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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 4h

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Donald Trump Considering Diddy Commutation This Week

Donald Trump is considering commuting Diddy's sentence as early as this week, according to a high-ranking White House official.

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 6h

King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie on leaving Spotify and making all their music free: ‘Sometimes you just forget that you have free will’ www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie on leaving Spotify and making all their music free: ‘Sometimes you just forget that you have free will’

Australian band’s decision to remove catalogue in protest of CEO’s military investments an easy one, frontman says, and making music with friends remains ‘top of the triangle’

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 6h

Awww SNAP!
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Some States With Democratic Governors Are Posting Partisan Shutdown Messages on Official Websites

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 9h

Trump's Argentina beef import plan worries ranching industry share.google/63WZ0M3l2pSx...

Trump's Argentina beef import plan will 'harm' U.S. ranchers, industry warns

Depleted U.S. cattle herd counts and strong consumer demand for beef have helped drive supermarket beef prices to new highs this year.

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 9h

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DOJ lawyer grilled by appeals court on legitimacy of Alina Habba’s role as US attorney in New Jersey | CNN Politics

A Justice Department lawyer was peppered with questions about the appointment of Alina Habba as the US attorney for New Jersey as a federal appeals court panel weighs the validity of her appointment.

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 11h

Trump calls for National Guard deployment loom over SF AI resurgence share.google/DZdOWm7rQkWT...

Trump calls for National Guard deployment in San Francisco loom over city's AI-driven resurgence

President Trump is threatening to call in federal troops to San Francisco as evidence mounts that the city is undergoing a post-pandemic resurgence.

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 11h

Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns

muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 12h

Cheryl Hines reveals Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s fake separation idea share.google/BV2pbiE1kQXO...

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 14h

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Appeals court lets Trump deploy Oregon National Guard to Portland

A divided panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled in favor of the Trump administration.

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 15h

Court to decide whether Trump's appointment of two federal prosecutors was valid : NPR share.google/fzBwNeipieOj...

Court to decide whether Trump's appointment of two federal prosecutors was valid

The Trump administration's appointment of two federal prosecutors will be challenged Monday. If the court finds them to be invalid, cases against former FBI Director James Comey and others may vanish.

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 15h

Marjorie Taylor Greene: GOP will lose House if it doesn't tackle cost of living share.google/yKoStc6Tu3gk...

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 16h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican.

It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.

Millions hit the streets this weekend in solidarity with each other and to affirm the foundations of the common good.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 16h

Got buried in the news this weekend, but President Jesus said the F word on CNN at like 2pm in the afternoon. The next day he posted a poop-filled scat video, but tell Me more about the dignity of the office of the presidency.

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 16h

The EEOC is dropping discrimination claims — time to lawyer up share.google/s2C2OcFCKCJU...

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 16h

Prosecutors suggest they may move to disqualify Comey's attorney - ABC News share.google/zzbjAenuN21k...

Prosecutors suggest they may move to disqualify Comey's attorney

Prosecutors in James Comey's false statements case suggest in a court filing that they may move to disqualify attorney Patrick Fitzgerald from representing Comey.

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 18h

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Analysis: Trump’s response to ‘No Kings’ marches only proved the protesters’ point | CNN Politics

A president steeped in constitutional lore might have been offended by claims he’s acting as a king.

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 19h

As deadline for Trump’s colleges compact looms, schools signal dissent : NPR share.google/akdQPLDScOKT...

As deadline for Trump's colleges compact looms, schools signal dissent

Of the original nine schools that received the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, the majority have indicated they are not planning on signing.

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 20h

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How military’s ‘safe’ plan to fire munitions over Interstate 5 went off the rails with CHP cruiser hit

An artillery round exploded over Interstate 5 at Camp Pendleton, cutting short the military's live-fire exercise.

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 20h

ICE promises 'proper meals.' Detainees say they're going hungry. share.google/w4fp7Jk2PMHf...

ICE says it provides 'proper meals.' Detainees see crystalized jelly, rancid beans and iced bologna

In the business of immigration detention, researchers say 'bad food is the business model.'

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muffinman420.bsky.social @muffinman420.bsky.social · 1d

Luckily Gov Newsom shut down I-5 because he felt "live fire exercises" was reckless and dangerous. Vance & Hegseth mocked him for his concerns.
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Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 1d

“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.