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jesse @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 22h

It's been 15 years and nobody's leaked a single bit of this plan, my man

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Mike Johnson talks about the Republican "healthcare plan" like it's highly classified information: "We're not gonna be on a conference call explaining all our plans and strategies for healthcare reform, because they're leaked in real time."

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TheLastGonzo @skolgonzo.bsky.social · 20h

FWIW - it’s also a teaching at odds with actual Christianity.

Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 21h

There is a book out called “The Sin of Empathy,” which is written by a white Christian nationalist cult leader out in Idaho. The idea that the left is “weaponizing empathy against Christians” is an EXTREMELY popular & growing sentiment being bolstered by the church. And we all need to be aware of it

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TheLastGonzo @skolgonzo.bsky.social · 20h

Honestly, my expectations for JJ McCarthy are really low today. I want to see signs of competence. Hit the back foot & release the ball. Don’t stare down your WRs. Convert enough 3rd downs to keep the defense rested. Let the game come to you. The Lions are very talented, don’t try to do it alone.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

Folks, please note this. The top military official overseeing Trump's boat bombings recently resigned with no explanation, and now Republicans in Congress are refusing to press for his testimony even in a classified setting.

Lots of new behind-the-scenes reporting in this piece:

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

News on Trump boat bombings --> Rep Adam Smith, top Dem on Armed Services, tells me GOPers are failing to press for testimony from the top Pentagon official who recently resigned, potentially over the strikes.

Appallingly, we may never hear from him.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...

Trump Boat Bombings Worsen as New Horror Shakes Experts: “Alarm Bells”

Remember the Southern Command admiral who resigned two weeks ago? Hill Republicans haven’t heard from him—and they don’t apparently want to.

newrepublic.com

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Ray Radlein @radlein.bsky.social · 3d

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 4d

NVIDIA, $NVDA, marketcap equals 16% of the US GDP.

It has a larger market cap than all the banks in US and Canada combined.

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TheLastGonzo @skolgonzo.bsky.social · 2d

This image of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s very happy dog reminds me that President Trump doesn’t own a dog & as far as I know, has never owned a dog.

And that makes a lot of sense because dogs are excellent judges of character.

Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 2d

Bailey is ready for Halloween! This year, he’s dressed as the person who doesn't cave to big media corporations or the president: Stephen Colbert.

Elizabeth Warren's dog, Bailey, wearing glasses, a tux, and posing next to an award.

TheLastGonzo @skolgonzo.bsky.social · 3d

Solid life choices

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice against his political opponents. This is just the latest example. Everyone who cares about democracy and the rule of law needs to speak out loudly and clearly that this is wrong. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

DOJ Indicts Congressional Candidate Amid Threats to Arrest Dems Over ICE Accountability Efforts

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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TheLastGonzo @skolgonzo.bsky.social · 3d

I know two things to be true:

1) Prince gave notes to the DJs at Paisley Park regarding song selection

2) P.M. Dawn was played by DJs at Paisley Park multiple times when I was there

If it was good enough for Prince…

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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 3d

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 3d

To trans youth: You deserve access to best practice care, just like every other kid. We will never stop fighting for you and your care in the courts, in legislatures across the country, and in the public square.

The Advocate @advocate.com · 3d

New proposals by the Department of Health and Human Services could restrict gender-affirming care even more for young trans people.

Trump looks to stop gender-affirming care for America's transgender youth: report

New proposals by the Department of Health and Human Services could restrict gender-affirming care even more for young trans people.

bit.ly

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TheLastGonzo @skolgonzo.bsky.social · 3d

Do something nice for yourself & read this interview with Mavis Staples. Then listen to some of her music.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

‘It’s dark in the US right now. But I turn on a light, you know?’: Mavis Staples on Prince, Martin Luther King and her 75-year singing career

As she releases a new album, the soul and gospel legend answers your questions on Stax Records, duetting with David Byrne, and the fight for civil rights

www.theguardian.com

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Genderflux Superfluid @rewhan.bsky.social · 5d

>Ahbluhbluh anger never solved anything

Woe, Fred Rogers' disappointment be upon ye

The values we care about the deepest, and the movements within society that support those values, command our love. When those things that we care about so deeply become endangered, we become enraged. And what a healthy thing that is! Without it, we would never stand up and speak out for what we believe." - An excerpt from The World According To Mister Rogers, care of the Fred Rogers Institute of Saint Vincent College, Latrobe Pennsylvania

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 5d

I'm told that during the editorial call where Bari Weiss pitched bringing on Dan Brown to talk about The Louvre heist, CBS Mornings executive producer Shawna Thomas chimed in to correct her, saying "I think its more The Thomas Crown Affair."

Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 5d

Lmao what (from today's Breaker newsletter)

(Exclusive.) Bari Weiss this week clocks up four weeks on the job as chief booker (sorry, editor-in-chief) of CBS News. Breaker hears that she has unimpressed staffers with a series of bold ideas in the 9 am call.

Last week, following the jewel heist at The Louvre, Weiss suggested they interview author Dan Brown. Staffers questioned what expertise in the matter Brown would provide CBS News viewers? Brown is well known as the bestselling author of the 2003 mystery novel, The Da Vinci Code, about a murder at The Louvre.

On Tuesday’s 9 am call, Weiss suggested a story about how people who are scared of climate change aren’t having children. “She is showing her worst self,” one CBS News journalist told Breaker. “People are running to avoid her.”

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TheLastGonzo @skolgonzo.bsky.social · 5d

They think he’s doing a comedy bit.

They all think they’re laughing with him.

Not one person in the crowd understands his brain is cooked.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 5d

Breaking: Trump just banned states from being able to wipe medical debt from Americans’ credit reports.

The Biden-Harris administration had moved to wipe medical debt from credit reports. Now this new rule will keep $220 billion in medical bills on Americans’ records.

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 5d

when a federal judge has to tell the federal govt's lawyers that federal agents should not tear gas or otherwise menace kids on halloween

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 5d

Ellis: Agents should stay far away from children on Halloween.

"Know that it is day where people will be out and about."

"I am simply asking that they keep the day in mind and keep it in context."

Lawyers for the government: "Understood, your honor."

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 5d

I just left Gavin Newsom a message telling him I'll never vote for a presidential candidate who supports genital checks for children. and so can you! 916-445-2841

alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 5d

You may contact the Governor of California at (916) 445-2841 thank you and be blessde ✌️

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6d

Also, note that the person making all these decisions is not Secretary Noem; it's Corey Lewandowski, who is still a "special government employee" (and by many reports sleeping with Noem and running the agency while she does mostly TV), as well as Gregory Bovino himself.

The White House has signed off on a list of at least a dozen directors of ICE field officers who are set to be reassigned in coming days, the two DHS officials, the former DHS official and the federal law enforcement official said. They said that at least half of them would be replaced with Border Patrol officials. ICE has 25 field offices around the country, so the move could replace nearly half of the agency’s leaders.

The list was compiled by Corey Lewandowski, a special government employee at DHS who advises Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol sector chief overseeing the agency’s operations in Chicago and previously in Los Angeles, the law enforcement official said.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6d

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino.

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations.

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there.

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results.

Official statement to
@FoxNews
via
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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Frankie Hill 👉🏻 ✋🏻 @frankierox.bsky.social · 6d

I know a thing or two about SNAP because President Biden appointed me to work in the office that oversees that program at USDA.

You should know that people are going to go hungry this month because the Trump White House deliberately chose to withhold their benefits.

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Derrik Klassen @qbklass.bsky.social · 6d

they really let him die on national television for three hours

Dianna Russini @diannarussini.bsky.social · 6d

NEWS: Vikings QB Carson Wentz is undergoing season-ending surgery on his left shoulder, sources tell me and @aleclewis.bsky.social. He will be placed on IR.

Wentz played multiple games with the injury. J.J. McCarthy is in line to start for Minnesota in Week 9 against Detroit.

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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 🐸 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 7d

We already had a ballroom...

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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 7d

Portland City Councilor @counciloravalos.bsky.social woke up to her car and home engulfed in flames late last night. She had to grab her cat and escape to safety.

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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 7d

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

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