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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1h

tl;dr this is, as I've been screaming into the wind about for a week now, not just illegal as shit but fundamentally means the Constitution as written is no longer in effect

That said if you want an even deeper dive on the subject than I've done, this is a very good thread

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 2h

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.

It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.

Long thread.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-8/

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Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 46m

Same

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 1h

This whole interview with @lindseyboylan.bsky.social is amazing, but we need to shout this from the rooftops.

There's this message that abusive men like to send that's something like "yeah, I'm an abuser, but I'm a strong man who can get things done."

And no, he isn't.

LINDSEY BOYLAN: People who abuse women abuse every kind of power they have.

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Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 51m

/raises hand

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 1h

tHeYRe jUst kIdS www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 2h

Let’s cleanse the timeline with a Ref-Footed Tortoise

A juvenile Red-Footed Tortoise tries to look over the blocks which have been used to fashion a rudimentary maze

Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 6h

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An image depicting the members of Orchestra Obsolete using weird instruments from the 1930s to play “Blue Monday” by New Order

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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 20h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 21h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 18h

I miss Kim Wexler

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20h

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

nyti.ms

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Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 18h

I do so ❤️ and respect my governor!

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Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 18h

Misread as “itch”

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Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 18h

I buy every iteration of Creeper action figures fires I can find!

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Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 18h

Supported with offers to help

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 1d

This is yet another reminder that the "you can just walk around with your papers and be fine!" is a lie: the cops routinely claim whatever documentation you provide is invalid

It's racism all the way down

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Chicago Tribune: Greeley, who was born at Illinois Masonic hospital and is adopted, carries a copy of her passport just in case she runs into federal agents.

“I am Latina and I am a service worker,” Greeley said. “I fit the description of what they’re looking for now.”

During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she “doesn’t look like” a Greeley.

“They said this isn’t real, they kept telling me I’m lying, I’m a liar,” Greeley recalled. “I told them to look in the rest of my wallet, I have my credit cards, my insurance.”

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Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 23h

You’d be surprised

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine saying this and the Karoline is Karoline Leavitt. My god, that’s pathetic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Dasha Burns to Trump after he dissed her and didn't know who she was: "Sir, talk to Karoline. She'll vouch for me."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request

The group, "ICE Sighting-Chicagoland," has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.

trib.al

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Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 1d

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A scene from the video for Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” showing the singer looking excitedly at something (a movie screen) and smiling

Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 1d

oh my oh my oh my

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump speaking in front of a group of world leaders: "I'm the only one that matters"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump on Orban: "We love Viktor. You are fantastic, alright? I know a lot of people don't agree with me, but I'm the only one that matters. He's a great leader. I endorsed him the last election he had and he won by 28 points. You're gonna do even better this time when you have another election."

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Scott Johnson @thinpartitions.bsky.social · 1d

/bends the knee

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