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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 6h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 8h

Here’s video of the incident

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 7h

It really is a golden age in America and I feel very respected around the world

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 9h

Do you have any idea how bad shit has to be for Republicans for Politico to write this?

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

(Politico) - One week into the government shutdown, top Republican leaders appear to have lost the plot.

#RepublicansInDisarray @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 12h

Remarkable take down by @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com of a @cnn.com anchor who proudly reported on his unverified 'text interview' with Trump. He's not named here but it was Jake Tapper who gave Trump questions in advance & has no idea who actually typed the responses.

youtu.be/B6DTRVn4Gg0?...

Lawrence: Trump reveals he’s considering pardoning convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 14h

The POLITICO headline here gives away which team they play for.

Politico @politico.com · 14h

Bondi told Schiff he should "apologize" for impeaching Trump during a heated exchange as she testified on the Hill.

Bondi tells Schiff he should 'apologize' for impeaching Trump

The attorney general also told the California Democrat she would "fire" him if he worked for DOJ.

www.politico.com

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 15h

lol

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 15h

I’m sorry but it is pure cope to believe that Senate Ds are scoring points by taking Bondi’s abuse.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 16h

"There are few publications doing election previews better than Bolts", say @samyoungman.bsky.social and @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social: www.thealtmedia.com/p/ghislaines...

I agree! :)

Be sure to follow @boltsmag.org & sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay on top of it: boltsmag.org/newsletter

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 16h

I think it’s awesome we keep sending a chess team to take on pro wrestlers.

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 18h

How the fuck is Durbin getting rolled by Bondi?

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 19h

I actually don’t care if this version of NPR dies

NPR @npr.org · 20h

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 21h

I’m sorry but the fact that this is not everywhere is kind of malpractice

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 1d

This really makes it sound like a Border Patrol agent tried to kill an anti-ICE activist in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Jake Tapper, who eviscerated Biden for the sin of growing older, has done everything but help install a chair lift in the White House to cover up Trump's deepening dementia and utter feebleness.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

Jake Tapper did a whole interview with Trump by text message? Which means he can't actually confirm it was him. And now everyone's asking even more than before very reasonable questions about the wannabe dictator's health.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

The CNN anchor did not explain how he verified that it was the president — not any of his aides — who authored the written responses to his questions.

He also did not explain whether he’d made any effort to speak with the president by phone, something that has become commonplace for reporters covering the second Trump administration because Trump has maintained use of his personal mobile phone since returning to the presidency and frequently uses it to contact reporters directly.

The president’s purported text message exchange with Tapper was also unusual because Trump is not known to be a frequent user of his phone’s text message capacity.

He also famously eschews email and other written forms of communication and during his first term he openly complained when attorneys working for his administration took notes during meetings.

Trump’s unconventional use of text-based communications to purportedly respond to Tapper comes as questions continue to swirl about the state of his health

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 1d

She reminds him we’re talking about child sex trafficking and he still says he’ll consider pardoning Maxwell.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

COLLINS: Pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell -- is that something you're open to doing?

TRUMP: Who are we talking about?

C: Ghislaine Maxwell

T: I haven't heard the name is so long. I can say this -- I'd have to take a look at it ... I will speak to the DOJ

C: She's convicted of child sex trafficking

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Still thinking about Tyler Cowen watching young actresses in movies and thinking to himself, "yes, but how do I know if she's *really* a virgin? HOW CAN I KNOW?"

And then telling everyone about it!

My Favorite Actress Is Not Human

Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable tweets, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That’s because she’s AI, writes Tyler Cowen.

www.thefp.com

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Sean Vinsel @hoopsinsight.bsky.social · 1d

Like because he was getting STDs from reporters or the brain worm or that he might lick his car battery?

CBS Philadelphia @cbsphiladelphia.bsky.social · 1d

Actor Cheryl Hines says she lived in constant fear for her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s safety during his 2024 presidential campaign.

Cheryl Hines says she feared for RFK Jr.'s safety during his 2024 campaign: "I knew our lives would never be the same"

Actor Cheryl Hines says she lived in constant fear for her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s safety during his 2024 presidential campaign.

www.cbsnews.com

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yes hyperbolic. Or just flat out fucking crazy

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

CNN: Isn't that hyperbolic to call them terrorists?

STEPHEN MILLER: No. If anything I'm understating the severity of the situation

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

We wanted to understand Democratic Socialists of America. So we talked to two old guys who voted for Trump. (Yes, this is literally the article.)

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

All Hail the Humping Antifa Frog
It’s Monday. There are 395 days until the midterm elections. A Trump judge is big mad at Trump, RIP CBS and a judge’s house burns.

All Hail the Humping Antifa Frog

It’s Monday. There are 395 days until the midterm elections. A Trump judge is big mad at Trump, RIP CBS and a judge’s house burns.

www.thealtmedia.com

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 1d

This is the kind of lie you tell when you know Jake Sherman is going to kiss your ass regardless

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

perhaps the biggest story TFPever ran was a catastrophically shoddy argument that George Floyd ackshully died of an overdose. When confronted with irrefutable evidence that the piece was simply wrong, Weiss didn’t take it down, she asked her critic, @radleybalko.bsky.social, to come on a podcast.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

Last week, one of Trump's senior DOJ appointees strongly attacked a South Carolina's judge's voting rights decision. Today her house was burned to the ground by suspected arsonists.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

It's increasingly clear that the president lives in a constructed bubble of unreality designed by aides who are manipulating him in order to take control of US policy. Seems like an important story - wish media would cover it.

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 2d

Welker makes me miss the determined fearlessness of Chuck Todd’s bitch ass.

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