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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Searching for Jackie Merlos: What happened when the Trump administration disappeared an immigrant mother and her four U.S. citizen kids

Her Kids Are U.S. Citizens. Trump's Admin Disappeared Them Anyway

Donald Trump's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) disappeared an immigrant mom living in Portland and her four U.S. citizen children.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 9d

Memorizing this

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Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 9d

This straw man was literally a plot line on the Pitt

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 10d

WE WON: "This case -– perhaps the most important ever to fall w/in..this district court squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in US..have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 10d

Very proud of my colleagues right now--especially @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social and @alexabdo.bsky.social. But we could not have got this far without the superb trial lawyers at Sher Tremonte. Grateful to them for all of the time and energy they put into this case. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 11d

“I can’t see another reason,” Adelita Grijalva tells Rolling Stone.

“It doesn’t change the majority, Democrats are still in the minority. That seems to be the only outstanding issue that I can see."

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 11d

@thelisagraves.bsky.social lays out the timeline in her new book, Without Precedent, out today: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Supreme Court Ethics Issues Trace to John Roberts' 'Original Sin,' New Book Alleges

An excerpt from "Without Precedent" lays out how John Roberts joined the Supreme Court after presiding over a case involving the Bush administration.

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Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · 11d

John Roberts was part of the 3-judge panel presiding over Hamdan v. Rumsfeld while actively interviewing for a seat on the Supreme Court. He didn't recuse himself, didn't inform Hamdan's lawyers, and ruled in the Bush admin's favor the day before he interviewed with Bush himself.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 11d

A new book lays out how John Roberts was pitching himself to George W. Bush for a Supreme Court seat at the same time he was presiding over a controversial case involving Bush's administration.

Exclusive excerpt: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 15d

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15d

In a genuine WOW moment, this administration publicly acknowledges (perhaps for the first time) that an ICE officer violated procedure and will be taken off duty and subject to an investigation. This is a step in the right direction — I just wish it wasn't only because of such an awful viral video.

Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin:
"The officer's conduct in this video is unacceptable and beneath the men and women of ICE. Our ICE law enforcement are held to the highest professional standards and this officer is being relieved of current duties as we conduct a full investigation."

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Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 25d

More tomorrow, but now might be a very good time to consider subscribing to What’s Alan Watching? alansepinwall.ghost.io

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29d

Utah Governor Spencer Cox: “Social media is a cancer right now. I would encourage you all to log off, be with your family, and touch grass.”

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Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · Aug 28

1/Our client was notified tonight by White House staff in the personnel office that she was fired. As a presidential appointee, senate confirmed officer, only the president himself can fire her.

Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · Aug 27

Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:

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Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · Aug 28

ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?

Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire

Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.

www.seattletimes.com

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Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · Aug 27

No comment from Marshall's office so far!

Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · Aug 27

Someone in Alabama AG Steve Marshall's office seems to have uploaded a *PDF* of an explicit video to the office's official website about 8 hours ago... www.alabamaag.gov/wp-content/u...

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WIRED @wired.com · Aug 4

The WHO believes one in five children in Gaza are acutely malnourished, with the health effects potentially lasting for generations.

The Grave Long-Term Effects of the Gaza Malnutrition Crisis

The WHO believes one in five children in Gaza are acutely malnourished, with the health effects potentially lasting for generations.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · Jul 28

from his lawyer, Nazly Mamedova, to @rollingstone.com just now today:

“bond was denied. [immigration judge] found that she had no jurisdiction.”

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · Jul 23

He helped the families of dying children. Spent all night with them even once the child was taken to the morgue. A former colleague tells us on the record that Ayman Soliman is the reason certain poor families who lost their babies at the hospital didn’t have…

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · Jul 27

British doctor comes back from Gaza and confirms two things we knew: 1- the Israelis *specifically* confiscate formula feed to starve children 2- there is a clear pattern in gun shot wounds pointing to the fact that IDF soldiers are playing games hunting humans.

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Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · Jul 23

10 million people kicked off health insurance! 14 million additional deaths, including 4.5 million children under 5, in the next five years! Value of US dollar falling by record levels! 500 tons or emergency food incinerated out of spite! HE’S CRUSHING IT!

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Jul 23

Quite the intro to today's Axios

President Trump, in terms of raw accomplishments, crushed his first six months in historic ways. Massive tax cuts. Record-low border crossings. Surging tariff revenue. Stunning air strikes in Iran. Modest inflation.

Yet poll after poll suggests most Americans aren't impressed. In fact, they seem tired of all the winning, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen write in a "Behind the Curtain" column.
Why it matters: Trump appears to be losing by winning. The more he does [link.axios.com] (including issues beyond his legislative wins), the more the general public, especially independents, shrug — or recoil.

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · Jul 17

no one is asking for Andrew Cuomo to touch more people! It’s the opposite!!!

Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · Jul 16

Spent this morning on the Q train with Andrew Cuomo, who took personal responsibility for his lackluster mayoral primary bid. He vows a very different general election run, saying he'll focus on "reaching out to more young people and touching more people." www.nydailynews.com/2025/07/16/a...

Andrew Cuomo, conceding his failed primary campaign was flawed, takes to NYC streets

Andrew Cuomo is shifting gears and taking personal responsibility for running what he admits was a lackluster campaign in the Democratic mayoral primary, acknowledging that any strategic mistakes u…

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · Jul 17

look, it’s just a fired prosecutor and an inexplicable tape gap. since when has that ever indicated anything

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Andrew Perez @andrewperez.bsky.social · Jun 30

Rick Scott says we need to cut Medicaid to make sure it helps “those who truly need it.”

The DOJ said Scott’s company billed Medicaid for services patients didn’t need, and for services that weren’t provided www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Andrew Perez @andrewperez.bsky.social · Jun 30

Rick Scott is famous for his company’s alleged Medicare fraud. It was also accused of scamming Medicaid, the safety-net program he’s now demanding Republicans take $313 billion more from as part of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.

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Rick Scott Demands More Cuts to Medicaid, Which His Company Allegedly Scammed

Scott says his proposal to slash $313 billion more from Medicaid in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will protect the program “for those who truly need it.”

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Tessa Stuart @tessastuart.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thank you!

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