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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1h

Donald Trump demanded the arrest of Chicago’s mayor and the governor of Illinois. @jonlemire.bsky.social on why Trump’s threats are no longer bluster:

Retribution Is Here

The president’s threats of revenge are no longer bluster.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1h

No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 as closely as Democracy Docket. It is providing gavel to gavel coverage of the ongoing hearing over whether the Texas gerrymander will be in place for the midterms.

Support its work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

“Have you given any more thought to suspending habeas corpus?”

TRUMP: “Suspending who?” 🤷🏼

Aaand scene.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3h

This is exactly why ICE needs to be unmasked and ID’d — like cops.

📌 Cases of ICE impersonators this year alone outnumber the last four presidential terms combined.

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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

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 6h

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 6h

*10/8/2025 noncooperation thread*

More Dem electeds telling the simple truth, pls! The most important thing comes at the end of Murphy's thread, though:

"It's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully & forcefully mobilize now. We have the power."

We sure do 💪

Here's one way to mobilize:

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 1h

BREAKING: I just forced a vote with Senator Kaine to block the unauthorized boat strikes in the Caribbean.

In an important step forward, the vote was bipartisan, even if it fell two votes short.

Bipartisan measure to restrict Trump’s war powers fails in Senate

A bipartisan Senate resolution to restrain Trump’s ability to wage war against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers failed in a 48-51 vote.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1h

Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.

As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.

(Published July with @texastribune.org)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers

Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2h

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 7h

There is no left-wing violence in Chicago or Portland. It simply is not happening.

It's so not happening, in fact, that Republicans in Oregon took footage from two South American countries to create a hoax photo about Portland.

They have no actual violent footage to put forward.

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 2h

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 3h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Orlando Sentinel @orlandosentinel.com · 3h

New bill seeks to lower Florida’s gun-buying age, undoing law passed after Parkland massacre trib.al/MkBXpAh

New bill seeks to lower Florida’s gun-buying age, undoing law passed after Parkland massacre

Amid a U.S. Supreme Court case on the issue, a Republican lawmaker filed a proposal that would lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns in Florida from 21 to 18.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 3h

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach

A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the...

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 3h

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

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Susan Eisenberg @susaneisenberg1.bsky.social · 4h

Disconnected from reality!

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 6h

Everyone can set aside partisanship, psychologizing, pathologizing, whatever, and—I would hope—still see that it’s incredibly dangerous for a political leader to be this disconnected from the real conditions in the country.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5h

The president of the United States thinks there are no stores in Portland, OR.
The president of the United States is mentally unhinged – and dangerous.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 5h

Man how I wish he'd just tip over.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Trump is fighting sleep during this antifa roundtable and sleep is gaining the upper hand

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 5h

ICE arrested Elsy Noemi Berrios without cause or due process, damaging her car and traumatizing her family in the process. America cannot be a country where this is considered acceptable.

Call Congress to demand due process: 202-224-3121

#DisappearedInAmerica
#AbductedByTrump

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

Today I wrote about why my law firm is currently litigating 63 voting and election cases in 30 states. While the legacy media focuses on other things, Trump has launched a wholesale attack on free and fair elections.

I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 11h

I not only have a Daredevil NOVEL coming, but I also wrote DAREDEVIL: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY for Insight Editions, hitting next month! I'll be signing posters at their booth tomorrow at high noon! Was glad to speak to @io9dotcom.bsky.social about my Year of DD: gizmodo.com/daredevil-il...

Daredevil Celebrates Over 60 Years of Comics History In a Brand New Book

io9 has an exclusive look at Alex Segura's 'Marvel’s Daredevil: The Illustrated History,' a chronicle of the Man Without Fear's adventures.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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