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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

As I got to know them, they gave me a $400m plane.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

Kelly: I really worry about those aviators, drone operators, special forces guys that are in the Caribbean right now striking these boats and whether or not this is legal..

There’s no authorization for the use of military force. The Congress has not given that to the president. He hasn’t asked.

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 11h

The conflict here is that the justices aren’t using the emergency docket as a temporary tool, they’re making “precedent” and expecting lower court judges to apply it without explanation. This is why we’re seeing so much frustration from lower court judges.

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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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 15h

Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h

They cannot talk about the shutdown without lying.

There is no connection between troop payments and federal employee layoffs. Zero.

They are paying the troops with multiyear R&D allocations within DOD. This is also illegal by the way! But completely disconnected to the layoffs.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

WELKER: During the 2019 shutdown when Trump was president, no federal workers were laid off. Why are these firings necessary?

VANCE: Who do we care more about- federal bureaucrats or the troops getting the payment they need?

WELKER: But layoffs are a priority?

VANCE: They have forced us to choose

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

BASH: Are you gonna look into the way ICE is conducting itself?

JIM JORDAN: We're going to look into the whole situation where you have these mayors--

BASH: So you'll only look into that side and not federal law enforcement?

JORDAN: Wuh wuh wuh we'll look into all this

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

“The Biden FBI”

Who was President on January 6?

Donald J. Trump * © @reaDonaldTrump • 1m
THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6. If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies. What a SCAM - DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 3d

The malicious prosecution of Attorney General Tish James is baseless.

And the indictment is not worth the paper it is written on.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

“None of these statements are true.”

MEMPHIS DA Steve Mulroy FACT-CHECKS @AGPamBondi’s sworn testimony before Congress.

His post (with Spandau Ballet soundtrack 🎵): www.instagram.com/p/DPmv-WKEil...

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 3d

Leticia James’ statement.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 3d

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d

Thune is gambling on the idea that the median voter does not have even the most basic knowledge of the bill that Trump and the Republican Party just passed, which made reducing access to health care a core means to pay for tax cuts.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-trumps...

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 4d

Utterly impossible to argue otherwise.

Even if you laughably believed Trump wasn’t in the files, Johnson is protecting everyone in them!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Jeffries: "Mike Johnson and this group continue to cover up for the pedophiles. That's crazy."

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 6d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 6d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6d

This guy sounds like a fucking lunatic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

CNN: Isn't that hyperbolic to call them terrorists?

STEPHEN MILLER: No. If anything I'm understating the severity of the situation

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 6d

You're the Speaker of the House of Representatives, doing nothing while a Mad King steals your constitutional authority & violates the law every day.

Also, you control a majority in Congress & can't keep the government open.

Also, stop lying in front of microphones every day.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Mike Johnson: "We said, 'don't sit on your couch and play video games'- by the way, also not a talking point. There was an AEI study, I think one of the organizations that polled this, and most of these young men who are not working are sitting around literally playing video games. Get back to work"

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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 6d

Remember that judicial complaint against Judge Boasberg with the mystery Attachment A?

Turns out it was never there!

with @andrewtorrez.bsky.social

www.lawandchaospod.com/p/this-judic...

This Judicial Complaint Could Have Been An Email

But it would still be missing the attachment.

www.lawandchaospod.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

New in PN: Trump's invasion

"The Trump administration’s war on cities just entered a new, more terrifying phase. What stage of fascism is it when the president defies a court order and sends troops into a city anyway? Because as of Sunday, that’s where we’re at."

Trump's invasion

This weekend marked a major escalation of his campaign of terror.

www.publicnotice.co

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Forbes @forbes.com · 9d

Listen to our lively discussion on "Swiftonomics," where we'll explore how the one-woman business empire, along with her core 13 Management company, key consultants and loyal Swifties, has defined what it means to be a record-breaking superstar.

Watch The Life Of A Pop Mogul: Masterclass In Swiftonomics

Listen to our lively discussion on "Swiftonomics," where we'll explore how the one-woman business empire, along with her core 13 Management company, key consultants and loyal Swifties, has defined what it means to be a record-breaking superstar.

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 8d

The first rule of Pedo Club is you don’t talk about Pedo Club

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 9d

"‘F***ing Dumbass’: Trump Officials Want Howard Lutnick Sidelined After Epstein Comments"

Trump's commerce secretary called Epstein ‘the greatest blackmailer ever' & his colleagues are now super mad at him.

Another scoop from Zeteo's newest reporter @swin24.bsky.social:

Howard Lutnick Enrages Trump Officials With Jeffrey Epstein ‘Blackmail’ Remarks

The Trump administration claims Jeffrey Epstein didn’t blackmail anyone. His commerce secretary just called Epstein ‘the greatest blackmailer ever.’

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8d

A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland.

Federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland

A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland. U.S.

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Wobbledance aka “Tony” @wobbledance.bsky.social · 8d

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Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago

A facility in Broadview, a mostly Black suburb, has become the site of escalation and ‘targeted attacks’ on protesters

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Fatima Goss Graves @fatimagossgraves.bsky.social · 8d

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Because it conflicts with the constitution.

Federal judge blocks Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard to Portland — Oregon Capital Chronicle

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland following a challenge from the state and the city of Portland.

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Caitlin Heard @caitlinheard.bsky.social · 9d

History rhyme: the 1919–20 Palmer Raids jailed thousands w/o warrants. Public backlash and a flopped “May Day” scare killed mass deport plans, and helped launch the ACLU. Repression met resistance, and lost.

davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 9d

The last time a president and his cronies - including a young J. Edgar Hoover - tried to mass deport Americans they didn't like, the nation stopped them, as I discuss here.

Lessons from a Red Scare

The American people are capable of turning the tide against repression.

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 9d

"Dad likes to post videos of things that aren't real and pretend they are" is usually followed by an earnest discussion of whether it's time to put dad in a memory care ward.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Q: You just said this is an unenviable choice, this is an unfortunate consequences. But the president posted a video likening Vought to the grim reaper. So which is it?

LEAVITT: Look, the president likes to have a little fun every now and then and I think both things can be true

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