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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 21h

Democrats need to empower messengers that the establishment is scared of, people who don’t delight megadonors...stake their claims on a set of strong beliefs, and see if Americans will follow. They need to stop being lawyerly and timid. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...

Opinion | The N.F.L. Gets It. Why Don’t Democrats?

www.nytimes.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 1d

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 2d

C’mon judge. Pull an all nighter. This isn’t hard.
“The State of Illinois sued Trump, but in a court hearing this afternoon, a federal judge declined to issue an immediate order blocking the deployment. The judge said she needed time to review the case. She set another hearing for Thursday.

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 2d

Well said!
@petersagal.bsky.social

Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 2d

The problem (at least in IL) is not that we have a feckless governor or mayor unwilling "to stand up to Trump." The problem is that over 80 years+ we the people have ceded vast powers to the Fed govt for good and necessary reasons and then, last November, we gave all those powers to Donald Trump.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 2d

As Gov. Pritzker says in his opening statement, ICE and CPB are attempting to provoke a reaction by their actions in Chicago. And as he says -- more or less -- at the time stamp below, he won't order state police to physically confront them, b/c he can't.

Laur-eeeeee😱 (spooky scream) @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 2d

If you still know anyone who imagines that Pritzker or Johnson will order police under their command to arrest federal agents, you can send them this (1hr12min42sec timestamp). They are explicit that they will not and they view courts as only venue for enforcement.

www.youtube.com/live/vqP4YFV...

LIVE: Illinois' JD Pritzker on Trump's use of National Guard

YouTube video by Reuters

www.youtube.com

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Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 4d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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GenXer-71 @genxer-71.bsky.social · 4d

Be there if you're able.

#EPSTEINFILES

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 3d

Yes!

Judge Immergut quotes James Madison from the Records of the Federal Convention of 1787: “A standing
military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The
means of defence [against] foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at
home.”

Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 6d

I'm attending The NH Democratic Party's event, “Legislative Listening Tour” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nhdp_events/...

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 7d

open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 7d

The nerve of this draft dodging felon to lecture true heroes, the same idiot who surrendered to the Taliban at camp david. Roll Call Factba.se - Speech: Donald Trump Addresses Military Leadership in Quantico, Virginia - September 30, 2025 rollcall.com/factbase/tru...

Factbase search - Roll Call

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 13d

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.

Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.

Thread 👇

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🌺🌈🦋laura 🌈🙏🌺 @laurahunter-88.bsky.social · 13d

Trump has removed President Biden’s portrait at the White House and replaced it with a portrait of an autopen.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Au5...

Trump is a petty, jealous, childish, and hateful person.

I’m sharing a portrait of President Biden as a sign of respect and support.

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 13d

The National Archives illegally released Rep. Mikie Sherrill's unredacted military personnel file, including her Social Security number, home address. The congresswoman is currently running as the Democratic candidate for Governor in New Jersey.

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𝓞𝓹𝓾𝓼 @opus24.bsky.social · 12d

Day #250 of the ClusterTrump

@anomaly100.bsky.social

"A shutdown falls on the president's lack of leadership. I mean problems start from the top and they have to get solved from the top. A shutdown means the president is weak."
Donald J. Trump

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 12d

Surely the Nobel Committee can award Trump the Nobel Lying Prize ?

ElizabethC @econklin44.bsky.social · 13d

This doesn't sound like a great resume for a head of the U.S. Institute of Peace, but then, all of Trump's nominees are generally intended to destroy whatever they in charge of. ”#ProudBlue www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Academic with history of incendiary remarks to lead US Institute of Peace

Darren Beattie once said on X that “competent white men must be in charge.”

www.politico.com

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 12d

More criminal action from Trump

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Former FBI director James Comey indicted amid Trump push to prosecute foes

Former FBI director James B. Comey was indicted Thursday on allegations he lied to Congress, two people familiar with the matter said.

www.washingtonpost.com

Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 19d

I'm attending Red2Blue.org's event, “PA Judicial Election Phone Banks” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/red2blueorg/...

PA Judicial Election Phone Banks · Red2Blue.org

Help us inform Pennsylvanians about a critical (but under-the-radar) election in November! In PA, Supreme Court and appellate court judges face a yes/no “retention election” every 10 years, and this y...

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 20d

Amen
“And since it bears repeating, let me say what I said earlier this week: as the quislings in corporate media continue to bend their knee to our senile wannabe dictator, I have never been more grateful that I work for you .
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Trump’s War on Laughter Will Bite Him in the Ass

He hasn't thought this through.

open.substack.com

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 22d

Congratulations @kevinkenny.bsky.social
Fabulous book!

Kevin Kenny @kevinkenny.bsky.social · 23d

Looking forward to launching "Rituals of Migration" @nyupress.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social Sept 19, 7pm w/ @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @tedsmyth.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social &co. 🎉🎉🎉

Glucksman Ireland House NYU @gihnyu.bsky.social · 23d

Join us this Thursday to celebrate the launch of the latest book in the NYU Press Glucksman Irish Diaspora series, Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move. We can't wait to see you all at Ireland House this week 🎉 @nyupress.bsky.social @kevinkenny.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 22d

Essential read! open.substack.com/pub/conorlam...

Meanwhile in Pennsylvania

82: The most important number in American politics

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Ted Smyth @tedsmyth.bsky.social · 23d

⁦‪@RanaForoohar‬⁩ politely shows Trump weakening USA in relation to China and Russia, incl in strategic Northern Sea Route “one of the biggest sources of natural gas and oil and rare earth minerals necessary for both defence and the green transition.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 26d

Heard on the Street: Coke shed bottling and poured money into marketing. Unless Pepsi slims down, the gap between the two will continue to widen.

If Pepsi Wants to Win, It Has to Play Coke’s Game

Coke shed bottling and poured money into marketing. Unless Pepsi slims down, the gap between the two will continue to widen.

on.wsj.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26d

“.. Their roundup and the .. video showing some Korean workers shackled with chains around their hands, ankles and waists have caused public outrage and a sense of betrayal in South Korea, a key U.S. ally.”

@apnews.com #Hyundai
apnews.com/article/sout...

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