@progressivepeter.bsky.social
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Is he dead yet?
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Personally, I would have gone with "fired in stupidity" rather than "in error".
We'll need our own Nuremberg trials after Trump is gone. But we'll need a lot more judges & courtroom space
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margaretmorgan.bsky.social
"How is this even legal?" is a question I see daily coming out of the US.

"Legal" is an irrelevance now.
rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
A video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the government shutdown is now playing at airports across the U.S.

How is this even legal?
I look forward to the laughable dissembling from congressional Republicans when asked if this shows Trump is mentally infirm.
"I didn't read or see it so I can't comment."
"He was just kidding."
"Your side has dementos too."
"Look - squirrel!"
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yasharali.bsky.social
“The Biden FBI”

Who was President on January 6?
Donald J. Trump * © @reaDonaldTrump • 1m
THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6. If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies. What a SCAM - DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT
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apnews.com
China signaled that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats.
China vows to stand firm against Trump's 100% tariff threat
China is signaling that it won't back down in the face of the latest tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
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missingthept.bsky.social
“Can you explain this gap in your resume?”

Me thinking quickly on my feet to explain the period when I worked for ICE: “I was selling drugs… ,uh, to children.”
aricohn.com
Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.
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crampell.bsky.social
Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)
What kind of animals are working for ICE? Where & how did CBP find such scum - in prisons? I hope the tables are turned, and we deport the bad actors of ICE to El Salvador. (In my area, ICE agents are decent folk.)

Congress is doing nothing to protect the most vulnerable members of society.
You and me bo- *click*

HEY - I can't respond anymore. WHAT THE?!
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annabower.bsky.social
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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gtconway.bsky.social
Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org
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brendannyhan.bsky.social
Mad king watch: when *RFK Jr.* is telling you to stop with the vaccine crazy talk www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social
It's incredible the extent to which Congress just utterly refuses to defend itself. You'd think for entirely self-interested reasons you would stridently oppose having the power of the purse arbitrarily ripped from you, ya know?

Why would you allow yourself to become the Roman Senate circa 27 BC.
kjephd.bsky.social
Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.
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kjephd.bsky.social
Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.
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kekerllp.bsky.social
“The government is acting with unchecked, arbitrary power. To arrest someone whose circumstances haven't changed, simply because it can, is the definition of lawlessness.” With ACLU of Northern CA and Centro Legal de la Raza, we sued to stop these illegal arrests.

www.aclunc.org/news/advocat...
Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Unlawful Policy of Re-Arresting Immigrants Without Legal Justification | ACLU of Northern CA
www.aclunc.org
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noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
Outside of the Broadview ICE facility, a state trooper tells the delegation attempting to have communion with detainees that ICE has denied their request.
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stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
Let’s not forget that every single Republican who stands by and enables Donald Trump could stop this recklessness today, tomorrow or any damn day of the week. Their failure—their refusal—to do so makes them complicit in his crimes and the crimes of his corrupt, lawless regime.
Reporters should aggressively pester James Comer: "Congressman, you persecuted Pres. Biden by alleging and 'investigating' purported corruption. Yet you are completely passive when it comes to Donald Trump, who seemingly solicits and extorts bribes daily, from Americans & foreigners."
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theophite.bsky.social
this is fucking obscene
atrupar.com
Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."