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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

So yesterday a reporter asked Donald Trump about the writ of habeas corpus, and he had no idea what it was.

"I don't know," he said. "I'd rather leave that to Kristi."

Well, It turns out Sen. Hassan asked Kristi Noem about it in May, and this was Noem's response:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 2h

If you haven't cancelled your Post subscription yet, today's the day

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 14h

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

www.washingtonpost.com

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NPR @npr.org · 2h

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2h

President Petro accuses US of killing Colombians in attacks on ‘narco-boats’

Gustavo Petro demands US release names of victims: ‘A new theatre of war has opened up: the Caribbean’ Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, has drawn Washington’s ire after accusing the US of killing Colombian citizens during a recent boat strike in the Caribbean Sea. “A new theatre of war has opened up: the Caribbean,” Petro wrote on his official X account on Wednesday night. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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williamlseymour.bsky.social @williamlseymour.bsky.social · 2h

Happy thoughts, for a Thursday morning…f#ck🇨🇦

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2h

⚡️ Europe faces 'significant risk' of major war if Russia starts mobilization, Zelensky says.

"There is a significant risk that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin will actually go to a world war," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Europe faces 'significant risk' of major war if Russia starts mobilization, Zelensky says

"There is a significant risk that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin will actually go to a world war," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

kyivindependent.com

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 2h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

Johnson and Lauer are stalling.

If Grijalva isn’t sworn in, it gives them time to pressure one of the 4 Republicans who signed the discharge petition to flip.

The reason they’re working this hard to shield the Epstein files is because Trump’s name is all over them.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 14h

SHAME ON THE MEDIA. Do you know who is NOT represented telling OUR stories? People like me and MILLIONS with chronic illness and Lupus, chronic pain, cancer survivors, Seniors and OTHERS who live on FIXED incomes that'll be devastated by health care INCREASES from ACA & CUTS from the BBB. AWARENESS!

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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 11h

Turning Point USA is a domestic terrorism organization, and unlike "Antifa," it's an organization that actually exists, with leaders and funders and members and everything—people who can eventually all be tracked down and prosecuted for their crimes.

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

www.nytimes.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2h

As numbers balloon, so too does interest in replicating the hellish conditions inside Alligator Alcatraz, with red-state governors gleefully proposing detention centers like "Cornhusker Clink" (Nebraska) and “Speedway Slammer” (Indiana).

@lauracmorel.bsky.social + @idgordon.bsky.social report:

Inside the hell of Alligator Alcatraz

Despite shocking conditions and rampant “psychological warfare,” copycats are popping up around the country.

www.motherjones.com

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

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4h

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 2h

Here’s a great way to support Ukraine, per @timothysnyder.bsky.social. I just donated, supporting Ukraine is supporting democracy worldwide.☀️

www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

NAFO 69th Brigade / Help99 Truck Convoy fund

We have a 501(c)(3) NGO based in the USA called Patriots for Ukraine. This allows U.S. citizens to make tax-deductible donations through our organization. You can support any of our campaigns and get ...

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 12h

Please read.
Please.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 18h

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 11h

Why is he still in office? He’s completely disconnected from reality. And he never had any interest in reality in the first place.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 14h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 11h

I wholeheartedly agree. I love hearing other languages spoken here - every language and culture brings a different perspective and style, which enriches us all.

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 11h

This is the America I believe in - people coming together protecting human rights and democracy for ALL . Yes!! Thank you Everyone who showed up in the streets of Chicago!❤️

ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 12h

That’s fantastic! A huge thanks to your son and and everyone else who showed up tonight in Chicago to protect human rights and democracy ❤️

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William Nomikos @wnomikos.bsky.social · 14h

Goosebumps watching this. Chicagoans fighting for this country. Mass collective action is the only thing that can keep fascism away.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 14h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you! Yes, much more of this integrity please!!

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

YES! MORE OF THIS! Thank you Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold from Oregon’s National Guard 🙏

Source: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

#Oregon #Portland #50501Movement

@WinterPolitics1
The Oregon national guard general says if the Oregon National guard were to be deployed they would be instructed under his leadership to protect the protesters not ICE.

And a photo of the Oregon National Guard General

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ljccape.bsky.social @ljccape.bsky.social · 12h

Wow….. wasn’t the gag order because no one is supposed to be talking publicly about an active court case because it could bias the trial and Trump refused to shut up about it?

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 12h

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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