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Eric L. Robinson @uticaeric.bsky.social · 4h

“I can’t pay my mortgage but there are coins in my ashtray, I’m good for it”

It’s both stupid and anti-Constitutional.

Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 4h

www.politico.com/live-updates...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.
A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC
News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 4h

"Honestly, in my ten years working at MSNBC, I don't think I've had an experience like the one that I had in that moment where, as she watched, the security guys with us were crying, the camera guy was crying" as this young woman watched footage of her mother having just been grabbed by ICE.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"She said to me after that - Samantha, 21 years old - all my life I've prepared for this moment. All my life, my mom, 53 years old, who was just going to get meat for a stew, has told me one day this could come."

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social talks ICE with @timmiller.bsky.social on The Bulwark Pod

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Wesley 🏳️‍🌈❌👑 @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 6h

“I would be hard-pressed to think of a stupider tax policy that’s become law,” said Brian Galle, a law professor at UC Berkeley whose focus includes taxes.
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He also said it could lead some employers to cut workers’ pay “by the full amount of tax savings.”
calmatters.org/economy/2025...

'No tax on tips' might not be a windfall for workers, experts say

Some economists doubt the effectiveness of the new tax law, especially in light of other cuts in benefits.

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YIMBYs Against Ezra Klein @orko.bsky.social · 7h

Probably the breaking point for “Republicans can be the abusive father and voters will blame Democrats (mother) for it”

CNN @cnn.com · 14h

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

www.cnn.com

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 8h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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Bat 🦇 Borus @matthewborus.bsky.social · 8h

In February, I feared they might turn IDEA into a block grant, which would be bad. I wrote, “Families who already must fight to ensure that their children receive the schooling they deserve will be put on weaker footing.”

But the wholesale (and illegal) firing of this office seems markedly worse.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 9h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 9h

The thing is, Roberts was an unmemorable, mostly mediocre, chief justice in ordinary times. Absent the Trump assault on role of law, he’d be remembered for preserving the ACA if he was remembered for anything.

But Trump happened. And Roberts will be remembered alongside Taney.

Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 10h

Roberts is presiding over, and driving, a stunning collapse in faith in the U.S. Supreme Court, not just among the public, but among federal judges.

What a failure. The Titanic captain of chief justices.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 10h

“More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.”

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Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · 3d

We have got to do something about electricity rates in California.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 13h

One judge compared their district’s current relationship with the Supreme Court to “a war zone.” Another said the courts were in the midst of a “judicial crisis.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Wen should direct more attention to incidents like these because Americans are more likely to respond to brutality to pets than to brutality to human beings.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

also a sign of how far trump has checked out-there is zero chance in the old days he would countenance anyone else taking credit, even in a slip of the tongue

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Wesley 🏳️‍🌈❌👑 @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile all these new data centers that the big tech companies are promising to build need gobs of energy from somewhere 😬

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

less than one year into trump 2.0, some of the country’s biggest wind (lava ridge) and solar (e7) projects now appear to be canceled and major transmission lines across the west are on the skids

we should call him who he is: degrowth donald

cc @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social @heatmap.news

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 1d

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

More than convincing anyone, this makes opposition *fun*

There's a big chunk of our civilization that thinks we should do things that are important just because they're important; we shouldn't need them to be enjoyable. But there are also some who think, hey, let's make it fun to do the right thing

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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This literally does nothing. You are not beating fascism by dressing up in inflatable suits and dancing

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Portland is leading the way. This is how you (non violently) beat Fascism. Humor and ridicule are key.

Stillframe from a video of Portland protesters dancing in inflatable suits

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Saad Asad @realsaadasad.bsky.social · 1d

Trump cut park staff to save money, but parks are now losing millions in entrance fees because there's no one to collect them. Meanwhile, rescue response times doubled.

You can't always cut your way to efficiency.

Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling.

Amid deep cuts, more than 90 parks have reported problems like lost revenue and cuts to emergency services. One expert called this “a dangerous path.”

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

all stick no carrot included the troops

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 1d

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1d

As a protest optics nerd love about the inflatables is how much they visually disrupt and pull focus from the fascist shock imagery Noem & Miller are trying to create.

So many of these photos now look like the world's silliest dance party, backgrounded by a bunch of guys in uniform looking awkward

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Wesley 🏳️‍🌈❌👑 @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 1d

Clear eyes
Webbed feet
CAN'T LOSE
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

Portland Frog gets it

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Wesley 🏳️‍🌈❌👑 @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 1d

Get in loser, we're reclaiming amphibia back from the alt right

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 1d

Frogtifa

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🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 1d

this is dumb. if oyster boy can't beat the old lady how's he gonna beat the other old lady

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 1d

The important thing is RIFs also cost money in the long run, because all of these jobs will get brought back as contractors or rehired, basically.

This is basically pointless pain and administrative stupidity brought about by a moron.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

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collie.bsky.social @collie.bsky.social · 1d

The regime is calling an opposition march a “hate rally”. Nothing bad could come of this!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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