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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 19h

emerging reports about possibly imminent US military attack on venezuela. there can be no doubt about it, certainly not in the coverage: such an attack would be an act of aggression, lacking any basis in international law. we'll get sophistic arguments about self-defense but none will be legit.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2d

Excited for 2028 when some state SoS kicks Trump off the ballot, Federal district and appellate judges uphold it and then SCOTUS issues an unsigned 6-3 shadow docket rulling staying the lower court ruling, allowing Trump to stay on the ballot and schedules arguments for the case for February 2029.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 2d

Tolkien is not perfect but he did, in fact, hate the fucking Nazis.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

DHS just posted a Lord of the Rings meme as an appeal to join ICE

DHS on Twitter: “The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last, the great battle of our time.”

Image over a hobbit that reads: There won't be a shire, pippin. Join.ice.gov

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

conspiracy to make a cop go slow

It was further part of the conspiracy that the co-conspirators, including
RABBITT, ABUGHAZALEH, MARTIN, SHARP, STRAW and WALSH, physically hindered and impeded Agent A and the Government Vehicle such that Agent A was forced to drive at an extremely slow rate of speed to avoid injuring any of the conspirators and in doing so slowly progressed towards the BSSA to discharge the duties of his office.

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Rachael P @plussone.bsky.social · 2d

A Peoria jury convicted a white former cop of second-degree murder today for fatally shooting an unarmed Black woman in her Springfield-area home.

Downstate jury finds ex-cop guilty of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home

The conviction against former deputy sheriff Sean Grayson, who is white, carries a potential sentence of between four and 20 years.

www.wbez.org

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — After hours of deliberations, a jury found Sean Grayson guilty of fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home.

“While we believe Grayson’s actions deserved a first-degree conviction, today’s verdict is still a measure of justice for Sonya Massey.”

thetriibe.com/2025/10/ex-c...

Ex-cop Sean Grayson found guilty of murdering Sonya Massey in downstate Illinois • The TRiiBE

After hours of deliberations, a jury in Peoria, Ill. found Grayson guilty of fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home.

thetriibe.com

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 14d

An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 2d

So... Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) asked the 4 nominees in this hearing a simple question -- if Trump directed you to break the law, would you follow the law or follow the president's directive? -- and not one could just say they'd follow the law.

😬

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Sharon B @sharonatx.bsky.social · 2d

Somehow I bet Gavin Newsom wouldn't consider cosmetic surgery to his face to be gender-affirming care

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d

fuck gavin newsom

Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 4d

gavin newsom says he wants to pass legislation banning trans people from playing sports in california

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Stone Cold “Crazy” Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

I reject the notion that we must coddle and support people who don’t want to live near people who speak other languages, and it’s not clear to me how this is significantly different than “it’s fine not to want to live next door to someone of a different ethnicity or religion.”

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, Lord of the Rings is about how you must trust the “hard men.” Just as Narnia is about an evil lion. And the New Testament tells a tale of a wimp who wouldn’t fight back. Next week on “fascists read classics,” we’ll meet tech visionary George Orwell…

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d

Another quote that had it come from any other president would have been a weeks-long scandal. Instead, it's just Wednesday.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities?

TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want

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Majin BOO! @lif3asmaj.blacksky.app · 2d

Not a joke. We deadass live in an onion article.

A screenshot of the USDA website saying democrats voted to not fund food stamps, want healthcare for immigrants & gender mutilation procedures. To be honest, if you need ALT text to read this? I’m actually jealous of you because seeing this level of bold faced lying is REALLY fuckin annoying.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking on MSNBC:

Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 2d

NEWS: Federal prosecutors indict Kat Abughazaleh, congressional candidate, county board candidate Cat Sharp and Dem committeeman Michael Rabbitt over September Broadview protest

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Sharon B @sharonatx.bsky.social · 2d

Modest Mouse, "This is a long drive for someone with nothing to think about" album cover, 1996

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3d

A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto

She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card

Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.

She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.

It’s retaliation & it’s wrong

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 14d

Trump is not incentivized to ever end government shutdown. He can/will simply claim powers of tax & spend to keep whatever he wants open open and whatever he wants closed closed. Congress & Supreme Court & Corporate Media could easily end this dictatorial grab if they chose to stop collaborating.

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Steve Hofstetter @stevehofstetter.bsky.social · 6d

To the craven "comedians" who are STILL not speaking up: The manager at the Chicago Laugh Factory was arrested by ICE. They filed no charges, he's a US citizen, and his family doesn't know where he is.

They are coming for all of us. Grow a fucking spine and say something while you still can.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol,” a source familiar with the personnel moves told Democracy Docket.

DOJ Puts Prosecutors On Leave For Accurately Describing Jan. 6 Attack