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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h

Biden-to-Trump voter on National Guard deployment in American cities: "I was in the Army and I didn't sign up for that. I signed up to fight enemies of the United States, and my fellow Americans are not my enemy."

@eggerdc.bsky.social joins @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on this week's Focus Group:

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h

Biden-to-Trump voter on National Guard deployment in American cities: "I was in the Army and I didn't sign up for that. I signed up to fight enemies of the United States, and my fellow Americans are not my enemy."

@eggerdc.bsky.social joins @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on this week's Focus Group:

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4h

"Making the rigged election claim to the military now, retroactively, is a half-step. By stating it as fact and forcing the general staff to accept it, he is laying the predicate to make such a claim directly to the military in the future."

“Legal Orders” and Trump’s Military

Authoritarians don’t take power by openly flouting the law. They look for pretexts and legal theories.

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Cato Institute @cato.org · 2d

Humane immigration policy protects everyone—immigrants, officers, and the public.
ICE’s new directives value arrest quotas over human safety, creating the very chaos they claim to prevent.

David Bier explains:

Opinion | ICE blamed me for assaults on its agents — but its own polices are to blame

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s targets don’t know why they’re being approached or what their rights are. The result is chaos.

www.msnbc.com

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 2h

Note: Only freedom fighters need apply

Freedom haters will never make the cut. That goes for all orange abominations

Cato Institute @cato.org · 1d

Maria Corina Machado has inspired hope among Venezuelans and emerged as a moral leader across the region, says Ian Vásquez, VP for International Studies at the Cato Institute.

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, a valued friend of the Cato Institute, on winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize!

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Cato Institute @cato.org · 1d

Maria Corina Machado has inspired hope among Venezuelans and emerged as a moral leader across the region, says Ian Vásquez, VP for International Studies at the Cato Institute.

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, a valued friend of the Cato Institute, on winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize!

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Gail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 3h

The dumbest possible people are making decisions that are causing incredible reputational harm to the US, and actual harm to its citizens.

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 6h

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 2h

Without FEDs the country stops functioning.

Let’s see what happens if essential workers stop coming in

{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 2h

I’ve always supported the military & in normal times I’d support this,

BUT EVERY FUCKING FED IS SERVING 🇺🇸, even if it not at the expense of their own lives.

Why are we minced meat?

Fuck this POS

Trump directs Hegseth to use 'all available funds' to pay military workers amid shutdown - The Hill

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah they need to prove “trafficking “

The burden of proof is on the government

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 6h

Tonight, in Broadview — a suburb outside of Chicago where Illinois state troopers are doing crowd control near the ICE detention center.

Read the thread from @unraveledpress.com

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 7h

Troopers just violently attacked protesters, tackled several, several arrests, shoving activists and press with batons.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7h

For more of our reporting on the FDA’s gamble on American drugs, see our “Rx Roulette” series here: www.propublica.org/series/rx-ro...

Rx Roulette

The agency charged with ensuring the safety of the country’s drug supply has for years allowed risky drugs into your medicine cabinet.

www.propublica.org

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7h

We’ve reported extensively on how the FDA allowed foreign drugmakers to send generic medications to the U.S. from factories with filthy labs and contaminated equipment.

This month, we’re digging deeper and could use your help. THREAD/

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 6h

#TrumpsFridayCrash

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

US stocks closed sharply lower Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs on imports from China, reigniting fears of a trade war that rocked global markets earlier this year.

Read more: https://cnn.it/48qTFaK

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 6h

This woman fought for freedom, democracy, & liberty for every Venezuelan. 🇻🇪

She earned her Nobel Peace Prize.

OTOH, a wannabe orangutan dictator wants a Nobel Peace Prize…
🗒️…

despite trying to overthrow democracy & stomp out civil liberties?

Ok 🙄
#TrumpearnstheDictatorPrize

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 7h

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize for her fight, despite controversial past and not always advocating a peaceful strategy

María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients for complex reasons

Venezuelan opposition leader is the latest in a long list of controversial laureates.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 7h

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize for her fight, despite controversial past and not always advocating a peaceful strategy

María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients for complex reasons

Venezuelan opposition leader is the latest in a long list of controversial laureates.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7h

More than 23 million Americans are currently enrolled in Obamacare plans, and nearly all of them will face higher health care costs next year if extra federal funding for subsidies expires, as scheduled, on Dec. 31.

Obamacare Enrollment by State: Most Enrollees Live in Republican Areas

Millions of Americans depend on Obamacare. Here's where they live.

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 7h

Gives new meaning to the term “trumped up” charges 🙄

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 12h

Abrego has to prove the ppl in his vehicle were going to work with him .

Seems simple enough

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CNN @cnn.com · 1d

US stocks closed sharply lower Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs on imports from China, reigniting fears of a trade war that rocked global markets earlier this year.

Read more: https://cnn.it/48qTFaK

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

The stock market slumped to its worst one-day showing since tariffs roiled markets in April, as President Trump threatened to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports.

S&P and Nasdaq Slump as Stocks Fall on Trump China Tariff Threat

The S&P 500 slumped more than 2 percent for the first time in six months, rattling investors after a long stretch of gains.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

President Trump and his administration are amplifying the voices of right-wing influencers eager to ratify the White House’s description of Portland, Oregon, as a “hellscape.”

How Right-Wing Influencers Are Shaping the Guard Fight in Portland

President Trump and his administration are amplifying the voices of pro-White House podcasters and streamers eager to ratify the president’s description of Oregon’s largest city as a “hellscape.”

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 1d

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from deploying 500 National Guard troops to Chicago as the administration’s immigration enforcement actions have intensified.

via @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/judg...

Judge calls feds ‘unreliable,’ temporarily blocks National Guard deployment to Illinois

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from deploying 500 National Guard troops to Chicago as the administration’s immigration enforcement actions have intens...

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 5d

ICYMI: President Donald Trump is taking command of 300 Illinois National Guard troops and sending them to Chicago over Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections, the governor announced Saturday.

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www.newsfromthestates.com/article/over...

Over Pritzker’s objections, Trump sending 300 National Guardsmen to Chicago, governor says

CHICAGO — After weeks of threatening to do so, President Donald Trump is taking command of 300 Illinois National Guard troops and sending them to Chicago over Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections, the govern...

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in the South American nation, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” https://to.pbs.org/3IZu4v6

WATCH: María Corina Machado, champion for democracy in Venezuela, wins Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in the South American nation, winning recognition as a woman “...

www.pbs.org

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