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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 47m

Another loss in court for Trump Administration

Judge temporarily blocks administration from firing workers during government shutdown

www.cbsnews.com/news/governm...

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from firing workers during government shutdown

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated."

www.cbsnews.com

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 2h

What the fuck are we doing?

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smells like guillotine spirit @sedot.bsky.social · 1h

the entire budget for USAID was 30 billion

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Shai Huludacris @shaihuludacris.bsky.social · 2h

Insane that this is being done without Congressional involvement. Constitutional crisis continues.

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Sue Gowans @sueinnovates.bsky.social · 55m

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.

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Josh Matlow @joshmatlow.bsky.social · 1h

Together, we’re working on bringing Old City Hall back to life and to open it doors back to the public. And this historic landmark is the perfect place to share our city’s stories and host a Museum of Toronto!

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 1h

Brown rejected the compact!

www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

www.brown.edu

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1h

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.

It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.

Long thread.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-8/

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h

We constantly talk about Dems' struggles to reach deeper into the culture and access people who ignore politics.

You know what issue is penetrating deep into the culture? ICE's masked raids and kidnappings! It's on Rogan and in country music. In the Manosphere!

newrepublic.com/article/2018...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h

I think it's poorly understood just how little in the way of guardrails there are right now on DHS/ICE agents. Rep Swalwell argues Dems should make it clear that rogue officials will face serious scrutiny in a Dem House:

newrepublic.com/article/2018...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2h

Everything is retribution

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 3h

Good news out of Toronto: a single-use plastics bylaw has dropped waste by a third, with more reductions planned.

Toronto slashes single-use waste by third, plans to expand bylaw

The city wants to expand its successful Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy and Bylaw to large events, sports venues and restaurants that still rely on throwaway containers for dine-in se...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

Put up a plaque. 🤡

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 3h

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 15h

OMG.

Like I feared, media is already framing the Young GOP Nazi group chat as LITERALLY "bad apples"!

And props to Hochul: in the complete clip, she calls out the systemic environment--calls out as BS that NY's top GOPer called Mamdani a "jihadi" then tried to say the Nazi group chat was wrong.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

Someone should let her know that she is currently the chair of the (normally) powerful Senate Appropriations Committee and do a lot more than weakly protest this shit.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 3h

Sen. Susan Collins says the White House should try to get their proposed spending cuts into appropriations bills.

“This end run is not helpful,” she says.

Collins adds that it “would be helpful” to reopening the govt if WH and OMB’s Russ Vought stop the rescissions.

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Breen Ouellette (he/him) @breeno.bsky.social · 6h

Carney has quietly put his elbows down.

David Pugliese @davidpugliese.bsky.social · 7h

canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

Canada flying in lockstep with the United States

Promises of Canadian independence from US influence are unravelling as the Carney government moves forward with the costly F-35 fighter jet purchase. Amid rising global tensions and domestic crises, O...

canadiandimension.com

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 4h

"One of the most striking examples of news media solidarity we've seen this year." — @brianstelter.bsky.social

I'd say THE most striking. It's not only the solidarity among those who have covered the Pentagon, but their vow to continue the work amid a mood of despair.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/m...

Journalists turn in press passes as Pentagon clamps down on access in ‘unprecedented’ move | CNN Business

A flyer with the words “journalism is not a crime” appeared Tuesday on the wall outside the “Correspondents’ Corridor” where journalists operate at the Pentagon.

www.cnn.com

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 4h

Details emerge on resignation of U.S. Attorney in WDVA. Trump and his henchmen are destroying DOJ from the inside out.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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

The departures of Todd Gilbert and his deputy in the Western District of Virginia show the pressure being brought on prosecutors to pursue the president’s perceived foes.

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5h

Mike Johnson, fake Christian, doesn't think a Republican congressman beating up his girlfriend is "really serious."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h

A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the transfer of a prime property in downtown Miami to President Trump for his presidential library, saying that a state college had failed to provide reasonable public notice before taking steps to convey the land it owned.

Judge Temporarily Blocks Transfer of Miami Property for Trump Library

A judge said that a state college had failed to provide reasonable public notice before taking steps to convey the land it owned.

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 6h

Republicans can’t be bothered to negotiate with Democrats to stop your insurance premiums from skyrocketing—but they have no problem with Trump bailing out Argentina with $20B of your money.

So much for America First!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: What is the benefit for the US in helping Argentina?

TRUMP: Just helping a great philosophy take over a great country ... we don't have to do it. It's not gonna make a big difference for our country.

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · 6h

everyone on that stage went along with pardons for jan 6 participants

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 6h

“I’ve never done a bond or a habeas for a kid this young, ever." – U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns

"The boy remains trapped in a prison 500 miles away from home with an unhealed broken foot, sleeping on a concrete floor with an aluminum blanket, and crying to his mother on the phone."

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 5h

The elbows up mugs sold well at Home Hardware but Canada's weak elite were never really into it.

David Pugliese @davidpugliese.bsky.social · 7h

canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

Canada flying in lockstep with the United States

Promises of Canadian independence from US influence are unravelling as the Carney government moves forward with the costly F-35 fighter jet purchase. Amid rising global tensions and domestic crises, O...

canadiandimension.com

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