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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 8h

“Trump administration officials have expressed confidence that they will continue to win at the Supreme Court — where the president has racked up multiple victories this year. That might make them less concerned with activities in the lower courts.”

They believe they own John Roberts …

Skeptical judges increasingly question administration’s veracity

Judges have increasingly shown exasperation with Trump administration court tactics. The White House has shot back, raising tensions to previously unseen levels.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9h

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h

United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, flanked by Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, get loudly booed in Tel Aviv, Israel as they praise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 6h

I am once again directing everybody’s attention to the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns turning their season around by putting in their third string QB named Lunch Winfield

mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 6h

louisiana just hit a 69-yd td pass + catch hit in stride. 🤌🏽🤌🏽

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 5h

great awokening

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6h

Father Larry attempts to walk toward the detention center.

ISP prevent people from moving forward. Lieutenant Col Bradley says he's making a call and dialing the ICE facility, but also says people may be waiting a while.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 13h

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Elliot @1t2ls.bsky.social · 5h

because to attack this man or disrupt him in any way is from a catholic perspective (and especially from a conservative catholic perspective) a supreme act of sacrilege, like attacking or desecrating Jesus himself.

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Burger @burg3rtime.bsky.social · 6h

A fantastic breakdown of why this case has been doomed from the start

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12h

By the time of James' arraignment on October 24, DOJ will EITHER have dismissed Jim Comey's case, OR the evidence that Halligan was unlawfully appointed AND the evidence that EDVA knew they had no probable cause against Comey will be public.

www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/11/p...

Prosecutors Sucking Lemons in Their Vindictive Prosecution of Jim Comey - emptywheel

Unless prosecutors find a way to make the Jim Comey prosecution go away, in nine days, we'll get details (in the Vindictive and Selective Prosecution motion) of the efforts Trump has already made to p...

www.emptywheel.net

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 7h

It's official:

-2025 is now a more threatening year for the survival of the republic than 1968.

-John Roberts will now go down in history as a worse chief justice than Roger "Dred Scott" Taney.

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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bobhall44.bsky.social @bobhall44.bsky.social · 4h

Marco Rubio. Child starver/killer.

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 5h

Starving Children Screaming for Food as U.S. Aid Cuts Unleash Devastation and Death

Across Myanmar and in refugee camps along its borders, the suffering unleashed by US' gutting of its foreign aid has been severe and deadly, particularly for children, AP found
www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

Starving Children Screaming for Food as U.S. Aid Cuts Unleash Devastation and Death

A look at the outcome of Trump's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development

www.medpagetoday.com

bobhall44.bsky.social @bobhall44.bsky.social · 4h

Who the fuck controls the Illinois State Police? The Governor? Then WTF are they doing ICE's bidding?

Flying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 5h

Whatever else is going on. The local, state? Police understand what ICE does not. Aggressive violence towards nuns and priests doesn’t get you very far.

In some ways this feels like a narrative from 150 years ago, or even 300.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6h

Request denied/unanswered.

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Joel @snufkinlib.bsky.social · 5h

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6h

Father Larry attempts to walk toward the detention center.

ISP prevent people from moving forward. Lieutenant Col Bradley says he's making a call and dialing the ICE facility, but also says people may be waiting a while.

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bobhall44.bsky.social @bobhall44.bsky.social · 4h

Marc is not so much a lickspittle conservative as a moron.

John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 5h

Maga lickspittles are, by no meaning of the word, conservative.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 5h

Bit of panic here...

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

Trump says he’s ordered Hegseth to pay the troops during the government shutdown.

“We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS.”

Trump: Chuck Schumer recently said, "Every day gets better" during their Radical Left Shutdown. I DISAGREE! If nothing is done, because of
"Leader" Chuck Schumer and the Democrats, our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th. That is why I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th. We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS. I will not allow the Democrats to hold our Military, and the entire Security of our Nation, HOSTAGE, with their dangerous Government Shutdown. The Radical Left Democrats should OPEN THE GOVERNMENT, and then we can work together to address Healthcare, and many other things that they want to destroy. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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10/11/25, 10:35 AM

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Unity In Defiance @unityindefiance.bsky.social · 5h

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 10h

Coalition for Spirituality & Public Life host a Eucharistic Procession from St. Eulalia in Maywood to the ICE Detention Center in Broadview where there will be prayer & Communion. The Coalition will also try to bring Holy Communion to those detained in the facility, which is a right by Illinois law.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

The prosecution of Tish James is the product of a broken system that allows lawless billionaires to rule alongside corrupt politicians.

It’s as much a story of New York City as Washington, D.C.

But it's here in New York where a new era of politics will be born.

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 9h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h

I can't emphasize how important it is for people to understand that unless something FAR BIGGER than an election win happens, this is a pipe dream.

It would take quite a bit to get past qualified immunity.

Jesse Berney Has a Skeleton Inside @jesseberney.com · 5h

I can't emphasize enough how important it is that the next attorney general set a team to go through ICE records with a fine tooth comb and prosecute individual agents.

It's the only way to stop this from happening again.

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 9h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h

I'm not saying there should not be accountability.

I'm saying we need to get very creative, now, how to get that.

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Redsky @redsky.pirhoo.com · 5h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

Link | Subreddit

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

www.reddit.com

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bobhall44.bsky.social @bobhall44.bsky.social · 4h

Bossier City Moses has got nothing except absurd 2x4 MAGA talking points intended to encourage violence among the faithful. He's a pathetic disgrace.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5h

He’s sounding as unhinged as his boss lately.

Tweet from Really American: “BREAKING: In an insane moment, the Speaker of the House frames the upcoming ‘No Kings’ protest march as a ‘Hate America’ event, irresponsibly calling folks who oppose fascism ‘pro-Hamas.’ We found that ‘violent rhetoric’ Republicans have criticized.”
Below, a screenshot from Fox News shows Rep. Mike Johnson speaking with the U.S. Capitol in the background.

bobhall44.bsky.social @bobhall44.bsky.social · 4h

Botox lips, hair extensions, plastic surgery, et al fill me with confidence that the security of the homeland is in capable hands.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 18h

See the post above.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 1d

Jefferies reassured investors in its Point Bonita fund earlier this week: you don't primarily have exposure to First Brands, but its often IG-rated customers such as Walmart.

But when is a Walmart invoice not a really Walmart invoice?

@ericgplatt.ft.com and I explain: www.ft.com/content/dfb3...

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