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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 4h

Most of Dem Senators did not attack Bondi yesterday as they should have. Among other things they should have said, "You're lying again, Ms. Bondi" and "That's a bald-faced lie, Ms. Bondi."

The rapid rise of authoritarianism is no place for etiquette.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1h

U.S. Northern Command says that elements of the Texas national guard are now “employed in the greater Chicago area.”

The statement claims that they’ve been deployed to protect ICE and federal property.

U.S. Northern Command &
@USNorthernCmd
X.com
Effective today, elements of the Texas National Guard, under Title 10 authority and command and control of U.S. Northern Command, are employed in the greater Chicago area.
These soldiers are employed to protect U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other
U.S. Government personnel who are performing federal functions, including the enforcement of federal law, and to protect federal property.
For the latest information on our Federal Protection Mission, please see the link below:

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

I’m pretty sure if we designed an assisted living facility to look like the WH and put lots of gold all over it and a ballroom with his late 70s playlist on a loop we could coax him in there and he wouldn’t know the difference. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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bluextina.bsky.social @bluextina.bsky.social · 1d

I have never in my life seen anything like Pam Bondi today. What a disgrace. If we don’t get the house back this country is FINISHED. The founding Fathers Must be spinning in their graves. #impeachBondi

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

TAPPER: I don't understand why you're not calling the House back in session

MIKE JOHNSON: Members are doing important work in their districts right now

TAPPER: But the work legislating is also important work

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Greg Burke @gregoryburke.bsky.social · 10m

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

SCOTUS wades back into the war on trans kids—and considers greenlighting conversion therapy

The science is in: The anti-LGBTQ "treatments" are ineffective and dangerous.

www.motherjones.com

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Scot Turner @scotturner.bsky.social · 14h

Happy milestone 75th birthday today - October 8 - to Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & The Gang)

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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...

www.propublica.org

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Jack C.M @foxmental.bsky.social · 1d

Pete Buttigieg Says Trump's Most 'Basic' Job Is To Keep The Government Running And He's Failed At It: 'Shutdown Is Hurting Americans'. Via INKL #TeamPete #PeteButtigieg #Politics 🇺🇸 🗳️

Pete Buttigieg Says Trump's Most 'Basic' Job Is To Keep The Government Running And He's Failed At It: 'Shutdown Is Hurting Americans'

Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday blasted what he called President Donald Trump's party-driven government shutdown, arguing it is "hurting Americans in countless ways…

www.inkl.com

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 15h

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1h

If we are taking in “trillion” of dollars in tariffs:

1. Why haven’t we paid down a cent of the debt?

2. Why can’t we afford to not fuck millions of people over with expiring insurance subsidies?

3. Why is none of it being used to help the abysmal job market?

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 14h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h

"The president has already announced that if a judge does rule against him, he will invoke the Insurrection Act and then continue the military deployments. This is where we’ve been headed since January 6, 2021.”

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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Meidas Ian @lordye.bsky.social · 1h

You were warned the first time around!

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Stephen @wa3zgt.bsky.social · 1h

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Stephen @wa3zgt.bsky.social · 1h

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

These ICEtapo thugs are the New Klan

Opinion from Raw Story. Masked, armed law enforcement agents who regularly violate the law and strip people of their constitutional rights is nothing new in America. They have, in fact, a long and wel...

www.dailykos.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13h

news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/g...

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters (1)

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 2h

Donald Trump has cut heath and human services in the US to give this lunatic, Argentine President Javier Milei $20 billion dollars while he pretends to he a rock star.

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Vintage Audio Love @vintageaudiolove.bsky.social · 12h

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3h

A classic "big if true" situation

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 5h

US District Judge Denise Cote ruled that Musk himself had reduced his privacy interest by publicly boasting that he holds a “top secret clearance”—and discussing his drug use (including ketamine and marijuana) and contacts with foreign leaders (including Russian President Vladimir Putin).

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7h

The Pentagon has to provide The New York Times information about Elon Musk’s security clearances, a federal judge ruled Wednesday—and the billionaire’s own posting habits helped decide the case. trib.al/7voNtjk

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 2h

Pay attention.

"Plenary authority is legal power that is full, complete, and unrestricted in a specific area. When used in reference to government officials, the term "plenary power" is more common."

My Magic 8 Ball says, "All signs point to buckle the f*%k up."

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 16h

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 4h

Seriously, is this a trick? It’s everyday now.

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