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KWilde @flowerchildob1.bsky.social · 3h

He says the ballroom will be complete by 2029.

That seems a bit late for him to enjoy it.

Yet he says he is helping to pay for it.

What would a reasonable person conclude from this?

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Sep 6

I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 3h

Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works

(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

Screenshot of a text exchange via Signal between Anna Bower and Lindsay Halligan.

Halligan: By the way - everything I ever sent you is off record. You're not a journalist so it's weird saying that but just letting you know.

Bower: I'm sorry, but that's not how this works.
You don't get to say that in retrospect.

Halligan: Yes I do. Off record.

Bower: I am really sorry. I would have been happy to speak with you on an off the record basis had you asked. But you didn't ask, and I still haven't agreed to speak on that basis. Do you have any further comment for the story?

Halligan: It's obvious the whole convo is off record.
There's disappearing messages and it's on signal. What is your story? You never even told me about a story.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

Literally

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 3h

Oooooo, interesting. Somebody on the Ninth Circuit was quite unhappy with the baloney order justifying the National Guard in Oregon. (They also likely believe there's a good shot at reversal before the whole Circuit en banc, or they wouldn't have done this.)

cavalrygreek @cavalrygreek.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: A Ninth Circuit judge has sua sponte — on their own — already called for a vote on whether there should be an en banc rehearing (which means all active judges will vote on whether the matter should be reheard). Briefing is called for on that question, due by mid-week.

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Reproductive Freedom for All @reproductivefreedomforall.org · 3h

Wishing all who celebrate a bright and joyous Diwali!

May this Diwali serve as a reminder that light will always triumph over darkness. ✨

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 14h

Why I hate unitary executive theory with a strength of 10,000 suns. Turns out having a President who exercises total control over hiring and firing creates perverse incentives for people to commit to one man over a democracy.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14h

NEW. Powerful piece by Miles Bruner.

"I know the thought of walking away from your career and your social network is terrifying...I urge you to recognize that our nation is heading down a very dark path. But it’s not too late to change direction...Take a stand."

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My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party

Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.

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Susan Taylor @sataylormd.bsky.social · 2h

No words...
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MAGA Declares Pope 'Un-Christian' For Being Too Nice To Poor People

Damn, they REALLY hate poor people!

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Susan Taylor @sataylormd.bsky.social · 7h

sigh

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The Onion @theonion.com · 8h

Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing

MONTECITO, CA—Signaling a new chapter in her career, pop star Katy Perry released a new single Monday about the superiority of Canadian manufacturing. “When I learned about the strength of Canadian au...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8h

The shutdown will worsen hunger—which the Trump administration just stopped tracking.

The shutdown will worsen hunger—which the Trump administration just stopped tracking

Millions of women and children are at risk of losing food benefits.

www.motherjones.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

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Stunning reporting — and photography.

@nymag.com

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 7h

“We didn’t expect them to throw tear gas right outside of our school building.” interc.pt/43q25vF

A photo of federal agents using tear gas on protesters in Chicago on Oct. 14, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Teachers Scrambled After ICE Released Tear Gas Outside a Chicago Elementary School," and the DEK, "Chicago teachers said they’re dealing with traumatized students in underfunded schools — while the Trump administration spends millions to militarize American cities."

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Susan Taylor @sataylormd.bsky.social · 7h

Every positive thought we pass between us makes room for more light.
JOHN LEWIS

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23h

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 23h

Elaborating b/c there's a lot of misunderstanding on this.

Insurrection Act does nothing except you can then use soldiers as cops. They can enforce laws, but they're the same old laws. It doesn't suspend the Constitution. No martial law, no closing courts, no removing state officials, none of that.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

Even if he did, which I'd bet is likelier than not, none of this is true. The Insurrection Act is not a declaration of martial law. It doesn't close the courts. It doesn't suspend habeas corpus. It means you can use the military to enforce federal laws, but the laws themselves remain the same.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I'm allowed as you know as president, like 50% of the presidents have used the Insurrection Act. Everybody agrees you're allowed to use that and there is no more court cases, there is no more anything. We're trying to do it in a nicer manner, but we can always use the Insurrection Act."

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MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · 14h

Howard Hodgkin, Spring Rain, 2000-2002
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137849

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14h

I want to fly to the universe, 2020 by Yayoi Kusama, at the New York Botanical Garden, 2021 #WomansArt

Photo of a large sculpture resembling a stylised flower with red petals and white dots with a gold center with a simple face, the artwork is sited in the middle of an ornate pond in a large garden or park in sunny weather

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14h

Mother and daughter portrait from 'The Study of Kin' series, by contemporary photographer Marcia Michael #womensart

Monochrome photograph of two Black women, upper half facing forwards, one younger, one older, the younger woman rests her head on the shoulder of her mother

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14h

'Raven' collage by Lisa Morales, textile and mixed media artist #WomensArt

Textile artwork resembling the upper half of a crow-like bird with purple and black textured feathers, the bird looks backwards to the left with large beak in the air

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

You know it’s bad when the Dept of Labor says immigration raids are “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”

@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
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WIRED @wired.com · 14h

The Federal Trade Commission removed several blog posts in recent months about open source and potential risks to consumers from the rapid spread of commercial AI tools.

The FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Published During Lina Khan’s Tenure

The Federal Trade Commission removed several blog posts in recent months about open source and potential risks to consumers from the rapid spread of commercial AI tools.

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Susan Taylor @sataylormd.bsky.social · 14h

"The humiliating absurdity is a feature, not a bug. Simply lying about demonstrators isn’t enough; to prove their MAGA mettle people in Trump’s orbit must tell lies that are grotesque and ridiculous."
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Civil Resistance Confronts the Autocracy

While MAGA’s spin was both insane and revealing, the No Kings Day 2 Marches were a major step towards taking our country back.

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Susan Taylor @sataylormd.bsky.social · 14h

"Call it “mendacity inflation.” []insists that he’s overwhelmingly popular and that only a lunatic fringe disapproves of his presidency...to show loyalty his hangers-on must go further, declaring that grandmothers and parents pushing prams down 7th Avenue are illegal aliens and violent criminals."

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

Are Americans better or worse off under Trump?

Sarah Matthews hit the streets to find out. #NoKings

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