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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 1h

#medsky

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Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · 3h

RIP public health and the CDC - MAHA indeed

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 19h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 5h

After Trump got his Covid shot, he chose to fire the scientists protecting the rest of us from diseases.

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Lauren OBrien @lobrien428.bsky.social · 15h

Apparently SHE is not who I thought she was😑🙄
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Venezuelan opposition leader dedicates Nobel Prize to Trump for ‘decisive support’

“I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause,” she wrote in a post on X.

www.politico.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

🤷🏽‍♂️ 🇺🇸 💰

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Lauren OBrien @lobrien428.bsky.social · 1d

"Catholic values" saying alot right here and nothing Christian about it.
"parents also told WJAR that the new principal, Denise Alcala, should be held responsible, and noted that the teachers were given an ultimatum: sign a document reaffirming their Catholic values or resign."

NBC10 Boston @nbcboston.com · 1d

Six teachers reportedly abruptly resigned from a Catholic school in Warwick, Rhode Island, this week, leading to concern from parents who are demanding answers. on.nbcboston.com/s50JYOJ

Parents want answers after several teachers resign from Catholic school in Warwick, RI

Six teachers reportedly abruptly resigned from a Catholic school in Warwick, Rhode Island, this week, leading to concern from parents who are demanding answers.

on.nbcboston.com

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: MIT just became the first university to reject an agreement that would trade support for the Trump admin's higher education agenda in exchange for favorable treatment.

"Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Lauren OBrien @lobrien428.bsky.social · 2d

Wtf - talk about saying the quiet part out loud

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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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.msnbc.com · 2d

New event on Rachel's calendar!

Rachel Maddow will host a discussion with Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador and author of the soon-to-be published "Autocrats vs. Democrats," in Cambridge, MA. @mcfaulmike.bsky.social

Details here: www.harvard.com/event/michae...

Thursday, October 30th at 7pm

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Lauren OBrien @lobrien428.bsky.social · 2d

Or you could just say "Gerrymandering" - redistricting makes it sound normal

WCVB NewsCenter 5, Boston @wcvb5.bsky.social · 2d

Vice President JD Vance to visit Indiana again as White House presses for redistricting | Click on the image to read the full story

Vice President JD Vance to visit Indiana again as White House presses for redistricting

Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Indiana on Friday for a second time in recent months as the White House continues to push for redistricting.

www.wcvb.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 3d

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

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Lauren OBrien @lobrien428.bsky.social · 3d

Ugh 😑- SO important to keep it nonviolent in these crazy times

NBC10 Boston @nbcboston.com · 3d

UPDATE: Boston police say 13 people were arrested and four officers were injured as a pro-Palestinian rally moved from Boston Common onto streets. on.nbcboston.com/8TcdCXk

13 arrested at pro-Palestinian rally, Boston police say

Four officers were injured after a scuffle during a rally that moved from the Boston Common onto Tremont Street and Winter Street, according to the Boston Police Department.

on.nbcboston.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4d

No TRO today in the second Illinois case, either, but Judge Ellis has found the plaintiffs challenging ICE protest enforcement actions have standing for TRO purposes and are likely to succeed on First and Fourth Amendment claims. They also went through the proposed TRO in depth. Follow up coming —>

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4d

"At this point, DHS is on notice," Ellis says, but she says she would rather give a couple days for DOJ to get "real answers," particularly as to the identification issue, from clients.

A follow-up hearing will be at 2:00 p.m. CT Wednesday.

Parties are also asked to confer in the interim.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Judge Ellis says that "it appears that the plaintiffs have shown a likelihood of success" on their claim that DHS has violated plaintiffs' Fourth Amendment and First Amendment rights.

In addition to the standing ruling, this is the key aspect of deciding whether to enter a TRO here.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

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."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

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Lauren OBrien @lobrien428.bsky.social · 5d

Shit - (and after last night I had such high hopes for judges)...let's let the Texas guard come into Illinois for 2 days before we decide on a restraining order (but judge really thinks the gov should pause until after the hearing)...weak😑

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 5d

Still, Perry says the Trump administration deserves a chance to read the complaint. And so does she.

Perry tells Hamilton the "deadline to respond in writing" is Wednesday at midnight.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 5d

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

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Lauren OBrien @lobrien428.bsky.social · 5d

This time McConnell not running for reelection - hopefully that changes things for the better too...

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 5d

This footnote to Illinois and Chicago's lawsuit against Trump is an important reminder:

* There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress.

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

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Lauren OBrien @lobrien428.bsky.social · 5d

Me: do I go back to duolingo for 4mons or just enjoy the music/watching maga heads spin...
and wait for the translations afterward🤔

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 5d

On the left:

Sept 2: Judge Breyer opinion (in CA case) showing DoD's own instructions of actions that violate Posse Comitatus Act (eg "crowd control").

On the right:

Sept 26: DHS request to DoD for military forces in Chicago "in direct support of ... access control, and crowd control."

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 5d

Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

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