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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h

NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

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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Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 2h

You mean he lied to us? Well, I never!

Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 2h

Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Admin is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance by up to 20%--which would be the largest cut ever. 🧵

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Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Social Security Disability Insurance, Particularly for Older Workers

Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Administration is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social Security...

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1d

The Speaker of the House thinks a naked bike ride is terrorism.

This is a sentence I never thought I’d write when I got a degree in professional writing for journalism.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11h

Good morning! Today would be a great day to call your local TV and radio stations to ask them to please make sure they have a crew covering the No Kings protest on Saturday. Tell them the locations in case they don't know. And tell them you'll be watching for the coverage.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 9h

If the Supreme Court just calls balls and strikes yesterday’s oral arguments about the Voting Rights Act was as if Louisiana threw a wild pitch into the stands and the conservative Justices called it a strike and the liberal Justices said you’ve got to be kidding

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Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 9h

Update: Clarinet-Playing Banana is no longer disappeared. She is, however, victim of one of HHS's favorite bully tactics: ramming someone, and then accusing the victim of assault.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

New Federal Crimes: Dressing as Banana and Playing Clarinet - Update: Released to face charges!

The Oregonian reports that on Sunday, October 12, a clarinet player with the Unpresidented Brass Band, was assaulted and arrested by ICE while the band played at a protest near the Portland ICE facili...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 17h

Update: The Clarinet Player was taken out of state, and her name has not appeared on the jail roster where she was taken. In other words, she has been disappeared.

Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 17h

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Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 17h

Read the blatant lies in his backpedaling quote.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...

Ohio's Rep. Dave Taylor condemns 'vile' symbol at his DC office

Minutes later, a post on social media claimed to reveal what the symbol was.

www.cincinnati.com

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Jacki @ftd1969.bsky.social · 1d

I heard the initial story, but the story is advancing and getting quite interesting!

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and Vought are now breaking both sides of spending law. They’re illegally not spending where the law requires them to spend, and they’re illegally spending where they don’t have the money to spend.

What we have is an appropriations king.

Spending “deals” are meaningless under that setup.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 20h

Sadly spot on cartoon from Mike Luckovich.

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Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 18h

Like, yeah

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19h

they should let humans run through the car wash like one day a week

Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 18h

MAGA: Now hold your horses, we don't even know yet if it was arson.
FOX NEWS: Umm... Roll tape...
Due credit to Fox News.
www.foxnews.com/video/638278...

New surveillance video shows Pennsylvania governor's mansion arson attack | Fox News Video

New surveillance video released Tuesday shows an arsonist set fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion with flaming Molotov cocktails in April. (Credit: Dauphin County District Attorney’s Offi...

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

Groceries are up

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Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 1d

Again, TeenVogue getting the job done.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

new @teenvogue.com: students at the 9 colleges invited to Trump's "college compact" have been pushing their universities to reject it.

+ a bit of a scoop: @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social tells us that they're launching a national coalition to support students pushing their schools to fight the Trump admin

College Students and Faculty Resist Trump’s “Free Speech” Funding Scheme

Nine universities across the country were given a test of loyalty from the Trump administration. Now, students are demanding their schools not sign the president’s 10 point compact agreement.

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Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 1d

BAKING YESTERYEAR!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently, the official GOP response to the leaked Young Republican chats is “come on, it’s not a big deal that these guys are using racial slurs and praising Hitler, that’s totally normal” and, uh, that sorta raises more questions?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

www.huffpost.com/entry/jan-6-...

Jan. 6 Officers File Suit Over GOP Refusal To Install Honorary Plaque

A plaque commemorating police who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 is missing in action four years later.

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Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 1d

Treasury Secretary Bessent blames government shutdown on the No Kings Rally, which has not even been held yet.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."

Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson delivered the oath of office to two Republican House members in April within 24 hours of them winning special elections, and Grijalva’s entrance to Congress is being delayed for her promise to sign a petition to release the Epstein files.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 1d

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AG Mayes threatens legal action against House Speaker Johnson over Grijalva’s delayed swearing-in - AZPM

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Chris Krohn @chriskrohn.bsky.social · 2d

The echoes down the halls of history.

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 3d

How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s:

"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”

Federal agents invaded even the offices of The Crisis and the National Association for the advancement of colored people and asked searching questions: " just what, after all, were our objects and activities?” I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, “We are seeking to have the constitution of the United states thoroughly and completely enforced.” It took some ingenuity, even for Southerners, to make treason out of that.

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