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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2d

Everyone can set aside partisanship, psychologizing, pathologizing, whatever, and—I would hope—still see that it’s incredibly dangerous for a political leader to be this disconnected from the real conditions in the country.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Drew @dmays.bsky.social · 2d

An official White House article lol

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

"Antifa-led hellfire"

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

PORTLAND: Fake News Ignores Antifa Violence, Residents’ Pleas for Help

For years, an Antifa-led hellfire has turned Portland into a wasteland of firebombs, beatings, and brazen attacks on federal officers and property —

www.whitehouse.gov

Drew @dmays.bsky.social · 3d

The right-wing media infrastructure has convinced Americans that legacy media is leftist woke nonsense. It doesn’t matter that the NYT and WaPo is littered with blatant or thinly-veiled MAGA propaganda. Any conservative hire is then framed as a “balance” to the liberal media

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 3d

“What he's doing is contrary to his initial promise. He's ensuring ideological conformity rather than the robust debate he had charted as his path forward," one former Post opinion staffer told me.

Much more here: www.status.news/p/washington...

Drew @dmays.bsky.social · 3d

"Justice is coming" okay man

Drew @dmays.bsky.social · 3d

These dudes amass so much power and "prestige" and instead of enjoying the spoils act insane because they want to be gladiators

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 3d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 4d

A Trump-appointed judge just demolished right-wing fearmongering about Portland www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/tru...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

Sounds like Republicans ought to get all the Republicans who form the Republican majorities in the Republican-led House and the Republican-led Senate together to pass the budget that Republicans wrote with the Republican White House and that Republicans now insist absolutely must be passed.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues

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Drew @dmays.bsky.social · 4d

Every time I hear a Trump guy utter the phrase "open exchange of ideas" I lose a year off of my life. I could die any day now

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Drew @dmays.bsky.social · 6d

“Designated free speech zone”

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6d

ISP declares unlawful assembly again via loudspeaker now.

Unsure why since all people are doing right now is standing on the sidewalk where they've been ordered to be.

They're telling people they have to either disperse or return to designated free speech zone.

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Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 6d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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Drew @dmays.bsky.social · 7d

When teenagers were stealing merchandise from Macy’s on Mag Mile during COVID, “conservatives” in my life reached out to make sure I was safe

This is in my neighborhood and I haven’t heard a peep. So weird!

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 7d

I’m so struck by this video. A regular day in Logan Square in front of a grocery store and ICE pulls up and tear gassed people. Funston Elementary School is right across the street as well. This is a major corridor in Logan Sq. No concern for human safety

Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...

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Drew @dmays.bsky.social · 8d

This is insane

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Drew @dmays.bsky.social · Apr 8

So big and tough and strong, using your cool guns to grab peaceful, unsuspecting people straight from their homes!

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Apr 8

DHS secretary Kristi Noem, wearing a $50,000 Rolex, talks about arresting dirtbags while aiming rifle muzzle dangerously close to ICE officer's head

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 2

Trump: "An old fashioned term that we use -- groceries. I used it on the campaign. It's such an old fashioned term, but a beautiful term. Groceries. It says a bag with different things in it."

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Drew @dmays.bsky.social · Mar 7

as long as they are geniuses from MIT

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · Mar 4

one thing I've become very convinced of is the need for the civil service to do waaayyyy more propaganda. like you should know about how NOAA makes the weather app on your phone work. you should know that Uncle Sam runs GPS. you should know how impressive the US census data collection effort is, etc

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · Jan 30

If the FAA director got fired over a business beef AND there was an air traffic controller hiring freeze despite huge shortages AND a chaotic blitz to hollow out federal bureaucracy, and then within a week the first American airliner crashes in 16 years, you would be insane not to talk about it all.

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Drew @dmays.bsky.social · Jan 20

Don’t contribute to the ridiculous discourse that’s going to come out of this game

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Drew @dmays.bsky.social · Dec 6

Not a novel take but DOGE is deeply embarrassing. It’s like when they gave Creed fake work to keep him occupied, except Creed was actually in a decision-making position

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · Dec 4

I have a joke about res ipsa loquitur

Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · Dec 4

I have an appellate lawyer joke, but I didn’t preserve it below

Kendyl Hanks @kendylhanks.bsky.social · Dec 3

I have a res judicata joke, but you’ve probably already heard it

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Drew @dmays.bsky.social · Nov 30

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Mike Golic Jr @mikegolicjr.bsky.social · Nov 28

we formed a new religion

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Drew @dmays.bsky.social · Nov 25

Big Single White Female vibes

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Nov 25

Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former far-right cable host, is nearly always at Donald Trump's side. Little known beyond Trump’s immediate orbit, she is now poised to become the primary conveyor belt for information to and from the president.

Devoted Aide Who Keeps Good News Flowing Will Follow Trump to the White House

Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former anchor on a right-wing cable show, is poised to become the primary conveyor belt for information to and from the president.

www.nytimes.com

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Vittoria @vitt.bsky.social · Nov 15

Deserves to be shared on Bluesky too. The funniest video of all time.

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