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Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 4h

—Weldon Kees, "Eight Variations"

Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 4h

It is good to be deaf in a deafening time
With the sky gone colorless, while the dead
Thunder breaks, a cracked dish, out of the mind.

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Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 4h

But when they speak of you, they feel the need
Of voices polished and revised by history,
The martial note, words framed in capitals.

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Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 4h

Land in their eyes, unquiet ancestors
(On fences yellow signs clang in the wind)
Unstirred by suns drying the brown weeds
Above them now in parched and caking land.

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Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 4h

Signboards commemorate their resting place.
The graveless of another century
Came and were conquered; now their bones
Are dust where idiot highways run.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7h

Yeah, this came up recently —> www.lawdork.com/p/judge-bloc...

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Although TROs — because they are meant to be temporary in nature — are not generally appealable, higher courts can hear appeals if the TRO is acts like a preliminary injunction and DOJ has regularly been claiming that orders against the Trump administration fit that exception and appellate courts have largely gone along with that even if the court ultimately does not side with DOJ in the matter on appeal.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h

I didn’t think you could appeal a TRO.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 16h

Background:

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

NEW: Judge Immergut issues her written second TRO, blocking the Trump admin from deploying ANY federalized National Guard troops from ANY state in Oregon. (Full hearing thread below) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Based on this Court's prior Opinion and Order Granting Plaintiffs' First Motion for
Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 56; the hearing on Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; and the newly submitted declarations, ECF 60, 63, 65, this Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 59, and ORDERS as follows:
1. Defendants are temporarily enjoined from deploying federalized members of the
National Guard in Oregon.

2. This Second Temporary Restraining Order expires by its own terms in fourteen
days on October 19, 2025.
3. Plaintiffs are ORDERED to post a nominal bond of $100 within 48 hours. The
bond shall be filed in the Clerk's Office and be deposited into the registry of the Court.
4. Defendants' Request to Stay or Administratively Stay this Second Temporary
Restraining Order, which was raised in the hearing on Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary
Restraining Order, is DENIED.
The Court Clerk will contact the parties to schedule a telephone hearing on
October 17, 2025, to address whether this Second Temporary Restraining Order should be extended for another 14 days.
6. Any motion for a Preliminary Injunction shall be filed no later than October 17,
2025; Defendants' opposition shall be due no later than October 23, 2025, and Plaintiffs' reply shall be due on October 27, 2025.
A combined hearing on the preliminary injunction motion and a trial on the merits
under Rule 65(a)(2) is set for October 29, 2025, before the Honorable Judge Karin J. Immergut, in Courtroom 13A, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
IT IS SO ORDERED
DATED this 5th day of October.
/s/ Karin J. Immergut
Karin J. Immergut
United States District Judge

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 8h

Catching up on what happened while I was in court and then writing, and this is among the notable developments. —>

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 16h

NEW: The Ninth Circuit schedules oral argument for Thursday in the Trump admin's appeal of Judge Immergut's order temporarily blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon.

The panel assignment:
Susan P. Graber (Clinton)
Ryan D. Nelson (Trump)
Bridget S. Bade (Trump)

2025-10-09 9:00 am Courtroom 2, 3rd Floor Rm 330, James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco
Before: GRABER, R. NELSON, and BADE, Circuit Judges
Case No.
25-6268
State of Oregon, et al. v. Trump, et al.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

BONDI: The National Guard is on the way right now as we speak. You're sitting here grilling me and they're on their way to Chicago to keep your state safe.

DURBIN: It's my job to grill you

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 15h

On Marjorie Taylor Greene saying they need to fix Obamacare subsidies:

““When Marjorie Taylor Greene is saying we need to pass this, you’re idiots if you’re going to go down to a loss because of Donald Trump and Mike Johnson. And covering for Pedophiles.”

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 15h

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 15h

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 5h

This is the way.

Winter @winterpolitics1.bsky.social · 12h

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek just took back control of the national guard.

She is sending the Oregon national Guard back home and is directing the California national guard to leave the State.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 7h

This guy is such a dumb dipshit. How do you have “plenary authority” when you are using authority under power delegated by a statute (which you just cited) that contains specific conditions and limitations?? I am guessing he realized how idiotic he sounded the minute it came out of his mouth

Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social · 12h

Miller oopsie doodled and said the quiet part out loud, talking about DT aka himself having “plenary authority”:

A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 5h

Following this guide. I'm migrating to myatproto, one of the servers Blacksky provides for non-Black users. bsky.app/profile/rude...

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 3d

Migrating to Blacksky PDS: Complete Guide | Blacksky Documentation

Complete guide to migrating your Bluesky account to Blacksky's infrastructure. Covers migration tools, step-by-step instructions, troubleshooting, and how to use Blacksky services without migrating.

docs.blacksky.community

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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 5h

Jewish Currents has learned that the Conscience flotilla, with
Emily Wilder aboard reporting for us, has been intercepted and boarded by the Israeli military. Communications with Emily and the rest of the boat have been cut. We are awaiting further updates.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 6h

"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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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 5h

grateful to hear him say this out loud — too few institutions have this decency and courage

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 6h

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues"

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

u.afp.com/SmAy

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 6h

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues"

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

u.afp.com/SmAy

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 9h

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 5h

Whew. Breathe.

www.wsmv.com/2025/10/08/i...

‘I didn’t mean to scare anyone’: Dolly Parton’s sister says after asking for prayers

Dolly postponed her first Las Vegas residency in more than 30 years late last month, saying she was dealing with health challenges.

www.wsmv.com

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 7h

The entire proposed Highway 37 Solano-Marin super bridge is estimated to cost $11 billion, all to replace an existing road between a couple of suburbs. And it's proposed at 114 feet wide.

For comparison, the Golden Gate Bridge is 90 feet wide.

Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 9h

Caltrans has released a cross section for the ultimate (raised viaduct) version of SR-37.

Now maybe I'm just being paranoid, but if you were building a road that you planned to keep at 4 lanes wide, I don't think it would look like this.

Cross section of 114' wide bridge structure with each direction having a 12' outside shoulder and a 10' inside shoulder.

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 5h

Good piece.

No law or Constitution can survive if the President is given unreviewable power to say what the facts are. Trump could say that the NYT is not part of “the press” at all, so interfering with its freedom is fine.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Can presidents unleash the armed forces on their own people based on facts that they contrive?” Stephen Vladeck asks in a guest essay. “The text of the relevant statutes doesn’t answer that question. But our constitutional ideals, to say nothing of common sense, should.”

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

The president’s claims about cities don’t hold up.

nyti.ms

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Zander Furnas @alexanderfurnas.com · 5h

“Separating them by race”

We’ve all heard of Kavanaugh stops by now, is this a Kavanaugh raid? Attack?

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 5h

Monstrous.

"federal agents detained nearly every resident of the 130-unit building—including children and babies—placing them in zip ties and separating them by race into vans for more than two hours early Tuesday morning."

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 8h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

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