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Judge temporarily blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois amid Chicago, Portland hearings

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 3h

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Somehow I don’t think the 7th Circuit will overrule this opinion. It’ll take the Supreme Shadow Docket to rescue him again.

In two courthouses on opposite sides of the country, Donald Trump’s attempt to send troops into Democratic-led cities faced a critical legal test on Thursday.

Fresh Russian incursions raise temperature for NATO in the Baltic Sea

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 3h

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Right here is where the next big war starts if everyone isn’t cool and careful. We’re definitely in a new Cold War.

Vaindloo island, a tiny rocky outcrop in the Gulf of Finland, is serving as an unlikely barometer for rising tensions between NATO and Russia.

What was agreed to in 1st phase of Gaza ceasefire deal

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 3h

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Let’s see if this holds up.

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department | CNN Politics

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 3h

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Anyone who went after him is getting the jackboot treatment.

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two s...

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The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 3h

And yet, here we are.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 3h

Did RFKjr go to A&M? It’s like he’d fit right in.

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 3h

Pee awww Vermin just can’t handle the truth. Donny Cankles is all over the files and they can’t redact them fast enough or thoroughly enough.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

All to cover up the Epstein files.

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 3h

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Donny Cankles is gonna implode when he gets THIS news. A Venezuelan woman beat his narrow dumb ass out for the one thing he wants and can’t have.

The world will never love you, Donald. You suck as a human being and we all hate you.

María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize | CNN

María Corina Machado has been announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 for “promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.” She is Venezuela’s main opposition leader, who is in...

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The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 22h

Cats.

Bringing love since forever.

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 22h

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What the actual redneck is going on here?

What alien has possessed Marjorie Greene?!

Marjorie Taylor Greene blames Republican leaders for government shutdown | CNN Politics

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) joins CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Pam Brown to discuss the government shutdown.

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Experts fear impact of deepening polarization and perceived political prosecutions

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

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This shit is tainting all federal prosecutors. The Justice Department will be decades recovering from the destruction wreaked by Blonde Ambition and her cronies. Federal judges never again will trust government lawyers and that does lasting damage to the system.

Reforms enacted after Watergate to bolster public confidence in the impartiality of prosecutions are proving dated and ineffective, legal experts warn.

In thirsty Reno, a crucial vote could usher in more water-guzzling data centers

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

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This is peak stupid.

A new development that initially planned to bring 5,000 new housing units to the area could soon draw sprawling data centers.

Do young people need Covid boosters? Research shows more protection for ages 65 and older

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

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We’re about to find out. You can’t get COVID boosters in a lot of the south anymore.

Overall effectiveness of the Covid vaccines for all adults is similar to that of the annual flu shot, according to a large study of veterans.

Trump to get a 'routine yearly' medical check-up — his second in 6 months

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

He’s no hero, but no one deserves this. They’re making him a good guy. It’s nauseating but here we are.

Donny Cankles ought to be thanking Comey. Comey made him. He’d still be a cheap reality TV shithead without James Comey torpedoing Hillary Clinton on the literal eve of the 2016 election.

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

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This ain’t routine. We’re watching him circle the drain in real time. What’s truly frightening is that it’s only him who stands between us and the real man who would be king: J.D. “Maybe It’s Maybelline” Vance. Imagine Stephen Miller with a totally free hand. Yikes.

The White House said Trump would be at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and undergo a checkup after a planned meeting with service members in the facility.

FBI fires special agents who worked on Jack Smith's probe into Trump

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

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They didn’t have a choice. They were assigned to do what Smith wanted them to do and they got that information through a court order. Even Blonde Ambition herself admitted that fact. It’s pathetic that they fire people for doing their jobs.

The agents were fired after Kash Patel disclosed that Smith's team obtained phone records of members of Congress, which the Smith report itself referred to.

'Shame on you': Mikie Sherrill, Jack Ciattarelli spar in final debate of New Jersey governor's race

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The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

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Nice try, Mikie, but Republicans are immune to shame.

Sherrill accused the Republican of directly contributing to opioid deaths, while Ciattarelli suggested the Democrat is hiding her involvement in a Naval Academy cheating scandal.

After a summer respite, bird flu is back

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

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Here’s a pic of Bobby Kennedy Jr. outlawing vaccines. It’s a remarkable likeness, isn’t it? He’s making avian influenza great again!

Bird flu is spreading again as water fowl migrate. In poultry, cases are spiking earlier than expected, so some state officials are bracing for a challenging autumn.

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

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The last step toward dictatorship. We’re on the brink, y’all.

A decision isn't expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

A spirit of rebellion takes over NYC's premier LGBTQ film festival

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

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LGBTQ folks always have been the rebellion. Look at Stonewall.

From "Lesbian Space Princess" to "Come See Me in the Good Light" and "Christy," the 37th edition of NewFest is flush with films that celebrate resilience, rebellion and art.

Trump's Israel-Hamas ceasefire sparks cautious celebration but future remains unclear for Gaza

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

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There’s nothing left of Gaza now, so of course Donny and Bibi are declaring victory. Hamas ain’t disbanding, because it’s an idea at this point and you can’t kill an idea. Ask the Irish Republican Army. They’re back, by the way.

There is still uncertainty about whether Hamas will disarm and disband, as Trump's plan outlines, or what Gaza's future governance might look like.

Comey pleads not guilty, will look to dismiss case for vindictive prosecution

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

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Remember when Pat Fitzgerald was a sober federal prosecutor? Now he’s as over-the-top as his adversary. And make no mistake, his adversary ain’t Halligan, it’s Donny Cankles. My money’s on Fitz, who brought down Rod Blagojevich. It took a Trump pardon to reverse that.

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges of lying to Congress.

Andrew Cuomo wants to save Rikers Island

The Shadowdancer @chados.bsky.social · 1d

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What is this Republican obsession with the past? And yes, Cuomo really is the GOP man in this race, whatever he says. They’re all obsessed with nostalgia for a past that never was. Exhibit 1: “Making Rikers Great Again.”

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system