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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21h

Man escapes ICE while handcuffed, bystanders use pliers to free him.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20h

Trump is stooping so low that he’s gutting the federal Office of Special Education.

Attacking students with disabilities is wrong. Every child in America deserves a fair shot at success.

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

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Brainworm boy, RFK Jr, used a chainsaw to cut up a whale then drove around town with his daughter & whale parts in the car. Is this a reward for that? "The Chainsaw Chopper & the Whale", the story of the Health Secretary that eats roadkill & hauls butchered animal parts thru city streets
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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 17h

KRIS MAYES
ATTORNEY GENERAL
OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL
STATE OF ARIZONA
October 14, 2025
VIA EMAIL
The Honorable Michael Johnson, Speaker of the House
United States House of Representatives
5140 O'Neil House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-6532
c/o Matthew Berry, General Counsel
Matthew.Berry@mail.house.gov
c/o Rachel Kaldahl, General Counsel
Rachel.Kaldahl@mail.house.gov
Copy to:
The Honorable Jeanine Ferris Pirro
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
601 D Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20579
c/o Brian Hudak, Civil Division Chief
Brian.Hudak@usdoj.gov
Re: Congressional representation for Arizona's Seventh Congressional District
Dear Speaker Johnson:
On behalf of the State of Arizona, I demand that the Honorable Adelita Grijalva be sworn
into office as the representative for Arizona's Seventh Congressional District and be allowed to assume her seat without further delay. Failing to seat Ms. Grijalva immediately or to otherwise provide a reasonable explanation as to when she will be seated will prompt legal action.
The House of Representatives' uniquely democratic function makes frustrating the will of the voters in selecting their representative particularly egregious. A member of the House of Representatives holds the only proportionally and directly elected position in the federal government, and "it is particularly essential that [the House] should have an immediate dependence on, and an intimate sympathy with, the people." The Federalist No. 52 (James Madison).|
The House's sole power to originate certain consequential matters, such as revenue
bills, follows from this status. See, e.g., The Federalist Nos. 58 (James Madison) (revenue); 65, 66, 81 (Alexander Hamilton) (impeachment).
2005 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1592 • (602) 542-3333 • www.azag.gov

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October 14, 2025
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As you know, on September 23, 2025, Arizona's Seventh Congressional District held a
special election to replace the late Raúl Grijalva. Ms. Grijalva was elected with nearly 70% of the vote, and unofficial results were provided to you by the Arizona Secretary of State. Ms. Grijalva and the State expected that you would follow your usual practice and swear her into office at the earliest opportunity, just as you had done with five previous members elected in special elections.
Specifically, you followed this process after Celeste Maloy was elected by Utah's Second District, after Vince Fong was elected by California's 20th District, after Jimmy Patronis was elected by Florida's First District, after Randy Fine was elected by Florida's Sixth District, and after James Walkinshaw was elected by Virginia's 11th District. Yet the House and its leadership have yet to swear Ms. Grijalva into office.
Today, the Arizona Secretary of State will complete the canvas and the Governor will transmit to the House a certificate of election. Ms. Grijalva no longer needs a House resolution to be sworn into office. With the House in possession of the certificate of election, it is now a simple ministerial duty to administer the oath of office.
The effect of your failure to follow usual practice is that Arizona is down a representative from the number to which it is constitutionally entitled. And the more than 813,000 residents of Arizona's Seventh Congressional District currently have no representation in Congress. The "loss of a Representative to the United States Congress undoubtedly satisfies the injury-in-fact requirement of Article III standing." Dep't of Com. v. United States House of Reps., 525 U.S. 316, 331 (1999). The question of entitlement to a seat in the House is justiciable and is not a political question. Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486, 522 (1969); see Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186, 217 (1962).
The House and its l…

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October 14, 2025
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from the person they recently voted for, are not up for debate and may not be delayed or used as leverage in negotiations about unrelated legislation.
We thus demand that Ms. Grijalva be immediately sworn into office and admitted to her rightful seat. We ask that within two days of the date of this letter, you provide this Office with your assurance of when and where that will take place, which must be immediate and prior to the date the House comes back into regular session. Should you fail to provide such assurance, we will be forced to seek judicial relief to protect Arizona and the residents of its Seventh Congressional District.
Thank you for your attention and timely response,
Kristin K. Mayes
Attorney General
2005 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004-1592 • (602) 542-3333 • www.azag.gov

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US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last m...

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 17h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 16h

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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Valerie 🇺🇸🇮🇹🇺🇦 @valcort2.bsky.social · 16h

He needs to do his job or get ousted as Leader. Swear her in at 8:00 am tomorrow morning.

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 17h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Lori Jaye 🪶🐈‍⬛🇬🇱🥄 @kittypurr1.bsky.social · 14h

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Cartels issuing bounties up to $50,000 for hits on ICE, CBP agents: DHS

Drug cartels have "disseminated a structured bounty program to incentivize violence against federal personnel," according to a press release from DHS.

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Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva

The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony.

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Lori Jaye 🪶🐈‍⬛🇬🇱🥄 @kittypurr1.bsky.social · 15h

And the motorcade, yes, those helmet covers are real, they're another one of the orange Hitler's grifts

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Tiollamp @tiollamp.bsky.social · 22h

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MJ @ambientheat.bsky.social · 1d

Spread this picture everywhere.

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👣COCA👣 🇺🇦 🐸 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 1d

Don't mess with frogs.....🐸

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

Nearly all employees within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) were dismissed in Friday’s reduction-in-force, leaving only a few senior officials and administrative staff.

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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 1d

How long, do you think, before this guy is doing speaking tours with Turning Point?

Matthew Budman, book guy @matthewbudman.bsky.social · 3d

"Police say Brent Jones, 26, urinated in the reflecting pool and stomped on and broke the eternal flame at the site."

A no-brainer: Pam Bondi could pretend to be a both-sides advocate of justice by staging an outraged press conference and pledging to prosecute this guy. But she won't.

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social to @maddow.msnbc.com

Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

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Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

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Mike Johnson slams Obamacare funds as a 'boondoggle' as shutdown drags on

Johnson also addressed conservative calls to repeal Obamacare, whose enhanced tax credits form the main dispute between the two parties that led to the funding impasse.

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Lori Jaye 🪶🐈‍⬛🇬🇱🥄 @kittypurr1.bsky.social · 1d

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Trump plan to invite Netanyahu to Gaza summit aborted after Erdoğan warning

Turkish president threatens to pull out of Sharm el-Sheikh conference unless Israeli PM’s attendance ruled out

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