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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 2h

article I powers just completely liquidated, dead on arrival.

Newsweek @newsweek.com · 2h

FBI agents will be paid during the shutdown, Trump says, using unspent funds to bypass frozen federal pay.

Trump Administration to Continue Paying FBI Amid Government Shutdown

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 6h

Feels quaint, almost cliché, to say this about a Trump action, but just for the record:

This is all illegal, the President can't simply disregard the laws passed and agencies created by Congress, and both Vought & Trump would be impeached if the Constitution or the rule of law mattered to the GOP.

Reuters @reuters.com · 12h

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

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Natasha Bertrand @natashabertrand.bsky.social · 14h

Breaking: At least one US military strike in the Caribbean targeted Colombians on a boat leaving from Colombia, sources tell us.

The deliberate targeting of Colombians suggests the US military’s campaign is wider than previously believed www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

At least one US military strike on alleged drug trafficking boat in Caribbean targeted Colombians | CNN Politics

At least one US military strike in the Caribbean over the last two months targeted Colombian nationals on a boat that had left from Colombia, according to two people briefed by the Pentagon about the ...

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Jack Hutton 🇺🇸 @jackhutton.bsky.social · 2h

Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE in Portland!
Lawyer fees:
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Donate to Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE in Portland!, organized by Robby Roadsteamer

Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE in Portland, Orego… Robby Roadsteamer needs your support for Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE in Portland!

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Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 14h

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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Galen Stone @galenstone.bsky.social · 2h

ICE Agents CAUGHT Arresting Comedian For HUMILIATING Them

YouTube video by Really American

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Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 12h

Davis spent the Biden years positioning himself for a job in Trump’s second term DOJ, then immediately fumbled it by saying he wanted to “drag [Dems’] dead political bodies through the streets” the day after the election.

Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 15h

“Banter”

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WIRED @wired.com · 15h

“People are scared," asks one federal worker. “Is WIRED hiring?” jokes another.

Federal Workers Are Being Used as Pawns in the Shutdown

“People are scared," asks one federal worker. “Is WIRED hiring?” jokes another.

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WIRED @wired.com · 14h

And a look back at our feature:

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as DOGE tore through their offices.

“For five months we were instructed to bring in our own toilet paper. I literally kept two rolls at my desk. I wish I were joking."

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 13h

1/ Large numbers of elderly Russian men are being attracted by fat recruitment bonuses to join the war in Ukraine for the financial benefit of their families. "I've lived my life, we'll get an apartment for my son now, so what if I get killed?", asks one. ⬇️

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Jack Hutton 🇺🇸 @jackhutton.bsky.social · 14h

I hate listening to the pellucid dulcet tones of Neil Gorsuch's radio announcer voice..

Jack Hutton 🇺🇸 @jackhutton.bsky.social · 14h

@sifill.bsky.social --does it seem that Hashim Mooppan is being somewhat disrespectful of Justice Sotomayor

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Nonilex @nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 14h

This was Hashim Mooppan representing the #trump administration in support of #louisiana & #white voters arguing all #black people vote #democrat

#scotus #law #votingrights #vra #civilrights #activistcourt #whitesupremacy

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Turbulence Jones @lukehancock.bsky.social · 14h

Can anyone point me to his response? I haven't come across it yet.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 14h

I feel like it should be a bigger deal that the Vice President of the United States rose to the defense of Republican operatives who openly talk about how much they like Hitler, slavery, and rape.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14h

This entire argument by Louisiana and the conservatives questions are premised on an erasure of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments.

Literally swinging for the fences to wipe out the premise for the legitimacy of Congress’ power to enact civil rights statutes.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14h

Not to be outdone, the Trump Solicitor General says you have to overturn Thornburg v Gingles, the 1982 precedent upon which all Section 2 claims are evaluated.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14h

This entire argument by Louisiana and the conservatives questions are premised on an erasure of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments.

Literally swinging for the fences to wipe out the premise for the legitimacy of Congress’ power to enact civil rights statutes.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14h

“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 14h

Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.

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Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 14h

It is insane to me that his approval is in the toilet, especially in the economy and the chattering classes just pretend it is not happening.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 14h

alternatively, trump's at 41% approval — that's pretty "sour" right?

Dan Hopkins @dhopkins1776.bsky.social · 14h

In his interview w @jonfavs.bsky.social, @ezraklein.bsky.social asks, "why haven't the tariffs soured the public on Trump?"

An answer from my book on ACA opinions: the contemporary US economy is so diverse & complex that even sizable policy changes don't move opinions consistently.

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Jacob Schriner-Briggs @jschrinerbriggs.bsky.social · 14h

Read the Reconstruction Amendments! It’s *insulting* to trot out vapid, debate-brain formalisms like the “colorblind Constitution” given the document’s most basic history and the words of its literal text.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14h

“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 14h

Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.

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Jacob Schriner-Briggs @jschrinerbriggs.bsky.social · 15h

The empty formalism used to constitutionally forbid diversity-enhancing or remedial action—that to “stop discriminating on the basis of race we must stop discriminating on the basis of race”—is possibly the most invidious trope the Roberts Court has cultivated in our modern legal culture.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 16h

If you're a masochist, you can listen to Callais arguments here (starting soon): www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 16h

I'll be writing about today's Supreme Court arguments in Callais v. Louisiana—which the GOP justices have likely teed up to nuke what's left of the Voting Rights Act—but for now, read up on the practical consequences of this case: a net 19 extra House seats for Republicans. slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court Might Net Republicans 19 Congressional Seats in One Fell Swoop

On Wednesday, the justices will take the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais.

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Jack Hutton 🇺🇸 @jackhutton.bsky.social · 14h

Why are there no cameras in the supreme court in 2025?
www.youtube.com/live/FLd5dec...
This allows them to hide, allows them to appear oracular.. wizard of Oz like. No. We need to see these hearings..see how *dumb* these right wingers sound.
#scotus #votingRights

LISTEN LIVE: SCOTUS hears redistricting case that could reduce representation for Black voters

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