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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

OAK RIDGE, TN: “A former director of nuclear energy programs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory was arrested after an investigation into allegations he solicited explicit messages and images from underage girls.” www.wbir.com/article/news...

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 5h

Trump may have set out to get revenge on former FBI Director Jim Comey but it’s not working out well for the government. Today, two motions to dismiss the case & Comey calls the govt’s bluff when U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan tries to smear one of his lawyers. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Comey Moves To Dismiss

You have choices about where you get your news and analysis.

open.substack.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

A damn circus 🎪

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 12h

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11h

Lindsey Halligan is a fucking moron.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11h

Oh my GOD.

At 4:10 p.m., she texted me: "By the way-everything | ever sent you is off record. You're not a journalist so it's weird saying that but just letting you know."
I responded: "I'm sorry, but that's not how this works.
You don't get to say that in retrospect."
Halligan was unpersuaded: "Yes, I do. Off record."
"I am really sorry. I would have been happy to speak with you on an off the record basis had you asked," I said. "But you didn't ask, and I still haven't agreed to speak on that basis. Do you have any further comment for the story?
To my surprise, she kept going: "It's obvious the whole convo is off record. There's disappearing messages and it's on signal. What is your story? You never told me about a story."
I didn't respond. It was time to publish my story. I'II text it to her.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 12h

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

Literally

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 14h

A reminder that the GOP could stop this man from literally tearing down our country at any time, and they are *choosing* not to

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 15h

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

wapo.st

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14h

Clearly Trump lied when he said his $250 million ballroom wouldn’t “interfere” with the White House.

So who’s watching this mess; the White House Historical Association or the Office of the Curator? Because someone needs to make sure he’s not bulldozing history for a dance floor.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 14h

Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again trying to seize through political backchanneling what he has failed to capture by force. So what is Donbas? And why is Russia so obsessed with it?

Why does Russia want Donbas? 6 things to know about the region Ukraine is being pressured to give up

Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again trying to seize through political backchanneling what he has failed to capture by force. According to the Financial Times (FT), Putin once again is tryi...

kyivindependent.com

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arrowslinger.bsky.social @arrowslinger.bsky.social · 15h

Totally unrelated but Jared looks like he's in pain when he speaks. Did he have some work done? Yikes🫣

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16h

DHS just got caught telling multiple lies about federal agents shooting a US citizen multiple times

newrepublic.com/article/2019...

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Brent Terhune @brentterhune.bsky.social · 16h

You can tell Trump dumped feces on liberals in that video because if it was MAGA they would’ve had their mouths open begging for more.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 15h

Congress gave the Lincolns such a hard time about their management of the White House.

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 15h

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

wapo.st

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

This is a desecration and an abomination. First he posts an AI video of himself wearing a crown dumping shit on the heads of Americans, then he starts tearing down part of the White House for his Mar-a-Lago style ballroom.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h

JUST IN: The White House has begun DEMOLISHING portions of the East Wing of the White House to build Trump’s $250 million ballroom — despite earlier claiming it wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing White House structure. (Washington Post)

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

I’ve been waiting for many years for a prominent Democrat to relentlessly fact-check their lies in real time rather than issuing press statements days later when it’s too late.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

DOJ WHISTLEBLOWER: “I wouldn’t be abiding by my oath if I stayed silent right now.” 🇺🇸

He says Trump’s DOJ wanted him to lie (about Kilmar being a gang member & terrorist, etc…) — and fired him when he wouldn’t.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Q: You are the most powerful man on earth. Why don'y you just enable Ukraine to finish this war tomorrow?

TRUMP: Well, if you know anything about what you were talking about--

Q: I do

TRUMP: I don't think you do

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

Over 500,000 views before the Community Note fact check.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

The WH steals people’s property constantly and never asks permission. Another example of Trump acting like a king.

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arrowslinger.bsky.social @arrowslinger.bsky.social · 19h

When can we sue Maga Mike for lying in official statements to the American people? He's the SOTH.
Why do we have to wait for elections to hold lying liars accountable?

a man says i 'm just sick of it in a peacock ad

Alt: a man says i 'm just sick of it in a peacock ad

media.tenor.com

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arrowslinger.bsky.social @arrowslinger.bsky.social · 19h

Without Trump, they're nothing.
Every GOP knows that.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

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