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Chris Raftis (Gargos)
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Bowler, roller derby official, avid sim racer and food slave to feline co-inhabitants
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meidastouch.com
🚨🚨 Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) says that a future DOJ could criminally prosecute Attorney General Pam Bondi and others in the administration for breaking the law in regards to the Epstein Files Transparency Act
December 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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gtconway.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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jeisinger.bsky.social
NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.

The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.

@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy

www.propublica.org/article/keny...
December 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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atrupar.com
Trump admits that his envoy for Russia-Ukraine, Steve Witkoff, "knew nothing about" Russia
December 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
gargos.bsky.social
Uhhhh, what???
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us. The illegitimate Maduro Regime is using Oil from these stolen Oil Fields to finance themselves, Drug Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Murder, and Kidnapping. For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela. The Illegal Aliens and Criminals that the Maduro Regime has sent into the United States during the weak and inept Biden Administration, are being returned to Venezuela at a rapid pace. America will not allow Criminals, Terrorists, or other Countries, to rob, threaten, or harm our Nation and, likewise, will not allow a Hostile Regime to take our Oil, Land, or any other Assets, all of which must be returned to the United States, IMMEDIATELY. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
December 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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mjsdc.bsky.social
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
pbump.com Philip Bump @pbump.com · 5d
utterly incapable of grace
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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leastactionhero.bsky.social
kyrsten sinema seemingly had a long-term plan to cash out of her senate job by establishing a reputation as someone who was connected to both parties, so at minimum it is good to see her get to find out that her name is mud
After the vote, as attendees eased out into the chilly night, several told New Times that they had been unaware of the proposed data center until they saw footage of Sinema’s appearance before the council in October. A mustachioed gentleman declined to give his name but told New Times that Sinema’s involvement had “created more outrage” and “drew more people in opposition” to the data center. “Basically,” he said, “I think it had the opposite effect that she had intended.” Alexandria Jones echoed that sentiment. She thought she would have eventually heard about the Chandler data center, but Sinema basically drew a bright red circle around the project. “The benefit of Kyrsten Sinema coming is that people who are not plugged into these things were able to see what’s going on and see why it’s not a good thing,” Jones said. “She came in and was basically threatening us. “So yeah,” she added, “thank you, I guess, to Kyrsten Sinema.”
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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lizdye.bsky.social
Kind of darkly funny that the government's defense of the well thought out plan for Trump's bigly beautiful ballroom looks like this

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
INTRODUCTION .........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. BACKGROUND ...........................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. I. Factual Background ...............................................Error! Bookmark not defined. II. Procedural History .................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. STANDARD OF REVIEW...........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. ARGUMENT.................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. I. Plaintiff Cannot Demonstrate a Likelihood of Success on the Merits...........Error! Bookmark not defined. A. Plaintiff Lack Standing to Sue. ..................Error! Bookmark not defined. B. The Court Cannot Enjoin the President for Official Conduct............Error! Bookmark not defined. C. The President and the Park Service Have Statutory Authorization to Modify the White House............................Error! Bookmark not defined. D. Plaintiff’s NCPC and CFA Claims are Unripe or, Alternatively, Meritless. ....................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. E. NPS Complied with NEPA.......................Error! Bookmark not defined. F. Plaintiff Cannot Obtain Relief Against the GSA and Acting Administrator Rigas. .........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. II. Plaintiff Will not Suffer Imminent Irreparable Harm Absent Entry of a Temporary Restraining Order. ...............................Error! Bookmark not defined. III. The balance of harms and the public interest weigh against injunctive relief. ......................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. IV. If an injunction is granted, Plaintiff should be required to post a bond.........Error! Bookmark not defined. CONCLUSION..................…
December 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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meidastouch.com
TOTAL BACKFIRE: Pulitzer Prize Board just turned the tables on Trump. In his defamation lawsuit, they’re demanding his tax returns, financial records, and even medical & prescription history if he’s claiming damages. (Law&Crime)
December 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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atrupar.com
this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted
A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS. He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before. May Rob and Michele rest in peace!
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
gargos.bsky.social
Oh? I wonder if it was hidden along with Obama's birth certificate.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6d
Trump: The election was rigged in 2020. We have all the ammunition, all this stuff, and you'll see it come out. It’s coming out in truckloads.
December 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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klasfeldreports.com
BREAKING

Trump DOJ must give files unconstitutionally taken from the devices of Comey’s ex-legal adviser Daniel Richman back to him, a federal judge rules.

It’s the evidence at the center of Comey’s case.

Background www.allrisenews.com/p/richman-su...
December 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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assignedmedia.org
The Justice Department is siding with bullies who are suing their VA school over a 10 day suspension after a trans kid captured their bullying on tape.

More here, from @alyssaur.bsky.social

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
TWIBS: Department of Justice Interferes in Virginia Public School Case — Assigned
A case of school bullying has been transformed into a freedom of religion case that demands the Justice Department’s attention, as if by magic!
www.assignedmedia.org
December 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Kristi Noem has attacked Sister Norma Pimentel, a leader of Catholic Charities serving immigrants in the Texas Rio Grande Valley, after she spoke out bravely criticizing DHS deportation projects, echoing the words of Pope Leo. www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268391/...
DHS cuts off aid to Texas Catholic Charities
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has suspended Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) from receiving federal funding, according to CCRGV.
www.catholicnewsagency.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 8d
Judge Xinis ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release in part bc ICE could not produce a final “order of removal” to deport him. So last night, they went out and got an immigration judge to issue one.

Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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aaronsojourner.org
Appreciate this letter from MN State Sen Jim Abler (R-Anoka) to POTUS
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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phillewis.bsky.social
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Senate Republicans reject new congressional maps in defiance of Trump’s redistricting push.
December 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Judge Xinis orders ICE’s release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia “immediately.”
KILMAR ARMANDO ABREGO GARCIA, Petitioner, v. KRISTINOEM, et al., Respondents. ・・・・・ Civil Action No. 8:25-cv-02780-PX ORDER For the reasons stated in the foregoing Memorandum Opinion, it is this 1ith day of December, 2025, by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's Petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 at ECF No. 1 is hereby GRANTED; 2. Respondents SHALL release Abrego Garcia from ICE custody immediately; 3. Respondents SHALL notify Abrego Garcia's counsel of the exact time and location of his release no fewer than four hours prior to releasing him, and notify the Court of the status of Abrego Garcia's release by email to chambers no later than 5:00 p.m. today, Thursday, December 11, 2025; 4. A representative of the United States Pretrial Services Office for this District SHALL separately contact Abrego Garcia's criminal counsel with further instruction for installation on the release conditions previously imposed in his criminal case, United States v. Abrego Garcia, No. 3:25-CR-00115-1 (M.D. Tenn.); | 5. Respondents SHALL immediately transmit this Order and the accompanying Case 8:25-cv-02780-PX| Document 111 Filed 12/11/25 Page 2 of 2 Memorandum Opinion to all relevant officers, agents, and employees under their control and who are involved in this matter and the pending criminal case, United States v. Abrego Garcia, No. 3:25-CR-00115-1 (M.D. Tenn.); 6. Within a week of the date of this Order, by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2025, the parties SHALL submit a joint status report as to the parties' position regarding resolution of Respondents' pending motion to dissolve at ECF No. 72; and 7. The Clerk is DIRECTED to transmit a copy of this Order to all counsel of record. December 11, 2025 Date /s/ Paula Xinis United States District Judge
December 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social
Judge Emil Bove, Trump's former personal lawyer who Trump then appointed to the federal bench, has been hit with an ethics complaint for attending Trump's rally last night.

"[T]his was a highly charged, highly political event that no federal judge should have been within shouting distance of."
Judge Bove Faces Complaint Over Trump Rally Attendance - Law360 Pulse
U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, who previously served as President Donald Trump's personal defense attorney and a top official at the U.S. Department of Justice, has been hit with a judicial misconduct ...
www.law360.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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maddow.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=mQwR...
Here's who attended a white nationalist conference at a Tenn. state park
YouTube video by NewsChannel 5
youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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theonion.com
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
gargos.bsky.social
How are these "illegals" affording homes when prices are so high and you also claim these people are leeching off government assistance?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d
Secretary Scott Turner: "We need to continue to deport illegals that are taking houses from the American people"
December 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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pbump.com
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM