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mapocoloco.bsky.social @mapocoloco.bsky.social · 6h

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Did US forces kill the wrong man in Syria anti-IS operation?

US forces carried out an operation that killed a suspected IS leader in Syria, but reports have emerged that he was in fact working for the Syrian government.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 6h

Trump is seeking $230M from the DOJ as a retribution for the cases into him. Collins asked him about it at the WH today and he said “he doesn’t know the sum, doesn’t talk to them about it, but yes, “they owe him money”.”

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 6h

Ana Navarro on Trump's $230M demand from DOJ: You've got the crypto grift, you've got the Melania getting paid $40 million from Amazon, you've got Trump hawking watches... There are federal workers that don't have the money to buy groceries and feed their families... The tone deafness is disgusting.

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mapocoloco.bsky.social @mapocoloco.bsky.social · 6h

Trump sought $230M from DOJ to settle past investigations of him www.axios.com/2025/10/21/t...

Trump sought $230M from Justice Dept. to settle past investigations of him

The demand was going nowhere until Trump blurted out a vague reference last week.

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mapocoloco.bsky.social @mapocoloco.bsky.social · 7h

Military-Style Immigration Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/21/i... via @THECITYNY

Military-Style Immigration Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors

Spontaneous protests were met with an armored military vehicle and assault rifles in a crackdown that escalated the Trump administration’s focus on NYC.

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THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 10h

NEW: Chaos erupted in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon as dozens of masked federal agents targeting street vendors on Canal Street were met with droves of spontaneous counter- protesters.

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Military-Style Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors

Spontaneous protests were met with an armored military vehicle and assault rifles in a crackdown that escalated the Trump administration’s focus on NYC.

www.thecity.nyc

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 12h

More to come, but confrontation still ongoing with the masked agents trying to leave Canal Street and a spontaneous crowd of counter protesters.

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Madison Swart @madisonswart.bsky.social · 10h

NOW: protestors chant “ICE out of new york!” outside of 26 federal plaza. this protest comes after a raid where ICE took street vendors in Soho at canal street this afternoon.

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 11h

Earlier on Canal Street, as agents attempted to disperse, one who I recognize from the courts pulled out a taser and threatened protester with it. @thecity.nyc

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 8h

Heavily armed ICE goons going after the terrible threat of Canal Street vendors

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ICE conducts raid on Chinatown’s Canal Street, multiple people detained as New Yorkers rage | amNewYork

The operation began at about 3 p.m. in the area of Centre and Canal Streets where ICE agents showed up to question street vendors as part of an alleged

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 13h

Federal agents are staging a massive operation downtown near Canal street. Show of force with reportedly dozens of agents from agencies including ICE, FBI, IRS, DEA, etx

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NBC10 Boston @nbcboston.com · 7h

Watch the salute given to Bruins legend Brad Marchand at TD Garden during his return to face Boston with the Florida Panthers. on.nbcboston.com/a57l5pk

Live updates: Brad Marchand gets emotional after ovation from Bruins fans

Brad Marchand, an all-time Bruins great, is playing as a visitor in Boston for the first time in his career. Follow along for live updates.

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mapocoloco.bsky.social @mapocoloco.bsky.social · 7h

“They’re wrecking it,” said Martha Joynt Kumar, a political scientist and professor emeritus at Towson University in Maryland. “And these are changes that can’t be undone. They’re destroying that history forever.”

mapocoloco.bsky.social @mapocoloco.bsky.social · 7h

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White House expands East Wing demolition as critics decry Trump overreach

More of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency,

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump on canceling his meeting with Putin: "Everybody take some time off because you got two countries that are killing each other." (Sounds like he's again trying to wash his hands of the whole war.)