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The depth of love is boundless........stargazing madness.......come to the edge he said, no, we will fall, come to the edge he said, I did, he pushed me and I flew

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victorytwin.bsky.social @victorytwin.bsky.social · Apr 16

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#TrumpForeverTariffWar

Let the games begin!

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Apr 16

Trump's Forever Tariff War

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 1h

At 11am I will try to live-blog, for @lawfaremedia.org , the hearing in Abrego Garcia’s civil (habeas corpus) case in federal court in Greenbelt MD. Abrego is seeking release from detention under a SCOTUS precedent called Zadvydas v Davis (2001). ...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11m

The correct response to Republicans widely depicting the coming protests as terrorism is to go out and protest. Each person should get 10 more people to do so. If Republicans are going to hint at violent state responses to legitimate protest, the only answer is bigger numbers.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 37m

By contrast, JB Pritzker told me that people should flood the No Kings protests precisely in order to let the American people know that something is deeply amiss.

More Dems should be doing this, to send the message widely that we are in real trouble right now.

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24m

SPANBERGER: “She doesn’t think gay couples should be allowed to marry.”

WINSOME EARLE-SEARS: “That’s not discrimination.” 🤔

SPANBERGER: “She thinks you can fire someone for being gay.”

EARLE-SEARS: “That’s not discrimination.” 🤔🤔 #VAGov

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victorytwin.bsky.social @victorytwin.bsky.social · 8m

I don’t care should you?

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2h

Catching up on yesterday's court docket, and we have an update in Chicago's corruption chronicles. A new order says there's a deal to resolve the case against ex-AT&T IL President Paul La Schiazza with a deferred prosecution agreement.

Background here: chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corr...

AT&T jury hangs up — mistrial declared in case of former exec accused of bribing Madigan, weeks before ex-speaker's own trial

Federal prosecutors heading into the biggest Chicago corruption trial since the days of Rod Blagojevich faced another setback Thursday.

chicago.suntimes.com

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victorytwin.bsky.social @victorytwin.bsky.social · 10m

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1h

JUDGE TO TRUMP'S TROOPS: RETREAT

Today's @chicago.suntimes.com front page story on Judge April Perry's ruling blocking National Guard deployment, w/ @tinasfon.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 40m

Judge rules federal agents can't deploy chemical irritants at journalists, protesters who don't pose threats

From my colleagues @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Judge rules federal agents can't deploy chemical irritants at journalists, protesters who don't pose threats

The temporary ruling stems from a lawsuit filed this week by news organizations, unions, independent journalists and protesters against the Department of Homeland Security following tense interactions...

chicago.suntimes.com

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victorytwin.bsky.social @victorytwin.bsky.social · 11m

Another waste of taxpayer money because they could have clearly confirmed that

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 18m

U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes is presiding over a hearing in this case right now. AUSA Tiffany Ardam explains that, after the case was charged, the feds learned of a disability Paul Ivery has that puts his actions "in additional context."

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 21h

Meanwhile, federal prosecutors in Chicago moved during this hearing to dismiss charges against another person arrested during ICE protests in Broadview, Paul Ivery:

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Librarian Capital @librariancapital.bsky.social · 22m

Big fan of your work, but this appears to be a training facility for training Qatar airforce personnel on the US jets they bought, and the plans predate the Trump administration
www.mountainhome.af.mil/Portals/102/...

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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 15m

Trump officials are considering eliminating age as a factor to decide whether someone is capable of working.

All these actions to limit who gets disability benefits, but there’s no litmus test for billionaires getting tax cuts larger than what people make in an entire lifetime.

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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 14m

This is resistance! This is service!

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 33m

Protect the Portland frog at all costs 💪

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 29m

Good morning from Greenbelt, Md.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys will argue in federal court for his release from immigration detention. Now feds want to send Abrego to Ghana.

Reporting live.

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victorytwin.bsky.social @victorytwin.bsky.social · 1h

Or chose to ignore…!

Need need new Church Committee!!

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 1h

The new column from @jilldlawrence.bsky.social.

From my perspective, Trump is making Nixon look like an an amateur. The Trump administration corruption, from top on down, is staggering.

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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victorytwin.bsky.social @victorytwin.bsky.social · 1h

Nativist fears and KKK recruitment in the 1920s
The Second Ku Klux Klan leveraged popular nativist sentiment to recruit millions of members and gain political influence throughout the country.
Now it’s all minority groups….

study.com/academy/less....

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1h

Watching the president of my alma mater speak out forcefully in support of academic freedom and free speech and moral courage and good God it is so refreshing to actually see leadership in this arena (and leadership, period)

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victorytwin.bsky.social @victorytwin.bsky.social · 1h

@warren.senate.gov @banking.senate.gov

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Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 1h

BUT what if we bundle these up, then cut them into different tranches, and then sell those?! IT CANNOT FAIL

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 1h

Crypto bros have a great idea: "fractional real estate." Investors just buy a piece of a property, on the blockchain.
This is *how every property-related security already works*.
And given its history, securitization might not be something you want to reinvent!
From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social:

Crypto Bros Want to Create Micro Landlords

Crypto executives are selling investors fractions of buildings in yet another scheme to reinvent an existing activity and say rules don’t apply because it’s on the blockchain.

prospect.org

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Ms. M @msmalarkey24.bsky.social · 1h

GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli doesn’t believe in birthright citizenship.

So, he mustn’t want the votes of the tens of thousands of US-born adult children of undocumented immigrants in NJ — because he mustn’t believe they should have the right to vote at all.

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victorytwin.bsky.social @victorytwin.bsky.social · 1h

That’s why they are against the 14th amendment …before the KKK they were known here in America as the Nativists

Seem familiar…..

Trump’s anti-immigrant orders and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

victorytwin.bsky.social @victorytwin.bsky.social · 1h

Best way to deal with it is mock mock mock

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 2h

Also, if you're "in bed with flu", it's almost certainly Covid.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 2h

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

christinapagel.substack.com

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victorytwin.bsky.social @victorytwin.bsky.social · 1h

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Beefeater Fella @beefeaterfella.bsky.social · 2h

❤️ Young Sasha Pascal from Chornomorsk, who lost a leg during a Russian shelling of a recreation base in Zatoka in the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district of Odesa region, won gold and bronze at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"

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