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Stephen Zunes @szunes.bsky.social · 3h

Catherine Connolly, a self-described socialist and pacifist and a supporter of Palestine and of a united Ireland, has been elected president of Ireland.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

This is how Trump does everything. Reporting from reliable sources says he’s going to do something outrageous/ridiculous. He immediately claims it’s fake news. Then a few days or weeks later he does exactly what was originally reported.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump: "They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial. Can you believe it?"

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 1d

With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.

Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.

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Autistic Therapist @ladynightshade.bsky.social · 6h

Even though is it easily provable with a quick search that this is a lie, it will be accepted and repeated by their base ad nauseum

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump: "They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial. Can you believe it?"

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Cody Vidmar @codyvidmar.bsky.social · 15h

Go blue jays

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 19h

As folks are noting, $130m isn't anywhere near enough to actually pay the troops; the DoD spends something like $16bn on personnel costs per month.

It is, however, more than enough to send everyone to prison for a couple of years under the antideficiency act for improperly appropriating funds.

Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 20h

We literally have laws!!! Who will stop this!!!

Pentagon Accepts $130
Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During
Shutdown
The move could violate a law prohibiting federal agencies from spending money in excess of congressional appropriations or from accepting voluntary services.

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social 😭

#EndALS

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 19h

BREAKING: The Ninth Circuit administratively stays the panel’s 2-1 order staying the initial TRO in Oregon v. Trump through 5p PT Tuesday. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The initial Oregon TRO is not stayed.

A resolution on en banc consideration is expected(?) to happen by 5p Tuesday.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
STATE OF OREGON; CITY OF PORTLAND,
Plaintiffs - Appellees,
No. 25-6268
D.C. No.
3:25-cv-01756-IM
District of Oregon, Portland ORDER
FILED
OCT 24 2025
MOLLY PUTER CLERK
V.
DONALD J. TRUMP, In his official capacity as President of the United States;
PETER HEGSETH, In his official capacity as Secretary of Defense; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; KRISTI NOEM, In her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security; UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,
Defendants - Appellants,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Intervenor - Pending-
Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Senior Circuit Judge and En Banc Coordinator.
Without objection from the panel, the court's October 20, 2025, order granting a stay pending appeal (Dkt. 61) is administratively stayed until 5:00 pm
on October 28, 2025, to allow the completion of the pending en banc
of 2), Page 2 of 2
Case: 25-6268, 10/24/2025, DktEntry: 87.1, Page 2 of 2
proceedings. This administrative order expresses no views on the merits of this
matter and is not a reconsideration of the earlier stay order.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

At Law Dork, I wrote a guide to what is happening in the challenges to Trump's National Guard deployment efforts.

Expect significant rulings from the courts — including the Supreme Court — in the coming days and weeks. There are two key hearings set for today.

A guide to what is happening in the challenges to Trump's National Guard deployment efforts

Expect significant rulings from the courts — including the Supreme Court — in the coming weeks. Also: The Supreme Court won't stop an eighth execution by nitrogen suffocation.

www.lawdork.com

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 23h

ICE detains mother dropping off child at elementary school—refuses to even look at her U.S. legal papers.

"What documents?" agent sarcastically replies—holding up the folder.

"The ones in your hands!" witnesses yell back.

Madison Elementary School in Santa Ana, California.

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Cody Vidmar @codyvidmar.bsky.social · 18h

uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

Good afternoon from Chicago's Dirksen federal courthouse. Now sitting in on a hearing in the Castañon-Nava settlement case, which limits immigration agents' aurhority to conduct warrantless arrests.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 23h

Still not liveposting this hearing b/c it's dense, largely administrative issues, but this was worth highlighting:

District Judge Jeff Cummings just asked a govt atty if he can certify relevant immigration detainees are being held in "safe and sanitary" conditions.

"I cannot," a govt atty replied.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

Good afternoon from Chicago's Dirksen federal courthouse. Now sitting in on a hearing in the Castañon-Nava settlement case, which limits immigration agents' aurhority to conduct warrantless arrests.

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TSN @tsnofficial.bsky.social · 23h

Bo Bichette is starting at second base and batting cleanup for the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the #WorldSeries.

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CavsKermit @cavskermit.bsky.social · 1d

He sent an enraged mob of his followers to sack the Capitol, with the Senate in session, and the overwhelming majority of R Senators voted to acquit him.

The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 1d

A thing I wonder about (and I don’t want to sound naive asking it but I mean it genuinely): is there any red line for any Republican lawmakers for Trump, currently? Like is there anything he could do, that he realistically might, that would get them to, say, vote to impeach and remove?

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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 1d

Not simply fascism. Monarchism.

Fox Business reporter Charles Gasparino, via Twitter:

https://x.com/cgasparino/status/1981496719863955913

SCOOP: A Trump official tells
@nypost
that the administration favors Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery – and a number of rival bidders are likely to face stiff hurdles from US regulators in the blockbuster auction. “Who owns Warner Bros. Discovery is very important to the administration,” a senior Trump administration official told On The Money. “The Warner board needs to think very seriously not just on the price competition but which player in the suitor pool has been successful getting a deal done. And that points to the Ellisons.”

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The Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 1d

"Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government" 17 USC §105(a).

Zoomer Antimillenarian ♨️ @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 1d

@kenwhite.bsky.social @questauthority.bsky.social @akivamcohen.bsky.social this is pure applesauce, right? The Reagan Foundation can't possibly have standing to sue over a Presidential Radio Address being used by someone else, can it? This is a public address, not a private recording!

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Here's the statement from the Reagan Foundation.

"The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks."

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Joshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · 1d

Brought to you by the same voters who started losing faith in the government when government forces attacked the Branch Davidian complex in Waco in 1993

....sigh

Hegseth doesn't dispute the existence of a memo planning for the establishment of a "National Guard response force that's gonna be trained in crowd control and civil unrest and deployed in all 50 states by April 2026."

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Cody Vidmar @codyvidmar.bsky.social · 1d

First it was 75,000. Now it's 75,000,000. Next it's 75,000,000,000! That's an expensive ad lol

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1d

More coping, more seething, etc

Cody Vidmar @codyvidmar.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that people can't go to the Supreme Court and just hold up his completely wrong tweets to John Roberts' face is a damn shame.

"You willingly support this fucking guy?" 🤦🏻‍♂️

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is pissed about an ad that Canada recently ran in the U.S. showing Ronald Reagan talking about tariffs in 1987.

“Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”

Trump: The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs. The ad was for $75,000. They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts. TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Trump approved disaster aid for Alaska, Nebraska, and North Dakota, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois, and Maryland. He bragged about winning those states “BIG,” saying it’s his honor to deliver for “incredible patriots.”
apnews.com/article/fema...

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 1d

NBC News: The federal mortgage fraud investigation into Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, one of Trump’s chief political foes, has stalled.

Prosecutors in Maryland haven’t found enough evidence to bring charges.

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Cody Vidmar @codyvidmar.bsky.social · 1d

If fox wants to keep calling him a liar, fox should show his testimony live.

Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a letter to Chairman Jim Jordan calling on him to accept former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s offer to testify publicly before Congress regarding his investigations into President Donald Trump’s criminal wrongdoing.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 oh look! Jack Smith is calling Marsha Blackburn’s bluff. Surely she should want him to testify publicly if she isn’t entirely full of 💩, right? Right??

www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...

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