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COOLJEN
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Trying to stay sane. Not paid to be here. Here for interesting people & to fight for our Democracy. Swear like a sailor so be forewarned. Soft spot for all animals. If you're expecting "nice" at the expense of my truth, I AM NOT THE ONE TO FOLLOW.
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COOLJEN @cooljenim.bsky.social · Jan 9
Democracy is our greatest test of our ability to overcome our differences for a common goal...
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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 21h
Starlink is raining back to Earth, one to two a day, as Musk’s 8k satellites dominate a 12k swarm, amplifying collision risk, atmospheric metal pollution, and telescope wrecking streaks; fragments pose safety risks, Avi Loeb warns on NewsNation.
Elon Musk's Starlink satellites falling back down to earth | Morning in America
Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are falling from the sky at an increasing rate, with one study estimating that one to two satellites are deorbiting daily. Avi Loeb, director of Harvard's Institute for Theory and Computation, joins "Morning in America" to discuss why the satellites are falling out of
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 21h
Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on Oct. 10, killing a child and injuring at least 24 people; Ukraine and the U.K. are negotiating a joint project to produce interceptor drones; and more.
Ukraine war latest: 'Missiles, one after another' — Kyiv blackouts as Russia strikes Ukraine's energy infrastructure once again
Key developments on Oct. 10: * 'Missiles, one after another' — Kyiv blackouts as Russia strikes Ukraine's energy infrastructure once again * US Senate approves $925 billion defense bill, proposes $...
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 1d
BREAKING: Republican Governor of Oklahoma comes out blasting deployment of National Guard from Texas to Illinois. Calls it a violation of States' Rights. MAGA and Trump are increasingly isolated on this -- as they should be. We will not stop until this insanity ends.
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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 21h
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COOLJEN @cooljenim.bsky.social · 21h
JFC...
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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 21h
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 21h
⚡️Ukraine, Netherlands sign memorandum on joint drone production.

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans to finalize the agreement, describing drone production as "one of the most promising areas of our bilateral cooperation."
Ukraine, Netherlands sign memorandum on joint drone production
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans to finalize the agreement, describing drone production as "one of the most promising areas of our bilateral cooperation."
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 21h
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 21h
🚨Veteran wrongly detained by ICE, placed on suicide watch in a cell with no clothes. Only a hospital gown and a thin mattress on a concrete floor from Friday to Sunday. Lights on 24 hours/day. WTF, America? 1/2
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 21h
HAPPENING IN JUST UNDER AN HOUR at 4pm ET

Trials of the Trump Administration live with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Loren Voss, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social and @mollyroberts.bsky.social on domestic deployments, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and more ⬇️
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d
Tomorrow at 4pm ET, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, Loren Voss, @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social will discuss the legal challenges to the National Guard deployments in Portland and Chicago, the effort to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and more.
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 10
YouTube video by Lawfare
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21h
The random people who called into this C-SPAN session had better questions for Mike Johnson than most corporate media outlets
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Hearing you say that 'everyone is smiling' in cities where troops have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane watching the response to it."
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 21h
👇🎯 And it wasn't particularly close
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21h
The random people who called into this C-SPAN session had better questions for Mike Johnson than most corporate media outlets
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Hearing you say that 'everyone is smiling' in cities where troops have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane watching the response to it."
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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 21h
Cops are great

They're also like a box of chocolates: they'll kill your dog
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d
EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 21h
Scenes from an authoritarian country.
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 22h
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)

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 22h
Absolutely hilarious when attorneys release statements that are like "this thing totally happened, but your interpretation of it is wrong and you must apologize for libelslander"

Total clown sh*t
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d
Paul Ingrassia is now threatening to sue Politico:

“This vexatious political attack masquerading as "journalism" is defamatory and will be addressed in forthcoming litigation.”
October 10, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Re: Statement on behalf of my client Paul Ingrassia regarding last night's story, Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment, POLITICO (Oct. 9, 2025), https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/09/ingrassia-trump-harassment-dhs- 00596545 POLITICO's hit piece about Mr. Ingrassia is calculated to cause maximum harm to his promising career — and torpedo his nomination for Special Counsel. This vexatious political attack masquerading as "journalism" is defamatory and will be addressed in forthcoming litigation. To be 100% crystal clear, so that there is zero room for doubt: Mr. Ingrassia did not engage in any wrongdoing in connection with the matters reported. As POLITICO itself reported: "The woman, whom POLITICO is not naming, said in a statement that she 'never felt uncomfortable' about Ingrassia's behavior and said she had never made a complaint." This is one of the only accurate parts of POLITICO's otherwise fantastical and fictional partisan fairy tale. Accordingly, one last time, I call upon POLITICO to publicly apologize and issue a full retraction of this disgraceful and partisan sludge. /s/ Edward Andrew Paltzik taylordykema.com
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David Noll @david.noll.org · 21h
interesting that if you say the constitution creates a separation of powers systems in which there are no kings, they think you hate america
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."
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Hannah Walser @hkpmw.bsky.social · 21h
Middle-aged white people (i.e. my demographic) need to hear that simply keeping your head down and staying out of trouble won’t work as long as DHS is in your city. They need, imo, to feel like getting ICE out of town is a personal safety issue. I think videos like this help make that case.
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Hannah Walser @hkpmw.bsky.social · 21h
From the standpoint of optics & organizing, it’s really important that the Chicago agents are attacking and brutalizing white people. Not protesting students, either, but middle-aged middle-class white people doing their jobs.
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 22h
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)

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 21h
Cops are great

Also you're not supposed to keep people prone like this, because they literally suffocate to death ("positional asphyxia")
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 22h
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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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 21h
A new report reveals that an upcoming Supreme Court case could eliminate:

❌ 27 blue congressional districts
❌ 30% of Congressional Black Caucus seats
❌ 11% of Hispanic Caucus seats

And the effects could ripple for over a generation.
GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns
Read more here.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d
Paul Ingrassia is now threatening to sue Politico:

“This vexatious political attack masquerading as "journalism" is defamatory and will be addressed in forthcoming litigation.”
October 10, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Re: Statement on behalf of my client Paul Ingrassia regarding last night's story, Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment, POLITICO (Oct. 9, 2025), https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/09/ingrassia-trump-harassment-dhs- 00596545 POLITICO's hit piece about Mr. Ingrassia is calculated to cause maximum harm to his promising career — and torpedo his nomination for Special Counsel. This vexatious political attack masquerading as "journalism" is defamatory and will be addressed in forthcoming litigation. To be 100% crystal clear, so that there is zero room for doubt: Mr. Ingrassia did not engage in any wrongdoing in connection with the matters reported. As POLITICO itself reported: "The woman, whom POLITICO is not naming, said in a statement that she 'never felt uncomfortable' about Ingrassia's behavior and said she had never made a complaint." This is one of the only accurate parts of POLITICO's otherwise fantastical and fictional partisan fairy tale. Accordingly, one last time, I call upon POLITICO to publicly apologize and issue a full retraction of this disgraceful and partisan sludge. /s/ Edward Andrew Paltzik taylordykema.com
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 21h
Oh, so now these sociopaths trust science and our ability to measure trace amounts of chemicals.
Under Trump, E.P.A. Explored if Abortion Pills Could Be Detected in Wastewater
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 21h
A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 22h
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)

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 21h
This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...
It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily ENJOINED in this judicial district from: a. Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.
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COOLJEN @cooljenim.bsky.social · 21h
EVIL EVIL EVIL MOTHER FUCKER MOTHER FUCKER...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21h
“We want to put them in trauma.”
Russ Vought v @russvought WHITE HOLSE The RIFs have begun. 12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 2M Views
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 21h
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