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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1h

Democrats are expanding their probes into Trump's demolition of the East Wing and construction of his planned ballroom — pressing the White House and outside companies to explain the project's finances and what was promised to contributors.

The senators want a "complete accounting."

Democrats ramp up probes into Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom

Lawmakers are demanding answers about the project’s financing and what donors have been promised. The White House has defended its use of private donations.

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 7h

💯. Guess you could call it a Strong silence

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 15h

Saying we have a great relationship over and over sounds so desperate.

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 15h

That whole debacle in 2020 was so bad Ira Glass did a ‘This American Life’ episode on it. I’ve been watching them closely.

Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 20h

He chose Ohio because they have a long deep history of election fuckery against democrats.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson allowing Jeffrey Epstein to keep Arizona’s 7th congressional district without representation for now nearly 8 months.

700,000 more Epstein victims thanks to enabler Mike Johnson, who has weaponized the files against them.

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 23h

Hope this a Streisand effect.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23h

FLAG: Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh has been indicted on federal charges stemming from protests outside an ICE facility outside Chicago.

Abughazaleh called the charges "political prosecution" and a "gross attempt to silence dissent, a right protected under the First Amendment."

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Wil Screamton @wilwheaton.net · 1d

And we're back! My podcast, It's Storytime With Wil Wheaton, returns today with a spooky story to celebrate the spooky season! It's The Dark House, by AC Wise.

It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton – The Dark House

And we’re back! My podcast, It’s Storytime With Wil Wheaton, returns today with a spooky story to celebrate the spooky season. This week, it’s The Dark House, by AC Wise. A photographer’s obsession with an unsettled subject exposes two friends to a darkness that won’t be contained by frames… It’s...

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 1d

***MSNBC story

Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 1d

I agree 💯 with the Republican rant, although I wouldn’t agree with the mend story. They don’t have it exactly right. I’ve followed this and consumed the reporting by Empty Wheel. There is no magical moment that Changes anything.

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that they still use a thin veneer of ‘pretext’ to fire them is laughable.

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 1d

OMG, are folks still thinking there was a magic moment that would have changed anything? #sheesh

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 1d

New paper from me offering a holistic assessment of #SCOTUS's behavior on Trump-related emergency applications thus far:

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

TL;DR: The ultimate theme of the decisions is a majority bent on preserving *their* supremacy, as such—which is likely to only be self-defeating.

Abstract

This essay, prepared for the 2025 volume of The Supreme Court Review, seeks to provide a holistic account of the Supreme Court’s behavior on emergency applications relating to the Trump administration during its October 2024 Term.

As it demonstrates, the justices in those cases not only flouted the traditional standards for emergency relief; they exhibited repeated and sustained disrespect for both lower courts and Congress, enabling the executive branch to act in defiance of countless statutory restrictions; of settled constitutional understandings; and even of coercive district court mandates, all with dramatic (and deleterious) real-world consequences. As the Alien Enemies Act cases illustrate, the takeaway is not that the Court always ruled for President Trump; it's that it pushed back only when its mandates were on the line. The upshot is an attempt by the Supreme Court to preserve its supremacy, as such.

But such an approach, the essay concludes, is likely to be self-defeating. In the short term, it will encourage the executive branch to take ever-more-aggressive actions against both the people and the lower courts. And in the long term, it will not just further weaken Congress and the lower courts; it will further erode public confidence in the judiciary as an institution. Together, the increased power and momentum of the executive and the decreased credibility of (and respect for) the courts will make it that much harder for the Supreme Court to wield the supremacy it's protecting, even when it wants to.

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 1d

Barnabus!

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 1d

a cartoon of a clown dressed as a vampire with his arms outstretched

ALT: a cartoon of a clown dressed as a vampire with his arms outstretched

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 1d

Ninth Circuit will rehear Oregon v Trump en banc (full court). It vacates the panel ruling which had blessed federalizing national guard troops in Portland. Judge Immergut's restraining orders, barring deployments there, stand for now. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

#89 in State of Oregon, et al. v. Trump, et al. (9th Cir., 25-6268) – CourtListener.com

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION FILED. (MARY H. MURGUIA) Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused active judges, it is ordered that this case be reheard en banc pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure ...

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 1d

When is she going to mention the farmers who use to grow soybeans anticipated another Trump term and switched to cattle innocent make up for them losses suffered under the first term? He’s screwing them twice. Bet they would vote for him again given the chance.

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 1d

Because the word of any government official running point for Trump is meaningless. They all lie in service of them Orange menace.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Ellis: "The camera is your friend."

If someone throws a rock at your head, the camera will capture it. If someone throws fireworks at you, the camera will capture it. And then it won't just be your word.

That's what federal officials said happened on Friday.

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 2d

As a Philadelphian, I thank you for the shout out to Goldenberg’s Peanut chews.

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 3d

done

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 3d

At 2pm Judge Xinis is holding a 'virtual' hearing on govt's new stated plan of sending Abrego Garcia to Liberia by 10/31. Abrego says it's too late to switch again & govt must 1st try Costa Rica (already offered, but only if he'd plead guilty). I'll try to live blog here for @lawfaremedia.org .
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 3d

Federal judge in Chicago has ordered U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino to attend a hearing in her courtroom next week, after he was accused of violating a temporary restraining order limiting federal agents' use of certain tactics

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino ordered to face federal judge in Chicago, after being accused of violating court order

A federal judge in Chicago has ordered Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino to attend a hearing in her courtroom next week, amid concerns about federal agents' aggressive tactics during immigration ...

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Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 4d

I still remember there was a jurist who dressed in Starfleet. She was on a prominent case, but i can't remember which case it was. there was even articles back then on the popularity of the show with women.

Philly @phillysky.bsky.social · 4d

1 degrees of separation...June Lockhart version. #RIPJUNE