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L’ren LeCocq @lecocqarts.bsky.social · 1d

Very clever, and true:

Angels In Velvet @angelsinvelvet.bsky.social · 1d

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ABQ Free Press @freeabq.bsky.social · 1d

Usually, the chief executive gets blamed when the corporation goes into the toilet.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

The shameless GOP lying about the No Kings gatherings scheduled for next Saturday reveals how deeply hostile much of the Republican Party is to “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” I look forward to our local No Kings event, and urge my fellow Americans to attend in their communities.

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Jenn Burrill @jennburrill.bsky.social · 1d

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ABQ Free Press @freeabq.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently working for Donald Trump’s secret police pays better than serving one’s country.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

They’re still offering new ICE recruits a $50,000 signing bonus, yet active duty military were seen today lining up at food banks.

Defend your country and you can’t afford to eat.

Terrorize your country and you become rich.

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Dr. Mar 💙 @boldnewme.bsky.social · 1d

A federal judge has extended a consent decree (the Castañon Nava consent decree) that limits ICE’s ability to arrest people without warrants or probable cause.

The decree remains in force until February 2, 2026.👇

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ABQ Free Press @freeabq.bsky.social · 1d

Based on the women Trump has appointed to high government positions, if she were still alive today, Farrah Fawcett would be a heartbeat away from the presidency.

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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 4d

Eric Swallwell (D-CA) says it’s coming to an end and House Republicans are privately breaking, that a “jailbreak” is brewing the moment the Epstein files hit the floor, and that Trump’s aura of fear is finally cracking.

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#USDemocracy
#Pinks

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SWALWELL’S BOMBSHELL EPSTEIN TWEET: "The Epstein Files Are Coming And The GOP Are Getting Ready To Abandon Trump"

218 or chaos: Inside the House moment that could shatter Trump’s grip

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2d

WHAT THE HELL

Just one day after a federal court judge ordered ICE to stop using force against Chicago journalists, here is ICE using force against a Chicago journalist.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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ABQ Free Press @freeabq.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve said this before: The Nobel people should give Trump a participation trophy — ideally a little gold one. Gold spray paint will do.

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 2d

Boom there it is!

untethered to the facts

no credible evidence

if that's a judge's view, no degree of deference should dictate the opposite result. This is a really important principle

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2d

Perry: "I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois."

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 3d

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ABQ Free Press @freeabq.bsky.social · 2d

Trump’s assertions of the need for troops in Chicago are “simply unreliable”?

That’s an understatement!

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Patrick Howell O’Neill @patrickhowelloneill.com · 3d

New: DHS has reassigned hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel from CISA, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and said it would fire anyone who refuses to go along. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump’s Deportation Push

The US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s deportations and said it would ...

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ABQ Free Press @freeabq.bsky.social · 3d

A candidate who won’t answer follow-up questions? Seriously?

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ABQ Free Press @freeabq.bsky.social · 3d

You don’t need to be a lawyer to understand how bogus Trump’s prosecutions of his enemies is. Listen to this clip of US Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on MSNBC:

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ABQ Free Press @freeabq.bsky.social · 3d

The 10th Amendment is critical to preventing the current Trump power grab.

It reserves certain rights to the states (and their political subdivisions, like cities) and to the people.

It’s these rights Trump is abrogating by creating “emergencies” to call in troops and give himself more power.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 3d

We need more leaders, Dems and (come ON!) even Republicans to speak up this way.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.

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Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto.bsky.social · 3d

“The #InsurrectionAct requires a violent rebellion trying to take over the government that does not exist, doesn't exist in Portland, DC, Chicago, L.A., anywhere. But they like the power that these emergency, laws provide to them…And so they lie about the factual circumstances” - CA AG Bonta to me

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ABQ Free Press @freeabq.bsky.social · 4d

The NYT-Siena poll is damning: No segment of the US population thinks the country is on the right track except Republicans and MAGAs who actually voted for Trump.

Even white, non-college -educated voters — his base — break 50-50 against him.

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ABQ Free Press @freeabq.bsky.social · 4d

Pam Bondi’s made-for-Fox-News performance at the Senate Judiciary Committee should tell everything you need to know about the Trump administration’s respect for our system of government.

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Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · 4d

As one who has litigated FOIA cases for over 30 years, this decision is consistent with applicable law and policy.

As the Court notes, "record evidence establishes that any privacy interest of Musk’s is outweighed by the substantial public interests in disclosure."

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4d

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s video of the incident

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 4d

NEW: After a filing in California today, voters and pro-voting groups have now moved to intervene in all DOJ lawsuits seeking full, unredacted voter lists — in CA, MI, MN, NH, NY, PA, ME and OR.

Follow Democracy Docket for the latest updates on these cases.

🚨 United States v. Weber

Learn more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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