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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11h

Emphatically this! It’s not hard

Brad Duplessis @bradduplessis.bsky.social · 11h

Memorize the oath!

Glaxton T. GuitarWolf @8stringandsushi.bsky.social · 13h

Hey @jimmyperezshetland.bsky.social what in the heehaw fuck is going on out there…

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 12h

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 12h

And... what would you say... *constitutes* this tradition he's bucking? What exactly is it *constituted* of?

NPR @npr.org · 1d

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 18h

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 18h

Ma’am, this is a Wendy’s

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

Padilla: Do you believe government officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not?

Bondi: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump.

Padilla: I asked a simple yes or no question

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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 21h

And that’s the way it fucking is—Tuesday, October 7, 2025. Good fucking night.

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 22h

*NY FED: HOUSEHOLDS' OUTLOOK FOR LABOR MARKET DETERIORATES

*NY FED: SEPTEMBER ONE-YEAR AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION 3.4% VS. AUGUST’S 3.2%

**Stagflation Expectations Rise**

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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 22h

*NY FED: HOUSEHOLDS' OUTLOOK FOR LABOR MARKET DETERIORATES

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Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · 22h

Courtesy of Prof Bagenstos, the statutory provision is 31 USC 1341(c)(2)

(2) Each employee of the United States Government or of a District of Columbia public employer furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations, and each excepted employee who is required to perform work during a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for such work, at the employee's standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates, and subject to the enactment of appropriations Acts ending the lapse.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

Highest long-term inflation expectations in 18 months. (March 2024)

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 22h

NY FED: SEPTEMBER ONE-YEAR AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION 3.4% VS. AUGUST’S 3.2% NY FED: SEPTEMBER THREE-YEAR AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION UNCHANGED AT 3% NY FED: SEPTEMBER FIVE-YEAR AHEAD EXPECTED INFLATION 3% VS. AUGUST’S 2.9%

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 23h

Whoaaaaa

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

“…bucking tradition…”??

You guys.

No

NPR @npr.org · 1d

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

n.pr

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 1d

This picture is from 1992 in LA and using it in this post and story shows terrible news judgment.

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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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 1d

ICE is lying. Go figure

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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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

Come the F on…

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Burbank Airport air traffic control tower unmanned on Monday evening amid government shutdown

The air traffic tower at Burbank Airport is unmanned on Monday evening as air traffic controllers begin to call out in greater numbers due to the government shutdown.

abc7.com

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Isaac Dovere @isaacdovere.bsky.social · 1d

Newsom says he’s on the verge of quitting the National Govs Association: “should not be difficult … regardless of partisan affiliation, to agree that politicizing our states’ Natl Guard and deploying… over the objections of the home-state Governor,harms the interests of states”

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d

Wait, they’re coming for my goddamn pasta now?!

Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 2d

Italy trying to get US to call off mega tariff on imported pasta that will double prices for American consumers. Via Reuters

Rome calls on US to reconsider extra tariff on pasta imports

With almost $800 million in exports, the U.S. is one of Italy's top three export markets for pasta, a staple of the country's culinary heritage and a substantial export commodity.

www.reuters.com

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

just noticed this little detail in Illinois's complaint

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
STATE OF ILLINOIS, a sovereign state;
CITY OF CHICAGO, an Illinois municipal corporation,

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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 1d

That’s not what he said. He said the money for Essential Air Service routes will run out but that has absolutely nothing to do with ATC.

What will happen is after that first paycheck is missed, and this applies to ALL federal workers, the mental toll of financial uncertainty becomes a huge problem.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

Never a dull moment amirite?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Beginning November 1st, 2025, all Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks coming into the United States from other Countries will be Tariffed at the Rate of 25%. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Levine is funny. 😏

@matt-levine.bsky.social @opinion.bloomberg.com $AMD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...

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Ivan the K ™☑️ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 1d

"You're making Bari Weiss Head of News??"

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

Serious question - is there a date by which Johnson is required to bring the House back?

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 1d

"US spirits exports tumble as drinkers shun American brands" www.reuters.com/business/us-...
"steep drops across major markets including the European Union, Canada, Britain and Japan, which together represent 70% of total exports"

www.reuters.com

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING:

The Supreme Court just rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming teenage girls for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein.

The decision means that her conviction and 20-year criminal sentence remain in place.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 2d

I truly don't understand what people thought was going to happen

Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · 2d

Has Trump’s second term posed a greater or lesser threat to the rule of law than you expected? @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

Has Trump’s second term posed a greater or lesser threat to the rule of law than you expected?
Circular graph showing over half answered: much more than I expected, about a quarter: more than I expected, about an eighth: similar threat to what I expected, small sliver: much less threat than I expected.

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