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Bob Weeks @bobweeks.bsky.social · 4h

The core lesson is that rights protected for opponents today are the same rights that protect everyone tomorrow.

"Protect Opponents' Legal Rights, and You Protect Your Own." Cato Institute, 1 Oct. 2025, www.cato.org/blog/protect-opponents-legal-rights-you-protect-own

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 1h

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

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Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 20h

But they did let him re-do the question:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLxq...

‘Not an open rebellion’: Sanchez questions Stephen Miller calling protesters ‘street terrorists

YouTube video by CNN

www.youtube.com

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Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 20h

Maybe this kind?

Absence Seizures | Symptoms & Risks | Epilepsy Foundation

An absence seizure causes a short period of “blanking out” or staring into space. They are often mistaken for daydreaming but cannot be interrupted.

www.epilepsy.com

Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 21h

It doesn't look like he's pretending to do anything. It looks like he's having a seizure.

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Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 23h

Transformative... Well, yes, accurate. 😐

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 23h

The Trump admin canceled an annual report on hunger & food insecurity in America.

This comes AFTER they made historic cuts to food stamps.

They don’t want the public to know how much worse off American families are because of their policies

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Rosa Lafer-Sousa @rosalafersousa.bsky.social · 23h

Over the weekend ICE abducted an NIH contractor when he showed up to a courthouse for his green card hearing. He is documented. His wife is a citizen.

He is also member of the skeleton crew of animal care staff that works through a shutdown, to ensure the health and wellbeing of research animals.

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Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 2d

This is how people behave when they believe their opponents/targets are "vermin" or "cockroaches." #Chicago

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting 🧵

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 1d

1. On Friday, the president changed his mind. He decided that he is not going to break the law by withholding $187 million in federal funding for an intelligence and counterterrorism initiative in New York City.

And you *should be grateful*.

“I am pleased to advise that I reversed the cuts made to Homeland Security and Counterterrorism for New York City …” he said. “It was my Honor to do so. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. it appears to justify an open-ended war against a secret list of groups, giving the president power to designate drug traffickers as enemy combatants and have them summarily killed without legal review.”

@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

2. …and he told me (among other things — stay tuned for a long story later) that he has suffered from respiratory issues ever since that incident.

He also told me that as he knelt in pain (see below), he could hear the agents laughing. bsky.app/profile/mske...

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18d

CW: protester being struck in the head by a pepper ball

Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.

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Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 1d

He's just hedging his bets. He wants to be able to use the insanity defense if he's held accountable post-Trump.

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Jennifer Lee 🎃 @uofagrad97.bsky.social · 1d

All of this would be easier to cope with if so many people weren’t acting like everything is ok and normal.
I feel like I’m losing my mind.

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Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 1d

Yep. Surreal.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

I kinda remember Trump pardoning a bunch of people for this, many of whom beat up cops and put them in the hospital. I think they were yelling something about the Vice President as they stormed the building.

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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump Admin abruptly ended federal support for a highly effective program that prevents homelessness among disabled people, including veterans. This will mean more people living on the streets, unable to access housing, health care & other supports.

www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...

Trump Administration Abruptly Cut Off Highly Effective Support for Disabled People Experiencing Homelessness | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The Trump Administration abruptly ended federal support for a highly effective intervention that helps disabled people experiencing or at risk of homelessness access benefits to help them stabilize...

www.cbpp.org

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Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely can relate. 🪴

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Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 1d

Two puns in one headline! 👍👍

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Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 1d

I learned today that the scam industry represents about 50% of Cambodia's GDP. Seems similar. 😳 (I know, it's GDP growth, not GDP, but still... scams are scams)

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 2d

Note that the NYT deliberately surveyed an equal number of Republicans and Democrats. What they all have in common is an understanding of the law. Scary times. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency

www.nytimes.com

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 2d

Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

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Rachael Koev @rachaelkoev.bsky.social · 2d

What could go wrong?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

MORE: Immergut issued a stark warning that the efforts by Trump to make a bad-faith justification to call up the guard risked plunging the country into a form of unconstitutional military rule.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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