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Reuters @reuters.com · 4h

Three Qatari diplomats killed in car crash in Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh, two security sources say reut.rs/4n4ksgG

Three Qatari diplomats killed in car crash in Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh, two security sources say

Three Qatari diplomats were killed in a car crash in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, two security sources told Reuters on Sunday.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 4h

Appeals court rejects Trump request to deploy National Guard in Chicago area reut.rs/4nbqYCA

Appeals court rejects Trump request to deploy National Guard in Chicago area

A federal appeals court on Saturday rejected the Trump administration's request to immediately allow the deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois, leaving in place a lower court's order that blocked the mobilization temporarily.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

tl;dr the case doesn't even rise to the level of bullshit

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 10h

NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

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Letitia James
Indictment
Read the Indictment
Timeline of Conflict
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But in June, IMs. Thompson testified to a grand
jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said. She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.
The specter of Mr. Trump's revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James's punishment. For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a "crook" and
"corrunt" Last month. he also appointed Ms.

for a peaceful life after years of turbulence in several cities.
The family, Nakia Thompson and her children, have lived at the address ever since, according to two people familiar with the home, and until this week, the plan for a more lacid existence had largely gone as expected. Several times a year, the people said, a great-aunt who had purchased the house in 2020 with Ms.
Thompson in mind would come for an extended stay.
This week, with the filing of court papers some 200 miles north, the plan came to an abrupt end.
The great-aunt - Letitia James, the New York attorney general - was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department. The yellow house,

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3h

If James visits the home regularly then it is available to her for personal use, which means it is not a “rental investment property” as defined by the mortgage rider…and therefore negates the central claim of the indictment

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 10h

NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

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

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3h

Thread 🧵

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 4h

The thing about the Roberts Court is they're not evil geniuses, because they're not geniuses.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 11h

“More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.”

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3h

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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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 3h

Loss in court for Trump Admin:

Appeals court blocks the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area amid ongoing protest

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Appeals court temporarily blocks deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago

The Defense Department announced earlier this week that about 200 National Guard soldiers from Texas and another 300 from Illinois were federalized and sent to the Chicago area.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3h

Three years after Joe Biden became the first president to formally commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, more than a dozen states and many cities recognize some version of the day either alongside or instead of the federal holiday Columbus Day. Here is what to know.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Explained

Many cities and states are observing the day. President Trump has declared himself a supporter of Columbus Day.

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CNN @cnn.com · 3h

Federal prosecutors are meeting to finalize the details of a potential indictment against former national security adviser John Bolton, who has been under criminal investigation for years related to his handling of national security information.

Federal prosecutors meeting this weekend to finalize potential Bolton indictment | CNN Politics

The meeting comes seven weeks after federal agents removed documents and electronics from Bolton's home and office in court-approved searches.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3h

Fighting for the independence of the judiciary matters. We know this is true, because Trump is trying to take it away. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

When they Bukele the Courts

When Kilmar Abrego Garcia was first deported to El Salvador and his lawyers went to court, arguing an immigration judge had previously prohibited it, Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff,...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3h

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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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 5h

OUR tax dollars are being used to bail out Argentina, OUR troops are being put on the ground in Israel & OUR soil is being used by Qatar for a military base of their own.
While OUR government is shutdown.
Anyone who believes OUR so-called “president” when he says he is “America first”, is an idiot.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 5h

“We’ve known for months that he’s been sick, but the words radiation and treatment hit differently. They landed in a place I didn’t expect. Because it feels like more than just one man enduring.
It feels like a reflection of all of us.”
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The Only Way Out Is Through

What Joe Biden’s endurance teaches us about America’s own capacity to heal.

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Dr C @drcsc1.bsky.social · 11h

@jojofromjerz.bsky.social is a clever & brilliant writer! She nails it in every post! Love her. #Brava

MiaMarie @mmkresge.bsky.social · 11h

Wow, @jojofromjerz.bsky.social keeps it 💯 here!
Good commentary to save & share.
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#Trump didn’t win the #nobelprize because he didn’t deserve one. Never has and never will. Find more of the this content on @The Siren

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MiaMarie @mmkresge.bsky.social · 11h

Wow, @jojofromjerz.bsky.social keeps it 💯 here!
Good commentary to save & share.
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#Trump didn’t win the #nobelprize because he didn’t deserve one. Never has and never will. Find more of the this content on @The Siren

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 1d

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#ClimateChange Myth Buster #video (part2)
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PL RP💚💙

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@peggystuart.bsky.social #climate #Klima #ClimateAction

More Climate Change Myth Buster (Part 2) | My Zero Carbon

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ZiggyStardust @grancracker.bsky.social · 2d

The swarm of blackhawks over Grant Park in downtown Chicago is not only unnecessary, but menacing AND inflammatory as well. But that is Trump’s whole point isn’t it? Happening right NOW!

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 3d

It would be bad enough if that’s all ICE did to kids in Chicago

But they also

•Descended on them with Black Hawk helicopters

•Unleashed armed men who broke into their homes in the middle of the night

•Removed them from their families

•Zip-tied them

•And detained them for hours

Unconscionable

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 3d

This term, the Supreme Court could pave the way for states to oust 19 Black and Brown members of Congressmen by demolishing the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais

Which would cripple minority representation at the federal level

And gerrymander up to 27 districts for Republicans in total

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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 2d

Rutgers Professor @mark-bray.bsky.social, who studies & writes about Antifascism,Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

By the time he & his family reached the gate, their tickets were cancelled.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n... flagrantly & appallingly lawless. Hope he & his family are ok.

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 2d

Krasznahorkai is a vocal critic of the increasingly authoritarian and Putin-friendly Orban administration in Hungary.

He is very concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

"It fills me with horror. Hungary is a neighboring country of Ukraine, and the Orbán regime is taking an ...

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 2d

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Today's Nobel Prize in Literature goes to

“a visionary writer of extraordinary intensity and vocal range who captures the texture of present day existence in scenes that are terrifying, strange, appallingly comic and often shatteringly beautiful.”

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Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 2d

So far he is delivering a higher price

#TrumpShutUSDown

SHUTDOWN

THIS IS WHAT GOP CHAOS COSTS

Post from Sen Warnock showing tripling of premium cost from this year to next for the most comparable ACA plans of a Georgia constituent

PREMIUMS TRIPLING WHILE THEY PLAY POLITICS

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 2d

Can’t sleep. My amazing 25yo miracle son will undergo his 42nd surgery at 7:30am.

I won’t go into details, except to say:
💛 His medical team is excellent
🙏🏽 For the first time ever, our healthcare “insurance” was largely dependent on a GFM

No one should have to live this way.

#TrumpShutUSDown

9-pic collage of a young man with disabilities growing up through the years 💛

Devastatingly handsome young man wearing black glasses, dark t-shirt and yellow hoodie, smiling alongside his mom with long dark hair and a pink blouse, after fresh haircuts 💛

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ZiggyStardust @grancracker.bsky.social · 2d

Trump says it would be “an insult to our country” if he doesn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize! There he goes again, trying to strong arm. Need we say? It would be an insult to the WORLD if he got a prize for ‘peace’ (of all things) as he is at war with his own people! share.google/ZF6CEwqxyhk9...

Trump: It would be ‘an insult to our country’ if he doesn’t get Nobel Peace Prize

President Trump on Tuesday said it would be an insult to the United States if he doesn’t receive the Nobel Peace Prize after helping bring an end to seven global conflicts. The president said he is…

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