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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 18h

Prosecution of Comey looks headed to a dead end.

"Federal prosecutors ... determined that a central witness in their probe would ... likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury."

abcnews.go.com/US/central-w...

Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned Wednesday, but prosecutors investigating him determined that a central witness would prove "problematic," sources say.

abcnews.go.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 18h

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 18h

More propaganda with painfully normal people zip-tied at the side of the road please, this will for sure convince the American people that you're the good guys

Homeland Security @DHSgov

We're having an All Night Revival

Still frame from a video: Painfully normal people zip tied on the side of the road, sitting on a guardrail in a row

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16h

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James Introcaso @jamesintrocaso.bsky.social · 15h

No stream today! Too busy cooking up adventure goodness!

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Silly Sally 💙💙💙 @caturday62.bsky.social · 21h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, New Yorker

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 1d

The right to read belongs to all of us, but rights only survive when we defend them. ALA is standing with library workers, parents, and readers to push back against censorship. You can donate to support our work at ilovelibraries.org/1984.

Censorship is so 1984, but supporting libraries is so 2025.

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 2d

Chicago Governor JB Pritzker emphasizes that peaceful protesters are welcome, but “federal agents who abuse their position to terrorize Illinoisans and incite violence are not welcome.”

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nullifie @nullifie.bsky.social · 2d

Woman shot by ICE in Brighton Park ordered released.

“What I do know is, it was Ms. Martinez who has seven holes in her body from five shots from this agent, who fired within seconds of getting out of this vehicle,” — Martinez’s attorney, Christopher Parente

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Woman shot by agent in Brighton Park ordered released; lawyer says expletive used against her

A woman shot by an immigration agent after she allegedly rammed his vehicle on Chicago’s Southwest Side over the weekend was ordered released from jail Monday following a hearing where her attorney cl...

www.yahoo.com

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 2d

I'd like to congratulate @cbsnews.com on hiring as editor-in-chief, the dumbest person in America, Bari Weiss

You should sell all the stations, equipment, and furniture. There is no recovery from this. Murrow, Cronkite and even Katie Couric would now deny they ever worked there

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Lauren Woolsey @cgsunit.bsky.social · 1d

See also this one from today: www.reuters.com/pictures/pic...

Other one in quoted post: www.reutersconnect.com/item/protest...

A demonstrator wearing an inflatable frog costume walks outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters, as law enforcement officers work to disperse the crowd to clear traffic to the ICE building, during a protest, in south Portland, Oregon, U.S., October 6, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX

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Ann Muir @decoy007.bsky.social · 2d

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Rachel Handley 🏳️‍🌈 @rachelahandley.com · 1d

I'm delighted to say that I will be running an online Ursula Le Guin themed creative writing workshop for @octocon.bsky.social on 11th October, 4 pm.

Get ready for some philosophical fiction!

You must be a member to join. Not a member yet? You can still sign-up here: 2025.octocon.com/join-us/

Poster showing a pink/red octopus with a cute face. The background is a white and blue water cartoon-like graphic. The text reads: Would you walk away from Omelas? An Ursula Le Guin Themed Creative Writing Workshop, 11th October, 4 pm, online. In this workshop, led by science fiction writer, poet, and philosophy lecturer Dr Rachel Handley, you will be invited to explore Le Guin's short stories and related themes. There will be opportunities to respond to writing prompts based on Le Guin's and other's work throughout the workshop. The workshop will be very interactive, and writers at all levels are very welcome to attend. You'll also have the chance to read out what you've written during the workshop.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

There is no acceptable excuse for zip-tying children! None.

This shouldn’t even have to be said.

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HereWeGoAgain ❌👑 @kathygpr.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, let’s do this, too, @governorferguson.bsky.social @atg.wa.gov
@wallingfordindivisible.com @westseattleindivisible.com

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 2d

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 2d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

😬 awkward

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