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Jared Brannan @jbrannan.bsky.social · 1d

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon my works and umm, which King are you that I am King of again? So many Kings, it’s hell keeping track of you all.😩

Point Blank Sandwich Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and govern yourself accordingly.

Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 1d

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Cannonball Adderall @leupp.bsky.social · 4d

I know this fascist shit is doomed when I see late 50s and early 60s white guys in their Costco Shopping Finest screaming ‘fuck you’ in DHS officers’ faces

Alex Harrison @alexhairysun.bsky.social · 4d

Video taken by Jay Shefsky at 12:20 p.m. after the crash happened, Oakton Street/Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 10d

I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.

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Jared Brannan @jbrannan.bsky.social · 10d

Heretic was solid. Hugh Grant has been killing the shiesty bad guy roles these last few years.

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Two-piece Advocate @ytpjason.bsky.social · 11d

“The department declined to answer questions about whether the donor is an American citizen or a foreign national.” Jesus Fucking Christ

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 11d

I know you lying to me!!!!!!!!

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

DOD accepts anonymous $130M donation to partially cover troop pay

White House and military officials will not say who the donor is or whether the gift has been properly vetted.

www.politico.com

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 11d

This should be seen as what it is: a huge step towards ending free and fair elections.

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 @elizabethweill.bsky.social · 11d

Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...

www.justice.gov

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Kyle Pfannenstiel @pfannyyy.bsky.social · 13d

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.

The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.

FBI backtracks on denying children were zip tied in Idaho raid, saying instead no ‘young’ kids were • Idaho Capital Sun

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in raid in Wilder, Idaho, FBI says no "young" children were.

idahocapitalsun.com

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Jared Brannan @jbrannan.bsky.social · 13d

I think the arrival of the “We’re cooked” moment is different for everyone. I couldn’t tell you why, but for me it was in 2023 when the Supreme Court ruled that wetlands weren’t protected under the Clean Water Act if they had no “continuous surface connection” to the ‘ Real Water™ ‘.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 15d

although some oppose the fifty foot hologram of a grinning Augusto Pinochet that appeared on the White House lawn this morning, we spoke with people from across the political spectrum to get a sense of how opinions differ

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Jared Brannan @jbrannan.bsky.social · 14d

The key to getting a poorly done random tattoo when black out drunk is to make sure that the artist is a vegan animal rights activist and not a Nazi. Speaking from personal experience here.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 15d

The dissent does an excellent job making the majority look like fools. cst.brightspotcdn.com/d9/44/ff61b3...

The district court’s factual findings, which the government does not
challenge on appeal, and which are not clearly erroneous in any event, fully resolve
this issue. In the two weeks leading up to the President’s September 27 social
media post, there had not been a single incident of protesters’ disrupting the
execution of the laws. Oregon, 2025 WL 2817646, at *10. I repeat: not a single
incident for two weeks. Here are summaries from police reports for the five days
preceding the President’s social media post.
September 22: Approx. 7-10 people. No calls.
September 23: Few people. No activity.
September 24: Approx. 10 people. No calls.
September 25: Approx. 20 people. No calls.
September 26: Approx. 15 people. Energy low, minimal activity.
No incidents.
A police officer’s report from September 26 stated: “Throughout the day we
observed approximately 8-15 people at any given time out front of ICE. Mostly
sitting in lawn chairs and walking around.”
It is hard to understand how a tiny protest causing no disruptions could
possibly satisfy the standard that the President is unable to execute the laws.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15d

BREAKING: Ninth Circuit panel, on a 2-1 vote, allows Trump to deploy National Guard troops in Portland during litigation. Both judges siding with Trump were appointed by Trump in his first term.

Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-trials...

Before: Susan P. Graber, Ryan D. Nelson, and Bridget S. Bade, Circuit Judges.
Concurrence by Judge R. Nelson; Dissent by Judge Graber.
PER CURIAM:
Defendants-Appellants, President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of Defense
Peter Hegseth, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, in their official
capacities, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) (collectively, Defendants), seek an emergency stay of the district
court’s October 4, 2025 temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the President’s
Case: 25-6268, 10/20/2025, DktEntry: 61.1, Page 2 of 93
order to federalize 200 members of the Oregon National Guard for 60 days to protect
federal personnel and property at the Lindquist Building, an Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Oregon. After considering the
record at this preliminary stage, we conclude that it is likely that the President
lawfully exercised his statutory authority under 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3), which
authorizes the federalization of the National Guard when “the President is unable
with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.” The evidence the
President relied on reflects a “colorable assessment of the facts and law within a
‘range of honest judgment.’” Newsom v. Trump, 141 F.4th 1032, 1051 (9th Cir.
2025) (per curiam) (quoting Sterling v. Constantin, 287 U.S. 378, 399 (1932)). We
thus conclude that Defendants are likely to succeed on the merits of their appeal, and
that the other stay factors weigh in their favor. We grant Defendants’ motion for a
stay pending appeal.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 16d

Good thing the military isn't woke anymore and is willing to take the fight to our enemies, like Colombian fisherman and Interstate 5.

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Jared Brannan @jbrannan.bsky.social · 16d

It’s wild to me how a significant portion of the American population is like “fascism is here, and it sucks….buuut I really like all these services that the fascist-supporting corporate entities provide, and I’m just gunna keep using them”

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Cameron @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 17d

every smug internet communist tweet about showing up to a No Kings protest with an abolish ICE shirt to scare the libs is getting completely mogged by the real-life winemoms showing up with slogans like "ICE will melt in hell"

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Jared Brannan @jbrannan.bsky.social · 17d

PDX No Kings march was massive. Upper and lower deck of the Steel Bridge was packed and lines as far as the eye could see.

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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 18d

white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Jared Brannan @jbrannan.bsky.social · 19d

Vance’s “boys will be boys” Nazi apologism played so bad that even National Review can’t stomach it. Will Republican voters actually give a shit? Of course not.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 24d

Nixon’s crimes look like harmless high school pranks compared to the now-daily unprecedented illegal & unconstitutional crimes being committed daily by this president & his staff

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 24d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 26d

From the bad old site, in response to pro-immigration commentary from Cato scholars. I wonder whether there's something dangerous in letting presidents just arbitrarily declare one or another group to be a terrorist organization -- nah, I suppose that's alarmist.

Four tweets from X, text:

[user] Sep 20
The CATO Institute should be labeled as a domestic terrorist organization.

[user] Sep 20
Replying to
@AlexNowrasteh
Trump's next EO needs to be declaring the CATO Institute a terrorist organization.

[user]
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Sep 19
The next group that
@realDonaldTrump
needs to designate as a terrorist organization is the Cato Institute

[user]
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Sep 19
Replying to
@David_J_Bier
we are going to designate the CATO Institute as a terrorist organization next.

Tweets from X, text: "

[user]
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11h
Replying to
@David_J_Bier
The Cato Institute should be declared a terrorist organization.

[user]
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11h
President Trump needs to declare Cato institute domestic terror organization
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The Alex Nowrasteh
@AlexNowrasteh
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Oct 8
Americans would be slightly more pro-immigration if they knew how hard it is to come here legally."

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 27d

Another Kavanaugh stop.

Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 27d

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 27d

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · Oct 6

the hardest part of living in Portland is having your house burn down every single night and then having to rebuild it during the day. the amount of money i spend just in drywall is insane.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Oct 5

Trump: Portland is burning to the ground—insurrectionists all over the place. The politicians are afraid for their lives. That’s the only reason they say there’s nothing happening.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · Oct 6

There’s an essay to be written about how maga patriotism is just shitty fandom. Anyone who follows sports knows fans like this, it’s always the ref’s fault, the other team doesn’t exist, there’s some plot/player/coach holding the team back otherwise they’d always win easy bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Oct 5

Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."

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Ken Raining @kenraining.bsky.social · Sep 30

I swear if the Democratic leadership posts something like "the president should worry less about using the military on American citizens and instead about saving their healthcare" I'm going to lose it.

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