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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been giggling at this all morning

Sam Altman photoshopped into the classic Elizabeth Holmes black turtleneck photo

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19h

New campaign ad for Dems just dropped.

A tweet from Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) reads:
“Bannon promising everyone a good time.”
Below it is a post from Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) quoting Steve Bannon:
“If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.”
The attached photo shows Steve Bannon standing behind a podium at an event with a backdrop that reads “THE ACADEMY” and “BELLATOR Awards.”

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 20h

🚨Warning for everyone watching out for ICE: they are attempting to camouflage their vehicles with this sort of crap

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 23h

the federal agents, at least three of them from what i can tell, are driving a silver ford explorer with mexican flag and “chinga la migra” stickers on the rear window.

a silver ford explorer drives through a residential street. on the rear window, above the windshield wiper, is a mexican flag sticker. above that is a sticker that reads “chinga la migra” in a curly font.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 23h

The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.

They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.

apnews.com/article/trum...

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

AP reporter Regina Garcia Cano looked into a few of the men killed in Trump's extrajudicial strikes on Caribbean boats.

"They were laborers, a fisherman, a taxi driver. Two were low-level career criminals. One was a local crime boss who contracted out smuggling services"

apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced

One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.

apnews.com

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

800+ flights cancelled today because Elon took a chainsaw to the federal government and Trump won’t pay the remaining airport personnel.

Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.

Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.

Glad everything worked out for them.

How about you?

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

J. Ann Selzer: “I am pleased to see this lawsuit has been dismissed. The First Amendment’s protection for free speech and a free press held strong. I know that I did nothing wrong and I am glad the court also concluded that there was never a valid legal claim.”

www.thefire.org/news/victory...

VICTORY! Federal district court dismisses class-action suit against pollster J. Ann Selzer

Federal district court tosses ‘fake news’ lawsuit against pollster J. Ann Selzer, affirming First Amendment protections for election commentary.

www.thefire.org

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 1d

BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent

Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.

www.nbcnews.com

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Rude Law Dog @esghound.com · 1d

Dr Oz talking about obesity, diabetes and dementia while Trump is slumped over like a man minutes from death is supremely funny content

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hallcmh.bsky.social @hallcmh.bsky.social · 1d

@jvl.bsky.social

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 1d

“Seizing means of production”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."

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jesse @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 2d

the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from

NYT

INTERESTING TIMES

Did Women Ruin the Workplace?

And can conservative feminism fix it?
By Ross Douthat and Victoria Chamberlin

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

Do yourself a favor and read through @jonseidel.bsky.social's entire 🧵on this morning's hearing. It's incredible to see the truth about Chicago acknowledged & the rule of law holding firm.

"Ellis also finds that the feds' use of force in Chicago "shocks the conscience."

‪Jon Seidel‬
‪@jonseidel.bsky.social‬
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Ellis is reading the terms into the record. It seems to track her temporary restraining order, barring various uses of force "unless such force is objectively necessary to stop an immediate threat."
‪Jon Seidel‬
‪@jonseidel.bsky.social‬
· 20m
She calls for two warnings before using riot control weapons "at a sound level where the targeted individuals can reasonably hear it."
‪Jon Seidel‬
‪@jonseidel.bsky.social‬
· 17m
Ellis says agents must have identifiers "conspicuously displayed in two separate places."
‪Jon Seidel‬
‪@jonseidel.bsky.social‬
· 17m
The preliminary injunction also includes the body-worn camera requirement.
‪Jon Seidel‬
‪@jonseidel.bsky.social‬
· 11m
Ellis: "I am going to grant the plaintiffs' motion for class certification."
‪Jon Seidel‬
‪@jonseidel.bsky.social‬
· 8m
At the judge's urging, a DOJ lawyer confirms that Gregory Bovino now has a body-worn camera.
‪Jon Seidel‬
‪@jonseidel.bsky.social‬
· 3m
Court is adjourned.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Get ready: Receipts, our new economic newsletter from @crampell.bsky.social, is dropping the first edition tonight! Subscribe now to get it in your inbox: www.thebulwark.com/subscribe

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Ellis is concluding, with John Adams words to his wife in 1775 about the need to fight for the nascent American democracy.

"Liberty once lost is lost forever."

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hallcmh.bsky.social @hallcmh.bsky.social · 1d

a cartoon of homer simpson holding a man 's hand and saying please please please

ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson holding a man 's hand and saying please please please

media.tenor.com

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hallcmh.bsky.social @hallcmh.bsky.social · 1d

She is a federal judge

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Ellis: "The unlawful activity by a few protesters does not transform a peaceful assembly into an unlawful assembly."

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hallcmh.bsky.social @hallcmh.bsky.social · 1d

I just called her office and left a message thanking her for her bravery. She is my hero!

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 2d

#KavanaughStop

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2d

"School officials showed agents the teacher’s employment documents, including a work permit, but agents nonetheless detained her."

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Armed ICE officers chase teacher into preschool in Chicago

The arrest appears to be one of the first in which immigration officers entered school grounds as part of an enforcement operation during Trump’s second administration.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3d

Seems like a good time for the Speaker of the House to swear in Rep. Grijalva.

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dtf1947 @dtf1947.bsky.social · 2d

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TheHumanPhonebook @humanphonebook.bsky.social · 3d

In the wake of Zohran winning Jonathan Greenblatt and the ADL have opened a tipline to report Antisemitism. Everyone should call to report Nick Fuentes, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and every other right wing group the adl refused to condemn with the same intensity they save for leftists

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 3d

Another often overlooked but important election.

Loudoun County Public Schools has been ground zero for targeting by the Trump administration over trans students, and chose to protect their students.

Pro-trans candidates Chandler and Svenson are winning, and anti-trans Munoz-Melendez is losing.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ

The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team

Details TK

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dons @dons.bsky.social · 3d

I think a conversation between D. John Sauer and RFK Jr. could be used to torture prisoners.

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