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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 11h

If you think its a coincidence that they are pushing BS autism causes while the DeptEd empties its special education division and ICE had an autistic child in dention without any of their family knowing, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

This is a purposeful attack on our most vulnerable.

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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 1m

Fixed it

The Republicans control both houses of Congress and the White House AND SCOTUS.

The shutdown is theirs.

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 35m

Yeah, in a nutshell:

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1h

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 6m

Just another quickie “Kavanaugh stop”

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Just another quickie “Kavanaugh stop”

DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 22m

Just some good old “Kavanaugh stops”

DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 49m

Another quickie “Kavanaugh stop”

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Another quickie “Kavanaugh stop”

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 15h

Another quickie “Kavanaugh stop”

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 16h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 15h

Just those quickie “Kavanaugh stops”

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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 15h

Great thread 🎯

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 15h

The credibility of the Court, of any court, lies in how they're supposed to explain their reasoning, how they act as the outcome of an adversarial process. When they stop doing that, their standing with the general public collapses, sure. But as we see, their authority over lower courts also erodes.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 22h

“More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.”

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 15h

Their opinions are poorly written, when they even bother. Their rationales fail to hide their overt partisan bias even when ways of doing so are available. Their oral arguments are cringe-inducing. They might seem sober adults compared to the freak show in the White House, but only by that low bar.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 15h

They could be doing ~90% as much substantive damage on half the pushback and political self-harm. But they're fittingly emblematic for the era of "everything has gotten dumber." They're sloppy, inept, ham-fisted. Merits aside, the Court might be at its least intellectually adept in American history.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 22h

“Trump administration officials have expressed confidence that they will continue to win at the Supreme Court — where the president has racked up multiple victories this year. That might make them less concerned with activities in the lower courts.”

They believe they own John Roberts …

Skeptical judges increasingly question administration’s veracity

Judges have increasingly shown exasperation with Trump administration court tactics. The White House has shot back, raising tensions to previously unseen levels.

www.washingtonpost.com

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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 18h

Lied to get visa
Soft porn star without work papers
Soft porn with women
Nude on tRump plane to reel him in
Not a US citizen when Baron born
Arranged for parents’ US citizenship
Making tons of $ off the US govt teat

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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 18h

Another quickie “Kavanaugh stop”

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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 18h

Another quickie “Kavanaugh stop”

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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 19h

Another quickie “Kavanaugh stop”

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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 19h

Another quickie “Kavanaugh stop”

DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 19h

Another quickie “Kavanaugh stop”