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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 15h

A woman who was shot multiple times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did not ram them with her car and had her weapon stored in her purse at the time of the incident, according to her lawyer, contradicting accounts by the Department of Homeland Security.

www.reuters.com/world/us/bod...

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 14h

Chicago federal court chief judge says she has not requested National Guard for courthouse

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msonemic.bsky.social @msonemic.bsky.social · 14h

Ohh the greats!

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 1d

My grandfather once told me when I was a little boy that singing the Blues is all about a good man or woman feeling sad. This clip reminded me of me & grandpa's convo.

Look at these three legends.

Should I do a thread on the origin of the blues? 🤔

Serious question, fam.

youtu.be/8PSOgmmqqvo?...

James Brown, Bobby Bland, B.B King - Blues medley

YouTube video by Soul On Top

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 15h

"A practice that would have been unthinkable under past administrations is becoming normalized: sending ICE detainees, without due process, to far-flung prisons in countries with notorious human rights records."

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy

Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.

www.motherjones.com

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 15h

"American civil society has more than enough financial and organizational muscle to stop this authoritarian offensive. But it requires collective resolve. And it requires leadership, which has been in painfully short supply."

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard Must Take a Stand Against Trump’s Compact | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard, rather than quietly pursuing its own appeasement strategy, should lead the way to preserve academic freedom and democracy.

www.thecrimson.com

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Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 15h

If you were wondering where Tubby got this from www.indy100.com/politics/tru...

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msonemic.bsky.social @msonemic.bsky.social · 15h

They don't know what to do with Miller

I wish the press would get on this; who are his supporters? Noem doesn't appear to be arm in arm with him, Bannon doesn't have the same influence, he's too young to be in there without somebody backing him, who is it??

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 16h

President Donald Trump's threatened crackdown on the finances and activities of liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda is a multi-agency effort with top White House aide Stephen Miller playing a central role, according to officials.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

www.reuters.com

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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 1d

When paychecks stop during a shutdown, bills don’t.

My Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act would allow our civil servants to tap retirement savings without penalty to get through tough times during a government shutdown. We owe them that much.
youtube.com/shorts/SR9Uh...

Don Beyer's Emergency Relief for Federal Workers Act

YouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer

youtube.com

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msonemic.bsky.social @msonemic.bsky.social · 1d

It would not seem excessive in Jim Crow, or since then frankly,
Hello! stick to what you know

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1d

These are the people we’re told we must adjust ourselves to accommodate.

No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 1d

I think there are still shared norms we can appeal to when we talk to the marginal MAGA voter. But there really are no shared norms left with the core of the movement.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

10 days until the biggest peaceful protests in modern American history. A No Kings Day event is likely happening near you wherever you are. Please join us to show we won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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msonemic.bsky.social @msonemic.bsky.social · 1d

You know Abbott is a sly fox

What's telling is the number 400. Our national guard is over 20,000 in #Texas

With all the hay Abbott made on the border he can't be seen as compromising border security to protect Chicago, of all places

So to me it looks more like window dressing to appease Trump

msonemic.bsky.social @msonemic.bsky.social · 1d

He IS NOT a lawyer! Why is @cnn.com asking him these questions a if he has any authority??! He IS NOT White House Counsel, he is in saome position they keep switching him up because hes getting tossed around even in the Trump admin...people who work on policy are not in front of cameras like this

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 1d

“ICE Sued After Videos Capture Pastor Shot With ‘Chemical Pellets’ at Peaceful Protest” 10/8/25 www.mediaite.com/media/news/w...

WATCH: ICE Sued After Videos Capture Pastor Shot With ‘Chemical Pellets’ at Peaceful Protest

Rev. David Black is among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against ICE that accuses agents of using "violent force" on peaceful protesters in Chicago.

www.mediaite.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

(AP) — Authorities have made an arrest in connection with the deadly January wildfire that destroyed the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades.

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/cali...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

Last night, my team filed a motion to defend voters in California.

DOJ sued 8 states. My firm has filed to protect voters in all 8 states.

We will never back down from the fight to protect free and fair elections.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8d

DOJ has sued 8 states for refusing to turn over their full, unreacted voter files.

My team has now filed motions to defend voters in 7 of those cases in ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, OR and PA.

I suggest that DOJ monitor the docket in the remaining one in CA.

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Murphy, the ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, served a brutally honest #CupOfJoe to Cosplay Barbie, aka, Kristi Noem at a hearing on the administration’s fiscal 2026 budget. 💥

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 2d

A survey of the Washington legal establishment, evenly divided among Republicans and Democrats, captured almost universal fear and anguish over the transformation of the Justice Department into a tool of the White House. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency

www.nytimes.com

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 1d

📌Trump shut down the government, and Mike Johnson shut down Congress, which makes it clear as hell that whatever is in the Epstein Files would wreck this lawless regime.

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msonemic.bsky.social @msonemic.bsky.social · 1d

#txlege 289% increase in Healthcare costs for Texans !!

Is owning the libs worth it?

*Whispering: he's a lame duck President, you will be left holding the bag

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 2d

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%

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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 1d

Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA announced they'll be hosting their own Super Bowl half-time show with "fully Christian, American" performers. 🤣
Bad Bunny is both Catholic AND American. Just not "white enough".

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Casey @mamasissiesays.bsky.social · 1d

UNREAL there were no air traffic controllers at Burbank Airport amid the government shutdown.

Republicans would rather protect child predators & deny you healthcare than staff our airports 🥴

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