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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1h

Peter Thiel, a billionaire who backed JD Vance’s political career (among others) and is a leading donor on the right, is warning that critics of technology are likely the “Antichrist.”

No, it doesn’t make any sense. But he has a lot of money.

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1h

Peter Thiel, a billionaire who backed JD Vance’s political career (among others) and is a leading donor on the right, is warning that critics of technology are likely the “Antichrist.”

No, it doesn’t make any sense. But he has a lot of money.

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Politico @politico.com · 18h

Republican Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt condemns the deployment of Texas's National Guard to Illinois.

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if [Gov. JB] Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration,” Stitt told The New York Times in an interview.

GOP Oklahoma governor criticizes Texas National Guard deployment to Illinois

Kevin Stitt, the chair of the National Governors Association, broke with his party in an interview with The New York Times.

www.politico.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19h

The Rutgers TPUSA chapter — whose characterization of a historian there as a “outspoken, well-known antifa member” led to death threats and moving his family to Europe — think *other* people are being “blatantly defamatory.”

Not them, though. They’re doing politics the right way.

Rutgers TPUSA officers slam petition to shut down chapter, ‘Blatantly defamatory’

Alexander Di Filippo accuses Turning Point USA of inciting violence against Antifa handbook author Mark Bray.

www.foxnews.com

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 18h

someone should tell Trump they don't give the Peace Prize to people who blow up boats and murder those on high seas nor to those who deploy military against their own people. NEVER.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 17h

U.S. District Judge April Perry says it comes down to a "credibility determination."

"I simply cannot credit [the Trump administration's] declarations to the extent they contradict state and local law enforcement. … DHS' perception of events are simply unreliable."

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 17h

#BREAKING A federal judge say she will grant "in part" a request by the state of Illinois for a temporary restraining order against the deployment of National Guard troops into the state.

U.S. District Judge April Perry is still ruling and has not outlined the details of her order.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 17h

Perry: "I'm going to issue an oral ruling."

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 16h

Comes down to a credibility determination. On National Guard in Chicago, and DHS loses that determination.

An important aspect of a credibility determination is that it's a factual assessment by a district court judge, makes it more difficult for the losing party to overturn the decision on appeal.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 17h

U.S. District Judge April Perry says it comes down to a "credibility determination."

"I simply cannot credit [the Trump administration's] declarations to the extent they contradict state and local law enforcement. … DHS' perception of events are simply unreliable."

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 17h

#BREAKING A federal judge say she will grant "in part" a request by the state of Illinois for a temporary restraining order against the deployment of National Guard troops into the state.

U.S. District Judge April Perry is still ruling and has not outlined the details of her order.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 13h

Exactly this:

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 15h

Trump makes peace in the Middle East and war at home. @sbg1.bsky.social on the contrast between Trump's martial rhetoric against fellow Americans and his push to end hostilities in Gaza. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

Trump, the Self-Styled “President of PEACE” Abroad, Makes War at Home

The President’s martial rhetoric against fellow-Americans is a striking contrast with his push for an end to hostilities in Gaza.

www.newyorker.com

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 16h

BREAKING: Letitia James held Trump accountable & now he’s hijacking the DOJ to indict her in retaliation

This isn’t justice, it’s abuse of power

We will be amending our existing ethics complaint against Halligan & pursuing other legal measures

www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/10.09.25...

Press Release | Democracy Defenders Fund

www.democracydefendersfund.org

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Corey Brettschneider @democracyprof.bsky.social · 21h

The Posse Comitatus Act began as a reactionary move against Reconstruction, blocking the Army from protecting newly freed citizens.

Now, in a bitter twist, it’s one of the few guardrails left to defend democracy. Our new episode is up.
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Rule of Law on Trial — Jake Tapper on America’s Legal Crossroads

Podcast Episode · The Oath and The Office · 10/09/2025 · 1h 10m

podcasts.apple.com

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Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 21h

Mike Mattler is truly the expert I'd want to hear from most on Trump's EO that appears to extend US security guarantees to #Qatar - former lead Executive branch treaty lawyer, former counsel at SFRC.

Read his analysis of the key Qs and how to think about them:

www.justsecurity.org/122118/trump...

Some Questions About Trump’s Order Pledging to Defend Qatar’s Security

Trump's EO on Qatar raises a number of important legal and policy questions that merit careful consideration by Congress and the public.

www.justsecurity.org

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d

The Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Census Bureau. The CDC. The FDA. Now NOAA. There's seemingly no source of government data that Trump doesn't want to be able to corrupt.

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 2d

Hey cool the NOAA guy who was found to have violated the agency's code of ethics for his role in Sharpiegate has been confirmed as the head of NOAA.

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA

www.nytimes.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

Today, Trump said: “We took the freedom of speech away.”

The political ground has shifted so dramatically for the worse that this isn’t a major scandal.

www.yahoo.com/news/videos/...

Trump says 'we took the freedom of speech away' with flag burning order

Trump says 'we took the freedom of speech away' with flag burning orderSource: Reuters

www.yahoo.com

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Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 1d

Secretary Rubio has this wrong.

The US is not currently engaged in hostilities with Houthis or Iranian proxies, so there's no termination required.

And the resolution specifically states it does NOT prevent the US "from defending itself from an armed attack or threat of an imminent armed attack"

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 1d

Dog Whistle? More Like Yappy Bark
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Dog Whistle? More Like Yappy Bark

Stephen Miller is out of control

open.substack.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

“Before Pete Hegseth Joined Trump’s War on DEI, He Advocated for Educational Equity as a Harvard Student”

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Before Pete Hegseth Joined Trump’s War on DEI, He Advocated for Educational Equity as a Harvard Student | News | The Harvard Crimson

In his first nine months as Secretary of War, Pete B. Hegseth has railed against “woke garbage” and diversity programs. But in 2013, as a Harvard Kennedy School master’s student, Hegseth advocated for...

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 2d

Transnational violent extremism poses a national security threat to Western countries. How those nations deal with the threat varies based on their legal authorities.

Thomas E. Brzozowski writes that all would benefit if countries coordinated their response.

www.justsecurity.org/121760/synch...

Strategic Synchronization of Sanctions and Designations Regimes

If the U.S. and foreign partners could strategically deploy their counterterrorism programs to target a common enemy, all would benefit.

www.justsecurity.org

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s Trump calling for the jailing of the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois.

Totally normal. Just an ordinary day in the Trump regime.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s Trump calling for the jailing of the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois.

Totally normal. Just an ordinary day in the Trump regime.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 2d

This guy is such a dumb dipshit. How do you have “plenary authority” when you are using authority under power delegated by a statute (which you just cited) that contains specific conditions and limitations?? I am guessing he realized how idiotic he sounded the minute it came out of his mouth

Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social · 2d

Miller oopsie doodled and said the quiet part out loud, talking about DT aka himself having “plenary authority”:

A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 2d

My own story on the raid is here:

What a Chicago immigration raid says about Trumpism
www.economist.com/united-state...
From The Economist

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 2d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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