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If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.
At least three weeks
At least three weeks
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.
At least three weeks
At least three weeks
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Documents reviewed by @BylineTimes show Jeffrey Epstein received real-time internal White House info in 2019 from Trump's inner circle - while working with Steve Bannon to rebuild his public image by filming on Epstein's private island. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/j...
Jeffrey Epstein Had Access to Trump's Inner Circle, While Working With Steve Bannon
Emails and text messages reveal Jeffrey Epstein had a direct line into Donald Trump’s inner circle while Bannon worked to rehabilitate him in the hours before his arrest
bylinetimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Documents reviewed by @BylineTimes show Jeffrey Epstein received real-time internal White House info in 2019 from Trump's inner circle - while working with Steve Bannon to rebuild his public image by filming on Epstein's private island. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/j...
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What I don’t understand is Trump’s repeated assertion that once he invokes the Insurrection Act, the courts can’t intervene. Did Miller tell him that? That is just not true.
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What I don’t understand is Trump’s repeated assertion that once he invokes the Insurrection Act, the courts can’t intervene. Did Miller tell him that? That is just not true.
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As for the content of Trump's reply brief, one striking move is the not-at-all-veiled threat to invoke the Insurrection Act if the Court does not grant the stay.
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
As for the content of Trump's reply brief, one striking move is the not-at-all-veiled threat to invoke the Insurrection Act if the Court does not grant the stay.
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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This podcast from @radleybalko.bsky.social is timely and essential. The stories recount leeway for corrupt, oppressive overreaching policing that trapped people vulnerable to pressure.
We'll see these behaviors/ practices resurge in this policing-first climate.
theintercept.com/2025/10/01/c...
We'll see these behaviors/ practices resurge in this policing-first climate.
theintercept.com/2025/10/01/c...
Introducing Collateral Damage
The Intercept is launching a new podcast series about the consequences of the war on drugs, reported and hosted by investigative journalist Radley Balko.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This podcast from @radleybalko.bsky.social is timely and essential. The stories recount leeway for corrupt, oppressive overreaching policing that trapped people vulnerable to pressure.
We'll see these behaviors/ practices resurge in this policing-first climate.
theintercept.com/2025/10/01/c...
We'll see these behaviors/ practices resurge in this policing-first climate.
theintercept.com/2025/10/01/c...
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Flock has dozens of contracts with police across Massachusetts, and many of those departments are sharing our sensitive location data with thousands of agencies nationwide. It's being used for immigration enforcement. data.aclum.org/2025/10/07/f...
Flock Gives Law Enforcement All Over the Country Access to Your Location – The Data for Justice Project | ACLU of Massachusetts
data.aclum.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Flock has dozens of contracts with police across Massachusetts, and many of those departments are sharing our sensitive location data with thousands of agencies nationwide. It's being used for immigration enforcement. data.aclum.org/2025/10/07/f...
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NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: The White House intervened in a DHS investigation.
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The target? Sex offender Andrew Tate.
The WH person? Paul “Nazi Streak” Ingrassia.
Who was previously also Tate’s lawyer.
A banger from @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
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A Nashville judge late yesterday temporarily blocked the National Guard from Memphis
Other recent court filings laid out their partial price tag:
$26M in salaries/benefits (1000 troops x one year)
$5,178,816 for hotels
$1,123,875 for meals
tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/18/f... @tennesseelookout.com
Other recent court filings laid out their partial price tag:
$26M in salaries/benefits (1000 troops x one year)
$5,178,816 for hotels
$1,123,875 for meals
tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/18/f... @tennesseelookout.com
Feds ink millions of dollars in contracts to feed, house National Guard in Memphis • Tennessee Lookout
The federal government has entered millions of dollars of contracts to purchase food and lodging for the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis.
tennesseelookout.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A Nashville judge late yesterday temporarily blocked the National Guard from Memphis
Other recent court filings laid out their partial price tag:
$26M in salaries/benefits (1000 troops x one year)
$5,178,816 for hotels
$1,123,875 for meals
tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/18/f... @tennesseelookout.com
Other recent court filings laid out their partial price tag:
$26M in salaries/benefits (1000 troops x one year)
$5,178,816 for hotels
$1,123,875 for meals
tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/18/f... @tennesseelookout.com
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These agents had better be saying "Merry Christmas," and not "Happy Holidays" as they drag brown people and their children out of church pews.
bsky.app/profile/this...
bsky.app/profile/this...
The Trump Department of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over the holiday season.
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
These agents had better be saying "Merry Christmas," and not "Happy Holidays" as they drag brown people and their children out of church pews.
bsky.app/profile/this...
bsky.app/profile/this...
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New: DHS claimed in court proceedings that nearly two weeks worth of surveillance footage from ICE’s Broadview Detention Center in suburban Chicago has been “irretrievably destroyed” and may not be able to be recovered. ACLU of Illinois said "Hoping DHS can explain"
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
Two Weeks of Surveillance Footage From ICE Detention Center ‘Irretrievably Destroyed’
"Defendants have indicated that some video between October 19, 2025 and October 31, 2025 has been irretrievably destroyed and therefore cannot be produced on an expedited basis or at all."
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New: DHS claimed in court proceedings that nearly two weeks worth of surveillance footage from ICE’s Broadview Detention Center in suburban Chicago has been “irretrievably destroyed” and may not be able to be recovered. ACLU of Illinois said "Hoping DHS can explain"
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
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This is what ICE and CBP presence does to a community.
"But since U.S. Border Patrol descended on Charlotte over the weekend, with over 130 arrests in two days, the parking lot has been a desert. Mostly, all the businesses were closed except for the laundromat, which had about two patrons."
"But since U.S. Border Patrol descended on Charlotte over the weekend, with over 130 arrests in two days, the parking lot has been a desert. Mostly, all the businesses were closed except for the laundromat, which had about two patrons."
Charlotte’s Latino shops weather Border Patrol raids: Rattled customers, empty lots
A number of businesses have simply closed in Charlotte; it’s unclear when Border Patrol will leave the region.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is what ICE and CBP presence does to a community.
"But since U.S. Border Patrol descended on Charlotte over the weekend, with over 130 arrests in two days, the parking lot has been a desert. Mostly, all the businesses were closed except for the laundromat, which had about two patrons."
"But since U.S. Border Patrol descended on Charlotte over the weekend, with over 130 arrests in two days, the parking lot has been a desert. Mostly, all the businesses were closed except for the laundromat, which had about two patrons."
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11th Cir., in an unpublished order, holds that Trump's defamation lawsuit against CNN for its coverage of his election lies is meritless.
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/unp...
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/unp...
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
11th Cir., in an unpublished order, holds that Trump's defamation lawsuit against CNN for its coverage of his election lies is meritless.
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/unp...
media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/unp...
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A big indicator of this fascist moment, for me, was exposing Hanania’s past as pseudonymous white supremacist blogger, him issuing a non-apology apology then writing gutter racist shit under real name, & nevertheless enjoying mainstream success
reminder of who he is www.huffpost.com/entry/richar...
reminder of who he is www.huffpost.com/entry/richar...
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A big indicator of this fascist moment, for me, was exposing Hanania’s past as pseudonymous white supremacist blogger, him issuing a non-apology apology then writing gutter racist shit under real name, & nevertheless enjoying mainstream success
reminder of who he is www.huffpost.com/entry/richar...
reminder of who he is www.huffpost.com/entry/richar...
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If anyone is looking for a sabotage gig, this looks like a good one:
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
“The more I listened to it, the more I’m like, something doesn’t sound right,” a person who was briefed on the pilot plans told 404 Media.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If anyone is looking for a sabotage gig, this looks like a good one:
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Uhhhhhhhh is the New England Patriots team plane doing an ICE flight right now?
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Uhhhhhhhh is the New England Patriots team plane doing an ICE flight right now?
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
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Dear ICE: They don't let you wear a mask in your mug shot.
Great news. This is what an ICE agent looks like in a mugshot. Meet Gerardo Rodriguez, 45, of Temecula, courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested for "illegally detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty last week." 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Dear ICE: They don't let you wear a mask in your mug shot.
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JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.
November 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.
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This is how you know that it's not about the money. Because if it were, then libraries would not keep being defunded.
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This is how you know that it's not about the money. Because if it were, then libraries would not keep being defunded.
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TONIGHT: @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
Kash Patel's girlfriend being protected by FBI SWAT agents as security perk
Agents on a detail with the country singer would presumably be unable to respond or delayed in responding to other incidents, according to sources.
www.ms.now
November 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
TONIGHT: @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
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FYI: Companies, franchisees or senior leaders who donate to MAGA 👑
#spendsmart #blackoutthesystem #bigbeautifulboycott
@thewokeginger.bsky.social
@bigbeautifulboycott.us
@blackoutthesystem.bsky.social
#spendsmart #blackoutthesystem #bigbeautifulboycott
@thewokeginger.bsky.social
@bigbeautifulboycott.us
@blackoutthesystem.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
FYI: Companies, franchisees or senior leaders who donate to MAGA 👑
#spendsmart #blackoutthesystem #bigbeautifulboycott
@thewokeginger.bsky.social
@bigbeautifulboycott.us
@blackoutthesystem.bsky.social
#spendsmart #blackoutthesystem #bigbeautifulboycott
@thewokeginger.bsky.social
@bigbeautifulboycott.us
@blackoutthesystem.bsky.social
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THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
Per CNN, Elizabeth Warren is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers after Jeffrey Epstein's emails released last week by House Dems featured Summers making sexist comments + asking for Epstein’s romantic advice.
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.