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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

Missouri state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at blocking voters’ efforts to invoke their constitutional right to veto the state legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri Republicans Sue to Block ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Thad Zajdowicz @docthad.bsky.social · 1h

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Superb.

Opinion | I resigned from the military because of Trump

I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.

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Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 1h

Update: President Trump says he’ll meet with Russian President Putin in Budapest “to see if we can bring this ‘inglorious’ War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end.”

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

“The actions taken by some of those federal agents clearly violated the Constitution,” the judge said... “Individuals are allowed to protest. They are allowed to speak... it is a bedrock right that upholds our democracy.

‘Concerned’ judge orders ICE field director into court to address use of tear gas, wants agents to turn on body cams

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday said she is “profoundly concerned” that immigration agents are violating her orders restricting the use of tear gas on media and protesters.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2h

PEN America says that the Pentagon has committed a "staggering retreat" with its decision to shut out reporters, while it's "heartened by the solidarity of news organizations standing together in the face of government censorship, and their continued coverage of the Pentagon..."

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 1h

Trump’s impulsive use of tariffs could be reined in by the Supreme Court in an upcoming hearing. Robert Kuttner reports on the trade practices that could constitute an unconstitutional exercise of executive power.
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Trump’s Tariff Tantrums

Will the Supreme Court restrain an unconstitutional power grab?

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Sam Litzinger @samlitzinger.bsky.social · 2h

CBS News’ Standards Chief Exits Amid Chaotic Period for News Division

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CBS News’ Standards Chief Exits Amid Chaotic Period for News Division (EXCLUSIVE)

CBS News' standards and practices chief, Claudia Milne, announced she would exit the Paramount Skydance news unit as it comes under intense scrutiny

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

NEW: They’re entirely predictable. Bolton could be indicted as early as this afternoon. www.youtube.com/live/8oJvw7F...

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 4h

NEW: Why does Mike Johnson keep weirdly fear-mongering about the "No Kings" peaceful protests set for Saturday, calling them "hate America" rallies?

A "No Kings" organizer says it's "quite clear" why.

So does an authoritarian expert. www.huffpost.com/entry/no-kin... w/ @delaneyrules.bsky.social

‘No Kings’ Rally Organizer: ‘Quite Clear’ Why Mike Johnson Is Attacking Our Protests

Republican leaders are acting weirdly terrified of baby boomers with signs.

www.huffpost.com

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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NPR @npr.org · 2h

Exclusive: Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's reach. But NPR's reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have already been shared.

At least 27 states turned over sensitive data about food stamp recipients to USDA

Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's reach. But NPR's reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have already been shared.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 2h

Bondi on Fox:
"People protesting immigration enforcement raids were members of what she described as “organized crime” syndicates.

“They are no different than [notoriously violent El Salvadorean gang] MS-13,” she said.

can you imagine? The AG of the US equates peaceful protest w/ organized crime.

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 2h

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Judge Says Immigration Agents Must Wear Body Cameras in Chicago

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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 1d

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Make your plans for #NoKings. This Saturday, October 18th.
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5h

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
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Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 2h

“To agree to not solicit information is to agree to not be a journalist,” she said. “Our whole goal is soliciting information.”

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 2h

"“What they’re really doing, they want to spoon-feed information to the journalist, and that would be their story. That’s not journalism,” said Jack Keane, a retired U.S. Army general and Fox News analyst, said on Hegseth’s former network."

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Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power.

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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 4h

San Francisco DA says she ‘won’t hesitate’ to bring charges against federal agents

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

San Francisco DA says she ‘won’t hesitate’ to bring charges against federal agents

Her remarks came after Trump said he may send the National Guard to San Francisco.

www.politico.com

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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 4h

Truckers Are Struggling. Trump’s New Tariff Could Make Things Worse

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...

Truckers Are Struggling. Trump’s New Tariff Could Make Things Worse.

www.nytimes.com

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Luke Russert @lukerussert.bsky.social · 1d

There’s been a concerted effort by very smart & crafty folks in the GOP for the last 25 years to choose their own voting pools as much as possible. This is the culmination of that plan and if it happens, representative democracy in the Federal level is pretty much cooked: apnews.com/article/supr...