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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 3h

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 5h

One weird thing about the timing of this application is that the appeals court ruling was six weeks ago.

Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 5h

Acting Librarian of Congress, Todd Blanche (also deputy attorney general & Trump's former personal lawyer) asked SCOTUS to boot top copyright official @courthousenews.bsky.social

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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 6h

Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

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Brian Rosenworcel @brianrosenworcel.bsky.social · 1d

Joe Rogan is confusing measles with chicken pox

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 6h

"For every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There's no way we can meet that gap. There's no way we can replace every single one of those meals. It is not sustainable for food banks to fill this gap. We were not built to do this."

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump is telling his DOJ to prosecute people involved in defeating him in 2020. He will claim the 2025 California referendum was fraudulent. He is going to try to impose voter ID and ban mail-in and early voting for 2026.

I will do everything I can in the courtroom and in public to stop him.

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Howard ✡🟦🎗 @howarda-atlaw.bsky.social · 10h

All I want is a party that does not justify nazism; whether in group chats or SS death camp tattoos, or justify racism or rape.

Who will join me in the "supporting literal nazis, racists and rapist actually *is* disqualifying party?"

Face it: Platner is Matt Gaetz minus the giant rectangular head

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khmattson @khmattson.bsky.social · 8h

Win win?

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 9h

Speaking of AI: www.forbes.com/sites/emmawo...

AI Assistants Get The News Wrong Nearly Half The Time, Researchers Say

All major AI assistants are routinely misrepresenting news content across languages and territories, according to the biggest-ever research study on the topic.

www.forbes.com

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 22h

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Break the law, face the consequences. That goes for ICE agents who commit illegal acts outside of their official functions.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?

Now you know.

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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 1d

Always worth a watch

Am I the Antichrist? 🤭 @christl.bsky.social · May 27

Aamer Rahman: Is it really ok to punch Nazis?

Aamer Rahman: Is it really ok to punch nazis?

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Councilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to everyone who has reached out with concern. Late last night, I woke up to my car, car port, and home engulfed in flames. I'm grateful for the quick response from Portland firefighters who prevented the fire from spreading even further.

FOX 12 Oregon @fox12oregon.bsky.social · 1d

Fire at Portland City Councilor’s home being investigated as potential arson

Authorities are investigating after a fire broke out at the home of a Portland City Councilor early Sunday morning.

www.kptv.com

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 1d

one thing a lot of radicals don't want to grapple with is the the state monopoly on violence exists because the median subject of the state prefers it over the alternative. the goal of the peaceful protestor is to make that person very uncomfortable and willing to reconsider, not overpower the state

the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 1d

destroying the legitimacy of the regime is a real and valuable strategic outcome

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 1d

This piece was so bad that we blogged on a weekend

Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 1d

Yesterday, the Associated Press published a story about anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that illustrates perfectly how traditional notions of journalistic objectivity and “both sides” coverage fail to meet the current moment—and even facilitate the spread of disinformation.

The Associated Press Does Free PR for Crisis Pregnancy Centers

A recent story is a glaring example of how traditional journalistic “objectivity" is far from unbiased, and can even facilitate the spread of disinformation.

www.autonomynews.co

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Jonman🎃💀👻 @jonnyjonman.bsky.social · 1d

i just got my mail-in ballout 2 days ago

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Andy Ngo and other far-right extremists have reportedly been targeting the Portland City Council member for months and trying to paint her as violent and a ‘member of Antifa.’ The fire is being investigated as possible arson.

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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 1d

Portland City Councilor @counciloravalos.bsky.social woke up to her car and home engulfed in flames late last night. She had to grab her cat and escape to safety.

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khmattson @khmattson.bsky.social · 1d

a little girl is asking why not both while standing in a kitchen .

ALT: a little girl is asking why not both while standing in a kitchen .

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Ali Adair @aliadair22.bsky.social · 3d

🫏 Pass a law that you CAN indict a sitting president.

🫏 Pass another law that you can’t elect a president who is a felon.

🫏 Pass laws that put teeth in the Hatch Act, the Emoluments clause, etc., basically every “norm” that every other president abided by—except Trump—should become a law.

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 1d

Theory one: Trump is going nuts/senile
Theory two: The difference between resisting briefing from qualified professionals and not even having qualified professionals around really makes a difference - Trump's information environment is pure garbage now.

I'm all in on theory two.

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d

Is this Gray Ladyspeak for, “The President of the United States is Losing His Marbles”?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

News Analysis: Nine months into his term, President Trump’s approach to allies, adversaries and competitors around the world has proved a strange mix of successes and increasingly frequent and erratic eruptions.

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Debby Sneed @debscavator.bsky.social · 2d

The thing about slurs is, if you use one (like the r-word), that means that you don't think everyone is equally deserving of dignity, which means you think that there are lines between who deserves dignity and who doesn't, and you can't really be surprised when other people draw different lines.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

Following the publication of my story, defense counsel for Letitia James filed a motion alleging that Halligan violated multiple legal and ethical rules governing the conduct of prosecutors.

They want the government to maintain a log of its media contacts.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

night to a lalf that without oftending the fist Amendment or the freedom of the press).
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, Attorney General James respectfully requests that the Court
issue an Order:
1. Prohibiting further government extrajudicial disclosures of investigative and case
materials, and statements to the media and journalists, concerning this case and any parties or witnesses;
2. Requiring government counsel and agents in this case to obey all relevant federal
laws and regulations regarding proper records retention, preserve all communications with any media person, journalist, or outlet, and take all reasonable steps to prevent the deletion or
14 See, e.g., United States v. Abrego Garcia, No. 3:25-cr-00115, ECF Nos. 69, 73, 101,118 (M.D.
Tenn. Aug. 28, 2025).
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destruction of any records or communications having anything to do with the investigation and
prosecution of this case; and
Directing government counsel to create and maintain a log of all contact between
any government attorney or agent on this case and any member of the news media or press
concerning this case.
A Proposed Order is attached.

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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 1d

“What are we doing here, folks?” @hcrichardson.bsky.social breaks down SNAP’s history. While it feeds low-income families it also boosts the economy. Yet Trump & the GOP refuse to fund it during the shutdown, though there are funds that would last a shutdown, all to starve Americans to score points.

October 25, 2025

Yesterday the Trump administration said it would not use any of the approximately $6 billion the U.S.

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khmattson @khmattson.bsky.social · 1d

Hugs to you.