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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13h

Hegseth restored the name of a confederate general to the base.
Taking care of your troops matters. You can't eat the culture war.

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 16h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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Flying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 15h

This is one of the important take aways for me.

Whether or not the Regime can achieve 20m deportations; or affect every single immigrant; (some people argue we’re doomers when their reach is so small); the fact is, they will keep TRYING to make it worse. There’s no limiting principle or ideal to

Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 16h

ICE is an armed gang, and they’re only going to get worse. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | The Chicago raids send a worrying signal about the ideal ICE agents in Trump's America

The agency is on a hiring spree. But we know what that kind of breakneck expansion of the workforce can result in because we’ve seen it before.

www.msnbc.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18h

Susan Collins is the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which means she has considerable power to influence the administration but she prefers to mumble weak protestations to the media

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 18h

Despite all of Susan Collins’s **concerns**, Russ Vought, who she voted to confirm, still went ahead and fired a boatload of hard-working Americans.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

SUSAN COLLINS, Wednesday: "I've made very clear that I do not believe there should be firings of furloughed workers."

RUSS VOUGHT, Friday: "The RIFs have begun."

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 18h

PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 20h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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David Burbach 🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · 20h

Portland: Note the lack of smoke and all the buildings still standing.

Personal note: since my visits are usually during academic breaks, it's been decades since I've been there for fall colors

PDX Pipeline @portlandevents.bsky.social · 1d

Hers a photo of our fall colors and aerial tram. The ICE facility is right by where the tram starts & then takes people up to OHSU & Veterans hospital

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 21h

"The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed with the Federal Register last week that 'the near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens' is threatening 'the stability of domestic food production and prices for U.S. consumers.'”

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 1d

"Career prosecutors determined that there was no evidence to support these charges. They were pushed out and replaced with individuals whose only qualification is their loyalty to a single man, not to the Constitution or the law. That is corruption. That is abuse of power...we must all speak out."

Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 1d

INBOX: National Bar Association President Ashley L. Upkins calls the charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James “unjust and dangerous” and a representation of "the continued weaponization of our nation’s justice system for political gain."

Full statement below:

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

America needs, at some point, to start prosecuting white collar crime.

The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 1d

Nevada could’ve fined Elon Musk’s Boring Co. more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

Via ProPublica: thenevadaindependent.com/article/elon...

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine how terrifying it must be as a foreign leader or foreign intelligence service to watch a US president this divorced from actual reality or facts….

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

"there are fires all over the place"
~the president of the united states with absolutely zero clue what is going on

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

Hot new item. Flying off the shelves.

Silence 🇺🇦🇺🇸 @b-dogood.bsky.social · 1d

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

You’ll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Council….

(Miller. It’s Stephen Miller.)

Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A senior ICE official testified today the WH Homeland Security Council — and not the State Department — informed him Uganda was the deportation target for Abrego Garcia.

DOJ then asserted presidential privilege over any other details about the call. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

DOJ asserts presidential privilege over details about how Uganda was selected in Abrego Garcia deportation case

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said third-country designations are typically made by the State Department.

www.wusa9.com

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 1d

This shit is crazy because they're just straight up on video hitting a car that was blocked in the street. The extent as to which DHS now just brazenly puts out lies is utterly obscene.

CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE: In emailed statement to me / @reason.com, DHS alleges that WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman "threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer."

Screencap of email from DHS public affairs: Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin:

“U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations and when several violent agitators used their vehicles to block in agents in an effort to impede and assault federal officers. In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers used their service vehicle to strike a suspect’s vehicle and create an opening. As agents were driving, Deborah Brockman, a U.S. citizen, threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of illegal aliens violently resisting arrest and agitators and criminals ramming cars into our law enforcement officers. These attacks highlight the dangers our law enforcement officers face daily—all while receiving no pay thanks to the Democrats’ government shutdown.”

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Mel @thegatesofmel.blacksky.app · 1d

Calling these things “mistakes” is disingenuous and lazy. A 45 year old fragrance in a bottle that is scented like the fucking fragrance is not a damn drug and everyone knows that. www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...

Indian immigrant fights deportation after police mistake perfume labeled 'Opium' for the narcotic

Kapil Raghu, 28, was arrested in May after an officer in central Arkansas spotted the rollerball perfume bottle in his car during a routine traffic stop.

www.nbcnews.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Re-upping this piece I wrote a month ago, which becomes ever more relevant as Trump's tyranny worsens, as masked thugs keep terrorizing immigrants, and as the "Justice" Department keeps inventing charges against political opponents.
I ask: WHY WON'T THE MEDIA SAY TRUMP IS BECOMING A DICTATOR?

Why won’t the media say Trump is becoming a dictator?

Journalism is the wrong profession for people who won’t face the facts

www.stopthepresses.news

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Sean Woods @seanwoods.bsky.social · 1d

"They disappeared her." This story from @timdickinson.bsky.social is so upsetting. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Her Kids Are U.S. Citizens. Trump's Admin Disappeared Them Anyway

Donald Trump's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) disappeared an immigrant mom living in Portland and her four U.S. citizen children.

www.rollingstone.com

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damned teapot 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️👻 @ellenteapot.ca · 1d

I don’t think reporters should be abducted off the streets by roving gangs of masked thugs #uspoli

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

I think it is wild that the Republican leaders of Congress are publicly delegating their branch of government's constitutional spending powers to the president. Why not just let him vote on Supreme Court cases, too?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d

right hand doesn't know what the far-right hand is doing
www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Lindsey Halligan didn’t coordinate NY AG Letitia James indictment with Pam Bondi’s DOJ | CNN Politics

Attorney General Pam Bondi was caught off guard Thursday when President Donald Trump’s handpicked US attorney, Lindsey Halligan, secured New York Attorney General Letitia James’ indictment from a gran...

www.cnn.com

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

ICE and CBP seem quite dedicated to being remembered as this generation’s Alabama state troopers of the 50s and 60s.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m trying to put this delicately,” Perry said. “There has been evidence submitted that the very presence of federal agents, that the way they’re interacting with the populace, is itself the cause of violence.”

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Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now

Officials in Oregon and Illinois had challenged the Trump administration’s push to dispatch the National Guard in both states.

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