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blue2k.bsky.social @blue2k.bsky.social · 9h

Mike Johnson reminds me of Foghorn Leghorn, “well, I say, we’ll sign her in as soon as she wants.”

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18h

Mike Johnson says he'll swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social as soon as she wants. Okay, so how about today?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

blue2k.bsky.social @blue2k.bsky.social · 17h

Yes, you likely have standing to sue that this Supreme Court would recognize, but of course this isn’t legal advice 🤓

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blue2k.bsky.social @blue2k.bsky.social · 1d

We have constitutional rights to a representative democracy. When #republicans fail to swear in duly elected members, they violate the rights of all Americans

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

House Republicans just AGAIN refused to swear in an elected member of Congress, a blatantly illegal act. They adjourned Congress again without recognizing her, all to avoid having to release the Epstein files

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · Sep 4

“It is inexcusable,” a judge said of the Supreme Court justices. “They don’t have our backs.”

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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · Sep 4

Finally the silence is broken (and the media report it). Lower court judges have been attacked by both the White House and the Supreme Court - and they are finally speaking out in self-defense. The rest of us should support them too for upholding the rule of law! www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases

Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.

www.nbcnews.com

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · Sep 4

Some judges say the Chief Justice should be doing more to defend the judiciary, with safety a top concern.

"Somebody is going to die," one judge said.

The Supreme Court has left lower court judges "thrown under the bus," another judge said.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 26

Going to be wild to have Clarence Thomas and other members of the court write that even the appearance of impropriety is sufficient to allow the President to remove Federal Reserve members from office, and then head off to Harlan Crow’s yacht

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blue2k.bsky.social @blue2k.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is not a time to pretend there are two sides to this story about sending the military into US cities

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 25

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

blue2k.bsky.social @blue2k.bsky.social · Aug 25

The US govt, perceived to have acted in bad faith, is on a short leash. Judge Xinis plans to ensure that the Govt follows its obligations at international law — like not “refouling” aka returning Kilmar to El Salvador thru the back door of Uganda

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Aug 25

Xinis: Government can right that ship by showing me if Uganda has made those representations of non-refoulement, etc. But at least at this juncture, I have nothing that demonstrates that the government is operating in good faith...

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Aug 25

We all know the goal was always to “own the libs.” And in chasing that, too many have given up their own freedoms just to claim a hollow “win.” What they don’t see is that the monster they fed never stops, it eventually comes for us all. And now their silence is deafening.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · Aug 25

Let’s be clear: deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda makes no sense—it’s not his home country. Nothing about this process has been fair. ICE is targeting him with cruelty. This is the weaponization of government, not justice.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained by ICE during Baltimore check-in

The detention, which was expected, happened after Abrego Garcia walked into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Baltimore for a check-in after being released from custody on Friday.

www.npr.org

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blue2k.bsky.social @blue2k.bsky.social · Aug 19

It was/is even worse than this.

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · Aug 19

"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 16

In other words: They lied.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Aug 17

put street trees everywhere you can in a neighborhood, make curb cuts so that their roots can absorb storm water from the street, grow native plants around their base, check back in five years and count how many welfare and health measures have improved

Jeff Speck @jeffspeck.bsky.social · Aug 17

Rule 78: Put Street Trees Almost Everywhere

Street trees do it all, they...
Cut crashes by 45%
Raise home values 9%
Boost retail sales 12%
Clean air, cool streets, absorb stormwater, improve health, and make places more inviting

Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 16

Release the Epstein Files!

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Aug 4

This is what is happening right now.

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ACLU @aclu.org · Aug 1

BREAKING: We're suing ICE for unlawfully targeting and arresting people who show up to court for their immigration hearings.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Jul 29

Two major Israeli human rights organizations, B’Tselem & Physicians for Human Rights, officially declared Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, citing bombs targeting civilians, displacement, and deliberate starvation. The first time the Gaza genocide is called out from within Israeli society. #3E🧵

Israeli human rights groups hold a press conference to issue a report saying Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, in East Jerusalem, July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Jul 28

The Kremlin hit again by Anonymous in defence of Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia and the rest of the Democratic world. #oprussia

Screenshots showing FTP command line dialogue, revealing database files accessed from the Kremlin server by hackers.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls Detained & Beaten by IDF, But US Media Ignores It

This week, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) boarded the Handala, a ship associated with the Flotilla Freedom Coalition, that was attempting to reach Gaza with supplies for starving Palestinians. The ID...

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Jul 13

People that don't understand what being a good person is, are the first to denounce it. It's not a slogan, it is the upholding of principles you are willing to fight for, die for, and live for. Principles define the good, the world worth saving, and the humanity worth protecting.

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blue2k.bsky.social @blue2k.bsky.social · Jul 14

These are the legal letters we need.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jul 2

And “moderate” pro-Ukraine Republicans in Congress are doing NOTHING about this betrayal of Ukraine. Cowards!

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · Jun 28

GOP 2021: “The debt is out of control!

GOP 2022: “the debt is out of control!”

GOP 2023: “the debt is out of control

GOP 2024: “the debt is out of control!”

GOP 2025: ”let’s raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion!”

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Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social · Jun 22

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jun 21

Domestic racially motivated violent extremism perpetrated white supremacists is the number one terror threat in the U.S. and it’s not even close.

That’s not an opinion. www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

www.judiciary.senate.gov

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