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Oblio @williamwillyloman.bsky.social · 4h

He’s only asking for $230 million? What an amateur!

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Dan Weiner @danw329.bsky.social · 5h

On its face, the Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause bars payments to the president from the federal government. This would seem to be exactly the kind of scenario the Framers worried about when they included this provision. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

The Emoluments Clauses, Explained

The framers wanted to insulate the president and federal officials from corrupting influences, but a new law is needed to ensure effective enforcement.

www.brennancenter.org

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Oblio @williamwillyloman.bsky.social · 4h

As someone once said: Elections have consequences.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 4h

Just when you thought your head had exploded so many times that there really wasn't enough left to explode yet again, kaboom.

Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 5h

Trump has already gotten off scot free from dozens of lawless actions.

And now he is demanding $230 million in taxpayer dollars as "compensation" for past investigations.

This wannabe dictator is drunk on power and no amount of money will ever be enough to satisfy him.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 8h

This is Trump’s Republican Party.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts

Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

www.politico.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h

“.. He’s not going to pass.”

@pbsnews.org
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 9h

Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs

- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero

Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...

www.thecrimson.com

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Oblio @williamwillyloman.bsky.social · 7h

I may have missed the headline, but did Congress approve this?

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 8h

It's an amazing book. Congratulations to @joycevance.bsky.social!

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12h

It’s book launch day for Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, my first book. I hope you’ll read it or listen to it. a.co/d/43dbybC

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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 8h

The President’s federal shutdown has real human implications on Marylanders.

Resource fairs, like the one I visited in Howard County last week, are helping people get the resources they need. Together, we are leaving no Marylander behind.

https://youtube.com/shorts/l4FX6x1qhw0

Federal Shutdown Resource Fair

YouTube video by Governor Wes Moore

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7h

What Gavin said.

Gavin Newsom Hits Trump Over His Threat To Send National Guard To San Francisco With A Blunt Reality Check

www.comicsands.com

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Oblio @williamwillyloman.bsky.social · 7h

No surprise. Not the first. Not the last.

www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...

At least 10 pardoned insurrectionists face other criminal charges - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

At least 10 January 6th insurrectionists pardoned by President Trump have already been rearrested, charged or sentenced for other crimes.

www.citizensforethics.org

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 8h

A January 6 rioter pardoned by President Trump was charged with threatening to kill House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries. Christopher Moynihan sent text messages saying he would 'eliminate' Jeffries before a NYC speech, according to a felony complaint reut.rs/47dsD4s

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Oblio @williamwillyloman.bsky.social · 7h

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Politico @politico.com · 7h

Trump pressured Republican senators visiting the White House to change a long-standing Senate practice to get his U.S. attorney nominees confirmed.

Trump pressures GOP senators to ‘look at that blue slip thing’ for U.S. attorneys

Democrats have slowed passage of Trump's U.S. attorney nominees

www.politico.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Raskin with Jeffries: "It's an alarming situation where now we have many of these January 6 defendants who have been picked up on other defenses. The Department of Justice is not zealously prosecuting them for other crimes they have committed ... it's a very dangerous situation."

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 9h

Never did hear back from Sen. Ted Budd's office about this.

Welp! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 1d

Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), who represents a state where a mass shooting took place this month that left 3 dead and 5 injured after a gunman used an AR-style rifle to gun them down, is currently fundraising with the question, "Should the AR-15 be the National Gun of America?"

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enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 9h

Only ONE SENATOR cares about the people's healthcare? Wow.

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Oblio @williamwillyloman.bsky.social · 9h

The self proclaimed real estate genius- who has faced numerous lawsuits for non compliance at several properties, is breaking ground on a $200 million…I mean $250 million project (who cares about overruns being funded by taxpayers I dumped AI feces on), as we head into the cold DC winter.

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Oblio @williamwillyloman.bsky.social · 13h

Yet, many of these immigrants put Trump in the White House because they admired his “strongman” persona and thought he was talking about “other” immigrants when he threatened to deport the worst of the worst. Turns out, anyone who’s not white is “the worst of the worst”!

Allen Orr @allenorr.bsky.social · 13h

Hundreds of #Cubans living in South Florida for years are being quietly deported to Mexico

Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Cubans living in South Florida for years are being quietly deported to Mexico

The Trump administration is quietly sending hundreds of Cubans and other immigrants with significant criminal records in buses across the border to Mexico, in an expansion of third-country deportation...

www.miamiherald.com

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Allen Orr @allenorr.bsky.social · 13h

Hundreds of #Cubans living in South Florida for years are being quietly deported to Mexico

Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Cubans living in South Florida for years are being quietly deported to Mexico

The Trump administration is quietly sending hundreds of Cubans and other immigrants with significant criminal records in buses across the border to Mexico, in an expansion of third-country deportation...

www.miamiherald.com

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 22h

British defense officials are investigating a potential hack of hundreds of sensitive military documents containing details of eight bases in the country, including two used by the U.S. military.

UK probes possible Russia-linked hack that exposed files on US military bases

The files contained information on RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, and home to thousands of American personnel and their families.

www.stripes.com

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Oblio @williamwillyloman.bsky.social · 1d

Incorrect! History will show they were the fulcrum that turned the tide!

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Local activists and organizers were the beating heart of No Kings Day — and they will keep leading the fight on the ground in your community. Use our map to see what groups are near you and get in touch with your local Indivisibles: indivisible.org/groups

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