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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

There is no shortage of brilliant lawyers in the US, of all political perspectives. So why does Trump surround himself with grifters and losers with a law degree and a gross disrespect for professional rules of ethics?

The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far

Welcome to the Rocket Docket, Lindsey Halligan!

www.publicnotice.co

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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 7d

Asking people to pay for goods would kill the shoplifting industry ...

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Blue Sedition Podcast @blue-sedition.com · 1d

GoFundMe CEO says the economy is so bad that more of his customers are crowdfunding just to pay for their groceries...

Are we winning yet?

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GoFundMe CEO says the economy is so bad that more of his customers are crowdfunding just to pay for their groceries

GoFundMe’s CEO says more Americans are crowdfunding everyday essentials like groceries as high costs and strained household finances persist.

finance.yahoo.com

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 18h

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yolanda7712.bsky.social @yolanda7712.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 4h

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 3h

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EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is preparing sweeping changes at the Internal Revenue Service that would allow the agency to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups more easily, according to people familiar with the matter.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.

www.wsj.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

Portland has fallen!

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3h

All of this, in violation of the Constitution.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 19h

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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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 3h

Don't let this story die. These are not little boys. This is not in any way acceptable. All these pathetic losers need to be condemned in the strongest language possible by ALL republicans and prevented from ANY political positions for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10h

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 13h

All decent, patriotic Americans are ANTIFAscist.

The only people defending fascism are MAGAs.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/were-all-a...

We're all ANTIFA, Donald.

Hey Donald,

johnpavlovitz.substack.com

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Kenneth W Lewis 🇺🇦 @doctorotaku.bsky.social · 10h

The truth isn't whatever undead brain worm infested shite is spewing from your miserable gob. You feckless, fuckwitted twatwaffle.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 13h

“The truth is whatever I say it is. That is Democracy.” -RFK Jr

Kenneth W Lewis 🇺🇦 @doctorotaku.bsky.social · 10h

Like Redneck Yevgeniy, these ICE Gestapo goons are all fashy little bitches.

LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 13h

She gets all the flowers. I mean ALL of them. If we see her, we immediately have to give her flowers.

Kenneth W Lewis 🇺🇦 @doctorotaku.bsky.social · 10h

Who would have thunk gullible people spending money on absolute junk wouldn't figure out they got grifted by the Grifter-in-Chief Pedo Prez until it was too late.

You got what you voted for. And you're definitely getting what you paid for. Straight up shite.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

I give them 1-star reviews on their taste, judgment, and critical thinking skills.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h

Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs.

Our new ad just aired during Survivor.

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BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 18h

Is the tide turning? #activism #politics #fascism

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Kenneth W Lewis 🇺🇦 @doctorotaku.bsky.social · 11h

After 236 years, it's time we take a very serious look at rewriting the Constitution to better reflect the modern world and better safeguard our rights as people and the limitations of the gov't. And remove what that GOP has used to abuse their authority.

LessBadProblems.bsky.social @lessbadproblems.bsky.social · 1d

Well, the Constitution was supposed to prevent things like *waves hand* all this from happening but it failed. I think we need to start there if we want to get back to the rule of law.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 1d

In 50 Years, the Republican Party
has gone from "I am not a crook"
to "a crook is not a crook."

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

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Kenneth W Lewis 🇺🇦 @doctorotaku.bsky.social · 11h

Another reminder that this is, and only is, a Republican shutdown.
And the downstream effects go beyond those who are either being furloughed, fired, or working without pay.

Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 12h

Colorado is scrambling to process 900+ unemployment claims from federal workers during the government shutdown and the food pantry at Buckley Space Force Base has seen demand double

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12h

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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Kenneth W Lewis 🇺🇦 @doctorotaku.bsky.social · 11h

Republicans accuse others of what they themselves do.

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 12h

President Donald Trump is reportedly planning sweeping changes at the Internal Revenue Service that would make it easier for his administration to go after left-leaning groups, a move that observers described on Wednesday as another "confession."

'Every accusation is a confession': Observers bash Trump's sweeping changes at the IRS

President Donald Trump is reportedly planning sweeping changes at the Internal Revenue Service that would make it easier for his administration to go after left-leaning groups, a move that observers described on Wednesday as another "confession." The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that th...

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Kenneth W Lewis 🇺🇦 @doctorotaku.bsky.social · 11h

Those weren't "kids" and they weren't telling "edgy" jokes.

All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 11h

“This stuff doesn't just permeate the culture of conservatism at this moment. It is the culture, by and large. These are ‘JD Vance Republicans,’” says Chris Hayes on the leaked GOP text messages praising Hitler—and the vice president downplaying it.

'Kids telling edgy jokes’? Hayes SHREDS Vance’s defense of racist GOP group chat

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 12h

‼️ this is one of the reasons why the Musk shutdown of USAID broke me, like

Congress said 'we're allocating these funds to save lives'

a random asshole with too much money and unresolved bitterness about the end of Apartheid said 'no you're not'

so the funding disappeared??

and people are dying??

Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 16h

There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)

Reuters @reuters.com · 20h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

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