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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

NEW: A Tennessee appeals court ruled that the evidence didn’t prove Russell Maze's innocence, even though the medical examiner whose testimony helped convict Maze had recanted and concluded Maze’s son died of natural causes, not abuse.

By @pamelacolloff.bsky.social

Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony

Dissenting from the court’s majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner’s reversal “calls into doubt the foundation of the trial.”

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

NEW: A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity.

Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.

“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force

A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 2d

Every Bengals fan rn

a cartoon character says you raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly sir

ALT: a cartoon character says you raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly sir

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 2d

Really have tbh

Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 2d

Having worked with people on SNAP (and TANF), I wholeheartedly concur. Please go get f&*$ed!

Liz W Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 3d

Unless you’ve been on SNAP or had to be a cashier in a grocery store while someone discovers the insane restrictions placed on SNAP food choices, I simply think you should shut the hell up about food access.

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 3d

Amazing!

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 3d

The abandoned Imperial Theater in Cincinnati

Outdoor picture of Imperial Theater sign in Cincinnati

Interior of theater seats, with stage in background

Picture of abandoned theater balcony and ground floor

Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 3d

Touring the abandoned Jackson Brewery

An old brewery at night, with people shining flashlights at it

A grate covering leading to a lagering cellar

Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 3d

Dark but accurate

Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 3d

oh my God.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

Wow. Yes let’s see those files. #TrumpEpsteinFilesCoverUp

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 5d

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As Darfur's last city falls, fears grow 'there will be no one left to save' — NPR

Sudan’s army has lost its last foothold of el-Fasher, in Darfur, to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Now warnings are mounting of a second genocide as mass killings unfold before the world.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 6d

New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo

“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”

“Alright, we just got to verify that”

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ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship

Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 6d

The reason FDR knew the feds had to take the lead on relieving the Great Depression is because he knew that charities couldn't do it all

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

FOOD BANK DIRECTOR: “For every meal a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides 9. There’s no way we can meet that gap. We were not built to do this.”

(@TNDemocrats are imploring @GovBillLee to fund SNAP with the billions in reserves as other states are, but he refuses)

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 6d

We wanted to understand what a Zohran Mamdani administration would mean for New York. So we talked to a Kentucky woman who once tied for 5th place in a swim race with a transgender woman and got really mad that she didn't get to hold the trophy.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6d

NEW: A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica sets up new roadblocks to care for male veterans with breast cancer.

The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.

Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage

A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 6d

Seems bad

www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...

Camouflaging cars and swapping license plates: How agents make immigration arrests

Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.

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Jennifer Piscopo @jennpiscopo.bsky.social · 8d

For @policyoptions.irpp.org, I wrote about how Canada lags its European and Anglo peers in electing women to parliament, how that harms their reputation, and, drawing on research w/ @dzobrien.bsky.social & Amanda Clayton, why voters prefer gender parity. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/gend...

Canada ranks 71st for women in politics

Canada ranks 71st in the world for women in parliament. Voters support gender quotas to make politics more representative.

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 7d

Fr there's probably a Third Way consultant that would say this

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7d

🚨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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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 8d

Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

Complete disregard for human life

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 8d

If it works here - particularly if the SCOTUS overturns Powell v. McCormack and decides that Congress has broad power to not seat members- there is nothing stopping the GOP from simply refusing to seat members of the opposition party

Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 8d

Republicans are using the excuse of a government shutdown - and the lack of public attention - to refuse to carry out the Speaker’s duties

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Andrew H. Smith @ahsmith923.bsky.social · 8d

One thing I don’t think enough people are taking about re: refusal to seat an elected rep is that this is a dry run for refusing to seat any political opponents

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