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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 32m

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

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Barbara Sobel @barbarasobel.bsky.social · 20h

Milo endorses @repdangoldman.bsky.social

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

NEW: Comey is going to file selective and vindictive prosecution motion to dismiss AND he will challenge the legality of Halligan’s appointment! There’s more, too… so glad @annabower.bsky.social is there to bring us the whole story! Thread below with details:

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 6h

The judge also set an initial schedule for pre-trial motions.

The first set is expected by Oct. 12. Per Comey’s defense counsel, that batch will include motions to dismiss for selective and vindictive prosecution, as well as a motion challenging the legality of Halligan’s appointment as US attorney

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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 41m

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Federal judge in Chicago finds ICE repeatedly violated consent decree over ‘warrantless arrests’ (Chicago Tribune)

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino leads detainees into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 27, 2025. (Dominic Di Palerm...

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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 1h

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Let's talk about the Texas National Guard in Chicago. The Guard is NOT ICE.

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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 1h

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Trump STEPS into WORLD OF HELL as HE IS CAUGHT ON TAPE

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 3h

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2h

I'm late to this -- came out a couple weeks ago -- sorry -- but this podcast episode is really worth listening to (despite the episode title, it's only incidentally about the Kimmel fiasco).

Highly recommended.

You can listen here for free, or on any podcast app:

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Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure | The Political Scene | The New Yorker | WNYC

The Washington Roundtable discusses how, in the wake of the reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel’s show, public resistance has a chance to turn the tide against autocratic impulses in today’...

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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 2h

I love it! Pamnesia Pam. 🤣🤣😂😂

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2h

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

These are scary times, and it’s okay to feel afraid. The challenge is learning how to respond instead of retreating. This piece offers insight into managing that fear and transforming it into courage, understanding, and tangible steps forward.

The Fear Factor

The right and the left both use fear to drive politics, but the difference in how is striking

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4h

Cry more, MAGA.

Country Star Zach Bryan Sparks MAGA Outrage After Bashing ICE In Teaser For New Song

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4h

Nobody in the blue states asked for your “help,” Greg.

Tweet from Greg Abbott showing members of the Texas National Guard boarding a large military cargo plane on a runway at sunrise. Text reads:
“The elite Texas National Guard.
Ever ready.
Deploying now.”

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Informed Citizens @johnrwilder.bsky.social · 1d

Fact

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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 2h

“We were kidnapped, stripped, zip-tied, blindfolded and sent to an internment camp on a police van without any access to food, to water, to legal support,” he said. “And for the next five days, on and off, we were psychologically tortured.”

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US activist from Gaza flotilla alleges ‘psychological torture’ by Israel

David Adler says Sumud Flotilla activists were 'kidnapped, stripped, zip-tied, blindfolded' and sent to prison camp.

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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 2h

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Deputy CIA director has a new side gig as his own lawyer

In a move that reaches a breathtaking level of WTAF even for the Trump administration, the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Michael Ellis, just sidelined the agency’s general ...

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 1d

📅 TOMORROW: Join me for our next Tele-Town Hall on Wednesday at 5:30PM CT!

I’ll take your questions on the government shutdown, the fight for health care, and more.

RSVP now to get a call to join: bit.ly/TX35TownHall

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in a 2022 interview warned supporters of reproductive rights that "one day it’s going to be your turn."

"Murder is murder. And one day it's going to be your turn."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 2h

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John Kirk @jpk13.bsky.social · 2h

The Dude speaks!

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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 2h

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'Illegal summary executions': Trump is committing 'murders' on the high seas with attacks on boats in Caribbean, lawyers say (Law&Crime)

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: “Nashville’s air traffic approach control will go dark for five hours tonight due to short staffing—the second FAA facility in as many days to shut down over shortages.”

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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 2h

100% sure! 😉

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