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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 20h

Seriously: Why the flux are the masked goons shooting as someone in a frog outfit?
It would be laughable if the masked squad called in by the feds wasn’t so intent on its mission of terror.

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

i am not saying the world has gone completely bonkers but
the world has gone absolutely completely bonkers

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 4d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

www.propublica.org

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 20h

If true, this was illegal sexual harassment and this jerk is the last guy who should head the Office of Special Counsel.
Will Husted and Moreno vote no? Or is this the kind of creep they would want as their daughter’s boss?

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 22h

I asked Attorney General Bondi about the Justice Department carrying out vengeance prosecutions of Trump’s political opponents.

Again and again, she refused to answer.

She's the Chief Legal Officer for the people of the United States, not the President’s personal lawyer.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 2d

Got a recent Pulitzer for warning on the spread of autocracy around the globe, after decades of service to the paper? You can bet your butt you're getting laid off by form email, on Yom Kippur

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 2d

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2d

This was also what happened during George Floyd, no? Only there it was so bad people got sick in their homes.

Samantha Michaels @samanthamichaels.bsky.social · 2d

So much tear gas that people who aren't even protesting are getting sick when they leave their homes to run errands: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE is hounding Chicago area locals with excessive chemical munitions

Agents are firing tear gas and pepper balls on lawful protesters, lawsuits say, sickening even uninvolved residents.

www.motherjones.com

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CUDDY @ptcontagion.bsky.social · 2d

Pritzker standing strong in the face of Trump’s illegal and illegitimate power grab…

Text message exchange from Trump and Gov Pritzker…Trump calling for arrest and Pritzker refusing to back down….On white background with small black type.

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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 3d

The guidelines were unconstitutional in the first place.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

Breaking News: The Pentagon loosened its new press restrictions after weeks of negotiations with national news organizations.

Pentagon Relaxes Press Access Rules

Under new guidelines, journalists will not need approval from the Defense Department before publishing articles containing information not officially released.

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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 4d

Decarbonization work sails ahead at the Port of Cleveland and elsewhere on the Great Lakes. @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/sea...

Major Midwest port begins electrifying operations to reduce emissions

The Port of Cleveland is adding charging ports, batteries, and solar to its main warehouse — work funded by a federal program that has so far survived…

www.canarymedia.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4d

Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.

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

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 5d

The Trump administration has cancelled 4,304 deliveries to food banks so far this year, refusing to deliver 94 million pounds of contracted-for food. Food banks simply can’t feed people enough anymore. Millions of Americans are going hungry as a result.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 5d

Bugs Bunny cartoons often used classical music, such as The Barber of Seville.

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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 5d

While you might have caught the episode later as a rerun, Gilligan’s Island’s 3 seasons were squarely in the 60s.
That said, 60s sitcoms were awesome.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 6d

How exactly is this different from Kristallnacht?

Kristina Cooke @kristinacooke.bsky.social · 6d

I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.

Ted Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 6d

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 6d

There was clearly no physical threat. He just didn’t like what she had to say.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 6d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 6d

If it isn’t already a crime for a guy heading up the executive branch to order something the Supreme Court said is unconstitutional, then it should be. And shame on all lawmakers & judges who don’t call home out for it.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6d

Spot on.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6d

This Sunday, we’re SHREDDING 🎸

Join me (or someone who looks a lot like me) at one of two locations to safely dispose of old bills, bank statements and documents you no longer need.

+ DJs, family portraits and frozen treats.

12-3pm in Harlem and the Bronx. Details in the video ⬇️

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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 6d

And if only journalists would report on the importance of people getting such a vaccine.

www.snexplores.org/article/vacc...

Vaccines help everyone — even the unvaccinated

Vaccines are safe and save lives. But when people say no to them, there can be big — and even deadly — costs to their families and many others, too.

www.snexplores.org

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 9d

Swear her in.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9d

I’m confused how it is despicable to ask that question. These are exactly the kinds of questions we have been begging reporters & TV hosts to ask. You see when they do get asked how sensitive they are about it. Much, much more of this. More crypto questions, Qatar, UAE, etc bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia -- 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b

LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate

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