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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 7h

Late last month, a local CBS reporter said a masked ICE agent fired a pepper ball at her car, causing her to vomit for hours. The reporter, Asal Rezaei, said there was no protest happening at the time. Police are now investigating.

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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 ...

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AZ Desert Architect @azdesertarch.bsky.social · 6h

Yes, unitary executive meant 1 President not 3 per discussions at the time. It has little to do with the current discussion.

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lewgoct.bsky.social @lewgoct.bsky.social · 10h

Plus, there's no originalist argument for unitary executive because the words do not exist to support the theory. They read something that's not there. It's ambiguous for a reason, so the powers can be tailored to the times.

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David S. Moore @dsm1132.bsky.social · 13h

The idea that a president, sane or not, could dismantle entire edifices built by previous generations of congressmen and presidents WITHOUT congressional involvement amounts to government by one person's whim. That's the very definition of autocracy.

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Mic Farris @micfarris.com · 14h

This reminds me of something you said in an interview with Chris Hayes on @allinwithchris.bsky.social nearly a year ago:

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Mic Farris @micfarris.com · Nov 16

From @jamellebouie.net on @allinwithchris.bsky.social : "Any reading of any clause in the Constitution that essentially gives the President the prerogative of a king, that reading is wrong. It just is."

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Mic Farris @micfarris.com · Nov 16

From @jamellebouie.net on @allinwithchris.bsky.social : "Any reading of any clause in the Constitution that essentially gives the President the prerogative of a king, that reading is wrong. It just is."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

"The liberty and security of our fellow citizens is our great object, and not the prompt execution of the laws. Indecision, delay, blunders, nay villainous actions in the administration of government, are trifles compared to legalizing the full exertion of a tyrannical disposition."

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 7h

Taft wrote some bad history in a mostly forgotten 1926 case about firing a local postmaster, Scalia turbocharged that in a cranky dissent in 1988 that no other justice joined, and now it's a Roberts Court article of faith even though it has zero textual basis and is built on pseudohistory.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

I read Caleb Nelson's piece on the removal power and I was taken with a reference he makes in the conclusion.

When the First Congress confronted the same ambiguities, more than one member warned against interpreting the Constitution in the expectation that all Presidents would have the sterling character of George Washington. The current Supreme Court may likewise see itself as interpreting the Constitution for the ages, and perhaps some of the Justices take comfort in the idea that future Presidents will not all have the character of Donald Trump. But the future is not guaranteed; a President bent on vengeful, destructive, and lawless behavior can do lasting damage to our norms and institutions. As one member of Congress argued in 1789, we should not gravitate toward interpretations of the Constitution that “legaliz[e] the full exertion of a tyrannical disposition.”

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 6h

Trump: “What do I have to do to get into heaven?”

Preacher: “All you have to do is admit your mistakes and ask for forgiveness.”

Trump: “Looks like I’m going to Hell, then.”

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

... and into your bedchamber and on your bed, and into the houses of your servants and of your people, and into your ovens and your kneading bowls; the frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your servants.'"'"

— 𝘌𝘹𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘴 8:1–4 (RSVCE)

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, "Thus says the Lord, 'Let my people go, that they may serve me. But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs; the [Willamette River] shall swarm with frogs which shall come up into your house...

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d

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

Big roar for AG Letitia James at the ZOHRAN rally👇🏽

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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 8h

It is depraved indifference and also the ugly side of eugenics that would rather remove people with special needs from society completely. Who thought making someone with such an utter lack of humanity the POTUS was a good idea?

Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 11h

#ResistanceUnited

Trump took advantage of the shutdown to gut the department that oversees special education for 7.5 million kids with disabilities. I guess he wants to go back to the time when special ed kids were warehoused in facilities or given no education at all.

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Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h

Jordy: Republicans control every branch of government. Every day that passes with the gov shut down is another reminder that Trump and the GOP would rather protect pedos than ensure people have health care. Because once the government reopens, you know what’s coming—a vote on the Epstein files.

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mdcmd.bsky.social @mdcmd.bsky.social · 7h

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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 7h

No Kings protest this Saturday is predicted to likely be the largest one day protest in US history. Wouldn't you like to be able to say you were there? Resisting is doing more than posting on social media!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

Let's be clear: If North Carolina Republicans gerrymander their already illegal map further, they will be sued and they will lose.

I never bluff and I usually win.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h

🚨BREAKING: North Carolina became the latest GOP-controlled state to announce it will gerrymander its congressional map to please President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

North Carolina Is Latest Gop-Controlled State To Announce a Gerrymander

Read more here.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 7h

Today we honor the rich history, culture, and resilience of Indigenous communities—past and present.

As we recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day, let’s commit to telling the truth about our history, protecting sacred lands, and fighting for justice that includes everyone.

#IndigenousPeoplesDay

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 13h

Remember we're already in a world of Kavanaugh stops based solely on ethnicity. If you are from a targeted group, this can happen to you no matter what your citizenship status is. What if you forget your wallet at home? You could end up in detention for days or worse.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 14h

Do you want to live in a "papers, please" country?

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17h

"I didn't know the president communicated with his cabinet officers via direct messages, but I bet you every intelligence agency worth its salt in the world already knew that." - @gtconway.bsky.social

Watch the latest George Explains with @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social right now

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 18h

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

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