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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

CHRIS CHRISTIE (a Republican): “This is no longer the Department of Justice. What it is now is a Capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

ZOHRAN: “We are an existential threat to billionaires who think their money can buy our democracy.” 🇺🇸

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 2h

Trump and Miller will probably get the blood in the streets they want eventually. We don’t know when or how it will unfold, or how the public will come to perceive it. But we do know that no matter how it unfolds or is perceived, it is already their fault. All we can do is our best.

It'll Be Trump's Fault

Donald Trump created this unstable equilibrium; no matter how it breaks down, it will be his fault.

www.offmessage.net

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 2h

I suspect if and when the unstable equilibrium breaks down, the sadists with the guns will precipitate it. But it’ll be very important not to lose heart no matter how it happens. They want to create an expectation that they can be lawless and we must bat 1.000 www.offmessage.net/p/itll-be-tr...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 23h

"His family is also affected. His wife is likely to pay about $1,200 or more each month, up from about $500 in 2024, he said.

'I voted for Trump,' Reynolds said. 'I didn’t expect this'...”

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Why Republicans’ attempts to kill Obamacare keep backfiring

The White House and some Republicans are growing nervous that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of a government funding bill has salience with voters.

www.washingtonpost.com

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers. n.pr/4obhR5w

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

n.pr

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon residents have a right to know the identity of this loathsome fascist terrorizing a U.S. citizen

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 3d

ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

GS: “Did Homan keep the $50,000 bribe?”

VANCE: “I don’t even know what you’re talking about.” 🤔

GS: “You didn’t answer the Q… We’ll be right back.”

GS gets fed up with Vance’sabsurd lying and gaslighting — and eventually cuts him off mid-sentence.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Help me out here. When did Biden take office? Who was the FBI director on January 6th? Who appointed that FBI director?

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2d

The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 2d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

PSA: Trump was president on 1/6

(Can’t wait to read @jaketapper’s book about this)

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country. I will be there on October 18th, and I hope you will be too.
#NoKings
snyder.substack.com/p/no-kings-f...

No Kings — Freedom (video)

Why protest is patriotic

snyder.substack.com

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Luke Wyman @lukewyman.bsky.social · 2d

Do you have any links for news about missing children during trump 47?

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Luke Wyman @lukewyman.bsky.social · 2d

Remember when trump 45 was separating migrant children from their parents back in 2017? I recall about 1,000 kids never being located. That's a huge "oopsie!"

Very curious to see how this ICE-scapade will resemble trafficking. It already seems like more and more are slipping by the judicial system.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

The cruelty is the point

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 2d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 3d

A diseased population is easier to control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

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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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

“All of these actions reflect a buoyed commander in chief who feels emboldened to go further after feeling as though he has faced surprisingly little resistance to his ambitious agenda in the first nine months. He has even remarked to aides that he is shocked how easy it has all proven to be.”

Trump, Feeling Emboldened, Pushes Agenda Into Higher Gear

Recent moves by the president reflect a commander in chief who has seemingly faced little resistance to his agenda.

www.wsj.com

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

This is not good

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Luke Wyman @lukewyman.bsky.social · 3d

Like, forever.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 4d

Trump is weak and Republicans know it.

You're going to see more cracks and dissent.

Epstein Files is the major weakness; the economy, national guard overreach, and support for Israel are the other ones.

But Epstein is the main fissure that they can't hide forever, and they know it.

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Luke Wyman @lukewyman.bsky.social · 4d

Fucking hilarious, and totally true!

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 5d

And They Call It, Charlie

Good time Schumer's shut-down show has turned the stench of defeat into the sweet smell of success. But is that fragrance here to stay?

by Maureen Dowd

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.

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