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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 10h

Trump was caught on a hot mic arranging a meeting between a foreign head of state and Eric Trump, who runs the Republican's family business.

Isn’t this exactly the sort of thing GOP members of Congress used to care about? www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

‘Hot mic’ catches Indonesian president asking Trump for a meeting with son Eric

The American president was overheard arranging a meeting between Prabowo Subianto and Eric Trump, who runs the Republican's family business.

www.msnbc.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 8h

NEW: Counsel for James Comey confirms that his defense team plans to file a motion challenging the lawfulness of Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as interim U.S. Attorney.

Motion will be heard and decided by an out-of-district judge.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
United States of America
v.
James Comey
Defendant.
Case No. 1:25CR272-MSN
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE MOTION ON UNLAWFUL APPOINTMENT
Please take notice that on October 20, 2025, James Comey, by counsel, will
file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. See, e.g., United States
v. Garcia, Crim No. 2:25-CR-00230-DGC-BNW, ECF No. 39 D. Nev. Sept. 30,
2025); United States v. Giraud, et al., Crim No. 1:24-768-MWB, ECF Nos. 144, 145
(D.N.J. Aug. 21, 2025).
The Court advised at arraignment that such motion will require designation
of and assignment to an out-of-district judge to hear and resolve that motion. See 28
U.S.C. § 292(b); Minute Order, ECF No. 19 (Oct. 8, 2025). Thus, in the interest of efficiency and to avoid any unnecessary delay in such process, Mr. Comey files the
instant Notice to formally alert the Court.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES COMEY
By Counsel
Is/
Patrick J. Fitzgerald
Michigan Bar No. P86579 (pro hac vice)
Jessica N. Carmichael

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 10h

It's especially rich for Clarence Thomas to suggest that the Constitution requires public schools to obtain parental consent before acknowledging trans students' identity.

Such a right would be rooted in substantive due process—a concept Thomas dismissed as completely illegitimate in Dobbs.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9h

A decade-long effort by immigration restrictionists to overturn Obama-era rules allowing the spouses of H-1B holders to legally work (people potentially here for decades while their spouse waits in employment visa backlogs) has now finally been put to bed.

Andrew Kreighbaum @kreighbaum.bsky.social · 10h

The Supreme Court passed on a challenge to employment eligibility for spouses of H-1B visa holders.

The DC Circuit had upheld the lawfulness of work permits for H-4 dependent visa holders last year.

#H1Bvisa #immigration #tech

Justices Pass on Hearing Challenge to H-1B Spouses’ Work Permits

The US Supreme Court has declined to consider a bid by immigration opponents to invalidate employment authorization for spouses of certain temporary foreign workers in the US.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 7h

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver
Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive. www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 8h

The problem is that they can claim anyone that they deem as a political threat to be antifa. We have already spent years of this under his first regime. Don’t be naive.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 8h

I get exactly what he’s saying but to be clear the best nat sec reporters in businesses often don’t have pentagon press passes

NPR @npr.org · 14h

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

n.pr

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 20h

It’s total nonsense

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 22h

Yikes

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 1d

This year's MediaFest - a conference for student journalists has a Faith breakout section that includes speakers from the Alliance Defending Freedom - a SPLC designated Hate Group (oddly CJR's article doesn't mention that).

I hope attendees and sponsors pull out.
www.cjr.org/feature/stud...

But in recent weeks, MediaFest’s schedule has been amended to include people from other religious backgrounds. There will be more than twenty faith track speakers, on panels tackling such questions as “Can the Bible inform reporters on how to cover the news?” and discussing censorship on the basis of faith. “We even have a Muslim coming,” said Naomi Balk—who

Thursday, October 16th
Freedom to report with faith
Faith Central
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
Cabin John
Description
As culture shifts away from religion, reporters are caught in a paradox: non-religious reporters report on topics of faith, and reporters of faith report on non-religious topics. What does it look like to report with objectivity in an age where not all perspectives are viewed as valid? Hear from Tyson Langhofer, director of the ADF Center for Academic Freedom, as he shares lessons from history about freedom of the press.
Speaker
Tyson Langhofer, Alliance Defending Freedom, Senior Counsel, Director of Center for Academic Freedom

Alliance Defending Freedom
SPLC Designated Hate Group
Related: Anti-LGBTQ
Founded: 1994
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 22h

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 22h

I remember when Beck used tablets to make himself fake cry on air. Total clown.

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 22h

This is just insane political theater. The FBI knows that there is no antifa network. And let’s be clear- neither of these media personalities are journalists.

The FBI showed up to my house to discuss my TV show exposing Antifa's network. If you are a member of Antifa or providing material or financial support for Antifa, I might be a little concerned because the FBI is DEADASS ...

The FBI has launched a FULL investigation into Antifa, and spent the weekend calling journalists who've been victims of Antifa violence I received a call from the FBI Sunday morning, and confirmed others did as well.
The Trump admin WILL take down this terrorist network

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

A federal judge has ordered the fence outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview to be taken down immediately.
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Judge orders Friday removal of fence at Broadview ICE facility

U.S. District Court Judge LaShonda A. Hunt issued the temporary restraining order Thursday ordering the fence be taken down immediately.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 4d

Argentina’s libertarian experiment crashed and burned.

But that’s bad for our president, whose ally implemented those reforms.

So now this.

Meanwhile, we gutted USAID.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4d

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 4d

The word terrorist no longer means anything thanks to the Trump administration using it for everything they simply dislike.

Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 4d

Again, these people want violence. They want their supporters radicalized and ready to commit it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s all you need to know about her without the sanity filter of WaPo editors:

www.importantcontext.news/p/trumps-new...

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 4d

The ham sandwiches are now indicting the ham sandwiches.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 5d

Good time to read @mollyroberts.bsky.social:

“It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.”

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/next...

Next Up: Letitia James
Molly Roberts
Monday, October 6, 2025, 9:59 AM
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It's hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey-until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 4d

She agrees with the Trump administration on a great many things and has supported multiple RW authoritarians. It actually makes perfect sense that she is thanking him.

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 4d

Congratulations 🤣🤣💀

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 4d

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 4d

I’m reminded that Henry Kissinger was once given the Nobel Peace Prize. It explains a lot.

María Corina Machado C
@Maria CorinaYA

This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.
We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.
I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 4d

MIT became the first university to reject the Trump administration’s compact of demands, after its president Sally Kornbluth said the school already “meet or exceed many standards outlined” by the federal government.

MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with Trump administration - The Boston Globe

MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the university’s practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands.

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