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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 8h

DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni says Emil Bove told him, 'those planes need to take off no matter what, and if some court should issue an order preventing that, we may have to consider telling that court 'fuck you.'

Reuveni: It is the highest, most egregious violation of the lawyer's code of ethics.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 8h

The Guardian is reporting that since Israel and Hamas signed the ceasefire and full hostage exchange agreement, Israel has violated the ceasefire 47 times, killed 38 Palestinians, and wounded another 143 more.

Meanwhile Hamas has released all remaining hostages.

It Was Never About The Hostages.

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Eshala @eshala.bsky.social · 6h

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A BlueSky thread by Seth Abramson on Skyview

(🧵) I’m going to say some things that may cost me followers. That’s only appropriate, given that what I say in this thread is about exactly that: how utterly meaningless everything is right now beside...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Q: You talked about the Hudson River Tunnel in NYC. Is the funding terminated?

TRUMP: Right now there is no funding. Because it's up to me

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump on Harvard: "We reached a concept of a deal but it's pretty complicated bc under this deal it would be $500m, they're gonna open up trade schools. I love the idea of trade & trade schools by Harvard. You know, they get into like a vocational-type school... we may just charge them a $500m fine"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Q: What do you have to say to farmers who feel that the deal is benefitting Argentina more than it is them?

TRUMP: Look, Argentina is fighting for its life, young lady. You don't know anything about it. You understand what that means? They are dying

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump on No Kings: "It's a joke. I looked at the people. They are not representative of this country. And I looked at all the brand new signs I guess paid for by Soros and other radical left lunatics. We're checking it out. The demonstrations were very small. And the people were whacked out."

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 2d

Wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years & then snatched up by ICE.

I dive into the case of Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam, who was convicted for a murder he didn’t commit and now faces deportation to India, a country he hasn’t lived in since he was 9 months old.

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ICE Snatches INNOCENT MAN After 43 YEARS of Illegal Imprisonment

YouTube video by Katie Phang

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 7h

(🧵) I’m going to say some things that may cost me followers. That’s only appropriate, given that what I say in this thread is about exactly that: how utterly meaningless everything is right now besides saving America—because without rule of law and democracy, nothing we dream of will ever come true.

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 9h

“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.

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The Sacred Slope @thesacredslope.bsky.social · 14h

“The whole history of the faith is authoritarian Christianity that uses it for power versus the Christ-followers.” @johnfugelsang.bsky.social

FOLLOW to know when John's episode airs - coming soon

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Fruit of the Spirit: ❤️ , 💫 , ☮️ , 🕊 , 💝 , 🌿 , 🙏 , 🤲 , 💪

#Christianity

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

BARTIROMO: Do you expect there will be charges that there was a conspiracy against you?

TRUMP: You know, I'm allowed to be involved in this. I'm the chief law enforcement officer of the United States.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago No Kings

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 1d

Tense scene as Feds unload in #Portland for a shift change. This is not the No Kings rally.

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Eshala @eshala.bsky.social · 1d

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A BlueSky thread by Dr. Lisa Corrigan on Skyview

In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely impor...

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Dr. Lisa Corrigan @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social · 1d

In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.

Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 1d

Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

South Korea: #NoKings! Thousands of people came to show support to the US democracy!

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible. What a true patriot sounds like.

Dale Denwalt @denwalt.bsky.social · 1d

Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.

He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

In any other presidency, from Truman to Biden, the family monetization of the office & the use of immediate family members as a substitute for senior diplomats would have immediately ended it all. But here we are, with this One Special Boy, & we just stopped being a serious country. It’s maddening.

Tahar 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇺🇳 🇪🇺 @rochaa.bsky.social · 1d

Why the f**k is Jared Kushner talking on behalf of the US government? And/or is involved in the this file?

In what capacity?

60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight, the U.S. State Department issued a media note that Hamas appeared to be planning an attack “against Palestinian civilians,” warning that such an attack would “constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement...”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America

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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 1d

Just arrived on the scene at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in South Portland. Here less than 10 minutes when agents charged out of the facility and used a pale yellow gas that caused tears and coughing in crowd members. Also shot munitions at those retreating.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

We showed out y'all.

Source unknown but its an aerial shot of the Missoula No Kings rally.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

- $172 million for two jets
- $200 million for Trump White House
- $40 billion for Argentina.

Americans struggling with rent, to buy groceries, and have affordable health care? F YOU, says Trump.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration is spending $172 million on two jets for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other senior officials

DHS Purchase Of Business Jets During Shutdown Draws Democrats’ Ire

The department said it would not allow the federal shutdown "to slow down this process" of replacing the jet, but Democrats want to know where the money is coming from.

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✨🦋𝓢𝓗𝓔𝓘𝓛𝓐 🦋✨ @sheilaharris.bsky.social · 1d

This is Idaho 💙

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