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DiscoPriest @discopriest.bsky.social · 11m

Well, I certainly don’t dispute the fact that we are not a serious people in a conceivable way.

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 15h

We all hear that Illinois State Police are NOT allowed to work with Federal agencies on immigration enforcement. But, we all know there are plenty of ways to do inter agency cooperation around regulations like that.
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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 16h

Second (and the most likely): Illinois State Police have a database of every Illinoisian who legally owns & possesses firearms through the FOID system. That database includes addresses.
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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 6h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 6h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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DiscoPriest @discopriest.bsky.social · 2h

Woof. A good read:

Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 16h

The agents had a map of the building, marked doorways with stickers, and even knew in advance which units had firearms.

Let's talk about that last part.

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before t...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2h

Fridays firings www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

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DiscoPriest @discopriest.bsky.social · 2h

Hey now, it’s not OUR landmark, it’s Bass Pro Shop’s landmark! We didn’t exactly get a vote.

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 12h

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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DiscoPriest @discopriest.bsky.social · 13h

You could make kashke bademjan, a Persian dip, if you happen to have yogurt. Oh man, is it good- and doesn’t require a lot of other ingredients, since the flavor comes from the cooking techniques:

youtu.be/U8nrxtmeM8s?...

Persian Eggplant Dip: Kashke Bademjan

YouTube video by Dimitra's Dishes

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DiscoPriest @discopriest.bsky.social · 14h

HAhahahaha!

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Update: Bari Weiss’s first pitch at CBS — a roundtable with Antony Blinken, Mike Pompeo, and Hillary Clinton that ended up being a virtual interview with Clinton & Condoleezza Rice — has about 150 viewers on YouTube.

Added with the 24/7 CBS stream, it’s just over 1200 viewers.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 15h

i’m running for president in 2028, this is my platform:

- no more spam texts and calls
- smaller cars with weaker headlights
- imprison every person in ice and the trump administration on a remote island for a thousand years

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Dr. Earhart Sampson, PhD🌎 @earhart.bsky.social · 14h

Short term gain and long term pain.

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought share.google/y0c6qdBkdWkS...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

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DiscoPriest @discopriest.bsky.social · 14h

Is it just me or does that guy look exactly like Brian Wohl?

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DiscoPriest @discopriest.bsky.social · 17d

This is what I mean when I say baseball.

Jon Hegglund @jonhegglund.bsky.social · 17d

somehow in my mind I have linked the success of the Seattle Mariners to turning the tide against fascism and while I know it has no empirical basis it feels right

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

This is a whole lot of focus on swearing up and down he's got no cardio problems, we did lots of cardio checks and cardio consultations at his cardio follow-up, and his cardio signs are all good and fine, it's the greatest heart ever, definitely no heart problems here, no sir.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Department of Justice lawyers, from Main Justice to AUSAs in the districts, have ALWAYS enjoyed a sort of aura of truth and justice and trust. That was arguably always unjustifiable but Trump DoJ has absolutely pissed it away with compulsive lying.

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 1d

There goes another Trump admin talking point.

Claim: Abrego told an immigration judge that he fears persecution in Costa Rica.

Judge Xinis reads the immigration judge's ruling, which doesn't say that.

"That's very troubling to me," Xinis tells Ensign.

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DiscoPriest @discopriest.bsky.social · 1d

To be fair, that’s exactly what I think Libertarian means.

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DiscoPriest @discopriest.bsky.social · 1d

WILD (by which I mean best) stance for the tits-out flag state.

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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DiscoPriest @discopriest.bsky.social · 1d

The stickers on the door- 2 adults, 2 children? This is pure evil hellbent on destroying our country. No paywall. Excellent article.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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