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Micah @rincewind.run · 3m

I mean it’s already extremely on the nose but if their plans get repeatedly denied and we just go the remainder of the term with a crater where the East Wing used to be it will be the best visual metaphor for this administration imaginable

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 1h

lol, lmao even www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

Reuters headline:

White House says it will submit ballroom plans for review, with demolition already under way

By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 22m

Have been predicting this for several days. VERY important lawsuit.

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 3h

This lawsuit, which demands that the House of Representatives finally seat Rep. Adelita Grijalva, has, um, fairly major implications for our democracy's survival in 2026 and beyond. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This case is about whether someone duly elected to the House – who indisputably
meets the constitutional qualifications of the office – may be denied her rightful office simply
because the Speaker has decided to keep the House out of “regular session.”
2. If the Speaker were granted that authority, he could thwart the peoples’ choice of
who should represent them in Congress by denying them representation for a significant portion
of the two-year term provided by the Constitution.
3. Fortunately, the Constitution does not give that authority to the Speaker—or anyone
else

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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 1h

POTENTIAL?! He’s LITERALLY stealing from us.

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1h

🚨Senator Merkley Holds the Senate Floor. This is live now. Watch here:

youtu.be/bE37g0mkpEo

Merkley Holds Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy

YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley

youtu.be

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 39m

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1h

This is nuts. And we would like to know more about these "guided missile warheads."

Good reporting via @juddlegum.bsky.social / @popular.info

ICE’s spending on weaponry has soared more than 700 percent this year

The $71.5 million spent so far has paid for guns and armor, chemical munitions, “guided missile warheads," and "explosive components.”

www.motherjones.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 59m

Both the U.S. marshal and the immigrant were shot by federal officers. You’d never know that from this headline.

U.S. marshal and undocumented immigrant shot during ICE stop in Los Angeles, officials say

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 2h

Hundreds of people protesting ICE in downtown manhattan right now. Reads and Broadway. NYPD cops in riot gear on scene.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 58m

NEW — I'm suing DC Metro Police for the full body cam footage from the DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace back in March.

The public deserves to know why MPD chose to sell out the people they’re tasked with protecting in order to bend to Trump's will. I'm repped pro bono by @rcfp.org.

Details:

I'm suing DC Metro Police for body cam footage of US Institute of Peace raid

The Handbasket is represented pro bono by lawyers from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 30m

www.lawdork.com/p/trump-demo...

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 30m

That’s … not how this works.

Axios @axios.com · 48m

Pentagon staffers will now need to get prior approval before sharing any information with Congress, according to a new memo from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his deputy that Axios reviewed.

After leaks, Hegseth limits Pentagon staff's interaction with Congress

The new directive could limit congressional oversight of department activities.

www.axios.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 43m

Good call. We've never gotten a full accounting of why this happened and just how it went down. We have a lot of clues. But we should go all the info.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 58m

NEW — I'm suing DC Metro Police for the full body cam footage from the DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace back in March.

The public deserves to know why MPD chose to sell out the people they’re tasked with protecting in order to bend to Trump's will. I'm repped pro bono by @rcfp.org.

Details:

I'm suing DC Metro Police for body cam footage of US Institute of Peace raid

The Handbasket is represented pro bono by lawyers from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

www.thehandbasket.co

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1h

Correct.

Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 3h

Who knew White House was gutted/removated by Truman btwn ‘49 and ‘52?

I did. I’m a nerd. The renovation was necessary cuz it was on the verge of collapse.

It was done w great care and reverence for its historical significance

Trump’s “upgrade”, on the other hand, is motel 6 shit

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The War Monitor @warmonitor.net · 1h

The East Wing of the White House today... now being demolished. The president has reportedly told staff not to take or share photos of it.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 15h

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 1h

He's going to take money from my importation business (in the form of tariffs) and give it to other Americans who don't import goods.

Unless I'm misunderstanding, this is just wealth redistribution Republicans claim to despise. *At the expense of small businesses.*

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "We'll probably make a distribution out of some of the tariff money over the next fairly short period of time to people."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Listen, we can’t send this guy enough of our money. Most trustworthy investment ever.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 2h

The British did less damage to the White House than Donald Trump.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2h

Can’t decide which part of this is dumber, the idea that she discovered the presence of immigrants on Canal Street or that she thinks they’re worried about immigration status instead of selling counterfeit luxury items.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h

Over on X, a conservative influencer is taking credit for this.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h

Over on X, a conservative influencer is taking credit for this.

Savanah Hernandez

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@sav_says_
WATCH: A huge group of African illegal immigrants are operating a black market on the corner of Broadway and Canal St in New York City.
The entire sidewalk is filled with illegals who state they are from Senegal and I watched as they fled police.
This corner looks exactly like the streets of Paris and the migrants even became angry and tried to tell me I couldn't film (similar to Paris).
As I was reporting, the migrants began scrambling to pick up their items before fleeing into vehicles or on foot due to police presence in the area.
One of the migrants explained to me that they're operating "without a license and if the police catch them, they'll confiscate all of their items.
There were at least 20-30 illegals in the area conducting business that they know is against the law, however, this seems to be a common occurrence on this street and business is booming.
Perhaps @ICEgov should go check this corner out

Savanah Hernandez
@sav_says_ • 13m
CANAL STREET UPDATE: I just got word that the illegal immigrant vendors on Canal street were raided about an hour ago by HSI and arrests were made.
This comes after my video went viral this weekend showing huge groups of African illegals selling fake goods along the entire

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 2h

Question to Nominee #1 - do you believe someone who speaks about their Nazi streak is well-suited for public service?

Question to Nominee #2 - do you think MLK's birthday should remain a federal holiday or does it belong in Hell?

Question to all nominees - will you share all of your text threads?

National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 2h

So this is going to give quite a few people some sleepless nights.

The Senate stacked a whole bunch of nominees into one hearing so that each one would only get a few questions. Ingrassia was expected to suck up all the Dem questions.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2h

over yonder

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2h

for context this is paoletta, the fixer who helped arrange and then defend Clarence Thomas's various sweetheart deals, gifts and billionaire vacas

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

4. We needed to confirm Trump and Rudy called GOP senators in an attempt to delay certification on 1/6
5. All the toll records were given to Trump and his lawyers in discovery a couple of years ago so what's your problem now?

Sincerely,

JS

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Maybe this will turn things around for him.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3h

Once again, trigger discipline of a guy playing a video game in an arcade. These rejects are playing Call of Duty on our streets.

Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 4h

Earlier on Canal Street, as agents attempted to disperse, one who I recognize from the courts pulled out a taser and threatened protester with it. @thecity.nyc

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