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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 15h

FYI

A post by Russell Voight on X saying:

“The RIFs have begun.”

Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 15h

“The US Army is accepting a donation of roughly $1 million for the travel & lodging of senior leaders to a professional development conference in…DC…as active duty forces [brace]for a missed paycheck amid the gov shutdown…”

Funds will be donated by AUSA, a nonprofit that serves the Army.

US Army accepting roughly $1 million donation to bring senior leaders to DC conference as troops brace for missed paycheck | CNN Politics

The US Army is accepting a donation of roughly $1 million for the travel and lodging of senior leaders to a professional development conference in Washington, DC, next week, as active duty forces are ...

www.cnn.com

Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 1d

Gov. Hochul blasted Kristi Noem & Donald for denying $34 million in security funding to the MTA & NYPD over NYC’s immigration laws—as a federal judge should soon rule on the denial’s legality.

“They are defunding the police — full stop,” Hochul said.

Hochul slams Trump admin for “defunding the police” on NYC subways and trains

Gov. Hochul blasted Homeland Security honcho Kristi Noem and the Trump administration Thursday for denying $34 million in security funding to the MTA and NYPD last week over New York City’s i…

www.nydailynews.com

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 1d

Oklahoma Gov Kevin Stitt, Chair of the National Governors Association, criticized Texas Gov Abbott for deploying TX Nat’l Guard members to Chicago, “mark[ing] the 1st time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections."

Deep red gov rips TX for sending troops to Chicago: 'Oklahomans would lose their mind'

A deep red state governor slammed Texas for sending National Guard troops to Chicago, saying "Oklahomans would lose their mind" if Illinois were to do the same to his state. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt,...

www.rawstory.com

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING NEWS

NY AG Letitia James has been indicted by a grand jury in EDVA

Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING NEWS

A grand jury is considering charges against Letitia James presented by that horrible Halligan woman—the insurance attorney

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 1d

“We know the lies don’t just come out of their mouth," Pritzker's office said. “So it’s not surprising that the Trump team spends more time producing videos purporting images of Florida as Illinois — rather than spending any time to lower prices or protect healthcare for hardworking Americans.”

Trump busted for using chaotic video from GOP-led state to fuel Chicago crackdown

President Donald Trump got busted for posting video of an immigration crackdown in a Republican-governed state to attack Democratic leaders.The White House a graphic video on its official X account sh...

www.rawstory.com

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 3d

Per a You.Gov poll, Jimmy Kimmel has 44% approval from US citizens polled w/ 41 % viewing him unfavorably, w/ a net approval rating of +3% points.

Donald had only 41% approval w/ 54% viewing him unfavorably, giving Donald a net approval rating of -13% points, 16 points less than Kimmel.

Jimmy Kimmel has higher approval rating than Donald Trump, poll finds

www.livenowfox.com

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 3d

Aren’t they supposed to boil the frog slowly?

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ICE Agents Shoot Pepper Spray into Protester's Frog Costume Air Vent

YouTube video by New York Post

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 3d

I thought that they were supposed to boil the frog slowly?

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ICE Agents Shoot Pepper Spray into Protester's Frog Costume Air Vent

YouTube video by New York Post

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 4d

I Wonder Why Alito “Recused” Himself from Considering Laura Loomer’s Facebook Censorship Case

SCOTUS “declined to consider Laura Loomer's petition, which alleged media censorship.”

"Justice Samuel Alito "took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition," the court added.”

'Took no part': Justice Alito declines to take part in ruling against Trump ally

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider Laura Loomer's petition, which alleged media censorship.In a statement on Monday, the high court announced that Loomer's petition had been denied. Justice S...

www.rawstory.com

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 4d

“President Donald Trump said he would "take a look" at a pardon for convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell after the Supreme Court rejected her appeal.”

www.rawstory.com/ghislaine-ma...

Trump vows to 'take a look' at Ghislaine Maxwell pardon after Supreme Court rejects case

President Donald Trump said he would "take a look" at a pardon for convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell after the Supreme Court rejected her appeal.CNN's Kaitlan Collins asked Trump about the po...

www.rawstory.com

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 5d

US District Judge Karin J. Immergut temporarily blocked Don’s Gov from sending any state’s Nat’l Guard troops under fed control to Portland, halting hundreds of CA Nat’l Guard members as they were deploying to Portland, saying the gov appeared to be directly defying her previous TRO.

Judge deals Trump new legal setback in plans to deploy troops to Portland

U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut temporarily blocked the administration from sending any state’s National Guard troops under federal control to Portland.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 6d

Wordle in One!

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 6d

Chief US District Judge James E. Boasberg admonished US Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s staff to remain civil in court proceedings, expressing concern re: an escalating dispute between prosecutors & magistrate judge Zia M. Faruqui who has repeatedly criticized Donald’s law enforcement surge in the capital.

Chief judge in D.C. admonishes Pirro’s office to be civil in court

“It would be in everyone’s interest to turn the temperature down,” Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg said Friday.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 7d

@martina47.bsky.social

Giuliani made a thing of the perp walk when he was mayor of NYC.

He purposely arrested people at six or seven in the morning so that the arrestee’s neighbors were around getting ready for work and everybody could see the spectacle.

It was a thing.

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 7d

“An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a "perp walk" of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month, four people briefed on the matter said on Friday.”

www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

FBI agent relieved of duty over refusing Comey perp walk, four people familiar say

An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a "perp walk" of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month, four people briefed on the matter said on Friday.

www.reuters.com

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 7d

“Deplorable” is the correct term

“The Trump administration is offering $2,500 to some minors who came by themselves to the United States to “voluntarily” self-deport and return to their home countries under a new program quietly rolled out on Friday.”

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

ICE pursuing self-deportation of unaccompanied minors

The policy, referred to as “Freaky Friday” by immigration advocates, is the latest ramp-up in Trump administration enforcement efforts.

www.politico.com

Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 7d

Mario Guevara, an Emmy award-winning reporter, was deported on Friday to his native country of El Salvador — a nation he fled more than 2 decades ago after being threatened & assaulted.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

U.S. deports journalist Mario Guevara to El Salvador, family says

Mario Guevara, an independent journalist, was arrested while covering a protest of the Trump administration in a case that has alarmed free speech groups.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 7d

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Calling women stressed, poor, and depressed? Trump really knows how to flatter a lady

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 7d

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His Teleprompter Broke 🥺

YouTube video by Josh Johnson

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 7d

I’m not a qualified nominator, but nonetheless nominate for the consideration of the Norwegian Nobel Committee an outstanding candidate who 4 nights a week courageously clarifies & distills the complexities of the current historical moment:

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com

@nobelprize.bsky.social

Lawrence: We are clearly seeing madness pouring from the darkness of Donald Trump's mind

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 7d

FEMA halted the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency preparedness grants, requiring states to prove their population counts prior to the funds’ release, claiming that states may be getting inflated payments as funds are mostly distributed proportionately based on state population.

In unusual move, FEMA halts preparedness grant money, orders states to recount their populations excluding deported migrants | CNN Politics

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has halted the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency preparedness grants, requiring states to prove their population counts before they can ac...

www.cnn.com

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 7d

Jennifer Lawrence speaks eloquently
about the normalization of corruption in politics & the open lack of empathy of our leaders that may be infecting our children.

What happens in one part of the world has ripple effects globally.

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Jennifer Lawrence: ‘What’s happening is no less than a genocide’

YouTube video by Middle East Eye

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Esther Be Good! @estherbgood.bsky.social · 7d

3 weeks after Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo (former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) filed a whistle-blower complaint against Donald, Bobby fired her, according to her lawyer & a copy of the termination letter.

Another unlawful travesty by the current administration.

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

www.nytimes.com

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