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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

Agree. Agree. Agree.

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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Ben Schiff @bschiff.bsky.social · 1d

Navi Pillay is a great jurist and a great person. She knows whereof she speaks and speaks eloquently. Also, she and her commission are right

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Exclusive: UN commissioner says Trump's Gaza plan breaches international law - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-gaza-plan-breaches-international-law-un-commissioner-navi-pillay

Exclusive: UN commissioner says Trump's Gaza plan breaches international law

Navi Pillay, the chair of the UN inquiry that found Israel responsible for genocide, says her findings will still stand even if a ceasefire is reached

www.middleeasteye.net

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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 1d

Great to see John Holdren, Obama's Science Advisor, make a very clear statement about how equity and diversity improve science and technology. When I do EDI training for hiring I am clear. We're looking for great researchers and teachers and we risk missing out on those people.

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$One of the things Obama said early on—he liked sports analogies—was it’s hard to win if half your team is on the bench. And he was talking about women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and medicine. A large fraction of the country’s talent base is not being effectively used because of lack of access, lack of inclusion, and lack of equity. And to the extent that we fixed that, we improved the system. There’s now a substantial amount of scholarly research that shows that diversity is beneficial in science and technology. And the idea that diversity, inclusion, equity, per se, are bad ideas—which is obviously the stance that the Trump administration holds—are very destructive to the future of this country in these fields.$

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like if the administration had a strong legal theory for killing people in the Caribbean, they’d be willing to share it publicly.

Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1d

Good question from Senator Coons.

AG Bondi refuses to disclose what legal theory if any from DOJ justifies these premeditated killings in the Caribbean.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

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Piper French @psfrench.bsky.social · 1d

Great new investigative piece showing how the new Cook County prosecutor has weakened the conviction integrity unit - even as concerns mount over the pressure tactics of a former Chicago detective, with the reporter finding evidence of 24 cases with coercion allegations:
boltsmag.org/chicago-cook...

Exonerations Grind to a Halt Under Chicago’s New Prosecutor - Bolts

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has weakened her office’s already broken system for freeing the innocent, even as allegations of coercion mount against a former Chicago detective.

boltsmag.org

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

Notice her non-answer.

This is explosive. Should be explosive. The US AG who said she had the Epstein files on her desk cannot say whether or not the FBI has pix of Trump with half-naked women, which one witness who knew Epstein has said he has seen.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Ben Schiff @bschiff.bsky.social · 2d

Ok, sensible states, time to take positive steps, not just reactive ones! The faster, the better: time to flood Trump's zone.

Excellent October 5 Thomas Geoghegan piece in The Guardian.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how | Thomas Geoghegan

States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theater

www.theguardian.com

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Ben Schiff @bschiff.bsky.social · 2d

Yes. The Obama Administration's original sin was to not hold the Bush Administration people accountable. Doing so
would have entailed a clash with the CIA and much of the intelligence and defense communities. Easier in the short run to move on, but terribly costly in the long run.

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Ben Schiff @bschiff.bsky.social · 2d

Looking for narco submarines?

Ben Schiff @bschiff.bsky.social · 2d

And California and Oregon!

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Scoops @scooptown.bsky.social · 2d

The states must stand up or forever sit down.

Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2d

Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement?

The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.

At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.

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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, June is onto something! Surely, Miller has violated some state laws in Oregon and elsewhere.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3d

They still haven’t found all the missing children from the floods. Why are they more worried about Illinois than about the children in Texas?

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 3d

Media Office: 76,600 Palestinians killed, 90 percent of Gaza totally destroyed - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/media-office-76600-palestinians-killed-90-gaza-totally-destroyed

Media Office: 76,600 Palestinians killed, 90 percent of Gaza totally destroyed

<article data-history-node-id="429709" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/media-office-76600-palestinians-killed-90-gaza-totally-destroyed" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/media-office-76600-palestinians-killed-90-gaza-totally-destroyed" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Media Office: 76,600 Palestinians killed, 90 percent of Gaza totally destroyed </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Government Media Office in Gaza on Monday said that Israeli forces have killed at least 76,600 Palestinians in Gaza since the beginning of the genocide.</p> <p>In a statement, the media office said that the number of missing persons has reached 9,500, adding that the percentage of "total destruction" caused by the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has reached 90 percent.</p> <p>The occupation has seized control of more than 80% of Gaza's area through invasion, fire, and displacement, after dropping more than 200,000 tons of explosives, it said. </p> <p>"Israeli occupation forces are continuing their genocide in the Gaza Strip despite calls to halt the bombing for the second consecutive day," the statement said, adding "occupation forces have launched more than 131 airstrikes on areas densely populated with civilians and displaced persons."</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3d

Judge Immergut has issued her written TRO prohibiting the Trump administration from relocating or deploying federalized national guard troops to Oregon.

Here it is:

Case 3:25-cv-01756-IM|
Document 68
Filed 10/05/25
Page 1 of 2
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON
STATE OF OREGON; the
CITY OF PORTLAND; and STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Case No. 3:25-cv-1756-IM
SECOND TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
Plaintiffs,
v.
DONALD TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States; PETE HEGSETH, in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; KRISTI NOEM, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security: and U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,
Defendants.
Based on this Court's prior Opinion and Order Granting Plaintiffs' First Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 56; the hearing on Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; and the newly submitted declarations, ECF 60, 63, 65, this Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 59, and ORDERS as follows:
1. Defendants are temporarily enjoined from deploying federalized members of the
National Guard in Oregon.

This Second Temporary Restraining Order expires by its own terms in fourteen
days on October 19, 2025.
3. Plaintiffs are ORDERED to post a nominal bond of $100 within 48 hours. The
bond shall be filed in the Clerk's Office and be deposited into the registry of the Court.
4. Defendants' Request to Stay or Administratively Stay this Second Temporary
Restraining Order, which was raised in the hearing on Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary
Restraining Order, is DENIED.
The Court Clerk will contact the parties to schedule a telephone hearing on
October 17, 2025, to address whether this Second Temporary Restraining Order should be
extended for another 14 days.
Any motion for a Preliminary Injunction shall be filed no later than October 17,
2025; Defendants' opposition shall be due no later than October 23, 2025, and Plaintiffs' reply
shall be due on October 27, 2025.
A combined hearing on the preliminary injunction motion and a trial on the merits
under Rule 65(a)(2) is set for October 29, 2025, before the Honorable Judge Karin J. Immergut, in Courtroom 13A, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
IT IS SO ORDERED
DATED this 5th day of October.
/s/

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June Goodwin @cjune.bsky.social · 3d

Charge Stephen Miller with something -- incitement, attempted insurrection.

Stop this man -- he's the main dude & he's completely fucking insane. Im a demure 83 year old woman, a former journalist.

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June Goodwin @cjune.bsky.social · 3d

President Miller is running Trump's actions.

He should be charged by Oregon ? With attempted insurrection, incitement to violence. What else.

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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 3d

Trump reminds us of the universal constant that has caused every tragedy, and spurred every revolution, in the history of humankind: landlords are absolute bastards.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 3d

America is under threat but it isn’t dead yet.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 3d

"Carney’s Liberal government...has yet to push back against the U.S. attacks on the ICC. Foreign Affairs Minister Anand did note that she has'“utmost confidence' in Prost and praised the court, but made no reference to the American sanctions against her." theconversation.com/why-is-canad...

Why is Canada quiet on the International Criminal Court while recognizing Palestine?

Despite Canada’s historic support for the International Criminal Court, Mark Carney’s government has yet to defend it against attacks by the U.S. Why?

theconversation.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 3d

Dude, the mandate has been revoked. People fucking hate you. Your guy is more unpopular than Biden when he got out of the race last year. They’ve rejected every part of your agenda. You’ve been losing elections all across the country this year. You’ve lost your mind. Stand down.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d

For Stephen Miller, the Reichstag fire happens anew every six hours. Amazing.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 3d

Trump has declared war on the United States of America. He told the top officers in our armed forces that they were going to fight the “enemy within.”

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