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Sinboo [Spooky He/ Spooky His] @sinboy.bsky.social · 3h

They got... fleeced.

Sinboo [Spooky He/ Spooky His] @sinboy.bsky.social · 3h

"Author of “Against the Wall.” Former Senior Patrol Agent, Senior Intelligence Agent CAO/SDC/USBP."

There's still a little bit of cop left in Jenn. Some of y'all follow her.

Maybe reach out and tell her she's got to fire the cop in her mind making her act like this?

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 7h

This is a good article but it also reads wrong to me. Millions of people have had to navigate “the psychological impact of having a machine looking at you all the time that’s devoted to killing you” over the last 15 years. US troops just aren’t used to facing it themselves; it was always others.

Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 7h

“I don’t think the reality of what drones mean on the battlefield has really sunk in for the U.S. Army,” said Lt. Gen. Barno, a former commander in Afghanistan. “We certainly haven’t encountered the psychological impact of having a machine looking at you all the time that’s devoted to killing you”

The Army’s Race to Catch Up in a World of Deadly Drones

www.nytimes.com

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 7h

“Americans aren’t used to competition” is a worthy story to tell and interesting in its own right, but the careful avoidance of acknowledging the role reversal here is sort of ick.

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Sinboo [Spooky He/ Spooky His] @sinboy.bsky.social · 4h

So are there no stores with windows? Go talk to some of the store owners. Get them on video. Explain that the city is not on fire all the time. And tell the camera that Trump is lying to America, or having a dementia episode.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.

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Sinboo [Spooky He/ Spooky His] @sinboy.bsky.social · 4h

What he means is he wants the homeless disappeared.

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Sinboo [Spooky He/ Spooky His] @sinboy.bsky.social · 5h

If Putin had kompromat on Trump, what would look different?

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 13h

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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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 5h

His immediate dawning understanding of just exactly how much he could fuck things up made him go "That's a GREAT analogy," heh

sarahquaint @sarahquaint.bsky.social · 14h

While providing tech support for my FIL:

FIL: What's that screen?

ME: The terminal. You should never use it.

FIL: Never?

ME: So you know how I'm allowed to watch you open the electrical panel and swap out breakers, but I'm not allowed to ever open up it myself?

FIL: Ah! I understand, thank you.

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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 16h

Whoa, Judge Perry says the Feds’ declarations about unrest at ICE facilities are not credible because some of the incidents they cite in their declarations were separately no-billed by grand juries

The Court therefore must make a credibility assessment as to which version of the facts
should be believed. While the Court does not doubt that there have been acts of vandalism, civil
disobedience, and even assaults on federal agents, the Court cannot conclude that Defendants' declarations are reliable. Two of Defendants' declarations refer to arrests made on September 27,
2025 of individuals who were carrying weapons and assaulting federal agents. See Doc. 62-2 at
19; Doc. 62-4 at 5. But neither declaration discloses that federal grand juries have refused to
return an indictment against at least three of those individuals, which equates to a finding of a lack of probable cause that any crime occurred. See United States v. Ray Collins and Jocelyne Robledo, 25-cr-608, Doc. 26 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 7, 2025); United States v. Paul Ivery, 25-cr-609

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 15h

New Orwellianism just dropped

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Sinboo [Spooky He/ Spooky His] @sinboy.bsky.social · 14h

It's time to disbar Lindsey Halligan. File a complaint with the Florida Bar Association if you're a member.

Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 18h

INBOX: National Bar Association President Ashley L. Upkins calls the charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James “unjust and dangerous” and a representation of "the continued weaponization of our nation’s justice system for political gain."

Full statement below:

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 18h

that johnson is more terrified of seating a duly elected democrat who could force an epstein vote than having the entire government shut down really makes me wonder about that epstein vote tbh

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 16h

An update from WGN on Debbie Brockman: "Earlier today, a WGN-TV creative services employee was detained by ICE. She has since been released, and no charges were filed against her. Out of respect for her privacy, we will have no further statements about this incident.”

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 19h

This morning, masked Border Patrol agents violently pinned a longtime WGN-TV producer to the ground after detaining another unidentified male in Chicago, eventually arresting her and hauling her off in an unmarked silver van.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

WGN-TV producer violently detained during Chicago ICE enforcement action

A DHS spokesperson said that Debbie Brockman was placed under arrest for ‘assault on a federal law enforcement officer,’ claiming the WGN employee threw objects at the agent.

www.independent.co.uk

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Sinboo [Spooky He/ Spooky His] @sinboy.bsky.social · 14h

Going to point out again that the suffering they cause is why they do the job. They love traumatizing people. Children especially.

The media is not interested.

Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 16h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Sinboo [Spooky He/ Spooky His] @sinboy.bsky.social · 14h

Or if Democrats had any political sense at all, they'd be on the ground filming and asking why the media isn't', then pointing at all the merger deals Trump keeps approving

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 20h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 15h

This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Nero Wolfe @nero-wolfe.bsky.social · 19h

You can tell this statement is bullshit because Border Patrol hit a car as they were leaving with Brockman in their vehicle, not before her arrest.

In the video from @thetnholler.bsky.social, you can see the front of the van is undamaged while she is being cuffed.

bsky.app/profile/thet...

CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 20h

UPDATE: In emailed statement to me / @reason.com, DHS alleges that WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman "threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer."

Screencap of email from DHS public affairs: Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin:

“U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations and when several violent agitators used their vehicles to block in agents in an effort to impede and assault federal officers. In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers used their service vehicle to strike a suspect’s vehicle and create an opening. As agents were driving, Deborah Brockman, a U.S. citizen, threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of illegal aliens violently resisting arrest and agitators and criminals ramming cars into our law enforcement officers. These attacks highlight the dangers our law enforcement officers face daily—all while receiving no pay thanks to the Democrats’ government shutdown.”

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Sinboo [Spooky He/ Spooky His] @sinboy.bsky.social · 14h

Transform to super saiyan?

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Sinboo [Spooky He/ Spooky His] @sinboy.bsky.social · 15h

If you can't trust the president...

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Sinboo [Spooky He/ Spooky His] @sinboy.bsky.social · 15h

Piping hot?

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 17h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 20h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Sinboo [Spooky He/ Spooky His] @sinboy.bsky.social · 16h

It would cost Dem politicians basic airfare to visit downtown Portland, talk to some store owners, and explain to the country that Donald Trump is hallucinating or being lied to.

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