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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 1h

PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

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Joe 👻 BOO! 👻 dek @joedudekjd.bsky.social · 1h

Cross-ideological agreement that Justice Kagan is the GOAT.

The judges were also asked to respond to the following:
Lower-court judges have sufficient guidance from the Supreme Court about
how to apply emergency docket orders.
48 disagreed
5 were neutral
12 agreed
What effect, if any, has the Supreme Court's use of the emergency docket,
since President Trump returned to office, had on the public's perception of the
judiciary?
42 said caused harm
10 said no effect
2 said an improvement
Note: Eleven judges who either declined to respond to this question or said they did not know are not
included. By Joey Sendaydiego

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 1d

Freelance reporter @leighgiangreco.bsky.social was on assignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social, covering Sept. 19 protests outside the ICE facility in Broadview, IL, when federal officers shot her with pepper balls.

The newsroom has since filed suit and won a temporary restraining order.

Freelancer struck by projectiles at Illinois anti-deportation protest

Freelance reporter Leigh Giangreco was shot with multiple pepper balls by federal officers while covering protests outside a U.S. Immigration …

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 22h

Leo cited Arendt’s warning that “the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 23h

Supreme Court redistricting fight sounds the death knell for Voting Rights Act

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Supreme Court redistricting fight sounds the death knell for Voting Rights Act

The justices’ ruling could help Republicans add 19 safe seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, potentially securing GOP control for a generation.

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 1d

Rereading Jackson's dissent in SFFA before next week's arguments

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 1d

John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 1d

Is Portland a "war zone"?

When it comes to important issues facing the country, 80% of Americans say Republicans and Democrats cannot agree on basic facts: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Bar chart showing that 80% of Americans say Republican and Democratic voters not only disagree on plans and policies, but also cannot agree on basic facts. The chart is based on a March 2025 Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

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Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 1d

I know this gets overused but nothing feels more accurate to describe how Louisiana’s redistricting fight turned into the potential end of the Voting Rights Act at SCOTUS

a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .

ALT: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .

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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 1d

Alex Jones said Infowars faced an imminent risk of being taken over “by its ideological nemesis and destroyed.”

@courthousenews.bsky.social
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Warning of Infowars takeover, Alex Jones asks SCOTUS to block $1.5B defamation judgment

Alex Jones said Infowars faced an imminent risk of being taken over “by its ideological nemesis and destroyed.”

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 2d

Alex Jones asked SCOTUS to pause collections on his $1.5 billion defamation judgment over false claims about the Sandy Hook shooting.

Jones predicts that not only will the justices grant cert on his forthcoming petition, but they'll have to reverse. @courthousenews.bsky.social

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 2d

Justice Jackson will be speaking at California State University, Dominguez Hills on Oct. 23.

Not sure I've seen too many justices go to smaller schools like CSUDH, which is known as "the most diverse" in the CSU system with over 50% of students being first gen

It's also my alma mater

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 2d

Eight Indicted in Connection with Arrested Houston Midwife Accused of Providing Abortions

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Eight Indicted in Connection with Arrested Houston Midwife Accused of Providing Abortions

The owner of the abortion facilities, Maria Rojas, was indicted on 15 related counts in June.

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 2d

Trump saying he "took the freedom of speech away" wasn't a slip of the tongue, it's the WH's opinion on the limits of Texas v. Johnson

Nearly 40 years ago, SCOTUS upheld the right to burn flags—twice. Would they do so again? @courthousenews.bsky.social
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Trump brags flag burning ban 'took the freedom of speech away’

The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that flag burning is a form of symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment.

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 2d

Trump brags he 'took the freedom of speech away’

Trump’s comments referred to an EO calling for the prosecution of people who burn the flag — a form of protest protected by nearly four decades of Supreme Court precedent.
@courthousenews.bsky.social
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Trump brags flag burning ban 'took the freedom of speech away’

The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that flag burning is a form of symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment.

www.courthousenews.com

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 2d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 2d

White House says Trump will visit Walter Reed on Friday for a routine check up

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 2d

Is Texas v. Johnson next on the chopping block at SCOTUS?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 2d

SCOTUS is very concerned about chaotic election litigation

Illinois said candidates should have to show the election rules harm their electoral chances.

Roberts says, “What you’re sketching out for us is a potential disaster.” @courthousenews.bsky.social
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Justices look to lower bar for candidate election rule challenges

The justices appeared to think an Illinois Republican could have a solution to fraught election litigation.

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 3d

Today at SCOTUS:

When can candidates challenge election rules? @courthousenews.bsky.social

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The Supreme Court case that could supercharge election litigation

As the 2026 election looms in the distance, the Supreme Court is weighing in on when candidates can challenge the rules of the race.

www.courthousenews.com

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 3d

I'm convinced that the dividing line between people either loving or hating The Life Of a Showgirl is whether they're "okay" with her dating Travis Kelce.

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 3d

This cannot be a serious critique…

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 3d

Out of EVERYTHING happening right now, people are spending time analyzing Taylor Swift selling album variants….

taylor swift is wearing a purple dress and red lipstick

ALT: taylor swift is wearing a purple dress and red lipstick

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