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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13h

Texas GOP congressman has a raging affair with a staffer, who is then found burned to death. Authorities in Uvalde, TX, are hiding the evidence, reports the Daily Mail. What the Texas GOP wants to keep out of the press routinely winds up being published in London tabloids. Isn't that strange?

Congressman's alleged affair with aide before she set herself on fire

The Republican allegedly had an affair with his senior aide, multiple sources have told the Daily Mail. She later died after dousing herself with gasoline and setting herself on fire at home.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13h

OK, I’ve finished marking up the per curiam opinion, and this is one of the worst opinions I’ve read this year.

It gets some things just flat out wrong, it works overtime to only provide Trump-friendly facts, and it stretches Newsom (the CA NG 9th Cir opinion) to the breaking point.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING: Ninth Circuit panel, on a 2-1 vote, allows Trump to deploy National Guard troops in Portland during litigation. Both judges siding with Trump were appointed by Trump in his first term.

Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-trials...

Before: Susan P. Graber, Ryan D. Nelson, and Bridget S. Bade, Circuit Judges.
Concurrence by Judge R. Nelson; Dissent by Judge Graber.
PER CURIAM:
Defendants-Appellants, President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of Defense
Peter Hegseth, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, in their official
capacities, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) (collectively, Defendants), seek an emergency stay of the district
court’s October 4, 2025 temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the President’s
Case: 25-6268, 10/20/2025, DktEntry: 61.1, Page 2 of 93
order to federalize 200 members of the Oregon National Guard for 60 days to protect
federal personnel and property at the Lindquist Building, an Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Oregon. After considering the
record at this preliminary stage, we conclude that it is likely that the President
lawfully exercised his statutory authority under 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3), which
authorizes the federalization of the National Guard when “the President is unable
with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.” The evidence the
President relied on reflects a “colorable assessment of the facts and law within a
‘range of honest judgment.’” Newsom v. Trump, 141 F.4th 1032, 1051 (9th Cir.
2025) (per curiam) (quoting Sterling v. Constantin, 287 U.S. 378, 399 (1932)). We
thus conclude that Defendants are likely to succeed on the merits of their appeal, and
that the other stay factors weigh in their favor. We grant Defendants’ motion for a
stay pending appeal.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h

Over 500,000 views before the Community Note fact check.

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synepho.bsky.social @synepho.bsky.social · 14h

I would like to see these people disbarred. There has to be a reconing at some point.

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Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record @kenwhite.bsky.social · 14h

Donald Trump is renovating the White House the right way.

--Ezra Klein

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Debi @iamcomfortablynumb.bsky.social · 14h

She would be breaking the law, but Maniacal Mike knows this.

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 14h

Did you not think you could hate him more? Here you go.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: What do you have to say to farmers who feel that the deal is benefitting Argentina more than it is them?

TRUMP: Look, Argentina is fighting for its life, young lady. You don't know anything about it. You understand what that means? They are dying

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14h

MAYBE THE NATIONAL GUARD SHOULD BE STOPPING TRUMP FROM LITERALLY TEARING DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE?!?

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14h

1. I am happy these stories are getting written
2. None of them are the least bit surprising, least of all this one about edgelord too squeamish to use the real word so he uses an italian american substitute instead www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts

Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

www.politico.com

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Dale Walls @dalewalls1.bsky.social · 16h

A message to @whitehouse-47.bsky.social

Instead of coming on here and posting like children….TRY STANDING UP AND PROTECTING REAL ONES!

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 15h

It’s just every day now.

Politico headline: Embattled Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia told Republicans that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” and that he has “a Nazi streak,” according to a group chat viewed by POLITICO.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15h

Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation.

But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop

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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 16h

New: A DOJ lawyer claimed Alina Habba's appointment was "consistent with longstanding practice."

But a Third Circuit judge asked him to name another time a U.S. attorney was seated this way.

"Well, I guess I cannot," the lawyer said.

DOJ defends Alina Habba’s unusual appointment before skeptical Third Circuit

Government attorneys tried to defend Habba’s appointment as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, which a lower court deemed unlawful in August.

www.courthousenews.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 20h

Snapshot of recent polls show Rs struggling to defend seats they hold:
- VA Spanberger 51%-41% Earle-Sears
- ME Mills 42%-37% Collins
- NC Cooper 46%-42% Whatley
- OH Brown 49%-48% Husted
- TX Cornyn 48%-46% Allred, 48%-45% Talarico
More 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/we-have-15...

We Have 15 Days To Win The November Elections - Let's Get To Work Everyone!!!!!!

Hopium paid subscribers will gather Wednesday night at 7pm ET/Welcome new subscribers!!!!!

www.hopiumchronicles.com

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

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 15h

A helpful visual in many ways

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 16h

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

wapo.st

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15h

There are three major points of disagreement between the majority opinion (which is Per Curiam) and Judge Immergut + today's dissent by Judge Graber.

1. What period of protests was relevant to the determination
2. How to characterize the protests
3. What it means to be "unable" to execute the laws

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 17h

One thing I try to unpack in the piece: The Trumpists launched an unhinged demonization campaign against “No Kings” – and then did nothing.

So, they didn’t believe their own propaganda? Not the specifics, no. But they do believe that all protest is fundamentally illegitimate.

America As No-Longer-Democracy and Not-Yet-Dictatorship

Where does the country stand after the largest day of protest in U.S. history? Putting “No Kings” in perspective

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 17h

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 18h

Very encouraging:

Office of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander @nyccomptroller.bsky.social · 18h

It's pathetically clear that DHS won't hold its own officers accountable. But when masked ICE agents abuse their authority, they are not immune from local laws.

I'm with @repdangoldman.bsky.social: NYPD must uphold the law when ICE breaks it.

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Eric Sipple @ericsipple.com · 18h

kenny loggins says i'll tell who who's in the danger zone, motherfucker

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 20h

Do not under any circumstances cross the King of Yacht Rock.

"This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone.’ Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately"

variety.com/2025/music/n...

Kenny Loggins Slams Donald Trump for Using ‘Danger Zone’ in AI Video Bombing No Kings Protesters With Poop: ‘I Request That My Recording Is Removed Immediately’

Kenny Loggins has spoken out against Trump using his song "Danger Zone" in a bizarre AI video of him bombing No Kings protesters with fecal matter.

variety.com

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 1d

Secretary Rubio came before Congress and said nobody was dying as a result of his foreign aid cuts. It's not true. Children are starving and dying because of this administration's cruelty.

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synepho.bsky.social @synepho.bsky.social · 20h

For many Christians saying that Christ is an earthy King is blasphemy, as Jesus himself denounced the claim at his trial.
These people rot and corrupt everything they touch.

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Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social · 20h

Agreed. The stupidity of Johnson’s statement is unbelievable. The stupidity of the entire MAGA thing is beyond idiotic. Never in my life would I have believed that elected officials would support a President posting a video like this. It makes me feel insane.

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