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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 19h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 22h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 15h

Casting News - "Elsbeth," "Dead City," "Interview With the Vampire," "Invincible" and "Wild Things"

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Casting News - "Elsbeth," "Dead City," "Interview With the Vampire," "Invincible" and "Wild Things"

"Foundation" star joins the voice cast of the Prime Video animated drama's fourth season.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 16h

Showtime's "Yellowjackets" to End After 4 Seasons

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Showtime's "Yellowjackets" to End After 4 Seasons

The final season will air in 2026.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 18h

Prime Video Cancels "Butterfly" and "Countdown"

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Prime Video Cancels "Butterfly" and "Countdown"

Both dramas were released over the summer.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 1d

Casting News - "Grey's Anatomy," "Hacks," "Matlock" and "Wild Things"

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Casting News - "Grey's Anatomy," "Hacks," "Matlock" and "Wild Things"

The CBS drama fires series regular David Del Rio following sexual assault allegation.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 1d

Season 2 of "Cross" Lands Premiere Date on Prime Video

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Season 2 of "Cross" Lands Premiere Date on Prime Video

The drama will return in February 2026.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 1d

Prime Video Unveils Premiere Date for New Drama "Malice" Starring David Duchovny, Jack Whitehall and Carice van Houten

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Prime Video Unveils Premiere Date for New Drama "Malice" Starring David Duchovny, Jack Whitehall and Carice van Houten

The drama will be released in November 2025.

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 1d

After Pritzker and Newsom threatened to leave the NGA, the Republican Chair breaks with Trump. Pressure works. Keep it up!

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 2d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 1d

HBO Reveals Premiere Date for "Game of Thrones" Prequel "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"

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HBO Reveals Premiere Date for "Game of Thrones" Prequel "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"

The drama will arrive in January 2025.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 1d

White House Senior Counsel Jennifer Mascott Confirmed to Third Circuit Court of Appeals

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White House Senior Counsel Jennifer Mascott Confirmed to Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Mascott has never practiced within the Third Circuit's jurisdiction previously.

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 1d

this is table stakes for anyone who enjoys seeing themselves as a leader of a political party or movement

you do not want to be running in a Democratic primary as the guy who was like "sure Trump has his flaws but let's not go overboard with our criticism." Not next year, not in 2028, not ever.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 1d

Notable points in Judge Perry's remarks in Illinois v Trump National Guard case.⤵️

Judge:
1. Federalized deployment of National Guard not quelling civil unrest. Instead, it is "likely to lead to civil unrest."

2. State and local community policing not well geared for out of state Guards.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Perry: "Chicago's history of strained policing community relations is extremely well documented, but also fairly nuanced. It's something I think state and local authorities understand extremely well, and it can be hard for federal authorities, and certainly those from Texas, to appreciate."

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Perry cites other fed prosecutions/lawsuits in Chicago and says "in the last 48 hours, in four separate unrelated legal decision from different neutral parties, they all cast significant doubt on DHS' credibility and assessment of what is happening on the streets of Chicago."

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

America, 2025: Government lawyers tell judges that the President can declare any protest he dislikes to be a rebellion, and the courts must agree.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Perry: DOJ's definition of rebellion would mean that
"literally all nonviolent protest” could be considered evidence of rebellion. Is that your argument?
Hamilton: The president has determined there is a danger of a rebellion, and you must defer to that finding

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 1d

Solid thread of the arguments that happened earlier today in Chicago about Trump’s deployment of the National Guard.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Greetings from U.S. District Court Judge April Perry’s courtroom in the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is present, waiting for the high stakes hearing to begin. @wttw.bsky.social

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

FULL STORY: As lawyers for the Trump administration defended the president’s unprecedented decision to send National Guard troops to Chicago despite the objections of Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson, officials acknowledged that California troops had also been sent to Illinois. @wttw.bsky.social

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

Good time to read @mollyroberts.bsky.social:

“It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.”

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It's hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey-until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

Indicting your political enemies because they’re your enemies, not because they’ve committed crimes, is unAmerican.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump is ordering extrajudicial killings of suspected drug smugglers.

He's vilifying his political opponents and threatening to jail them.

His ICE agents are terrorizing immigrants and firing chemical agents at peaceful protestors.

And some people think he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize?

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 1d

One hundred percent.

*And* installing unqualified flunkies to do it.

Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

Indicting political opponents & critics because they are political opponents & critics is terrifying.

It's completely inconsistent with the rule of law & democracy.

It should scare everyone - and (hopefully) will get people to realize that we all need to stand against this.

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Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 3d

one thing I learned during 2020 is that "less than lethal" munitions are explicitly designed to be shot into the ground so they lose velocity and bounce up into people and the reason I didn't know that before is literally NO ONE has ever deployed them that way.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 3d

Reporter's notebook: I actually began working on this story shortly after footage of the incident showed up last month.

But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 3d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

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Brett Hense @tvrecapsreviews.bsky.social · 2d

Casting News - "All the Sinners Bleed," "The Faithful" and "Watson"

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Casting News - "All the Sinners Bleed," "The Faithful" and "Watson"

"All American" lead to co-star on the upcoming Netflix drama.

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