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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h

This powerful JB Pritzker response to Trump's lawless threats is another reminder of what I tried to argue this morning: Pritzker understands Stephen Miller's theory of this moment, and he's responding accordingly:

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Peter Turner @rppt.bsky.social · 9h

Good thing it wasn't a person in a puppy costume.
We all know the reputation she is so proud of.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 14h

Kristi Noem praised for ‘staring down’ Antifa. It was a dozen reporters and a guy in a chicken suit

Kristi Noem ‘stares down’ Antifa. It was reporters and a guy in a chicken costume

www.independent.co.uk

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Peter Turner @rppt.bsky.social · 13h

Reminds me of the time the White House under #45 released personal info about people who filed complaints on the White House site.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi claims that the ICEBlock app was "criminal in that people were posting where ICE officers lived"

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 14h

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Peter Turner @rppt.bsky.social · 15h

Grump is not strong, he is just demented.
And easily led by the visuals his troika of enablers present him.

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15h

NEW: Trump said on social media this morning that top Illinois Democrats Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson should be imprisoned for allegedly failing to protect ICE officials — a claim that contradicts the reality on the ground in the Windy City.

Trump Claims Illinois Democratic Gov. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Johnson ‘Should Be In Jail’

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Peter Turner @rppt.bsky.social · 16h

Those files remind me of Wile E. Coyote (House Speaker, Mike Johnson) and Roadrunner (The rest of the sane universe).
Eventually Mike will realize he's running on empty air.
Then comes the fall.

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 17h

Newly elected Congressmember Adelita Grijalva says she will provide the final vote needed for a petition that could force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Is that why Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to swear her in for the last two weeks?

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18h

Over the past week, ICE and border patrol agents have clashed with Chicago residents, and federal guard troops arriving in the city might inflame tensions further. Our reporters describe the situation on the ground.

Listen to "The Daily."

Trump Claims ‘Rebellion’ in American Cities

President Trump said he would consider using the Insurrection Act to deploy the National Guard in Chicago and other places.

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Peter Turner @rppt.bsky.social · 16h

Amazing the lengths Grumpites will go to to avoid the topic of their Don's pedophilia. Oh! Look! A squirrel.

Not going to work for long.

Even Putin is protective of his offspring.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

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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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

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.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversaw a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, TN, with a staggering history of throwing children in jail.

In one case, 11 Black children, as young as 8, were arrested for a crime that doesn't exist.

Revisit our 2021 story w/ @wpln.bsky.social:

Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge.

Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem t...

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CNN @cnn.com · 20h

"Donald Trump seems to view federal funds like a personal presidential piggy bank," writes Stephen Collinson | Analysis

Read more: https://cnn.it/48PJqNh

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

NEW: After a filing in California today, voters and pro-voting groups have now moved to intervene in all DOJ lawsuits seeking full, unredacted voter lists — in CA, MI, MN, NH, NY, PA, ME and OR.

Follow Democracy Docket for the latest updates on these cases.

🚨 United States v. Weber

Learn more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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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Elizabeth Dunn🖇️📎 @elizabeth64.bsky.social · 1d

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

The subhed here is a master class in corporate journalism rewarding malfeasance via semantics

Bondi didn't valiantly fend something off, she refused to answer legitimate questions before Congress because the answers would be horrifying and politically inconvenient

And that's a profile in cowardice

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

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Maureen Berzanski 🧷🇺🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🟧🌊 🐾 @moberzan.bsky.social · 2d

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

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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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

This is so Bizarre. I’ve had multiple conversations this week with several people about Ellis. He’s the guy that stashed the perfect phone call transcript in a code word classified system. And took over prepub review of Bolton’s book. Now this. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

www.nytimes.com

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fluffychikki.bsky.social @fluffychikki.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, Wells Fargo was a horrible company long before Trump's fascism. I heard consumer advocate, Clark Howard, declare on his podcast that Wells Fargo is a criminal enterprise masquerading as a bank. Remember, banks are beholden to shareholders, credit unions are beholden to their members.

Branden McEuen but he’s spooky @bmceuen.bsky.social · 1d

Wells Fargo should not exist after they created millions of fake checking and savings accounts not even 10 years ago

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 1d

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The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 1d

want to close your Wells Fargo account because you want to punish them for siccing ICE on a building of impoverished immigrants that Wells Fargo execs wanted to foreclose and sell?

here's how

Mama Murphy☘️ @mamamurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s how you can close your account:

Call 1-800-TO-WELLS (1-800-869-3557)
Visit a Wells Fargo branch near you.
You can close most accounts immediately when:

The account has a positive or zero balance.
All deposits, outstanding and pending items are posted.