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RoscoAmerican
@roscoamerican.bsky.social
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We were always flawed but we always aspired to be better, until now Never again will we have the moral high ground, nor credibility Our allies will never again look to us for leadership, nor trust us We had it all & we are burning it all down God help us
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RoscoAmerican @roscoamerican.bsky.social · Apr 16
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lincolnproject.us The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · Apr 16
"This isn't a battle of your choosing. But it is the battle for which you will always be judged. This is the moment you must show the world and history which side of the Edmund Pettis Bridge you are standing on." - Stuart Stevens
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RoscoAmerican @roscoamerican.bsky.social · 8h
She gives him too much credit, too much presumption of character in any form.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 10h
A federal restraining order (TRO) issued Oct 9 restricts force and chemical agents.
Yet violations appear “almost daily.”
The question isn’t only legality, it’s proportionality, accountability, and how state power is applied.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 10h
New from Bellingcat: “‘Pattern of Extreme Brutality’ — Tear gas, pepper balls among weapons used by federal agents at Illinois immigration protests.”
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge recently issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents in the state, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz.
www.bellingcat.com
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d
Kristi Noem says “There's no American citizens that have been arrested or detained."

Tell that to George Retes. This U.S. Army veteran and American citizen was wrongfully arrested and brutalized by ICE while simply trying to get to work.
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RoscoAmerican @roscoamerican.bsky.social · 22h
Abu Ghraib will look tame by comparison.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d
“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.”
rparloff.bsky.social Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 2d
DOJ submits new, air-brushed sentencing memo for Taylor Taranto, scrubbing references to his role in Jan. 6 Capitol Siege and Trump's social media post that led him to go to Obama's neighborhood with weapons. Here's the first scrubbing
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d
"If I were a commander today, I would not sign an NDA like the one reportedly being circulated in the Southern Command theater. Not out of defiance, but out of respect for the oath I took to support and defend the Constitution."
Why Commanders Don’t Sign NDAs
Existing rules and laws applying to military secrecy are sufficient—and asking officers to sign NDAs is deeply inappropriate.
www.thebulwark.com
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emily north @north0fnorth.tgirl.gay · 2d
lmao david byrne showed the video of the ice agents tripping over themselves while trying to run after a biker on wacker drive during the “life during wartime” segment of his chicago show tonight
the video being projected behind all the performers on stage
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 1d
When ProPublica emailed questions to Newby’s daughter, the North Carolina Republican Party’s communications director, Matt Mercer, responded, writing that ProPublica was waging a “jihad” against “NC Republicans,” which would “not be met with dignifying any comments whatsoever.” “I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter,” Mercer said in his email. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
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RoscoAmerican @roscoamerican.bsky.social · 1d
#TACO
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
“.. Mr. Xi’s message seemed to be: Beijing had proven its capacity to hit back and Washington would do well to remember it.”

@nytimes.com 🇨🇳
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d
Bunkering down in military housing. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d
I’m still shocked that stories like this which come out daily still get largely ignored. The most corrupt person to ever hold any public office in US history. I will keep posting them every day and try to amplify them, even when most media doesn’t care. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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RoscoAmerican @roscoamerican.bsky.social · 2d
Next up: above ground testing outside Blue cities.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: SCOTUS defers any ruling for now in DOJ's request in the Nat'l Guard deployment case out of Illinois.

Instead, the court asks for briefing about the term "regular forces" in Section 12406 — a matter raised by @martylederman.bsky.social.

The means the TRO stays in effect for now.
CORDER LIST: 607 U.S.) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 25A443 ORDER IN PENDING CASE TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF U.S., ET AL. V. ILLINOIS, ET AL. The application for stay presented to Justice Barrett is referred by her to the Court. The parties are directed to file supplemental letter briefs addressing the following question: Whether the term "regular forces" refers to the regular forces of the United States military, and, if so, how that interpretation affects the operation of 10 U.S. C. §12406(3). The briefs, not to exceed 15 pages, are to be filed by Monday, November 10, 2025. Letter reply briefs, not to exceed 10 pages, are to be filed by Monday, November 17, 2025. Any brief for an amicus curiae under Rule 37.4, on that or other aspects of the application, must be filed by Monday, November 10, 2025.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d
"The judge then ordered Mr. Bovino to appear at the federal courthouse at the end of every weekday to personally provide her with a report on the day’s arrests and incidents..."

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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Judge Admonishes Border Patrol Leader for Tactics in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 3d
Donald Trump's approval rating in our tracker has fallen to -18, the lowest it has ever been (lower than any point in his first term) www.economist.com/interactive/...
Chart showing Trump's net approval compared with this point in previous presidencies. In 2009, Obama's approval at this point was approximately +7, in 2017 Trump's was -16 and in 2021 Biden's was -7
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 3d
Eric is a Missouri congressman.

He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4d
"With a Congress of quislings on one side and a super-conservative Supreme Court giving him home field advantage on the other, Trump’s perpetual wrongness on the merits actually *strengthens* his pure-power appeal." www.thebulwark.com/p/totally-br...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d
🔥 @jessicatarlov.bsky.social : “No one can confirm we’ve actually been taking out drug traffickers… the admiral in charge resigned… all these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime… the government’s story is not adding up.”
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 4d
At 2pm Judge Xinis is holding a 'virtual' hearing on govt's new stated plan of sending Abrego Garcia to Liberia by 10/31. Abrego says it's too late to switch again & govt must 1st try Costa Rica (already offered, but only if he'd plead guilty). I'll try to live blog here for @lawfaremedia.org .
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."
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