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There are no small acts of resistance.
I swing at my right, if you get hit, you know why.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.

As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.

(Published July with @texastribune.org)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...
www.propublica.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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October 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Will Creed be performing???
local Memphis NBC affiliate is counter programming the NFL with big meaty men slapping meat @edsbs.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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JUST IN: Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting officers to open fire, DHS said. via @wbez.org
Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities on Chicago's South Side
Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting...
www.wbez.org
October 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
@krystalball.bsky.social to Tomi Lauren:
"I like your shoes"
October 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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It's good we got this.
‘Emergency’ World Naked Bike Ride planned in Portland
The announcement comes in response to Trump's "militarization of our city."
www.oregonlive.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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If the U.S. military does confront drug cartels in Mexico, it will find itself facing battle with its own weapons.
Trump Calls Cartel Members “Terrorists.” They’re Armed With Bullets From a U.S. Army Factory.
The president blames Mexico for the flow of drugs into the U.S. — while enabling the flow of guns into Mexico by slashing federal regulators.
interc.pt
October 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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A proposed class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday in federal court states that a U.S. citizen has been illegally detained twice during sweeps targeting Latino construction workers in Alabama — and that federal agents refused to accept his documentation.
Feds improperly arrested US citizen twice — and refused to accept his papers: lawsuit
A proposed class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday in federal court states that a U.S. citizen has been illegally detained twice during sweeps targeting Latino construction workers in Alabama — and that federal agents refused to accept his documentation.The suit names several Trump administration offi...
bit.ly
September 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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More than 450 lawsuits filed by people who say they were sexually assaulted as kids and teens in NYC juvenile detention centers have been tossed by a judge due to a 'flaw' in the City's law.

Survivors are rallying right now at City Hall for the law to be fixed.
Over 450 Claims of Sex Abuse of Teens in City Custody Thrown Out Due to 'Flaw' in City Council Law
The ruling could also end some Epstein sex-trafficking cases. Survivors are rallying Tuesday for the law to be amended.
hellgatenyc.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."
Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'
Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."
n.pr
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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You might’ve included the fact that he said to the military generals to be prepared to go to war on American citizens in blue states… Do better.
September 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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President Donald Trump revealed that he had told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use inner cities as "training grounds" for war.
Trump tells Hegseth to use inner cities as military 'training grounds' for war
President Donald Trump revealed that he had told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use inner cities as "training grounds" for war.In an unprecedented speech to top military brass on Tuesday, Trump said that American inner cities were "a big part of war now.""It seems that the ones that are run by th...
bit.ly
September 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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BREAKING: Supreme Court ruling allows the Trump admin to unilaterally refuse to spend $4B in congressionally appropriated foreign assistance funds.

The ruling allows the admin to ignore Congress's power of the purse – in violation of fundamental separation of powers principles.
September 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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#WolffBites: US GDP rises much faster than previously estimated. Might this be a dividend of Trumptistics - gov't statistics adjusted by Trump's preferred statisticians? The world wonders.

www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/e...
The US economy grew at a 3.8% rate in the second quarter, significantly stronger than previously reported | CNN Business
The US economy’s comeback in the second quarter was just revised higher again, and economists estimate that momentum carried on in the third quarter, underscoring the resilience of the world’s largest...
www.cnn.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Wake up people.
WATCH: ICE agent VICIOUSLY shoves and tackles a woman who is upset after masked men dragged off her husband.

Sickening. (From Elaad Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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LA Unified offers financial help and legal advice to immigrant families, among other services. The district has emerged as a national model. https://cal.news/4gGOeGR

📷 Zaydee Sanchez
September 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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🚨NEWS: Trump's DOJ just abandoned the defense of anti-corruption laws in a JD Vance case aiming to expand Citizens United.

To defend the law, the Supreme Court has appointed a former Roberts clerk who argued to limit the scope of anti-bribery laws.

www.levernews.com/citizens-unl...
Citizens Unlimited: The Inside Plan To Deliver Citizens United 2.0
With regulators on the sidelines, a corporate litigator close to conservative Supreme Court justices is stepping in to defend a case that could unleash unlimited political spending.
www.levernews.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
CNBC report is actually just a long form advertisement.
cnbc.com CNBC @cnbc.com · Sep 22
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How to choose a debt settlement provider
A debt settlement company can help you find relief from overwhelming debt payments and mounting fees. But not all of these companies are created equal.
cnb.cx
September 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Brian Tyler Cohen doesn't know if his Chorus platform is funded by Disney.
Vote with your dollars.
September 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
An inconvenient truth.
September 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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“A wide range of specialists in domestic and international law regulating the use of force have argued that Mr. Trump and Pete Hegseth … are giving the military illegal orders and causing Special Operations forces to deliberately target civilians … in violation of murder laws.”
Trump Says U.S. Military Attacked a Third Suspected Drug Boat, Killing Three
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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the Israeli occupation regime's vast stockpile of nuclear, biological and chemicals weapons continues to be publicly denied, though it's an open secret. The US gives them diplomatic cover for it, despite it being in violation of every international standard and law
September 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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The Nazi Concentration Camps were not on their soil either.

Action urged for 5 deported men held in Eswatini
Action urged for 5 deported men held in Eswatini - The Boston Globe
edition.pagesuite.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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September 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM