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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 2h

Watch the full conversation with Ranking Member @robertgarcia.house.gov on YouTube:

Epstein Survivors Deserve Justice Now | Roundtable with Ranking Member Robert Garcia & Annie Farmer

YouTube video by Oversight Committee Democrats

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 2h

30 years later, many of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims like Annie are still waiting for justice. That’s why Oversight Dems continue to fight for the full release of the Epstein files.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 2h

JOIN US LIVE NOW ON SUBSTACK:
So Apparent Again Yesterday: Joe Biden Is A Real Man. Donald Trump Is Not.

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LIVE NOW: So Apparent Again Yesterday: Joe Biden Is A Real Man. Donald Trump Is Not

Joe Walsh on Substack

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 2h

Noem rejected. Good.

The Adults Are Talking: Jasmine Crockett and Martin Sheen Deliver Hard Truths To Trump, As Journalists and Airports Reject The Regime’s Propaganda Machine

The resistance gains momentum

www.dworkinsubstack.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2h

"Compromising research-based discovery and innovation in favor of short-term corruption and anti-intellectualism will only make America a second-class power. It will undermine economic growth and the health of our citizens. It’s a man-made disaster."

What’s a College President to Do in the Trump Era?

Not going on bended knee to Washington would be a good start.

www.thebulwark.com

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 2h

The Adults Are Talking: Jasmine Crockett and Martin Sheen Deliver Hard Truths To Trump, As Journalists and Airports Reject The Regime’s Propaganda Machine

The resistance gains momentum

www.dworkinsubstack.com

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Noreen Folan Essenberg @noreen900.bsky.social · 38m

Lots of promising subjects today.

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 2h

here's today's post: "Pete Kegstand shits a brick when Meal Team Six shows up in Chicago" — how fucking petty can one man be?
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Pete Kegstand shits a brick when Meal Team Six shows up in Chicago

how fucking petty can one man be

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3h

The Army exists to defend the Republic; the press exists to inform it. Together, they protect the same ideal—self-government built on public trust. Hegseth's Pentagon press restrictions would hurt the Army, the press, and us.

New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/locking-do...

Locking Down the Pentagon Press Is Dangerous

Pete Hegseth’s proposed restrictions would harm the people whom both the military and the press are meant to serve.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 19h

Today, the #Maldives became the first country in the world to achieve triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B: bit.ly/491cMs9

This is a major public health milestone that will have a lasting impact on the lives of current and future generations in 🇲🇻.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4h

"Trump is perversely helped by the fact that you can’t tell whether you should attribute a specific Trump claim to his melting brain or his melted soul."

Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/is-he-lyin...

Is He Lying Or Crazy? Does It Matter?

Living in the world the president dreams up.

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MSNBC Reports @msnbcreports.msnbc.com · 2h

As videos of interactions between ICE agents in Chicago and Portland go viral, experts are questioning the officers' use of force.

Law Professor Seth Stoughton, who has spent years training police officers, joins Erielle Reshef to react to the tactics being used.
www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...

Experts question necessity of ICE tactics on civilians in Chicago and Portland

As videos of interactions between ICE agents in Chicago and Portland go viral, experts are questioning the officers' use of force. University of South Carolina Law Professor Seth Stoughton, who has sp...

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Noreen Folan Essenberg @noreen900.bsky.social · 42m

Good read.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 4h

Good discussion with @gregsargent.bsky.social on No Kings and the right to protest: "They’re trying to turn it into something really evil. But that’s because they’re scared of it, and they know it turns public opinion... I think they should be worried, because nothing they’re doing is popular."

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h

If Republicans are going to label you a terrorist for peacefully protesting Trump's failing presidency, abuses of power, and treatment of blue America as an enemy nation, let's turn out in even bigger numbers.

On the pod, @jilldlawrence.bsky.social and me on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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MSNBC Reports @msnbcreports.msnbc.com · 2h

Goldman Sachs: U.S. consumers bearing more than half the cost of Trump's tariffs
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Trump's new tariffs on imported lumber, furniture go into effect today

President Trump's new tariffs on imported lumber and furniture are going into effect today. A new report from Goldman Sachs finds that U.S. consumers are bearing more than half the cost from the tarif...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2h

Rep. Scalise calls the “No Kings” protests a “hate America” rally.

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Noreen Folan Essenberg @noreen900.bsky.social · 45m

They can call it whatever they like. Doesn’t make it true.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 2h

Every year, noncommunicable diseases kill 18 million people under the age of 70.

Imagine: that’s the population of Senegal, or the Netherlands, or Cambodia, Guatemala, or Zimbabwe, wiped out every single year.

I thank #Germany for leading the conversation at #WHS2025 on how to #BeatNCDs.

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The Weeknight on MSNBC @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social · 2h

Trump retribution takes center stage as Tish James speaks out, James Comey faces key court deadlines, and Adam Schiff becomes Trump’s latest target. Former CIA Director John Brennan joins The Weeknight to break down the national security stakes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW8_...

'What has happened to the United States?' Ex-CIA Director slams Trump's weaponization of DOJ

YouTube video by MSNBC

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

Comey’s pre-trial motions are going to start coming in hot and heavy next week.

Big Cases Bot @bigcases.bots.law · 2h

New filing: "U.S. v. Comey (criminal case)"
Doc #41: NOTICE of Intent to File Motion by James B. Comey, Jr (Carmichael, Jessica) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

Download PDF | View Full Case

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The Weeknight on MSNBC @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social · 2h

Trump’s shutdown drags on as House Republicans remain missing in action and Democrats turn up the heat. Rep. @jayapal.house.gov joins us to break down the mounting demands for accountability.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0dh...

Top Dem: GOP 'wants to slash healthcare' but doesn’t ‘want to govern'

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Noreen Folan Essenberg @noreen900.bsky.social · 54m

I’ll be out!

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 2h

WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE! nokings.org

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2h

Jim Comey asks Judge Nachmanoff to find him a judge outside of EDVA to DQ Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer, so he can get on with it.

[Chief Judge in 4th C Albert Diaz will pick the judge.]

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James Comey )
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Defendant. )
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE MOTION ON UNLAWFUL APPOINTMENT
Please take notice that on October 20, 2025, James Comey, by counsel, will
file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. See, e.g., United States
v. Garcia, Crim No. 2:25-CR-00230-DGC-BNW, ECF No. 39 (D. Nev. Sept. 30,
2025); United States v. Giraud, et al., Crim No. 1:24-768-MWB, ECF Nos. 144, 145
(D.N.J. Aug. 21, 2025).
The Court advised at arraignment that such motion will require designation
of and assignment to an out-of-district judge to hear and resolve that motion. See 28
U.S.C. § 292(b); Minute Order, ECF No. 19 (Oct. 8, 2025). Thus, in the interest of
efficiency and to avoid any unnecessary delay in such process, Mr. Comey files the
instant Notice to formally alert the Court.

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