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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Reacher from the Jack Lagoon @daltondeschain.com · 1d

It's not that I won't vote for Gavin Newsom if he's the presidential candidate. It's that if the Democratic Party chooses him, then they are communicating to me that they actively do not want my vote, and believe they don't need it. I will simply honor their wishes

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Bill McKay @mckay4senate.bsky.social · 1d

The doctor makes $200k a year because they charge thousands of dollars more for a procedure than they should. The health insurance CEO doesn’t want to pay it and tries to dump it on you. You fight with the health insurance over *who* pays the high cost and not *why* the cost is high.

Coonbaya My Lord @powdercuff.bsky.social · 1d

The doctor making 200k a year is not your enemy. The health insurance CEO making millions per year is. Let’s focus up.

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Microplastics Spookmelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 2d

the plan? we combat the effects of trump's increasingly unpopular policies by sending americans checks with trump's name on them.

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 2d

So this was just supposed to be a summary execution, right

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2d

Immergut deposed Monica Lewinsky for Ken Starr, was a US attorney under Bush, and was appointed to the bench by Trump during his first term. This is not some left-wing judge.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3d

Immergut: I'm handling this on expedited basis, but defendants haven't provided new info.

SHE RULES FROM THE BENCH: I grant the plaintiffs motion for a second TRO based on reasons stated in previous order...

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lizard womxn @jeanjacket.bsky.social · 2d

the equal application of the law is deathly intolerable to a fascist

Chris Wightman 🧟‍♂️ @wymancr.bsky.social · 3d

Anyway, Yarvin talking about fleeing vengeance in 2029 is also unserious fantasizing. There will be orderly prosecutions in front of a jury of peers where warranted. There is not going to be a violent revolution or anything of the sort. We need to stop letting children dictate public discourse.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 3d

there is no reason we should engage in negotiations over a budget while this is happening

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lizard womxn @jeanjacket.bsky.social · 2d

this is a Trump appointee btw

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 3d

Judge: That's what I'll do. Prohibit federalization or deployment of any NG troops into Oregon. For all reasons in prior opinion. Deployment of federalized military is ultra vires and contrary to law, violating Title 10, section 12406. I also find it's likely that defendants violate 10th Amendment.

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lizard womxn @jeanjacket.bsky.social · 3d

this is a pogo stick with wheels

CNN @cnn.com · 3d

Cyclist Aurélien Fontenoy is now the fastest athlete to climb to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower on an all-terrain bike. The athlete beat the previous record by almost seven minutes.

Read more: https://cnn.it/432Gnxu

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lizard womxn @jeanjacket.bsky.social · 3d

@corantus.bsky.social and I involuntarily did this when he delivered the title drop line. Sorry to whoever was sitting behind us

molly carroll @mollygos.com · 3d

when leonardo dicaprio says it’s gonna be one battle after another

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lizard womxn @jeanjacket.bsky.social · 3d

Isn't the CA national guard also off limits, given the posse comitatus ruling back in September? Or is this a completely original deployment that they'd need a new injunction to stop?

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 7d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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Chase Madar @madar.bsky.social · 3d

No better illustration of how much of our opposition party thinks social media posting is a substitute for the responsible exercise of legislative power. @schatz.bsky.social is one of the most irritating offenders here, often posting like he’s Mort Sahl instead of a U.S. Senator

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 3d

It's bleakly funny about how the GOP was able to form a multi-racial reactionary coalition largerly through the sheer power of anti-black racism in this country (and exploiting intra-Hispanic racism too), only to go "wait, we actually hate Hispanics too" at every opportunity

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 4d

They literally only know how to be victims

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3d

This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 4d

Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary

@StephenM on X: Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 5d

hold on just a second here

blue sky screen shot from Bill Kuchman saying "Treasury Department considers minting a $1 Trump coin" quote posted by Adam Weinstein saying "Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities." 31 USC 5114(b)

blue sky screen shot from Aaron Rupar saying
"Trump has not been seen in public since Tuesday and had no public events on his calendar today"

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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 5d

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6d

A quick note about money and comedy and power.

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On a more serious note, Collins thinks the Riyadh lineup reflects something dire about both American politics and the bifurcated woke-versus-anti-woke comedy scene. Collins says there’s “a lot of money” behind enticing anti-woke comics to shill for the political project on the right. “I also like money, but I think getting hundreds of thousands of dollars to tell jokes for 10 minutes about ‘airline food is bad’ is actually illustrative of a much larger thing: The stuff that’s getting greenlit is not necessarily popular with the populace. It’s popular with rich people who are sick of being yelled at in the media. They are using some of these people as vehicles for whatever the comedy equivalent of greenwashing is.”

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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 6d

i feel bad for bisexuals being constantly asked to condemn bari weis on top of everything else they deal with

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lizard womxn @jeanjacket.bsky.social · 7d

Like a few hours before this HUD said they wanted to get rid of all funding to permanent housing projects. Not even for shutdown reasons, just for funsies, to put disabled people on the streets

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 7d

someone please check on every government website because the banners are killing me

HUD:

The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need.

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Bill McKay @mckay4senate.bsky.social · 8d

Democrats should raise those numbers even higher 💪

Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 8d

If you live in these states, your ACA premiums are about to jump:

SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%

Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 8d

Two senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal.

The Democratic alternative CR had language that would address this, but the White House came out strongly against.

“I don’t think the Democrats want to shut down either,” Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), a senior appropriator, told Bloomberg Government. “Their concern right now, and it’s a legitimate concern, is that, how can we agree to any deal when our OMB director will just impound the funds and say we’re not going to spend them there?”

“If you’re a Democrat — even just like a mainstream Democrat — your predisposition might be to help negotiate with Republicans on a funding mechanism,” said Rep. Steve Womack, a senior GOP appropriator. “Why would you do that if you know that whatever you negotiate is going to be subject to the knife pulled out by Russ Vought?”

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lizard womxn @jeanjacket.bsky.social · 8d

(Ted Danson voice) Shane Gillis figured it out?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10d

Marc Maron, Shane Gillis and other top comedians have openly criticized their peers for participating in the Riyadh Comedy Festival, a state-sponsored event in Saudi Arabia. Human Rights Watch says the event, which will feature Dave Chappelle and Pete Davidson, aims to obscure the country’s abuses.

Marc Maron and Other Comedians Rebuke Peers in Saudi Festival

The state-sponsored Riyadh Comedy Festival will feature Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson and other top acts. Human Rights Watch says the event aims to obscure the country’s abuses.

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