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jtickel STAND WITH UKRAINE @tickedoff.bsky.social · 28m

Vought now making a play against Stephen Miller for regime dominance.

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Trump Destroys Another Guardrail of Democracy: Inspectors General | Common Dreams

Rather than ferreting out corruption, waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in the federal government, Trump has undermined the very professionals who have that job.

www.commondreams.org

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South Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 4h

INVESTIGATION: After three horrifying Tamarac murders, the Broward sheriff said systemic issues in his agency did not contribute to the tragedy — despite 19 deputies being fired or suspended over it.

Here's what happened on that day and where the failures happened.

After Tamarac homicides, Broward sheriff said failures were not systemic. Could it happen again?

BSO disciplined 19 deputies after the Feb. 16 Tamarac triple murder, but Sheriff Tony said the agency’s failures were not systemic. Others disagree and are calling for broader reforms.

www.sun-sentinel.com

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✨🌟 ⭐️ LoveKat ⭐️🌟✨🟦♿️🧬🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🌎☮️🕊️🟪 @lovekat41.bsky.social · 22h

Seriously. Shut her mic off. Bring in a cow bell. Do NOT allow her to keep talking over the questioning Senators. She's a putrid disgrace and sham of an AG. She's knowingly breaking laws...strip her of her law license.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 20h

What a coward.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

Do you even hear yourselves?

NPR @npr.org · 1d

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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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 3h

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 4h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

“.. If a deal with China isn’t reached soon, Hill said, the soybean market ‘might be a bloodbath.’”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 13h

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jtickel STAND WITH UKRAINE @tickedoff.bsky.social · 59m

she answered no question but still managed to tell more lies. Bondi's malice italicises her corruption.

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Oversight

Attorney General Pam Bondi showed up for an oversight hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and she brought her best Scarlett O’Hara demeanor along with her.

open.substack.com

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JonBowzerBauman.bsky.social @jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social · 10h

If you don’t want to live in a police state, SHOW UP for No Kings 2 on 10/18. And get ready for The American Spring.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 3h

Gavin Newsom mocked Kristi Noem after she received breathless MAGA praise for staring down an “army of antifa” at an ICE base in Portland.

Newsom Trolls ICE Barbie’s ‘War Zone’ Photo-Op Flop

Kristi Noem visited a Portland ICE facility as the Trump administration tries to justify its hardline crime crackdown on the city.

trib.al

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 3h

Where are the local law enforcement? These are crimes committed by lawless government agents. Prosecute them or the law means nothing.

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

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · 17h

More veg, less meat: the latest global update on a diet that’s good for people and the planet
theconversation.com/more-veg-les...

More veg, less meat: the latest global update on a diet that’s good for people and the planet

Most New Zealand adults consume more protein than the recommended amount. They could reduce meat without risking inadequate protein intake.

theconversation.com

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familyoflafibarra.bsky.social @familyoflafibarra.bsky.social · 3d

No food no water 💔🇵🇸😭

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14h

Of all the many, many questions Pamela Jo Bondi refused to answer today, the most incendiary was about whether she's seen photos of Donald Trump with unclothed underage girls. It is so damning that she couldn't just say, "No."

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 22h

This is not going well for Pam Bondi

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 18h

Sen. PADILLA: This Justice Department fired a 15-year career prosecutor who put away sex traffickers and transnational terrorists. She was marched out of her office. Why? Because she had the audacity to remind Border Patrol that it should follow court orders.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 4h

Prosecution of Comey looks headed to a dead end.

"Federal prosecutors ... determined that a central witness in their probe would ... likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury."

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Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned Wednesday, but prosecutors investigating him determined that a central witness would prove "problematic," sources say.

abcnews.go.com

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Thee NYC angry black latina mom! ♉️🇩🇴🗽 🐝💛 @urbanmodernism.bsky.social · 4h

@alokvmenon.bsky.social If every ecosystem needs diversity to flourish, why must humans be categorized? We keep politicizing what’s simply human. Housing, food, education, and gender aren’t political—they’re fundamental. They define how we live, how we thrive, and who we are. #Pink

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jtickel STAND WITH UKRAINE @tickedoff.bsky.social · 1h

he lies she lies they all lies for trump regime.

DEFUND FASCISM 🟥

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Leslie 🦋🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈🪷🫘 @mudlady64.bsky.social · 3h

More fuckery from fox entertainment news.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Deputy AG Todd Blanche: "We have organized efforts by domestic terrorists -- and that's what they are -- to do things like box in law enforcement's cars ... they are armed with heavy machinery."

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20h

Mike Johnson says he'll swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social as soon as she wants. Okay, so how about today?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 5h

📌 The tide is slowly shifting
Souls are fighting back ⤵️🐥

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 22h

I'm on the record saying that Russ Vought will do things during the shutdown that will make his illegal rescissions visible in the way they otherwise weren't. And boy howdy, threatening to ignore the law on backpay is a great example. [corrected]

Shaheen, a retiring Dem Rs are looking to flip on shutdown, says of OMB threats on back pay:

“It would be a lot easier to resolve the situation if Russ Vought would stop talking.”

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 12h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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