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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 1m

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 11m

Cant believe the guy doing this didnt win a peace prize

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: Federal judge issues TRO following a second day of hearings, blocking the Trump administration from “ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois” from now through Oct. 23. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
STATE OF ILLINOIS, a sovereign state; and the CITY OF CHICAGO, an Illinois municipal corporation,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 25-cv-12174
Judge April M. Perry
V.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States; DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; KRISTI NOEM, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security;
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; PETER B.
HEGSETH, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Defense; UNITED STATES ARMY; DANIEL P. DRISCOLL, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Army,
Defendants.
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
This Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Doc. 3, and
ORDERS as follows:
1. Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns entered, and all persons acting in concert with them, are temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the
National Guard of the United States within Illinois.
2. This Temporary Restraining Order is at 5:55 P.M. central time on this 9th day of October
2025 and expires on October 23, 2025 at 11:59 P.M.
'President Trump, one of the name Defendants, is not enjoined by this Order.

3. Within two (2) calendar days of entry of this Temporary Restraining Order, Plaintiffs
shall post a nominal bond of $100. The bond shall be filed in the Clerk's Office and be
deposited into the registry of the Court.
4. Defendants' Request to Stay or Administratively Stay the Temporary Restraining Order,
Doc. 62 at 58, is DENIED.
5. A telephone hearing will be held on October 22, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. to address whether
this Temporary Restraining Order should be extended for an additional fourteen (14)
calendar days.
Dated: October 9, 2025
Coul MPeray.
APRIL M. PERRY
United States District Judge
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OuterBoroPrincess @outerbororoyal.bsky.social · 21h

Bloated Cadaver Demands Nobel Peace Prize for Deploying Military Against Own People

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 12m

Such utterly pathetic ppl

Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 26m

Totally normal official response.

Steven Cheung

President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives.

He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will.

The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace.

Quoting The Nobel Prize:

BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 49m

Oh, so they give the Peace Prize to people pushing to go AWAY from autocracy? I see the problem.

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 57m

This too. If anyone read the full details of Trumps peace proposal, theyd notice that the plan intends to turn Gaza into a foreign coalition occupied SEZ administered by Tony Blair, a few Gulf Petro state ppl, and, of course, Donald Trump. I wish that were a joke.

nickequipechasee #TuckFrump @nickequipechasee.bsky.social · 1h

I just think that it's quicker and easier to assume that Trump is simply going to get a shit-ton of Cash from someone, somewhere, for doing this, and Bibi's name is presumably on a chunk of it ?

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 1h

Like, how can you be a *culture correspondent* and think that Johnny Cash ever once in his professional career was publicly perceived as "deeply uncool"

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 1h

It really is amazing how many ppl are employed by legacy news media institutions to write about topics that they are absolutely not knowledgable enough to actually write about.

Jon Fasman
Jon Fasman is The Economist's senior culture correspondent. He was previously American business and society correspondent, and the co-host of "The
Intelligence ...

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 1h

Anyways, I'm sure theres nothing to read into the fact that Netanyahu in particular really seems pleased with this set up. I'm sure he totally got rolled by Trump.

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 1h

A bit of a funny dynamic for all of this is that the reason its happening at all is bc the last "this is gonna fix everything" ceasefire--which was this year!--fell apart within 3 months bc the Netanyahu government literally bombed it out of existence.

Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 1h

I would be more annoyed with people giving Trump credit over Biden on Gaza on main if we didn't already do this in January its just everyone fucking forgot

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1h

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 2h

Its the "whos planning on being buried in the pharaohs tomb along with him" vs "who plans on having a political career past 2028"

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 2h

As I've said before, the Republican divide is currently between the MAGA cult faithful who refuse to look past the present desires of Trumps ego and the rest of them who are capable of thinking two steps ahead and look at shit like this & go "yeah this could blow back on us pretty bad"

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 17h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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𝔻𝕒𝕟 [spooky pun] 🎃🍻🐦‍⬛ @danmynrd.bsky.social · 22h

you know democrats are winning the political battle of this shutdown beacuse the "actually its savvier for them to have caved on healthcare" takes are starting to bubble up

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Willamette Week @wweek.com · 10h

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

www.wweek.com

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 7h

Thank you @governor.ny.gov for stepping up and fighting for working people. @NYSPEF.bsky.social www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...

Governor Hochul and Labor Leaders Announce Maximum Weekly Benefit Increase for Unemployed Workers

Governor Hochul and labor leaders announced the maximum weekly unemployment insurance (UI) benefit increase for unemployed workers across the state.

www.governor.ny.gov

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 21h

Lots of people on this website would rather see a Dem L that they predicted (because they predict nothing else) than a Dem W they didn’t. These people think of themselves as opponents of Republicans.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 21h

The Advantage program was a lifeline for New Yorkers like Kasha, a working mom struggling to get out of a shelter and into stable housing.

But when then-Gov. Cuomo slashed funding, homelessness surged.

These are political choices. We can choose differently.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 14h

and that's why we don't trust private equity

Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 16h

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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Josh @joshmallow.bsky.social · 7h

Oh look Trump is doing something the far left baselessly accused Biden of doing apnews.com/article/mide...

US is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the Gaza ceasefire deal

The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and privat...

apnews.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9h

they can see the polling

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 17h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 7h

FROGS TOGETHER STRONG is fucking incredible

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 7h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7h

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7h

UPDATE: DOJ filed a notice that it is appealing the 14-day TRO, an order that is not generally appealable. This will go to the Seventh Circuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
STATE OF ILLINOIS and the CITY OF CHICAGO,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 1:25-cv-12174
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., in their official capacities,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF APPEAL
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that all Defendants in the above-captioned case hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from this Court's October 9, 2025, Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. ECF No.
67.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 11h

This unhinged antisemite is who Wolf Blitzer praised on CNN earlier today.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 11h

Paves the way for the Monster Under the Bed Act

RepMTG:

The Sunshine State is getting it RIGHT! 🌞

Florida is shutting down dangerous weather modification and geoengineering schemes because our skies belong to the people, not globalist elites and their experiments.

Now it’s time to do the same nationwide. My Clear Skies Act will END chemical spraying, geoengineering, and weather manipulation across America for good.

No more tampering. No more lies. Just clear, God-given skies! 🇺🇸☀️
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Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
Oct 8
🚨 BREAKING: Florida's airports are now closed to any weather modification and geoengineering activities under new state law, Florida AG says.

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