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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data, putting Americans in greater danger of a broad category of crimes or terror attacks. In the meantime, FBI counterintelligence targeting Russia has been put out of business. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 4h

#EpsteinFiles

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 4h

#ICERaids

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 23h

#EpsteinFiles

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

This is the Epstein files shutdown.

A screenshot of an X.com post by @AdelitaForAZ
, Adelita Grijalva, stating, "The people of Southern Arizona deserve representation and I'm ready to get to work. Swear me in NOW! @SpeakerJohnson
!" followed by a reply from @GavinNewsom
, Gavin Newsom, saying, "It's not even November and the GOP are already rigging elections." Below, a news headline from McClatchy by Nikki McCann Ramirez dated September 30, 2025, reads, "DEM SAYS MIKE JOHNSON IS DELAYING HER SWEARING-IN TO PREVENT EPSTEIN VOTE," with a photo of Adelita Grijalva smiling at an event in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 23h

#Chicago

8647 Nous Defions Mortus Discriminatus @ralphfh.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: Bodycam footage shows that the Chicago woman shot by ICE after allegedly ramming agents with her car actually shows the OPPOSITE – the agent rammed HER, then jumped out, and started shooting. 😳 Sue him for everything he's worth. ICE too.

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Stace RN Resists 📎💙 Portland Strong @stacernresists.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent!

As they should!

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 1d

Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigration arrests.

Chicago news media groups file suit against ICE and DHS, alleging excessive force against reporters

Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigration arrests.

trib.al

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 2d

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

“The blaze at the home of Diane Goodstein –a Democrat-appointed circuit court judge – erupted on Saturday, sending three members of her family to the hospital, including her husband, a former state senator.”
Tell me again who’s causing all the violence and chaos?

Fire destroys home of South Carolina judge who had received death threats

State’s chief justice says fire that sent three people to the hospital appeared to have been caused by an ‘explosion’

www.theguardian.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9d

Media and Dems are still getting this badly wrong: Trump is deeply unpopular! Recent approval numbers:

38-54 (Quinnipiac)
39-60 (AP)
40-56 (Gallup)
41-58 (Reuters)
39-56 (Economist)

On the pod, @lakshya.splitticket.org explains these numbers brilliantly. Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...

Trump Is a Weak, Failing President. These Brutal New Polls Confirm It.

As new national polls show Trump’s approval tanking, a leading analyst explains how the data shows that Trump is far more unpopular than is commonly acknowledged—and details why this matters for 2026.

newrepublic.com

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 4d

#ICE

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 4d

Shoutout to @nicollewallace.bsky.social for not sugar-coating anything and saying on the air that an ICE agent said “fuck them kids” while handcuffing them naked in Chicago after an apartment raid.

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 6d

#InvasionOfChicago
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment."
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

abc7chicago.com

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 6d

www.propublica.org/article/tom-...
Making money on misery - how do these people sleep at night? #Oligarchs

Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign

A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives sa...

www.propublica.org

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 6d

Petty little .... 🤬 Since we have all the money, maybe it's time we stop sending tax $$ to the fed government! #Shutdown

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

White House freezes funds for Democratic states in shutdown slap

The targeted programs included $18 billion for transit projects in New York, home to Congress's top two Democrats, and $8 billion for green-energy projects in 16 Democratic-run states, including California and Illinois.

www.reuters.com

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 7d

#U.S.Economy

Master Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · 8d

“The economy is skating as close to the edge of recession as you can get,” said Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS. “Companies are clearly hunkering down and refusing to hire and the blame can be traced back to Washington’s economic agenda.”

Read more here: bit.ly/4pngpye

US unemployment rate near 4-year high as labor market hits stall speed

U.S. job growth weakened sharply in August and the unemployment rate increased to nearly a four-year high of 4.3%, confirming that labor market conditions were softening and sealing the case for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut later this month.

bit.ly

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 7d

www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...
NYS spent millions to resettle asylum seekers, #ICERaids

The State Spent Millions to Resettle Asylum Seekers. ICE Is Arresting Them.

The Migrant Relocation Assistance Program helped families leave crowded shelters and put down roots. Trump’s immigration crackdown is upending that.

www.northcountrypublicradio.org

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 7d

#GovernmentShutdown

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 7d

In just a few months, many lower and middle-income families could start paying a lot more for insurance.
That’s because federal tax credits passed in the American Rescue Plan Act 2021 are set to expire at end of this year, and the Republican controlled Congress says it doesn’t plan to extend them.

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 8d

Trump calls for using US cities as 'training ground' for military in unusual speech to generals

apnews.com/article/trum...
“Trump … proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces and spoke of needing U.S. military might to combat what he called the “invasion from within.”

Trump calls for using US cities as 'training ground' for military in unusual speech to generals

President Donald Trump is proposing using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces. He's suggesting U.S. military might be deployed against what he describes as the “invasion from with...

apnews.com

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 8d

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Basically he gathered all these leaders to call them out of shape, get rid of women in the military and crow that military ethos will now be like ICE - what could go wrong 😑

Hegseth uses rare meeting of generals to announce new military standards

He warned commanders who don’t support the changes could leave the service.

www.politico.com

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 9d

We need to be very loud this week. Contact your Senators and Rep, demand the end of tariffs, the restoration of the health care cuts, no military on our streets......Be loud, be proud!
#Resist

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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 12d

With no warning, ICE has detained Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts. No reason has yet been provided for the detainment.

Roberts is a native of Guyana and a former Olympic Athlete, and by all accounts is a well-regarded member of the Des Moines community.

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 10d

#EpsteinFiles GOP running scared

Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 11d

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 10d

www.threads.com/@round2redo/...
This is #Portland,OR - a real war zone … call it what it is fascist felon, an authoritarian shake down

Yvonne Viera Johnson (@round2redo) on Threads

Yup it’s horrible. 4 women walking around at night and around the city.

www.threads.com

Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 12d

www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
#ResistFascism - we need to show up and in large numbers. Please find the most convenient location near you and show up to say NO KINGS!

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12d

JUST NOW AT THE UN…

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Melissa @moatis.bsky.social · 12d

www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Check the map for the number of known arrests in your county... it's appalling. #ICERaidsNYS

Here's where ICE is arresting immigrants in New York

Immigration arrests in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany and Saratoga have dominated upstate New York. In New York City, arrests skyrocketed at Federal Plaza.

www.timesunion.com