Hermione Gingold
@hermionegingold.bsky.social
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Sharp-tongued, eccentric character. (Actually a delicately aging AZ girl who faked my way into every job I ever had & still working my ass off in tech. Mainly a re-poster with occasional wild life stories to tell.)
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ahmedbaba.bsky.social
President Trump isn’t delivering the unifying leadership America needs.

Instead, he’s exploiting this moment to justify targeting liberal groups and flat-out lying about the left being responsible for most of the political violence in America.

The data indicates the opposite.
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katmabu.bsky.social
Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.

Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
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gtconway.bsky.social
"It's absurd to think that … the government of the United States that [the people] pay for, that they vote for, is really in service of one man. ... He is using every arm of the government to create pleasure for himself … and also to seek vengeance upon his enemies."
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
Alan Dershowitz is a slime-ball pedophile.
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
The fact is that there is an awful lot that science and medicine cannot explain with the tools we currently have. This is exciting for some people and terrifying for others.

The ones who feel terror may move toward removing evidence of what they cannot control.

I’m sure you can see the danger.
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
Instead they want us all to join them in their delusion that not taking Tylenol and treating autistic patients with leucovorin will make ASD disappear with the wave of a wand.

They will likely make it appear that it has, by stopping data collection or manipulating the data.
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
RFK Jr., Makary, Bhattacharya and Oz continue to downplay or outright reject the role of genetics in autism spectrum disorder.

They cannot accept that they cannot control the uncontrollable. They try to change reality to fit their illusion because they won’t acknowledge the limits of their power.
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bencollins.bsky.social
We are a government ruled by viral video fiat now.

You aren't even allowed to research which viral video has whipped the regime into a mania and how they came to believe it, because the research of the systems themselves is viewed as "censorship."

This how you end up randomly invading Portland.
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bencollins.bsky.social
Five years ago, @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social and I did a story about rural Oregon's fever dream that Antifa was coming to their town from Portland.

Hundreds showed up armed downtown because they heard on Facebook that "Antifa buses" were coming.

No buses came so they said Antifa "retreated."
In Klamath Falls, Oregon, victory declared over antifa, which never showed up
Towns from Washington state to Indiana have seen armed groups begin patrolling the streets after rumors spread on social media about an antifa invasion.
www.nbcnews.com
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tessaduvall.bsky.social
I just visited Portland for a week and the worst thing that happened is I saw a bagel sandwich priced at $18.
atrupar.com
Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland
At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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newsjennifer.bsky.social
Shocked not shocked:

"A Portland Police Bureau assistant chief said in court recently that federal police were “instigating” some of the clashes between officers and protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland."
“It makes it extremely difficult for us to deal with, as the folks that are on the other side of this fence have been, night after night, actually instigating and causing some of the ruckus that’s occurring down there,” Dobson said.

“Okay. So it’s your testimony ICE is creating the problem?” Rask asked.

“I’m saying that they’re not following best practice,” Dobson replied.

The Portland Police Bureau declined to answer questions from The Oregonian/OregonLive asking how, exactly, the bureau believes federal officers aren’t following best practice in dealing with crowds, saying it did not have additional comment beyond what’s in the official record.
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newsjennifer.bsky.social
More of this, please. Keep showing the world beautiful Portland just like we did when Trump was targeting Chicago. The counter- narrative matters.
nerd4cities.bsky.social
Your war correspondent on the ground in battle-ravaged inner northeast Portland
Hollywood farmers market
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sethabramson.bsky.social
This has been on my mind since January 20. Trump is not acting like a man who has ANY concern about ANY future election(s). And I think that means exactly what we think it means.
acyn.bsky.social
Crow: They’re doing things that are deeply unpopular. Their approval ratings continue to go down—that is, Republican members of Congress and this administration—and yet they don’t seem worried about it.

Which raises the obvious question: what are they going to do?
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chipmitchell1.bsky.social
#ICE has made unlawful arrests during Trump’s #Chicago #deportation blitz, a new court filing alleges.

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09...
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hannahgais.bsky.social
Since he’s crawled back into the limelight amid Trump’s crackdown on left-wing groups, here’s my 2019 profile of Andy Ngo.

He’s an anti-antifa propagandist who has a history of whitewashing violent fascist groups, particularly in Portland. jewishcurrents.org/the-making-o...
The Making of Andy Ngo
The right-wing provocateur’s grift exposing “the tyranny of the left” worked—until it didn’t.
jewishcurrents.org
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chicagotribune.com
From the Editorial Board:

Fed policy, weak job creation and President Donald Trump’s tariffs are making things worse, especially for budget-conscious families. Consumers need to brace themselves.
Editorial: The economy is flashing red for many American consumers
The U.S. economy isn’t in recession, but lower-income households are under increasing strain.
www.chicagotribune.com
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Yeah, she just somehow had two copies of the actual indictment and put page 2 of the rejected one into it. Note that the pages have scan marks but that page 2 does not.

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emptywheel.bsky.social
If you look at the no bill document, the first and last page (the one with Lindsey's signature) have scan marks and shadows. The rejected charge (the middle page) does not. (My red marks, obv.)
A screen shot of the first and second page of the indictment not charged. The first page shown has a vertical scan line and a shadow in the bottom left corner, both of which I've marked with a red line.

On the second page, there is no scan line.
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joshuajfriedman.com
"Okay. It has your signature on it," Judge Vaala told Halligan, who responded, "Okay. Well."
"So I only reviewed the one with the two counts that our office redrafted when we found out about the two - two counts that were true billed, and I signed that one. I did not see the other one.
I don't know where that came from," Halligan told the judge.
Vaala responded, "You didn't see it?" And Halligan again told her, "I did not see that one."
Vaala seemed surprised: "So your office didn't prepare the indictment that they —"
Halligan then replied, "No, no, no - I - no, I prepared three counts. I only signed the one - the two-count (indictment). I don't know which one with three counts you have in your hands."
"Okay. It has your signature on it," Vaala told Halligan, who responded, "Okay. Well."
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joshuajfriedman.com
"U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsey Vaala expressed confusion and surprise at some points during the seven-minute court session when a federal grand jury impaneled in Alexandria, Virginia, returned the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey Thursday night."
Judge who reviewed James Comey's indictment was confused by prosecutor's handling of case, transcript shows
A magistrate judge expressed confusion and surprise at some points during a Thursday night court session when a federal grand jury returned James Comey's indictment.
www.cbsnews.com
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timdickinson.bsky.social
Gonna wrap it up here. Will presumably soon be more CNN trucks than protesters.
The war will not be televised. Mainly because it doesn't exist 😅