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A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 2h

@yasukeredux.blacksky.app just watched highlights. Wow! What a battle! This is how WS match-ups should be. Close. Despite your guys being up now, still could easily go 7.

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A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 2h

@aoc.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @crockett.house.gov you all need to do this. Call their bluff!

A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 3h

The current Dem leadership is so dumb!

Shutdown solution: "Oh! You just want to make sure illegal immigrants can't use federal healthcare? Okay. We'll write that into the bill. Now release the #EpsteinFiles."

Cuz... illegal immigrants don't qualify for for federal #Medicaid.

Call their bluff!

A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 3h

The current Dem leadership is so dumb!

Shutdown solution: "Oh! You just want to make sure illegal immigrants can't use federal healthcare? Okay. We'll write that into the bill. Now release the #EpsteinFiles."

Cuz... illegal immigrants don't qualify for for federal #Medicaid.

Call their bluff!

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13h

NBC has a story on this as well already, and they've got an indicative quote as to how things will go:

"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Trump plans to install Border Patrol officials to lead a more aggressive migrant crackdown

The White House has approved a list of ICE leaders to be replaced by Border Patrol officials in coming days amid disappointment with arrest numbers.

www.nbcnews.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13h

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino.

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations.

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there.

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results.

Official statement to
@FoxNews
via
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 13h

They want a war.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13h

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 13h

🚨 BREAKING:
More than 100 former DOJ officials have filed a legal brief urging the court to dismiss the criminal case against James Comey, calling it “a vindictive prosecution” that violates decades of Justice Department norms.
More ⬇️

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14h

NEW: California says it will send its own monitors to watch Trump’s DOJ “poll watchers.” State officials warn the federal stunt is part of a broader effort to intimidate voters and question legitimate elections.

California to Monitor Trump’s DOJ Poll Watchers Amid Concerns of Voter Intimidation, Election Interference

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 14h

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A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 14h

@markhamillofficial.bsky.social speaks the truth.

Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

After abolishing the Electoral College & ending Citizen's United, nothing would be better for this country than public testimony about January 6th from Jack Smith.

A guy can dream, can't he? shorturl.at/o0qwt

Jamie Raskin Outsmarts Jim Jordan And Sets Up A Big Jack Smith Headache For Trump

Jim Jordan wants to investigate Jack Smith, so Jamie Raskin is using Jordan's investigation to try to get Smith to publicly testify about evidence against Trump.

shorturl.at

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A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 14h

Huh? Mike "Tiny" Johnson thinks the Dems control the government?

Someone else needs to get a big, beautiful cognitive test.

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A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 14h

DON'T FUCKING QUIT YOUR GOVERNMENT & MEDIA JOBS!

You're a firewall. When you quit, they'll put in a "Yes Man." That fucks us all.

Stop quitting & giving them what they want!

Especially you dumbfuck military officers! Stay in place! Use subterfuge to slow things down! Ffs! Use your fucking brains.

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 20h

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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Impeach Trump ❤️🤍💙🌊 @potusvpotus.bsky.social · 3d

#ImpeachTrump #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #POTUS

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Apr 17

If Trump’s erratic behavior feels like it’s accelerating, that’s because it is. An important message from our founder:

Very Important Thursday Message from Meidas Founder

By Ben Meiselas

www.meidasplus.com

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halcorley.bsky.social @halcorley.bsky.social · Jul 6

Someone prove this wrong.

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A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 15h

Everyone who's been following me knows for months I've suggested she become the boss. Glad to see someone with more followers and clout agrees!

@crockett.house.gov is awesome!

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 24

Dems should swap out Hakeem Jeffries with Jasmine Crockett.

They need that kind of fire.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

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A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 18h

Well, that was a 180 if ever there was one.

#Antichrist. Those of us with brains all know he is already, always have. Welcome to reality

UFC Fighter Who Vowed To Take A Bullet For Trump Has Revelation | HuffPost share.google/hmVbhYEXDVwT...

UFC Fighter Who Vowed To Take A Bullet For Trump Has Revelation

Bryce Mitchell, who once called Hitler a “good guy,” made a wild claim of biblical proportions about the president.

share.google

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A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 2d

Seriously, folx. Why aren't ALL federal employees walking?

Go on #strike! You hold REAL power.

Walk out & demand an end to the #shutdown & back pay & this shit's over. DON'T WORK FOR FREE!

Nothing at all can get done if you ALL walk.

A bonus is if the military walked, too.

#EpsteinFiles

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A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 20h

Must be a miserable life these ICE asswipes live. They're too fucking stupid to realize they're gonna be in deep fucking shit in about 1-2 years.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h

It's easy to believe most applicants to ICE can't even pass an open book test when you see the successful ones like this chad threatening to arrest a photographer simply for walking behind him in a goddamn Sam's Club parking lot.

Not exactly the sharpest bunch here.

Progressive Witch @progressive-witch.bsky.social · 1d

🧵1/2 IG: mike_kelly_photography

“After an unsuccessful foot
chase outside a Sam's Club, this ICE agent became visibly angry with my presence documenting their activity, threatening to arrest me several times-as seen in this video” 🟥cont.🧵⤵️⤵️⤵️

▪️Chicago
video taken 9:25 a.m. 10/22/2025

A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 1d

250 days until the U.S. is 250 years old.

Let's make sure it makes it that far.

A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think you can serve posthumously. Then again, i didn't think wed have Hitler and his Gestapo in power here either, so what do I know?

#EpsteinFiles

Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Trump refuses to rule out serving a third term, Trump discusses how he could serve a third term for the first time, Trump says he got an MRI but won't say for what, Rand Paul breaks from his party, and more.

A crazy news morning already. Independent media has never been so important.

BREAKING: Trump Refuses to Rule out Serving a Third Term and Publicly Discusses How he Could

Trump refuses to rule out serving a third term, Trump discusses how he could serve a third term for the first time, Trump says he got an MRI but won't say for what, Rand Paul breaks from his party

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ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 2d

From Truth & Accountability project:
Trump & GOP gave the 1% of richest Americans $117B in tax cuts for 2026 alone. That could fund ACA care for 26M Americans for ~5 years. Instead of 26M Americans getting needed healthcare, a few people worth $52T will get $117 billion they don’t need.
#ProudBlue

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Dennis …🟧🟦 @dennispr.bsky.social · 1d

Will we get to the full disclosure of Trump Epstein Pedo files?
@gjrboston.bsky.social
@janejune.bsky.social
@soul-soldier.bsky.social

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