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Fred Biesecker

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Retired lawyer. Associate Faculty, Indiana University-Indianapolis. Board Member, Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Joe Scarborough: It’s important we now have documentation that the Republican Party has corrupted itself to this degree. Republicans now support the Centralized State stealing taxpayers’ money to run ads for their political party.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here's a graphic that does a better job of conveying the point than my original post: even by the (insane) standards of the first Trump administration, #SCOTUS is receiving—and granting—a truly unprecedented number of applications for emergency relief from the federal government:
A chart that shows the number of emergency applications filed and granted by the Supreme Court during each presidency dating back to George W. Bush, with the data annualized to show the far-higher frequencies since 2017, but especially during the Trump I and Trump II administrations.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Joe Walsh Is Right......
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fuck "defies." That sounds almost heroic and ennobled, like some sort of none-shall-pass defense of the realm. In a presumed nation of laws, when you ignore the order of a court, you VIOLATE that order and place yourself outside ot the law and in opposition to the premise of the republic itself.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/09/2026
i think you can fairly say that the second trump administration is the most racist federal administration since woodrow wilson and honestly i'm not sure that it isn't more racist than wilson's
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The tragedy has been so knowable. This from seven years ago — and we’re still paying for so many Americans letting it happen.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026
ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.
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Attorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash delivery
A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A billionaire dictator who'll lose everything if the opposition replaces him on Jan. 20, 2029 is stockpiling killer drones and high-powered rifles on towering monuments and ballroom roofs I'm sure it's nothing to worry about
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/09/2026
I think it's under-appreciated how much the threat of physical violence by Trump supporters is an undercurrent in our politics, keeping a lot of people who might otherwise speak out quiet.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
How is ICE making record arrests? I found the answer in Pa. coal country, where cops lured by a promise of federal $$$ have embraced ICE's 287(g) and are throwing up checkpoints, raiding job sites, arresting 100s, and terrorizing their communities My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/penn...
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In Pa. coal country, local police join with ICE to bring arrests, fear | Will Bunch
Pa.'s Schuylkill County is the new face of Trump's mass deportation, as local cops lured by federal cash bust scores of migrants.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Defund ICE. Defund FCC. Defund the Iran War. Other suggestions?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It's a scandal that the president of the United States is out of his damn mind. It's also a scandal that major news media aren't telling you that, loudly and often.
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
An ICE whistleblower says the agency is bypassing the standard vetting process for new hires, posing “grave national security risks.” This is what Trump and Republicans are spending $200B+ on: putting unvetted, violent masked thugs on the streets with carte blanche to round up anyone they want.
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ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
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Cirenzi @cirellan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Now we need the corollary reel: stricken owners frozen in horror after accidentally touching the leash, moving a food bowl, putting on walking shoes, etc., then realizing too late they’ve made a legally binding commitment.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The arguments against impeaching Trump next year are all bad and spurious, but they're even weaker as applied to all the other impeachable members of the Cabinet, etc. And impeaching Hegseth for literal murder should be top of the list.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨EMERGENCY EPISODE: A bombshell whistleblower complaint, submitted to Sen. Richard Blumenthal's office, reveals that the U.S. Postal Service allegedly kept building a new system to restrict mail-in ballots even after federal courts ordered it to stop it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySb4...
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BREAKING: Whistleblower Exposes Trump's Secret USPS Plan to Reject Thousands of Ballots at Once
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Phillip Anderson @phillipanderson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Exactly. It all ties back to the corruption and it always has. It’s just so much more blatantly overt now. It is the root of everything and it is The Message that anyone opposed to (gestures wildly) needs to lead with. It’s simple, easy to understand and, most importantly, TRUE
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ron and Cassie DeSantis: These two crooks stole $10 million from a settlement with a charity, wired it to Cassie’s fake “charity,” laundered it through two puppet organizations, and then used it for political ads in an election year. They should be in jail.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
One of the criteria necessary to obtain a TRO is proving-when the litigation is done-it’s likely you’ll ultimately win Judge Talwani determined plaintiffs would probably win because the USPS rule places unconstitutional requirements on states-and improperly punishes them should they refuse to obey
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I think it's bad that the Democrats' House leader is having secret chummy meetings with a guy doing a domestic ethnic cleansing operation and funding a genocide abroad, then spending his entire week going on cable news to complain about a lefty Twitch streamer who nobody knows. Sorry for offending.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
When America is gone, remember NYT headlines like this and never again ask what role corporate media played in normalizing the most dangerous man on Earth
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/08/2026
Obama’s real sin was interrupting America’s cherished tradition of turning every foreign-policy problem into a 20-year war.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The party in which he is nominally a leader just passed a resolution calling for the abolition of ICE but this mealy mouthed clown can’t help but undercut it. Jeffries must be replaced when Democrats retake the House.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
When did Trump's so-called 'ballroom' become 'national security" - a Bond-villain lair with drone-port, military bunkers, and a hospital? Why does he even need this, and troops in DC, if not to survive Civil War II or World War III? We need answers. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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We need the truth about Trump’s alleged ‘ballroom’ | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, the day Trump left his press corps for dead.
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Fred, His Enemy Getting a Vote @thefred.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
What he means is he knows he himself is dying and will not be mourned by a single soul, so he wants to make sure no one else can be mourned, either.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I appreciate John Oliver @lastweektonight.com referencing our research on the 'Presumption of Regularity.'⬇️ We document all of the federal judges findings of Justice Dept dishonesty. John Oliver quite brilliantly connects this to what grand jurors are doing and can do in their civic duty. 1/🧵
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A special place in hell for Cassidy, Cornyn, Tillis. The only good R is a defeated R.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Confirming Hegseth really was insanely reckless.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The so-called president of the United States is a massive money launderer and cut off by the bank that discovered it. Yet the story barely registers with the legacy media. What a disgrace.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I Remember, Hope you do….
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Flying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is outrageous. Unacceptable. And impeachable.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Every vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
no agreement with trump is binding, it's impossible that anyone at this point fails to understand that. All that's happening here is spineless toadies folding as anticipated bsky.app/profile/matt...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Jeanine Pirro should be disbarred. It is absolutely indefensible and gross misconduct to rush through a criminal indictment for political reasons before an investigation has been completed, which resulted in false evidence being presented to a grand jury.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 30/07/2026
Deploying troops or armed federal agents to election sites is illegal under federal law. And voters have the right to vote free from fear and intimidation. Here is what you can do to protect your vote if federal agents show up at your polling place. bit.ly/4wpSGAH
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Vote Safely in 2026
Sending troops or ICE officers to the polls is illegal. Here’s how you can protect your vote and your community’s voice, even if federal agents unlawfully show up.
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Zoe Washburne Rebel Scum @zoewashburne.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
#MAGACultMorons always blame someone else. F*ck rand paul
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Kristy Greenberg @kristygreenberg.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Hurling F-bombs at an 85-year-old scientist who won’t fight back doesn’t make you tough. Staying silent after your own daughter accused Rep. Max Miller of holding a gun to her head, pushing her against a wall, and fracturing your granddaughter’s collarbone makes you a coward.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/07/2026
interesting to me that as the administration treats democratic-voting states like conquered or occupied territories, you don’t have pundits demanding the president respect “half the country”
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This feels grimly accurate. I think for most people, engagement with the party feels like getting on Temu’s mailing list: Just a neverending stream of spam asking for cash and no other meaningful call to be part of anything that might generate any sense of identity or community.
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Jan Adriaenssens @verbeeld.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Brutal photo caption from The Guardian: “Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the Spanish national team.”
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Democrats who are skittish about reforming and regulating the Supreme Court need to get with the times. The public sees the Roberts Six for what they are.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Incredibly important: The ACLU has released a new report documenting “widespread civil rights violations carried out by immigration agents during the first year of President Trump’s second term.” Trump’s mass deportation regime is a constitutional crisis.
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Agents of Chaos and Cruelty: How the Trump Administration's National Deportation Policing Force Has Attacked American Communities | American Civil Liberties Union
This ACLU research report, Agents of Chaos and Cruelty, documents widespread civil rights violations carried out by immigration agents during the first year of President Trump’s second term. The repor...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Be alarmed. Resist fascism. Speak up. Vote.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Luttig: As a candidate for attorney general of the United States of America, Blanche is an embarrassment to America itself. If the Republican Senate confirms this man, based on his record, to be the next attorney general, it will mark the end of the rule of law in America.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/07/2026
Tonight, you will likely hear the president claim there was foreign interference in the 2020 election. To be clear, there were attempts, but there was no evidence they changed any election outcome. From a joint DOJ/FBI/DHS/CISA report in 2021: www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Most cops are good and helpful, but ICE more and more seems like the American Gestapo.
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