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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 4h

If you give this administration a presumption of honesty, you are acting like a credulous sucker.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 11h

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 12h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 15h

She was tackled by ICE on her way to work & is now suing Trump’s government. This outrageous stuff is happening across Chicago. Thanks to vigilant residents who capture it on video as happened here, the rest of us can see how out of control ICE truly is.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/w...

Debbie Brockman, a WGN-TV producer violently arrested by ICE Friday morning in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago, has retained an attorney and intends to "pursue all legal avenues available" to hold federal authorities accountable, according to a news release Tuesday.
Brockman and her legal team
"adamantly deny" allegations that she assaulted federal officers during an immigration enforcement action, according to the release. They assert she was simply walking to the bus stop on her way to work when she was attacked by Border Patrol agents.

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Lillard's Maximum Perception Control @junipersbird.bsky.social · 13h

a woman from schitts creek is holding a book and saying i won t be doing any of that

ALT: a woman from schitts creek is holding a book and saying i won t be doing any of that

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Roy Cooper @roycoopernc.bsky.social · 15h

I refuse to stand by while extreme Republicans rip away health care, rights and freedoms from the people.

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Lillard's Maximum Perception Control @junipersbird.bsky.social · 15h

Absolutely fucking not.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 15h

"Sara" has worked in Watsonville CAs strawberries for 16 yrs. "I earn piece rate. It's raining which makes the rows slippery and the mud sticks to our shoes. It's dangerous as we still need to work fast to make enough money to pay our bills." #WeFeedYou

A farm worker harvesting strawberries in the rain wearing a plastic poncho

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 15h

Federal workers are going without pay or getting fired entirely, putting hundreds of thousands of families livelihoods at risk.

And where are Republican House members? On paid vacations, not showing up to work for weeks on end.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18h

"The richest man in the world and the owner of the most influential social media site in US politics is a nazi who openly supports and amplifies other nazis" would, on its face, seem to be rather newsworthy!

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 19h

Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 18h

OTD in 1906 Hannah Arendt was born.

"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact & fiction and the distinction between true & false no longer exist".

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Lillard's Maximum Perception Control @junipersbird.bsky.social · 16h

Hard, hard pass.

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 18h

Proud Boys grow up to become proud ICE agents.

Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 20h

NEW: I took a long look at the Proud Boys and found some of their most extreme chapters are sharing ICE recruiting materials on encrypted apps and even suggesting members have joined up. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

The first
Antifa
Counter Terrorism
Task Force
Trump already gave so many of us jobs with ICE. We may have to start recruiting soon to fill all these spots.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

According to Goldman Sachs, 88% of US tariffs are being paid by American companies and consumers. Only 9% are being paid by foreign exporters.
#TrumpTariffs

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h

wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Lillard's Maximum Perception Control @junipersbird.bsky.social · 17h

Ya think?

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 18h

Fox: The tariffs, 10% for lumber, 25% for cabinets, furniture. On January 1st, the tariff for cabinets and vanities increase to 50%, furniture to 30%. The cost of building materials has increased 34%. There is a concern that this is not going to be great for the home buying industry

Lillard's Maximum Perception Control @junipersbird.bsky.social · 17h

No.

Lillard's Maximum Perception Control @junipersbird.bsky.social · 17h

Peak masculinity, imo!

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Lillard's Maximum Perception Control @junipersbird.bsky.social · 17h

Christian Nationalism is an oxymoron. Neither Protestant nor Catholic theology restricts the church community within national borders. Nor does theology dictate forced conversion. "The act of faith is of its very nature a free act."

These men are not saving Christianity - they are perverting it.

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Lillard's Maximum Perception Control @junipersbird.bsky.social · 17h

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Lillard's Maximum Perception Control @junipersbird.bsky.social · 18h

It's irrational exuberance on bath salts, boys.

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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 18h

Joint statement from the networks declining to agree with the Pentagon's new press policy. Fox News, Pete Hegseth's former employer, is a signatory.

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

A federal judge said "DHS, you cannot legally put this language into a grant." So what DHS did is... keep putting that language in grants — but with a new disclaimer saying it would only apply if the court order was struck down.

The judge was NOT happy.

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 19h

Judge William Smith (W. Bush appointee): The Government has done "precisely what the ... [court's] Order forbids."

The case is Illinois v. FEMA

On Wednesday, we'll publish an updated catalogue of such judicial decisions on noncompliance with court orders at @justsecurity.org at the link below:

The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation

Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."

www.justsecurity.org

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

Scoop: Even Fox News won't sign on to Pete Hegseth's draconian Pentagon press rules, setting up a showdown between the snowflake defense secretary and his former employer.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/pentagon-p...

The Safe Space Secretary

Pete Hegseth built his career on Fox News mocking "snowflakes." Now, Status has learned, his former employer and others are rejecting his efforts to build a safe space around the Pentagon.

www.status.news

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Lillard's Maximum Perception Control @junipersbird.bsky.social · 17h

This is an absurdly delusional take at best.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18h

China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0.

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 18h

I love that markets are like "WOOOO RATE CUTSSS" as the head of the Fed is saying "The economy is flashing critical signs of distress"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Powell on Trump's immigration policies: "Stronger policy than most people had expected. We've seen a very sharp decline in growth of the labor force and in and people entering the country ... new people that come into the workforce create supply but they also create their own demand."

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