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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 53m

Here’s a reminder that Brett Kavanaugh of the #KavanaughStop perjured himself in his confirmation hearing when he said he didn’t know anything about the emoluments clause.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h

NYT wrote a 2,400 word story abt Todd Blanche without mentioning that he personally ordered the arrest of Newark Mayor @rasjbaraka.bsky.social, and as such is deeply implicated in @replamonica.bsky.social case.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...

The front page of a NYT story, titled, "Part Enabler, Part Buffer: the Bind of the Justice Dept's No. 2"

A picture shows Blanche partly visible behind a journalist's raised hand.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

You can bribe the president with $2,000,000,000 but he'll apparently still do that dipshit Alpha Male move where he suddenly yanks your arm in a handshake.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Trump greets the delegate from UAE, which put $2 billion into Trump’s crypto company: “They got a lot of cash. Unlimited cash.”

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 2h

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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The Jarmer Fones @thefarmerjones.bsky.social · 1h

"Show us your papers" is literally inspired by a thing Nazi collaborators said in one of the most famous movies of the 20th century.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 2h

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 1h

This is an insult to everyone’s intelligence.

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 5h

This morning I was filming ICE abducting sometime in Petworth. One of the agents told me "the last US citizen that did this he put in cuffs all the way to the courtroom".

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 2h

“Friend” = got a $10K bribe from him in 2016

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 2h

On the holiday? I actually need to know for someone, and it doesn’t say online.

brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 2h

Do you use a coping saw?

(sorry if you’ve heard that one before)

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 3h

ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital.

"We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio

When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU"

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 3h

#KavanaughStop

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Trump points at UAE official during photo op and says, "A lot of cash. Unlimited cash."

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 3h

Egypt is a dictatorship, but some other countries call their democratically elected presidents
“excellency”, Brazil, for example.

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 3h

#KavanaughStop

Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 5h

This morning I was filming ICE abducting sometime in Petworth. One of the agents told me "the last US citizen that did this he put in cuffs all the way to the courtroom".

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 3h

Freaking about No Kings is catastrophic for them! It’s a virtual certainty the protests will be enormous, and by turning them into a live issue, the GOP effectively gives news media permission to focus on them.

Both sites agree: nationwide anti-Trump protests are the most important story right now

William Easley @williameasley.bsky.social · 4h

Complete own goal by the republicans. Not a ton of media attention for the first big protest day and now you have the republicans bringing it up and effectively telling the media to cover it

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 3h

He said the exact same thing about Maduro. He is a tyrant to be deposed, not the President of the United States.

brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 3h

The Bezos Bee recently devoted a whole column to “begging the question”. Better than whatever noxious, regime-adjacent dreck they would have published in its place.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | This common phrase is widely misused. Is it worth salvaging?

When a phrase has been misused into uselessness, maybe avoiding it is the best policy.

www.washingtonpost.com

brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 3h

#KavanaughStop

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 3h

It's like when Dr. Evil had the button that sent you into the fiery pit

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

MARCO RUBIO: This is probably one of the most important days for world peace in 50 years. That's not an exaggeration

TRUMP: Only 50?

RUBIO: Maybe 100

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 3h

Little Marco’s closest moment to statesmanship was mocking the size of Trump’s penis. Now he’s using it for a pacifier.

brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 4h

The yellow press in Great Britain have already engaged in Charlie Kirk hagiography. Anything that can happen here can happen there, and will, unless you stop it. These people who “fail to grasp” things are very good at grasping power.

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve seen more violent #KavanaughStop video, but this left me the most shaken. Per the account of what you don’t see in the video, ICE hit her incidentally, driving recklessly after abducting someone else. They then proceeded to brutalize and abduct her.

Find and prosecute these ICE gestapo.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 4h

Here’s the footage of this #KavanaughStop:

bsky.app/profile/thet...

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 4h

Healing over.

And it will never start for the hundreds of thousands of Israel’s victims in Gaza.

bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Trump to Israeli Knesset: "I have an idea -- Mr President, why don't give him a pardon? Give him a pardon. Whether we like it or not, this has been one of the greatest wartime presidents. And cigars and champagne -- who the hell cares about that?"

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