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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 12h

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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🎃😱Slaybell Romero loves Halloween👻👹 @maybell.bsky.social · 9h

I know that AALS had regional hiring conferences this year in contrast to the giant one that used to happen in DC. Did hiring committees actually go to any of them? Did entry level candidates show up? Were there in person screeners like before? Where did they take place? #lawprofs #lawprofhiring

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 9h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 11h

Here’s video of the incident

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 9h

Crits: * sigh in relief that, for once, they aren't the scapegoat *

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 9h

They said on-line isn’t real life, and Bluesky is a niche social media site.

But here is @akalhan.bsky.social getting “Kavanaugh Stops” into the Boston Globe!

With a pic of Kav looking a little petulant too (but then when doesn’t he?).

Glad to see this is sticking to him.

Critics of Trump’s immigration crackdown are using the term ‘Kavanaugh stop.’ Here’s what it means. - The Boston Globe

The phrase, is "a window into where [the administration] can go next," some advocates say.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 10h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine being the Kyiv correspondent for CBS News, calling into the morning news meeting, and hearing this fellow telling you what to cover.

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 21h

But, if this is more LLM slop, I have no interest. But the NotebookLM/Zotero bridge is the one product I have been looking for, since my Zotero collection has grown enormous and unwieldly. I also wanted to test if NotebookLM could reorganize my collection.

Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 21h

I'm not sure if the Zotero/NotebookLM connection will pan out, but for works that I've read, but didn't highlight or annotate, I was hoping NotebookLM might provide outlines for me to know if I need to reread it. Right now, they store PDFs in a way that are incompatiable with each other.

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 21h

Does it involve a bridge between Zotero and NotebookLM? Because, honestly, I am interested in that use case (and am generally hostile to other LLM research approaches). NotebookLM avoids the GIGO problem and I am interested in its ability to summarize long tests that I have stored in Zotero.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 1d

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Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

Schumer: I want to say to Donald Trump, to Johnson, and to Thune: come to the Capitol, sit down in public, and debate us on the health care crisis that's afflicting Americans.

The public needs to see this.

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 1d

Tragic news from Canada where the Canadian Supreme Court has gone from the official dress on the left to the one on the right

Canadian Supreme court. Everyone is dressed in bright red wooly gowns, with a beige trim. It looks sort of like a Santa robe

The Canadian Supreme court. Everyone is dressed in black gowns with a bright white kravat, and two thin red vertical lines on the side of the robe

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 1d

Texas is from Mars. Protomolecule is from Venus.

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 1d

As one of the few liberals who has openly advocated for greater federalism in some contexts (primarily criminal justice), I salute the great, sovereign state of Illinois.

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

just noticed this little detail in Illinois's complaint

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
STATE OF ILLINOIS, a sovereign state;
CITY OF CHICAGO, an Illinois municipal corporation,

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 1d

I think that's where the sharp polarization started. But, is it still true? Do people still listen to talk radio at the same level as when Limbaugh was alive? (Honest question - I have no idea what the listening numbers are)

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 2d

1/ This is so f'ing outrageous. You cannot safely restrain people on their stomachs. They're going to kill people.

This is very well known now.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2d

ICE is hog tying protesters in Portland and removing them on Dollies.

This is dangerous and could cause serious injury.

The Department of Homeland Security thinks it’s a joke.

They’ve shared this video with the tagline “Refuse to Walk? We’ll give you a ride”.

Stay strong Portland.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d

Every major police agency in the country bans this.

Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 2d

1/ This is so f'ing outrageous. You cannot safely restrain people on their stomachs. They're going to kill people.

This is very well known now.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2d

ICE is hog tying protesters in Portland and removing them on Dollies.

This is dangerous and could cause serious injury.

The Department of Homeland Security thinks it’s a joke.

They’ve shared this video with the tagline “Refuse to Walk? We’ll give you a ride”.

Stay strong Portland.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 2d

Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d

Guys. I just had a crazy idea. What if the President DIDN’T deploy troops in American cities. Just a thought. Have we tried that before?

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 2d

I shot the author
But I didn't shoot their following

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 2d

It is. But, being surrounded by Trump country, I barely notice anymore. Although not that insightful, "alternate facts" and "cult" are really the best terms to describe what is happening, IMHO.

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 2d

Is it good when federal judges have to schedule Sunday night 10 pm hearings about absurd military invasions of their state.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

COMING UP: Judge Immergut has set a hearing for 10 pm ET tonight (!) on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment by calling up the federalized California national guard.

Date Filed
Oct 5, 2025
Description
* CSV
SCHEDULING ORDER: This Court, having received Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and request for Expedited Hearing, ECF 59, sets a hearing by Telephonic Conference at 7:00
p.m. tonight, October 5, 2025, before Judge Karin J. Immergut. Access information for "LISTEN ONLY" phone number for the Hearing. Telephone Number: 1-571-353-2301 (toll-free 1-833-
990-9400); Guest Meeting ID: 812-980-
324#. Note: If dropped from the conference, please rejoin the conference.
For complete conference connection instructions and etiquette guidelines, refer to ord.uscourts.gov/cms. Ordered on 10/5/25 by Judge Karin J. Immergut. (jy)
(Entered: 10/05/2025)

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

“Become a courts reporter,” they said.

“You’ll get weekends off,” they said.

“Because there won’t be any hearings on the weekend,” they said.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

COMING UP: Judge Immergut has set a hearing for 10 pm ET tonight (!) on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment by calling up the federalized California national guard.

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 2d

But people heavily curate their online experience. Plus, you and I are more online than the average person.

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 2d

A monstrous crime

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 2d

IMHO, closed information bubble. I'm guessing they almost universally believe Trump is protecting freedom and reports otherwise are fake news. Without a critical mass of non-Trumpists, their alternate reality is unchecked. Trumpists I meet typically deny Trump is doing the awful things he is doing.

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