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Norm Borden @normbord.bsky.social · 2h

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Newsom Trolls ICE Barbie’s ‘War Zone’ Photo-Op Flop

Kristi Noem visited a Portland ICE facility as the Trump administration tries to justify its hardline crime crackdown on the city.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 21h

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 14h

October 7, 2025

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea that workers furloughed during a government shutdown are not guaranteed back pay when the shutdown is resolved.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 20h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Norm Borden @normbord.bsky.social · 15h

It's not policy. It's law.

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Kevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 17h

Realizing the guy at the ICE facility who scoffed at me working for the Portland Mercury was a J6er.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 16h

Historically, the Insurrection Act has only been used in response to genuine emergencies. Some experts believe that if President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act simply as a pretext for a military invasion and occupation of multiple blue cities, it would represent a possible violation of norms.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 18h

Last week, new WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal quietly carried out another purge of staffers, cutting editors and major names like Marc Fisher and David Hoffman, among others.

Meanwhile, he welcomed three conservatives to the section.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Post Traumatic Disorder

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

www.status.news

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CNN @cnn.com · 19h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

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Matthew Bell @matthewjbell.bsky.social · 17h

Great reporting from the ground in Portland by @robertmackey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Kristi Noem tours Portland Ice facility with Maga influencers in tow

Oregon governor, Tina Kotek, accuses Ice of antagonizing protesters with teargas and by inviting influencers to film

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17h

Wow 👇

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 21h

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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Norm Borden @normbord.bsky.social · 16h

Texas invades Illinois

Thinky Parts @thinkyparts.bsky.social · 16h

It’s so much worse when you see it laid out.

Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 17h

NEW: "I don’t like sending out 'emergency' newsletters, but I’ve had my eye on the situation in Chicago all day....This moment has elevated the crisis so that it is no longer just a conflict between the federal government and a state, but between two states."
www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 17h

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues"

Nobel Prize physics laureate John Clarke says Trump cuts will 'cripple' US scientific research

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Norm Borden @normbord.bsky.social · 19h

Notice how camo makes you practically invisible in an urban environment.

Democracy Matters! @democracymatters.bsky.social · 19h

So Elite fatties…

Norm Borden @normbord.bsky.social · 19h

www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...

Scientist who graduated from Portland high school wins Nobel Prize in medicine

The Nobel Prize winner initially ignored a call from Sweden early Monday, believing it was a spam call.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20h

Only the military remains outside Trump’s grip. Despite the firing of several top officers—and his threat to fire more—the U.S. armed forces are still led by generals and admirals whose oath is to the Constitution, not the president. But for how long?

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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Norm Borden @normbord.bsky.social · 22h

Heritage Americans are 'a specific set of people who embody an “Anglo-Protestant spirit” and “have a tie to history and to the land.” ' and ' You could find their last names in the Civil War registry '

Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 22h

these people are such fucking dweebs www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Are You a ‘Heritage American’?

Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 1d

This is how propaganda works. They slapped an image on this from Los Angeles in 1992 during Rodney King riots.

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Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city. (Mark
Elias/AP)

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

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

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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 1d

Cops misled journalists about using a powerful surveillance tool to track a woman across state lines because she had an abortion, then tried to cover it up when we found out the truth. Huge story from @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @josephcox.bsky.social this morning: www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

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Norm Borden @normbord.bsky.social · 23h

Who owns CNN?

Norm Borden @normbord.bsky.social · 23h

Anybody know what Kristi is dressed up as today? She's got all her right wing influencers with her for photo-ops.

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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 1d

Noem has with her right-wing social media personalities David Medina, Benny Johnson and Nick Sortor (who was arrested for fighting outside the ICE facility, Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office not pursuing charges). No news conference or opportunity for press to ask questions.

Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 1d

Noem appears to have arrived? Not sure how long we’ll be blocked from the street outside ICE processing facility. I can say unequivocally she did not witness anything she claims is happening at this facility, as she entered the facility…

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