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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 47m

Thank god my team sucked ass this year and I don’t have to deal with this

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 1h

Cayden Green back tomorrow

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 5h

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Mike B @madhominem.bsky.social · 6h

sir that was the end of Return of the Jedi

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Trump: "I saw Israel dancing in the streets. But they were dancing in Qatar and Saudi Arabia and UAE and many many countries. I saw Egypt, they were dancing."

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 6h

Still covering that hand eh

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Dr Oz: "Drugs for lung diseases are discounted massively. The president highlighted 650%. Significant discounts ... "

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Fall of the House of Blanx @senorblanxo.bsky.social · 6h

I look forward to seeing his ass at a tribunal.

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 2d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 7h

"Republicans blocked paying the troops during the shutdown but found $20 billion to bail out Argentina's bad crypto investments" should be the sort of thing that leads every local newscast, but...

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 11h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Congresswoman Gwen Moore @repgwenmoore.bsky.social · 11h

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 7h

i think this fundamentally misstates the constraint: if he uses the police to directly obstruct ICE operations, he gets hit with the Insurrection Act. if he puts the cops in a position where they have to choose which orders to follow, they will currently not pick the governor.

starch mogul @posts-cards.bsky.social · 9h

this kind of wishcasting around pritzker ignores that he hasn't once wielded the power of the state in a creative way since DHS and ICE invaded us

the rhetoric's good and he plays a governor on TV very well, but there's no evidence of a capacity for clever use of power, unfortunately

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 10h

i think that the best way to use the police as Pritzker would be to figure out how to associate them with protests such that the protesters don't mess with them but they get gassed or shot if the feds fire

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 7h

More members of the “standing normally” coalition

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Pam Bondi held a news conference today with right-wing influencer Benny Johnson to highlight a threat made against him

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 8h

JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME. BEARING WITNESS IS NOT OBSTRUCTION.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 8h

Collins Concern Watch has been issued for your area

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 9h

New from Susan Collins: “I strongly oppose OMB Director Russ Vought’s attempt to permanently lay off federal workers who have been furloughed due to a completely unnecessary government shutdown caused by Senator Schumer.”

Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 9h

absolutely knocked it out of the park

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francisco varela fan club @paleopragmatist.bsky.social · 11h

trump take burger

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 11h

US BEEF PRICES SOAR TO ALL-TIME HIGH — GROUND BEEF UP 13% YOY TO $6.32/LB

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 11h

Trump take touchdown cannon

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 11h

Spanberger

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 11h

Watch this space as Senator Power Forward and Speaker Family Gooner nuke the filibuster to end the shutdown

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Fred Smith @fredsmith.bsky.social · 12h

*Woman who insists she’s done journalism before voice*

Hey what does a journalist do at work? I definitely know. I’m just asking to make sure you know.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 14h

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Potato Salad @zomg-wtf.com · 12h

I know I'm making this opinion weekly, but all roads to saving our Union include severe legal consequences for lawlessness in law enforcement.

Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 13h

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 13h

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 23h

Would be funny if this was a Trump hire after all the Swalwell stuff

Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · 1d

The foreign service officer failed to disclose his contact with the woman, the daughter of a Chinese Communist Party official, the State Department said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

State Department Fires Diplomat, Citing Relationship With Chinese National

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 1d

looking at a possible mass seppuku of all the Cubs/Mizzou fans I know by Saturday night

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

FROGS TOGETHER STRONG is fucking incredible

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t want to hear about this motherfucker unless he’s actually publishing any of the shit he talks about.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself.

I’ve Seen Epstein’s Photos of Trump With Topless Girls: Author

Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself.

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