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MerryGhouled @merryghouled.bsky.social · 5d

Tell us again how this woman rammed ICE? Tell us again how the woman in the white truck rammed the ICE vehicles behind her?!? Tell us again HOW DID SHE RAM ICE BEHIND HER AS THEY RAMMED HER OFF THE ROAD! bsky.app/profile/iwil...

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5d

ICE ramming a civilian car, then shooting them. They claimed 10 cars surround the agents. Where are they?
Happened in east garfield today

Disclaimer: I am merely sharing what I have read about this incident.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

It’s very sad that Gov. Stitt can say this obviously true thing but @GovBillLee wouldn’t in a million years.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10h

Earlier today, DOJ basically told the judge in the Kilmar Abrego case they were going to blow off the vindictive prosecution claim.

His attorneys responded, fine, then the criminal case must be dismissed.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Ultimately, as the defense explained in its Status Report, to the extent the government
maintains its position that it will not produce the relevant discovery, under a claim of privilege or
otherwise, the government cannot rebut Mr. Abrego’s demonstrated, prima facie case of
vindictiveness, making dismissal of this case the only proper remedy. (Dkt. 146 at 3-4).

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 15h

They’re like Jehovah’s Witnesses, but with Humvees.

The Onion @theonion.com · 15h

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 8h

Whoa this military spouse really rips Mike Johnson a new one. And deservedly.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 11h

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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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

BlackRock is seeking to buy Aligned Data Centers, a data center construction company.

It’s also going to buy AES, one of the major power providers for Big Tech data centers.

While these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 21h

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 13h

Stephen Miller is murdering Venezuelans and Colombians in cold blood bc he believes it helps his propaganda campaign to paint Latinos as dangerous.

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Stephen Miller views the air strikes as an opportunity to paint immigrants as a dangerous menace, according to one of the White House officials.

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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 15h

I can't stop thinking about this.

You and I have "Miranda rights" that require cops to notify us of our right against self-incrimination.

Will the Supreme Court someday use this case to establish "Miranda 2" rights against unexplained and violent abductions by masked secret police?

Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 1d

We've all seen that movie scene. It's usually written that way to indicate who the antagonists are.

www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2d

According the victim's attorney, body camera footage captured the officer saying, “Do something, bitch,” before leaping out of the car and shooting her multiple times. Another officer asked, “Hey, what happened?” The first pointed to his camera, “Hey, don’t speak. You’re good.”
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 16h

"Are we in a new Cold War? It’s complicated. There are some similarities between the Cold War and today, but also important differences." fsi.stanford.edu/news/five-le...

Five Lessons on How the World’s Great Powers Compete, and Why

Professor Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, offers key takeaways from his new book, Autocrats versus Democrats: China, Russia, America and the New Global Disorder

fsi.stanford.edu

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 1d

Remember this?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

AG JAMES: “.. This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York State Attorney General.”

@newyorkstateag.bsky.social

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11h

My #WITHPod interview w Tish James in April.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

“Trump Is Not a King” with NY Attorney General Letitia James

Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · 04/29/2025 · 55m

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

Noem claims Portland hid their war zone from her.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 13h

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 1d

Dystopian fiction is NOT A HOW TO GUIDE.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22h

An eyewitness refutes the Department of Homeland Security’s assertion that protesters attacked ICE agents, stating, “That’s not true.”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

“.. He acknowledged he was speculating, he said, but ‘it’s legitimate speculation. Because if you look across the board, there is a pattern.’”

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 1d

Damn, The Las Vegas Sun newspaper, @lasvegassun.bsky.social, is calling it like it is:

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 12h

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

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 18h

In 2006, a 92-year-old Atlanta woman was gunned down in her own home by police during a drug raid. The police initially claimed the woman was a marijuana dealer who fired a gun at them. — @radleybalko.bsky.social

Episode One: Dirty Business

The Atlanta narcotics unit’s deadly raid on 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston.

theintercept.com

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 15h

Republicans reject effort to curb Trump’s military strikes in international waters

Senate Republicans balked at the chance to limit the deadly military strikes the president has approved against civilian boats in international waters.

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