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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 6h

The government has submitted a wailing motion on discovery in the Jim Comey case--partly wailing that bc he won't agree to a protective order--they don't have agreement.

But they basically ignore Judge Nachmanoff's order that ALL discovery is due Monday.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10h

Qatari soldiers in Idaho will have better access to health care than Americans.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

👇👇

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

Portland 🔥

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 8h

People are really asking me why the mainstream news is barely reporting the closing of special ed dept at DoEd like all our big media companies aren't owned and run by absolute psychopaths.

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 5h

If Qatar want us to train their pilots, that's fine. That can be done in Qatar. I don't want Qatari Air Force pilots to be in control of military aircraft in US airspace in any circumstance. They're sympathetic to groups like Al-Qaeda and not trustworthy.
financialservices.house.gov/media/pdf/03...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

Writing something about ICE and sweet Jesus it is so incredibly dark what they are doing to these cities. We have all seen the videos, but when you wade into the details of their actions, it is extraordinarily bleak.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h

Only one thing could top the honor of speaking at the No Kings rally, and that's the honor of speaking at No Kings 2. See you October 18th!

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2h

Estonia has closed the Saatse border crossing with Russia due to an unusually large Russian military presence on the other side. The Estonian Police and Border Guard (PPA) noted increased patrols and military movements that were much higher than normal, which were deemed beyond routine activities.

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SoSnI' Get In Good Trouble ☮️ 🖖 @bluewave1906.bsky.social · 2h

No Kings 👑 Rally 10/18/25

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3h

FUCK ICE FOREVER

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 4h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 4h

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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

#MedicareForAll

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RR Edmonds @rredmondsart.bsky.social · 3h

I know this is important, but each time I see ICE thuggery and then a post like this I feel this vast disconnect.

Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 3h

Health care for millions of Americans is worth the fight.

78% of Americans—including most Republicans—want to extend ACA tax credits and keep coverage affordable.

It’s time to end this shutdown and protect the care families depend on.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 4h

The RIFs that began Friday will reportedly cut 65% of CISA’s 2,540 employees, one of the dumbest and most dangerous moves imaginable. CISA defends the nation’s cyber and critical infrastructure. Destroying it now only makes sense if you’re afraid of election integrity.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 9d

This is extortion. Faculty, students, staff, alumni across the country need to get to their Presidents & Trustees today. Just say no. This blackmail only works if most everyone folds. Capitulation now means the end of American higher education for a generation. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

www.nytimes.com

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RR Edmonds @rredmondsart.bsky.social · 3h

Google it and look at images.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 4h

On NYT Home Page there's a Douthat column w/the headline "Trump's Foreign Policy is Succeeding. He Should Apply It's Lessons at Home." On what planet? Betraying our allies. Blowing up the global trading system. Embracing autocrats. Pulling back support for Ukraine. Helping to support Gaza slaughter.

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 5h

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 7h

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12h

Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Homeland Security, and Treasury.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12h

Trump has explicitly stated that he is terminating federal employees based on political affiliation. Data is currently being collected, but layoff notices have already gone out to employees at the Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy,

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 7h

A federal appeals court partially reinstated Trump’s authority over the Illinois National Guard, while maintaining restrictions that prevent him from deploying troops within the state.

Appeals Court Allows Trump to Keep Control of Illinois National Guard but Bars Deployment