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Emily @emzorbit.bsky.social · 5h

Israel killed 5 Palestinians today. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 2d

Someone needs to ask, "how does it save money to lay off people who aren't receiving paychecks?"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2d

JD Vance blames Chuck Schumer for the fact that the White House mistakenly laid off key public health officials, including those dealing with measles and ebola.
The Trump regime's message is: We demand total power, but we're not responsible for anything.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

donmoynihan.substack.com

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Emily @emzorbit.bsky.social · 2d

If they’re going to ask questions about Homan, they make the point that Homan was never charged with a crime because the FBI and DOJ shut down the investigation prematurely.

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Emily @emzorbit.bsky.social · 2d

Also, Vance’s language is that of an abuser. Yes, I hit you but you made me do it.

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Emily @emzorbit.bsky.social · 2d

Also, I think what he’s talking about isn’t even legal. If Congress appropriates money for something, the Executive branch can’t just take that money and use it for something else. At least not in before times when we had laws and when Congress actually performed it’s Constitutional duties.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 3d

This is beyond bad. All of our disease defenses are down now. We are sitting ducks. This is #RussellVought #DonaldTrump #RFKJr. They are endangering American lives with their insane crusade. These men are hazardous to your health and dangerous to the republic. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Emily @emzorbit.bsky.social · 3d

There is currently a measles outbreak in South Carolina.

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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ArchPundit @archpundit.bsky.social · 3d

Exactly as I said this morning. They aren’t charging people they are intimidating them and making sure they cannot identify anyone.

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 3d

WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.

DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 3d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 4d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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