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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 7m

“We're women, more powerful than failure, more than just what makes us comfortable. Be Bold, Be Brave and Be Fierce".
✨Diane Keaton, 01/05/1946 – 10/11/2025

May she rest in power.

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Doremus Jessup @doremusjessup.bsky.social · 7m

I saw "her brother" mentioned in a Tennessee Holler post but that's it.

That incident is the sort of thing that needs to end up in front of a judge.

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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 21m

This is the big fight other than health care. Will Congress acquiesce to Trump seizing the power to de-purse?

Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 24m

No “clean CR” exists when Trump defies Congress and unilaterally guts programs—from law enforcement to pediatric cancer research to clean energy projects.

Republicans want Democratic cover to keep breaking the law. Democrats won’t play along.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17m

I don't doubt that's the plan.

But I also think the catastrophes will be real too quickly.

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Doremus Jessup @doremusjessup.bsky.social · 17m

She wants Trump to invade Venezuela

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Doremus Jessup @doremusjessup.bsky.social · 12d

“Name one successful case in the last few years of a successful U.S. military intervention,” said Henrique Capriles, an opposition politician who has clashed with Ms. Machado"

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/w...

Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk

www.nytimes.com

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman (Horrifying) @josie.zone · 29m

RIP to a real one 💔

Reds (1981) Congressional Hearing scene

YouTube video by Ryan

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 33m

Absolute legend.

But really, *those* are the movies we're naming? She won an Oscar for ANNIE HALL and more than held her own with an all-star cast in the GODFATHER films.

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 44m

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Doremus Jessup @doremusjessup.bsky.social · 25m

What's her brother's name? Where was this reported?

I don't doubt she's a US citizen I just need a name in order to see how this progresses.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 38m

Just got my CAVA bag stuffed with cash from George Soros to attend the #NoKings rally on October 18th. Still waiting to hear from Antifa headquarters if one of their corporate jets is available. Otherwise, I'll use my Delta "American Terrorists As Bad As Isis Fly Free" coupon. Glory!

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Doremus Jessup @doremusjessup.bsky.social · 38m

Slamming people to the ground before putting the cuffs on them is totally unnecessary but they do it every time.

Also, if you record one of these incidents please ask the person their name.

Redsky @redsky.pirhoo.com · 2h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Mike L Tilford 📚 😺 @thatwriterguy.bsky.social · 1h

Attack of the Crab Cat
#cats #kittens #caturday

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1h

Are you fucking kidding me.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

"The president has already announced that if a judge does rule against him, he will invoke the Insurrection Act and then continue the military deployments. This is where we’ve been headed since January 6, 2021."

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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Doremus Jessup @doremusjessup.bsky.social · 1h

Who is she?

Did they crash into her to arrest her or was she arrested to cover the fact that they crashed into her?

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Doremus Jessup @doremusjessup.bsky.social · 1h

Apple air tags on those vehicles would be helpful

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

More vehicles with masked Border Patrol agents inside departing. It's a busy, busy morning for the secret police.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2h

A group of hundreds of faith in coalition who started at a Maywood church just arrived at the detention center for a eucharistic procession.

They want to offer communion to detainees inside, but won't be able to get past the barricades and fence on Beach Street.

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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 2h

Listen to Robert De Niro “King Donald The First. F*ck that.”

October 18, aawe RISE to say #NoKings

LFG! social.demcast.com/s/VXbu4Vbe

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 6h

They must be exhausted.

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 2h

Colorado AG Phil Weiser (D) is calling on Coloradans to turn out en masse for Oct 18 demonstrations against President Trump’s use of the military in American cities. “Don’t be afraid,” Weiser said. “Don’t be afraid to show up.” #copolitics

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2h

This is important exculpatory evidence bc the indictment accuses James of seeking a “second home” mortgage when in reality she intended to use it as an “investment” home by renting it out.

(James disclosed between $1,000-5,000 in rent during 1st year, but the contract allowed short term rentals.)

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3h

NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Letitia James
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But in June, IMs. Thompson testified to a grand
jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said. She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.
The specter of Mr. Trump's revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James's punishment. For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a "crook" and
"corrunt" Last month. he also appointed Ms.

for a peaceful life after years of turbulence in several cities.
The family, Nakia Thompson and her children, have lived at the address ever since, according to two people familiar with the home, and until this week, the plan for a more lacid existence had largely gone as expected. Several times a year, the people said, a great-aunt who had purchased the house in 2020 with Ms.
Thompson in mind would come for an extended stay.
This week, with the filing of court papers some 200 miles north, the plan came to an abrupt end.
The great-aunt - Letitia James, the New York attorney general - was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department. The yellow house,

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 3h

The Democrats aren’t in power and the Republicans are doing the things they outlined in Project 2025.

NPR @npr.org · 4h

On Capitol Hill, there has been almost no sign of progress toward ending the shutdown. Senators say they aren't even formally negotiating, which begs the question: what are they actually doing?