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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 5h

"Look at the picture... One of these is a member of a private militia that supports the President and was involved in a violent effort to overturn the election, the other is an agent of the state. Can you tell the difference?" donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 23h

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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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

A second generation nepo baby, raised by a pair of sociopaths and given every advantage in the world. I'm sure this story will end well.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 1d

This is not a functional democracy under the rule of law.

DHS (and ICE) should be abolished and all of these goons should end up as defendants.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 1d

The only thing MAGA has brought is misery and death.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

153 kids are in quarantine in South Carolina.

118 kids in Minneapolis.

This is what happens when we ignore the science.

When we stop vaccinating, long eradicated diseases come back.

The kids deserve better than this. Measles can disable. It can kill. And it’s completely preventable.

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 1d

Is it just me or have groceries gone up by ~15%, on average?

(Coffee and chocolate are on another planet.)

Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 1d

A gazillion bajillion percent!

Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 1d

How do people watch this man and say "yeah, this is who i'll vote for"

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."

Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 2d

Good for MIT. More of this please.

Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 2d

MIT declines to sign the compact: "[it] includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression..independence..and..the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

orgchart.mit.edu

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

it’s all just a grift

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Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 3d

I don't understand why some people refuse to acknowledge the situation: the US has turned into an illiberal regime within 9 months.

I give it a 50/50 chance we will get to vote a year from now.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d

The motto of The Free Press is "Honest. Independent. Fearless."

But on any given day you would struggle to know that Donald Trump is the President of the United States, or learn about how he is abusing his power. Is this the future of CBS News?

Front cover of the Free Press: no mention of Trump

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 5d

US military action is done with the American people’s money in the American people’s name, as is DOJ. The people’s elected representatives in Congress have oversight authority. They are 100% entitled to this info.

You know who doesn’t have to disclose legal advice? Personal attorneys and advisors.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 5d

It is insane my tax dollars are paying these brownshirt incels to go terrorize civilians.

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 6d

In Alamosa, Colorado.

Look at these Trump thugs, smashing out the windows of this man's car with his 1 month old baby inside.

One of them isn't even wearing a shirt.

These are guys who sat at home playing Call of Duty until they were offered 50k in a YouTube ad to go cosplay.

Trump's America.

Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 6d

The problem has always been that the media treat the left as an imaginary genius super-villain and the right as a 5yo toddler who "doesn't mean it."

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 7d

The very first statute authorizing domestic use of the military during domestic emergencies, enacted in 1792 by a Congress full of the same folks who wrote and ratified the Constitution, expressly provided for judicial review in certain circumstances *before* the President could even send troops.

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Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 7d

Miller's argument is that Trump has the right to turn troops on US citizens and the judiciary (a co-equal branch) can do nothing about it.

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 7d

Miller’s apparent elevation to shadow president and his seeming intent to declare an end to the constitutional order would, in any other administration, be treated as a executive branch meltdown that was immensely embarrassing for the president and requiring Miller’s immediate removal

Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 7d

ICE killed a woman in Chicago last night.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 8d

One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

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Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 7d

We are delusional if we still expect free and fair midterm elections to take place in a year.

Ioannis Ziogas @ziogas.bsky.social · 7d

Post-Trump, all ICE "agents" should be fired, shunned, shamed, and prosecuted.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8d

Federal agents hurled tear gas at people on a busy Logan Square street, outside a grocery store and near an elementary school.

Reckless, undertrained ICE hires are a danger to everyone. This is terrorism against US citizens.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d

When you drag a woman by the hair, beat her and force her to kiss your flag, that’s how you tell the world you are the Good Guys

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 8d

Absolutely heinous.

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Stephen Walt @stephenwalt.bsky.social · 9d

There will come a time in America when many ICE agents delete it from their resumes.

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