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Megan O'Matz @megomatz.bsky.social · 44m

A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy. @propublica.org

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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bsdtectr @bsdtectr.bsky.social · 26m

Reminder that he ran for president again solely to escape going to prison.

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Justin Glawe @justinglawe.bsky.social · 30m

The Justice Department has argued in federal court that a “rebellion” is underway. That seems only a few steps from invoking the Insurrection Act, which Trump said he was open to on Monday. Today’s @americandoom.bsky.social:

www.american-doom.com/p/the-coming...

The coming insurrection

We are getting closer to the president invoking the Insurrection Act. The military will face an impossible choice.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 43m

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 40m

Chicago Ald. Gregory Mitchell oversees the 7th Ward, which is home to the South Shore apartment building at the center of last week’s ICE raid.

He didn’t sign the letter.

Mitchell has not yet publicly issued a statement on the raid.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/so-a...

So, about that letter of support for Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes: 13 alderpeople didn’t sign it • The TRiiBE

The letter describes what the agents did to Fuentes as an “abuse of power.” Mayor Brandon Johnson, City Clerk, Anna Valencia and City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin also signed it.

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bsdtectr @bsdtectr.bsky.social · 45m

Convicted felon says what?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Trump calls for Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker to be imprisoned

Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 2h

Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.

The Case for the Forever Shutdown

Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.

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bsdtectr @bsdtectr.bsky.social · 58m

Katie Porter, yeah, I don’t know.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 15h

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

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bsdtectr @bsdtectr.bsky.social · 12h

Weird, how nowhere in this piece does this DT-supporting farmer actually come out and blame DT for what’s happening to him/his industry/market.

Do reporters simply not ask the question or what?

CBS News @cbsnews.com · 12h

A soybean farmer who backed Pres. Trump is feeling the strain of China's boycott amid the trade war.

Soybean farmer who backed Trump feels strain of China's boycott amid trade war

With harvest season underway, farmers like Scott Gaffner are worried about what comes next amid a Chinese boycott of American soybeans.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 14h

"The Texas National Guard has arrived in the Chicago area despite the objections of local officials."

"Texas National Guard members are in a facility outside suburban Joliet as of Tuesday morning."
#Illinois #Texas #USA #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

National Guard Arrives In Chicago Area Despite Judge Urging Feds To Hold Off

President Donald Trump has sent National Guardsmen to Illinois despite local officials objecting. Gov. JB Pritzker previously said the deployment is part of "Trump's invasion."

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 16h

California bans streaming services from increasing audio levels during commercials

Gavin Newsom says:

“We heard Californians loud and clear, and what’s clear is that they don’t want commercials at a volume any louder than the level at which they were previously enjoying a program”

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CNN @cnn.com · 12h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

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bsdtectr @bsdtectr.bsky.social · 12h

This fucking guy is so very much aware of popular music…a veritable Casey Kasem.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h

Mike Johnson isn't happy that Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl: It sounds like he's not someone who appeals to a broader audience. There's so many eyes on it. A lot of young, impressionable children. In my view, you would have Lee Greenwood or role models doing that. Not somebody like this.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 18h

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that all these data centers are going into communities that have been historically targeted for exploitation and have the least amount of civic power wielded by the people living there.

wordinblack.com/2025/09/alab...

Why Are Plans for This Alabama Data Center So Hush-Hush?

Officials in Bessemer, Alabama, are mum on Project Marvel, a proposed data center the size of 18 Walmart Supercenters.

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Debt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 22h

Now: Debt Collective Raises Hand to Purchase Chunk of Federal Government Student Debt Portfolio

The Debt Collective has purchased billions in household debt over the past decade

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, after a new POLITICO report that the Trump administration is “exploring options to sell off parts of the federal government’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio to the private market,” the Debt Collective is announcing its willingness to purchase the entire portfolio for its true market value. The Debt Collective will then subsequently cancel the debt.

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CNN @cnn.com · 13h

Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN that he would swear her in “as soon as she wants.”

Speaker Johnson said he’d swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are back tracking | CNN Politics

Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN earlier Tuesday that he wo...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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bsdtectr @bsdtectr.bsky.social · 14h

People have been asking @govpritzker.illinois.gov to call up the IL NG to protect the Broadview/Chicago protestors.

💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 18h

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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bsdtectr @bsdtectr.bsky.social · 14h

heh

Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 14h

New CBS News Boss Failed Audition to Replace Meghan McCain on ‘The View’

www.thedailybeast.com/cbs-news-bos...

CBS News Boss Failed Audition to Replace Meghan McCain on ‘The View’

According to a Daily Beast source, it was Bari Weiss’ looks—not her politics—that cost her the coveted gig.

www.thedailybeast.com

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 14h

How is the Senate passing a Congressional Review Act resolution more than 9 months after the end of the Biden administration? The time limits on CRA resolutions don't allow for this...

Senate Press Gallery @senatepress.bsky.social · 14h

The #Senate stands adjourned at 7PM until 10AM Wed.

3 votes ~ 11:20AM
1. Passage of H.J.Res.104, Daines CRA.
2. Cloture on the MTP to S.2882, Democrat CR, upon reconsideration.
3. (If cloture is not invoked) Cloture on the MTP to H.R.5371, House CR, upon reconsideration.

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bsdtectr @bsdtectr.bsky.social · 14h

Yeah, that was bad, but what do you expect? She’s pretty corrupt.

We do expect for YOU, however, to stop voting to advance and confirm DT’s nominees and bills. FFS

Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 14h

Attorney General Pam Bondi came before the Judiciary Committee today.

But she refused to answer a raft of important questions.

On Tom Homan's bribe.

On Donald Trump's new luxury plane.

On January 6th pardons.

On illegal strikes in the Caribbean.

On Epstein.

The stonewalling was staggering.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 14h

Literally unconstitutional; Congress has the power of the purse under Article I. Trump is trying to create a personalist regime where every dollar of federal spending is allocated at his whim.

Lisa Needham @snipy.bsky.social · 15h

absolute mad king behavior here. singlehandedly raise taxes, then singlehandedly dole revenue out whenever advantageous

White House says it will use tariff revenue to fund federal food aid for mothers and young children | CNN Politics

The Trump administration said Tuesday it will use tariff funds to keep afloat a federal food assistance program for nearly 7 million pregnant women, new moms and young children during the government s...

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 14h

ABC7 Chicago has video of the Texas National Guard troops who have massed at a base in a southwest suburb of Chicago abc7chicago.com/post/illinoi...

Mayor Johnson says 'Trump declared war on Chicago' as Texas National Guard troops arrive in suburbs

The arrival of National Guard troops in the Chicago area marks an escalation of President Donald Trump's crackdown on the city.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 14h

They are illegal, but the point is that they are no more legal and illegal than when the administration was trying them before the shutdown, because they have nothing to do with the shutdown. They are just what an anti-government cabal does.

tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: The White House has threatened mass layoffs if the government shutdown continues, saying they have the power and must protect vital services.

But such cuts may be unlawful and unnecessary, budget experts, legal scholars and unions say

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal

www.nytimes.com

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