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Crooked Union Guy @peezytx.bsky.social · 22h

*conservative man who lost SNAP benefits & saw his health care skyrocket while his government sent billions of dollars to Argentina and Israel while building a $250M ballroom watches a Muslim man become the mayor of a city he’s never been to*

“America is cooked, bro. This Country’s gone to shit.”

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 21m

“DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin disputed that the woman was arrested inside the school, saying she was detained in ‘a vestibule.’”

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2h

"School officials showed agents the teacher’s employment documents, including a work permit, but agents nonetheless detained her."

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Armed ICE officers chase teacher into preschool in Chicago

The arrest appears to be one of the first in which immigration officers entered school grounds as part of an enforcement operation during Trump’s second administration.

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 10m

As others have observed, maybe a Mamdami type of candidate victory is coming to your town too at this rate

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 23m

Just in time for Thanksgiving.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/u...

Trump administration will reduce traffic at 40 airports across the US starting Friday if shutdown continues | CNN

The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flights at dozens of major airports as early as Friday if no shutdown deal is reached, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced at a news conferenc...

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Crooked Union Guy @peezytx.bsky.social · 1d

Turns out I’m the only guy at work who knows who Dick Cheney was

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John Elliott @velcroski.bsky.social · 36m

Are the hours on the adjacent doors? Mon. -Thurs 11-12 Closed for lunch. 2-4
Friday 11-12
Closed Sat. and Sun.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2h

this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"

three sheets of paper are taped to the outside of a building. they have the words "The Oval Office" in gold script

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 8h

New data: CBPP analyzed USDA’s contingency fund spending plan & found it is only going to release 2/3 of the funding they committed to in court filings, cutting families’ SNAP benefits far more than necessary, violating USDA’s own regulations & shortchanging millions of families.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

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Velodus 🦃🍂 @velodus.bsky.social · 19h

A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.

A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.

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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 42m

Mike Johnson called the election of Mamdani insignificant due to what MAGA Mike called a low vote count. Really?

FYI : Mamdani received 1,036,051 votes.
Mike Johnson received only 262,821 votes in 2024

MAGA Mikes time is running out. I doubt he makes it to the mid terms.

#ProudBlue

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Progressive Witch @progressive-witch.bsky.social · 1h

@crustnews.com & icelist.is

➡️ Guillermo J. Diaz-Torres

🔴PLEASE ADD MUGSHOT🔴

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 55m

Note: I stand corrected.

The COURT, which has run out of money to pay staff, had to pay for 40 lunches so far.

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h

Say @mollyroberts.bsky.social?

Am I right that so far DOJ has paid for 40 lunches for the jury in their bid to convict sandwich guy?

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 54m

Today’s chuckle.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

Hahahaha! Rep. Tim Burchett has said a lot of out of touch stuff but dadgummit this might take the cake

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

MTG is on my short list of people who i think could do the trump thing (remember she comes from the fitness and wellness influencer world)

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3h

Marjorie Taylor Greene has confided to colleagues that she wants to run for president, according to four sources familiar with the matter, including one who has spoken with her directly about it.
www.notus.org/2028-electio...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Telling People She Wants to Run for President

One source told NOTUS Greene believes she has “the national donor network to win the primary.”

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Bob Cesca @bobcesca.bsky.social · 1h

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1h

Trump will start shutting down U.S. air travel, raising the possibility that Americans will miss seeing their families for Thanksgiving. And all because Trump refuses to negotiate with Democrats to help millions of Americans keep health insurance.

US to cut airline traffic by 10% due to shutdown, Trump transport chief says

Sean Duffy says cuts at 40 locations to reduce stress on air traffic controllers will start Friday if solution not found

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1h

A MAGA congresswoman says Republicans lost yesterday because their supporters were so happy that they forgot to vote.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

LISA McCLAIN: Voter turnout from Republicans was not high. But I think part of that reason is because Republicans for the most part are happy with what's happening

TAPPER: Using that argument, your voters could be so happy that Democrats retake the House next year

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ceej @ceej.online · 1h

it’s nice that videos on here sometimes just stop playing after twenty seconds and there’s no way to get them to show the rest without hard quitting the whole app. it’s like, hey, this place is for millennials. we read words on here

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h

I had a substantive post on Comey started while listening to John Sauer but I can't write it bc other mini-scandals on the same case. keep coming up.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 57m

I'm pretty sure when I was in high school in Tennessee in the 1980s, marijuana was the state's top cash crop.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

Hahahaha! Rep. Tim Burchett has said a lot of out of touch stuff but dadgummit this might take the cake

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John Elliott @velcroski.bsky.social · 59m

Subway punch cards.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h

Say @mollyroberts.bsky.social?

Am I right that so far DOJ has paid for 40 lunches for the jury in their bid to convict sandwich guy?

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 2h

Hey everyone, I also have a book coming out next year! I am VERY excited for you to read it, because it is a story filled with hope and people coming together (and also some kickass fight scenes and weird Eldritch Shit). Really looking forward to Tess bringing it to life!

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John Elliott @velcroski.bsky.social · 1h

Wondering about the(multiple) timelines on when Halligan became an attorney in DOJ? Was she still receiving g a WH salary during some of these(I think earliest supposed DOJ employee time was Sept 22.)?

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2h

Tyler Lemons Narcs out Pam Bondi: She COULDN'T Have Ratified Lindsey Halligan's Actions

www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/05/t...

Tyler Lemons Narcs out Pam Bondi: She Couldn't Have Ratified Lindsey Halligan's Actions - emptywheel

According to a new filing from Loaner AUSA Tyler Lemons, Pam Bondi couldn't have ratified the things Lindsey Halligan did in the Jim Comey grand jury on September 25, because the only transcript that ...

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