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CounsellorNYC @counsellornyc.bsky.social · 53m

How apropos that the Supreme Court is in session today to further advance segregation and diluting the Black vote !!!
#BlackSky

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 1h

King George III in early 1776

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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KD Drummond @kddrummondnfl.bsky.social · 2h

Can't even put into words how scary this moment is for parents of kids with disabilities.

We are old enough to remember what it was like in the 80s.. how disabled kids were treated.

Democrats @democrats.org · 16h

7.5 million children with disabilities will be affected.

Graphic featuring Donald Trump with the following text:

UPDATE

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 2h

Bessent is pro-kings.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

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."

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Jon Heyman @jonheyman.bsky.social · 13h

Austin Hedges re-signs with Guardians: $4M plus 500K incentives

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

ERIKA KIRK: He did pray for his enemies, which is very hard, but he did

TRUMP: *shit-eating grin, shrugs*

ERIKA KIRK: I saw him do it

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump on Charlie Kirk: "He was able to fight people that were enemies. And he didn't necessarily love those enemies so much. You know, I heard 'he loved his enemies' and I said, 'Wait a minute, is that the same Charlie that I knew? I'm not sure.' But I didn't want to get into it."

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gpblog.bsky.social @gpblog.bsky.social · 20h

Ferrari rumours have always been shut down by Christian Horner, given his commitment to the Austrian team. However, those ties have now been severed, and his future lies wide open. According to the Daily Mail, Horner is in talks with Ferrari at the moment.

#F1 #Formula1 #USGP

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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 21h

The toxic misogyny has been a reliable throughline of the Trump Era since 2015.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

After bragging about permanently cutting "Democrat programs," Trump says "we're not closing up Republican programs."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Trump announces another strike "just off the Coast of Venezuela" that killed 6 people

Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route. The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike. No U.S. Forces were harmed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!!!!

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Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 1d

Glen Gulutzan said Alexander Petrovic is in and Ilya Lyubushkin is out tonight vs. Minnesota.

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Sam Nestler @samnestler.bsky.social · 1d

Stars morning skate lines ahead of MIN:

Steel - Hintz - Rantanen
Hryckowian - Duchene - Seguin
Robertson - Johnston - Bourque
Blackwell - Faksa - Bastian

Lindell - Heiskanen
Harley - Lundkvist
Bichsel - Petrovic

Oettinger
DeSmith

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Garrett Beach @glbeach630.bsky.social · 23h

FYI for anyone who has lost their way: God doesn’t need saving

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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

Speaker Mike Johnson just said he's completely fine with ICE agents shooting priests in the head with pepper balls and roughing up journalists.

I'm sure he'll tell us soon about how it's the Democrats who are waging a war on religion and free speech though.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 2d

interesting that justice barrett thinks it's appropriate for a judge to appear on a transparently partisan propaganda network like FNC

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 2d

WSJ: “Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an ‘iron fist’, according to people who have heard the comments.

Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 2d

This *ought* to be a clarifying moment for the evangelical right

Sure would be if anyone else said it

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d

genuinely trumps funniest bit ever for him to admit that he knows he’s a grifting piece of shit who’s going to hell lol

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 2d

The conflict here is that the justices aren’t using the emergency docket as a temporary tool, they’re making “precedent” and expecting lower court judges to apply it without explanation. This is why we’re seeing so much frustration from lower court judges.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Rich Burroughs @richburroughs.dev · 2d

So resolve the issues. We’re not being invaded. There’s no emergency requiring tariffs. Crime is not up.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Garrett Beach @glbeach630.bsky.social · 2d

Abysmal

Scooter Magruder @scootermagruder.bsky.social · 2d

One word to describe the Cowboys defense:

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 2d

BREAKING: Penn State has fired head coach James Franklin, the school announced Sunday.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 3d

Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Garrett Beach @glbeach630.bsky.social · 2d

So, if it’s not resolved, shouldn’t the Court maintain the status quo rather than issuing a binding ruling without opinion?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."