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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 6h

JD Vance’s unwillingness to condemn the Nazi GOP groupchat provides the press corps yet another opportunity to probe his personal associations, and take note of how the whole administration exists to please them and make sadistic content go viral. www.offmessage.net/p/governing-...

Governing For The Gram

Republicans are obsessed with finding non-existent connections between Democrats and "the violent left" Meanwhile...

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 20h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 10h

Seth Moulton to Challenge Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey in 2026 Primary

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Seth Moulton to Challenge Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey in 2026 Primary

The U.S. Representative argues the need for generational change in his primary challenge against the incumbent U.S. Senator.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 21h

Maine Governor Janet Mills Enters Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate

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Maine Governor Janet Mills Enters Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate

She joins the contest after heavy recruiting from Senate Democratic leadership.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"It's so weird to be a super duper butch warfighting warrior, and also to be so obsessed with what people are tweeting about you." What is up with Hegseth's snowflakery?

JVL and @EggerDC discuss:

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 23h

Himes: You know, it's the Pete Hegseth insecurity that requires a constant marination in testosterone and fraternity-boy macho bullshit that, at the end of the day, would be funny if it weren't both lethal and counterproductive to actually dealing with the nation's drug problem.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 1d

Judge William Smith (W. Bush appointee): The Government has done "precisely what the ... [court's] Order forbids."

The case is Illinois v. FEMA

On Wednesday, we'll publish an updated catalogue of such judicial decisions on noncompliance with court orders at @justsecurity.org at the link below:

The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation

Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."

www.justsecurity.org

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

Free speech is when Republicans can say what they want and when you can say what they want. bsky.app/profile/noup...

Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 1d

Casting News - MGM+'s "American Hostage" and FOX's "Best Medicine"

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Casting News - MGM+'s "American Hostage" and FOX's "Best Medicine"

"Doc Martin" star to appear on the upcoming American remake.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 1d

Season 4 of "Bridgerton" Receives Premiere Date on Netflix

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Season 4 of "Bridgerton" Receives Premiere Date on Netflix

The drama will air in two parts in early 2026.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 2d

REVIEW: CBS' "Matlock" - Episode 2.01 "The Before Times"

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REVIEW: CBS' "Matlock" - Episode 2.01 "The Before Times"

Matty questions the paternity of the man claiming to be Alfie's father. Also, the team takes on an arson case while Olympia tries to protect Julian's involvement in the Wellbrexa case.

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Tennis Updates @tennisupdates.bsky.social · 3d

This Years WTA 1000 Champions:

Doha: Amanda Anisimova
Dubai: Mirra Andreeva
Indian Wells: Mirra Andreeva
Miami: Aryna Sabalenka
Madrid: Aryna Sabalenka
Rome: Jasmine Paolini
Canada: Victoria Mboko
Cincy: Iga Swiatek
Beijing: Amanda Anisimova
Wuhan: Coco Gauff

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Of all the excuses not to show up to work while still collecting a paycheck, refusing to show up for 2 months so you can conceal info about sex trafficking because the perps are wealthy and powerful can only be conjured up in the toxic mind hive of Trump & House GOP leadership.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 3d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 2d

Peacock Sets Premiere Date for New Drama "The Copenhagen Test" Starring Simu Liu

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Peacock Sets Premiere Date for New Drama "The Copenhagen Test" Starring Simu Liu

The drama will debut in December 2025.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 2d

Coco Gauff Clinches Final WTA 1000 Title of 2025 Season at Wuhan Open

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Coco Gauff Clinches Final WTA 1000 Title of 2025 Season at Wuhan Open

Gauff defeated her fellow American Jessica Pegula in the final.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 3d

Valentin Vacherot Rallies to Win Battle of the Cousins at 2025 Shanghai Masters

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Valentin Vacherot Rallies to Win Battle of the Cousins at 2025 Shanghai Masters

Vacherot becomes the first player representing Monaco to ever win an ATP title during the Open Era.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 3d

Democrat Helena Moreno Elected Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana

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Democrat Helena Moreno Elected Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana

The consolidated city-parish also voted for members of the city council and four parish-wide offices.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4d

This seems like a good time to remind everyone that Donald Trump’s first appearance in the New York Times was when the Nixon Justice Dept. sued him and his father for refusing to rent apartments to black people.

◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 4d

HUD laid off so many fair housing investigators on Friday that it shuttered the regional offices that oversee discrimination cases in 9 states: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

HUD Issues Layoff Notices, Targeting Fair Housing Staff With Deep Cuts

Fair housing staffers who investigate claims of housing discrimination at field offices nationwide were among the hundreds of HUD staffers who received layoff notices.

www.bloomberg.com

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 3d

Disney+ Reveals Premiere Date for New Drama "Wonder Man" Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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Disney+ Reveals Premiere Date for New Drama "Wonder Man" Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Marvel's next series will arrive in January 2026.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 3d

Paramount+ Announces Premiere Date for New Drama "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" Starring Holly Hunter

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Paramount+ Announces Premiere Date for New Drama "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy"

The drama launches in January 2026.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 3d

REVIEW: CBS' "Beyond the Gates" - Episodes 1.144 through 1.148

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REVIEW: CBS' "Beyond the Gates" - Episodes 1.144 through 1.148

Fairmount Crest mourns one of their own. Kat makes a bold move in the relationship department. Martin and Smitty struggle to find a path forward.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

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