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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 2h

Joan Kennedy, Who Married Into a Dynasty, Dies at 89 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Joan Kennedy, Who Married Into a Dynasty, Dies at 89

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 9h

Meet the judge who will be presiding over the James Comey case…

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Who is Michael Nachmanoff, the judge overseeing James Comey’s case? | CNN Politics

The federal judge assigned to James Comey’s criminal case will be overseeing the most high-profile and politically fraught trial in President Donald Trump’s second term.

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 4h

Breaking - Comey trial set for January 5th.

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 8h

And yes, he has a 4th degree black belt in karate…

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 9h

Meet the judge who will be presiding over the James Comey case…

www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/p...

Who is Michael Nachmanoff, the judge overseeing James Comey’s case? | CNN Politics

The federal judge assigned to James Comey’s criminal case will be overseeing the most high-profile and politically fraught trial in President Donald Trump’s second term.

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 9h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/p...

Former FBI Director James Comey to be arraigned Wednesday | CNN Politics

In 2017, President Donald Trump shattered norms by firing James Comey as director of the FBI, which was investigating his campaign. Wednesday, Comey is set to be arraigned on criminal charges Trump ha...

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Jonathan Lemire @jonlemire.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: A government shutdown, weaponized

Projects slashed. Layoffs threatened. Russ Vought looming

It took President Trump fewer than 24 hours to turn a shutdown into a weapon wielded against the civil servants and opposing party he has long derided www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A Government Shutdown, Weaponized

The president is boasting about doing things to Democrats that are “bad for them and irreversible by them.”

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Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 1d

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"Journalism is not a crime": Chicago reporters sue Trump over violence at ICE protests

Press groups say Trump's agents used force to silence reporters.

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 1d

And now this:
“C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself
It is not clear what is behind the move by Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist. A legal ethics specialist said it could raise conflict-of-interest issues.”
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C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 1d

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What is the Insurrection Act?

The state of Illinois and Chicago on Monday sued the Trump administration over its move to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago. Follow here for the latest.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

93 million U.S. residents are immigrants or are U.S. born and have at least one immigrant parent.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a June @pewresearch.org survey.

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported

About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

Breaking News: The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein.

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell

The onetime employee and friend of Jeffrey Epstein argued that a secret agreement between prosecutors and the multimillionaire financier invalidated her conviction.

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 2d

New “The Supreme Court said Monday that it would not hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her sex-trafficking conviction, declining to consider arguments from the imprisoned associate of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein that she was improperly prosecuted.”

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Supreme Court won’t hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal

Maxwell, an imprisoned associate of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, has argued she was improperly prosecuted.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland.

Federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland

A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland. U.S.

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 3d

“A federal agent shot and wounded a motorist in Chicago on Saturday morning, according to federal officials, touching off more protests in the city as tensions rose over the Trump administration’s threat to send troops there.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

Federal Agent in Chicago Shot Motorist in Confrontation, Officials Say

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: A federal judge has granted a restraining order blocking President Trump's call-up of the National Guard in Portland.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

Judge IMMERGUT, a Trump appointee to the bench, ruled that Trump's call-up was based on false claims about unrest in Portland and that Trump's own statements were "simply untethered to the facts." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 3d

New details - “The FBI disciplined an agent after refusing to participate in plans for a surrender and arrest of former FBI director James Comey at the time of his indictment, according to a source familiar with the matter.”

www.cnn.com/2025/10/04/p...

FBI agent fired after refusing to participate in Comey surrender | CNN Politics

An FBI agent was fired after they refused to participate in former FBI director James Comey’s surrender during discussions ahead of the initial indictment, according to a source familiar with the matt...

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 3d

“So Republican leaders have returned to a very familiar strategy – making false generalizations and misleading claims about undocumented immigrants, in an attempt to center the debate on more favorable terrain.”

www.cnn.com/2025/10/04/p...

The truth about the shutdown and health care for immigrants | CNN Politics

The shutdown messaging war is in full effect, and early indications are that Republicans have been put in something of a bind, given the Democrats’ demand to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies appear...

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 4d

Can’t wait. Thank you

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Ben Stiller @benstiller.redhour.com · 13d

This is the trailer for the documentary I made about my family. It’s called

STILLER&MEARA: NOTHING IS LOST

IT OPENS October 17 in theaters and dreams October 24 on AppleTV+

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 4d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4d

Analysis: For the first time, Amazon is adding facial recognition to its home security doorbells and video cameras.

The feature will be optional for Ring device owners.

Analysis | Amazon’s Ring plans to scan everyone’s face at the door

For the first time, the company is putting facial recognition into its home security doorbells and video cameras.

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 4d

Breaking - Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for 300,000 Venezuelans

www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...

Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for 300,000 Venezuelans | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court on Friday for a second time allowed President Donald Trump to strip temporary deportation protections from 300,000 Venezuelans.

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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 5d

What the generals, admirals and their senior enlisted face when they return from Quantico. My latest in @thebulwark.com

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Questions After Quantico

U.S. military commanders around the world will be working to provide steady leadership after Hegseth’s bravado and Trump’s bluster.

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