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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 19h

Maricopa County, Arizona, was the “model” for local police carrying out immigration raids. It ended in civil rights violations and mistrust that remains many years later. W/ @azluminaria.org

This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.

Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County was one of the first testing grounds for ICE’s 287(g) program, which lets local police enforce immigration laws. Many Arizonans say those abuses parallel what...

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11h

⚡️BREAKING: Ukraine strikes Russian chemical plant with long-range Storm Shadow missiles, military says.

The Bryansk Chemical Plant produces gunpowder, explosives, and rocket fuel components, which Russia uses in attacks against Ukraine.

BREAKING: Ukraine strikes Russian chemical plant with long-range Storm Shadow missiles, military says

The Bryansk Chemical Plant produces gunpowder, explosives, and rocket fuel components, which Russia uses in ammunition and missiles launched against Ukraine.

kyivindependent.com

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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 1d

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Just Jill 💖 @just-jillg.bsky.social · 19h

NOBODY’S GIRL. 💔

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712958...

Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre: 9780593493120 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The unforgettable memoir by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who dared to take on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell The world knows Virginia Roberts Giuffre as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghi...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 16h

One thing you could count on was a seamless municipal voting process. Smith and her UCP love to break things. Voting was a clusterfuck. That was intentional. thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...

‘This Isn’t about Evidence.’ Alberta’s Costly, Confusing Voting Changes | The Tyee

The UCP’s local elections requirements will delay results and may suppress turnout.

thetyee.ca

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9h

Holy shit! This looks even worse than yesterday. They’re not trying to save any part of the East Wing.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

Endless grift on the taxpayer dime

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kennypowers55.bsky.social @kennypowers55.bsky.social · 8h

Why even bother lending this moron credibility? It's legit painful to listen to.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9h

So did the officer have a finger on his trigger when he smashed the window with his gun?

Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 10h

"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"

* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window

US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say

A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.

www.kktv.com

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kennypowers55.bsky.social @kennypowers55.bsky.social · 8h

Kasie is absolute garbage. Why even bother to emply these stenographers?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Lankford: "I think now history has proven that Russiagate was a hoax. It was actually formed by James Coney and Brennan and others that were behind the scenes to push a narrative they knew at the time was false." (This is a lie -- would've been nice for Kasie Hunt to point that out.)

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h

NEWS: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva have SUED the U.S. House of Representatives in federal court in Washington, D.C. over Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to swear in Grijalva.

Grijalva would be the 218th vote for the Epstein Files discharge petition.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9h

YES!!! Arizona isn’t playing.
Mike Johnson thinks he can hold democracy hostage, but Adelita Grijalva is done waiting for permission to get to work for her constituents.

Also: RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

“They’re wrecking it,” said Martha Joynt Kumar, a political scientist and professor emeritus at Towson University in Maryland.

@washingtonpost.com
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Dave Aronberg @davearonberg.bsky.social · 1d

Rep. Jim Jordan wants Jack Smith to testify before his committee.

Be careful what you wish for.
@cnn.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8h

Once again, trigger discipline of a guy playing a video game in an arcade. These rejects are playing Call of Duty on our streets.

Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 10h

Earlier on Canal Street, as agents attempted to disperse, one who I recognize from the courts pulled out a taser and threatened protester with it. @thecity.nyc

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 10h

Trump won an election, so now he gets to rape America for 4 years

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 23h

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas:

Last week in Kyiv,we announced €10 million to launch the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression.

Today, 25 member states have committed to becoming parties to this tribunal

Putin’s regime started this war & must face the consequences

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 12h

Jewish Insider just sent out an email with an article with more Platner info. And yeah, this guy is DONE done.

But according to a person who socialized with Platner when he was living in Washington, D.C., more than a decade ago, Platner had specifically acknowledged that the tattoo was a Totenkopf, the “death’s head” symbol adopted by an infamous Nazi SS unit that guarded concentration camps in World War II.

“He said, ‘Oh, this is my Totenkopf,’” the former acquaintance told Jewish Insider recently, speaking on the condition of anonymity to address a sensitive issue. “He said it in a cutesy little way.”

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10h

Virginia Guiffre's Memoir Has the Power to Expose Epstein, Trump, and a Cabal of Pedophiles

thelefthook.substack.com/p/virginia-g...

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 10h

Pierre Poilievre⁩’s recent claims against the RCMP…why does PP think he is solely the judge & jury? #cdnpoli

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 11h

The reporter called up a professor to weigh in and was told: “The ethical conflict is just so basic and fundamental, you don’t need a law professor to explain it.”

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h

Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h

It’s fitting that he thinks Darth Vader was the good guy

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump: "We have Darth Vader. You know Darth Vader, right? Darth Vader is a man who is sitting -- is that Darth? Stand up please. Does everybody know -- they call him Darth Vader, I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and they're never gonna get them back."

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11h

Hostilities reignited between Duffy and Musk on Monday when Duffy told CNBC that SpaceX was falling “behind” the administration’s timeline for returning to the moon and that he was going to allow other companies to compete for the government contract to do so.

Elon isn't getting what he paid for.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

Making friends, as usual, ahead of Q3 earnings. 🤡

@mediaite.com $TSLA
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

SEN. @schatz.bsky.social : "This is not about money. There is enough💰to bail out Argentina with ($40 BILLION). Enough to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173 MILLION for Noem. Enough to renovate the ballroom. What there isn't enough💰for under this Republican government is YOU."

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