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🇺🇸🇺🇦 “Chaos is a ladder” - Little FingerZ 🇺🇦🇺🇸 Repug congress thinks it’s Pedochet’s Duma. Jerome Powell stan SEND MARC ELIAS $5 “Aggro-Lib” 😹

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hoffnagel @hoffnagel.bsky.social · Jul 26

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · Jul 26

The man predicted the future and he told you exactly how it was going to happen, too

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Maida ☠️ @emmaidama.bsky.social · 13h

😂🤣 Newsom’s trolling is now at a whole new level 😂🏅
#NobelPeacePrize #Pinks 🌸

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 6h

The GOP controls the government and is choosing to keep it shut down, and letting military families go without pay.

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 9h

We’re watching an entire political party actively protect the single most infamous sex-trafficking operation of our time.

This isn’t just silence—it’s complicity at the highest level.

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Charlotte Crist @touchesky.bsky.social · 14h

Couldn’t Crop any better!

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 5h

Dire as the stakes are, leaning into absurdist and lighthearted forms of protest seems like a great way to puncture the fantasy Trump & co are spinning to attempt to rationalize a violent crackdown.

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 5h

As the administration goes all in on an alternate reality about portland that bears no resemblance to fact and rule of law, continuing radical (and just plain funny, ridiculing) acts of the imagination along with other ways of getting out the reality on the ground may help curb their momentum.

fake film poster with a sunset and the portland frog protestor with words The Portland War, A Film by Ken Burns

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5h

Here’s the indictment —>

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 6h

NEW: Here's the two-count indictment against NY AG Letitia James. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

INDICTMENT
October 2025 Term - at Alexandria, Virginia
THE GRAND JURY CHARGES THAT:
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
At all times relevant to this Indictment:
1. Letitia A. James ("JAMES) was a resident of Brooklyn, New York, and the borrower on a
Fannie Mae-backed mortgage loan for the property located at 3121 Peronne Avenue,
Norfolk, Virginia.
2. OVM Financial (also known as Old Virginia Mortgage / AnnieMac) was a mortgage lending business located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, engaged in the business of originating and underwriting residential mortgage loans, including those backed by the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"). OVM Financial qualified as a "financial institution" within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 20(10).
3. Fannie Mae was a federally chartered corporation that purchased and guaranteed mortgages,
operating as a government-sponsored enterprise under the oversight of the Federal Housing

Finance Agency ("FHFA").
4. First Savings Bank was a state-chartered, FDIC-insured financial institution (Certificate
#29961), headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which acquired mortgage loans through assignment or acquisition. First Savings Bank qualified as a "financial institution" within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 20(1).
5. On or about August 17, 2020, JAMES, as sole borrower, purchased the three (3) bedroom,
(1) bathroom property located at 3121 Peronne Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia 23509 (the
"Peronne Property"), for approximately $137,000, financed with a mortgage loan of approximately $109,600 (Loan #4430025978) backed by Fannie Mae.
6. The loan was originated by OVM Financial under a signed Second Home Rider, which required JAMES, as the sole borrower to occupy and use the property as her secondary residence, and prohibited its use as a timesharing or other shared ownership arrangement or agreement that requires her either to rent the property or give any other person any control over the occupancy or use of the property.
7. Despite these representations, the Peronne Property was not occupied or used by JAMES as a secondary residence and was instead used as a rental investment property, renting the property to a family of (3).
8. This misrepresentation allowed JAMES to obtain favorable loan terms not available for investment properties, including a note rate of 3.000% (avoiding a 0.815% higher
comparable investment property rate of 3.815%, resulting in approximately $17,837 in rate savings over the life of the loan), a seller credit of approximately $3,288 (exceeding the seller credit for investment properties by approximately $1,096), for total ill-gotten gains of approximately $18,933 over the life of the loan.
9. JAMES' Universal Property application for homeowners' insurance indicated "owner-

occupied non-seasonal use," further misrepresenting the intended use of the property.
10. JAMES filed Schedule E tax forms), under penalties of perjury, treating the Perrone Property as rental real estate, reporting fair rental days, zero personal use days, thousand(s)
of dollars in rents received, and claiming deductions for expenses relating to the property, further contradicting the second home classification.
11. The loan was acquired by or assigned to First Savings Bank by March 2021, exposing it to risks associated with the misrepresented loan.
12. The acts described herein occurred within the Eastern District of Virginia.
COUNT ONE
(Bank Fraud - 18 U.S.C. § 1344)
13. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 12 are re-alleged and incorporated herein.
14. From on or about August 7, 2020, through at least January 2024, in the Eastern District of Virginia and elsewhere, the Defendant, LETITIA A. JAMES, did knowingly execute and attempt to execute a scheme and artifice to defraud OVM Financial and First Savings Bank,
financial institutions, and to obtain moneys, funds, and credits owned by and under the custody and control of OVM Financial and First Savings Bank by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises.
15. The scheme involved falsely representing the Peronne Property as a secondary residence to obtain favorable mortgage terms, while using it as an investment property with no intended
or actual personal occupancy or use by her.
(In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344).
COUNT TWO
(False Statements to a Financial Institution - 18 U.S.C. § 1014)
16. The allegations in paragraphs 1 through 12 are re-alleged and incorporated herein.

17. From on or about July 28, 2020, through at least August 31, 2020, in the Eastern District of Virginia and elsewhere, the Defendant, LETITIA A. JAMES, did knowingly make and cause to be made false statements and reports for the purpose of influencing the action of OVM Financial, a Fannie Mae-backed lender, upon an application for a loan, in that JAMES represented and affirmed in uniform residential loan applications and related documents that
the Peronne Property would be used as a secondary residence, when in truth and fact, as JAMES then knew, the property was intended and used as an investment property with no intended or actual personal occupancy or use by her.
(In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1014).
FORFEITURE NOTICE
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(a) and Title 18, U.S.C. §
982(a)(2)(A), upon conviction of the offenses in Counts One and Two, the Defendant, Letitia
A. James, shall forfeit to the United States any property constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, as a result of such violations, including but not limited to a money judgment in the amount of $18,933.
If any of the property described above, as a result of any act or omission of the Defendant: (a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; (b) has been transferred or sold to, or deposited with, a third party; (c) has been placed beyond the jurisdiction of the court; (d) has been substantially diminished in value; or (e) has been commingled with other property which cannot be divided without difficulty, the United States shall be entitled to a forfeiture of substitute property pursuant to Title 21, U.S.C. § 853(b), as incorporated by Title
18 U.S.C. § 982(b)(1).
(In accordance with Title 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C) and 982(a)(1); Title 28, U.S.C. § 2461(c); and Title 21 U.S.C. § 853(p).)

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Catherine Zoltan @catherinezoltan.bsky.social · 5h

As I have mentioned before, the Republican Political Party is engineering it's own para military forces to support it's own government which will soon be enforced upon you at your expense as a taxpayer.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gave ICE more cops than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries. Once the bill is fully implemented, nowhere in America will be safe from Trump's secret police state.

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hoffnagel @hoffnagel.bsky.social · 4h

Letitia James is formidable. And beautiful.

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 4h

As with Comey, the charges against Letitia James have no signature other than Trump’s handpicked personal attorney Lindsey Halligan.

No line prosecutor signed this document.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 4h

👀A Rutgers professor who teaches an anti-fascism class was blocked from leaving the US hours > Trump’s “Antifa” roundtable w/ Jack Posobiec who has called Bray a “domestic terrorist professor.” TPUSA at Rutgers has called him an “antifa member,” a claim he denies. He’s received death threats. 1/

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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hoffnagel @hoffnagel.bsky.social · 4h

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tellmeitsgonnabeok.bsky.social @tellmeitsgonnabeok.bsky.social · 7h

While I have no faith in these three nimrods running my country, I do have faith in the Nobel selection committee and the criteria they use to pick a deserving winner. As such, I won't lose any sleep tonight thinking he has an ice cube's chance in hell of winning this prize.

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Keev @keev.es · 9h

Don't forget that he also prevented a war between Denmark and the US over Greenland, ended the California War of Independence, and then there's the thing about the penguins...

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hoffnagel @hoffnagel.bsky.social · 4h

As Lawrence O’Donnell noted:

Gong Show

hoffnagel @hoffnagel.bsky.social · 4h

October 18

UH @uh8.bsky.social · 9h

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Щасливі моменти в житті Слава Незламним Воїнам України 🇺🇦

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hoffnagel @hoffnagel.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah, it’s an occupation

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 9h

I've decided to dedicate my life to confidently popping into people's replies and saying "why are people surprised by this" despite nobody, anywhere, expressing any surprise

hoffnagel @hoffnagel.bsky.social · 5h

I remember the hardball-sized cave-in of a young woman’s forehead, and the scores of protestors and journalists whose eyes were lost after deliberate targeting.

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thou_dog ✡ @thou-dog.bsky.social · 8h

Unfortunately this kind of deliberate misuse of less-lethal munitions by law enforcement (or by people acting in a law enforcement capacity) is consistent. They know what they're doing.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10h

NEW: A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring Chicago-area fed agents from several violent actions they’ve taken against journalists, activists and “religious practitioners” protesting ICE — including Rev. Black, a plaintiff in the case. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...

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Roy Batty @on-tannhausergate.bsky.social · 9h

Yes!!!!

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 10h

It's happening.

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Roy Batty @on-tannhausergate.bsky.social · 9h

Every single time someone tries to tell us how to do politics in order to accommodate the right wing, their ideas get stomped on by the actions of the right as they continue their fascist march

Hello Dems, Consultants and Klein

There’s no such thing as a good Republican

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hoffnagel @hoffnagel.bsky.social · 5h

It’s suicide promotion

CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 9h

Treating conversion therapy as anything other than fake science is harmful and dangerous.

A graphic with a dark background featuring a central burst of colorful, swirling particles. Large white text is overlaid on the image, reading: "Conversion therapy isn't real. Junk science that harms LGBTQI+ youth should be banned."

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 8h

Ut oh.

Yesterday I reported that just 18% of the cases against people arrested September 27-28 at Broadview in Chicago had survived.

Make that 9% -- they just moved to dismiss another case.

www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/08/g...

Greg Bovino's September 27 "Shitshow:" Batting 9% [Updated] - emptywheel

Of the eleven people the government charged in conjunction with a "shitshow" Chief Custom and Border Patrol Greg Bovino staged at Chicago's ICE facility on September 27, the publicly filed charges aga...

www.emptywheel.net

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Catherine Zoltan @catherinezoltan.bsky.social · 8h

The Republican Political Party is working to undermine the power of State Governors elected by the people. This is undermining the power of voters and citizens also.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

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hoffnagel @hoffnagel.bsky.social · 6h

Patriotic PSA

Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 8h

Continue organizing.
Continue resisting.
We have the numbers.
We have the power.

These fascists will be defeated.

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 8h

Continue organizing.
Continue resisting.
We have the numbers.
We have the power.

These fascists will be defeated.

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