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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 7h

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Oct. 8 to charges that he lied to Congress and obstructed a congressional proceeding in 2020.

Ex-FBI Director James Comey, a target of Trump, pleads not guilty, faces trial

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Oct. 8 to charges that he lied to Congress and obstructed a congressional proceeding in 2020.

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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 7h

As Donald Trump sat through a roundtable on "Antifa" that he called for, he was caught falling asleep as his associates talked about supposed criminal activities.

Donald Trump 'struggles to stay awake' as his face noticeably 'droops'

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 7h

In a damning review, the Parliamentary Budget Office has said Budget 2026 will lead to average income losses across all income groups.

http://jrnl.ie/6839245t

Civil servants' review of Budget 2026 shows poverty will rise next year

In a damning review, the body said Budget 2026 will lead to average income losses across all income groups.

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Coalhouse Walker, Jr. @feb1958.bsky.social · 14h

That’s the problem! The Founding Fathers nor did members of congress over past decades put in place an enforcement mechanism to arrest high-profile leaders from POTUS on down for high crimes! DOJ, FBI and the current Supreme Court has allowed this to happen by giving Trump immunity for a crimes!

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 14h

Canada vs. America

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is threatening to withhold back pay for federal workers furloughed during the shutdown — which goes against a law he signed in 2019, by the way.

This should come as no surprise: Trump and his businesses have been accused of stiffing hundreds of their own workers out of pay over the years.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and I start with this clip of me from 2024 on Jimmy Kimmel Live and we talk about how Trump told us for years what he was going to do to the country now.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"Part of what frustrates me is how much people just didn't listen to the things that he said he was going to do."

"He was telling us he would do these things....he's a sick man."

ICYMI, @gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social in the latest episode of George Conway Explains It All:

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 1d

Kavanaugh search and seizures

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

Monstrous.

"federal agents detained nearly every resident of the 130-unit building—including children and babies—placing them in zip ties and separating them by race into vans for more than two hours early Tuesday morning."

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

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...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16h

1,000+ people currently imprisoned in Louisiana were convicted by split juries — ruled unconstitutional in 2020.

Yet the state Supreme Court has declined to grant new trials, and lawmakers have repeatedly denied a reexamination of their cases.

With @veritenews.org

An Unconstitutional “Jim Crow Jury” Sent Him to Prison for Life. A New Law Aims to Keep Him There.

Five years ago, the Supreme Court decided that nonunanimous jury verdicts are unconstitutional. But for this Louisiana prisoner — and hundreds of others — “tough on crime” state leaders have ensured t...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

i think it is cool that a government run by fanatical bigots is on track to plunge the economy into a mountain and cause a food crisis

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 16h

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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Coalhouse Walker, Jr. @feb1958.bsky.social · 16h

True, true.

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🌸Juls🌸⚖️ @jmeyer24.bsky.social · 1d

I happen to like this idea!

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Coalhouse Walker, Jr. @feb1958.bsky.social · 1d

In-N-Out Burger team!!!

Coalhouse Walker, Jr. @feb1958.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem…

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Coalhouse Walker, Jr. @feb1958.bsky.social · 1d

Don, Jr. is one sorry sum-bitch!

Coalhouse Walker, Jr. @feb1958.bsky.social · 1d

Sad to say, this caller is correct. I’m close to acquiring a visa to relocate to Portugal! If this country doesn’t get any better with race relations, and stop the spread of hate from right-wing extremists, I must leave to keep from harming or killing someone in order to protect myself.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d

'If this country carries on the way it's going - I will be gone.'

In light of Robert Jenrick complaining about not seeing 'another white face' in a Birmingham neighbourhood, caller Simon fears for his mixed-race daughter's safety.

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Coalhouse Walker, Jr. @feb1958.bsky.social · 1d

Indigenous people should be treated with greater respect!

Coalhouse Walker, Jr. @feb1958.bsky.social · 1d

She knew all along!! She’s playing a foolish game, trying to soften the blow that her constituents will face if the Dems lose the shutdown battle.,

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