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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 4h

#Allegedly has officially left the building, the best evidence-based reporting, whistleblower-bombshells to come.
Let #OAN - no stranger to toxicity - clean the coffee grinds and empty moldy yogurt from the fridge.

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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 14h

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 22h

i hope this guy is ok but also this imagery is perfect to undermine the fascists

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 14h

But not a red cent.
campaignlegal.org/press-releas....

Ethics Watchdogs Demand Investigations into Treasury Secretary Bessent’s Potential Conflicts of Interest and Ethics Violations

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Democracy Defenders Fund (DDF) today formally requested that the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Of...

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 15h

"Who’s assaulting who is the real question?” said Oriana Korol's dad. “She was on the sidewalk playing music when the federal officers just bumrushed the band.”

Band member accused of interfering with federal arrest of another, feds allege

"Who’s assaulting who is the real question?” said Oriana Korol's dad. “She was on the sidewalk playing music when the federal officers just bumrushed the band.”

www.oregonlive.com

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 16h

Ahem…Ohio’s JD VANCE:
“Kids do stupid things.”
www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Vance: Republicans who sent racist messages are just ‘stupid kids’

Left-wing activists amplifying a story about a racist Young Republican group chat “need to grow up,” JD Vance has said.

www.yahoo.com

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 18h

NEW: A huge ice sculpture of the word “DEMOCRACY” is currently melting away in front of the US Capitol.

Organized by artists and activists, it was commissioned by the Up In Arms campaign, an effort led by Ben Cohen, the cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 17h

Last tweet of the day. Do not f*ck with @teampelosiofficial.bsky.social

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 17h

Asked and answered.

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

US cops mistook Indian migrant’s ‘Opium’ perfume for drugs and threw him into an ICE jail. It changed his life forever

Police mistook ‘Opium’ perfume for drugs and upended an Indian immigrant’s life

www.independent.co.uk

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

“Footage, obtained by the outlet, captured the musician face-down in the mud, with her instrument about two feet to her left, struggling as what appears to be a federal agent straddled her backside. A police officer stood next to the pair.”
The Feds then jailed her across state lines. For music.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 1d

And talked to them on a Zoom while trying out his 🎃 costume.

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

First they came for the woodwind section, and I said nothing ...

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 1d

Another king in his corner. Pairs well.

Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 1d

So much winning. So many bromances.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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KatherineHawkins @krhawkins.bsky.social · 1d

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 1d

And he can’t remember anything?
“Trump couldn’t have been friendlier, telling me it was fantastic that I was there. “Do you like kids?” he asked. “Do you babysit at all?”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/v...

Virginia Giuffre’s Memoir Reveals How Ghislaine Maxwell Found the Teen at Mar-a-Lago and Sent Her to Jeffrey Epstein

Before she died by suicide earlier this year, Virginia Giuffre wrote Nobody’s Girl, a devastating memoir of her abuse, including at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein. This excerpt is her account of meeting...

www.vanityfair.com

Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 1d

TrumpShutdown. Quad split
#TrumpSinksUSEconomy
#TrumpSinksTinyBoats
#TrumpEnrichesThrone
#TrumpEpsteinEmbrace

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi

Science tells us that foetuses develop in the uterus, rather than the placenta – but the US health secretary has a different take. Why are Republicans so clueless about women’s bodies, asks Arwa Mahdawi

www.theguardian.com

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 1d

Jerusalem Post- IDF confirms that the remains of the fourth body returned do not belong to a hostage. www.jpost.com/israel-news/art...

Remains of deceased hostages identified | The Jerusalem Post

The remains were identified at Abu Kabir Forensic Institute.

www.jpost.com

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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 1d

The order takes affect Wednesday and bars the civil arrest of any “party, witness, or potential witness” while going to, remaining at or returning from court proceedings inside the courthouse or its parking lots, sidewalks or entryways.

Judicial warrants can still be served.

Top Cook County judge bars civil arrests at courthouses, citing chilling effect

The Cook County public defender’s office and legal aid organizations had sought the move, saying they had clients who were avoiding court out of fear of being detained by federal immigration authoriti...

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Steph Rosenfeld @steph43.bsky.social · 1d

But not for a #regime

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 1d

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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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

ICE is out of control in Chicago and lying about all of it.

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

Two dozen masked ICE Federal Secret Police, who are kitted out like they are going to war, kidnap a local and brutalize the community.

Toward the end of the video, they throw a gas cannister that almost hits a baby. 😟

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