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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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PritzkerPosting @pritzkerposting.bsky.social · 8h

Chicago: Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 9h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 8h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 8h

Remember when he fought like hell to keep those documents and that’s why the FBI had to raid MAL in the first place? Despite Archive begging him to give them back. And that time he was caught loading file boxes on his plane bound for NJ.

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Ryan Screem 🎃 @ryandeem.bsky.social · 8h

Jakob!!!

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 16h

first car made entirely of hitler particles

Darragh Mc Kenna @darraghmckenna.bsky.social · 18h

This does not fill me with joy

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onion person @junlper.beer · 8h

the most unsurprising thing in the world is now every rightwinger, all yhe way up to JD vance, have explicitely defended this and the statements made by those in this group. and that’s by design, every single rightwinger is now an extremist nazi

onion person @junlper.beer · 14h

these people know how extreme they are

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 9h

There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 14h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 14h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 8h

NEWS

The highest court in Australia has affirmed the government’s decision to ban Candace Owens from entering Australia.

In 2024, the Australian government said that Candace Owens did not pass the “character test” to receive a visa.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 9h

Yep another U.S. attorney who Trump HANDPICKED this time around who team trump quickly determined: nope sorry not authoritarian enough, next

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 10h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10h

A judge has issued a restraining order against Republican Rep. Cory Mills after he was accused by a former girlfriend of threatening to circulate sexually explicit videos of her.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

The 15 year old girl who was dragged from her car by ICE had recently had kidney surgery.

She was thrown to the ground despite screaming “I’m not resisting”

She had to return to the hospital.

These aggressive tactics will disable. They will kill.

They must be held accountable.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9h

As chairman of the board of Fannie Mae, Bill Pulte was required to file a disclosure form with the SEC. He didn’t.

The attack dog targeting Trump opponents over their paperwork hasn’t even filed his own

As chairman of the board of Fannie Mae, Bill Pulte was required to file a disclosure form with the SEC. He didn’t.

www.motherjones.com

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 11h

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

www.nytimes.com

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 9h

A fan in the 400 level just tried to start a "Let's go Caps!" chant and got such a quiet response that he went, "Really?!"

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11h

Republican Rep. Cory Mills allegedly threatened to release nude images of a 26-year-old woman and to harm her future boyfriends after she ended their relationship.

Now, a judge just ordered Mills, 45, not to come within 500 feet of the defendant & ruled that she is “a victim of dating violence.”

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 14h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 14h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Ryan Screem 🎃 @ryandeem.bsky.social · 10h

I'm confident they will put in the work to bust through this obstacle

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Ryan Screem 🎃 @ryandeem.bsky.social · 10h

What about an app that finds people who respond "paywalled" to links to articles and locks all of their social media accounts until they pay a fee

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Ryan Screem 🎃 @ryandeem.bsky.social · 10h

I honestly feel like they are over thinking it. Once they get back to basics and get their first tip-in, they'll be good to go

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 10h

"They didn't sign up to be little toy soldiers in a political game."

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a combat veteran, sounds the alarm on the politicization of our military. She spoke with our Tristeza Ordex about Trump's illegal deployments happening in Chicago & other American cities.

Veterans on the Front Line: Sen. Tammy Duckworth

YouTube video by VoteVets

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12h

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?

Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

Just one "verified" Tren de Aragua member and one U.S. citizen with an active warrant were among the 37, DHS said, without saying how it had verified that gang affiliation. Others taken that day, the agency said, were "illegal aliens."

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Ryan Screem 🎃 @ryandeem.bsky.social · 10h

Not happy with the Caps right now, but would any of us want to be judged based on the performance of our PP?...I actually wouldn't mind

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