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Jody Alford 🫘 💙🦋☮️🌊🌎🇺🇸🇺🇦 @jodyalford.bsky.social · Jan 6

I have spent the day following people back. In less than 24 hours, I’ve have nearly 1,000 followers. I assume I’m on lists. If I spend all my time vetting followers, I have no time to listen, learn, resist, organize, defend…If I don’t spend time vetting I fall behind and can’t catch up.

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Democracy Labs @demlabs.bsky.social · 1h

How did the Epstein files coverup lead to the Republican Government shutdown? Follow this interactive timeline!
thedemlabs.org/2025/10/08/e...

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 1h

Today I spent my day on Capitol Hiill looking for members of Congress to interview, sadly no republicans were around. Thanks to Democratic Representatives Pete Aguilar, Steven Horsford, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Glenn Ivey, Jimmy Gomez, and Nanette Barragán.

www.thesirennetwork.com/p/its-day-8-...

It's Day 8 of the Republican Shutdown, With No End In Sight

Harry Dunn travels to the Capitol to bring you the latest update on the Gov. Shutdown

www.thesirennetwork.com

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 3h

I'm never going to make a deadline again, I turn off my phone for 5 hours to try to get work done and turns out all the worst people in the world had an Antifa Press Conference where they are openly broadcasting their intent to murder and imprison dissidents

Do I have that about right?

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drspl5.bsky.social @drspl5.bsky.social · 1h

Act of war against a sovereign state.

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 2h

Also fuck you Texas for doing this, invading another state with armed troops; lone star Republic my ass

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1h

www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...

'Epstein bomb about to drop': Dem lawmaker claims House Republicans ready to abandon Trump

Republican lawmakers in the House are ready to abandon Donald Trump because of the fallout over files related to convicted child abuser Jeffrey Epstein, according to one Dem in Congress.Rep. Eric Swal...

www.rawstory.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2h

U.S. Northern Command says that elements of the Texas national guard are now “employed in the greater Chicago area.”

The statement claims that they’ve been deployed to protect ICE and federal property.

U.S. Northern Command &
@USNorthernCmd
X.com
Effective today, elements of the Texas National Guard, under Title 10 authority and command and control of U.S. Northern Command, are employed in the greater Chicago area.
These soldiers are employed to protect U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other
U.S. Government personnel who are performing federal functions, including the enforcement of federal law, and to protect federal property.
For the latest information on our Federal Protection Mission, please see the link below:

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1h

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Carmendp @carmendp.bsky.social · 1h

Shocking: Stephen Miller accidentally revealed that president has plenary authority to declare martial law—then abruptly stopped speaking. It was clear he believes the president holds expansive and far-reaching powers to deploy the military.

www.youtube.com/shorts/SYh6Z...

NEWS: Major alarm bells go off as Stephen Miller alludes to “plenary authority” to deploy military.

YouTube video by Aaron Parnas

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john60612.bsky.social @john60612.bsky.social · 1h

Way to go Hakeem!

'Keep your mouth shut!' Republican gets earful after ambushing top Dem in hallway

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) was accused of embarrassing himself after causing chaos in a congressional hallway by confronting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).Instead of meeting with Jeffries ...

www.rawstory.com

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 1h

As far as government shutdowns go, this one has so far lacked the round-the-clock chaos of its predecessors. There have been no dramatic late-night clashes on the floors of Congress, no steep stock...

This Is the Week the Government Shutdown Gets Real

Airport delays and IRS closures are just the beginning.

www.theatlantic.com

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Angie @advangela2000.bsky.social · 5h

Her district that she won in a landslide still has no representation.

#SwearHerIn

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1h

Yikes indeed. After multiple quarters of success in bringing down backlogs, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is taking a turn for the worse.

The latest data shows that in the first six months of 2025, total net backlogs rose 26%, up by 1.1 million pending applications (of all kinds).

A bar chart showing Total Net USCIS Immigration Application Backlog by quarter, Fiscal Year 2023 Q4 through Fiscal Year 2025 Q3. The chart shows that total applications pending dropped from a bit over 4 million in FY 2023 Q4 to 3.8 million in FY 2024 Q4. In FY 2025, every quarter there has been an increase, with the sharpest increase from Q1 to Q2 and then a smaller but still significant increase from Q2 to Q3, peaking at 5.4 million pending cases.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Jeffries: "The streets are hot right now on Capitol Hill because the Republicans are just falling apart. They cannot justify their position having shut the government down. They cannot justify their position in terms of hiding the Epstein files from the American people."

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 3h

Make no mistake. This nonsense about Antifa is directly tied to the 2026 and 2028 elections. It’s the “crisis” they will use as justification to shut down key voting centers.

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Christine Hallquist @christinehallquist.bsky.social · 16h

Dictators seeks absolute control over every facet of society, including citizens’ thoughts and actions. This form of governance recognizes no limits to its authority, aiming to regulate public and private life, as such, media control is key for maintaining power.

www.cbsnews.com/news/bari-we...

Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News as Paramount acquires The Free Press

Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, has announced the acquisition of The Free Press. Its co-founder and CEO, Bari Weiss, will join CBS News as editor-in-chief.

www.cbsnews.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Jeffries to Lawler: "You're a complete and total embarrassment. You're embarrassing yourself and your district right now. And you're going down to defeat next year."

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Ken Struck @kenstruck.bsky.social · 7h

It is unconstitutional for Abbott to invade IL! I remember a military exercise around Bastrop when Obama was President. And Hot Wheels and the Texas Taliban were all shitting bricks!

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

A reporter asked me what my conversations have been like with GOP WA Reps Newhouse and Baumgartner.

Nonexistent—they've been on vacation.

But if they WERE here, I'd say it's YOUR constituents that are most at risk. You need to talk to Speaker Johnson about protecting health care.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1h

Noem thinks habeas corpus is the president’s constitutional right to remove people from the country.

Trump?

Thinks Habeas is a person.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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

AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h

Didn't Trump already have his annual check up in April?

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 3h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Schiff: "You begin to wonder -- do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can't rule that out."

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Kt @kty38.bsky.social · 1h

www.opb.org/article/2025...

Colleagues say Oregon judge who blocked Trump troop deployment is ‘well-respected’ and ‘has no fear’

U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut is now at the center of one of the most consequential cases over executive authority in modern presidential history.

www.opb.org

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thewakan.bsky.social @thewakan.bsky.social · 1h

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