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Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 9h

Crisco Brigade

Tony Serrata 🇺🇦 @serrata.org · 9h

101st Chairborne

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 16h

Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois. They're calling them Meal Team 6.

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 12h

What's....the angle here? Like, who is this for?

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Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 13h

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 14h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 13h

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13h

Why does Trump think he's going to get away with jacking up health premiums on families by 75% in order to fund a giant tax cut for his billionaire pals?

Because he thinks his campaign to repress free speech will keep us quiet.

But he's wrong. We are fighting back.

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 13h

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks, New Yorker

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 13h

👏👏👏👏👏

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 13h

Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 15h

Country legend Zach Bryan has released a song that puts country over his own bank account.

The backlash from country fans will be massive- they’ll force him off country radio like they did to the Dixie Chicks but he doesn’t need radio access anymore

American hero 🇺🇸

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 19h

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h

Schiff: "You were asked whether you were firing career prosecutors just because they worked on January 6 investigations. You refused to answer that question."

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 21h

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Hirono: "I have to conclude that, since no wrongdoing was determined, that Homan kept the money. And I hope he will put that on his tax returns as income."

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 21h

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21h

Notice her non-answer.

This is explosive. Should be explosive. The US AG who said she had the Epstein files on her desk cannot say whether or not the FBI has pix of Trump with half-naked women, which one witness who knew Epstein has said he has seen.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 1d

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

We are now getting very close to him committing Treason. Saying that you are going to end rule of law in America if a judge does not rule your way is a threat against the U.S. as serious as any foreign incursion—and indeed would be considerably more ruinous to the nation he swore an oath to protect.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump "We have an Insurrection Act for a reason. If I had to enact it, I'd to that ... if courts were holding us up or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure, I'd do that."

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 1d

This was always where they were going to end up.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Stephen Miller—both Trump Administration capo and de facto head of DHS, ICE, and DOJ, has just declared that peaceful protesters are "street terrorists." Under an executive order signed by Trump just days ago, that means he is saying that all protesters in America can be arrested on sight.

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 1d

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

this is a very very big story because of the apparently totally fake story ICE/DHS put out about what happened.

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.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 1d

Ya think?

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

Judge says DOJ may be vindictively prosecuting Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Judge Says DOJ May Be Vindictively Prosecuting Kilmar Abrego Garcia

It's the latest twist in the government's vendetta against the man they accidentally deported.

www.motherjones.com

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 1d

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

It would’ve been surprising if they had agreed to hear the case. It presents no novel issues of fact or law & the conviction is clearly due to be affirmed. Trump can pardon her, but she’s not entitled to any legal relief. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell

www.nytimes.com

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 1d

Great news!

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES petition by Republican Pennsylvania legislators invoking the discredited ISL theory to challenge a pro-voting executive order passed by President Joe Biden along with other Pennsylvania-specific voting policies. www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...

🚨 Keefer v. Biden

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

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Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 2d

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2d

Red states sending troops to blue states is a really bad idea.

‪Governor JB Pritzker‬
‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬
· 32m
This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
‪Governor JB Pritzker‬
‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬
· 32m
We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.
‪Governor JB Pritzker‬
‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬
· 32m
I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.
‪Governor JB Pritzker‬
‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬
· 32m
The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 2d

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

Happy first Monday in October to all who celebrate. The Supreme Court is back in session. Here’s what you need to know about key cases this term. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

The Week Ahead

October 5, 2025

joycevance.substack.com

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 2d

Read this 👉🏼

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

“I am living with the deep pain of watching someone I once loved become the face of evil.”

From July 17th: m.facebook.com/share/p/16yL...

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 2d

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

NOW: Starting a new thread on the Portland National Guard hearing happening now. We're in the hearing. 1/

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

NEW: Judge Immergut - a trump appointee - has called an emergency hearing tonight because the administration appears to have tried to circumvent her order by calling in the California guard after she blocked the Oregon guard deployment with a temporary restraining order yesterday. 1/

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 2d

"Deplorable" was being extremely nice.

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 2d

What a despicable human.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 2d

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 2d

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2d

If ICE agents are proud of what they're doing, then why do they cover their faces like cowards, refuse to identify themselves, and hide behind anonymity?

Xavier G. @xgonza.bsky.social · 2d

This is what Trump was barking about today.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 2d

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) went on Fox News and explained the consequences of Trump’s government shutdown in one minute.

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