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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 12h

NEW: At least six FBI employees linked to the Arctic Frost / Jack Smith probe have gotten the ax in recent days, NBC News has learned. The firings continue to trickle in.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11h

DHS Wants States to Hand Over Driver’s License Data for Citizenship Checks talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dhs-wan...

DHS Wants States to Hand Over Driver’s License Data for Citizenship Checks

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 11h

Would you like to write a letter to the Department of Defense? I think they’d love to hear from you.

Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
9999 Joint Staff Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20318-9999

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · 15h

ICYMI: Democratic Army veteran and former federal prosecutor makes bid for Texas AG www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Democratic Army veteran and former federal prosecutor makes bid for Texas AG

Tony Box joins Texas state Sen. Nathan Johnson and former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski in seeking the Democratic nomination.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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AZ Intel @azintel.bsky.social · 15h

U.S. President Donald Trump will welcome Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday to the White House, official says. - NewsNation

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15h

In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.

Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street.
People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization.
As Figuero tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show.
Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away.
Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 18h

A reminder that it’s still happening here.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

#Thugs

"Leaving his home in Ontario to work at a food bank Thursday morning, Carlos Jimenez pulled over to warn a group of federal agents that they should wrap up their stop of a car quickly because school-age children would soon gather there to take the bus, his lawyers said Sunday."

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1d

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

www.latimes.com

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Airbag Moments 🇺🇦 @airbagmoments.bsky.social · 22h

The hypocrisy is the point.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Kash Patel in 2023: “I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 1d

During a gaggle on AF1, President Trump said there "could be" U.S. boots on the ground or airstrikes in Nigeria.

He clearly doesn’t understand the issues with using the military to end militant Islam. Maybe do a quick check on our last 20 years of US operational success.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

TARA JAYE FRANK, on the Department of Labor’s rebranding of America’s workforce:

.. a “total erasure of Black and brown people, and the removal of women as equal contributors to the economy.”

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@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

At a recent presentation at Cambridge, (prince) Andrew biographer Andrew Lownie claims Epstein and Melania Trump were in a relationship before he introduced her to Trump. When his biography on Andrew was released, Trump forced the publisher to redact those portions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=62j0...

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1d

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

www.latimes.com

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sezworldjustice.bsky.social @sezworldjustice.bsky.social · 1d

Funny cannot get the propaganda correct!, two aircraft in the video are not owned or made by the US! A400 & the Gripen, both European!, these corrupt fraudulent BS artists are dumb pathetic AHs on an epic level!

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

ICE shot an American citizen and food bank worker who tried to block them arresting an immigrant by pulling his car in front of them.
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...

Carlos Jimenez, a 24-year-old U.S. citizen, was on his way to work at a food bank when he was shot by ICE officers in what a DHS spokesperson calls “defensive shots.”

On Thursday morning at approximately 6:30 a.m., ICE officers were at Vineyard Avenue in Ontario when Jimenez, who was not in the target vehicle, attempted to pull in front of the officers.

According to Javier Hernandez, executive director of the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, Jimenez was trying to assist and provide aid to the person who was being stopped by ICE officers.

After Jimenez was shot in the shoulder, the LA Times and LA Taco reported that he drove to his brother’s house so he could take him to the hospital.

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The War Monitor @warmonitor.net · 1d

Far-right extremist Nick Fuentes claims women secretly want him, saying many “want to be raped” and “like being beaten.”

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Understandable why grocery stores might be scared off. A store caught violating the prohibition could be denied ability to accept SNAP benefits in the future. In low-inc areas where SNAP shutdown will have biggest impact, getting thrown off SNAP could mean a store is no longer financially viable.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 1d

Another FBI leader fired. This time, the head of critical incident response, which means he knows when the FBI jet is used to go on a date: ‘They were baffled': FBI insiders stunned over firing related to Kash Patel's girlfriend

www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-g...

'They were baffled': FBI insiders stunned over firing related to Kash Patel's girlfriend

FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a man who he believes is responsible for media reports showing Patel used his FBI jet to fly to see his girlfriend sing at an event, according to reports.Bloomberg La...

www.rawstory.com

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 1d

This traitor was not only a Confederate general who fought for the destruction of the U.S., he may have been involved in the development of the murderous KKK after the Civil War which terrorized Blacks seeking elective office & voting. What a disgrace to put his statue up again.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

A statue of Confederate general Albert Pike, which had been pulled down during the Black Lives Matter movement, has been put back up in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square.

A Confederate statue toppled in Washington, D.C., in 2020 has been reinstalled

A statue of Confederate general Albert Pike, which had been pulled down during the Black Lives Matter movement, has been put back up in Washington, D.C.'s Judiciary Square.

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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 1d

This family fled to Russia because they felt white, straight, conservative Christians were being persecuted in their hometown of … Humble, Texas

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Gail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 1d

China also claims this right, although at least mentions trials in abstentia. Russia actively does this.

Trump is remaking America in the image of authoritarians.

This is the opposite of making America great.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump Administration is basically claiming the right to kill anyone anywhere for any reason or for no reason, with no evidence provided or accountability to Congress or the American people.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

“It’s a wild claim of executive authority…It is usurping Congress’s authority over the use of military force.”

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

Also bad: Alvin Holsey, head of SouthCom, recently resigned with no explanation, amid reports that he questioned Trump's illegal boat bombings.

Now Republicans are declining to press for his testimony even in a classified setting, Rep Adam Smith tells me:

newrepublic.com/article/2025...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

🚨BREAKING: Conservative Texas federal judge DISMISSES lawsuit by Republican Congressmen Ronny Jackson and Darrell challenging California’s new redistricting law without even waiting for California to respond. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...

🚨 Jackson and Issa v. Weber and Newsom

Learn more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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