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ckjones24.bsky.social @ckjones24.bsky.social · 20h

"The Government concedes & the Court finds that other than the fact that Ms. Romans had been fired, the post by Mr. Musk was entirely false. The Government further concedes & the Court further finds that Mr. Musk & officials at FEMA & DHS knew this information was false at the time it was posted."

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ckjones24.bsky.social @ckjones24.bsky.social · 22h

"I will not allow false accusations to define my decades of public service," she says. She sure has an interesting definition of "public service." Hard to imagine anyone besides Trump & sons whose "service" has been more self-promoting apnews.com/live/trump-m...

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Live updates: Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns as ambassador to Greece after allegations of improper conduct

Kimberly Guilfoyle is asked to resign, Trump heads to Alaska to campaign ahead of the midterms, Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in lawsuit seeking records on Elon Musk’s DOGE.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Another MAGA “citizen journalist” hoax debunked. Next.

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ckjones24.bsky.social @ckjones24.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

"The episode shows how the Trump administration and its allies selectively disclose government files, omitting context to discredit investigations that led to Mr. Trump’s federal indictment and that anger his supporters."

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Anatomy of how John Solomon “presents known information as revelations and omit[s] key context," releasing it into right-wing echo-chamber. By @nytimes.com's @charliesavage.bsky.social . 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

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How the White House Manufactured a Narrative About a Trump Aide’s Call Logs (Gift Article)

A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

PSA: when Trump, @MarshaBlackburn, @BrentTaylorTN and other Republicans mock “socialism” what they’re really mocking is the idea of caring about other people

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

ICYMI, great statement by former VP Mike Pence about Trump's betrayal of Ukraine. Scandal there's no one else left in Republican Party able to say it out loud.

President Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Russian fuel amidst Putin's ongoing and brutal attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine makes no sense and is a betrayal of the legacy and leadership of the late Senator Lindsey
Graham.
While Ukraine fights for its survival, Putin's war machine continues to prosecute his terrorist war on civilian populations and innocent Ukrainians are dying every day.
Now, Instead of implementing the tough sanctions Lindsey Graham fought to his last breath to enact, President Trump has announced the United States is lifting sanctions on Russian energy, fueling the Putin's war machine.
As I saw firsthand in Ukraine last month, Putin is losing this war. Ukraine has fought the Russian military to a standstill and reinvented warfare with drones taking the fight into the heart of Russia.
America should not be throwing a lifeline to Putin's war machine. Now is the time to stand strong against Russian aggression as we did during the first Trump administration.
Putin doesn't want peace. Putin wants Ukraine. I have no doubt that if Putin overruns Ukraine, it will only be a matter of time until Russia's military crosses a border that our troops will have to deal with him.
America is the Leader of the Free World. For our National Security, for the security of our Allies in Europe including Ukraine, President Trump should rescind this deal immediately and return to the strong policies of our four years in the White House; impose harsh sanctions on any nation purchasing Russian energy and work with our allies to ensure Ukraine has the military support it needs to repel and defeat this Russian invasion once and for all. Slava Ukraini

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Former UK Prime Minster Boris Johnson on traitor Trump buying Russian oil: "The Ukrainians are fighting for their lives. And yet the White House is apparently determined to force American drivers to bankroll Putin’s slaughter."

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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 10/10/2026

11-3-26: Stain Removal

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Four days before yesterday’s ICE shooting in the Bronx, Judge Gary Brown of EDNY (Trump apptee) listed 7 outrages in an ICE case before him, including evasive & apparently perjurious testimony, post-hoc sworn arrest warrant containing false info, woeful lack of training … 1/2

The evidence points to numerous failings on the part of both ICE and the officers
who testified, including:
1. evasive and apparently perjurious testimony by the ICE agents, including the
testimony concerning supposed observations of the petitioner engaging in drug
transactions, which bear all the hallmarks of coordinated fabrication,12 the absence of any recovered drugs, paraphernalia or cash from the petitioner,
the failure of the agents to follow up upon these supposed observations or refer
the matter to another law enforcement agency, and the notable absence of any
reference to these observations in the voluminous documentary records, further undermining the agents' testimony;
2. the seemingly reflexive, though false, claims that the petitioner was
"misidentified" as the target of the operation;
3. fundamental misconceptions about ICE agents authorities and duties;
4. illegality of the arrest and detention of petitioner and Concepcion;
5. the post-arrest documents, which not only were procedurally and legally
suspect, but contain false statements;

Notably, in its filings, Government counsel has not referenced this testimony, seemingly abandoning any argument predicated upon these sworn assertions by the agents.

6. the database search process used to justify the administrative warrant, as
described by the ranking supervisory officer, which appears designed to generate misleading information in official records; and
7. the inexperience of the agents involved, their woeful lack of proper training, understanding of law, policies and procedures, and their ready recourse to false testimony to conceal these failings.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Trump made 517 personal trades of stocks, bonds, or other financial funds in August — including purchases between $1 million and $5 million each in Microsoft, McDonald's and Comcast stock.

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SpaceX, Palantir, McDonald’s: Trump Made 517 Personal Financial Trades in August

Federal records detail the president’s latest stock and bond spree.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

He will still be president…

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn't leave a paper trail.

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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account

Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026

wow -- Fox Business is now treating Trump's completely made up economic boasts as though they are factual. Note the citation here -- "The White House" Reminder that the entire US economy is about $32t. If we really had $21t flowing in, you'd notice it Fox thinks their viewers are really dumb

Fox Biz screencap that says: "$21 TRILLION INVESTMENTS POURING INTO THE US"

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“.. the latest example of Trump advisers profiting from far-right politicians abroad who have sought favor from the U.S. president ..” @kenvogel.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A day after Trump said his super PAC would pay for those propaganda ads that had been funded by taxpayers, White House officials said the group did *not* plan to reimburse the government for the more than $10 million it had already spent on the ads.

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Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads

A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.

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ckjones24.bsky.social @ckjones24.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Biggest numbers in terms of fraud and corruption for sure

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Trump refuses to turn his camera on at the G7 summit

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

BREAKING: The U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, missing expectations. The unemployment rate grew to 4.2%, up slightly from the previous month. Economists had expected 4.1%.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

AP-NORC poll: Only 17% of U.S. adults say Trump keeps his promises — including just 4% of Democrats and 36% of Republicans.

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ckjones24.bsky.social @ckjones24.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Vituperative" is a new word to me, and it packs a punch!

Screenshot of Merriam Webster dictionary definition of "vituperative," which is: "uttering or given to censure; containing or characterized by verbal abuse."

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ckjones24.bsky.social @ckjones24.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Haha well your friend @therealmccabe.com might have some insight into the origin of the name. I found it humorous every time the GOP senators in yesterday's Jack Smith hearing referred to that investigation as "Artic Frost," omitting the first "c," as though they were unfamiliar with the word.

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ckjones24.bsky.social @ckjones24.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yup. Apparently Schmitt has a history of making up and living in alternative realities: bsky.app/profile/rgoo...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED

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ckjones24.bsky.social @ckjones24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I heard this live & laughed so hard when Sen. Klobuchar connected the dots: Smith had gone to a Hawkeyes game in MD, not a Hawks game in ATL. The chef's kiss was her confirmation a few mins later that on 2/3/24, the Hawkeyes played in MD. She even shared the final score & # pts scored by Kaitlin.

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ckjones24.bsky.social @ckjones24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Toward the end of her allotted time, Klobuchar confirmed that the Hawkeyes had played in MD on the date Schmitt referenced, mkg it clear that Schmitt's conspiracy theory was based on incorrect info. The exchange was hilarious b/c Schmitt really thought he'd caught Smith perjuring himself.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:

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ckjones24.bsky.social @ckjones24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yes! This whole portion of the hearing was delightful! Sen. Klobuchar put the pieces together & exposed the GOP's inaccurate info. Worth watching!

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ckjones24.bsky.social @ckjones24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Then Smith said he'd attended a b'ball game in MD at that time (not in GA), & Sen. Klobuchar then astutely pointed out that 1 of the teams involved was the Hawkeyes (not the Hawks), & that the Senator accusing Smith of conspiring w/Fani Willis didn't have his facts straight. It was hilarious!

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

MUST WATCH: This is how Trump’s war is raising your prices.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...

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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)

Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Possibly the best example of American democracy and governance in the era of Trump.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To be clear, Mr. Attorney General, the 1st Cir struck down your policy after full adversary briefing on 9/18. Rather than seek clarification on whether it took effect immediately, you tried to fly still more people to 3d countries so it would be too late for them. On 9/23 it found out & stopped you.

Without even allowing the government a chance to respond, and in the dark of night, a federal appeals court blocked us from conducting all third-country removals of illegal aliens, an entirely legal and invaluable tool to stem the tide of illegal immigration. We will immediately seek relief from the Supreme Court, which previously granted a stay in this very same case.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.

When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."

Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.

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Tom Bonier @tbonier.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Seeing the Emerson poll this morning that showed Trump's net approval dropping 50 pts among Gen Z since he took office made me curious about voter registration trends among those voters in key states. Starting with PA...

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Is DHS defying court orders again? Six days before en banc DC Circuit hears argument on whether Judge Boasberg can finally investigate DHS/DOJ defiance of his order of 3/15/25, which sent 137 Venezuelans to CECOT with no due process?

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"How to piss off a judge you appointed (and who issued a relatively modest ruling) in three easy steps."

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Granting emergency request from plaintiffs, First Circuit makes clear that, consistent with its 9/18 ruling striking down DHS's 3d-country removal policy, Judge Murphy's order barring removals under that policy is *in effect* right now. DHS was claiming otherwise & would've removed more today.

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.

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The Deportation Project Map

Between 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De...

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Judge Kelly: "Nothing in the record that predates this suit suggests that the revocation of Plaintiffs’ hard passes was motivated by national security concerns."

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ckjones24.bsky.social @ckjones24.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Concerns over undue influence in our elections are one reason the process is transparent & has multiple layers of oversight & verification. [In] this election... a number of officials who...have been elected on the notion that the 2020 election was stolen...are now in positions of authority."

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The US will soon have the world's only triumphal arch whose features were driven by litigation strategy.

At the strong request of the United States Military, and for National Security purposes, I have agreed to convert the magnificent Triumphal Arch, planned since the Civil War Era many years ago, at the Receptive Circle adjoining the Arlington Memorial Bridge, into a top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch, to house, store, and have the rapid ability to use large numbers of drones, plus Snipers, on both the roof and plaza areas, and additionally have and hold large quantities of sniper ammunition in storage. There will be no facility like this anywhere in the World. Out of the 59 top cities and Capitals, Washington, D.C., IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD THAT DOES NOT HAVE A TRIUMPHAL ARCH, but it will now and, by far, the greatest of them all! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

In case anyone was wondering why Trump is pushing AI so hard and doesn’t want any government regulation.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

No responsible news outlet should go to the White House as long as this ban on their colleagues is in effect. It’s time for big media to show some backbone. Also, any apologies about that embarrassing WHCA dinner yukking it up with Trump and his apparatchiks? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...

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CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces Ban

The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws.

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