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Jason Dearen @jasondearen.com · 1d

“It was like a kidnapping.” ICE use of full-body restraint during deportations, including long flights, raises concerns over inhumane treatement. My latest @apnews.com investigation: apnews.com/article/immi...

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

apnews.com

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 3h

It's going up to $40 billion.

USAID's budget last year was $28 billion.

Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 4h

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Ted Lieu @tedlieu.bsky.social · 5h

Let them eat cake

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 15h

Trump will host billionaire donors tonight for his $200 million White House ballroom.

This comes on the 15th day of the government shutdown.

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Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 7h

I hope all those journalists have spent the last few weeks updating their source contact lists so that they can dig into Pete "Whiskeyleaks" Hegseth's Department of Warts like never before.

Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 7h

NEW for @washingtonpost.com:

Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.

@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 7h

Every American should be outraged by this overt bribery, but it's particularly amazing to me that MAGA's rank-and-file Islamophobes are okay with this.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7h

The GOP spent years screaming about a manufactured Biden bribe but says nothing about this. Tells you all you need to know.

Tweet by Melanie D’Arrigo stating: “The UAE bought $2B of Trump’s crypto — and gets computer chips. Saudi Arabia gave Kushner $2B for a new Trump Tower — and gets weapons. Qatar gives Trump a private jet and a $5.5B real estate deal — and gets US military protection. This is how bribes work.” Below is an image of Donald Trump sitting across from the Emir of Qatar in a formal meeting room. Text overlay: “Quid Pro Presidency.”

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Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 7h

Make Argentina Great Again!

Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region

The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

www.washingtonpost.com

Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 7h

It's a safe bet that there wasn't a single gram of fentanyl on any of those Venezuelan boats.
It's also a safe bet that Eric Trump doesn't have four friends.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Eric Trump: "Now every single time a boat goes out of Venezuela it's getting blown up into a million pieces. That's exactly what's happening every single day. I personally have 4 friends who have lost children to fentanyl."

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13h

Elise Stefanik is scrubbing photos of herself accepting awards from the vile Young Republicans caught in the Politico group chat. She supported every single one of them in New York State.

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Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 9h

Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 10h

Eagle Scouts, grandparents, students, working people, and other everyday Americans will be out there to show Mike Johnson he has no fucking clue about "the foundational truths of this republic." #NoKings

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"

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Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 1d

Long after Trump is moldering in his grave, we’ll still be dealing with these assholes.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

Tweet from Pam Bondi:

Today following outreach from
@thejusticedept
, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target
@ICEgov
agents in Chicago.

The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”

But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.

Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re a man in the room and a public official says this about your female colleague, you don’t continue as if nothing happened.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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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Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 1d

Cheery news in these dark days.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors. https://to.pbs.org/42GD5jw

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting

The justices issued their order Tuesday without even asking the victims' families to respond to Jones' appeal.

to.pbs.org

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Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 1d

God cares deeply about Budweiser's marketing strategies.

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."

Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson has MAGA "line blindness." He will never, ever see ICE cross the line.

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.

Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA went bananas about the Biden administration "jawboning" with social media companies, and of course now they're doing it themselves, many orders of magnitude more openly and severely. Total fucking hypocrites.

Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 2d

This “law enforcement” agency is now the single biggest threat to America’s public safety and civil order.
They can’t be reined in. It’s too late for that.
The next (non-fascist) administration must abolish ICE entirely.

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 2d

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 2d

A one-man chemical Superfund site wants to militarize street-level drug crime.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 2d

Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’

Musk demands US troops be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs

www.independent.co.uk

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Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 2d

White colonialism is “back?” I wasn’t aware it had ever left.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Trump signs a proclamation: "We're calling it Columbus Day. We're back."

Josh Richman @joshrichman.bsky.social · 2d

How pathetic for them, how embarrassing for us all.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

MARCO RUBIO: This is probably one of the most important days for world peace in 50 years. That's not an exaggeration

TRUMP: Only 50?

RUBIO: Maybe 100

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 5d

This is an embarrassingly bad article and @thenation.com should feel bad for publishing it. If you're going to publish something about Section 230, could you maybe not misrepresent how it works?

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

With Larry Ellison in control of TikTok, we now have right-wingers or looney far-right wingers in control of most of the major social media platforms.

Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide.

Revising Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act would make outlets more accountable for the content they platform.

www.thenation.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 6d

I'm sorry but it's just wild we are in the middle of a government shutdown and the House Republicans are REFUSING TO SHOW UP FOR WORK so they can protect billionaire pedophiles and billionaire tax breaks.

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