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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 4h

Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 4h

Three absolutely loves Taylor Swift so why does #nycacc want him dead? He was found all alone in a hallway! He needs help! NY NJ NH NE RI VT CT ME MA DE DC MD PA VA WE NEED A FOSTER FAST! Can’t kill a pup that’s a #swiftie -Please repost this sweet boy! DM for info- #dogsofbluesky

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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 4h

Three absolutely loves Taylor Swift so why does #nycacc want him dead? He was found all alone in a hallway! He needs help! NY NJ NH NE RI VT CT ME MA DE DC MD PA VA WE NEED A FOSTER FAST! Can’t kill a pup that’s a #swiftie -Please repost this sweet boy! DM for info- #dogsofbluesky

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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 4h

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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 2d

Mr. Pickles can’t stand Kid Rock but he knows good music! He also knows he’s going to die if no1 on the East Coast steps up for him! Transports/food/vet provided! Just like pickles- this pup is amazing! Pls repost him! He’s a #resister #survivor and happy #trump lost the Nobel! #dogsofbluesky

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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 2d

Mr. Pickles can’t stand Kid Rock but he knows good music! He also knows he’s going to die if no1 on the East Coast steps up for him! Transports/food/vet provided! Just like pickles- this pup is amazing! Pls repost him! He’s a #resister #survivor and happy #trump lost the Nobel! #dogsofbluesky

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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 4h

This precious boy who also loves Taylor Swift - needs more than 76 reposts if he’s going 2find his human! #Swifties #nycacc Will kill him! We can stop that! We have the power to help find him a foster ! Pls REPOST HIM! Let’s get him over 100 reposts so we can save his precious life!

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 5h

I have always loved @propublica.org's mission statement. It speaks to method as much as mission, and does not shrink from describling their journalism as a moral undertaking. www.propublica.org/about/

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

Trump’s ice goons pull guns on an unarmed guy on a bike in Rogers Park. Terrorizing neighborhoods

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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 5h

It's not *just* about the merits; the justices account for other things as well. Such as that Trump is the president now and mustn't have to wait to do anything he wants. Once he's done so, irreversibly, they'll consider how likely it is that a Democrat will be the next president - iow, the merits.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 6h

interesting that justice barrett thinks it's appropriate for a judge to appear on a transparently partisan propaganda network like FNC

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

Per WSJ, the Trump regime and Bannon are bragging they’re “ruling Congress with an iron fist” and that it is “largely ceremonial” like the Russian Duma.

Shameful. Not what the founders intended. 🇺🇸 @MarshaBlackburn @RepTimBurchett @AndyOgles

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h

Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

blah blah Hunter Biden blah blah Burisma yada yada

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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 6h

A wonderful, gut-wrenching essay.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Pitting Us Against One Another in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 8h

Oh man. This piece, this recap and analysis, should be part of every response to every shadow-docket application to the Supreme Court and, eventually, to every response to Trump's illegalities he bases on Mad Hatter fabrications of fact.

GIFT LINK:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 8h

Oh man. This piece, this recap and analysis, should be part of every response to every shadow-docket application to the Supreme Court and, eventually, to every response to Trump's illegalities he bases on Mad Hatter fabrications of fact.

GIFT LINK:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

www.nytimes.com

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David French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social · 14h

“Earlier this month, a federal judge appointed by President Trump in 2019, did the worst thing you can do to Trump in a court of law: She took him seriously. She read his words, found them disconnected from reality and acted accordingly.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

www.nytimes.com

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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 8h

Oh man. This piece, this recap and analysis, should be part of every response to every shadow-docket application to the Supreme Court and, eventually, to every response to Trump's illegalities he bases on Mad Hatter fabrications of fact.

GIFT LINK:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

www.nytimes.com

Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 8h

Oh man. This piece, this recap and analysis, should be part of every response to every shadow-docket application to the Supreme Court and, eventually, to every response to Trump's illegalities he bases on Mad Hatter fabrications of fact.

GIFT LINK:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

www.nytimes.com

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 11h

I’ll have a few in tomorrow’s newsletter.

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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 8h

Oh man. This piece, this recap and analysis, should be part of every response to every shadow-docket application to the Supreme Court and, eventually, to every response to Trump's illegalities he bases on Mad Hatter fabrications of fact.

GIFT LINK:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

www.nytimes.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15h

All of the week’s Civil Discourse columns in one place so you can catch up on anything you missed. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Sunday Morning Wrap-Up

Here’s your Sunday morning wrap-up, so you can make sure you didn’t miss out on any of the past week’s columns.

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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 8h

Oh man. This piece, this recap and analysis, should be part of every response to every shadow-docket application to the Supreme Court and, eventually, to every response to Trump's illegalities he bases on Mad Hatter fabrications of fact.

GIFT LINK:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

www.nytimes.com

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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 9h

Why Republicans’ attempts to kill Obamacare keep backfiring

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Why Republicans’ attempts to kill Obamacare keep backfiring

The White House and some Republicans are growing nervous that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of a government funding bill has salience with voters.

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Lawyers, Guns and Money @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social · 9d

The critique of pure idiocy

The critique of pure idiocy - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Hannah Arendt, the year Hitler came to power William Davies has published an essential critique of Trumpian stupidity. This could not be more relevant to my current interests, but quite aside from that this is one of those essays that open up whole new vistas for thinking about fundamental social developments and patterns. I’d like […]

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