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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 50m

Look, I get critiques of *how* someone conducts an interview.

But Wilson’s congregants include the Sec. of Defense, who invited a pastor in Wilson’s denomination to lead the first of a recurring worship service at the Pentagon.

If anything, it’s odd it took this long for outlets to interview him.

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 5h

Spending your time talking to someone who wants to relitigate slavery is definitely a choice you can make

Opinion | He Believes America Should Be a Theocracy. He Says His Influence Is Growing.

www.nytimes.com

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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 34m

We might soon have a Tienenman Square situation or maybe an Oklahoma City. Possibly some mixture, which I suppose would be a Kristallnacht. Maybe I should start a pool. Either way, I'll be there in Chicago on October 18 with a bright white shirt like Harvey Milk wore to rallies. We shall overcome.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

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hrlatinam.bsky.social @hrlatinam.bsky.social · 1h

Yes, Miller is running the government.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 3h

With alt text.

Rolling Stone interview with James Gunn

Question: So, to be clear, you've made a key part of the DCU going forward about a government official abusing their power by having masked thugs come in the middle of the night and expel innocent people from the planet.

Answer: [Grins.] It's just totally fiction, Brian. This is, like, something that can never happen on our planet, but that's the beauty of things like comic books - you can explore things that would never, ever happen on our world.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3h

Maybe--just work with me here, @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us--you should stop voting to give Russ Vought more authority to defy the interests of Nevadans?

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 3h

Nevada Sen. @cortezmasto.senate.gov calls on Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to provide more information about the gigantic solar project in her state that just got axed with zero public explanation (via @lasvegassun.bsky.social)

In a statement sent to the Las Vegas Sun, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto lambasted the administration’s “lack of transparency” and urged Burgum to provide clarity.

“Solar energy production makes electric bills cheaper, creates good-paying jobs, and drives economic growth,” Cortez Masto said.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3h

Do you think Corey Lewandowski, Kristi Noem, or Stephen Miller himself thought it'd be cute to falsely claim FPS asked for a Guard invasion of the courthouse?

Finally, the Court notes its concern about a third declaration submitted by Defendants, in
which the declarant asserted that the FPS “requested federalized National Guard personnel to
support protection of the Federal District Court on Friday, October 10, 2025.” Doc. 62-3. This
purported fact was incendiary and seized upon by both parties at oral argument. It was also
inaccurate, as the Court noted on the record. To their credit, Defendants have since submitted a
corrected declaration, and the affiant has declared that they did not make the error willfully. Doc.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3h

Oh noooooo!

After a jury found Greg Bovino to be full of shit in LA, a judge found him to be full of shitshow in Chicago.

[This is Judge April Perry's opinion on her TRO.]

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This indicates to the Court both bias and lack of objectivity. The lens through which we view the
world changes our perception of the events around us. Law enforcement officers who go into an
event expecting “a shitshow” are much more likely to experience one than those who go into the
event prepared to de-escalate it. Ultimately, this Court must conclude that Defendants’
declarants’ perceptions are not reliable.6

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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 2h

The Mortgage Fraud Case Against Letitia James, Explained

An indictment brought by a novice prosecutor and Trump loyalists against one of the president’s foes centers on a 2020 house purchase.

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

The Mortgage Fraud Case Against Letitia James, Explained

www.nytimes.com

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 2h

My bad - this is judge April Perry. Judge Ellis is on the OTHER TRO case - the journalist TRO case. Sorry!

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 3h

Judge Sara Ellis' opinion in IL v. Trump is an absolute banger:

www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...

The Court therefore must make a credibility assessment as to which version of the facts
should be believed. While the Court does not doubt that there have been acts of vandalism, civil
disobedience, and even assaults on federal agents, the Court cannot conclude that Defendants’
declarations are reliable. Two of Defendants’ declarations refer to arrests made on September 27,
2025 of individuals who were carrying weapons and assaulting federal agents. See Doc. 62-2 at
19; Doc. 62-4 at 5. But neither declaration discloses that federal grand juries have refused to
return an indictment against at least three of those individuals, which equates to a finding of a
lack of probable cause that any crime occurred. See United States v. Ray Collins and Jocelyne
Robledo, 25-cr-608, Doc. 26 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 7, 2025); United States v. Paul Ivery, 25-cr-609
(N.D. Ill.). In addition to demonstrating a potential lack of candor by these affiants, it also calls
into question their ability to accurately assess the facts. Similar declarations were provided by
these same individuals in Chicago Headline Club et. al. v. Noem, 25-cv-12173, Doc. 35-1, Doc.
35-9 (N.D. Ill.), a case which challenged the Constitutionality of ICE’s response to protestors at
the Broadview ICE Processing Center. In issuing its TRO against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem,
the court in that case found that the plaintiffs would likely be able to show that ICE’s actions
have violated protestors’ First Amendment right to be free from retaliation while engaged in
newsgathering, religious exercise, and protest, and Fourth Amendment rights to be free from
excessive force. Id. at Doc. 43. Although this Court was not asked to make any such finding, it
does note a troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of
appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning,

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2h

To be clear, the stakes here are not partisan — Dems will win both offices

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3h

It’s actually Election Day tomorrow… in Louisiana!

I’m watching: the New Orleans sheriff race, and the New Orleans mayor’s race.

Both in my cheat sheet of elections to watch this fall!

boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 2h

9th Cir. grants an administrative stay blocking Judge Immergut's order that the National Guard not be federalized, but notes that bc DOJ didn't appeal her second order forbidding their deployment the effect is that the NG can be federalized during continuing litigation, but not deployed to Portland.

Big Cases Bot @bigcases.bots.law · 2h

New filing: "Oregon v. Trump (national guard deployment [ca9])"
Doc #53: UPDATED ORDER FOR PUBLICATION FILED. (Susan P. GRABER, Ryan D. NELSON, Bridget S. BADE) Update: attached reformatted order. [Entered: 10/10/2025 04:15 PM]

Download PDF | View Full Case

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 2h

Rep. @JamesWalkinshaw (D-VA11), Ranking Member Garcia Call for GAO Investigation into Vought’s Illegal Layoff Directive During Shutdown bluevirginia.us/2025/10/virg...

Walkinshaw, Ranking Member Garcia Call for GAO Investigation into Vought’s Illegal Layoff Directive During Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), the Committee’s Ranking Member, today requested the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate whether President Trump and OMB Director Russ Vought’s directive ordering agencies to issue Reduction-in-Force (RIF) notices during the GOP government shutdown violates the Antideficiency Act.

In their letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, the lawmakers condemned OMB’s description of the shutdown as an “opportunity” to fire federal employees, calling the memo “legally unsupportable and unconstitutional.”

“Setting aside the abhorrent description of a GOP government shutdown as an ‘opportunity,’ this OMB memorandum rests on a legally unsupportable premise,” the Members wrote. “A lapse in appropriations suspends the availability of funds but does not repeal or nullify statutory mandates. Undefined ‘Presidential priorities’ cannot substitute for statutory direction.”

The Members urged GAO to determine whether agency compliance with OMB’s directive would constitute a violation of the Antideficiency Act, noting that the Act “does not authorize agencies to incur obligations for the purpose of planning or executing reductions in force during a shutdown.”

They emphasized that any agency implementing Trump and Vought’s directive would be breaking federal law and required to report that violation to Congress.

Their request follows reports that the Trump administration has used the shutdown to accelerate workforce reductions that have already weakened agency oversight and public service delivery.

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m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 2h

every political reporter knows that the jay jones text are on the tame end of how politicians talk in private, not to mention tamer than how trump and his associates talk in public

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noclue77.bsky.social @noclue77.bsky.social · 4h

Mann and Hotez --- their book explains this madness.

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1h

It may be—for now—a mild form of fascism. Political opponents aren’t being jailed or shot, entire opposition media outlets aren’t being shuttered, and books aren’t being burned.

But from Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America. trib.al/a0i8hTE

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2h

As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2h

Ghana’s foreign minister just posted this to X:

“The Ghanaian Government is pleased to note that our refusal to accept Abrego Garcia has been duly acknowledged and complied with by the US Department of Homeland Security.”

Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa &
@S_OkudzetoAblak
X.com
The Ghanaian Government is pleased to note that our refusal to accept Abrego Garcia has been duly acknowledged and complied with by the US
Department of Homeland Security.
We have also followed with satisfaction that DHS has today taken the appropriate steps to inform Garcia's lawyers and amend court submissions to reflect the fact that Ghana cannot be an option for Garcia's deportation.
The Mahama Administration will continue to be transparent and truthful to Ghanaians at all times.
For God and Country E
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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 1h

🚩dumbass threatening tariffs again 🤨

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2h

If GOP wants to abolish the filibuster over this, awesome. It helps Rs way more than Ds. It’s also a central reason for loss of faith in government over the last 25 yrs. Rs can reopen the govt tonight if they want. If they want to do it to make sure 15 million lose their health care that’s on them.

ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 5h

“And that’s why we nuked it twice in the past month.”

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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 2h

Hard to escape the thought that circa 2010 mighta been the high point of the tech revolution and we’re just in for ever more enshittification from here.

Rufus Hickok @rufus-hickok.bsky.social · 2h

It really has become impossible to do anything online. I just tried to order those Greek amphora coffee cups for the bookstore, and I cannot because their online payment service insists I give them the "one-time only code" they sent to my old Canadian phone number. Also, I can't update my number.

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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 2h

Kind of seeing why Judge Perry, in just released opinion on nat'l guard deployment, finds it hard to credit gov't's assertions. see, e.g. pp. 10-11 of linked opinion noting "troubling trend of" gov "equating protests with riots" & criticism w violence.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 2h

Whoa, Judge Perry says the Feds’ declarations about unrest at ICE facilities are not credible because some of the incidents they cite in their declarations were separately no-billed by grand juries

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 8h

This is the way

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

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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