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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1h

President Javier Milei, a former television personality like Trump, is playing rock star as his nation’s economy crumbles. Now the U.S. Treasury is coming to his rescue. trib.al/dClVApZ

“This is Trump picking favorites with individual leaders who share his ideology and kiss his ass, frankly."

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 1h

ICE agents arrested a police officer in the Chicago suburb of Hanover Park, accusing him of being an unlawful immigrant from Montenegro. cnn.it/3J32Wvq?utm_...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1h

🚨WOW. A unanimous per curiam (meaning no named author) panel of the 7th Circuit, made up of a Bush appointee, an Obama appointee, and a Trump appointee, decline to step in and block a lower court order barring the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago!

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1h

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois.

"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 19h

"This nation’s Young Republicans are more than just veteran political operatives and attorneys: they’re kids. And sometimes, kids say the wrong things. They can’t be held responsible for using slurs 251 times in just under 8 months."

Young Republican Kids Say the Darndest Things

“Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery, and rape…. Vice President JD Vance downplayed [the] bi...

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ilovepaul.bsky.social @ilovepaul.bsky.social · 1h

Lying bastard!

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Veterans Against Trump @vetsat.bsky.social · 1h

SNAP benefits aren't being disbursed starting in November so millions of people aren't going to have Thanksgiving (or much else). If you've never donated to or volunteered at your local food pantry, now would be a really good time to start.

What to know about SNAP benefits amid government shutdown

Federal officials warn that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could be at risk for funding amid the government shutdown.

abcnews.go.com

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 2h

Is "Custody death" a Newspeak term for murder?

The latest deaths have sparked renewed concerns about medical care and oversight for detainees in custody.

www.newsweek.com/ice-third-cu...

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2h

Hey this is not a moment to stay silent.

Oct 18th - No Kings Day - is our chance to show we won't accept the militarization of our citizens, the brazen corruption of the Trump family, and the destruction of our health care.

Find your local protest at nokings.org.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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ilovepaul.bsky.social @ilovepaul.bsky.social · 1h

I want to know how we, citizens, stop this.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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ilovepaul.bsky.social @ilovepaul.bsky.social · 1h

What is Pennie?

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 3h

Remember, though, you have to talk nicely about MAGA.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 6h

If Rep. Rob Wittman of Virginia thought he could hide from his constituents by hosting a virtual town hall, he was sorely mistaken.

“You’re a fake. You only answer questions you have pre screened. You are not looking out for all the people who depend on you to stand up for them." trib.al/AKMzRMW

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 8h

“The Keaton family are very grateful for the extraordinary messages of love & support
She loved animals & she was steadfast in her support of the unhoused community, so any donations in her memory to a local food bank or an animal shelter would be a wonderful and much appreciated tribute to her”

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Nicholas Weaver @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com · 8h

Time for Congress to just pack it in. Caesar is paying the legions to make them his legions, regardless of the law:
www.newsweek.com/government-s...

If Congress can't dictate spending anymore, both what to spend on and what not to, it has no real authority anymore.

Trump administration to continue paying FBI amid government shutdown

FBI agents will be paid during the shutdown, Trump says, using unspent funds to bypass frozen federal pay.

www.newsweek.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18h

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

26 U.S. Code § 7217 - Prohibition on executive branch influence over taxpayer audits and other investigations
U.S. Code
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(a)Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

(b)Reporting requirement
Any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service receiving any request prohibited by subsection (a) shall report the receipt of such request to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

(c)Exceptions
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any written request made—
(1)to an applicable person by or on behalf of the taxpayer and forwarded by such applicable person to the Internal Revenue Service;
(2)by an applicable person for disclosure of return or return information under section 6103 if such request is made in accordance with the requirements of such section; or
(3)by the Secretary of the Treasury as a consequence of the implementation of a change in tax policy.
(d)Penalty
Any person who willfully violates subsection (a) or fails to report under subsection (b) shall be punished upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.

(e)Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1)the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2)any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 7h

This where all of our Media Elite hang out to understand & interact with "real Americans". These Media Elite think we are in a weird liberal bubble, while they hang out in a weird fascist bubble.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 8h

X is a nazi bar.

Screenshot of a Twitter/X thread. At the top, a tweet by verified user David Pakman (@dpakman) reads: “JD Vance says the ‘I LOVE HITLER’ Republican leaks are no big deal because it’s ‘kids in chat rooms.’ In reality these are young Republican leaders likely to gain more power in a hypothetical future Vance administration. Terrifying stuff.” Below are icons showing 368 comments, 99 reposts, 888 likes, and 147K views.

Underneath, a reply by Myron Gaines (@MyronGainesX) contains antisemitic and offensive language. His tweet says: “Yeah we like Hitler. No one gives a **** what you woke jews think anymore. Bro was a revolutionary leader and saved germany. The jews declared war on Germany first. If can israel deny a genocide with 4k video proof, I’m questjoning everything you guys have said about the painter during WW2.” Below are engagement metrics showing 574 comments, 931 reposts, 9.3K likes, 555 bookmarks, and 811.8K views. Content includes hate speech.

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DrakenKnight @drakenknight.bsky.social · 7h

This always resonates

NLG Know Your Rights reminder: Shut the f*** up!

YouTube video by National Lawyers Guild, Detroit & MI

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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 7h

Hide yo kids, hide yo wife. They're always watching you.

Protesting 101: No kings 2025. Touch grass and go offline. This administration can and will track you using your mobile devices, so leave them at home, or if you must bring them, put them into airplane mode and disable biometric passcodes (face/touch ID). Bring a burner phone instead or go old school with digital or film cameras. If you’re a member of the press, clearly identify yourself with a vest or jacket.

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 7h

Glenn Beck has been targeting these same groups for so long that a viewer of his attempted to murder people at the Tides Foundation in SF *a decade and a half ago* (and settled for a shoutout with cops on 580) www.democracynow.org/2010/10/12/p...

"Progressive Hunter": Gunman Cites Listening to Glenn Beck and Others as Inspiration for Armed Plot Against ACLU & Tides

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 6h

Message from the Keaton family via People Mag

Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 8h

“The Keaton family are very grateful for the extraordinary messages of love & support
She loved animals & she was steadfast in her support of the unhoused community, so any donations in her memory to a local food bank or an animal shelter would be a wonderful and much appreciated tribute to her”

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 7h

Masked thugs are attacking and kidnapping people on the streets of American cities. This state terror is designed to make Americans feel helpless. But this has happened before. And The People have stopped it before, as I discuss here.

Lessons from a Red Scare

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

open.substack.com

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 6h

To beat back the march of authoritarianism in this country, we must demilitarize the police. There is no reason for these guys to be dressed in tactical gear and carrying assault weapons other than to terrorize a population (and satisfy their egos). It's completely incompatible with democracy.

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 21h

"The boy, who is Hispanic and African American, was held in a garage for five hours “without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney,” the statement said. He is a U.S. citizen, as is his entire immediate family, the release said."

Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...

chicago.suntimes.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 6h

Reports are circulating that the White House intends to shut down a stretch of California highway and fire missiles during his second “vanity parade.” trib.al/voJoNg4

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