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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 1h

Another disgraceful use of the pardon power…

Trump commuted sentence of former Rep George Santos, ordering release of disgraced Republican whose lies made him object of national scorn & whose financial misdeeds landed him sentence of more than 7 years in prison.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

Trump Orders Santos to Be Freed From Prison ‘Immediately’

www.nytimes.com

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Allen Tien, MD, MHS mdlogix.com 94,698 田一彦 @allentien.bsky.social · Jul 19

#ProfessorsAreEnemiesOfLies

#LiesAreViruses #EducationIsTheVaccine

Kat Wolfdancer @katwolfdancer.bsky.social · Jul 16

Ah! Vance is embracing the Mao Zedong syndrome.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1h

What is he tracking a week later?!

Can I curse?

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klynner.bsky.social @klynner.bsky.social · 1h

It took some work arounds but got it.

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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 1h

Here's a reminder of what George #Santos did:
He defrauded the Republican Party, he stole credit card numbers from his donors, and he sold out his own family by pretending they were donors. And that is on top of the pile of lies he told voters. ciaratorresspelliscy.substack.com/p/democracy-... 🗳️🏐🕷️

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 1h

Great news. In response to ICE fascists in unmarked cars refusing to provide ID or warrants while kidnapping people, Cook County chief judge Timothy Evans has signed an order banning ICE fascists from arresting people around local courthouses without a warrant.

Every Judge Should Do This!

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 2h

Trump commuting Santos is not just a curiosity. It’s a feature of corruption… it’s a message… if you like me you can get away with anything. If we accept this as ok our kids will never forgive us

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Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · 1h

Just remember when they make false claims that #NoKings hates America - it's because they think THEY represent America.

Demographically, that's 100% false.

In 2016, John Cena teamed up with Love Has No Labels for their We Are America campaign. 👇🏼

I'm sure the stats are even more diverse today. ✊🏼🇺🇸

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klynner.bsky.social @klynner.bsky.social · 1h

Cannot block the last one.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 5h

NEW: Spoke w/Rev. Hannah Kardon, the UMC pastor arrested in this clip (she confirmed she was, in fact, arrested).

At ~18 seconds in, you can see an State Police officer using a club like a battering ram on someone in the crowd.

"That was my leg," Kardon told me, adding she already has a bruise.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 12h

State troopers in riot gear just plowed into the crowd, started arresting protesters and clergy.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 5h

The Trump administration is seeking emergency relief at #SCOTUS again—this time in the Chicago / National Guard federalization case.

This is the 29th application the administration has filed since January 20.

It’s No. 25A443, and should be up on the website shortly.

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Mayhem RN @mayhem1994.bsky.social · Aug 24

NJ woman yells at ICE while they arrest a man, warns the whole neighborhood, and keeps berating the officers while asserting her rights

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Mayhem RN @mayhem1994.bsky.social · 1d

I respect these women they are always the toughest and bravest

Mayhem RN @mayhem1994.bsky.social · Aug 24

NJ woman yells at ICE while they arrest a man, warns the whole neighborhood, and keeps berating the officers while asserting her rights

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 16h

Holy shit. The Chevy Tahoe Border Patrol used to slam Marimar Martinez before shooting her was the personal vehicle of the officer involved, not a rental and not CBP's--and he drove it back to Maine.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

The Border Patrol agent who shot a woman after their vehicles collided in Brighton Park this month has since driven his vehicle to Maine, preventing her defense attorney from examining it as he prepares for trial “as soon as possible,” the attorney told a judge Thursday.

The car is the “centerpiece” of the dispute over the Oct. 4 incident involving Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, attorney Chris Parente explained to U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis.

Now Parente said he intends to ask for sanctions in the hot-button case. In the meantime, Alexakis told prosecutors, “I think you need to get the car back.”

She ordered it returned to Chicago on a flatbed trailer, at Parente’s request.

Related
Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, ‘Do something b----' before shooting
Parente, who represents Martinez, also raised concerns about potential evidence tampering. The car at issue is the agent’s personal vehicle, a prosecutor told the judge.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15h

Side note: Trump's persistent claims that he can get involved in prosecutions is likely to engulf him in prohibitions on public comments eventually.

Finally, a way to make Trump v US work against him!

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 13h

This is Trump's Grinch Tax a small, Christmas-focused business is paying.

A 20X increase.

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/17/h...

Village Lighting
Total tariffs paid in 2024: less than $50,000

Total tariffs expected in 2025: at least $1 million

Employees: between 11 and 17, depending on season

Supply chain: 50% spread across Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand, the other 50% in China

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12h

Something I'm interested in smart former prosecutors addressing, given that Lindsey Halligan's loaner AUSAs already tried to dick-wag Jim Comey on his single public statement.

Do local rules on public statements vary much between Districts?

@barbmcquade.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12h

Paul Krugman lays out Bessent's magical thinking on the Milei bailout.

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/america-fi...

America First? No, Billionaire Buddies First

Argentina: A very Trumpy debacle

paulkrugman.substack.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12h

One way you beat fascism is to get 3.5% of the population out protesting.

Here are some details on what is bringing people out in Trumpland.

And for those coming out in Trumpland on Saturday? Stay safe!!

wagingnonviolence.org/2025/10/resi...

Indeed, numerous counties that voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2024 have featured significant participation, in relative terms. Over 80 percent of the voters in Edmonson County, Kentucky voted for Trump in 2024. In March 2025, organizers reported that 150 people attended a protest at Mammoth Cave National Park as part of the Resistance Rangers protest against national park worker layoffs and federal cuts to national parks. This was the first action at Mammoth Cave National Park during either of Trump’s terms.

Meanwhile, over 86 percent of voters in Hardin County, Texas voted for Trump in 2024. The county seat of Kountze, with a population of 2,125, also saw a protest in March 2025 at Big Thicket National Preserve as part of the Resistance Rangers day of action. Organizers reported that 25 people attended, constituting 1.2 percent of the town’s population.

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In Harlan County, Kentucky, some 88 percent of ballots were cast for Trump. The town of Harlan saw one protest in July 2025 against the “Big Beautiful Bill,” with an estimated 20-30 participants, or between 1.1 percent and 1.6 percent of the town’s population. One counter-protester was arrested after pointing a gun at protesters.

Trump similarly won about 88 percent of the vote in Campbell County, Wyoming. The county seat of Gillette has seen at least two protests so far in 2025: one on April 5 (Hands Off) with an estimated crowd of 75, and one on June 18 (No Kings) with an estimated crowd of 175 — about 0.5 percent of the city’s population. A group of counter-protesters showed up during the No Kings protest; some heckled speakers while others hailed Hitler and chanted “Trump is King.”

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 12h

Historian here No Kings is the most American thing you could say and the people opposing it simply don’t believe in our republic or constitutional democracy.

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 15d

So New York Republicans are meeting with German fascists.

Flyer for the New York Young Republican Club event “Drinks with AfD,” featuring Jan Wenzel Schmidt and Kay Gottschalk on Thursday, October 2 at 7 PM. Event costs $10 for members, $20 for non-members, with drinks provided.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11h

We've updated the video on how Chicago has succeeded, thus far, in rebutting the bullshit claims that Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino, and Tricia McLaughlin are telling in an attempt to create a pretext to invade, to include yesterday's 7th Circuit decision.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eww-...

Stephen Miller's Fever Dreams (Updated)

YouTube video by emptywheel

www.youtube.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10h

Here's CBS' report on it. Got charged with child endangerment too.

www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/m...

Miami man claiming to be ICE agent arrested for DUI with children in Florida Keys, deputies say

A Miami man who claimed to be an ICE agent was arrested in the Florida Keys for DUI and child endangerment, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said.

www.cbsnews.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10h

Then at 14:00 he goes full @josie.zone, advising to just let your inner wrestler fly (he earlier described it as judo).

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10h

This really starts to pick up around 6:45. And then falls apart (in a good way) from there.

All with @timmiller.bsky.social just "yeah, yeah" from time to time.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10h

He sang Rod Stewart, danced — and then ICE grabbed him.

@timmiller.bsky.social talks with @roadsteamer.bsky.social about his detention in Portland

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10h

Sorry: here's the full link.

www.thebulwark.com/p/meet-the-m...

Meet The Man Who Trolled ICE

Tim Miller is joined by Robby Roadsteamer to discuss his recent arrest at the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, after a face off with officers turned from singing a rendition of ‘Do You Think I’m Sexy...

www.thebulwark.com

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