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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 11h

This is fucking insane.

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 1d

WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.

DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

American broadcast journalism has utterly failed and is a dead industry, there's nothing left worth saving

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

In addition to cleaning house at the CDC today, they’ve “RIF’d” CISA as well. It’s telling what they’ve decided are “Democrat-oriented” agencies. Unsettling thread on the consequences of CISA’s decimation 👇

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 1d

I don't know if there's such a thing as a "world cyberwar" but I think we are in one? and the US is determined to lose it. 🧵

Today the admin is mass-firing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation's cybersecurity protection across all levels of government.

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

This is not sustainable for another year

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

CDC and CISA at least so far just today/tonight.

Democrats, roll the ad’s… virus/ disease detection and research is a Democrat-oriented endeavour.

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

It’s becoming clear that a singular strategy of “let’s take back Congress in ‘26” may not be sufficient. That’s a year away.

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

They’re gutting the CDC as well. Don’t think the cyberwar is the only thing the U.S. loses

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

I believe they were agitated and irritated.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 1d

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

They aren’t. They are adding facilities to an existing Air Force Base where Qatari pilots will be trained by U.S. instructors on how to fly the F-15’s Qatar purchased from the U.S.

This has been in the works since 2022 and was finalized today

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

Hegseth sucks. The Qataris suck. But we aren’t giving Qatar an airbase in Idaho. It’s building dorms etc. at an existing base to train them on F-15s we sold them, just like Singapore already has there. Common arrangement we have with lots of countries. This one was already being planned under Biden.

Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

These Kavanaugh Stops have to stop.

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not saying this is a good thing. We’ll probably come to regret it entirely. But, this has been in the works for a few years now.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

Hegseth sucks. The Qataris suck. But we aren’t giving Qatar an airbase in Idaho. It’s building dorms etc. at an existing base to train them on F-15s we sold them, just like Singapore already has there. Common arrangement we have with lots of countries. This one was already being planned under Biden.

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t disagree. Just seeing a lot of posts about this Qatari agreement getting a little carried away(not yours).

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

Hegseth sucks. The Qataris suck. But we aren’t giving Qatar an airbase in Idaho. It’s building dorms etc. at an existing base to train them on F-15s we sold them, just like Singapore already has there. Common arrangement we have with lots of countries. This one was already being planned under Biden.

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

Hegseth sucks. The Qataris suck. But we aren’t giving Qatar an airbase in Idaho. It’s building dorms etc. at an existing base to train them on F-15s we sold them, just like Singapore already has there. Common arrangement we have with lots of countries. This one was already being planned under Biden.

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like it was “bring your kid to work” day with lil’ Mike Johnson standing there.

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

In related news, Jeanine Pirro has been awarded the “No-bill Prize”

Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 1d

Johnson desperately trying to get them to the holiday recess without swearing her in.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

"None of what Trump has done since retaking office should come as a shock... It’s a shame that many of the content creators who helped put him back in office only seem to be realizing it now."

Manosphere Influencers Who Boosted Trump Are Now Cooling on Him

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump administration is offering $60K in student loan forgiveness as a recruitment tool for ICE, which just proves fighting Biden on student loan relief was never about the loans or “paying your own debt.” It was about who was offering it and who it would’ve helped.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Edgy Schumer.

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Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 2d

What are you having done?

Eric 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 @itus.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Federal Judge April Perry is ordering a temporary halt to Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2d

Perry says the order will say defendants are "temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois."

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