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Kawika
@datarules.bsky.social
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Former Sommelier; graduate student studying political science; PhD hopeful; thesis on immunity of billionaire wealth from federal law; BLIP proof forthcoming. Campaign management/policy/research consultant. I love my cats and dog. Our country is f***ed.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 31m
"Trump hadn’t bought the Bonwit Teller building for $15 million in 1979 when the department store went bankrupt in order to preserve an historical monument. He wanted to create a monument to himself: Trump Tower."
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Adoptable Dogs @adoptabledogs.bsky.social · 29m
Dutton 🐕
Baby male Beagle
Adoptable from St. Francis CARE (Murphysboro, IL)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/dutton-78854626/il/murphysboro/st-francis-care-il50/
Dutton is a Baby Beagle Dutton is a Baby Beagle
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28m
Yep: Chris was a very senior leader at GAO, so he knows the stakes.
More: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/congress-f...

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Kawika @datarules.bsky.social · 5m
You can still blame the boomers, too.
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Kawika @datarules.bsky.social · 7m
Amazing how MSM doesn’t understand this part. Most chyrons and headlines would suggest otherwise.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25m
UPDATE: Oregon has filed its opposition to DOJ's request before Judge Immergut to dissolve or stay the second TRO in the Oregon v. Trump case. (DOJ never appealed the second TRO, which bars any National Guard deployment by Trump in Oregon.) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I. INTRODUCTION The Court should deny Defendants' motion to dissolve or, alternatively, to stay ("Motion to Dissolve") the Second Temporary Restraining Order ("Second TRO"). Plaintiffs acknowledge that the Ninth Circuit issued an order staying this Court's First TRO pending appeal ("Stay Order"), but the Stay Order is not final. Less than two hours after that decision issued, a Ninth Circuit judge, sua sponte, requested a vote on whether the case should be reheard en banc, and the Ninth Circuit has ordered that simultaneous briefing be filed tomorrow. Until there is an en banc vote, it would be legal error for this Court to construe the panel's non-final decision as a "significant change in the law" warranting dissolution of the Second TRO. Had Defendants appealed the Second TRO, the relief they now seek from this Court would already be before the Ninth Circuit. But they chose not to appeal the Second TRO, which raises factual and legal issues that extend far beyond the Stay Order. Now, in their rush to file their Motion to Dissolve, Defendants have misconstrued the finality of the Ninth Circuit proceedings, failing to carry their burden for dissolution of the Second TRO.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24m
Trump nominee for special counsel drops out after his Nazi posts surfaced.
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Kawika @datarules.bsky.social · 9m
It will always make me laugh when anyone, whether informed or not, appears surprised by what Trump and other fascist regimes purport to do and then actually do. At a certain point, one cannot blame the news for a misunderstanding of political ideology. MSM is broken, but it’s still interesting.
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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 8h
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23m
UPDATE: Trump’s nominee for special counsel Paul Ingrassia drops out
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 22m
What a pig
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
COLLINS: The NYT is reporting your legal team is seeking $230 million from your own DOJ now in response to the investigations into you. Is that something you want?

TRUMP: It could be, yeah. I don't even talk to them about it. All I know is they would owe me a lot of money. They rigged the election.
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 21m
Saw The Daily Caller pop up in our clips and expected something mean or shitty but LOL, turns out even they can’t find something to hate about our plan to expand the map. I’ll take the win. dailycaller.com/2025/10/21/a...
Progressives Eye Takeover Of Deep Red States With Deep-Pocketed Plan
A memo from a progressive candidate recruitment organization shows that Democrats are looking beyond the Blue Wall.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 50m
🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.
News Alerts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 44m
Goose meme. First panel: "And who shot the gun?" Second panel: "Who was it who shot the gun?"
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1h
a functional press would, every single day, repeatedly, across numerous paragraphs in every story about him, make it clear that this is indisputably the most corrupt President in U.S. history
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h
West Ridge this morning, 11:37am—

Neighbors witnessed Border Patrol agents arresting a man who's been building a new staircase on their building.

"Wait, this is private property," the woman recording says.

"No, it's not," the agent replies, covering his face with his jacket.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Trump: "Buttigieg spent billions fixing the air traffic control. They used copper wire going into glass wire. Any union electrician here or any non-union electrician would say you can't hook copper into glass. It doesn't work. They spent billions, turned on the system & it was stone cold blank"
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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 4h
“What a travesty,” said Bennett L. Gershman, an ethics professor at Pace University. “The ethical conflict is just so basic and fundamental, you don’t need a law professor to explain it.”
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4h
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 4h
this is going to be a partisan take but i dont think the president should be allowed to give himself $230M in taxpayer money

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 4h
My mommy said you had to change my F to a C-
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PG13CO @pg13co.bsky.social · 7h
I needed this
nicholasgrossman.bsky.social Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 7h
What, if anything, did the No Kings protests accomplish?

I've seen that pop up in everything from genuine inquiry to sneering dismissal. For anyone asking or facing that question, here's an answer.

Everything isn't all fixed, of course. But the protests accomplished at least these seven things:
7 Things the No Kings Protests Accomplished
The political emergency isn't over, of course, but who thought it would be. Here are seven things this weekend's protests accomplished.
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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 7h
Extremely magnanimous of johnson to do everything in his power to prevent the release of the totally exculpatory epstein files, all to prevent democrats from embarrassing themselves. Truly a leader for all americans
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Mike Johnson: "Suddenly now, they've somehow convinced themselves that the Epstein files will be damaging to President Trump and Republicans in some way that they've imagined, and so they feign outrage."
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MicheleWitchyPoo🦋🤍🐾🦋🤍🐾🦋🤍🐾🦋 @michelewitchypoo.bsky.social · 7h
Hahaha so true‼️🤣🤗🫠🤦🏻‍♀️🤪
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 7h
One of President Donald Trump’s final actions in his first administration was a last-ditch attempt to confront the impermanence of a four-year term by leaving his mark on something that c...
Trump Is Using ‘Classical Architecture’ as ‘A Dog Whistle for White Nationalists’
One of President Donald Trump’s final actions in his first administration was...
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makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social · 8h
NEW: Inside the Trump Administration's Bluesky Invasion

Spoke with some administration officials who said the move was about "reaching new audiences." It's amounted to trench warfare.
www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the Trump Adminstration's Bluesky Invasion
On Friday, after months of internal discussions, federal agencies began posting on the left-friendly social network. Within days, they dominated a list of the most-blocked accounts.
www.wired.com
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