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Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 6h

I've rarely regretted moving to Philly from NYC,but today I am

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✨🐦‍⬛ EfterSolen 🐦‍⬛✨ @callofthebird.bsky.social · 7h

FUCK John Fetterman forever. This asshole pranced around Pride events and the Lt. Governor's mansion wearing our flag. I will never every forgive him for all of the horror he's helped unleash since myself and the rest of PA got him in the Senate. I HATE that man.

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The Heathen Historian @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 6h

I'm sorry a what now

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 9h

Press pool: “On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial”

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Law Offices of David P Sheldon @militarydefense.bsky.social · 6h

Federal and military employees are facing unprecedented delays and policy reversals affecting retirement benefits and legal rights. #MilitaryDefense #FederalEmployees #LGBTQRights #ConstitutionalLaw
www.militarydefense.com/constitution...

Denial of Benefits and Delayed Justice for Federal Personnel and Military Service Members

Recent policy changes and administrative delays are impacting the ability of military and federal employees to secure earned retirement benefits and legal protections. This piece examines the constitu...

www.militarydefense.com

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Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you!!!

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Carl Petersen @changethelausd.com · 16h

Free speech is technically allowed, but the right is trying to turn public backlash and political leverage into a weaponized form of censorship — demanding apologies, retractions, and obedience to Trump.

I break it down here 👇
🔗 medium.com/@difrntdrmr/...

Free Speech, As Long As You Don’t Offend Trump

Jimmy Kimmel said the right thing. MAGA wants an apology. This isn’t about decency; it’s about demanding submission & eliminating…

medium.com

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Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 6h

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... Sigh.

Hegseth decried 'fat troops.' Then a photo of hefty National Guard soldiers went viral.

A viral photo of Texas National Guard troops in Chicago prompted mockery and an official military response.

www.usatoday.com

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Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 7h

[email protected] - @Miro_Collas Jesus fucking Christ. We should tax every American entering our countries as much as possible for unleashing this utter lunatic on the world.

Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 7h

[email protected] - Some good news.

That "Texas won't execute a guy who is likely innocent, at least in the near future" counts as good news right now . . . says a lot about right now.

But I'll take it.

clayjak.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

BREAKING NEWS: Robert Roberson...

Bridgy Fed

Bridgy Fed is a bridge between decentralized social networks like the fediverse, Bluesky, and web sites and blogs.

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 7h

There's a lot of truth to this.

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Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 7h

ZEUS!!!

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Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 7h

[email protected] - "Institutions should embrace collective storytelling between those who hold deep knowledge and those with the cultural fluency and media reach to deliver it effectively." Amen to that!
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

For Expertise to Matter, Nonpartisan Institutions Need New Communications Strategies

To avoid irrelevance when they are needed most, experts and nonpartisan analysts must rethink not just their channels of communication but also their theory of influence.

carnegieendowment.org

Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 8h

As schools embrace AI, 1 in 5 students are using it as a friend www.npr.org/2025/10/08/n...

1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has

A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools.

www.npr.org

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Emmy™️ @babkastreisand.bsky.social · 9h

I lied this one is

Emmy™️ @babkastreisand.bsky.social · 1d

This is already the longest game of my life

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Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 9h

[email protected] - One way to understand this is as another dimension of an emerging “imperial” Supreme Court.

slate.com/news-and-pol...

Brett Kavanaugh Is Leading the Supreme Court’s Embrace of Alternative Facts

It is striking that many early-stage SCOTUS orders have either reversed or supplanted factual findings of lower courts.

slate.com

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Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 9h

The U.S. government is portraying its deadly strikes on small boats in the Caribbean as a drug mission. But they may be about a lot more, @nancyayoussef, @giselasalimp, and @JonLemire report: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

The Boat Strikes Are Just the Beginning

What the Trump administration is portraying as a drug mission may be about a lot more.

www.theatlantic.com

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Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 9h

[email protected] - Oh man I hope this is true. It's a beautiful use of red tape!

Portland's Land Use office told ICE they can't keep people more than 12 hours and they've done it 25 times, so they pulled their permit!

🤣🤣🤣😘🤌

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10h

Courage. Tenacity. Moral fortitude. Pass it on.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 11h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Thursday froze President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in and around Chicago, saying the president lacked the authority to do so. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Chicago Military Deployment

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10h

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 10h

Disconcerting, but article suggests they will not enter Gaza, and the US already has troops in Israel on various missions (THAAD batteries, construction engineers, a JSOC advisory cell, the 3-star security coordinator and his staff in Jerusalem) so this would not be some crossing of a Rubicon

US sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal in Gaza

The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and privat...

apnews.com

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 10h

Think about this: federal judges are routinely concluded that Federal agency analyses are unreliable. When those agencies lose that rebuttable presumption and deference, the house of cards falls.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 10h

U.S. District Judge April Perry says it comes down to a "credibility determination."

"I simply cannot credit [the Trump administration's] declarations to the extent they contradict state and local law enforcement. … DHS' perception of events are simply unreliable."

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 11h

#BREAKING A federal judge say she will grant "in part" a request by the state of Illinois for a temporary restraining order against the deployment of National Guard troops into the state.

U.S. District Judge April Perry is still ruling and has not outlined the details of her order.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 11h

Lindsey Halligan indicts Letitia James on one count of bank fraud in EDVA. We are in an absolute nightmare.

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Bob Vetrone Jr. @boopstats.bsky.social · 11h

My understanding is that if the Phillies win tonight, many MLB teams will combine with the their NFL counterparts tomorrow and decide to ban both the Tush Push and the Phillies Powder Blue uniforms . . .

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