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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12h

5 Points on the Trump Admin’s Threatened—And Real—Government Shutdown Layoffs talkingpointsmemo.com/fivepoints/5...

5 Points on the Trump Admin’s Threatened—And Real—Government Shutdown Layoffs

In an effort to try and make good on their threats and...

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 11h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Today in Politics, Bulletin 229. Hegseth having a terrible week, a message from No Kings as Republicans continue attacking it, update on airports boycotting Noem, Trump crying about his Time cover, and everything else that happened today. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 229. 10/14/25

… Pete Hegseth received a stunning rebuke today from every media company that covers the Pentagon, including Fox and Newsmax, who all refused to sign the agreement to abide by his lengthy set of paran...

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 7h

lmao

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 7h

Holy shit they can’t even condemn someone explicitly praising Hitler

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 7h

JD Vance doth protest too much about group chats where Republican staffers are “just joking” about putting people they don’t like in gas chambers.

“How do you do, fellow kids” meme, except it’s JD Vance saying “how do you do, fellow internet Nazis.”

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 7h

First day at the Pentagon

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 7h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

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Robert M (@[email protected]) @rob11563.bsky.social · 6h

I’m handing out pro-democracy grades to the media
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I’m handing out pro-democracy grades to the media

The Guardian gets an A, the NY Times gets a C, CBS gets an F

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Things to do in the future:

1. Putting them all on trial for crimes against humanity at the Hague

2. Totally reforming entire government to root out corruption and abuse of power so this bullshit never happens again

3. At some point you’d imagine, brunch

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

maybe this will help some realize that you don’t need access to cover the government effectively. in fact, it’s actually better.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. Here's my latest >>> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/m...

Media outlets, including MAGA channel Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

"Courage is resistance to fear."

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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · 1d

Read my full statement on the incident and my ongoing fight for accountability:
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Krishnamoorthi Demands Transparency and Accountability After Shocking Hoffman Estates ICE Detention Caught on Video

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today reaffirmed the validity of the video showing ICE agents violently detaining individuals in Hoffman Estates, confirmed that the incident occurred in his district, and condemned the Trump Administration’s campaign

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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · 1d

Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 1d

This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.

At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · 1d

Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

“We were attacked by ANTIFA!”

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 2d

I do not want to see a Supreme Court justice’s face on cable news, period

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Adelita Grijalva won her election 19 days ago and she still hasn’t been sworn in.

The government has been shut down for 12 days with no end in sight.

They can stall as long as they want but the Epstein files ain’t going away.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2d

JD Vance blames Chuck Schumer for the fact that the White House mistakenly laid off key public health officials, including those dealing with measles and ebola.
The Trump regime's message is: We demand total power, but we're not responsible for anything.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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