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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

NEW: A former red-state chief election official who has falsely claimed the CIA stole the 2020 contest is playing a key role in the conspiracy theory-fueled effort by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The DOJ Lawyer and Hardcore Election Denier Probing 2020

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4h

A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme music, "The Imperial March," behind National Guard troops walking through Logan Circle.

Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 4h

On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 4h

Making America Toxic Again

“Operators reported using quaternary ammonium compounds at 59 locations over the last 15 months…these substances carry higher risks of exposure for children and pregnant women. The list surprised public health researchers.”

capitalandmain.com/oil-and-gas-...

Oil and Gas Companies Used Banned Toxic Chemicals Near the Rocky Mountains

One of the prohibited substances can cause cancer; new state law forced operators to identify chemicals.

capitalandmain.com

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 5h

This is Mohammad Salman Hamdani. His parents were Pakistani and Muslim immigrants and came to the U.S. when he was an infant.

He was an EMT and NYPD cadet who rushed to the Twin Towers on 9/11 to help victims. He died there attempting to save lives. He was 23.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 20h

Just a quick PSA that you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in your public movements. This is why law enforcement can follow YOU or photograph YOU in public without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. Law enforcement doesn’t get “extra” protection in that regard. Goose/gander etc.

Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Because he’s doing his job…reporting. Because we still live in a free country with a First Amendment and a free press.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 7h

Well, here we go.

www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/cour...

Court to consider whether to hear challenge to same-sex marriage on Nov. 7

The court is scheduled to consider whether to hear Kim Davis’ challenge to same-sex marriage at their private conference on Friday, Nov. 7. As a general practice, the court does […]

www.scotusblog.com

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: Former KY county clerk Kim Davis' case looking to overturn same-sex marriage is on conference for Nov. 7 at #SCOTUS

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frontline intellectual | critical management theory | abolition @organizer.bsky.social · 1d

Many of us were notified that we lost SNAP benefits today. It may be temporary.

For me, SNAP gave me some freedom to eat. As someone who is poor with a long history of eating disorders and economic insecurity it is slowly hitting. I’ve had SNAP for less than 6 months. It made my life a lot better.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 6h

I have a young relative who lost her job and is currently looking for another. She had a zoom interview for a position, and I overheard part of it. The employer asked her if she had kids, how old they are, and about their daycare.

Those questions lead to discrimination…obviously.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 10h

SNAP benefits are about to lapse for 42 million people, because nothing says “save the children” like starving them.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 20h

The Epstein Ballroom.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 6h

Breaking: The Supreme Court is now officially considering taking up a case overturning same-sex marriage.

This is the first time in history the court has considered rolling back this right.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 19h

Note that other countries are talking soberly about whether or not it's possible to fill the vacuum left by the U.S. - not whether or not the U.S. is still looked to as a leader.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 19h

Singapore’s prime minister warns of ‘messy’ transition to post-American order on.ft.com/4neYS9v

Singapore’s prime minister warns of ‘messy’ transition to post-American order

Lawrence Wong says no other country can fill vacuum left by US

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 18h

Updating my LEGO White House

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.

Threads post from julieceye

At my local Home Depot today in Evanston, IL. They abducted 5 people in my immediate area.

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h

Mike Johnson is now pretending that it's Rep-Elect Grijalva who is not doing her job, when he's the one shirking his duties.

And even *he* knows this is bullshit. He corrects himself to call her "Rep-Elect" not "Rep" because he actually understands there's a very important difference.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Mike Johnson: "Rep. Grijalva can work -- Rep.-elect Grijalva can work for her constituents right now. Constituent services, answering the phones, she has computers and 16 employees and there's no excuse for it. The Epstein files are being released."

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 8h

There's a *lot* going on in the three different state lawsuits challenging President Trump's federalization of National Guard troops under 10 U.S.C. § 12406.

Via "One First," my attempt to break down where things stand, how we got here, and what to expect next:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/185-the-st...

185. The State of Play in the National Guard Cases

It's hard to keep track of the whirlwind of litigation surrounding President Trump's unprecedented deployments of federalized National Guard troops. Here's a quick update on where things stand.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7h

The Marco Rubio DOS is announcing a policy of non-compliance with the Leahy law that matches its full and utter contempt for human rights. "The US State Department has removed an online portal for reporting alleged human rights violations by foreign military units supplied with American weapons."

US axes website for reporting human rights abuses by US-armed foreign forces

The Human Rights Reporting Gateway acted as a formal "tip line" to the US government.

www.bbc.com

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North Dakota Monitor @northdakotamonitor.com · 1d

42 million low-income Americans are at risk of losing food assistance Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues.

Even if a shutdown deal were reached immediately, the time needed to process the payments means benefits would likely be delayed.

Via @statesnewsroom.com

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, of course. I wrote an entire book about how I thought US monuments and national parks would be destroyed so I took my children to see them in advance:
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The Last American Road Trip

USA Today bestsellerAmerican Booksellers Association bestseller“Kendzior is an absolutely terrific writer.” —Sebastian JungerThe New York Times bestsel...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8d

"It's very bad that military paychecks depend upon the willingness of the President politicizing the military to dig into the treasury, as opposed to it being a bipartisan matter of law"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Germany will front the salaries of nearly 12,000 local national employees at U.S. military bases if the federal government shutdown delays October paychecks.

Germany stepping in to pay thousands of local workers at US bases amid shutdown

Germany will pay the salaries of local national employees at U.S. military bases if the federal government shutdown delays October paychecks.

www.stripes.com

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