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The Death Expert @thedeathexpert.bsky.social · 3h

We didn’t stop calling your office incessantly because we believe in you. We stopped calling because we gave up on you actually doing anything. Do you realize that?

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jenn schiffer 🕷️🕯️ @jennschiffer.com · 5h

thanksgiving is coming up, this is a wake up call to find your local food bank and ask them how you can help - don’t assume they just need non-perishables. also, churches may need donations

jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 5h

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 13h

**Two** constituent wins in the State Senate this morning.

My bill to establish a Silver Alerts system passed unanimously.

My bill to temporarily excuse family caretakers of a hospice patient or a child with a serious health condition from jury duty passed 34-2.

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The Death Expert @thedeathexpert.bsky.social · 13h

Replying to @jnicky63 Yes,planning a funeral in the midst of loss is incredibly overwhelming. #deathpositive

The Death Expert @thedeathexpert.bsky.social · 16h

Replying to @Ray Ray Federal law dictates what your contract with the funeral home looks like #ftc #funeralrule #consumerprotection

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1d

The Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake World Series oh my GOD.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Oak Park resident Scott Sakiyama reports feds pointed weapons at him across from an elementary school today. They then arrested him and took him to Broadview. While in custody, he saw agents texting in a group chat called "Chiraq Team 2."

Full testimony: www.facebook.com/share/p/1GqB...

This morning masked ICE agents pulled me out of my car at gun-point, threw me in the back of a van and took me to their facility in Broadview. I had been following the van down Harvard honking my horn and blowing a whistle to alert the community that ICE was in the neighborhood.

Just across from Lincoln elementary school, where my daughter is in second grade, they jumped out of their van with guns drawn and threatened to smash my windows.

They removed me from my car and drove me to Broadview.

They tried to determine if I was an American citizen (I am). After sitting handcuffed in the van for about 30 minutes, they issued me a citation for "impeding" them, claiming I cut them off (which is not true). They then drove me back to my car. While in their van, I could see they were receiving text messages that were part of a group chat called "Chiraq Team 2." They also stated they also spoke to someone on their phone saying they were going to meet someone else near where they were dropping me off, and that they were going to proceed to conduct enforcement activities with that person.

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The Death Expert @thedeathexpert.bsky.social · 1d

Why is a “minimum container” required at all?

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA: there wasn’t even a mishap with the artillery over I-5 you lying libtard

Marines: halted exercise after firing 6 155 mm rounds because one prematurely detonated over the highway

MAGA: DIDN’T HAPPEN NERDS

Marines: we’ve opened an investigation and believe a fuze failed

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Ben Meiselas calls on those with standing to act: seek an injunction to halt Trump’s White House ballroom. Argue fraud—Trump claimed he’d pay and not alter the structure—and use the damage to the East Wing as the emergency basis. Demand discovery now.

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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 8d

“…the judiciary is implementing an antiquated approach, which seeks to limit the impact of future cyber incursions but severely restricts the public’s access to court-approved unsealed documents in the process.”

www.courtwatch.news/p/exclusive-...

Exclusive: Chief Justice “Stonewalls Congress" on PACER Hack, Senator Says

The Courts sidestep a congressional request for independent review. Post-hack procedures have significantly reduced transparency in the judicial system.

www.courtwatch.news

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 7d

Trump was caught on a hot mic arranging a meeting between a foreign head of state and Eric Trump, who runs the Republican's family business.

Isn’t this exactly the sort of thing GOP members of Congress used to care about? www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

‘Hot mic’ catches Indonesian president asking Trump for a meeting with son Eric

The American president was overheard arranging a meeting between Prabowo Subianto and Eric Trump, who runs the Republican's family business.

www.msnbc.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my GOD.

At 4:10 p.m., she texted me: "By the way-everything | ever sent you is off record. You're not a journalist so it's weird saying that but just letting you know."
I responded: "I'm sorry, but that's not how this works.
You don't get to say that in retrospect."
Halligan was unpersuaded: "Yes, I do. Off record."
"I am really sorry. I would have been happy to speak with you on an off the record basis had you asked," I said. "But you didn't ask, and I still haven't agreed to speak on that basis. Do you have any further comment for the story?
To my surprise, she kept going: "It's obvious the whole convo is off record. There's disappearing messages and it's on signal. What is your story? You never told me about a story."
I didn't respond. It was time to publish my story. I'II text it to her.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 1d

This is Jesse Mack Butler from Oklahoma. Butler r*ped two teen girls over a period of 9 months, nearly killed them by strangulation, which was recorded on video. Butler was convicted of 11 counts of r*pe and sexual assault and was sentenced to 78 years in prison.

But he will serve 0 jail time

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 1d

After Butler’s conviction and sentencing, the D.A. & judge granted him “youthful offender status.”

Now his punishment is no jail, no social media, 150 hours of community service, 1 year probation, & no sex offender registry.

You can’t even find his mug shot.

This is America.

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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 1d

Newspapers closing, news deserts growing for beleaguered news industry www.courthousenews.com/newspapers-c...

Newspapers closing, news deserts growing for beleaguered news industry

An estimated 365,460 people worked at newspapers in 2005, and now that number is down to 91,550, according to a new report.

www.courthousenews.com

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The Death Expert @thedeathexpert.bsky.social · 1d

and Colin Sandler, LCSW, of Medicaid Solutions, who will offer guidance on navigating Medicaid, long-term care, and financial considerations for aging and dying. (www.medicaidsolutions.com/about-us/col...)

The Death Expert @thedeathexpert.bsky.social · 1d

Special guests include: David C. Leven, Executive Director Emeritus of End of Life Choices New York, who will answer questions about New York's Medical Aid in Dying legislation (endoflifechoicesny.org/) 2/3

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The Death Expert @thedeathexpert.bsky.social · 1d

Hosted by HV Books for Humanity and Michelle Carter, Funeral Director, End-of-Life Coach and founder of TheDeath.Expert, this event offers space for open conversation about death, dying, and the choices available to us at the end of life. #Deathpositive
www.hvbooksforhumanity.com/events/death...

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The Death Expert @thedeathexpert.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the most inappropriate thing someone has said to you while you were grieving? #ayfkm #inappropriate #thatsrude #deathpositive

The Death Expert @thedeathexpert.bsky.social · 2d

It was sooo good!

The Death Expert @thedeathexpert.bsky.social · 2d

It’s time for #SundayNightFootballBlindGuess . I perfect we’ve got the Falcons and the Niners in a MASSIVE showdown

a woman is waiting all day for sunday night .

ALT: a woman is waiting all day for sunday night .

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The Death Expert @thedeathexpert.bsky.social · 2d

Seeing the way the other answers the same prompt can be eye opening and help guide tough conversations. #grieving #grievingparent #grievingkids #griefjournal

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 2d

This place is full of top lawyers.

Who wants to defend this woman’s first amendment right to dress in a weiner suit to protest a dick?

thekoolaidmom.bsky.social @thekoolaidmom.bsky.social · 3d

#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.

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