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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 7h

A resident of Iowa City's Catholic Worker House and employee of the downtown Bread Garden Market was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed by the ICE Gestapo in Iowa City, IA.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 7h

Just bone chilling. And when the imprisonment of critics is combined with his offer to enrich and immunize his loyalists, this is how democracies die fast.

But it's still our choice. Don't let him silence you.

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Jason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · 6h

The day after gay marriage disappears: “You’re not oppressed. Marry a woman platonically.”

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 10h

(CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in federal court on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department | CNN Politics

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in federal court on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two source...

www.cnn.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 10h

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

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Patrick G. Eddington @pgeddington.com · 10h

This would be a vote to continue domestic political repression via the military in LA, DC, Portland, Chicago, and Memphis. Just to be clear.

thehill.com/homenews/hou...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12h

Autism antibodies are stored in the foreskin.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 13h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Patrick G. Eddington @pgeddington.com · 10h

Transparent tactic: force a vote in the House, send it to the Senate, & attack Dems constantly over it. This is an attempt to continue funding the repression.

thehill.com/policy/defen...

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Toomas Hendrik Ilves @ilvestoomas.bsky.social · 14h

Oh boy.

"The espionage activities would be more in line with practices carried out by Moscow and Beijing, than an EU member country."

www.politico.eu/article/orba...

Commission to probe reports that Orbán’s spies targeted EU officials in Brussels

Hungary’s current European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi was in charge of the country’s embassy at the time of the allegations.

https://www.politico.eu/article/orban-intelligence-service-targeted-eu-officials-investigation-finds-varhelyi/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=alert&utm_campaign=Commission%20to%20probe%20reports%20that%20Orbán’s%20spies%20targeted%20EU%20officials%20in%20Brussels

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Jason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · 10h

How does the United States dominate the Nobels?

Immigration. Scientific mastery is a policy choice.

Speranta Dumitru @spe07.bsky.social · 10h

30%: #Immigrants are overrepresented amongst #Nobel winners 🏆
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Jake Laperruque @jakelaperruque.bsky.social · 12h

Rules for warrantless border searches of electronic devices have become complex and convoluted - you can @cdt.org analysis if you want to see the full legal landscape of what rules apply at each airport across the country:
cdt.org/insights/no-...

Map titled “Judicial Requirements of ‘Forensic Searches’ When Crossing the Border.” Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington are marked in light blue, denoting “Reasonable Suspicion of Digital Contraband.” Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia are marked in teal, denoting “Reasonable Suspicion of Ongoing Border-Crimes.” Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island are marked in dark blue, denoting “Reasonable Suspicion of Border-Crimes.” Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota are marked in orange, denoting “No Suspicion Required.” The remaining states are marked in grey, denoting “No Clear Rule.”

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Patrick G. Eddington @pgeddington.com · 10h

The latest from my colleague @foxmike90.bsky.social on the stakes in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case.

What's really at stake in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case?

From pretrial detention to the threat of foreign rendition, the Abrego Garcia case shows how political prosecutions and coercive plea deals have eroded the promise of a fair trial.

reason.com

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Patrick G. Eddington @pgeddington.com · 10h

"Kavanaugh stops"--that is epic in a truly accurate & horrific way.

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Momster for Gliberty 🧟 @fakegreekgrill.bsky.social · 10h

Kavanagh stops at th schools

CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 11h

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 10h

Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10h

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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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 11h

Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

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

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Patrick G. Eddington @pgeddington.com · 11h

I keep hoping it's all a nightmare that I'm having, that I'm still asleep and that none of it is actually happening....no such luck.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 13h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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The Onion @theonion.com · 13h

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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TheStoneColdNuts @thestonecoldnuts.bsky.social · 12h

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12h

MAJOR new restrictions on federal government use of riot control weapons -- and even requiring them to display identification in many circumstances. I expect a very rapid appeal and request for a stay from the 7th Circuit.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 13h

NEW: A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring Chicago-area fed agents from several violent actions they’ve taken against journalists, activists and “religious practitioners” protesting ICE — including Rev. Black, a plaintiff in the case. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...

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Jill-Duh @gildafoster.bsky.social · 13h

Alt text added

This is truth.

Please spread the truth.

Cory Doctorow

@doctorow

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Replying to @jonrog1

A pathology of conservativism is that 'things used to be simple.' No, you used to be a kid. Your parents shielded you from life's complexity.

Things are complex because you're an adult now. Conservativism is the desire to be a child.

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Patrick G. Eddington @pgeddington.com · 16h

And this is exactly why an extended (6+ months) government shutdown is crucial. It's tough to engage in mass tyranny if you can't pay the on-the-street goons you need to carry it out.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 17h

Nothing remotely resembling an insurrection is happening anywhere in the country. Any violence associated with protest has been isolated, mild, and, in nearly every case, instigated by federal law enforcement. If we let Trump get away with calling dissent an insurrection, our republic is over.

BREAKING: Trump Admin 'Seriously' Considering Using the Insurrection Act, Reports NBC

President Trump is "seriously" considering invoking the Insurrection Act in order to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities as part of crime crackdown, NBC reported on Wednesday

www.mediaite.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 17h

Nothing remotely resembling an insurrection is happening anywhere in the country. Any violence associated with protest has been isolated, mild, and, in nearly every case, instigated by federal law enforcement. If we let Trump get away with calling dissent an insurrection, our republic is over.

BREAKING: Trump Admin 'Seriously' Considering Using the Insurrection Act, Reports NBC

President Trump is "seriously" considering invoking the Insurrection Act in order to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities as part of crime crackdown, NBC reported on Wednesday

www.mediaite.com

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Patrick G. Eddington @pgeddington.com · 16h

Across from Metro Center in DC. 😎

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