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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 19h

Genuinely think IMF WEO titles are the best six monthly snapshot of elite economic vibes.
Translating this as ‘quite confusing but feels bad’.

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 19h

What really jumps out, in growth terms, is the big Russian downgrade.
Growth slowing to a crawl in 2025 & 2026.

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 19h

Trump was caught on a hot mic arranging a meeting between a foreign head of state and Eric Trump, who runs the Republican's family business.

Isn’t this exactly the sort of thing GOP members of Congress used to care about? www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

‘Hot mic’ catches Indonesian president asking Trump for a meeting with son Eric

The American president was overheard arranging a meeting between Prabowo Subianto and Eric Trump, who runs the Republican's family business.

www.msnbc.com

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 4d

AI videos being sent to him by Miller, Noem et al, right?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Tim Rand @timrand.bsky.social · 2d

Every time the administration members say “I haven’t read it”, reporters MUST respond, “Then your staff didn’t prepare you for this interview. Perhaps your staff is only telling you what they think you want to hear.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

Wow — Harvard Crimson student newspaper busts Hegseth for having written a long policy brief touting diversity before he joined Trump’s war on DEI.

With receipts. Bravo, Crimson.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 6d

“January 5, 2025” is a typo in the judge’s order. Comey’s trial is not set for 9 months ago 😂.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 6d

JUST IN: Written scheduling order setting trial and pre-trial motions dates in Comey’s case.

U.S. v. Comey (criminal case)
ORDERED that this matter is scheduled for a jury trial on Monday, January 5, 2025. In the interests of fairness, efficiency, and justice, the Court ORDERS as follows: The first round of motions shall be due on Monday, October 20, 2025. The Government's response brief(s) shall be due on Monday, November 3, 2025. Defendant's reply briefs) shall be due on Monday, November 10, 2025. The Court will hold a hearing on these motions) on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Any additional pre-trial motions shall be due on Thursday. October 30, 2025. The Government's response brief(s) shall be due on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Defendant's reply briefs) shall be due on Thursday, November 20, 2025. The Court will hold a hearing on the motion(s) on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
All briefing must be filed by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the briefing deadline. Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 10/8/2025. (Icre, ) (Entered: 10/08/2025)

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 6d

As I read it, the 9th Circuit's administrative stay of the 1st TRO in Portland allows federalization of the Oregon National Guard troops for now *but still bars deployment of any NG troops in Portland.* That's because 2d TRO was not appealed & barred deployments of any federalized NG troops.

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Euronews @euronews.com · 6d

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

Solar power named the world’s cheapest energy source

Solar energy is now so cheap it costs as little as €0.023 to produce one unit of power, a new study has found.

l.euronews.com

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Danielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 6d

People.

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 7d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 6d

This is remarkable. The world added more solar and wind capacity in 2024 than we added demand. 100% of demand growth PLUS 9% to retire dirtier sources. Cheap energy keeps winning. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

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International Association for Great Lakes Research @iaglr.bsky.social · 6d

BIG NEWS! IAGLR has received a 3-year grant from the Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation. This support will expand our science communication, strengthen inclusive research, and mentor the next generation of Great Lakes scientists. https://bit.ly/3IDeWUi

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Trump calls for Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker to be imprisoned

Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 8d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hassett: "China has stopped buying US soybeans. The silos are full and there are soybeans sitting on the ground w/tarps over them. That's unacceptable to POTUS. We're calling up our soybean customers around the world as part of our trade negotiations & we'll strong policies to support our farmers"

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 8d

I truly don't understand what people thought was going to happen

Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · 8d

Has Trump’s second term posed a greater or lesser threat to the rule of law than you expected? @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

Has Trump’s second term posed a greater or lesser threat to the rule of law than you expected?
Circular graph showing over half answered: much more than I expected, about a quarter: more than I expected, about an eighth: similar threat to what I expected, small sliver: much less threat than I expected.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 14d

This

Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 14d

This political theater with the commanding officers of the American military is one of the most dangerous things I have ever seen. That it happened is appalling. How the generals react to it may be a critical juncture for American democracy. So far, it seems to have fallen flat.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14d

Omg. I’ve never seen anything like this in a judicial opinion:

Case 1:25-cv-10685-WGY Document 261
Filed 09/30/25
Page 1 of 161
Post card dated June 19, 2025
(On file in Chambers)
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TRUMP HAS PARDONS
AND TANKS..
WHAT DO
You
HAVE?
Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, Alone, I have nothing but my
sense of duty.
Together, We the People of the
United States -- you and me --have our magnificent Constitution.
Here's how that works out in a
specific case --
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS -- HARVARD FACULTY CHAPTER, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AT NEW
YORK UNIVERSITY, RUTGERS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS-AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, and
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiffs,
)
CIVIL ACTION NO.
25-10685-WGY
v.
MARCO RUBIO, in his official capacity as Secretary of State, and the DEPARTMENT OF STATE, KRISTI NOEM, in her official
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 14d

For 180 days now, Judge Cannon has refused to even rule on requests to lift her injunction against releasing Special Counsel Jack Smith's Vol II report on the Mar-a-Lago case. How is that anything other than a naked act of political loyalty?

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14d

JUST IN: American Oversight asks the 11th Circuit to vacate Judge Cannon's blockade of the special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's handling of classified material.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 11d

There remain many people of good will in the U.S. govt, men and women who believe that

–official statistics should be true and not just whatever Trump wants them to be;

–decisions about vaccination should be based on science;

–the former FBI director up on bogus charges should not be perp walked:

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11d

"WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters)—An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a 'perp walk' of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month, four people briefed on the matter said."

www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

www.reuters.com

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Lee Kovarsky @kovarsky.bsky.social · 11d

lol, countdown to headlines that "some experts say" he can't do this

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Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 11d

super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts

Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

www.popsci.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 13d

I highly recommend this podcast episode about the immense pressure the current administration is placing on immigration judges—who, notably, are not part of the judiciary but work under the Department of Justice.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 12d

One of my many, many questions about America in 2025 is how long it will take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history

Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 12d

My best guess is still that we will get through to the other side with our democracy intact. The question for university leaders is whether they want to live with the shame of having been on the wrong side of history.

Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 12d

blognostrumuva.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/t...

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you and good work, @johnhawkinson.bsky.social , in opening up the docket in the Guerrero Orellana case (a DMass-wide class action testing legality of DHS's new policy attempting to vastly expand mandatory detention of aliens challenging removal).

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