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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 4h

Great job, Halligan. I wasn't following Anna Bower before, but I sure am now!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h

OMG @annabower.bsky.social

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 5h

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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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 1d

22 arrests.
All Maga.
Including this armed terrorist with a gun who assaulted a woman.
I think we know who the violent ones are.
#NoKings

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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 1d

Mark Levy performs “Keep the Faith” at the #NoKings rally in Florence, Oregon. He wrote it years ago in the great American protest song tradition.
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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 1d

Seen at the #NoKings protest in Eugene, Oregon. ❤️

Bicyclist pulls a cart with a sign saying, “Need a lift or a rest? Just ask! Solidarity Forever!”

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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds to me like we have the answer. What SC deserves is consequences.

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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 2d

@maddow.msnbc.com Best sign of the day here in Eugene, Oregon!

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 3d

ProPublica reports that ICE fascists have detained at least 170 US CITIZENS. ICE fascists "dragged, tackled, beat, tased, and shot them." At least 3 women were pregnant, one had her door blown off while Noem watched.

All have one thing in common—they're brown Latino Americans.

This Is Fascism.

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OPB @opb.org · 3d

On Thursday night, the Woodburn Education Association, which represents more than 300 licensed educators in the mid-Willamette Valley school district, proposed a new article to the contract currently being negotiated — protecting staff from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

Woodburn educators propose protections from ICE as part of their employee contract

The teachers union is looking for ways to bolster protection for staff and students amid influx of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in communities across the state.

www.opb.org

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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 3d

That $40 billion bailout for Argentina ain’t gonna pay for itself.

Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 4d

Good news! In the past 24 hrs, a judge extended a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking National Guard deployment to Portland for another 14 days; a federal appeals court upheld a similar TRO in Chicago; and a judge ordered ICE officers to wear body cameras in Chicago. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 4d

We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents.

They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. — ProPublica

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 7d

The award for “Most appropriate sign/event combo” at the Emergency World Naked Bike Ride goes to this person.
Photo credit: @chrispietsch.bsky.social

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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 7d

@maddow.msnbc.com 1,000 Portlanders turned out for the Emergency World Naked Bike Ride and yes, some of them were (almost) naked. Check out this gallery from The Register Guard:
www.registerguard.com/picture-gall...

See photos of the Emergency World Naked Bike Ride in Portland

Thousand ride their bicycles through the streets of Portland, Oregon October 12, 2025 in protest of Trump administration policies.

www.registerguard.com

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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 8d

Do I know anyone here who is a member of the Recording Academy and can vote for #Grammy nominations? I have a few "For your considerations." #sammyrae #teenytinystevies

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 9d

“CDC will have lost its ability to detect outbreaks and respond to them. It will no longer be able to track diseases, in America and around the globe. That includes infectious threats like flu, foodborne illnesses, and Ebola, as well as chronic diseases and injuries.”
time.com/7325192/cdc-...

CDC ‘Not Functional’ After Trump Administration Orders Mass Firings

The layoffs targeted leaders in departments related to respiratory diseases, chronic diseases and global health.

time.com

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Dr. Allison Beetlejuice (she/her) 🌈 @allisonbetus.bsky.social · 12d

Folks, if ICE shot a pastor in the head with a pepper ball on camera, what do you think they do to people behind closed doors?

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13d

Here’s video of the incident

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 13d

More Than Half of ACA Marketplace Enrollees Live in Republican Congressional Districts | KFF Quick Takes www.kff.org/quick-take/m...

More Than Half of ACA Marketplace Enrollees Live in Republican Congressional Districts

Since the enhanced premium tax credits became available in 2021, ACA Marketplace enrollment has increased significantly in some red states, and 57% of enrollees now live in Republican congressional di...

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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 14d

I think that Netanyahu is committing war crimes and genocide in Gaza, and yet… <clicks unfollow>

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15d

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 15d

We’re not just on the brink of martial law; we’re on the brink of civil war. I don’t see how we get out of this nonviolently, unless state Adjutant Generals and National Guard rank-and-file start refusing Trump’s orders.

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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 15d

Trump could’ve sent National Guard troops from anywhere. He could’ve sent them from a red state. I mean, Idaho is RiGhT ThErE! He chose California. Why? There has to be a reason other than just being a jerk.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 15d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 19d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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Janet Harris @thinkupstream.bsky.social · 16d

“The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts.”
— U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut (appointed by Trump) re: National Guard deployment to #Portland.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16d

If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him “simply untethered to facts,” our White House press corps can as well.

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In sum, the President is certainly entitled "a great level of deference," Newsom II, 141
F.4th at 1048, in his determination that he "is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws
of the United States." 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3). But "a great level of deference" is not equivalent to
ignoring the facts on the ground. As the Ninth Circuit articulated, courts must "review the
President's determination to ensure that it reflects a colorable assessment of the facts and law
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within a 'range of honest judgment.'" Id. at 1051 (quoting Sterling, 278 U.S. at 399). Here, this
Court concludes that the President did not have a "colorable basis" to invoke § 12406(3) to
federalize the National Guard because the situation on the ground belied an inability of federal
law enforcement officers to execute federal law. Id. at 1051-52. The President's determination
was simply untethered to the facts.
c. Whether there is a Rebellion or Danger of Rebellion
Defendants also aroue that the Sentember 28 2025 federalization order is authorized

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