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Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 2h

"Oregon national guard serves 2 purposes. 1 to defend America and 2 to protect Oregonians. So by serving in this mission they would be protecting any protestors at the ice facility" is what Brigadier General Gronewold said, explaining what the deployment of the Oregon national guard would look like.

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 2h

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 1d

Very nice piece from my colleague @stevevladeck.bsky.social in today's Times on the illegality of Trump's troop deployments to American cities. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

Opinion | No, Trump Can’t Deploy Troops to Wherever He Wants

www.nytimes.com

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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 14m

In ‘A House of Dynamite,' Kathryn Bigelow explores 18 minutes that decide the fate of civilization www.courthousenews.com/in-a-house-o...

In ‘A House of Dynamite,’ Kathryn Bigelow explores 18 minutes that decide the fate of civilization

The intersection of the military and geopolitics is familiar territory for Bigelow.

www.courthousenews.com

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Jackie 🌕 @jackieostfeld.bsky.social · 25m

Excellent piece in the @nytimes.com on why green spaces shouldn't be political. Couldn't agree more and grateful for the inclusion of my thoughts regarding federal spending reductions for parks and green spaces.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | Green Spaces for Kids Shouldn’t Be Political

www.nytimes.com

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Lexi Levy Milani @leximilani.bsky.social · 24m

“You got to stand, even when people say sit down.”

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

www.nytimes.com

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Jen🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ @jen.sheshed.rocks · 1h

This right here 🔥🔥

Facts ✅

Fuck ICE
#SheShed

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Barb @my2cnz.bsky.social · 21m

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 57m

One of the (many) legal gaps that needs to be filled after this nightmare is over is to prohibit federal law enforcement agencies from using federal funds to create propaganda videos with anyone in custody. This is all about spectacle and content creation, remove the incentive and the means

Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 2h

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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Larry David is pretty good @larrydavid25.bsky.social · 1h

i personally think "the president clearly has dementia" is a winning message for democrats, no joke

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1h

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2h

The hearing was rife with warning signs for prosecutors. The judge set a faster-than-requested trial, despite millions of pages of discovery. He emphasized he would not let DOJ drag out the case with disputes over classified evidence
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3h

NEWS: James Comey pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that followed President Trump’s demand to prosecute.

The judge set a Jan. 5 trial date — but Comey is expected to try to kill the case before it starts, including by disqualifying Lindsey Halligan

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

Last night, my team filed a motion to defend voters in California.

DOJ sued 8 states. My firm has filed to protect voters in all 8 states.

We will never back down from the fight to protect free and fair elections.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 6d

DOJ has sued 8 states for refusing to turn over their full, unreacted voter files.

My team has now filed motions to defend voters in 7 of those cases in ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, OR and PA.

I suggest that DOJ monitor the docket in the remaining one in CA.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5h

Racism Knows No Bounds

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4h

The mayor of Waukegan stepped in after Border Patrol reportedly arrested an American citizen near city hall.

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Barb @my2cnz.bsky.social · 3h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZih...

Barb @my2cnz.bsky.social · 9h

To anyone that was watching, it was blatantly obvious and shameful how Bondi had to read from talking points handed to her by her puppetmaster whenever asked a question by a Democrat. A disgusting performance at that. bsky.app/profile/deni...

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 19h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15h

Make America Great Again…

GTF Out!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 15h

THIS is the energy we’ve been waiting for. Credit where credit is due.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 15h

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Barb @my2cnz.bsky.social · 9h

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How Come Everything Is Illegal, but There’s Nothing We Can Do About It?

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

www.youtube.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14h

Wow 👇

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 19h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

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