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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11h
from this extremely distressing story:
Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say
A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.
www.nbcnews.com
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 11h
As FBI Dir Comey comes to answer charges of lying to Congress, MAGA Bondi fails to cover FBI Dir Patel’s lies to Congress.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18h
Former FBI director James B. Comey is expected to plead not guilty to charges that he made false statements to Congress, making his first court appearance in a case President Trump demanded that prosecutors charge despite DOJ concerns about insufficient evidence.
Comey to make first court appearance in false statements case
James B. Comey will make his first court appearance in a case that has become a focus of concern about pressure by President Trump to prosecute opponents.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13h
If you recall: "Mounting evidence suggests that a redevelopment effort in Louisville contributed to the deadly raid on Taylor’s home...The warrant against Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover, preceded the city’s move to repossess the home that he rented."

www.thenation.com/article/soci...
What Actually Killed Breonna Taylor?
Mounting evidence suggests that a redevelopment effort in Louisville contributed to the deadly raid on Taylor’s home.
www.thenation.com
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13h
We know more about the massive military-style raid on a Chicago housing complex thanks to the reporting of @southsideweekly.bsky.social, @blockclubchi.bsky.social, and neighborhood resident Eboni Watson who chronicled the event. Among the emerging questions: what's real estate's role in this?
section of text from South Side Weekly's coverage, which says: "The building was purchased by Wisconsin-based investor Trinity Flood in January 2020, according to Cook County records. On October 1, the day after the raid, a judge reviewed an emergency motion from Wells Fargo seeking to appoint Matthew Tarshis of Frontline Real Estate Partners as the property’s receiver. Flood purchased three multifamily properties in South Shore in 2020. The neighborhood, which had the highest number of eviction filings in Chicago from 2015-2019 according to the Law Center for Better Housing, has seen a rise in outside real estate investors since the 2017 announcement of the Obama Presidential Center’s construction in the neighboring Jackson Park. Wells Fargo Bank foreclosed on the building in mid-2024, bringing a $27 million lawsuit against Flood for missed loan payments. In late 2024, the City began closing its largest migrant shelters and, through state funding assistance distributed via Catholic Charities and moving support from New Life Church, relocated many families to buildings such as this one."
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13h
If you come for my people, you come through me.
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 11h
Back in federal judge Sara Ellis' courtroom in Chicago for a second day of discussion on a proposed restraining order to rein in federal immigration agents' violent behavior.

Debate began on this issue on Monday, and ended without the court entering a formal order.
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2d
@unraveledpress.com & other press have been threatened, shot with less-lethals and arrested while reporting on federal immigration activities in Chicagoland and on the resulting protests at Broadview.

I'm now at a hearing asking the federal court to rein ICE & co in. I'll let you know how it goes.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d
Well, yeah, we're suing ICE.

This wasn't really a hard decision. As little faith as we have in institutions, we recognize the value of drawing visible lines in the sand. We drew ours personally a while ago, but better late than never.

May every protester be freed and may this occupation end.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11h
A coalition of health care providers, religious groups and educators filed a lawsuit on Friday to stop the H-1B fee, saying it would harm hospitals, churches, schools and industries that rely on the visa. https://to.pbs.org/48heMw8
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers
Some groups are now seeking exemptions from the Trump administration for health care professionals and K-12 educators as experts warn the fee will prove insurmountable for rural communities lacking th...
to.pbs.org
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andochkat.bsky.social
Andochkat @andochkat.bsky.social · 11h
And then bailing out Argentina, who is now contracting with China to sell soybeans.
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Jacob Rosenberg @jacobrosenberg.bsky.social · 13h
Here's how ICE is sending people to a Kafkaesque "legal black hole" prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy
Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini where Trump is sending detainees.
www.motherjones.com
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 16h
➡️ The Trump economy SUCKS

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
The Unofficial Jobs Numbers Are In and It’s Rough Out There
In a federal data blackout, Wall Street numbers and surveys are filling the void, and the nongovernment numbers are telling the same basic story: Few companies are hiring.
www.wsj.com
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 16h
Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.
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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 16h
Mike Johnson’s position is young pregnant American women shouldn’t have to wait before being turned away to die in the parking lot from an ectopic pregnancy the hospital is afraid to treat
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."
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DaveO @daveon.bsky.social · 16h
This post here. This is true and factual but:
1) it does not stop people being hurt
2) lives will be ruining by frivolous legal actions
3) the actions should not be normalized.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 16h
The Trump regime is having trouble prosecuting James Comey on frivolous charges, and hasn’t been able to get charges against Letitia James.

They couldn’t keep Kimmel off the air.

Their desire for authoritarianism is bottomless, but their capacity is not. Hurting people yes, but bluffing a lot too.
Kimmel and Comey Highlight the Trump Regime's Limitations
Their desire for authoritarian abuse is bottomless, their ability to carry it out is not
www.arcdigital.media
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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 16h
RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social released the following statement calling out the Washington Post article that accuses veterans of exploiting their benefits. RM Takano strongly urges WaPo to reexamine the goal of this four-part series.

The Press Release: democrats-veterans.house.gov/news/press-r...
“To highlight the existence of fraud, the Washington Post brazenly portrayed all veterans as potential fraudsters. I implore the Washington Post to reexamine the goal of its upcoming stories in this four-part series. We should fight to improve veterans’ care by exposing truths, not blaming veterans for the challenges they face.”
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 16h
Thousands of African Americans fought for the British during the Revolution—then fled the United States to avoid a return to enslavement. Andrew Lawler on the journey of the Black Loyalists:
The Black Loyalists
Thousands of African Americans fought for the British—then fled the United States to avoid a return to enslavement.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 16h
“Scary Precedent”: GOP Blocks Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva from Taking Seat Amid Epstein Files Fight
Epstein Files Fight: Rep.-Elect Grijalva Still Waiting to Be Sworn In
Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election for a House seat in Arizona two weeks ago, has still not been sworn in to Congress. Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is bl...
www.democracynow.org
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 16h
The sign holder with the beard in this photo has been doing it for years and is one of the best at getting his (usually excellent) message in an uncroppable part of the frame
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16h
NEWS: James Comey pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that followed President Trump’s demand to prosecute.

The judge set a Jan. 5 trial date — but Comey is expected to try to kill the case before it starts, including by disqualifying Lindsey Halligan

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Kevin Young Propagandist @jfloyd314.bsky.social · 16h
This shutdown is utterly unique in US political history in that it essentially stems entirely from the House majority's total inability to do anything but run in circles trying to satisfy the whims of an unstable, incompetent, self-obsessed president. It doesn't obey normal political rules.
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Travis Mason-Bushman @snarkranger.bsky.social · 16h
Mike Johnson furiously backpedaling on the back pay thing is a pretty good indication that nobody in the GOP has the slightest clue how to deal with the shutdown.
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Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 16h
Speaker Johnson appears to say furloughed federal workers should get back pay under 2019 law

"It has always been the case. It is tradition and I think it is statutory law that federal employees be paid. And that’s my position."
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19h
JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule
He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.
newrepublic.com
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 16h
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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d
Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 17h
🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17h
I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 17h
The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal
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Andochkat @andochkat.bsky.social · 17h
Yes. And Maxwell, a woman, saw it all in person and not only watched but abetted. Bondi swore to uphold the law, but clearly is morally bankrupt. She’s a woman, and her womanhood doesn’t prevent her from doing evil.
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