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Jack Smith Calls Idea That Politics Infected Trump Prosecutions ‘Ludicrous’

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 14h

Democrats just gonna let him twist in the wind. They have no loyalty for those who tried, only old school ties at Harvard.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 20h

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 20h

“They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.”

‘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

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 1d

Translation from billionaire-press to people talk:
'Trump will be talked out of sending Tomahawks to Ukraineby his good friend, America's enemy'

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump may speak with Putin about sending Tomahawks to Ukraine in effort to end war

“I think I might speak to Russia about that, in all fairness,” the president said.

www.politico.com

Donald Trump falsely says 'Biden FBI' placed agents in Jan. 6 crowds

Reposted by One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
"
Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump, posting on Truth Social, dives down the memory hole:
“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.”

An incredible feat by Biden since Trump was president on January 6.

The Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, when a violent mob swarmed the U.S. Capitol, occurred while Trump was still in office.

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

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 1d

The cruelty is a feature, not a bug

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Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 1d

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Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Kent police apologise to protester threatened with arrest for holding Palestine flag

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 1d

In the encounter, which Murton filmed, an officer told her: “Mentioning freedom of Gaza, Israel, genocide, all of that all come under proscribed groups, which are terror groups that have been dictated by the governmen.”

He claimed the phrase “free Gaza” was “supportive of Palestine Action” and that

Force agrees to pay damages to Laura Murton, 43, who also had sign saying ‘Israel is committing genocide’

‘Quintessentially Portland’: nude cyclists protest against national guard deployment

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 1d

Brave Portlanders try to recover from their war ravaged lives.

"Rider Janene King called the nude ride a “quintessentially Portland way to protest”.

The 51-year-old was naked except for wool socks, a wig and a hat. She sipped hot tea and said she was unbothered by the steady rain ..."

Riders wore nothing – or close to it – in hastily called event against Trump’s attempts to mobilize the national guard

How Trump Is Making China Great

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 1d

“There is, however, one big difference between Trump’s trade policy and China’s. Namely, the Chinese appear to know what they’re doing.”

“It should have been obvious from the beginning that if America were to get into a full-scale trade war with China, the Chinese would have the upper hand...."

Why we’re going to lose the trade war, and much more besides

paulkrugman.substack.com

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 1d

Coal miners don't get what they voted not to get

They deserve it

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

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

No. 3 Indiana sets AP Top 25 record, Texas rejoins the rankings

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 2d

Good Lord, I grew up with Indiana's football cheer being "Wait until basketball season."

And IU coaches saying "This year we got Ohio State right where we want them. Off the schedule!"

Is this one of the signs for the end of the world

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AP Top 25 delivered a big change to college football rankings ahead of Week 8, with Indiana up to No. 3 and Texas back in the poll. Follow for recaps, analyses and projections.

apnews.com

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 2d

It's amazing how many people practice denial just because it works.

My mom, Queen of De Nile, had her first child 7 months after she was married.

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 2d

“This time, the Trump administration’s assault on diversity programs and cuts to the federal work force could make it even more difficult for Black workers to recover when conditions improve.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 2d

Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 2d

The increase in black Republican voting comes from blacks who are male, wealthy, or military vets, or immigrants from Cuba.

They don't get what they voted not to get.

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

Gaza PhD student ‘heartbroken’ as family blocked from entering the UK

One Eyed Alien ☝️👁👽👑 @chicagoexpat.bsky.social · 2d

See, Labour UK hates immigrants and foreigners too!

It worked for Biden!

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them all