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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 5h

One other precautionary note: under Trump's watch the January ceasefire never got past phase 1 and broke down by March, leading to 8 more months of bloodshed and humanitarian crisis. Let's hope this time the ceasefire sticks and we move toward a real end of the war and surge of aid.

David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 7h

We should all be happy for any progress toward a cessation of hostilities in Gaza and especially for the release of the surviving hostages. That said: editors and writers need to be clear a temporary ceasefire is not a "peace" deal. What we're talking about is phase one of a multiphase plan.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 3h

"He charged Trump for official acts he took as president" is completely false, Roberts lying about that notwithstanding. He was not prosecuted for an executive order, or vetoing a bill, or issuing a pardon, etc. He was prosecuted for crimes he committed while president, but in no way *as* president.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4h

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 3h

In fact, as I explained here, Trump v. U.S. mangled the law of official immunity so badly you basically can't make sense of it with a "read what John Roberts said and spot the mistakes" mindset

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 7h

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 4h

i can’t believe that’s not from the WSJ editorial board

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 5h

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 4h

They may take down our general counsel. But they‘ll never find our training camp.

Antifa super soldiers going through drills at our training camp in Auburn Washington.

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 5h

Never heard of her.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 5h

Demonstrating that a malicious and vindictive motivation is behind a decision to prosecute is generally difficult, but it’s the Trump administration and here we are.
www.thelist.com/1975350/dona...

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 6h

Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 6h

48-51 vote on Schiff-Kaine resolution to block further strikes in the Caribbean.

Resolution does not pass.

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 6h

“The profound question for this term, and I believe for the future of our constitutional democracy, is whether the court will serve as a check on Trump.“

www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/the-...

The Trump docket

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […]

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 8h

Quite the lawless killing spree the Trump administration has embarked on in the Caribbean.

www.reuters.com/world/americ...

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Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social · 11h

It has come to my attention that not everyone has seen this video (from Portland):

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 4d

wizard frog is insane

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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 10h

The law would require online platforms to collect information from third-party sellers about offline transactions. www.courthousenews.com/georgia-defe...

Georgia defends e-commerce stolen goods law at 11th Circuit

The law, an expansion of the Georgia Inform Consumers Act, would have required online platforms to collect information from third-party sellers about offline transactions if it had not been blocked la...

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Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 10h

Small piece of wood almost at Zinal Glacier front! 🥰

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 11h

“We ultimately have a perception versus reality problem,” Caroline Turco, a lawyer for the city, argued in court on Friday. “The president’s perception is that it’s ‘World War II out there.’ The reality is this is a beautiful city and with a sophisticated police force that can handle the situation.”

Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 12h

Sheesh - a tsunami big enough to push coral boulders 100s of m inland in the British Virgin Islands around the year 1400, likely sourced from an earthquake on the Puerto Rico Trench.

Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 12h

This is cool - new paper from Hali Kilbourne et al. 'Dating a Medieval Tsunami With Uranium-Series Techniques on Caribbean Corals' agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Dating a Medieval Tsunami With Uranium‐Series Techniques on Caribbean Corals

Uranium-series analyses provide dates for 15 annually banded coral skeletons on the low Caribbean island of Anegada A subset of the corals was likely washed ashore in a Puerto Rico Trench tsunami...

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 11h

The administration and its propaganda arms are inflating the threat and blowing smoke up our ass. Won’t be hoppy till they ribbit the constitution into tiny little …

Anyway, stay weird Portland.

Wizard frog being assaulted with pepper spray

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 12h

Import workers from even more desperate populations?

The wage is supposed to be set state by state with the goal of not adversely impacting local wages and employment rates. But corporate farms would rather pay captive employees less.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14h

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 13h

lindsey halligan, welcome to the rocket docket

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 13h

The judge, for his part, warned the government that the case shouldn't get off track because of classified information issues.

Either the information will be declassified or we'll go through the "fastest CIPA process you've ever seen in your life," he said.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 13h

The government's lack of a plan prompted Comey's counsel, Fitzgerald, to say that the prosecution "put the cart before the horse."

Usually, you figure out classified information issues in consultation w/ DOJ's national security division *before* bringing a case, he said.

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Richard Primus @richardprimus.bsky.social · 14h

Re National Guard deployments: @jacklgoldsmith.bsky.social says the Oregon TRO is less significant than people are saying, b/c DJT has other & more powerful tools than s.12406, such that if he wants to deploy troops, he'll be able to.

I think he's right about that part.

But...

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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 13h

CO₂ and high altitude water vapor emissions are pretty effective at modifying the weather. Where do we report violations.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 13h

My “this has nothing to do with Epstein” shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt

Burgess Everett @burgessev.bsky.social · 14h

Speaker Johnson crashes Kelly and Gallego gaggle. Says he’ll swear in Grijalva when they reopen the government

Kelly asking why Fine and Petronis got sworn in on pro forma, Johnson says it has to do with being on recess.

Johnson: “this has nothing to do with Epstein”

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