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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 7d

It's bribery and corruption, a protection racket. But another way to describe money given to the government under threat of punishment is taxation, here imposed unilaterally and arbitrarily by the executive without the legislature.

Ship money is the analogy, if you're up on 17th C. English history.

Exclusive | Trump Hosts Corporate Ballroom Donors at Glitzy White House Dinner

The event included representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon.com and Palantir.

www.wsj.com

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 7d

Has anyone tried to aggregate what we know under the heading of “the executive budget?” The idea I can’t shake is that gov’t isn’t actually shut down: it’s being reshaped. Its work is ongoing, as are its finances. Don’t know if that framing would validate this outrage or inspire opposition to it tho

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Mayor of Halloween Town @joshuajfriedman.com · 6h

NEW: Comey also asks the court to disclose transcripts and audio of grand-jury proceedings so he can probe potential evidence of Lindsey Halligan's misconduct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

JAMES B. COMEY JR.'S MOTION AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISCLOSE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS
James B. Comey, Jr., by and through undersigned counsel, and pursuant to Federal Rule
of Criminal Procedure 6(e), moves this Court to order the disclosure of the transcript and audio recordings of the grand jury proceedings. The indictment at issue—which facially misstates Mr.
Comey's testimony-was sought by an inexperienced prosecutor and returned after business hours with a meager 14 votes after an earlier no true bill. Those facts, in combination with signs
of other potential misconduct, indicate that a ground may exist to dismiss the indictment.
Accordingly, disclosure of the grand jury proceedings is warranted.

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Mayor of Halloween Town @joshuajfriedman.com · 6h

NEW: As expected, Comey also asks for a "bill of particulars" specifying what exactly he is accused of doing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

PARTICULARS SOUGHT BY MR. COMEY
1. As to Count One, identify:
a. The date, time, and method of communication for each instance in which Mr.
Comey allegedly authorized Mr. Richman to act as an anonymous source regarding the Clinton investigation;
b. The individuals or entities to whom Mr. Comey allegedly authorized Mr. Richman to act as an anonymous source regarding the Clinton investigation, for each instance identified in 1.a., above;
c. The substance and form of Mr. Comey's communication allegedly authorizing Mr.
Richman to act as an anonymous source regarding the Clinton investigation, for each instance identified in 1.a., above;
d. Each instance in which Mr. Richman allegedly provided or attempted to provide information to a news publication as an anonymous source; and
e. The individuals or entities to whom Mr. Richman allegedly provided or attempted to provide information to a news publication as an anonymous source, for each instance identified in 1.d., above.
2. As to Count Two, identify:
a. Each allegedly false or misleading statement underlying Count Two;
b. The specific question leading to, and answer by Mr. Comey, that underlies each statement in 2.a., above;
c. The factual basis for the Government's allegation that each statement identified in response to 2.a., above, was false when made;
d. The factual basis for the Government's allegation that Mr. Comey knew that the statement identified in response to 2.a., above, was false when made;
e. How Mr. Comey "corruptly" influenced the proceeding;
f. Which inquiry or investigation Mr. Comey allegedly attempted to influence by the Senate Judiciary Committee; and
g. Specify any other ways in which Mr. Comey allegedly violated 18 U.S.C. § 1505.

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Mayor of Halloween Town @joshuajfriedman.com · 6h

NEW: James Comey asks the court to dismiss the indictment against him because he responded to Ted Cruz’s "fundamentally ambiguous questions with literally true answers." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

INTRODUCTION
Count One of the indictment seeks to punish Mr. Comey for seconds of testimony he
gave in response to compound and ambiguous questioning. But longstanding principles of
criminal law make clear that the government cannot prove a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2)
unless it establishes that the defendant gave false answers to precise questions. Here, the indictment conspicuously omits the lengthy, confusing questions that prompted Mr. Comey's testimony. Specifically, after speaking for more than a minute, Senator Ted Cruz asked Mr.
Comey to recall statements he had made three years earlier and to simultaneously address
statements that Senator Cruz incorrectly claimed were made by Andrew McCabe, the former Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI. In doing so, Senator Cruz never indicated that he wanted Mr. Comey to address the statements or activities of any person except for Mr. McCabe. Viewed in context, Senator Cruz's questions cannot form the basis for a violation of Section 1001(a)(2) because they were fundamentally ambiguous. And, regardless, Mr. Comey's answers to them were literally true.
Count One thus must be dismissed under
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(b)(3)(A). Count Two should be dismissed for the same
reason to the extent it rests on those same alleged false statements, and for the independent
reason that it deprives Mr. Comey of his right to notice of the charge against him.

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NPR @npr.org · 13h

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Update: The guard who recorded this incident has been terminated from his job.

The company name is O’Brian & Associates.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7d

This is such a great callout…

Does your Christian church have a plan to help the community when SNAP benefits don’t go out in November?

If not, you’re at the wrong church.

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maraleia @maraleia.bsky.social · 2h

I just met someone (I like to chat people up when I'm out and about) at my local Jewel and he said he say Border Patrol arrest someone when he was waiting in the cell phone lot to pick up his daughter at O'Hare. This was an older than me white cishet guy who is fucking fed up with this fascism.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2h

Have honestly lost count of how many times Border Patrol has swept up drivers in the O'Hare rideshare lot(s) now. They're back again tonight after being seen there yesterday (and last week on several occasions, and the week before that): instagram.com/p/DQc9wn3DBmu/

arabchicagofb on Instagram: "Heavy ICE presence spotted at the O’Hare Uber parking lot — multiple agents and vehicles seen in the area.#Chicago #OHare #ICE #Bre…"

Heavy ICE presence spotted at the O’Hare Uber parking lot — multiple agents and vehicles seen in the area.#Chicago #OHare #ICE #BreakingNews #UberLot #ChicagoAirport

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Susan 🟧 💙💛 @susanhoward.bsky.social · 22m

Trump moves to end medical care for transgender youth nationally - NPR

There’s no bottom to his cruelty.
I hate him so much.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 14d

"NBC News eliminated its teams dedicated to covering issues affecting Black, Asian American, Latino and LGBTQ+ groups as part of its layoffs of about 150 staffers on Wednesday."

It must feel so strange for all Americans who don't look like me to gradually become invisible.

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 12h

one of my favorite things is when the subject of a piece threatens a journalist and the journalist responds by casually printing everything very matter of factly

Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 12h

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 5h

The always amazing @drjudystone.bsky.social and Dr. Judith Feinberg just published an important piece on why it is critical for healthcare providers under the age of 65 years to be vaccinated against COVID19.

Health care workers under 65 must be vaccinated against Covid

The vaccination status of health care workers under 65 has profound implications for millions of Americans.

www.statnews.com

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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 43m

Head of US right-wing think tank defends Tucker Carlson after talk show with antisemite https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-us-right-wing-think-tank-defends-tucker-carlson-after-talk-show-with-antisemite/

Head of US right-wing think tank defends Tucker Carlson after talk show with antisemite

Heritage Foundation's Kevin Roberts disavows antisemitism, calls out 'globalist class' and 'their mouthpieces in Washington'; Carlson recently hosted Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes

www.timesofisrael.com

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♔̷̸̷☮︎Ωᕗ☮︎♔̷̸̷ @tofutticutie.bsky.social · 1h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydxk...

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 11h

ASPR preps for & responds to national emergencies: pandemics, terror attacks, natural disasters. But it has no Senate-confirmed leader (or nominee). Under RFK Jr., this is common. More than a third of top roles at HHS are vacant, critics say, by design—to consolidate power.

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 11h

Got a new story about a little-known HHS agency with a massive job: the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
ASPR gave us Operation Warp Speed.
Now it's being run by a conspiracy theorist who calls those vaccines “genocide.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/meet-a...

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 28m

"ICE is all but extricating itself from the process...while effectively turning immigration enforcement into a service industry; a continuous, privatized, & largely unseen system capable of moving detainees 100s of miles overnight while operating w/out direct federal presence." @dell.bsky.social

dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 10h

NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.

My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...

Early planning documents reviewed by WIRED describe a statewide transport grid designed for steady detainee transfers across Texas, with ICE estimating each trip to average 100 miles. Every county would have its own small, around-the-clock team of contractors collecting immigrants from local authorities deputized by ICE. It is a subtle transfer of the physical custody process into the hands of a private security firm—authorized to carry firearms and perform transport duties “in any and all local, county, state, and ICE locations.”

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

Excuse me? So the company the President currently owns is teaming up with a cryptocurrency company to create a prediction market, which will take bets... on things the President himself has quite a lot of control over?

Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.

www.ft.com/content/4855...

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https://www.ft.com/content/485594b3-5a72-4ae1-aa93-8ee987be1569

Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform is to offer users the chance to trade on the outcome of elections and sports games, extending the US president and his family’s involvement in the booming prediction markets sector.

The Trump Media & Technology Group, which controls the social media platform, on Tuesday announced it would partner with Crypto.com to introduce “Truth Predict”, which would allow users “to react instantly to developments in major current events”.

Crypto.com previously donated $11mn to Trump causes. Earlier this year the Securities and Exchange Commission closed an investigation into the company, and on Friday, it announced that it applied for a US bank charter.

In August, TMTG also signed a multibillion-dollar deal to buy Cronos, the tokens issued by Crypto.com, which sent their price soaring.

“For too long, global elites have closely controlled these markets — with Truth Predict, we’re democratising information and empowering everyday Americans to harness the wisdom of the crowd, turning free speech into actionable foresight,” said Devin Nunes, TMTG’s head.

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Tiger Elephant Giraffe Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

The central lie — the key dishonesty — of modern conservatism is that being judgmental about the ethnicity or language or culture of the person next door is fine and acceptable, but being judgmental of that attitude is elitist and arrogant and closed-minded. What vapid bullshit.

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Tiger Elephant Giraffe Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1d

Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

2nd in line to the presidency, yet consistently has no idea what’s happening in the country

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Just last week a minister was shot directly in the face with a pepper round by a DHS agent that left his face bloodied. Are you concerned that this is a religious freedom issue?

MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos

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

This narcissistic attitude that sees a vote as a curated extension of your personal brand or a version of a celebrity endorsement is going to be the death of this nation.

"I didn't believe either candidate was right for the job, and I didn't feel right putting my name behind either one of them."

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daniel s. @self.agency · 4h

62% of PA Republicans now have a favorable view of Fetterman vs. 33% of Democrats.

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Menotti Minutillo @menotti.bsky.social · 7h

ladies and gentlemen...we got him

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