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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 3d

Even if the House was fully functional, they're in session for an avg of 147 days and out for 218.

Under Speaker Johnson, Congress has been in session only 12 of the last 97 days, and he still won't swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.

These are the people who demand Work Requirements.😐

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 5d

CNN editor-in-chief Mark Thompson, following a While House meeting, sought to soften the news network's coverage of President Trump's demolition of the East Wing, claiming viewers aren't that interested in the story, according to the Status newsletter.

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 5d

I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 5d

“law-breaking”

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 5d

By proceeding with the demolition of the White House East Wing before seeking approval from federal agencies for a new ballroom, President Donald Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."

How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing

By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome.

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 7d

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“This regime is a collection of marauders and vandals intent on destroying our democracy.”
From @elliotkirschner.bsky.social in #SanFrancisco

The Rubble and the Reckoning

A view from San Francisco

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Elliot Kirschner @elliotkirschner.bsky.social · 7d

Please share this. Only the best of the best with this regime.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 7d

So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.

When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 9d

The day after the Chinatown raid, New York AG Tish James launches an online portal for the public to submit photos and videos of ICE activity.

"We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes.

Portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...

Attorney General James Launches Portal to Collect Photos and Videos of ICE Activity in New York

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James is encouraging New Yorkers to submit videos or other documentation of federal immigration enforcement actions in New York following yesterday’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on Canal Street in New York City.

“Every New Yorker has the right to live without fear or intimidation,” said Attorney General James. “If you witnessed and documented ICE activity yesterday, I urge you to share that footage with my office. We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law. No one should be subject to unlawful questioning, detention, or intimidation.”

Attorney General James is asking New Yorkers to share photos or videos of federal government actions using the Office of the Attorney General’s new online portal.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9d

i hope that a governor spanberger and a democratic general assembly uses its authority to discipline the university for its capitulation and to remove these BOV members who have decided that they work for donald trump and not the people of the commonwealth

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 9d

Why aren’t elected Dems publicly telling Trump that they’re going to raze the ballroom the minute the next D is elected?

He would lose his shit.

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Laura Martínez 🥑 @miblogestublog.bsky.social · 9d

ok who did this? ☹️

a doctored photo of the back of a $20 bill featuring the White House being demolished by an excavator

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Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 9d

I’ll say it straight: It is unbecoming, undignified, cowardly, and shameful for a institution as revered and respected as the University of Virginia to grant an audience in 2025 to those who are committed to destroying science, free thought, human rights, and the rule of law.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 9d

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 9d

The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed

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Dennis Koch @dejayk.bsky.social · 12d

Talking “The Last Class” with Robert Reich

A live with Bob, Heather, and Elliot

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Talking “The Last Class” with Robert Reich

A live with Bob, Heather, and Elliot

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 10d

To recap:
•$100M on golf
•$172M for jets for ICE Barbie
•$230M in DOJ payments to Trump
•$250M for a vanity ballroom
•$40B to Argentina while our farmers suffer
•$117B in annual tax cuts to the super wealthy 1%
•$170B ICE budget to round up Americans like Gestapo

Meanwhile—no money for food stamps

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Elliot Kirschner @elliotkirschner.bsky.social · 10d

The scariest thing I've seen in a while...

Guy Dupont @guydupont.bsky.social · 11d

Made a Slack-o-lantern that hits you with the Slack notification sound and logo when you walk by.

👻 now baAAck toOOO WooOOrk 👻

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John McFella @johnmcfella.nafofellas.com · 12d

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Elliot Kirschner @elliotkirschner.bsky.social · 13d

What’s up CBS News? Missing a story? Wondering why! (Not really)

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 13d

The NYT has well-discussed flaws.

But one that is not much discussed is how bad and slow and lame its domestic mass protest coverage is, always. Fly in the foreign reporters and have them cover as they would elsewhere ffs.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 13d

Newspapers still don’t understand how to cover protests.

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Elliot Kirschner @elliotkirschner.bsky.social · 13d

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 15d

In the wake of the Hegseth/Pentagon press ban, I'm reminded of this section from Sebastian Junger's National Review essay, 2024.

www.nationalreview.com/magazine/202...

And then we invaded Iraq. Although I was drawn to the sheer magnitude and drama of the war, I didn’t cover it because I was personally so against our decision to invade that I didn’t think I could be objective. I still had high hopes for Afghanistan, but my optimism didn’t survive long. I spent a year embedded with a platoon from the 173rd Airborne in the infamous Korengal Valley, and our outpost was attacked almost daily. After one particularly fierce firefight, a special operator shook his head and said, “We’re never going to win this war until we admit we’re losing it.”

What he said shocked me: It was 2007, and questioning the war was still considered unpatriotic heresy. If you didn’t believe America was right and honorable in all things and would win any war it fought, you were basically siding with the terrorists. And yet here was a highly experienced soldier questioning exactly that. And that is the proper role of the press: to provide the kind of honest and brutal assessment that generals, politicians, contractors, and second lieutenants can’t because they’ll lose their jobs. The simple truth is that if you’re against the working press, you’re against protecting American soldiers from faulty weapons and bad decisions. No military or government will publicly examine itself for failures. Only the press — and internal whistleblowers — can do that.

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Arthur Delaney @delaneyrules.bsky.social · 15d

Oh look, a real-life version of the Obama-era IRS targeting scandal www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.

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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 15d

Don't let this story die. These are not little boys. This is not in any way acceptable. All these pathetic losers need to be condemned in the strongest language possible by ALL republicans and prevented from ANY political positions for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 16d

The mechanism through which Trump is paying the troops is the most blatant large Antideficiency Act (ADA) violation in US history. It's also clearly willful. No one has been charged under the ADA before, but violations carry a two-year jail term. The statute of limitations is five years.

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Elliot Kirschner @elliotkirschner.bsky.social · 17d

Now let’s talk about federal tax revenue from thrse places www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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