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WㅂNDㅂ @sarcologist.bsky.social · 13h

"Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home in 2024, was found guilty of second-degree murder on Wednesday afternoon."

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 20h

NEW — After hours of deliberations, a jury found Sean Grayson guilty of fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home.

“While we believe Grayson’s actions deserved a first-degree conviction, today’s verdict is still a measure of justice for Sonya Massey.”

thetriibe.com/2025/10/ex-c...

Ex-cop Sean Grayson found guilty of murdering Sonya Massey in downstate Illinois • The TRiiBE

After hours of deliberations, a jury in Peoria, Ill. found Grayson guilty of fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18h

I always get drawn back to Al Gore telling voters that he’d only raise taxes on the top 1% and then after the election a poll showed that something like 20% of voters thought they were in the top 1% and another 20% thought they would be in the next five years. Just a total tragic disconnect.

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18h

Maaaaan, this. So much this. Every time there's any kind of actual in-depth survey we find that the American people are *abysmally* ignorant about even the most basic political facts, but the pundit class just immediately forgets & proceeds with political analysis based on subtle policy differences.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Feels like so many of our convos are revolving about how voters respond to what politicians are doing, or what parties’ positions on issues are, without much actual empirical sense of what they actually know about those topics.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 17h

Trump has executed more civilians on a small boat, this time in the eastern Pacific.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 14h

DHS says our new piece is "dishonest, slanted, and fundamentally inaccurate" but won't say why. Here's the story where we show with evidence that DHS spliced together clips spanning years and multiple locations to create its own reality. Gift link wapo.st/4nuDGwf

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities?

TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want

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Dam News @damnewsen.bsky.social · 1d

Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Batters Cuba as Jamaica Assesses Damage #damnews #dam

Live Updates: Hurricane Melissa Batters Cuba as Jamaica Assesses Damage

The storm brought flooding, landslides and storm surge to both islands. In Jamaica, blocked roads and communications outages were hampering efforts to get a full picture of the destruction. (Source: rss.nytimes.com)

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 2d

Read @telliotter.bsky.social's latest on the census and "differential privacy," a little-known algorithmic process that keeps census data from being used to identify individual respondents.

Huge implications for our congressional districts and the electoral college: www.wired.com/story/republ...

The Republican Plan to Reform the Census Could Put Everyone’s Privacy at Risk

A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone.

www.wired.com

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2d

NEW: California says it will send its own monitors to watch Trump’s DOJ “poll watchers.” State officials warn the federal stunt is part of a broader effort to intimidate voters and question legitimate elections.

California to Monitor Trump’s DOJ Poll Watchers Amid Concerns of Voter Intimidation, Election Interference

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 3d

ICE agents are complaining that every time they go out wearing masks in unmarked cars with no uniforms or identification as law enforcement to abduct people, protesters keep dumping pounds of glitter on them so that everyone can tell they're ICE for days afterwards.

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 10d

“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.

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Politico @politico.com · 3d

It's Day 27 of the government shutdown, and it's on track to get uglier by the end of this week.

Millions of Americans are on track to go without food aid. Troops could also miss their paychecks.

6 ways the shutdown is about to get worse

Programs ranging from Head Start to SNAP face new strain Nov. 1.

www.politico.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

Why is Trump celebrating in a foreign country while Americans are going without a paycheck and millions are on the verge of losing SNAP?

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

Let this sink in…

“At least one expert now predicting this could trigger greatest hunger catastrophe in the U.S. since the Great Depression.”

📌 The Dept of Agriculture posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid won’t go out on November 1.

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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 3d

“BuT nEwSoMe WaNtS tO bE pReSiDeNt” 🤦🏻‍♀️

Brian Allen & @allenanalysis
X.com
EXCLUSIVE: A leaked CPAC press memo shows the "Third Term Project" hosting a Feb. 20 event titled "The Case for Presidential Tenure Reform."
They're openly arguing for a constitutional amendment to let Trump serve up to three terms; citing "unfinished business" and
"continuity."
This isn't subtle anymore. It's a blueprint for permanent power.

Letter format

Header THIRD TERM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Conference Memo: The Case for Presidential Tenure Reform
Date & Time: Thursday, February 20, 2025 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Gaylord Hotel, 201 Waterfront St, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
RSVP for Room Number: info@thirdtermproject.com
Subject: The Case for Presidential Tenure Reform
This press conference will explore the case for reconsidering presidential term limits, arguing that extended leadership can be crucial during times of national crisis and economic development. Drawing on historical examples like Franklin Delano Roosevelt's four-term presidency and international cases such as Viktor Orbán in Hungary, the discussion will highlight how sustained leadership fosters policy continuity, national stability, and long-term progress.
We will also discuss Representative Andy Ogles' new bill, which proposes a constitutional amendment allowing for a president to serve up to three terms, provided they did not serve two consecutive terms prior to running for a third.
Key topics will include:
• Unfinished Business: The need for more time to complete President Trump's agenda.
• National Stability & Growth: Ensuring continuity amid global challenges.
• The Will of the People: Supporting the demand for extended leadership.
• Building the Next Generation: Preparing future leaders for the challenges ahead
For additional information, please RSVP to info @thirdtermproject.com
Media Contact:
Amber Harris
Third Term Project
248-935-1546
info@ thirdtermproject.com

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Politico @politico.com · 3d

Political peril is spurring Trump to act on beef prices.

But his near-term solution to boost supply — plans to purchase 80K metric tons of beef from Argentina, 4x the typical quota — has spurred intense backlash from farm-state Republicans and agriculture industry groups.

Political peril spurs Trump to act on beef prices even as ranchers rage

The average price for a pound of ground beef is $6.32, up about 14 percent since Trump took office.

www.politico.com

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WㅂNDㅂ @sarcologist.bsky.social · 3d

"ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds."

www.wired.com/story/chatbo...

Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda

ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.

www.wired.com

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 4d

He who controls the media, controls the message (and the masses).

This is Orwellian.

#Educate #Create #Communicate #Resist

Elon Musk - $500B.
Larry Ellison - $393B.
Mark Zuckerbe -$270B.
Jeff Bezos - $237B.
Four men. Nearly $1.4 trillion stacked into private coffers and they own the platforms that shape what you see, hear, and believe. This isn't wealth; it's command-and-control: Musk runs the town square, Ellison is buying your entertainment, Zuckerberg owns your social life, Bezos holds the newsroom.
Total war on public truth. If you think democracy survives when that much money controls the narrative, you're dreaming. Wake up: concentrated fortune = concentrated power = weaponized information.

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 4d

A friend of mine in Chicago just shared a video on IG of an ICE operation near her house. The operation happened just minutes before the neighborhood Halloween parade. ICE used tear gas and multiple parents had to wash their kids' (including toddlers) eyes out.

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WㅂNDㅂ @sarcologist.bsky.social · 4d

Bill Maher is 🗑️

WㅂNDㅂ @sarcologist.bsky.social · 4d

Bill Maher is 🗑️

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 4d

Always told liberals Bill Maher was a racist piece of shit, especially against Muslims and Arabs, and we were ignored for years.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Bill Maher Slams Mamdani And Endorses Cuomo But Admits 'Maybe He Was A Little Too Handsy'

The "Real Time" host also said Zohran Mamdani was born in a country "where they kill homosexuals" and brought up the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

www.yahoo.com

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 4d

“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 5d

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 5d

"Who was actually president in 2020?" continues to be the central cleavage in American politics in 2025.

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 5d

Just for the record, in 2020:
- Wray was the FBI director Trump handpicked to replace Comey
- Jack Smith was in the Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes
- Garland was an appeals court judge
- Monaco was in private practice in LA

There was no Biden administration yet, crooked or otherwise.

He crazy.

Donald J. Trump +
@realDonald Trump
Just in: Documents show conclusively that Christopher Wray, Deranged Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, Lisa Monaco, and other crooked lowlifes from the failed Biden Administration, signed off on Operation Arctic Frost. They spied on Senators and Congressmen/women, and even taped their calls. They cheated and rigged the
2020 Presidential Election. These Radical Left Lunatics should be prosecuted for their illegal and highly unethical behavior!
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5d

This is the third death that I'm aware of this year where a person died trying to flee from ICE.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 5d

A man fleeing ICE agents ran out onto a busy highway and was struck and killed in Virginia, authorities say.

Man was fatally hit by vehicle while fleeing ICE on Virginia highway, officials say

A preliminary investigation indicated that the man was fleeing a pursuit by ICE when he left his car and attempted to cross the interstate, Virginia State Police said.

nbcnews.to

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 5d

Here in Seattle, furloughed NOAA employees were out in the pouring rain cleaning up beaches yesterday, part of a national week of service organized by federal workers who can't do their jobs due to the shutdown.

Story by @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW, our federally defunded public radio station.

Furloughed feds pick up Seattle beach trash to keep serving the public

Furloughed federal employees were out in the rain picking up cigarette butts, bottle caps, and other trash at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park on Friday.

www.kuow.org

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