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@GotDiva @gotdiva.bsky.social · 14m

She’s priming to run for President

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4d

What happens when prosecutions become political theater? @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss reports that Trump’s DOJ planned a “perp walk” for former FBI Director Jim Comey on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider: cafe.visitlink.me/HETzAj

Vindictive Prosecution? Comey & Abrego Garcia

Listen now | Is there ever a legitimate reason to “perp walk” a high-profile criminal defendant like Jim Comey?

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4d

Congress continues to fail at providing the checks & balances the Constitution intends on the executive branch, but Senate Democrats are working hard to try and get it there. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Oversight

Attorney General Pam Bondi showed up for an oversight hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and she brought her best Scarlett O’Hara demeanor along with her.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3d

Donald Trump has finally found his Roy Cohn. Read the detaios & judge for yourself if this is how the people’s lawyer should do her job. joycevance.substack.com/p/oversight

Oversight

Attorney General Pam Bondi showed up for an oversight hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and she brought her best Scarlett O’Hara demeanor along with her.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

Always read @mollyjongfast.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/mollyjon...

A good day for Democrats

I actually think Dems are winning the shutdown

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

Indicting your political enemies because they’re your enemies, not because they’ve committed crimes, is unAmerican.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

Using the government shutdown as an excuse to implement Project 2025. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown

White House budget director Russell Vought said reductions-in-force were underway.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

What you need to know about the Tish James indictment, with @preetbharara.bsky.social and me: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

What You Need To Know About The Tish James Indictment

A recording from Joyce Vance and Preet Bharara's live video

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Nichole Hiltz @nicholehiltz.bsky.social · 7h

Nooo… 😭 She is the GREATEST! I have told people that her flawless, heartbreaking scene in “Something’s Gotta Give” is right before mine; & when making my reel I would want to put her scene on, forgetting that I’m not in it! Replayed a million times 😢 She’s so lovely, Jack ADORED her 🥹🕯️ 🕊️ RIP Diane 💔

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 8h

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.'

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 11h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Mary Beth Schneider @marybschneider.bsky.social · 7h

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 7h

Oh no! Losing Diane Keaton and Robert Redford in the same month is really sad. What a great career she had
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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, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 2d

Donald Trump appears ready to leave yet another mark on the nation’s capital with a triumphal arch that could rival the Lincoln Memorial in scale.

Trump Plotting Even Bigger Architectural Project for D.C.

The president appears to be planning a massive triumphal arch that could rival the Lincoln Memorial in scale.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

President Trump is considering a triumphal arch at Memorial Circle in D.C. for America’s 250th anniversary.

It would represent Trump’s most audacious effort to remake the landscape of D.C.

Trump eyes a triumphal arch to mark America’s 250th anniversary

The arch would be constructed across from the Lincoln Memorial, on a small patch of federal land currently occupied by a traffic circle.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d

Press pool: “On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial”

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 9h

Never give up HOP.🐸

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 9h

Where are the #Epstein files⁉️

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10h

After Trump got his Covid shot, he chose to fire the scientists protecting the rest of us from diseases.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 11h

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10h

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 14h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 17h

“Decisions are made solely based on the work and intentions of Alfred Nobel. The committee operates in a room adorned with portraits of past laureates, a space imbued with courage and integrity.”
youtube.com/watch?v=z59b...

Nobel Committee Chair: We award the prize only to individuals of courage and integrity.

YouTube video by Don Lemon

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 12h

Sen. Sanders: No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings rally on Oct. 18 is not a hate America rally. It’s a Love America Rally. It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in our Constitution, in the American Freedom, and who’s not gonna let you or Trump turn this country into an authoritarian society.

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@GotDiva @gotdiva.bsky.social · 11h

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