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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18h

Democrats should be drawing up legislation right now, this very minute, to bar Trump from helping himself to $230 million in taxpayer funds from DOJ. Challenge Republicans to hold a vote on it. Push this so hard in the media that every GOP Senate and House candidate is pressed to comment on it.

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 14h

It's funny how many un-democratic and illegitimate features of our politics we just take for granted. "President can win with fewer votes" and "Every box gets two reps no matter the population" really set us up for "Person who won election can't take office unless opposition lawmaker says OK."

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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JezebelJD @shannahd.bsky.social · 1d

It’s essentially a do-over of the appeal OR just lost. And rather than waiting for OR to ask for a bigger group of judges to hear the case, a judge on the court requested it, which is a BFD

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JezebelJD @shannahd.bsky.social · 1d

Initial decision was bad for OR, but this is good. OR lost on appeal and now they get a do-over in front of a bigger panel of judges. 2/3 of the judges that ruled against OR are Trump appointees but the 9th circuit - the court where this is going on and which has 29 judges - is generally liberal

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JezebelJD @shannahd.bsky.social · 1d

Also, sua sponte means one of the judges on the court requested an en banc hearing, rather than waiting for the losing party - Oregon - to request it. It’s kinda a BFD for court to act sua sponte

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 1d

Sua sponte call for en banc less than two hours after the 9th Cir decision to let loose the National Guard into Portland

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JezebelJD @shannahd.bsky.social · 1d

Get a taste of a Kavanaugh Stop

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 2d

Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking

www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...

Chicago Mayor Issues Defiant Call For A General Strike

It was an audacious proposal, given that the U.S. has never held a true, nationwide general strike.

www.huffpost.com

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JezebelJD @shannahd.bsky.social · 2d

It was top story on WaPo’s online edition last night. Not that they’re any better - I canceled them too but check in on front headlines from time to time

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JezebelJD @shannahd.bsky.social · 2d

Durham, NC

Protest sign that says “Hey Trump, I hear you like ‘em young” over a drawing of the White House with a location marker

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JezebelJD @shannahd.bsky.social · 2d

Chris Murphy too

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 3d

Nashville #NoKings

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

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JezebelJD @shannahd.bsky.social · 2d

Me too!

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.

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JezebelJD @shannahd.bsky.social · 3d

They probably have volunteers willing to do this stupid shit. Regardless, can we just talk about how pathetic this is?

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 3d

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 3d

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 3d

No Kings protest kicking off in Washington, D.C. Here’s the view down Pennsylvania Avenue from near the front. Street is totally packed for blocks.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.

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Rachael P @plussone.bsky.social · 3d

Watch Live: #NoKings Chicago in Grant Park www.fox32chicago.com/news/no-king...

Thousands of people gathered in Chicago's Grant Park for No Kings

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3d

You know what’s one of the great things about the No Kings protests today?

No one is going to storm the U.S. Capitol.

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josh boerman @bosh.worstpossible.world · 3d

here’s a current chopper view of the chicago protests. the crowd moved north from grant park up michigan avenue; chicago pd has blocked the bridge across the river to trump tower and are routing everyone west down wacker drive

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