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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 4h

With receipts!

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury being directed at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chapp...

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5h

Doh!

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 6h

Must resist the temptation to buy Battlefield 6...for the kids.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 6h

Corrupt AF. Just like Trump.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

www.propublica.org

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 7h

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 9h

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 6h

Joe Rogan once again broke ranks with MAGA to criticize the Trump administration’s hardline immigration policy during a discussion on his top-rated podcast.

Joe Rogan Trashes ICE Barbie’s Immigration Stunts in Podcast Rant

The world’s biggest podcaster also proposed an alternative approach to immigration policy.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 7h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K25C...

Trump’s DOJ Targets Letitia James

YouTube video by Mary Trump Media

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 7h

NY Giants, what happened today? Y'all were supposed to get spanked. Well done, folks. Well done!

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 9h

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Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 14h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 10h

You don't blow up Venezuelan & Colombian boats in international waters -- killing 21 people -- and expect a Nobel Peace Prize.

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 10h

whew

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Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival

Human Rights Watch says it 'cannot accept' donations from Aziz Ansari and other comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10h

@levparnas.bsky.social joins me to discuss who Trump is going to indict next after unleashing his Reeks against Comey and Letitia James.

We're Live now

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The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali | Substack

A political, cultural, and intellectual playground for the rest of us with writer Wajahat Ali. Click to read The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscriber...

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: Federal judge issues TRO following a second day of hearings, blocking the Trump administration from “ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois” from now through Oct. 23. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
STATE OF ILLINOIS, a sovereign state; and the CITY OF CHICAGO, an Illinois municipal corporation,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 25-cv-12174
Judge April M. Perry
V.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States; DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; KRISTI NOEM, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security;
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; PETER B.
HEGSETH, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Defense; UNITED STATES ARMY; DANIEL P. DRISCOLL, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Army,
Defendants.
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
This Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Doc. 3, and
ORDERS as follows:
1. Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns entered, and all persons acting in concert with them, are temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the
National Guard of the United States within Illinois.
2. This Temporary Restraining Order is at 5:55 P.M. central time on this 9th day of October
2025 and expires on October 23, 2025 at 11:59 P.M.
'President Trump, one of the name Defendants, is not enjoined by this Order.

3. Within two (2) calendar days of entry of this Temporary Restraining Order, Plaintiffs
shall post a nominal bond of $100. The bond shall be filed in the Clerk's Office and be
deposited into the registry of the Court.
4. Defendants' Request to Stay or Administratively Stay the Temporary Restraining Order,
Doc. 62 at 58, is DENIED.
5. A telephone hearing will be held on October 22, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. to address whether
this Temporary Restraining Order should be extended for an additional fourteen (14)
calendar days.
Dated: October 9, 2025
Coul MPeray.
APRIL M. PERRY
United States District Judge
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10h

I'll take it.

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

Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now

Officials in Oregon and Illinois had challenged the Trump administration’s push to dispatch the National Guard in both states.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 12h

New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued her first statement in the aftermath of being indicted by President Trump’s DOJ.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 13h

I stand with Attorney General Letitia James. This attack won’t silence the truth.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12h

Guest hosting for @maryltrump.bsky.social tonight, LIVE, at 6 pm ET.

Tune in. We're going to talk about Trump's "Kill Bill" List, the BS indictment of Letitia James, the MAGA War against America, and the Israel-Hamas Deal.

www.youtube.com/live/K25CNX2...

LIVE: Mary Trump RESPONDS to BREAKING NEWS

YouTube video by Mary Trump Media

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 12h

“N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Trump’s Pressure Campaign
*** Ms. James is accused of committing mortgage fraud. Her indictment follows a case brought against the former F.B.I. director James Comey.” 10/9/25 … 1/

Live Updates: N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Trump’s Pressure Campaign

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14h

Hearing from a lot of folks in and around CBS / Paramount. Thank you! But there's more I'd love your help with. If you work there, might you be able to text me? You can reach me on Signal @ premthakker.35

Your anonymity will be protected

No info? That's ok, just boost this so others see it too :)

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12h

Guest hosting for @maryltrump.bsky.social tonight, LIVE, at 6 pm ET.

Tune in. We're going to talk about Trump's "Kill Bill" List, the BS indictment of Letitia James, the MAGA War against America, and the Israel-Hamas Deal.

www.youtube.com/live/K25CNX2...

LIVE: Mary Trump RESPONDS to BREAKING NEWS

YouTube video by Mary Trump Media

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13h

Trump Wants the Nobel Peace Prize for War, Insurrection, and Indicting Letitia James with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social

A desperate Trump is attempting to distract from the Epstein Files by indicting Letitia James and declaring war on American critics.

thelefthook.substack.com/p/trump-want...

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13h

www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

Trump, 79, Posted Private Bondi Message About Indicting Enemy

The president was “surprised to learn” the message to his attorney general went out to 10 million people.

www.thedailybeast.com

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