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Comey Indictment Shows Danger of Subservient Prosecutors | Brennan Center for Justice

James Comey’s indictment is as far as it could be from the facts and the law. Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance explains why: https://bit.ly/46TyPOR

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 5h

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Former Trump Official: Trump Isn’t Stopping Terrorism, He’s ‘Staging It’

Trump's military incursion into American cities is designed to provoke a reaction.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h

Rand Paul: "The #1 concern I hear at home isn't shutdowns... it's tariffs. Tariffs are crushing Kentucky's family farms, bourbon makers, and shipping jobs. Bad policy hurts working Americans.
We don't need more government handouts - we need freedom to trade and compete."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 11h

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Ellen Mitchell (@ellenmitchell2)

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 11h

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We Need Free-Speech Consistency

What you want for yourself, you have to grant to the other guy.

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 12h

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More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 12h

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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 12h

Trump II Is America’s Worst Moments Redux www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | Trump II Is America’s Worst Moments Redux

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 12h

You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 12h

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The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 12h

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The American Experiment

At 250, the Revolution’s goals remain noble and indispensable.

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 12h

White House offers ‘concierge’ service to fossil fuel firms, official says

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Bridget123goooo 🌊🦋🏃🏻‍♀️⛰️ @bridget123goooo.bsky.social · 13h

James Comey’s trial date is set for Monday January 5, 2026 meaning….. Comey will be on trial for bogus charges unleashed by 34x convicted felon, Donald Trump on the fifth anniversary of his own insurrection January 6, 2021.

Full circle.

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 12h

How Israel’s invasion has shattered lives, livelihoods and learning in Gaza

gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 12h

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A Chart Climate Denialists Can’t Ignore

Every now and then you come across a piece of evidence that feels strong enough to cut through the noise and change minds.

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 1d

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October 6 Project # 5: Has the Zionist Consensus Collapsed?

Reflections on the Second Anniversary of October 7

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 1d

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Lasch’s Alarming Prophecy: How Therapeutic Culture Breeds Narcissism and Fragility?

In an era saturated with self-help gurus and therapeutic discourse, we are told that constant self-focus is the path to well-being.

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gpjcll.bsky.social @gpjcll.bsky.social · 1d

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Peter Thiel Doesn't Believe in Democracy

But he might be the most powerful man you've never heard of

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

“First of all, is there a tape that has audio and video of the transfer of the $50,000?” Senator Sheldon Whitehouse asked Bondi, referencing reports that such a recording indeed exists.

“You would have to talk to Director Patel about that,” Bondi replied.

“No, I’m talking to you.”
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The Economist @economist.com · 1d

The Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to three researchers for work done 40 years ago. Their discovery led to the invention of a crucial part of the technology for making quantum computers

A Nobel for the physics that ushered in quantum computing

Tunnelling between microscopic and macroscopic worlds

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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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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 1d

AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

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