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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

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The Literate Lizard @theliteratelizard.bsky.social · 1d

This is just astoundingly pathetic. What a small, hateful mentality she must have for THIS to be her prep work for a Congressional hearing, and what profound incompetence it reveals about her. Maybe she thought she was appearing on a comedy roast special.

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

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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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 3h

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy www.motherjones.com/politics/202... #ProudBlue. Trump Regime is disappearing deportees into a true “Hell Hole” prison in the country of Eswatini. They have no set sentence or release date. They simply cease to exist. This is murder

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy

Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.

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The Literate Lizard @theliteratelizard.bsky.social · 2h

A reminder that even if the GOP keeps refusing to release the #EpsteinFiles, in two weeks Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre's posthumous memoir comes out, describing how Epstein trafficked her and others to numerous prominent men. Preorder Nobody's Girl: theliteratelizard.com/book/9780593...

The cover of the book Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, coming out October 21st.

The world knows Virginia Roberts Giuffre as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s most outspoken victim: the woman whose decision to speak out helped send both serial abusers to prison, whose photograph with Prince Andrew catalyzed his fall from grace. But her story has never been told in full, in her own words—until now.

In April 2025, Giuffre took her own life. She left behind a memoir written in the years preceding her death and stated unequivocally that she wanted it published. Nobody’s Girl is the riveting and powerful story of an ordinary girl who would grow up to confront extraordinary adversity.

Here, Giuffre offers an unsparing and definitive account of her time with Epstein and Maxwell, who trafficked her and others to numerous prominent men. She also details the molestation she suffered as a child, as well as her daring escape from Epstein and Maxwell’s grasp at nineteen.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 2h

Help us push for an investigation into Trump's Epstein scandal HERE: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Tell Congress: Fully investigate the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case

Contact Congress today!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

Johnson and Lauer are stalling.

If Grijalva isn’t sworn in, it gives them time to pressure one of the 4 Republicans who signed the discharge petition to flip.

The reason they’re working this hard to shield the Epstein files is because Trump’s name is all over them.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Drew Webb Free @Azbrittney and @Donkoclock @archeryfan93.bsky.social · 1h

You know why the Epstein list is being delayed besides the fact that the government is shutdown? Johnson is trying to pressure one of the 4 republicans who signed the discharge petition to FLIP. Stay strong and don’t cave to Johnson

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ArizonaTerry.bsky.social @arizonaterry.bsky.social · 1h

Review, sign and repost.
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Denounce and Prevent Turning American Cities into Military “Training Grounds”

Text SIGN PLHMCX to 50409 to send this to your officials.

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Andrea Chalupa @andreachalupa.bsky.social · 3h

Trump has gotten away with violently trying to overthrow the government. Whatever Epstein and his accomplices had on him must be far worse than what we already know and what's in the Epstein files. Trump has gotten away with so much yet he's terrified of Epstein. The truth will come out eventually.

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 15h

CNN: The judge presiding over the prosecution of Jim Comey has agreed to Comey’s request to schedule a near term trial. Comey asked for a Jan 12 trial date. The judge went with Jan 5. Comey is counting on the gov’t not being ready for trial. A good bet.

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Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom @nunesalt.bsky.social · 1h

May the news he receives this day be as good as the news he delivers to all of us every day.

Reuters @reuters.com · 7h

Trump to get routine yearly checkup on Friday, White House says reut.rs/4q1zaI3

Trump to get routine yearly checkup on Friday, White House says

U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday and undergo his routine yearly check up, the White House said on Wednesday.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2h

This is important.

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 6h

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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Monte Hall @mablt.bsky.social · 2h

Deranged. Start disciplinary proceedings and take her bar license.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2h

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Deranged Trump Lawyer Pam Bondi Says Americans Who Oppose Fascism Will Be Treated Exactly Like Foreign Narcoterrorists—Meaning That Summary Execution Via Domestic Military Strike Is on the Table

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 1h

Appeal. These attacks on American citizens are unconstitutional

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8h

Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 3h

any troops deployed, and it readies city officials to file a lawsuit to challenge those deployments.
Another order pledges to submit an ordinance to the City Council banning federal civil immigration enforcement activities on city property.
Read more orders here:
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Mayor Harrell Signs Executive Orders to Protect Seattle Communities from Unlawful Federal Troop Deployment and Unjust Immigration Enforcement Actions - Office of the Mayor

Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed two Executive Orders to safeguard Seattle communities from federal overreach and unlawful actions from the Trump administration, with a focus on preparednes...

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 3h

Today, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed executive orders outlining how local police will respond if trump deploys troops to Seattle. The orders, in part, state- Seattle police will "report daily" to the mayor on any deployed federal troops, a city task force is to be created to prepare for 👇

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

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Professor who teaches about antifascism moves to Europe after death threats — The Washington Post

A Rutgers University professor who wrote a book about antifa received the threats after he commented on President Donald Trump designating the movement a “domestic terrorist organization.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

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Feroce Padovana @ferocepadovana.bsky.social · 1h

YW Fact! 🤩

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Tech Witch @techwitch.bsky.social · 2h

Aw, shucks. Thanks. ☺️

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

I was selected for House Hunters, Let’s Make a Deal and Price is Right so I should be the head of ABC.

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report. Variety reported on Tuesday that Weiss auditioned for "The View" when host Me...

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Feroce Padovana @ferocepadovana.bsky.social · 2h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

The @washingtonpost.com is now no more than a tabloid. Absolute tripe from the editorial board here.

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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