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Blair Paddock @blairpaddock.bsky.social · 22h

NEW: I found 17 sheriffs in Illinois that have contracts to detain people for ICE through U.S. Marshals Service contracts. IL law explicitly prohibits these types of intergovernmental service agreements. news.wttw.com/2025/10/22/d...

Despite Illinois Sanctuary Laws, At Least 17 County Sheriffs Have Contracts to Hold People in ICE Custody

To ascertain if county jails are complying with the state’s TRUST Act, WTTW News sent Freedom of Information Act requests to each of the 90 county jails in Illinois to obtain copies of intergovernment...

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 19h

I'm at the California Active Transportation Program Symposium in Davis.

There is some great content but I feel like the elephant in the room is that Caltrans spends more on a single interchange reconfiguration than the state of California spends on biking and walking in a year.

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David Fox💙🫘🇺🇦 @davidbfox.com · 6h

The sound in this theater (home of THX) was always fantastic but this was even better. The film was actually tested here during production to get the theater experience perfect. So we heard the film as it was meant to be heard. If you have a chance to see it on a theater, go for it!

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Roger Powelson @rogerpowelson.bsky.social · 16h

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Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record @kenwhite.bsky.social · 17h

Mike Johnson has not heard anything about the entire East Wing being demolished and cannot speak to that.

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 17h

Just so you know.

If Trump can tear down the entire East Wing with no oversight or restrictions, he can do the same to the entire White House.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 17h

He always makes his original atrocities even worse

"Entire East Wing of WH will be demolished “within days” ...

The demolition marks a significant expansion of the ballroom construction project from what Trump said earlier this summer" www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

Trump administration demolishing entire East Wing of the White House to add new ballroom

Trump said in July that the $250 million project “won’t interfere with the current building.”

www.nbcnews.com

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Dannie D 🦋 @dannied.bsky.social · 17h

Trump plans to demolish the entire East Wing to build a ballroom… and I thought the National Guard was in DC to protect federal buildings 🤔

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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 17h

Trump Lied and Will Now Demolish Entire East Wing www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing

www.nytimes.com

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Patty Ghost @patois42.com · 16h

Anybody still shopping at Home Depot: you are worse than an Amazon shopper.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 19h

For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.

Threads post from julieceye

At my local Home Depot today in Evanston, IL. They abducted 5 people in my immediate area.

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Shea the Spirited🏳️‍⚧️🌻🍉🏴 @dementiadoula-us.bsky.social · 19h

A quarter-billion for the ballroom he swore wouldn’t touch the historic East Wing. $40B to “Make Argentina Great Again.” $172M for Barbie Noem’s 2 private jets. $230M for the Shitwaffle suing DOJ for catching his crimes. But ACA subsidies? Off the table.

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A reckoning is coming for #trump and republicans in Congress. #aca #healthcare #obamacare #prices

YouTube video by Ohh that's RICH

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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 18h

If Obama said he “wouldn’t interfere” with the structure but then had torn down almost the entire East Wing of the White House without approval…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 18h

Show me you think you own the place without actually saying it: Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing

www.nytimes.com

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Roger Powelson @rogerpowelson.bsky.social · 18h

Trump Is Demolishing the White House’s East Wing to Make Way for His Ballroom www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...

Trump Is Demolishing the White House’s East Wing to Make Way for His Ballroom

www.nytimes.com

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Janice in Anchorage @janiceinanchorage.bsky.social · 1d

This is the project manager at the company, responsible for tearing down the east wing of the White House.

It would be a damn shame if anybody called him.

I mean, just anybody.

#USDemocracy #ItsOurHouse

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 1d

If you are a "leader" being quiet on this now, know it will not be getting better anytime soon. The $171 billion for the secret police force is only just now starting to flow. They are on a hiring spree for proud boys.

Politicians, businesses, media - get on the right side of this ASAP.

Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 1d

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Federal agents raided Family Night at La Catedral Arena in Wilder, Idaho. A community racetrack packed with families, food, and music. They came under the guise of “illegal betting.” What they unleashed was terror: children zip-tied, parents separated, and chaos erupting across a crowd of 1,000.

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Roger Powelson @rogerpowelson.bsky.social · 1d

The article takes about hoof and mouth disease,but she has foot in mouth disease.

US Political Politics News 💙🌈🦋The Fighting Liberal Democrat @us-political-news.bsky.social · 1d

Where’s the beef? Agriculture chief says Argentina, obviously https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/10/21/2349689/-Where-s-the-beef-Agriculture-chief-says-Argentina-obviously?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=

Where’s the beef? Agriculture chief says Argentina, obviously

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins appeared on CNBC Tuesday, where she tried to paint a rosy picture of the U.S. beef industry—even as beef prices continue to skyrocket under President Donald ...

www.dailykos.com

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Tastes Like Purple @linz13.bsky.social · 1d

But supplementing U.S. beef with Argentinian beef, without any industry protections in place, will be the end of the U.S. beef industry. They can’t compete with the desperation and batshit crazy inflation going on in Argentina. They’ll sell for whatever they can get

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Roger Powelson @rogerpowelson.bsky.social · 1d

Justice Barrett shows her distaste for the rule of law. www.lawdork.com/p/barrett-tu...

Barrett turns to Fox News, rather than the docket, to explain her silence in key rulings

Justice Barrett wrote nothing in the racial profiling shadow docket ruling, but had something to say on Fox News Sunday. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 1d

“That’ll buff right out.”

Demolition of East Wing obtained by Law Dork.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.

Photograph of ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

Photos obtained by Law Dork show the dramatic extent of the first step in Trump's purported plan to build a new ballroom on White House grounds with private funds.

Exclusive: Trump's demolition of the White House East Wing is nearly complete

Photos obtained by Law Dork show the dramatic extent of the first step in Trump's purported plan to build a new ballroom on White House grounds with private funds.

www.lawdork.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

Full report here at Law Dork, with an additional new photo and more background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-demo...

Exclusive: Trump's demolition of the White House East Wing is nearly complete

Photos obtained by Law Dork show the dramatic extent of the first step in Trump's purported plan to build a new ballroom on White House grounds with private funds.

www.lawdork.com

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1d

Luka Doncic scores 43 but Lakers fall to Warriors in season opener

The Warriors have too much firepower for the Lakers, who continued to rally in the second half but fall short in the season opener.

www.latimes.com

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🌊💙Woman Veteran ☮️ #VeteransResistanceSquadron @pamelaoplays.bsky.social · 1d

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IRCA (Immigration Reform & Control Act) of 1986, REQUIRES employers attest employees legal right to work in US AND made it a FELON FOR EMPLOYERS to knowingly hire/recruit undocumented immigrants. Maga Republican conservatives FAIL to jail THOSE law-breaker employers.

🌊💙 ☮️ #PamelasItsTheLaw

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ray 鄺羡華 @raykwong.bsky.social · 1d

Woohoo!

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Grab a drink, bring your vibes, and hop over to our hosts’ timelines starting at 5 PM EST!

Don’t keep the fiesta to yourself—repost and invite your crew! 🍺💃

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