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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12h

House Oversight's Robert Garcia is calling on Chairman Comer to "immediately schedule a date for Ghislaine Maxwell to testify" before the Committee.

The panel had postponed its deposition with Maxwell until the Supreme Court decided whether to take up her appeal (it did not). tinyurl.com/bpasrhvz

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h

Breaking: MIT just became the first university to reject an agreement that would trade support for the Trump admin's higher education agenda in exchange for favorable treatment.

"Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 22h

Gift link to 2024 profile of María Corona Machado, who just won the Nobel Peace Prize. www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/w...

The ‘Iron Lady’ of Venezuela Threatens to Unseat Its Autocrat (Published 2024)

www.nytimes.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

The indictment isn't available on the docket yet, but Letitia James's criminal case has been initially assigned to district judge Jamar K. Walker, a Biden appointee.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Letitia James has been indicted on one count of bank fraud in Virginia, charge brought directly by Lindsey Halligan, just like the Comey indictment.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

Mike Johnson said he would swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva "as soon as she wants." His office then backtracked — saying Johnson would only swear in the duly elected Grijalva once the government reopens. Grijalva won her special election more than two weeks ago.

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Don @wormeguy.bsky.social · 3d

This is wrong.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 21d

CW: protester being struck in the head by a pepper ball

Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

Donald Trump: “We’re going after the worst of the worst.”

ICE arrests two men at a Chicago area bakery. Workers, not criminals. And this is why they need the National Guard?

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 3d

Picture here is from 1992. LA riots. Ive seen this called bad news judgment. In any real journalism outfit this is more like a firing offense. I basically say such things. Beyond belief.

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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A #0000FF Alaskan 👈🏽 @slyride.bsky.social · 3d

Only if it’s a Democrat though.

Matt Buxton @matt.akmemo.com · 3d

Townsend: "Isn't is a Republican value to oppose federal overreach?"

Murkowski: "It's not only the federal overreach issue. Most Republicans I know are really big advocates of states' rights. ... In Alaska, we don't like the feds telling us what to do."

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A #0000FF Alaskan 👈🏽 @slyride.bsky.social · 3d

How much do you need to make to afford $3k a month for a family.

Matt Buxton @matt.akmemo.com · 3d

The kind of reforms?

Maybe capping the subsidies at 200K?

Look at the percent of poverty level.

A #0000FF Alaskan 👈🏽 @slyride.bsky.social · 3d

Yep, and rightfully so.

Matt Buxton @matt.akmemo.com · 3d

Murkowski notes that Republicans control the House, Senate and White House (as well as the Supreme Court) and that people are going to blame Republicans when their health care gets more expensive.

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Matt Buxton @matt.akmemo.com · 3d

Murkowski notes that Republicans control the House, Senate and White House (as well as the Supreme Court) and that people are going to blame Republicans when their health care gets more expensive.

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A #0000FF Alaskan 👈🏽 @slyride.bsky.social · 3d

No, there is not. www.aha.org/news/blog/20...

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A #0000FF Alaskan 👈🏽 @slyride.bsky.social · 3d

There is no evidence of that.

Matt Buxton @matt.akmemo.com · 3d

Murkowski says the ACA subsidies that are set to expire are "not insignificant," but also that what families are going to pay is also "not insignificant" if they expire.

She says they should "work toward some reforms," suggesting that there's "waste, fraud and abuse" in the insurance marketplace.

A #0000FF Alaskan 👈🏽 @slyride.bsky.social · 3d

I’m going to start off with:
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Matt Buxton @matt.akmemo.com · 3d

This morning, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is on Talk of Alaska.

She starts off by talking about the ongoing shutdown, saying she voted for the "clean" CR vs the Dem's "extensive list of requirements."

"There's no win for anybody in a government shutdown."

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Talk of Alaska

Talk of Alaska is the only statewide call-in forum for discussing important issues in the 49th state including politics, science, culture and other current events. Callers can talk one-on-one with eac...

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Shoshanah in Alaska @shanahstone.bsky.social · 4d

Dan Sullivan has no problem being loud as long as he thinks it makes him look good. I highly doubt he wanted to advertise this. I promise there was a reason they were investigating these particular senators. It’s not random.

'Start with the top': What Fox missed in new report on Jack Smith tracking GOP lawmakers

On Monday, Fox News published a report claiming that former Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith allegedly surveilled multiple Republican members of Congress as part of his investigation i...

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 3d

Very nice piece from my colleague @stevevladeck.bsky.social in today's Times on the illegality of Trump's troop deployments to American cities. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

Opinion | No, Trump Can’t Deploy Troops to Wherever He Wants

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3d

Dick Durbin: Did you consult with ethics officials before you okayed the flying bribery palace?
Bondi: How dare you say I cut law enforcement?!?!?!

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3d

This guy is the guy that Marimar Martinez had IDed as a YouTuber in advance of her shooting. Tricia McLaughlin emphasized that "doxing" to justify her shooting.

Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 6d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3d

Pam Bondi refuses to say whether the White House consulted her before deploying the National Guard to U.S. cities.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3d

Don't look now, but Pam Bondi is refusing to answer Lindsey Graham's question about how many "illegals" live in Chicago.

Instead, she filibustered about how many drug traffickers were caught there, most based on investigations started under Biden.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3d

Sen. Dick Durbin presses Pam Bondi on FBI personnel reportedly being asked to flag instances of Trump's name appearing in the Epstein files.

Bondi says she's "not going to discuss anything about that with you."

Durbin: "Eventually, you're going to have to answer for your conduct."

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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 3d

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Top Republican's Bold Claim: Jan. 6 Probe 'Worse Than Watergate'

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