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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 9h

Declawing = animal cruelty and torture.

Should be a class A misdemeanor with jail time minimum

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 9h

Declawing cats is animal torture and cruelty and should be prosecuted as such !!!

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 9h

California bans declawing cats under new law

California bans cat declawing under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, making the practice illegal except for medical necessity.

www.latimes.com

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 9h

California bans declawing cats under new law

California bans cat declawing under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, making the practice illegal except for medical necessity.

www.latimes.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

This powerful JB Pritzker response to Trump's lawless threats is another reminder of what I tried to argue this morning: Pritzker understands Stephen Miller's theory of this moment, and he's responding accordingly:

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 1d

Only the military remains outside Trump’s grip. Despite the firing of several top officers—and his threat to fire more—the U.S. armed forces are still led by generals and admirals whose oath is to the Constitution, not the president. But for how long?
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

www.theatlantic.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 1d

There is no left-wing violence in Chicago or Portland. It simply is not happening.

It's so not happening, in fact, that Republicans in Oregon took footage from two South American countries to create a hoax photo about Portland.

They have no actual violent footage to put forward.

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

Rogan on Trump’s cruel mass deportations, racially profiling non-criminals and ripping apart families: “This is crazy. That shows no heart. You’re not gonna get any reasonable people to go along with that. Any kind person would go ‘this can’t be the only way to do this’.”

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 11h

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 11h

A White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security was investigated for accusations he harassed a lower-ranking co-worker by canceling her hotel room and having them share a room together, according to a report.

Trump official accused of canceling colleague's hotel room so she’d have to stay with him

A White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security was investigated for accusations he harassed a lower-ranking co-worker by canceling her hotel room and having them share a room together, according to a report.Paul Ingrassia, who previously wrote for National Review, Human Events, and Th...

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 12h

The ruling is significant for its challenge to presidential authority over state-managed military forces.

Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Deploying National Guard in Chicago

www.newsweek.com

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 11h

It’s malicious prosecution

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 12h

If this case isn’t dismissed w/ prejudice & thrown out summarily, then we’re truly in a banana republic & the justice system is just a kangaroo court .

#TyrannyinAmerica
www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department | CNN Politics

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two s...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 1d

***Making

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***Making

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 1d

I’m make parallels without equivalencies .

Next level nuance and analysis ppl…

Come on…

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 1d

I know ppl hate the Hitler analogies—and it’s not to minimize his evil which overshadows Trump obviously—but Hitler blamed Jews bc of his own failures in life .

Trump does the same

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 1d

And if Trump had an ounce of integrity—sociopaths have none—he’d point the blame where it belongs : Congress

Ofc he’s responsible too, but that’s another issue.

The ppl causing the furlough have no skin in the game.

When the perpetrators wield power, they find easy scapegoats.

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 1d

If Congress was furloughed every time a shutdown occurred, there w/b NO MORE furloughs.

Think 🤔 abt it.

In the same vein, if men got pregnant, abortion w/b legal at the federal level.

Think 🤔 abt. it.

#furloughCongress

a man in a leather jacket is making a funny face while looking at the camera .

ALT: a man in a leather jacket is making a funny face while looking at the camera .

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine pardoning a sex trafficker to cover up your own association w/ Epstein, whatever that association demonstrates.

#TrumpLovesSexualPredators
#GhislaineMaxwell

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 2d

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told members of the National Guard in Oregon to "get ready," on Tuesday, despite a judge's order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying them in the state.

Kristi Noem Tells National Guard In Oregon ‘Get Ready’

www.newsweek.com

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{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 2d

To name a few…

{ } @genxsoothsayer.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah I guess that was a Stiglitz term.

TBH I’m no fan of Stiglitz these days. I guess I meant it not in that sense but more in sense that capitalism itself has evolved to meet progressive goals , not bc it’s progressive in any political way, but the demand for these ends drive it

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