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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 9h

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9h

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Despite a raw vocabulary and some rude provocations,” Pete Hegseth “outlined a nuanced vision of the military’s purpose and its relationship to civilian society,” writes Christopher Caldwell.

Opinion | That Hegseth Speech on D.E.I. in the Military Was Actually Pretty Good

Despite some rude provocations, he outlined a nuanced vision of the military.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 9h

The wife of a sheriff in Alabama has taken responsibility after local outrage over an ICE-themed Halloween display at their home.

Sheriff in Hot Water Over Wife’s ICE Halloween Decorations

The sheriff’s office pointed to a statement from his wife.

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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: The White House has threatened mass layoffs if the government shutdown continues, saying they have the power and must protect vital services.

But such cuts may be unlawful and unnecessary, budget experts, legal scholars and unions say

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 14h

#DollyParton

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 15h

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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The Onion @theonion.com · 16h

Area Family Putting A Little Money Away To One Day Blow On Single Health Scare https://theonion.com/area-family-putting-a-little-money-away-to-one-day-blow-1819575678/

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 15h

Another effort to recast spin as facts.

Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 16h

Obviously not the main point here, but it's interesting how this is framed as content rather than policy.

"BREAKING" is typically what journalists or influencers say when they have a big story -- not what government officials say when they launch "undercover" operations

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 15h

This has to happen in real time, on the air.

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 16h

Well done by @whitehouse.senate.gov

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 17h

AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 15h

The role model for the Peroxide Right.

Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 18h

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 15h

Carpe diem, Rep. Grijalva:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 17h

Like those old connect-the-dots games that revealed a startling, even frightening, image ...

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17h

As President Trump moves to deploy National Guard troops and federal immigration officers to sanctuary cities, Democratic leaders in Chicago and elsewhere are responding with their own message: We will not capitulate. https://wapo.st/3VVLImx

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 21h

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 21h

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

www.nytimes.com

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 18h

Humor is mighty!

(Occupy Wall Street did this, too.) gothamist.com/news/video-o...

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 18h

If you think today's news media picture is grim, take stock of how Chicago's local journalists are getting at the truth despite Homeland Security's campaign of lies and intimidation.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.

The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago

Local journalism is under siege, but still makes itself indispensable

www.stopthepresses.news

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

Blue states need to band together to protect immigrants, science, health, and our values. Some of this is happening already, we just need to face what more we can and must do www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

www.motherjones.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks, New Yorker

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 18h

Back door to criminalizing free speech as "pre-crime."

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 1d

Earlier this year, ICE had floated plans for a system that could automatically scan social media for “negative sentiment” toward the agency and flag users thought to show a “proclivity for violence.”

ICE wants to build a 24/7 social media surveillance team

ICE plans to hire contractors to scan platforms to target people for deportation.

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 18h

She should do what Trump would do, and with far more justification than he would bother with: swear herself in and sit right down in the seat she won.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20h

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 18h

Trump removed some amendments from the copy of the Bible and Constitution he sold, and now this cynical childishness in grown men -- "if you can't see it, it isn't there." www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 18h

What wardrobe to wear to a taxpayer-funded photo op to deliver yet more inflammatory bushwah?

Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 19h

That's a vibe.

And here's a story on that visit: www.opb.org/article/2025...

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 18h

Showing that whatever inner ethical compass he possesses is way off moral magnetic north, Donald Trump is even transactional about God and the afterlife. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Trump, 79, Rambles About Heaven While Insisting There’s No Other Reason to ‘Be Good’

Donald Trump has weighed in on some of the more pressing matters of theological ethics that’ve otherwise confounded history’s greatest thinkers for thousands of years. “You know, there’s no reason to ...

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 18h

The Attorney General of the United States will not address a fundamental point about following the Constitutional oath she took when she was sworn in.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

Padilla: Do you believe government officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not?

Bondi: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump.

Padilla: I asked a simple yes or no question

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 19h

Ma’am, this is a Wendy’s

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

Padilla: Do you believe government officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not?

Bondi: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump.

Padilla: I asked a simple yes or no question

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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 21h

We have people who are counting Trump golf trips, and people who are keeping track of his lies. Is anyone counting how many times he has broken laws and judicial rulings? www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...

Trump Admininistration Completely Contradicts Its Own Law The President Signed In 2019

Except that Donald Trump himself signed the current law requiring federal employees to get back pay.

www.huffpost.com

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