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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

roberts’s constitution allows for racial discrimination as long as you don’t say you’re racially discriminating, because in a classic bit of racecraft, roberts’s constitution forbids acknowledging race but has no particular issue with racism.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 8h

Whether it's Republicans assaulting their wives or Democrats liking negative tweets about their friends at the Free Press, both sides have done things to hurt people who are close to them.

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ThomasTheTumorigenic (@TheTumorigenic.bsky.social) @thetumorigenic.bsky.social · 1d

The Habs first goal and their OT winner were both beautiful plays. Really all you can do is give it up to them

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Davy Jones’ Locker Room @davyjoneslr.bsky.social · 1d

#SeaKraken secure a point. 2-0-1 is the best start in franchise history.

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Rob @rob.cutmore.org · 1d

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draglikepull @draglikepull.bsky.social · 2d

I know there's a million things going on, but the fact that top officials in the US government are just posting snuff films on social media for LOLs seems like it ought to be a way bigger story. These are war crimes.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2d

So this time the boat *wasn't even moving*.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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ThomasTheTumorigenic (@TheTumorigenic.bsky.social) @thetumorigenic.bsky.social · 2d

Paul Weller and Neil Finn are gods among us

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2d

Trump says a lot of weird and concerning stuff that people just kind of shrug at but right now I’m stuck on how he keeps insisting he’s going to hell

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 2d

Anytime someone goes broke by going MAGA it's a good thing

Maia Szalavitz @maiasz.bsky.social · 2d

original reporting on this is actually from Slate slate.com/business/202...

How Dr. Phil Blew It

When he signed off his talk show in 2023, he pivoted to MAGA politics. It’s not working so well for him.

slate.com

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 2d

watching the government's social media accounts spit out groyper stuff on main this whole last year, this is how i imagined the behind the scenes chats were going

Politico @politico.com · 2d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d

Free speech is when Republicans can say what they want and when you can say what they want. bsky.app/profile/noup...

Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

"The richest man in the world and the owner of the most influential social media site in US politics is a nazi who openly supports and amplifies other nazis" would, on its face, seem to be rather newsworthy!

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 2d

Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them

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ThomasTheTumorigenic (@TheTumorigenic.bsky.social) @thetumorigenic.bsky.social · 2d

The bullpen, too.

I know the Dodgers feel the WS is bought and paid for.

Mariners remind me of the Giants the year they rolled on an emotional extra innings victory

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 2d

It's actually good to point out Bari Weiss's shitty inaccuracies, her lack of any real journalistic experience or original ideas, and the fact that she's failing upward, promoted by antidemocratic oligarchs who have no interest in reporting the truth.

The middle-aged white guy standing up in a crowd from Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 3d

Old CBS would’ve probably spelled the guy’s name right, too.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 3d

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

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ThomasTheTumorigenic (@TheTumorigenic.bsky.social) @thetumorigenic.bsky.social · 2d

They haven’t played the Mariners yet

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Circling Seattle Sports @circlingseasports.bsky.social · 2d

Humpy sighting

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Circling Seattle Sports @circlingseasports.bsky.social · 2d

The fifth trident has been put up here at T-Mobile Park following the game two watch party

Sea you back here for game three.

#TridentsUp #SeizeTheMoment #Postseason

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ThomasTheTumorigenic (@TheTumorigenic.bsky.social) @thetumorigenic.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly right. I believe their name changed around the same time as Cleveland Guardians

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ThomasTheTumorigenic (@TheTumorigenic.bsky.social) @thetumorigenic.bsky.social · 3d

I hope Sounders can re-sign him!

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Anchorage Man @sethpartnow.bsky.social · 3d

I’m not sure which linguistic fail bugs me more between

“You’re bias” when one means biasED

And

“Begs the question” instead of RAISING the question.

Thank you for your attention to these matters.

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Infield Fly Girl @infieldflygrl.online · 3d

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ThomasTheTumorigenic (@TheTumorigenic.bsky.social) @thetumorigenic.bsky.social · 4d

Go Kraken!!!!!!

sdpn @sdpnsports.bsky.social · 4d

82-0 still on the table for five #NHL clubs. 😤

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