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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 4h

I called Trump’s deal with Putin “a deepening betrayal” on Monday. Now it’s clear he’s a despicable traitor with blood on his hands as Ukraine’s civilian deaths mount—and who’s making all of us less safe. www.americaamerica.news/p/another-be...

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The Deepening Betrayal By Putin’s Servant

In his deal with Vladimir Putin for Russian diesel, Donald Trump assists Russia’s war against Ukraine and our democratic ally’s fight for survival

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING WSJ: The Trump admin's investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe.

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Ilhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her Citizenship

Authorities have subpoenaed members of the Democratic congresswoman’s family as part of a broader look at their immigration paperwork.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 7h

What’s the name of your act? The Originalists!

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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 11h

We cannot become desensitized to ICE’s violence.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 12h

dude is a natural

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11h

Spectacular. Yesterday, NYT implied Habba's new hubby married her to keep a concrete contract under Delcy Rodriguez. Today Axios suggests that hubby is trying to take Ric Grenell (who USED to be his tie to VZ) out by claiming Grenell snatched a Kennedy Center donation.

Even as he was meeting Ms. Habba, Mr. Mildon was navigating the shifting political landscape in Venezuela after Ms. Rodríguez had been put in power by the Americans. His spokesman said Mr. Mildon had always supported Ms. Rodríguez, who served as Mr. Maduro’s vice president until his arrest.

But several people who met Mr. Mildon in Washington last year, before Mr. Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces, said Mr. Mildon had praised Mr. Saab, her ruling party rival, presenting him as Venezuela’s pre-eminent power broker and the key to a peaceful resolution of the conflict with the United States.

As it turns out, Mr. Mildon had backed the wrong side.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sidelined Mr. Grenell and persuaded Mr. Trump to adopt a more aggressive stance toward Mr. Maduro. Mr. Rubio settled on Ms. Rodríguez as Mr. Maduro’s successor, and set in motion plans for a military operation that would topple the Venezuelan president and install her in power.

Mr. Maduro dismissed the growing threats from the White House as a bluff, right until U.S. military aircraft attacked Caracas in the early hours of Jan. 3.

President Trump has directed his White House counsel to examine explosive allegations dropped on him Friday in the Oval Office:

Former Trump attorney Alina Habba told the president that another one of his top advisers — former Kennedy Center leader Ric Grenell — failed to deposit a multimillion-dollar donation that her billionaire husband made to the center a year ago, according to four senior administration officials and three insiders briefed on the controversy.
Grenell denied the accusations as "absurd" and a "lie."
Habba and her husband, Turhan Mildon, declined to comment through a spokesperson.
Why it matters: The extraordinary row between the two top-tier presidential advisers and former allies provides a rare and acrimonious behind-the-scenes glimpse into the intersection of power, influence and money in Trump's Washington.

The total value of the contribution in question: nearly $6 million, White House sources said Habba told them.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

andrew sullivan getting the facts wrong while regurgitating braindead racist memes? crazy

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23h

Non-zero chance Elon cut Starlink on his own bc the last thing the Masters of the Universe need is for people to understand data centers can be bombed.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 22h

Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP.

"I can confirm that tonight SpaceX has implemented a speed limit on Starlink terminals while in motion.

The limit currently applies to the StarShield “military package” and is set at 100 mph.

Our defense forces were not given notice of this limit, and this has resulted in the disruption of a number of missions.

It is clear that this action cannot be a coincidence and is related to the current political situation."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I say we tally up all the times JD Vance has brought up the subject of transgender kids in public and all the times Talarico has brought it up to see exactly which one's hard drive we need to inspect.

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 21h

Many Starlink terminals in Ukraine are financed by Poland. Its Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has put Elon Musk on notice regarding the evolving situation.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 21h

NEW: Ukrainian troops were caught off guard by restrictions on Starlink satellite internet systems that disrupted frontline operations, as Kyiv received no advance warning from its partners of a Russian missile attack on its energy facilities for the second day running, Ukrainian officials tell me.

ft.com

Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps during Russian attack

Moscow ignores Donald Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ while Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/10/2026

this is literally the only thing ben shapiro ever wanted also, is jennifer jason leigh a hollywood conservative? damn

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Yet another issue where the only reasonable position is "everybody goes to jail." Anything less is incompatible with the rule of law.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026

here's Bruce Blakeman tonight claiming "I never said that I would cut Medicaid in half" -- immediately followed by a clip of him saying on Fox Business in June that "we make sure we cut Medicaid in half"

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

BREAKING: Judge Kelly grants CNN, MS NOW, and Politico’s request for a preliminary injunction in the hard pass case, “maintaining the status quo” — protecting their White House hard pass access — since Kelly issued a TRO back in September. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Case 1:26-cV-03287-TJK
Document 49
Filed 10/13/26 Page 1 of 1
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 26-3287 (TJK)
ORDER
For the reasons set forth in the Court's accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby
ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, ECF No. 32, is GRANTED.
2. Defendants (except for President Trump) and their agents, representatives, and all per-
sons or entities acting in concert with them, shall not execute, implement, or enforce
the September 18, 2026, decision to revoke the White House "hard pass" press creden-
tials held by employees of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO, thereby maintaining the status quo since the Court's entry of a temporary restraining order on September 24,
2026. ECF No. 24.
3. Plaintiffs shall post a $1.00 bond in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
65(c) by October 19, 2026.
SO ORDERED.
Is/ Timothy J. Kelly
TIMOTHY J. KELLY
United States District Judge
Date: October 13, 2026

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Gosh, anyone know anyone who voted to approve all of this?!?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/10/2026

farritor and kliger are the two who i want to see in orange jumpsuits being hauled off to prison

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026

oh boy. Mike Collins is in trouble

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026

Abandoning Ukraine will be a stain on the United States for the rest of time

Screenshot of a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reporting a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv targeting critical energy infrastructure, including the CHPP-4 power plant. Zelenskyy says a residential building was also damaged and caught fire, warns of further Russian missile attacks, and criticizes the lack of advance warnings from Ukraine’s partners. An accompanying nighttime photo shows flames engulfing part of a multistory residential building, with debris scattered across the ground.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

It’s bad enough that Gavin Newsom opposes California’s Prop 40. But he also supports Prop 42, a billionaire-backed poison pill that would cancel out Prop 40 entirely and make it impossible to enact future wealth taxes. It’s clear whose side he’s on. Remember this in 2028.

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Newsom Endorses Ballot Measure That Would Cancel Out Billionaire Tax—and Ban Future Wealth Taxes | Common Dreams

"He’d rather millions of children and families lose their healthcare than ask a couple hundred billionaires to finally p

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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I am sitting in my car laughing out loud.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026

Troy Jackson: "She is the chair of appropriations. If she wants to stop the war, she could cut the funding off for the war, but she's not she is not willing to do that because Donald Trump wants this."

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Excerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article). 1. Gavin Kliger, white nationalist, refused to shake hands with the Black IRS staffer who briefed him on privacy issues. Or pay attention. Kliger now has a defense start-up valued at 1.4B thanks to DOGE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Phyllis, who loved working for Kathleen and saw falling on hand grenades as part of her job, never told her how this one had felt. She knew Gavin had expressed enthusiasm for white nationalists, and he likely knew that she knew. She tried to break the ice by walking in with her hand extended; Gavin stared at it and declined to shake it, though he had shaken the hands of the white men who had offered them. “He was kind of cool towards me,” said Phyllis. Before she could even start the briefing, he said, You know, I’ve heard these rules before at other agencies. Yes, she said, but these rules are different, because no other agency is governed by this privacy law, and this law can get you thrown in jail very quickly. As she walked him through the basics – how you can’t use your personal phone for business, how if you happen to so much as glimpse a form 1040 with someone’s name on it you must avert your eyes – Gavin played on his phone. “He’s multitasking right in front of me, typing and texting,” said Phyllis. “It was, here’s a routine that I must endure.”

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Sounds like Day One went well. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

It's probably not great that I've just priced in the bigotry here but "thuddingly overwritten, clearly practiced and yet totally juiceless bigoted jokes" is just Vance in a nutshell. He somehow manages the trick of sounding genuinely hateful and totally inauthentic

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/10/2026

In 1987 Trump visited Moscow. Since then, "He has changed his mind about abortion and crypto, he has supported different political parties, but his dislike of America’s democratic allies and his preference for Russia have remained remarkably consistent." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

theatlantic.com

Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear

The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

JD Vance running around the country saying he’s fighting health care fraud while his nominee for the senate in TX who he completely supports is partying in Dubai with a guy whole stole over $300 million in health care fraud and gave Paxton $190,000. This is the Republican Party.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Even if you don't count rampant racism, antisemitism and misogyny as, you know, "big things" that matter to you personally, X is still a dumpster fire plagued with bots and bought-off blue check scammers that's being run by a white nationalist billionaire. Denial doesn't make any of *that* untrue.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

if you see kristi noem doing a stop drop and roll it’s bc kacey musgraves just lit her ass on fire

kacey musgraves, after seeing melted candle-faced kristi noem saying “l'll take @ellalangleymsic over Kacey Musgraves any day. And if I'm choosin' Texas, I'll take Ken Paxton over James Talarico,” replied, “I don't think you have a dog in this fight but if you did you would have shot it.”

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midwest-voter.bsky.social @midwest-voter.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Be ALERT of SHENANIGANS to rob you of your vote ‼️ Please share #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1 Elon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say share.google/iCpqVEnhsEbN...

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Rob Cerulo @rjc1084.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Translation: he ordered the search

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 12/10/2026

Common Cause just told a federal judge that Trump's taxpayer funded propaganda ads ran hundreds of times after a TRO ordered an immediate halt to them. The two-page notice buff.ly/u2GESdN

1. On October 12, at 1:31 p.m. Eastern, the Washington Post reported that two ads continued airing after the Court issued the Order and into the early hours of
Monday, October 12, on multiple programs, including “60 Minutes,” “ABC World News Tonight,” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Ex. A.
2. According to AdImpact data retrieved at 2:45 p.m. Eastern today, Defendants’ ads ran in nearly 400 spots on programs that began airing at 7 p.m. Eastern last
night—that is, after this Court’s order was in effect. Ex. B.
3. Specifically, “Final Battle” ran in 193 spots during “60 Minutes,” which aired on CBS starting at 7 p.m. Eastern. Ex. B.
4. And “Maduro” ran in 198 spots during “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which aired on ABC starting at 7 p.m. Eastern. Ex. B.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2026

"The amount of fuel Russia could export is too small, the impact on pricing too slight, the narrative too late to shape electoral outcomes: This looks, instead, like something very different: an abrupt, Hail Mary attempt to force Ukraine to surrender" www.theatlantic.com/idea/2026/10...

theatlantic.com

Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear

The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The national media is crumbling, but luckily local outlets like the @inquirer.com are still running strong.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?

Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

We need to find a way to tag everyone benefitting from this with Elon's robot CSAM porn.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Huh. Apparently Katie Miller deleted this tweet that I had the foresight to screencap. Turns out I can TOO make things go viral on Xitter, even.

My RT of a Katie Miller tweet which RTed the NYPost coverage of the Ilhan Omar raid.

She said: Promise made, promise kept.
I said: Katie Miller is not going to do very well in a deposition.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Remember that Republicans believe that the first spike there, caused entirely by Putin's invasion of Ukraine, is actually Joe Biden's fault while the second spike there, caused entirely by Trump's war on Iran, is also Joe Biden's fault.

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Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Concluding the meeting with the American delegation in the US two days ago, after receiving a tirade of threats from Trump officials, Ukraine's Budanov turned when leaving and said, "We are now going to burn every last Russian refinery and every last port to hell. All of it, down to the final one."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/10/2026

"What Metro Surge showed the world is that people do not want to watch their neighbors be brutalized, shot, and torn from their homes, and no amount of Trump posting on Truth Social is ever going to change that"

publicnotice.co

Trump wants a race war. Minnesotans won’t take the bait.

We love our Somali neighbors.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/10/2026

Here’s Zelenskyy on this. bsky.app/profile/thet...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Looking forward to the same scrutiny being impartially applied to Elon Musk and Melania Trump, whose immigration documents are much much worse than anything alleged about Omar's father

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