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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 15h

I know no one has the staff anymore but I wish a news org would track down the people who yelled about this and get them on the record about the demolition.

Joelelan @typomaker.bsky.social · 15h

I remember Fox News spending days on the scandal that was Michelle Obama’s modest little veggie garden. It was discussed and berated non-stop with the general theme being ‘how dare she desecrate those hallowed grounds.

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Wil Wheaton @wilwheaton.net · 15h

I keep seeing friends who aren't thrilled that Word is newly enshittified. At the risk of sounding like one of Those Guys, there is a magnificent, full featured, entirely free alternative called Libre Office that works on all platforms. I've used it exclusively for over a decade.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15h

This is not a joke. It actually happened.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 15h

The Pentagon announces they are replacing The New York Times’ press credentials with the MyPillow guy’s media outlet.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14h

Let’s call it what it is: murder

A tweet from Jessica Tarlov says: “The government has killed 32 people in 7 strikes with no evidence they were traffickers... The law still applies, even to suspected drug traffickers, and right now, the Administration’s story isn’t adding up.” Below is a screenshot from Fox News’ The Five showing Tarlov speaking on-air, with a chyron reading “TRUMP VS NARCOS – PRESIDENT RAMPS UP STRIKES AGAINST TRAFFICKERS.”

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 16h

There is no difference between Trump destroying the East Wing and using a wrecking ball on the Washington Monument or Smithsonian. Just because he (temporarily) lives there doesn't give him the right to demolish the White House without Congressional approval.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

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

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 15h

Only a few dozen weeks since "the president will demolish the entire east wing of the white house and replace it with an illegal ballroom paid for by outright bribes extracted from big companies and billionaires" would have made you sound like a lunatic

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 16h

Norms & duct tape. That's all the Republic has turned out to be, because the laws & the Constitution do not enforce themselves. There are about 30 people in Washington who can fix this. We should stop giving them free passes all day every day & laser-focus on getting them to do their damn jobs.

Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 23d

It is incredibly difficult to get folks to understand that there are literally 20-30 people in DC who could end all of this tomorrow, & all of them are Republicans in Congress, & no one in the National Conversation seems interested in paying attention to that.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 13h

East wing carnage

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 13h

if we are to expect more raids like canal st then things are not going to go well for ICE or the trump admin in NYC

a solid third of New Yorkers are immigrants, and a whole lot more have been watching and waiting for trump to fuck around.

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 13h

trump admin: expect more raids like canal st as part of a “push” to expand ICE into NYC (where they’ve been arresting nearly everyone who walks into 26 federal plaza in a dragnet operation)

seems to me more indicators this was a stunt
www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/22/c...

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 13h

Bonus primary points to which ever Democrat promises to demolish whatever fucking monstrosity ballroom Trump builds

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Cathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 13h

Honestly, it's probably worth burying the demolition company in litigation. Surely not hard to find a non-frivolous claim. Make them, and any other Trump goons, regret doing his dirty work.

Without goons he can do a lot less.

Cathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 13h

Could someone sue the demolition company? Do they have potential criminal liability to be prosecuted in the next administration?

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 15h

specifically, someone could potentially sue the park service

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 15h

I am kind of astonished at how muted the reaction has been so far in a country were people try to get, like, gas stations declared as historic landmarks. Can we at least get Mike Johnson on camera claiming he hasn’t seen these pictures? Or doesn’t know where or what the White House is?

Trump Is Demolishing the Entire East Wing to Make Way for His Ballroom
President Trump initially said the construction at the White House would not touch the East Wing or "interfere with the current building."
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 16h

This little item by Luke Broadwater on the abrupt, wholly unannounced destruction of a major component of the White House complex is a microcosm of the dysfunctional relationship the press has with this mendacious administration. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

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Donna of Queens @thedonster.bsky.social · 13h

Not enough money in the world to get me to watch Sliwa or Cuomo and their gigantic egos.

Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 14h

ok who's gonna watch the debate tonight, who loves pain

Watch the Final Debate for NYC Mayor Here

Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa face off one last time Wednesday in a debate hosted by NY1, WNYC and THE CITY.

www.thecity.nyc

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h

Breaking: Sen. Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor for 22 hours and 37 minutes to denounce Trump and his agenda.

It's the fourth longest floor speech in U.S. Senate history.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19h

Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking on the Senate floor since 6:20pm last night — protesting Trump and warning that "tyranny has arrived."

"Trump is shredding our Constitution. Is it okay for masked federal agents to arrest people off the street because of their skin color … Not in a free America."

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 13h

Please listen to this driver's testimony about the entire incident (too long to embed). She says she has no idea how they knew who her passenger was, they never produced a warrant, and she isn't sure they even knew his name:

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMHSkAKr/

I felt like I needed to make a video after what I experienced this morning to give a bit more info on the story. I have no idea how they knew who was in my vehicle or if they just randomly pulled me o...

TikTok video by Kim

www.tiktok.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

6) Everyone's a Nazi, and they're not afraid to say so in text messages.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts

Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

www.politico.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

5) Months after a similar scandal, your pageant contest turned insurance lawyer turned defense attorney turned hitwoman did something very stupid on Signal.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

The signal exchange between Lindsey Halligan and Anna Bower where the former attempts to retroactively declare everything off the record.

By the way - everything | ever sent you isoff record. You're not a journalist so it'sweird saying that but just letting you know.

I'm sorry, but that's not how this works.You don't get to say that in retrospect.

Yes | do. Off record.

I am really sorry. I would have been happy to speak with you on an off the record basis had you asked. But you didn't ask, and I still haven't agreed to speak on that basis. Do you have any further comment for the story?

It's obvious the whole convo is off record.There's disappearing messages and it's on signal. What is your story? You never even told me about a story.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

For the sake of posterity I thought I'd do a thread on all the epically stupid things Trump has done in recent days.

1) Let them eat ballroom

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

You need to see this…

Just so we’re all clear on the gravity and historical significance of what Trump has done to the East Wing of the People’s House.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.

Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.

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Donna of Queens @thedonster.bsky.social · 2d

And next time Republicans start cosplaying the civility police, let's all remind them of this video.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

If you have a Republican MoC--Senate or Hill--probably a good time to call their office and ask if they back Trump taking a shit on America.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 2d

it is very bad that cynicism is the default mode of U.S. political reporting and that institutions teach young reporters that it's wisdom.

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