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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 9h

Unfortunately the warnings were ”being cops” and “having tear gas”

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 9h

A federal judge ordered federal agents last week to issue two warnings before using tear gas.

Witnesses said they heard no warnings and none can be heard on videos, @chicago.suntimes.com reports

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 9h

Federal agents deployed tear gas after Albany Park residents protested to their attempts to detain a resident of the Northwest Side neighborhood, @vimiller.bsky.social reports for the @chicago.suntimes.com

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 9h

A federal judge ordered federal agents last week to issue two warnings before using tear gas.

Witnesses said they heard no warnings and none can be heard on videos, @chicago.suntimes.com reports

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 9h

Federal agents deployed tear gas after Albany Park residents protested to their attempts to detain a resident of the Northwest Side neighborhood, @vimiller.bsky.social reports for the @chicago.suntimes.com

Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses says they didn't get any warning.

chicago.suntimes.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h

This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 15h

The substance of what she's saying is bad and unconvincing, but more fundamentally, I really don't think Supreme Court justices should be going on book tours where they publicly comment on their work and respond to criticism of it. Either put it in a written opinion or hold your peace.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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StickyBunny @stickybunny.bsky.social · 7h

Who does he want to “do something”?

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 8h

This is a great example, but there's a funny running theme that Vance, who after all has only been a senator and then VP for less than three years, excepts to be treated with POTUS-level traditions and respect, as if anyone in American history has ever cared about "respecting the office" of VP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 20h

There's a decent chance that the Supremes will strike down Trump’s extra special brand new 100% China tariff, as unconstitutional. And so it's doubly notable how much markets panicked, given the (roughly) 50% chance it won’t happen. The market drop understates the damage Trump's trying to inflict.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 10h

"The U.S. is two economies. There's an enormous AI boom going on, huge investments, particularly in data centers. If you took that out of the numbers and you just looked at the non-AI parts of the economy, it's basically flatlining. We're on the cusp of a non-AI recession."
-- Me

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StickyBunny @stickybunny.bsky.social · 10h

I’m really sorry I missed this.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 15h

We are Amphifa.

AMPHIFA:

Amphibians Against Fascism.

Black and green flag of a Portland protest frog.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12h

“WHOAH! Be careful not to step in that pile of shit there!” exclaimed the man pulling his pants back up.

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 13h

Fascinated how the guy who made superstars of Matt Walsh, Candace Owens, Jordan Peterson, and Michael Knowles thought that unfettered racism and every phobia in existence wouldn't eventually include anti-semitism

Ben Shapiro warns that conspiratorial right is taking over social media

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 13h

Fascinated how the guy who made superstars of Matt Walsh, Candace Owens, Jordan Peterson, and Michael Knowles thought that unfettered racism and every phobia in existence wouldn't eventually include anti-semitism

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 11h

Basically this

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Andrew S(poooky) 👻🎃 @shoutingboy.bsky.social · 13h

If I chose to invest in speculative bubbles I would simply sell before the bubble burst, maybe I’m built different

warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 17h

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 14h

Speaker Johnson: "People’s faith in the government is at an all time low"

Republicans control all 3 branches of the government.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10h

Sometimes nowadays Watergate can feel almost quaint, but this is a good refresher on Nixon's corruption and poor character, and how Nixon wrote the playbook in many ways for Trump. ICYMI @jilldlawrence.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-nixo...

Trump’s Abuses of Power Show We Didn’t Learn Much From the Nixon Era

That failure is implicit in nearly every frame of a new documentary about Katharine Graham.

www.thebulwark.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10h

Trump: "Literally, you walk over from Iran to Qatar. You can walk it in one second. You go, boom, boom, and now you're in Qatar."

Qatar and Iran do not share a land border.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10h

Q: "Have [the Qataris] changed their behavior from 2017 when you accused them of funding terrorism?"

Trump: "I don't know. In 2017, I didn't really know them very well."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

Tariff money is not a Trump Regime slush fund. It is tax money deposited into the US treasury and Congress has sole authority over the appropriation of tax dollars.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

True bravery!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

FORBES: “The cryptocurrency appears nowhere on the financial disclosure the president files with the government... But make no mistake, Trump is one of the largest bitcoin investors on the planet.”

#GoldenAgeOfCorruption

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

While @GovBillLee @JasonMumpower and others boast about the Boring Company’s record, in reality Musk’s Nashville tunnel digging company is accused of a massive amount of violations in Vegas. www.propublica.org/article/elon...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

PRIORITIES: “Your taxes are coming down! See? Everyone’s happy, honey.” 💰

Instead of stopping health care premiums from skyrocketing for millions while millions more lose coverage, Trump rides around his golf course glazing himself for lowering taxes for his billionaire pals

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StickyBunny @stickybunny.bsky.social · 12h

What were the “services,” JD?
And you’re acknowledging that he got the money?