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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

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

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 15h

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...

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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Maggie Reed @mermaidmamamaggie.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you Portland and let’s go, No Kings!!

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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 9h

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Some people really need to get a life.

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Karma is that you??

YouTube video by JayDee Milo

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 9h

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 · 15h

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 · 9h

Thread 🧵

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 10h

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

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 16h

“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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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 9h

Elections alone won't save us.

There's a cultural rot. Fox "news" and other oligarch-owned political entertainment outlets are a huge part of that rot. Online rabbit holes of conspiracy theories are also a significant part. of it

donald is only a symptom of a much bigger problem.

Bill Sowder @bluetcnj.bsky.social · 10h

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 9h

LA people - any place you would recommend for dim sum / dumplings (around Brentwood, Westwood, or Santa Monica)?

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 9h

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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𝓜𝓻𝓼𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓻𝓲𝓷 @mrsperrin.com · 8h

Don't expect regular services
Early fall is a great time to visit
Keep supporting YOUR National Parks
and don't forget to follow @resistancerangers.bsky.social www.eastidahonews.com/2025/10/nati...

National parks, including Yellowstone, will remain 'generally' open during the shutdown - East Idaho News

NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Wednesday morning with no immediate signs of the government shutdown that is triggering the furlough o...

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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 8h

Not all vindictive prosecutions are created equal. Let's talk about John Bolton at tonight's community meeting, live on Substack at 8:30 pm.
Join us?
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LIVE SOON: Tonight's Community Meeting: not all vindictive prosecutions are created equal. Let's talk about John Bolton.

Starting Oct 11 at 8:30 PM EDT

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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 8h

'Pam Bondi is on the ropes internally': Trump officials said to have 'knives out' for AG

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'Pam Bondi is on the ropes internally': Trump officials said to have 'knives out' for AG

Trump administration insiders are turning on Attorney General Pam Bondi in a big way, according to a reporter.Jake Lahut of Wired appeared on MSNBC on Saturday, and was asked about a recent Truth Soci...

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 8h

Join us for the launch of our Twitch Stream on October 16th at 4 PM ET - we’ll be streaming the new Pokemon game! Team Rocket’s bad — but fascism’s worse.

Tune in while we roast both. 🔥🐀

50501
ANTI-FASCIST POKÉMON STREAMING LAUNCH
OCTOBER 16TH 4 PM ET
TWITCH.TV/50501MOVEMENT

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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 8h

Trump’s ‘growing inability to form thoughts’ on full display during presser: journalist

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Trump’s ‘growing inability to form thoughts’ on full display during presser: journalist

President Donald Trump proudly touted a new deal Friday his administration had reached with a British drugmaker to lower drug costs, and as high as “1,000%” in some cases, a claim that journalist Jaso...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

Susan Collins is the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which means she has considerable power to influence the administration but she prefers to mumble weak protestations to the media

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 16h

Despite all of Susan Collins’s **concerns**, Russ Vought, who she voted to confirm, still went ahead and fired a boatload of hard-working Americans.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

SUSAN COLLINS, Wednesday: "I've made very clear that I do not believe there should be firings of furloughed workers."

RUSS VOUGHT, Friday: "The RIFs have begun."

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15h

Luttig has it right here: “[T]he Supreme Court has given them no choice but to speak out.”

Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 20h

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h

The indictment of Letitia James should alarm us all.

It was meant to send a message: If you cross Trump, you could be next.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 15h

Proud of my other half for talking about a very difficult topic in the hope it helps a few other folk: open.substack.com/pub/thefeelg...

What if...a conversation about suicide could save a life?

It's World Mental Health Day and we must keep talking openly about it.

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Trump's America

Tweet about lock-down drills in Chicago in the case of ICE raids.

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 15h

I hope you’re right, Pete, but the level of moral cowardice and spinelessness is astonishing

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 16h

If you look closely, you can see signs of GOP lawmakers fearing the long-term political consequences of paying more attention to Trump's demands than to the voices of their own constituents - or consciences.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15h

Everything about this is bonkers. The arrest, the charge, the possible sentence, the **$2 million bail.**

reason.com/2025/10/10/t...

Tennessee man arrested, gets $2 million bond for posting Facebook meme

Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.

reason.com

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 15h

President Needy Baby now claims the Nobel Peace Prize recipient says the award actually belongs to Trump.

Time for his next diaper change.

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 15h

It’s a perfect fall morning for the Minnesota Pheasant Opener! Thank you to Pheasants Forever and all those working to protect and restore wildlife habitat. Stay safe and enjoy the great outdoors!

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15h

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 15h

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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