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katefromnyc.bsky.social @katefromnyc.bsky.social · 6m

#ETTD

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 2h

Re-upping:

Excellent assessment of John "Roger Taney" Roberts.

In @harvardmagazine.bsky.social , by Lincoln Caplan.

As careful, legally informed, judicious-minded writer as you're going to find. With an unsparing judgment.

www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...

What Trump Means for John Roberts's Legacy | Harvard Magazine

Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court.

www.harvardmagazine.com

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 2h

It's official:

-2025 is now a more threatening year for the survival of the republic than 1968.

-John Roberts will now go down in history as a worse chief justice than Roger "Dred Scott" Taney.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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katefromnyc.bsky.social @katefromnyc.bsky.social · 7m

100%. There is no way he isn’t fully vaccinated. (Which is as it should be, honestly.)

katefromnyc.bsky.social @katefromnyc.bsky.social · 8m

And by “Democrat oriented,” he means “working to protect public health and safety.”

katefromnyc.bsky.social @katefromnyc.bsky.social · 9m

“I was in the trenches with the Prime Minister…”

Seriously, these guys would faint if they looked at the trenches at a historical military park.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Witkoff, flanked by Jared and Ivanka in Tel Aviv, says "may god bless Donald J Trump, the greatest president the world has ever seen"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Jared Kushner in Tel Aviv: "Instead of replicating the barbarism of the enemy, you chose to be exceptional, you chose to stand for the values that you stand for, and I couldn't be prouder to be a friend of Israel."

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 2h

Someone share this video with Brett Kavanaugh.

The Government sometimes makes brief investigative stops to check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where people are hired for day jobs; who work or appear to work in jobs such as construction, landscaping, agriculture, or car washes that often do not require paperwork and are therefore attractive to illegal immigrants; and who do not speak much if any English. If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, they promptly let the individual go. If the individual is illegally in the United States, the officers may arrest the individual and initiate the process for removal.

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Jameslet @jamesh1977.bsky.social · 4h

There’s not a chance on earth that he didn’t sexually assault that psychologist, lie about it and then cry about it on TV. He’s a sociopathic baby.

a man in a suit and tie is speaking into a microphone while sitting in front of a crowd

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is speaking into a microphone while sitting in front of a crowd

media.tenor.com

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Jameslet @jamesh1977.bsky.social · 5h

‘A brief interaction and sent on their way.’

a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech in front of a microphone .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech in front of a microphone .

media.tenor.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 1h

The only strong power of Congress beyond here btw is impeachment.

They seized the negative appropriation power* with rescissions; this seizes it's inverse: the positive appropriations power**

* ie USG /must/ spend if congress demands it
** ie USG /must not/ spend if congress has not authorized it

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1h

Trump says he’s ordered Hegseth to pay the troops during the government shutdown.

“We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS.”

Trump: Chuck Schumer recently said, "Every day gets better" during their Radical Left Shutdown. I DISAGREE! If nothing is done, because of
"Leader" Chuck Schumer and the Democrats, our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th. That is why I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th. We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS. I will not allow the Democrats to hold our Military, and the entire Security of our Nation, HOSTAGE, with their dangerous Government Shutdown. The Radical Left Democrats should OPEN THE GOVERNMENT, and then we can work together to address Healthcare, and many other things that they want to destroy. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

Today Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise called these No Kings rallies antifa terrorism. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Top Signs from No Kings Protests

So many great ones to choose from, but here are my top pics of signs/photos from yesterday’s No Kings protests.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Trump’s Albert Speer-style German Arch of Triumph now planned for DC.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Just to be clear, this is EXACTLY what Pete Hegseth said, word for word, on video in a formal announcement:

“We’re signing a letter of acceptance to BUILD A QATARI AIR FORCE FACILITY at the Mountain Home Airbase.”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Children that were kidnapped by invading Russian barbarians, not displaced.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 7h

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

newrepublic.com

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Dystopian @toomuchdystopia.bsky.social · 4h

A weakened, sick public with no wealth doesn't have the means to protest or stand up for themselves.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 6h

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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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 2h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24m

If I’m reading this right — and I’m not 100% sure I am, given the split order — this would appear to bar Trump from *using* the National Guard in Illinois, but not prevent the Texas National Guard from being deployed to Illinois at the base they’re currently in. They don’t have to go home yet.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 38m

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals PARTIALLY grants the stay sought by the Trump Administration.

The stay is GRANTED as to federalization of the National Guard.

But it is DENIED as to deployment.

So deployment still BLOCKED, but troops "do not need to return to their home states."

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katefromnyc.bsky.social @katefromnyc.bsky.social · 25m

Trump almost certainly believes that Antifa is an actual centralized organization with an armed paramilitary wing. I would not be at all surprised if Miller is showing him AI-generated videos of “secret Antifa meetings” supposed recorded by patriotic MAGA infiltrators.

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katefromnyc.bsky.social @katefromnyc.bsky.social · 25m

Trump almost certainly believes that Antifa is an actual centralized organization with an armed paramilitary wing. I would not be at all surprised if Miller is showing him AI-generated videos of “secret Antifa meetings” supposed recorded by patriotic MAGA infiltrators.

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