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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 16h

Hello, @cnn.com, why are you using this photo from the 1992 L.A. Riots? Is it to get clicks, deceive your readers, or both?

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16h

Picture here is from 1992. LA riots. Ive seen this called bad news judgment. In any real journalism outfit this is more like a firing offense. I basically say such things. Beyond belief.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 17h

the way he fuckin talks it sounds like he’s going to murder them

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17h

President Trump addressed backpay for furloughed workers, saying that some "don't deserve to be taken care of" and that he'll take care of them in a different way.

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 17h

Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.

A screenshot of a video of Noem praying at a conference table with other people wearing suits. Fast food bags and water bottles sit on the table.

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 17h

There will be no accountability from ICE unless we, the people, demand it

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 8d

Court-watchers confirm this cruel ICE agent has been reinstated.

Last week, in the briefest moment of decency, violently throwing a woman to the floor was “beneath the men and women of ICE.”

This week, it’s back to business as usual. The cruelty, after all, is the point.

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 12d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 18h

This fall, New Jersey and Virginia voters will elect every member of their state legislature’s lower chamber. Democrats hold the majority in each chamber right now.

How will November affect this? We identified the districts to watch in our guide.

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read More

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 18h

The POLITICO headline here gives away which team they play for.

Politico @politico.com · 18h

Bondi told Schiff he should "apologize" for impeaching Trump during a heated exchange as she testified on the Hill.

Bondi tells Schiff he should 'apologize' for impeaching Trump

The attorney general also told the California Democrat she would "fire" him if he worked for DOJ.

www.politico.com

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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 2d

"[A]gents engulfed my car in tear gas, smashed my driver-side window, and pepper-sprayed my face.... I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. No explanation. No charges. No apology. One day, I was just told, 'you’re free to go.'" #KavanaughStop

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

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Ken Eissner @keeissner.bsky.social · 2d

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

This administration thrive in lying — make sure you always ask questions

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rep. Ryan Zinke: "Our economy right now is not great. The jobs report was not great."

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Bonta: Just minutes before the hearing, we got word that the Texas National Guard has been federalized.

We asked the judge to issue a broad order — one that applies to every National Guard unit in every state — stating that none of them can be deployed to Oregon.

She issued that order

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 3d

The Governor should call Trump

Every Dem elected who talked to Trump over the past week - Govs Kotek and Hochul, plus Sen. Schumer - said he had no idea what's going on

Last night we learned Hegseth wanted to send the 82nd Airborne to Portland for no reason

Call Trump and make him say it

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

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Bob Chipman 🔜PAX East @bobchipman.bsky.social · 3d

Recession Indicator:

Trump take FAST 11

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 3d

Universal isn’t sure they’ll move forward with the final ‘Fast & Furious’ film unless the budget is dropped

• There’s no approved script

• No set release date

• Most of the cast don’t have deals yet

• Studio wants the budget cut to $200M

• Last film barely turned a profit

(via WSJ)

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

“.. If victims disobeyed an order .., Taylor and Brannon punished the victims with public humiliation, .. sleep deprivation, physical assaults, and threats of divine judgment in the form of sickness .. and eternal damnation.”

@craigtimes.bsky.social #Florida
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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 4d

The most unserious and clownish behavior

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Fox News reporter to Mike Johnson: "How can you say 'they take no pleasure in this,' and then the next minute say, 'Oh, they're just having fun and trolling?'"

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taber @kvetch.gay · 4d

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 4d

Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities.
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Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER

In another incident caught on video Friday, federal agents inside a car randomly threw tear gas into a Logan Square street while people — including a 2-year-old — were outside nearby.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4d

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Nashville ruled that the Department of Justice’s criminal case against Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be a form of punishment against him for legally challenging his abrupt removal to an El Salvador megaprison earlier this year.

Judge Says DOJ May Be Vindictively Punishing Abrego Garcia for Challenging Removal to El Salvador