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Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social · 11h

Hey, if they can get along…

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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 14h

A $500 million dollar grant to convert the General Motors Lansing Grand River Assembly plant to electric vehicle production is among more than $16 billion in federal grants being considered for cancellation by President Donald Trump.

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Trump threatens GM's $500 million EV project in Lansing, other Michigan grants, reports say • Michigan Advance

A $500 million dollar grant to convert the General Motors Lansing Grand River Assembly plant to electric vehicle production is among more than $16 billion in federal grants being considered for cancel...

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Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social · 16h

Hat tip (again) to Beth LeBlanc and @craigmauger.bsky.social with @detroitnews.com for unraveling every last thread in this story. Just outstanding.

Whitmer chief of staff privately apologized over $20M Beydoun grant, records reveal

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling on Attorney General Dana Nessel to sue her past campaign donor, Fay Beydoun, to recoup $8.2 million in grant funds.

www.detroitnews.com

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Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social · 18h

“‘John Roberts isn’t an umpire — he’s a Trumpire,’ Lisa Graves said, describing how Roberts orchestrated the immunity decision that effectively placed the presidency above the law.”

Is John Roberts the Worst Chief Justice in History? | First Draft with Susan Demas & Author Lisa Graves

John Roberts’ carefully crafted “umpire” persona has masked a radical remaking of American democracy.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 1d

9 October 1941 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Judit Erdos, was born in Miskolc.

In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

A vintage black and white photo of a young girl, smiling softly.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d

The First Amendment explicitly guarantees:

-the right of the people peaceably to assemble
-to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
-the free exercise of religion
-freedom of speech

If this priest had also been press, ICE would have violated all five 1A freedoms at once.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social · 2d

No lies detected

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2d

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social · 2d

This image haunts me now.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 2d

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

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Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social · 2d

Public opinion polling is among the greatest ills that have befallen our republic.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 3d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social · 3d

If we connect a drive belt to the corpse of Edward R. Murrow, we’d never need fossil fuels again.

Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News as Paramount buys Free Press startup

Commentator to lead storied US news network, five years after acrimonious exit from New York Times

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

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Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social · 5d

No lies detected

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 5d

If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him “simply untethered to facts,” our White House press corps can as well.

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

In sum, the President is certainly entitled "a great level of deference," Newsom II, 141
F.4th at 1048, in his determination that he "is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws
of the United States." 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3). But "a great level of deference" is not equivalent to
ignoring the facts on the ground. As the Ninth Circuit articulated, courts must "review the
President's determination to ensure that it reflects a colorable assessment of the facts and law
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Case 3:25-cv-01756-IM Document 56
Filed 10/04/25
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within a 'range of honest judgment.'" Id. at 1051 (quoting Sterling, 278 U.S. at 399). Here, this
Court concludes that the President did not have a "colorable basis" to invoke § 12406(3) to
federalize the National Guard because the situation on the ground belied an inability of federal
law enforcement officers to execute federal law. Id. at 1051-52. The President's determination
was simply untethered to the facts.
c. Whether there is a Rebellion or Danger of Rebellion
Defendants also aroue that the Sentember 28 2025 federalization order is authorized

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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 5d

BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland following a challenge from the state and the city of Portland.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/04/f... by @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social

Federal judge blocks Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard to Portland • Oregon Capital Chronicle

This is a breaking news story and will be updated. A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland following a c...

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 5d

The judge who granted this restraining order was appointed to the bench by Trump.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: A federal judge has granted a restraining order blocking President Trump's call-up of the National Guard in Portland.

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

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Leah-Bug @leah-bug.bsky.social · 5d

It only took 256 days to reach the “zip tying little kids at 2am on the street” stage of this administration.

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Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social · 5d

Coming soon: The Wannsee Comedy Festival

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Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social · 6d

We have a small, but mighty team at @michiganadvance.com, who covered passage of our new state budget, spending long hours at the Capitol until final votes, followed by comprehensive write-ups on each piece.

Kudos to @bensolis1.bsky.social, @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social and @kdailey.bsky.social

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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 7d

Democratic candidates for statewide office in Michigan say they are taking additional precautions but won’t back down amid an “escalating pattern of political violence.”

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Cameras, dogs and lights: Michigan Democrats take precautions amid uptick in political violence • Michigan Advance

Democratic candidates for statewide office in Michigan say they are taking additional precautions but won’t back down amid an “escalating pattern of political violence.” Less than three months before ...

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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 8d

Michigan Legislature passes eight day continuation budget, votes expected Thursday

michiganadvance.com/2025/10/01/m...

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Michigan Legislature passes eight day continuation budget, votes expected Thursday • Michigan Advance

In the thick of a government shutdown that lasted just one hour, the Michigan House and Senate passed a continuation budget to hold the state over for the next eight days – a move that was described a...

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Kyle Davidson @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social · 9d

The scene inside the Michigan State Senate at 12:15 a.m. We have entered a new fiscal year without a budget deal, though lawmakers from both chambers are seemingly working to reach a deal behind closed doors. @michiganadvance.com

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Ben Solis @bensolis1.bsky.social · 9d

And the government is shut down. No new spending plan was passed as of midnight, and the governor has signaled that she's keeping to government open, but has yet to issue an executive directive doing so. Also, that appears to buck the the tenets of the state's Constitution.

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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 9d

The Michigan Legislature won’t be going home Tuesday night as a final budget plan is drafted and reviewed by legal experts before coming up for a vote – which could happen on Wednesday at the earliest.

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Michigan legislators work late with hold-over budget still in flux, final budget bills get drafted • Michigan Advance

The Michigan Legislature won’t be going home Tuesday night as a final budget plan is drafted and reviewed by legal experts before coming up for a vote – which could happen on Wednesday at the earliest...

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Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social · 9d

It’s just getting mean now…
#biggretch #mistatebudget #marijuanatax