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Sanford F. Schram

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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Joanna Bryson, Brendan Nyhan , and 8 more

dlknowles.bsky.social
Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
southsideweekly.com
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just-jack-1.bsky.social
By all means, indict Jack Smith on bullshit allegations and give him the trial that SCOTUS denied him.

Poke the bear, Donnie. See what happens.
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, David S. Cohen, Henry Jones , and 1 more

jamellebouie.net
very cool that if you are working on behalf of right-wing culture warriors, you no longer need standing to have your claim adjudicated by the supreme court
tomscocca.bsky.social
Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 17h
It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all
tomscocca.bsky.social
Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 17h
One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Kimberly A. Prather, Laia Balcells , and 1 more

sifill.bsky.social
Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.
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katmabu.bsky.social
Trump’s order to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Chicago is illegal, immoral, and must be stopped by the courts. ICE is already wreaking havoc in our communities. Let’s call this what it is: an invasion by out-of-state troops coming here only with the purpose of tormenting Chicagoans.
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Caroline T. Schroeder, Stacy D. VanDeveer

cwebbonline.com
Whoa! The shutdown’s ripple effect starting to hit.

Burbank Airport in LA County has no air traffic controllers on duty due to sick calls, last-minute day-off requests, and staffing shortages.

If you’re flying anywhere in the country, check for delays.
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willsommer.bsky.social
Deputy AG Todd Blanche is a Trump loyalist. But now right-wing media is turning on him, after they say he quashed an elaborate scheme to rescue a prominent 2020 election denier from her prison cell.

My new False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-turns...
MAGA Turns on Trump’s Top Lawyer
Todd Blanche discovers that your place is never totally secure in the modern conservative movement.
www.thebulwark.com
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Joanna Bryson, Will Jennings , and 12 more

heathercherone.bsky.social
Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”
Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Christopher Wright, Jo Barraket

sethabramson.bsky.social
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.
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, John Foot, Gerald Friedman

sethabramson.bsky.social
It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Anna O. Law, James Goodwin , and 3 more

chadbourn.bsky.social
The FAA is delaying flights at Newark and Denver airports because they haven’t got enough air traffic control. Burbank has zero ATC from 4.30-10pm.

Lots of controllers who aren’t being paid during the government shutdown are calling in sick.
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Erica Weintraub Austin

marcelias.bsky.social
NEW: For the last several months, I have written and spoken regularly about the rise of authoritarianism in the United States. This is not something I ever envisioned for myself — and it is certainly not something my ancestors envisioned for their great grandchildren.
I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Michael D. McDonald, James Goodwin , and 1 more

cwebbonline.com
THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
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atrupar.com
COLLINS: Pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell -- is that something you're open to doing?

TRUMP: Who are we talking about?

C: Ghislaine Maxwell

T: I haven't heard the name is so long. I can say this -- I'd have to take a look at it ... I will speak to the DOJ

C: She's convicted of child sex trafficking
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Samuel Workman

donmoyn.bsky.social
Work requirements are going to cost a ton to implement, at a time when states will have less administrative resources, and despite evidence that they don't work
centeronbudget.bsky.social
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 1d
Reports raise red flags: Georgia spent $54M on admin costs for its #Medicaid waiver, nearly twice the $26M spent on care, while enrolling under 3,500 people. CMS still extended the costly program that ties coverage to work requirements. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
CMS Extends Georgia’s Medicaid Waiver Program, Despite GAO Report Raising Concerns with Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
September 23, 2025: A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) raising concerns about the cost of Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Medicaid waiver program is a forewarning about how ex...
www.cbpp.org
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Clayton Littlejohn

centeronbudget.bsky.social
Reports raise red flags: Georgia spent $54M on admin costs for its #Medicaid waiver, nearly twice the $26M spent on care, while enrolling under 3,500 people. CMS still extended the costly program that ties coverage to work requirements. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
CMS Extends Georgia’s Medicaid Waiver Program, Despite GAO Report Raising Concerns with Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
September 23, 2025: A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) raising concerns about the cost of Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Medicaid waiver program is a forewarning about how ex...
www.cbpp.org
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by Robert B. Reich — Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Michael D. McDonald , and 2 more

rbreich.bsky.social
“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Robert C. Richards, Stacy D. VanDeveer , and 4 more

atrupar.com
DHS's Tricia McLaughlin: "It is a disgusting smear to say there is racial profiling going on."
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jamellebouie.net
five years ago bari weiss was trying, unsuccessfully, to get herself fired. now she’s running CBS News. that’s some michael jordan shit.
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Gerald Friedman, Vaughan S. Roberts

gtconway.bsky.social
I strongly object to the comparison many are making these days between Stephen Miller and Joseph Goebbels.

I think it's deeply misguided, and unfair, to compare them.

Goebbels was a far better propagandist, and didn't execute much policy.

Miller far more closely resembles Heinrich Himmler.
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Jonathan A. Eisen, Anne Norton , and 1 more

wyden.senate.gov
It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Kimberly A. Prather, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 12 more

thetnholler.bsky.social
SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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strictlychristo.bsky.social
AOC "I think 'Abolish ICE' is a call to action on several levels. One is the literal interpretation of abolishing ICE, which I support...I don't believe that an agency that systematically & repeatedly violates human rights, I don't think that agency can be reformed. I think it has to be abolished."
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by Sanford F. Schram

sandysfs.bsky.social
Wurmer says the 1792 provision was repealed.

Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Joseph Schafer

georgetakei.bsky.social
Apple caved to the Trump DOJ and removed the anti-ICE apps from its App Store. Cowardice.
The image is an X post by The Bulwark (@BulwarkO ) from 10 hours ago, stating: "I think in a free country we should be able to post onto the internet, 'hey, there are masked agents on Broadway and Vine and not have the government or the tech oligarchs prevent us from doing that.' Shame on you, Tim Cook." The post includes a verified badge and a ship logo.
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Joseph Schafer

sethabramson.bsky.social
Understand that the Reichstag Fire—the faked emergency Hitler used to seize power—is happening right now in America.

Trump and his goons are lying about crime and who they are arresting to provoke the violence they will justify martial law with.

It's the fascists' final maneuver to end democracy.
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ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
Sen. Mark Kelly: "In Alaska, folks have received letters that their premiums are going up from $600 a month to $4,000 a month. That's unaffordable. And in my state of Arizona, 109,000 people are likely to lose their healthcare."
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Will Jennings, David R. Miller , and 3 more

hunterub.bsky.social
This feels like evidence Trump's aides are deliberately gaslighting him, which is unfortunately very easy to do with dementia sufferers (Trump did it to his father) and which aides are using to seize control of the US military for their own purposes.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d
The protests are on one block. Nothing is burning down. His justification for sending in troops is all based on lies.
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by Stephen I. Vladeck — Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Michael E. Mann, Anna O. Law , and 14 more

stevevladeck.bsky.social
The very first statute authorizing domestic use of the military during domestic emergencies, enacted in 1792 by a Congress full of the same folks who wrote and ratified the Constitution, expressly provided for judicial review in certain circumstances *before* the President could even send troops.
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Reposted by: Sanford F. Schram, Scott A. Imberman

mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Keep taking videos of what ICE is doing. @govpritzker.illinois.gov is right, document what’s happening. This is why they hate journalists so much.
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