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Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 36m

Stephen Miller is the de facto president ... #2547

M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 4h

Jasmine Crockett Drops Another
Chump Truth Bomb.......

Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 39m

Ironic that a sport that banned players two of its greatest players for gambling now uses gambling as a main revenue stream.

Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 18h

Cool, cool. Love that this sport sold its soul to legalized gambling

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 21h

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 1h

This! @jbpritzker.bsky.social 👇👇👇

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h

"I do think he needs help, and I don't think anybody around him on a day-to-day basis wants to get him any help, because they have more power based upon his diminished capacity."

@jbpritzker.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 3h

The delusion and narcissism is out of control. #2547

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 3h

"I knew being a country artist I would get some backlash ..." Stay strong Bryan @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

🔥 COUNTRY SINGER @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social : "You don't get to call yourself a Christian and laugh when families are torn apart — and think it's okay that the highest court in the land just gave a green light to ICE agents to target people because they’re brown or speaking Spanish.”

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 4h

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Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 3h

😂

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Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 3h

Charlie Kirk was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom - "If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, boy, I hope he’s qualified." – The Charlie Kirk Show, Jan. 23, 2024

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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 1d

You’re not qualified to define able-bodied. And also why don’t you try doing your own goddamned job instead of lecturing others about not working for a change. Mmmkayyyyy????

a man with a ring on his finger is clapping

Alt: a man with a ring on his finger is making the sign for “fuck you” popularized in gangster movies

media.tenor.com

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Truth Social(ist) @twitterrefugeeog.bsky.social · 22h

This idiot keeps bragging about the 20 hostages being released in another country while he's kidnapping thousands of people a day here in America.

Fuck him and the fascism he rode in on.

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Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 22h

A protest of biblical proportion ...

Chris Shaw @cshawproductions.bsky.social · 22h

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Counsel for James Comey confirms that his defense team plans to file a motion challenging the lawfulness of Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as interim U.S. Attorney.

Motion will be heard and decided by an out-of-district judge.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
United States of America
v.
James Comey
Defendant.
Case No. 1:25CR272-MSN
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE MOTION ON UNLAWFUL APPOINTMENT
Please take notice that on October 20, 2025, James Comey, by counsel, will
file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. See, e.g., United States
v. Garcia, Crim No. 2:25-CR-00230-DGC-BNW, ECF No. 39 D. Nev. Sept. 30,
2025); United States v. Giraud, et al., Crim No. 1:24-768-MWB, ECF Nos. 144, 145
(D.N.J. Aug. 21, 2025).
The Court advised at arraignment that such motion will require designation
of and assignment to an out-of-district judge to hear and resolve that motion. See 28
U.S.C. § 292(b); Minute Order, ECF No. 19 (Oct. 8, 2025). Thus, in the interest of efficiency and to avoid any unnecessary delay in such process, Mr. Comey files the
instant Notice to formally alert the Court.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES COMEY
By Counsel
Is/
Patrick J. Fitzgerald
Michigan Bar No. P86579 (pro hac vice)
Jessica N. Carmichael

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Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 1d

This! 👇👇👇

anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 1d

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 1d

😆😅😂🤣

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Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 1d

Keep pressing ...

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 1d

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Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 1d

Considered armed and extremely inflated!

Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 1d

Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 1d

Who is she and what did she do with MTG?!!?!

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

All facts

Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!! Fight for the First (Amendment)!"

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

Breaking news: The Washington Post joined the New York Times, CNN and the Atlantic in refusing to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 1d

To my fortunate friends North of the Border ...

Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 1d

Stepping up ... I hope it's not the only one.

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: The NYT fights back!

Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 1d

Rise up

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 2d

This!

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

The truth about the administration’s threat federal employees won’t get paid when shutdown ends. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 2d

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

Bud McLaughlin @budd33.bsky.social · 3d

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 3d

Reporters: stop using the deferential term "detaining" when talking about ICE goons' abduction of innocent people from US streets. You proper term would indeed by "abduction", but if you want to pretend neutrality you could use "capture", which at least says nothing about the captors' motives.

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