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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 06/03/2026
The OPM has put out a comment period on making it easier for them to fire federal employees. We need your help to push back on this bullshit. Please comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Reduction in Force
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to revise its reduction-in-force (RIF) regulations. The proposed rule would make the RIF regulations more streamlined, efficient, an...
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Jonathan Larsen @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus
Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military
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😷 it’s only Wednesday 😷 @diplo-drama.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
DOS has a very complex evacuation system (well they did pre-DOGE) but if they don’t have the staff and funding, the evacuation machine just doesn’t run well.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Watching Trump joke around in his usual narcissistic way, it's clear he has absolutely no appreciation for the graveness of what he's just unleashed on the world. And joking about giving himself the Medal of Honor when he's put thousands of US service members in harm's way is especially abhorrent.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I'm sure the Gold Star families who lost loved ones in this Iran attack will be comforted by this.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/03/2026
a slurring Trump in new video on American troops killed by Iran: “Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is. Likely be more.“
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 26/02/2026
A group of former U.S. Department of Justice attorneys say the ongoing federal attempt to force Minnesota officials to turn over its voter rolls amounts to a “fishing expedition” not supported by law.
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Former DOJ lawyers call federal attempt to get Minnesota voter rolls a ‘fishing expedition’
Sixteen former lawyers from the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division say the department “overstepped its bounds.”
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Melania Trump, who we actually know met Epstein on several occasions because there are pictures of her with him, would make more sense.
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rosebanditquinn @rosebanditquinn.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Here’s a thought for James Comer. There IS a First Lady who has had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. And it’s not Hillary Clinton. It might be worthwhile for Comer to subpoena the First Lady who actually knows Epstein. You know, just to see what she knows.
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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The Conference of Catholic Bishops is... not playing around in this brief. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Vance is LYING. "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R. 1) signed by Trump on 4 July 2025, introduced major Medicaid funding cuts – est. at ~ billion to over billion over a decade, significantly threatening financial stability of rural hospitals – linked to potential closures of over 300 rural hospitals.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/02/2026
JD Vance: "We're announcing today that we have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that is going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money."
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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 23/02/2026
I'd like to write a lil thread on the videos of team USA hockey with Kash and Trump. I don't draft my skeets like a psycho so strap in for a maybe long thread?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/02/2026
I told you they’d come after Veterans’ benefits. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
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Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings
The new rule states that a disability level must be based on how well a veteran functions while on medication and not on the underlying impairment.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/02/2026
Mike Rounds says Republicans just want to make you show your document with a yellow star in order to vote
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/02/2026
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.   This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.   Not one dime for this cruelty. www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/02/2026
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/02/2026
This is a breathtaking article about the complete clown show at DHS being overseen by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski (gift link)
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A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
👀👀👀👀 When you’ve got THIS administration admitting that ICE lied under oath, the video evidence has to be catastrophic.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
FLASH: ICE says 2 of its officers are under investigation for apparently lying about Jan. 14 incident in Minneapolis where officer shot immigrant. DOJ abruptly dropped charges yday w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
politico.com
ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting
Officers claimed they were attacked, prompting one to open fire.
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Five years after the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines started, it seems the mystery of why the Astra-Zeneca and J&J vaccines led to a rare but deadly side effect of unusual blood clots and bleeding has finally been solved. 
 It's a fascinating case of molecular mimicry that may help make vaccine safer.🧪
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Rare, dangerous side effects of some COVID-19 vaccines explained
“Groundbreaking” study uncovers why adenovirus-based shots caused life-threatening blood clots and bleeding in some people
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
🚨BREAKING: The GOP’s sweeping new anti-voting bill cleared the U.S. House Wednesday, setting up a high-stakes battle in the Senate. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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House GOP passes sweeping anti-voting bill that could disenfranchise millions, sends measure to Senate
The GOP’s push for the measure was driven by blatantly false claims.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/02/2026
Trump shows up over a million times in the unredacted Epstein files. And that's the half they released. Imagine what's in the half they didn't release. That means that the DOJ redacted Trump's name about 950K times in the 3M documents they released. www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...
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Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges
One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.
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Rebel with a Cause @rebelwithacause2.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
STEALING OUR MONEY! tRumpstein ADDED $696 BILLION TO THE NATIONAL DEBT OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS ... Borrowing $94 billion in January alone!!! 100% of Gross Domestic Product! The HIGHEST PERCENTAGE THE NATIONAL DEBT HAS EVER MADE UP OF GDP WAS 106%, and that was immediately following World War II
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Report: U.S. added nearly $700 billion to national debt in four months - NewsBreak
(The Center Square) – The U.S. government added $696 billion to the national debt over the past four months, borrowing $94 billion in the month of January
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Jamie Raskin said he reviewed an email sent from Epstein to co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell that was a forwarded conversation between Epstein’s lawyers and lawyers for Donald Trump. The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files. What else are they hiding?
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Rep. Raskin Confirms ‘Troubling’ And ‘Unnecessary’ Epstein File Redactions
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/02/2026
Epstein took this photo at a 2015 dinner with Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk and emailed it to himself. Further review shows the same photo displayed on Epstein’s credenza. While much of the image on the credenza had previously been obscured, this email now makes clear what it shows.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.” What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still struggles to recall treasured moments like the night he taught her to dance.

But the violence he endured last month in Minnesota while being detained is seared into his battered brain.

He remembers Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulling him from a friend’s car on Jan. 8 outside a St. Paul shopping center and throwing him to the ground, handcuffing him, then punching him and striking his head with a steel baton. He remembers being dragged into an SUV and taken to a detention facility, where he said he was beaten again.

He also remembers the emergency room and the intense pain from eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages.
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Alt U.S. Department of Labor @alt-dol.altgov.info · 08/02/2026
This is it. This is the message.
"We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It's the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate." Senator Jon Ossof
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
🚨BREAKING: Republicans are moving quickly to pass a bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship both to register and at the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — a move that experts warn could disenfranchise millions of Americans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls
In the past few weeks, passing the legislation has been a unifying rally cry for Republicans, a welcome distraction from the party’s cratering public opinion polls.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 07/02/2026
U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison said detainees at the Whipple Federal Building outside Minneapolis are sleeping on the concrete floor with tinfoil-like blankets. Morrison was able to tour the immigration detention facility to observe conditions after a previous attempt was denied. Video by Alex Kormann
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
During an abduction operation conducted by US Marshals, ICE, and local police in Memphis, Tennessee, a federal goon was observed kicking a puppy in the face. February 5, 2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/02/2026
ICE is still doing checkpoints in Minneapolis like we are an occupied territory. Life remains really hard here thanks to Trump's thugs.
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As I was leaving my home, I hear cars honking near the top the of bridge. People screaming and whistling, I got in my uber and drove out. My uber driver mentioned that they were standing on top of the bridge and doing a check point and stopping people.46th St & I-35w, 180 E 46th St, Minneapolis, MN 55419, USA
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4 vehicles pulled over a man in a red van on 46th over 35. Agents in Police US border patrol vests surrounding vehicle checking papers
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/02/2026
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Jeffrey Epstein’s brother Mark sent a tip to the FBI accusing Trump of authorizing his murder: “I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 06/02/2026
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 06/02/2026
Operation Metro Surge is hurting small business and doing long-term damage to Minnesota’s economy. It’s time for this campaign of retribution to end. www.kare11.com/article/news...
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New data shows Minneapolis economy reeling since ICE's Operation Metro Surge began
The director of community planning and economic development estimates the city is losing $10 to $20 million every week.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/02/2026
I hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/02/2026
I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
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WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
TRUTH.. #Epstein #EpsteinFiles
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump urged Republicans to seize control of elections and place voting under national authority Monday — one of his most explicit signals yet that he plans to interfere with the workings of democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Trump: ‘We should take over the voting’
Trump, as usual, offered no evidence for any of his claims.
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
From FB regarding Pizza Luce in Minnesota. I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
I want to let you know about something that happened at Pizza Luce and encourage you to thank and patronize them.  One of the drivers at Parkway Pizza who is a friend of mine told me tonight about something that happened at the downtown Mpls Pizza Lucé where his wife works.  
A kitchen manager has been giving rides to workers afraid to take public transportation to work.  Last week, two ICE SUVs pulled her over.  There was a young Latina women in the car and ICE grabbed her.  She is here legally, but apparently, if you are not white, you need to carry a passport or other documents with you.
Despite the fact that she is here legally, ICE flew her to their detention facility outside of El Paso, TX.  Fortunately, the owner of the Pizza Lucé chain paid for a lawyer to expedite her release.  Unfortunately, when ICE is forced to release people they have unlawfully detained and flown to Texas, they do not fly them back.  They just dump them on the streets of El Paso.  But again, fortunately, the owner of Pizza Lucé paid for a plane ticket to fly her home.  So please thank the folks at Pizza Lucé if you have the chance.
Dozens of Minnesotans have not been so lucky as this woman and are trying to find their way back from Texas.  Today's NY Times has a story about "Selamawit Mehari, an Eritrean single mother of three.... federal agents showed up at her apartment in St. Paul...(even though) her older daughter produced paperwork proving her mother was in the United States lawfully, the agents shackled Ms. Mehari and took her away."  The story cites many like her who "were eventually released in Texas, leaving them to find their own way home."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
MAGA people lining up wanting the taxpayers to give them money. Trump wants $10 billion. Lindsey wants $1 million. J6ers want money. Farmers want money. Of course CEOs want their contracts, subsidies & tariff waivers. It’s griftapalooza at taxpayer expense for the gangsters.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/01/2026
Independent journalist Georgia Fort was also arrested by federal agents earlier for reporting on the church protest in Minneapolis. She was live streaming when agents arrived to take her into custody.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 30/01/2026
Minnesotans on Lake Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun) in Minneapolis. Jan. 30, 2026. 📷: WCCO-TV
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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
If you wonder why Stephen Miller is orchestrating ICE hate into the streets of the US, emails that show who he really is may have been forgotten but here they are, sitting in plain sight Neo-nazism and White Nationalism support feature strongly www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
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Stephen Miller’s Affinity for White Nationalism Revealed in Leaked Emails
In the run-up to the 2016 election, White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist literature, pushed racist immigration stories.
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
ICE & U.S. Customs & Border Protection employed at least 30 people with sexual & violent criminal histories in recent years. At least 20 agents committed offenses with underage victims. The bulk of abuse happened within the last two years. This article includes names of the agents.
yahoo.com
Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This is not an abstract fear. Last week DOJ admitted that DOGE operatives at the Social Security Administration entered a secret data-sharing agreement with a group seeking to overturn state election results. www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...
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The Trump administration admits even more ways DOGE accessed sensitive personal data
New court documents reveal even more ways DOGE improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data last year — and how that data appears to have been used to advance dubious fraud claims.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
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