysteria, there was the "locker room experience" fiasco because Obama & his staff were in shirtsleeves in the Oval.

www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/u...

CARD: I found that Ronald Reagan and both President Bushes treated the Oval Office with tremendous respect. They treated the Office of the Presidency with tremendous respect. And some of that respect was reflected in how they expected people to behave, how they expected them to dress when they walked into the symbol of freedom for the world, the Oval Office. And yes, I’m disappointed to see the casual, laissez faire, short sleeves, no shirt and tie, no jacket, kind of locker room experience that seems to be taking place in this White House and the Oval Office.

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 2h

"Staff at ICE’s training academy in Brunswick, Georgia, recently discovered one recruit had previously been charged with strong arm robbery and battery stemming from a domestic violence incident..."

www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Some new ICE recruits have showed up to training without full vetting

The recruits have had criminal backgrounds, failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources told...

www.nbcnews.com

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 7h

What's "small" here is John Fetterman, a person so weak of mind and devoid of principles, so used to the lazy grift he switched to after winning office, that he won't even criticize corruption so brazen it has no parallel in American history, the President literally paying himself a fortune.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Fetterman describes Trump trying to steal $230 million from taxpayers as "small ball, and I think we have much bigger problems than worrying about those things."

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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 3h

34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.

adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/

Known Lethal U.S. Attacks on Civilian Vessels in the Caribbean
Total reported killed: 34 people
Notification Date Number Reported Killed Approximate Location Notification URL
September 2, 2025 11 “in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility” (later revealed as between Sucre, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago) View
September 15, 2025 3
“in International Waters… in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility”; Colombian president claimed it was a fishing boat in Colombian waters View
September 19, 2025 3 “in international waters… in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” near the Dominican Republic View
October 3, 2025 4 “in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela” View
October 14, 2025 6 “in International Waters… just off the Coast of Venezuela” View
October 16, 2025 2; 2 reported survivors “in the Caribbean” View
October 17, 2025 3 “in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” View
October 21, 2025 2 “in the Eastern Pacific” View

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

i expect to be UVA in the hot seat again next year when its black enrollment has not dropped to 0%

Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 1h

UVA "agrees to be bound by [DoJ's] 'Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination,' ensuring that UVA does not engage in unlawful racial discrimination in its university programming, admissions, hiring, or other activities." bluevirginia.us/2025/10/brea...

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an agreement with the University of Virginia (“UVA”) that will protect UVA’s students, faculty, and employees from violations of federal civil rights laws, including from discrimination based on race, sex, or national origin.

As part of the agreement, the University of Virginia agrees to be bound by the Department of Justice’s “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination,” ensuring that UVA does not engage in unlawful racial discrimination in its university programming, admissions, hiring, or other activities. UVA will provide relevant information and data to the Department of Justice on a quarterly basis through 2028. The President of UVA will personally certify each quarter that UVA is in compliance with the agreement. The Department will pause its pending investigations into the university’s admissions policies and other civil rights concerns. The United States shall treat UVA as eligible for future grants and awards. If UVA completes its planned reforms prohibiting DEI at the university, the Department will close its investigations against UVA.

“This notable agreement with the University of Virginia will protect students and faculty from unlawful discrimination, ensuring that equal opportunity and fairness are restored,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division. “We appreciate the progress that the university has made in combatting antisemitism and racial bias, and other American universities should be on alert that the Justice Department will ensure that our federal civil rights laws are enforced for every American, without exception.”

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 12h

Also someone needs to explain to, not just Rappoport (who is an idiot), but a lot of other people too, that the premise of democratic socialism is not that everyone is poor but that everyone can have nice things and afford an occasional date night out

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18h

i don't get it. omen sushi in nyc is cheaper than nobu in malibu, where you dined last year without your wife

Michael Rapaport tweets: "How’s a so-called “working class” mayoral candidate like Zohran Mamdani eating at OMEN SUSHI tonight — one of the priciest joints in NYC? 🍣💰
This clown lives in a rent-stabilized apartment in Queens but dines like a diplomat on a Qatar-funded per diem.
Who’s paying for that toro, “Zoron the Moron”?"

There are two photos of Zohran Mamdani and his wife eating at a restaurant.

Michael Rapaport eating outside of a restaurant. There are some white canopy umbrellas around him and a tree in the background. Also the ocean and some fence.

Two photos. The first shows the outside of Nobu in Malibu. The second shows the area where Michael sat. There is the same tree, ocean, white canopy umbrellas, and fence.

The menu for Nobu in Malibu shows prices around $60. The menu for Omen Sushi in NYC shows prices around $35.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 9h

It’s amazing how our agonizingly long election cycles train at least some people to feel locked into limited options long before their options are actually that limited.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, let's say you accidentally got a nazi tat. Would you not break the speed limit driving to the shop to get it covered up the second you found out

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TrickOrTreat Smell My Feet👹 @lepetitoiseau.bsky.social · 1d

With SNAP benefits probably ending for millions of people it’s crucial to donate what you can to your local food banks. People will be relying on them for so much and they need our support.

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 20h

Like this is really it

Declaring that someone is unfit to run for a public office is not the same thing as declaring that they should be banished from human society forever or publicly executed. No one is owed a Senate nomination

Let's keep this simple. This is not about whether Platner is an irredeemable person, or whether he can be forgiven. This is not about whether people were wrong to find him an intruging candidate in his initial appearances — I agree that he was. It's about who will be the Democratic candidate in a critical Senate in Maine, and "got a Nazi tattoo and still has it" is transparently disqualifying. You cannot be explaining your Nazi tattoo and defeat a multi-term incumbent who has consistently punched above her party's weight in the state. His allies are not doing him any favors if they allow him to believe otherwise, and if you don't like Mills you need to find someone else to challenge her.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1d

Once again, if the administration had a good story to tell on the law or the facts, it would be telling it—including to Congress.

But it doesn’t.

These lawless premeditated killings are exactly what they look like.

Axios @axios.com · 1d

The U.S. military has killed at least 32 people in seven strikes off the coast of Venezuela without telling Congress or the American people who was killed, or on what evidence.

Trump's Venezuela operation expands in the dark

32 people have been killed. We don't know who they are.

www.axios.com

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Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

I’m skeptical that a court can or will do this, but i think it has to be tried, because the GOP has descended to full lawlessness, and we don’t have any kind of government if the majority party can just refuse to recognize others.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 1d

NEW: The State of Arizona sues the House of Representatives, demanding that Speaker Mike Johnson seat Adelita Grijalva or that someone else be allowed to swear her in. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

PRAYER FOR RELIEF
Because there is no dispute as to Ms. Grijalva's election or qualifications, the Court should:
A. Issue a declaratory judgment stating that Ms. Grijalva shall be deemed a Member of the House of Representatives once she has taken the oath prescribed by law, see 5 U.S.C. § 3331;
B.
Issue a declaratory judgment stating that if Speaker Johnson has not administered
the oath, the oath may be administered to Ms. Grijalva by any person authorized by law to administer oaths under the law of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the State of
Arizona; and
C. Award other relief as the Court deems just and proper.
Dated: October 21, 2025
Respectfully submitted,
KRISTIN K. MAYES
Attorney General for the State of Arizona
By: /s/ Joshua D. Bendor
Joshua D. Bendor
D.D.C. Bar ID 031908
Solicitor General
Joshua A. Katz
Assistant Attorney General

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 23h

1. outrageous and offensive

2. speaking as someone who's spent eight years running an organization with a very clear rule that "when the primary's over we get behind the winner, no matter what", I do not think centrist Democrats understand the pandora's box they are unleashing with this bullshit

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 23h

Daniel Goldman went onto CNN earlier *TODAY* and said

1) He isn't sure if he'll vote for Andrew Cuomo
2) And that he won't endorse Mamdani because Mamdnai has not done enough condemnations of anti-Israel violence

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Beth Dahlman @bethdahlman.bsky.social · 22h

We had to get three separate permits (+ 3 inspections) just to install a dishwasher.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 23h

As someone who's been through some renovations, feel like they got to the demo phase pretty fast for this project!

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

i liked how Platner was campaigning and I am prepared to believe a young marine could make literally any stupid mistake. but I don't believe a guy could spend twenty years maturing politically the way he has and not know what a death's head means

www.pressherald.com/2025/10/21/g...

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 23h

I just got a striking text from the extraordinary @accfb.bsky.social about delivering emergency food to TSA staff at Oakland airport in response to Republicans holding our government hostage to hand more money to their billionaire buddies. Community solidarity in face of MAGA horrors.

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 23h

I’m glad he’s removing it but sorry dude you don’t get to play the “insinuating that I knew what my tattoo meant is disgusting” card ever, even if other people weren’t telling reporters the opposite

Nathan Bernard @nathantbernard.bsky.social · 1d

Graham Platner now says he plans to remove the skull tattoo being linked to Nazi symbols.

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