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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Hannah Pumpkins 🎃 🍂 @hannahposts.bsky.social · 8h

Milhouse's dad pointing to his race car bed, but instead it's a cybertruck. The caption says "her name is aura"

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 7h

Sydney Reid acquitted.

This was a case where someone filming was assaulted, and then arrested and charged with felony assault.

The grand jury no billed that, so they took her to trial on a misdemeanor charge. There were a bunch of discovery problems.

And now this.

Kudos to the FPDS!

A verdict form for Sydney Lori Reid. She was found Not Guilty.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h

🚨WOW. A unanimous per curiam (meaning no named author) panel of the 7th Circuit, made up of a Bush appointee, an Obama appointee, and a Trump appointee, decline to step in and block a lower court order barring the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago!

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 7h

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois.

"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 9h

Remember when Hillary Clinton got excoriated for calling Trump supporters “deplorables”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Angelo Alcid 🇵🇭 🎮 ⚖️ @angeloalcid.com · 9h

And then the follow up, "now I talk to a computer with a woman's voice about my problems and she makes me feel better" feels even more grim.

Angelo Alcid 🇵🇭 🎮 ⚖️ @angeloalcid.com · 9h

"Women don't like the vehicle." www.wired.com/story/owning...

Name: Roger Davis
Age: Not given
Location: San Diego
Job: Entrepreneur

What do you like about the truck?

What I love about the truck is just how it's so polarizing. The shape of it, the body of it, the manufacturing technique with the body panels and everything. I just love that it's completely outside of the box.

And are you married?

I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.

In July, Tesla rolled out a software update to integrate Grok into many of its vehicles. Do you use it?

Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist. When I'm driving, I'll ask questions, and it actually gives really good therapy advice.

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 1d

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Nick Brumfield @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 1d

You can legitimately give the Founding Fathers shit for a ton of stuff about how the US government works, but they were also obsessed with preventing the exact scenario we're living through and put like five layers of defense into their design

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2d

Same time that Pritzker is telling city and state officials to start arresting and prosecuting federal officials for assaulting Illinois citizens.

OT1H, this is clearly really bad.

OTOH, our federalized design might end up being an absolute godsend.

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Angelo Alcid 🇵🇭 🎮 ⚖️ @angeloalcid.com · 1d

why do they all look like that photoshopped JD Vance meme IRL

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 2d

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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Angelo Alcid 🇵🇭 🎮 ⚖️ @angeloalcid.com · 1d

I Want On GIF

ALT: I Want On GIF

media.tenor.com

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DK Vine @dkvine.com · 2d

Today was Gregg Mayles' last day at Rare. He posted this lovely little farewell over on social media. Since he's not on Bluesky, I hope he doesn't mind me sharing it here.

There's probably no video game designer, let alone creative mind, who has had as much of a positive impact on my life as Gregg.

A poem by Gregg Mayles, including a photo of him looking out at the countryside with Googly Eyes.

A Rather Resplendent Rewarding Rare Ramble

Grant me moments of your time,
To tell a story versed in rhyme,

In eighty nine this tale does start,
When famous wall did fall apart.

Still standing tall a lad left school,
Who'd employ this daydreaming fool?

A chance arose to go into banking,
Choice he ignored and forever thanking,

Local paper had tiny ad,
Go join Rare? WHAT! You must be mad!

He tested games then got into design,
Which somehow turned out reasonably fine,

Mentored by the Ultimate greats,
Expectations of Rare game traits,

Each game adding to his skills,
A memorable ride of many thrills,

First three toads and then some apes,
Donkey, Diddy, barrels of japes,

Grand adventures of bird and bear,
Whacking Ghoulies with haunted chair,

Critters of paper in gardening charm,
Sporting parties waving leg and arm,

Sailing pirates through stormy weather.
Players creating stories together,

Others too, much less well known,
With Rare magic in them sown,

Wonderful games made by splendid teams,
Enchanting players have been their dreams,

The Ruby Ramble one final chapter.
Of lovingly crafted games and laughter,

For here is where this story ends,
Thirty six years it's been my friends,

For come the day October fourteen,
At Manor Park then no longer seen,

His sack of fun upon his back,
To set off down a different track,

Leaving behind some parting advice,
Have no fear, it's helpful and nice,

If captivating players is what you seek,
Keep on making Rare games unique!

Now time to start new tales to tell,
Farewell to Rare he waves, farewell!

Gregg

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Angelo Alcid 🇵🇭 🎮 ⚖️ @angeloalcid.com · 2d

I was very confused for a sec and thought you meant the blue hedgehog

Angelo Alcid 🇵🇭 🎮 ⚖️ @angeloalcid.com · 2d

Wow, I hate this! (Especially because of how plausible it sounds.)

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Angelo Alcid 🇵🇭 🎮 ⚖️ @angeloalcid.com · 2d

@marzgurl.com would you happen to know anyone who could help?

Angelo Alcid 🇵🇭 🎮 ⚖️ @angeloalcid.com · 2d

If in practice Congress no longer holds the power of the purse, I’m not sure we’re very many steps away from this at this point:

Scene from Star Wars: Episode IV. Grand Moff Tarkin telling other Imperial officers: “The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us.
I've just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the council permanently.”

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 3d

This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.

At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · 3d

Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.

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Angelo Alcid 🇵🇭 🎮 ⚖️ @angeloalcid.com · 2d

a man in a blue sweater is reading a book called sensible chuckle

ALT: a man in a blue sweater is reading a book called sensible chuckle

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meliss-AAAAAHHH! @mel.bzky.team · 3d

bus with one depressed and one happy character. the depressed one says the world is harsh cruel and unforgiving and is wearing clown makeup. the happy one, wearing a doctors coat, says great clown pagliacci is in town yay

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Angelo Alcid 🇵🇭 🎮 ⚖️ @angeloalcid.com · 4d

“We already signed it.”

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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Doubtful Ghost 👻 @doubtful-guest.bsky.social · 4d

Is bribery illegal? I have a degree from Yale Law School.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4d

Vance is having an incredible morning on the Sunday shows doing "oh so now it's illegal to [mundane thing]?"

A real quote when Vance is asked about whether Tom Homan kept the $50,000 he got in a fast food bag: "Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services?"

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Angelo Alcid 🇵🇭 🎮 ⚖️ @angeloalcid.com · 4d

Democratic strategists that probably make north of six figures:

The Good Place scene: Good Place committee member saying, “He's got a point.
The fair thing for us to do is
just keep on giving up
more and more stuff we want, unilaterally,
until this demon is finally happy.”

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 4d

The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 5d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Angelo Alcid 🇵🇭 🎮 ⚖️ @angeloalcid.com · 4d

The SCOTUS isn’t “resolving” any of these issues?

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