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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 3h

A retired LEO in Tennessee has spent more than a month in jail without trial after he posted a meme quoting Donald Trump following the murder of Charlie Kirk.

"We have to get over it," Trump said after a 2024 school shooting.

He can't afford his $2 million bail.

www.rawstory.com/anti-trump-f...

Liberal ex-cop jailed on $2M bond after quoting Trump on Facebook: report

A Tennessee man has spent more than a month in jail without trial after he posted a meme quoting President Donald Trump following the murder of Charlie Kirk.Larry Bushart, a retired law enforcement of...

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 7h

THREAD: This week, Tucker Carlson hosted one of the most dangerous antisemites in America. Nick Fuentes leads the “Groyper” movement, a large online hate network devoted to building a white Christian nationalist America.

It marks a serious escalation in how antisemitism reaches the mainstream.

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 5h

JUST IN: Anonymous 7th Circuit judge(s) block Chicago federal district judge Sara Ellis' order requiring Border Patrol commander to come to court each evening to report on public interactions during immigration enforcement. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

#6 in Kristi Noem v. Sara L. Ellis (7th Cir., 25-2936) – CourtListener.com

ORDER re: 1. Petition for a writ of mandamus. 2. Emergency motion for a stay pending a ruling on the government’s petition for a writ of mandamus and an immediate administrative stay. The government’s...

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 9h

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

“.. A top US military official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states .. to form ‘quick reaction forces’ trained in ‘riot control’, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers and pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive ..”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 11h

So... Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) asked the 4 nominees in this hearing a simple question -- if Trump directed you to break the law, would you follow the law or follow the president's directive? -- and not one could just say they'd follow the law.

😬

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

I’m sorry, if someone has a birth certificate that proves they were born here but a mobile app with face recognition software disagrees, they will side with the app?

What?

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 15h

New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous tool in the hands of ICE, and it puts American citizens at risk of detention and even deportation.” He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”

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enginerd518.bsky.social @enginerd518.bsky.social · 14h

I miss the days when this would have ended a presidency.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 14h

Your now-mandatory reminder that Republicans in Congress are just fine with this

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h

Breaking news: The DOJ placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they filed a document in court that referred to the Jan. 6. attack on the U.S. Capitol as a “riot” carried out by a “mob,” two people familiar with the matter said.

Two U.S. prosecutors suspended after describing Jan. 6 attack as ‘mob’

The suspensions come in the case of a 2021 Capitol rioter who faces sentencing for unrelated weapons charges.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 15h

Remember, Taranto turned up with guns at Obama's house a few hours after Trump posted Obama's address on his Truth Social account. Taranto reposted the Trump post with the address so we know he saw it.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h

Breaking on MSNBC:

Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d

NOTABLE: The judge says the indictment sEssayli presided over are not dismissed bc they were signed by other lawfully appointed prosecutors. That reasoning, if adopted in other courts, bodes poorly for Lindsey Halligan, who was the only person to sign Comey/James indictments.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17h

NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.

Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.

Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.

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enginerd518.bsky.social @enginerd518.bsky.social · 18h

Yes, it was one of the cancers that killed Rod Roddy from the Price is Right.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18h

NEW: A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica sets up new roadblocks to care for male veterans with breast cancer.

The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.

Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage

A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.

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enginerd518.bsky.social @enginerd518.bsky.social · 18h

Considering how hard they are working to keep the Epstein files locked up, there must be some really horrible stuff in them.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18h

The Senate is still meeting and holding votes as normal despite the shutdown.

The House has not held a vote in a month and a half now solely because Mike Johnson wants to prevent the release of the Epstein Files.

They've killed our government to save their pedophiles.

Jason Odell @luminescentphoto.com · 1d

A quick reminder that the House is not in session because Speaker Johnson CANCELED it, not because of the current shutdown.

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 1d

It's an insidious rhetorical sleight of hand to use "critics say" framing to critique the subject but never to mention who the critics are or what their agenda is. Peters does it three times in this article alone:

What Zohran Mamdani Learned as an Africana Studies Major at Bowdoin

The mayoral candidate has said his education was formative. But critics say that his degree exemplifies how colleges steep students in leftist dogma.

Mr. Mamdani graduated in 2014 from Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine, with a bachelor's degree in Africana studies. And his experience there - readings of critical race theorists in the classroom and activism for left-wing causes on campus — is emblematic of the highly charged debate over what is taught in American universities. Critics say the growth of these programs, which aim to teach about historical events from the perspective of marginalized and oppressed groups, has turned colleges into feckless workshops for leftist political orthodoxy.

Majors like Africana studies, or any of its siblings such as women's studies, these critics charge, promote a worldview that sees little to admire in American history. Some disparagingly call the entire field "grievance studies." In a July speech attacking Mr. Mamdani, Vice President JD Vance alluded to his education, and characterized his support from younger, well-educated voters as the product of "elite disaffection."

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Corpsy @corpsepilot.bsky.social · 20h

ICYMI here's some facts about SNAP that don't align with GOP bullshit.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.

Here’s what experts say you need to know.

By @deldeib.bsky.social

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

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enginerd518.bsky.social @enginerd518.bsky.social · 1d

Give credit to @peoplemag.bsky.social for reporting on what @cbsnews.com, @cnn.com and @nbcnews.com won't talk about.

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Bianca Tylek @biancatylek.bsky.social · 1d

Today was a hard day. Regulations that we passed unanimously last year, after 7 years of advocacy, were largely gutted. The FCC capitulated to the correctional telecom industry in roughly doubling rate caps for prison and jail calls. I'm truly sorry.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

F.C.C. Changes Course on the Price of Prisoners’ Phone Calls

www.nytimes.com

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enginerd518.bsky.social @enginerd518.bsky.social · 1d

Someone should reply, "You should fire your staffers, they do a bad job keeping you informed of important information."

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 1d

Trump DEI

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump's granddaughter gets exemption to LPGA tournament

The granddaughter of President Donald Trump will be making her LPGA debut next month in The Annika at Pelican Golf Club in Florida

abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireS...

President Trump's granddaughter gets exemption to LPGA tournament

The granddaughter of President Donald Trump will be making her LPGA debut next month in The Annika at Pelican Golf Club in Florida

abcnews.go.com

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 1d

"According to his running club, the man, who is a U.S. citizen, was returning from a team run when agents pulled him out of his vehicle, tackled him to the ground and kneeled on top of him, allegedly breaking six ribs and causing internal bleeding"

US citizen, 67, ‘has six ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents, his running club says

The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade

www.independent.co.uk

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