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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h

Federal officials are expected to be questioned on Monday by a judge who has said she was “profoundly concerned” that the government violated her order setting strict limits on their use of tear gas and requiring them to give protesters warnings to disperse.

Judge Demands Answers on Trump Immigration Crackdown in Chicago

A federal judge has ordered operational leaders of the crackdown to appear before her on Monday to be questioned about their tactics and their use of tear gas.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 6h

“The gathering of 13 in the rural town of about 800 ppl was among the smallest of the 42 No Kings events that were planned across the state …” The Cottonwood Falls #NoKings rally was hosted by a neighbor who has been raising funds to assist detained immigrants:
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Small No Kings event puts love ahead of politics in rural Kansas town where immigrants are detained • Kansas Reflector

Kay Krause hosts a "love in action" rally at her house in Cottonwood Falls as part of the 42 No Kings events that were planned across the state as part of a nationwide uprising.

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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 6h

Schools in South Carolina recently sent home unvaccinated kids, to stem a growing measles outbreak. Turns out 5 of them were infected and, if they'd been at school, could've unwittingly infected their classmates for days.

That kind of precaution is now illegal in Idaho.

Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.

The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 7h

The people guarding the US nuclear stockpile are being furloughed today.

Meanwhile, Trump deemed those who helped him start trolling accounts on Bluesky and who disseminated his shitpost over the weekend essential.

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Federal agency overseeing US nuclear stockpile will furlough most of its workforce starting Monday | CNN Politics

The federal agency responsible for overseeing and modernizing the US nuclear stockpile will furlough the vast majority of its staff Monday as the government shutdown drags on, according to the Departm...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7h

NEW: Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies.

Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who wants to take a hatchet to the federal government.

What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who wants to take a hatchet to the federal government.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 7h

The “Reverse Emails” - a complex move in which the Paper Of Record systematically erases the most important news about 🇺🇸’s descent into corrupt & criminal authoritarianism from the front pages - has been going on since 2016 & receives a 9.85 from the East German judge.

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 7h

Trump’s shutdown checklist:

✅ $20 billion bailout for Argentina
✅ Kristi Noem gets private jets
❌ Save Americans’ health care

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

[checks calendar]

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

When Trump announced 4 days ago randomly that India agreed to stop buying Russia oil, I was surprised because Russia is their largest supplier, we are still in a trade war with India, and their govt has said nothing about it. Turns out he just lied and made it up. Shocker.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

What Trump has to say to American farmers is that they have to understand it is more important to save his friend Milei who has a big election coming up. Peasants. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Q: What do you have to say to farmers who feel that the deal is benefitting Argentina more than it is them?

TRUMP: Look, Argentina is fighting for its life, young lady. You don't know anything about it. You understand what that means? They are dying

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Indivisible ❌👑 @handle.invalid · 6h

“The demonstrations were very small.”

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 6h

This is what democracy looks like.
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This is What Democracy Looks Like

A Nation on Its Feet, Not on Its Knees

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 6h

The hearing will take place before U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis in the Northern District of Illinois.

Judge notes ‘serious concerns' about immigration agents' use of chemical agents

A federal judge is having “serious concerns” that federal immigration agents' use of crowd control measures like tear gas may violate a court order.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17h

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

seems that RFK is clearing the path for his CDC to do tuskegee syphillis experiments as a matter of course. in other news, RFK is a genuine monster who relishes in the pain and suffering of those he feels he has control or dominion over

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 1d

RFK is undoing human subjects protections so he can conduct placebo trials of vaccines. That means infecting people knowingly. I wonder who will “volunteer” for these trials? If history is any guide, a lot of incarcerated and other powerless people.

Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 1d

Dismantling the Institutional Review Board (IRB), that oversees all human subjects research, is bad. Really bad.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

To everyone claiming there were no arrests at the "No Kings" rallies yesterday, this is simply not true.

No, a Trump supporter was arrested for trying to use a gun against people exercising their First Amendment rights. He was arrested and his tacky Jeep with Trump flags was towed.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

A national security reporter at the right-wing Epoch Times newspaper has resigned after the publication signed on to rules restricting news gathering within the Pentagon.

Epoch Times Reporter Resigns After Publication Signs Pentagon Rules

The reporter, Andrew Thornebrooke, also cited a recent editorial directive to refer to antifa, the far-left ideological movement, as a terrorist organization.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Well done, Donald Trump! Naively trusting fellow war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu has resulted in a "Peace in the Middle East" that lasted less than one Scaramucci.

But your record for always being incompetent remains unblemished. At least you don't have a Nobel Peace Prize you'd need to give back.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Look, the Times was obviously unable to confirm at time of publication what the brown liquid that looked like diarrhea and that appeared to have been dumped from an AI-generated jet fighter by the president of United was intended to represent in his mind.

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

NYT sanewashing extends, apparently, to sparing NYT readers from a description of Trump's literal shit.

Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters
President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media. It shows Mr. Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps brown liquid on demonstrators.

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Oct. 19, 2025, 10:05 a.m. ET
President Trump has posted what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media that showed him wearing a crown and flying a jet labeled “King Trump” that dumps brown liquid on protesters.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 1d

No notes

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1d

as far as just messaging goes that video is probably the most embarrassing thing any president has done on the world stage in my life

and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

I scrolled through the @1stforall.bsky.social's gallery of print front pages for local coverage of "No Kings" protests. Here are some of the standout papers, starting with the Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction, Colorado:

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 1d

This is a complete abdication of journalistic responsibility. A president posting something this insane and disgusting should be front and center in the news.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Not a single mention of this across the Sunday shows as far as I could tell

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 1d

My 14-year-old self would never have guessed that, in 50 years' time, all the world's music would be available at the click of a button, you'd navigate the globe by carrying a tiny computer around in your pocket, and the US President would post a video of himself shitting over American citizens.

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Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social · 1d

The most important article you will read today. This is simply not the America we love. I say this as a former national security professional who is very much pro law enforcement. The tactics used here are anathema to actual policing, against all TTPs. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

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