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Natasha Bertrand @natashabertrand.bsky.social · 3m

Breaking: At least one US military strike in the Caribbean targeted Colombians on a boat leaving from Colombia, sources tell us.

The deliberate targeting of Colombians suggests the US military’s campaign is wider than previously believed www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

At least one US military strike on alleged drug trafficking boat in Caribbean targeted Colombians | CNN Politics

At least one US military strike in the Caribbean over the last two months targeted Colombian nationals on a boat that had left from Colombia, according to two people briefed by the Pentagon about the ...

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 2m

I know it's just my bad eyes that made me read this lawyer's name as "Ed Gein," but I am not going back to double check

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 18m

Now we're onto the 3rd lawyer, Ed Greim. He's arguing on behalf of the white folks who believe their constitutional rights are being violated by not being allowed to overrepresent themselves in Congress. He's arguing for a straight reppeal of Section 2 of the VRA.

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 12m

For some reason I thought you had been recently. Disregard, will do my own research!

Crary @crary.bsky.social · 19m

Do you find this to be true of Canada? I moved here just a few years ago and to be honest, haven't noticed a big difference!

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 22m

I think you're right, but I also think it's important to point out that they already have it in the form of legacy admissions, nepotism, structural racism, etc.

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 27m

Fellow quo warranto nerds: our time is at hand

Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 17h

BREAKING: James Comey to file a motion to dismiss due to Felon Trump’s illegal appointment of Lindsay Halligan as US Attorney in the EDVA.

I’ve got the details on the latest, incl. the judge agreeing Comey should have access to certain info as he prepares his defense.

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OMG! Trump DOJ UNDER FIRE as Comey PREPARES Defense

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 29m

Side note, but I unironically love that Shadowrun, an objectively deranged mishmash of concepts, has triumphed as a core TTRPG.

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 31m

I have a lot of issues with Hochul, but she has this one exactly right.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

Crary @crary.bsky.social · 32m

My first real memory of the "states rights" argument was "you can't make us celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day," so yeah. Pretty much always the same story.

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 34m

Yes, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, the people on the flotilla unarguably exposed themselves to great risk. It does not follow that what happened to them was not also criminal.

Lisa Röstlund @lisarostlund.bsky.social · 3h

We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.

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Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

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Lisa Röstlund @lisarostlund.bsky.social · 3h

We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.

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Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 38m

Hey, isn't that the kid from the Super Nintendo commercial?

Crary @crary.bsky.social · 39m

Wow. Well there's my rabbit hole for today. Thank you!

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 48m

Ah, yes, good one. Forgot all about that.

Crary @crary.bsky.social · 49m

Ugh. Can't believe I typoed THAT one (okay, I sort of can believe it).

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 50m

Totally agree. Just trying to sort of reverse engineer Kavanaugh's jurisprudence here.

Crary @crary.bsky.social · 53m

I hate that 'DARVO' is such a useful mental model, because it seems too reductionist and simple, but darn if it doesn't have a lot of explanatory power.

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 54m

Ummm, actually, Anne Rice taught us all that vampires can be very introspective

(I get the joke, I just couldn't resist going all Bluesky on it!)

shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 1h

these people have the self-reflection of a vampire

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 55m

Off the top of my head, I feel like this is a shout-out to Roberts' decision in Shelby County?

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1h

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 58m

I cannot get over the fact that this is essentially the exact antithesis of the American Revolution. Just remarkably Orwellian territory.

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah. I still think legal and constitutional analysis should be done, but we're in a post-constitution world at the moment. We have to fight to get back to baseline rule of law.

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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 1h

Whether the Voting Rights Act is needed anymore shouldn't be a question for the Supreme Court to answer, but under Roberts they've turned themselves into an uber-legislature.

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1h

Alito says that we can figure this out with math. Nelson agrees, gives Alito the math that defeats his point.

Alleged attempted rapist Brett Kavanaugh jumps in to essentially ask if Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act even still needs to be a thing.

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 1h

I guess I never knew that Novo Nordisk's logo is the Egyptian Goddess Hathor. Weird.

Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk and Omeros have signed a licensing deal worth up to $2.1 billion for the U.S.-based company's experimental drug, which is being developed for rare blood and kidney disorders, they said on Wednesday.

Novo Nordisk signs up to $2.1 billion licensing deal with Omeros in rare disease push

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk and Omeros have signed a licensing deal worth up to $2.1 billion for the U.S.-based company's experimental drug, which is being developed for rare blood and kidney disorders, they said on Wednesday.

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Crary @crary.bsky.social · 1h

What are Nuzzi's sins aside from this whole nonsense? (Not meant to be argumentative! I honestly am not sure!)

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