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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11h

Hate to be a 'ruin the kicker' guy but here's the amazing kicker:

“If we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr.”

Politico @politico.com · 14h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 7h

Don’t forget the $200 million for the stupid ballroom.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 15h

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 11h

People who have been pardoned can no longer take the 5th and lying under oath is still perjury, not covered by the pardon. Just sayin’.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13h

I sense a pardon on its way.

A tweet by Jacob Shamsian reads: “The Wall Street Journal reports that Ghislaine Maxwell had a meeting with an unknown person in her new prison camp, during which the entire prison was on lockdown. Inmates say she’s getting unusually favorable treatment by the prison.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

"To the extent Trump has the power to federalize troops, it stems from a law Congress passed. In other words, Congress could, were it not currently controlled by sniveling sycophants, just pass a new law that took away that power. So, by its very nature, that’s not a plenary power."

Stephen Miller's radically bogus idea of "plenary authority"

This is not how the Constitution works.

www.publicnotice.co

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 19h

1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.

Quid Pro Presidency

Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits…

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 18h

The GOP-appointed Justices were never really "originalists." They are "whatever-ists" -- whatever insulates and empowers Trump. #scotus
Has the Supreme Court Abandoned Originalism? newrepublic.com/article/2017... via @newrepublic.com

Has the Supreme Court Abandoned Originalism?

The right-wing majority has veered hard in the direction of unitary executive theory—and a schism with conservative legal scholars is starting to widen.

newrepublic.com

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 20h

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 1d

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/c...

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ac...

www.cnn.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Maggie Reed @mermaidmamamaggie.bsky.social · 2d

Now playing at an airport near you. Kristi Noem’s TSA propaganda video. Watch till the end.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: The NYT fights back!

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 1d

I'm happy to hear that! I did, too, and my interview with the director will be published this week.

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 1d

Grow is that rare theatrical release that is a genuine treat for the family, filled with charm and lightly dusted with whimsy.

moviemom.com/grow/

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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Galen Stone @galenstone.bsky.social · 1d

We are literally living through Animal Farm.

Trump's Department of Justice is a chaotic, shady mess

Things at the Department of Justice are going terribly, but at least it’s also so beset by leaks that we get details on the regular. In the latest development, ABC News reported Friday that ...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

They are not just evil; they are incredibly stupid. 🙄

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 1d

Tilly Norwood is Not the Problem medium.com/p/tilly-norw...

Tilly Norwood is Not the Problem

(Human) actress Betty Gilpin has some “blunt advice” for (AI) “actress” Tilly Norwood in an open letter (Norwood does not have anything so…

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Edward Goldstick @ejgoldstick.bsky.social · 1d

Dept. of Nothing Really Changes #2

thehill.com/opinion/fina...

h/t @nellminow.bsky.social for the link via LinkedIn and this:

"They're not just asking the wolves to guard the hen-house; they' inviting them inside and offering them knives and forks. "

thehill.com

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 1d

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 2d

I have always loved @propublica.org's mission statement. It speaks to method as much as mission, and does not shrink from describling their journalism as a moral undertaking. www.propublica.org/about/

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

I’m horrified to hear that two people were kidnapped by ICE in Evanston this morning.

There’s a protest at Home Depot shortly. We’ll be delivering water and supplies to protesters — I hope you’ll join us in standing with our community.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

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