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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 12h

amazing fact check from yesterday's senate oversight hearing

Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 12h

His speeches "leave the impression of an army of pompous phrases moving over the landscape in search of an idea..."

amazing turn of phrase describing...

former president warren harding

(from @hcrichardson.bsky.social newsletter)

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 1d

Guessing this is not, in fact, Office of Personnel Management-themed graffiti though that was indeed my first thought

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 1d

i would be more uplifed if the local baristas were not forced to do weird shit that just manages to make a coffee cup feel vaguely confusing and feels like it was an idea lifted straight out of office space

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 1d

"maybe they should have gone to amazon and bought some testicles online" is a wild thing to hear a 73 year old say in a senate hearing.

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 1d

i had no idea that's dumb af

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 1d

LMAO

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 1d

After Reconstruction, the media refused to believe that white supremacists were massacring entire towns of Black people attempting to claim local sovereignty over their own lives. It is not true that violence, even when it's "plain as day," necessarily moves public opinion.

The white- run news transformed this event from a coup that overthrew an elected Republican government into a horror story of armed Black men, turning the massacre into a legitimate act of white self- defense. The Shreveport Times described the event as “the most deplorable and bloody affray ever

perpetuated.” Years after the event, white Democrats would periodically fearmonger about a Black militia that would return to overthrow the government, blaming power- hungry Republicans.

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 1d

why are they making weird jokes about the backstreet boys i am so confused rn

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 1d

Wait what did I do to earn this commentary from the barista wtf 💀

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 2d

I missed this story when it came out last month but my god there are some amazing fucking quotes in here www.tvinsider.com/1212741/is-t...

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Josh Vaughn @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social · 15d

Death County is a Signal Award finalist. If you’re so inclined, please go vote for it for listener’s choice.

vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Sharkhand @sharkhand.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

www.theguardian.com

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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 2d

Incidentally, if you'd like to read about an actual clandestine revolutionary group on the run, do I have a book for you (French 75 owes A LOT to the United Freedom Front) bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 3d

oh what newsroom does he own

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 4d

Miller’s apparent elevation to shadow president and his seeming intent to declare an end to the constitutional order would, in any other administration, be treated as a executive branch meltdown that was immensely embarrassing for the president and requiring Miller’s immediate removal

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 3d

northern district of california pacer :(

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 3d

Not so fun fact:

1997 Chemical Weapons Convention made it a war crime to use chemical agents on another country’s soldiers.

That would cover what we see in Portland, Chicago, LA, etc...

BUT it included exception allowing law enforcement to use chemical agents for “domestic riot control purposes.”

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Federal judge BLOCKS a new ICE policy that went into effect last week to automatically detain unaccompanied migrant children on their 18th birthday when they “age out” of shelter care.

The TRO enforces a court order in a case brought by @immcouncil.org and @immigrantjustice.bsky.social.

Garcia Ramirez v. ICE case caption.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND TO ENFORCE FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION
Upon consideration of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and to
Enforce the Permanent Injunction and accompanying Memorandum of Points and Authorities
and Declarations (the "Motion"), and all other materials properly before this Court, it is hereby
ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that Defendants and all persons acting under their direction or in concert with them, are hereby ENJOINED from implementing any new directive regarding age-outs;
ORDERED that Defendants and all persons acting under their direction or in concert
with them, are hereby ENJOINED from detaining any class member in an adult ICE facility in
any manner that contravenes the Permanent Injunction;
ORDERED that Defendants immediately rescind any determinations to detain based on this directive;
ORDERED that Defendants immediately produce that directive, any related policies
regarding that directive, and the Age-Out Review Worksheets of any class members who may
have been impacted by that directive, including all AORs issued since October 1, 2025.
SO ORDERED this 4th day of October 2025.

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 4d

Oooof

Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 4d

Was this recent bc I need more sources 😬

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 4d

Hahahaha omg that makes your username hilarious I love it

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