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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 4h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 4h

Farm bankruptcies are back in the news, so it's time to pull this chart out again.

Hey look they kept rising during Trump's first term. Then they went way down under Biden.

Now they're up again? So weird. Thanks Farm Bureau for the graphic

Screenshot from Farm Bureau article on farm bankruptcies. It shows farm bankruptcies climbing steadily 2014-2020, falling by half in 2021, & continuing to fall through 2023.

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 5h

So this IL Hospital Association memo describes an incident where ICE detained a US citizen, gave them HEART PROBLEMS, took them to a hospital where the fought with medical personnel, then left when they realized they detained a CITIZEN.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 6h

The Trump administration is attempting to undermine elections. Efforts have included rewriting election rules to burden voters, threatening to prosecute election officials, and supporting election deniers. Keep track and learn more with our new interactive timeline:

Timeline of the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Undermine Elections

Together, these actions form a concerted strategy to interfere with elections.

www.brennancenter.org

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 7h

Portland is doing well making clear the ridiculousness of the military takeover.

dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 18h

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

The @nytimes.com working overtime to both sides this one… wild…

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Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 6h

What a conplete asshole. Who does this? So called free-market Republicans are predictably silent as Trump puts his thumb on the scale in favor of our dirtiest industries. It's truly corrupt.

Trump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy

Esmeralda 7 would have been one of biggest solar power projects and produced enough energy to power 2m homes

www.theguardian.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 5h

mshale.com/2025/10/09/a...

African visitors to the U.S. to pay $15,000 visa bonds - Mshale

Citizens of seven African nations will need to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply for a U.S. visitors visa in a new pilot program that runs through Aug. 2026.

mshale.com

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 6h

Searching for Jackie Merlos: What happened when the Trump administration disappeared an immigrant mother and her four U.S. citizen kids

Her Kids Are U.S. Citizens. Trump's Admin Disappeared Them Anyway

Donald Trump's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) disappeared an immigrant mom living in Portland and her four U.S. citizen children.

www.rollingstone.com

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

The corruption and self-dealing is staring you in the face. Hello?

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macatoo.bsky.social @macatoo.bsky.social · 4h

“American investors” now own a controlling interest in Israeli spyware maker, TechCrunch.

And the US is getting a Qatari Air Force base in Idaho.

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 6h

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

techcrunch.com

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 6h

A five-point-five billion Trump golf course in Qatar, and Qatar gets an air base in Idaho.

New Trump Golf Course, $5.5 Billion Beachside Project Announced for Qatar

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David Kurtz @davidkurtz.bsky.social · 5h

The Trump DOJ has insisted for months that the third country removal of Abrego Garcia would be handled like any other case. Now an admin official testifies that the White House was directly involved in picking Uganda. I believe this is the first confirmation of White House involvement in AG's case.

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 5h

Schultz: "We were notified that Uganda was the country."

Q: Who notified you?

A: So I was told from the [White House] Homeland Security Council?

Asked whom, Schultz says: "I spoke to Matt Ochoa."

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 5h

That's two Chicago journalists feds have arrested (that I know of) in the last few weeks.

We're less than 24 hours out from federal judge Sara Ellis entering a restraining order that was supposed to protect journalists, among others, from abuse by federal agents.

Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 7h

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5h

The brilliant thing about this is they cannot outlaw anthropomorphic frogs without losing their precious Pepe demographic

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 18h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 5h

Family says Border Patrol agents shot and killed their dog after being given permission to search the house for undocumented immigrants.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

El Paso family claims Border Patrol killed their dog during search, CBP reviewing incident

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says they are reviewing a "use of force incident" in El Paso, after a family says a Border Patrol agent unjustifiably shot...

kfoxtv.com

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 5h

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 6h

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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macatoo.bsky.social @macatoo.bsky.social · 4h

Look, if the victims can’t report the crime, then crime goes down. AKA Trump reduces crime. Now, please thank him.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 5h

Immigration raids in Nashville have made crime victims afraid to cooperate with police and seek counseling.

tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/08/i...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

The man was 77 years old and his wife previously organized one of the local ‘No Kings’ protests. All he did was write ‘You Lack Values’ and got an intimidation visit from Desantis’s Gestapo.

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Michele/Meidas Fan @michelemanziano.bsky.social · 1d

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

EISMAN: Tesla’s earnings “are down 60% from 2022 through 2025. And the stock is slightly higher. ..

“.. it’s a cult.”

@electrek.co $TSLA
electrek.co/2025/10/10/t...

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macatoo.bsky.social @macatoo.bsky.social · 4h

I am sure nothing will go wrong now that the Federal Protective Service staff can take any action necessary "in the vicinity" of federal property to protect themselves.

Or as Stephen Miller says of law enforcement, “They’re unleashed.”

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4h

Pretty insane stuff from DHS Acting General Counsel Joseph Mazzara:

www.thehandbasket.co/p/dhs-fps-me...

Accordingly, if an individual across the street from a federal building throws a rock or bottle at FPS officers on federal property, as many of these rioters are wont to do, FPS can leave federal property and either arrest the malefactors or take other appropriate action in line with FPS's continuum of force policies. FPS could even enter a private residence containing an identified sniper blocks away from a federal facility in order to eliminate that exigent threat. There is simply no legal barrier to FPS taking action off federal property where a reasonable nexus to protecting that property exists.

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macatoo.bsky.social @macatoo.bsky.social · 16h

It does feel like Trump and some GOP governors have declared war on LA, DC, Chicago, & Portland and are coming for rest of us.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h

Fighting corruption is not a distraction from defending democracy; it's an impotant part of it. www.thebulwark.com/p/anti-corru...

How Anti-Corruption Can Be a Winning Issue for Democrats

It’s a powerful, unifying theme—and it’s tied to the crisis of democracy under Trump.

www.thebulwark.com

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