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@j-waller55.bsky.social
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Native Californian, retired attorney, oenophile, environmentalist, news junkie, Berkeley alum (Econ), & slave to the wishes of my rescue cat (not sure who rescued whom).

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No Kings Alerts @nokingsprotest.bsky.social · 4h
#NoKings #AbolishIce #HandsOff #50501 #Trump
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Southern California No Kings protests on Oct. 17: See where
Organizers across Southern California are hosting localized 'No Kings: Vote Early' nonpartisan events on Oct. 17 to encourage early voting.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 4h
Trump Officials Mislead About Electrical Grid Reliability www.factcheck.org/2026/10/trum...
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Trump Officials Mislead About Electrical Grid Reliability - FactCheck.org
In partially repealing a Biden-era regulation that limited carbon emissions from power plants, Trump administration officials have misleadingly cast the prior administration’s policy as a threat to gr...
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j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 4h
Thank you Rep Ted Lieu!
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 6h
Trump has tried to interfere in the midterm elections over and over again. It is up to all of us to stand up for our democracy and push back. I break down how you can do your part and move our country forward. youtu.be/Hhnk6EUkpbs
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How You Can Help Stop The Steal
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 5h
Everyone online the last couple days has been talking about the drop in bot comments and right-wing engagement. It was all Russia. It was always Russia.
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j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 7h
GIFT ARTICLE wapo.st/4ihn0J8
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OpenAI employee arrested by FBI after listening device was found at its office
The man was charged with using a listening device planted in the company's office to “intercept oral communications,” the Justice Department said.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 10h
F.B.I. Disrupts Pyongyang Revenue Stream: North Koreans in U.S. Tech Jobs www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/u...
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F.B.I. Disrupts Pyongyang Revenue Stream: North Koreans in U.S. Tech Jobs
F.B.I. investigators worked with the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike to dismantle so-called laptop farms that steal American identities to earn cash for Pyongyang.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 10h
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 10h
In the hills & mountains from about the western LA metro westward to parts of Central Coast interior, the last substantial rainfall was either last spring or in August (near LA, from Marie). But in these locations, a record heatwave in Oct followed; vegetation is critically dry.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 10h
Update: There is a rapidly emerging fire weather threat in parts of SoCal Thu-Fri in places that have not seen significant recent precip (esp. western LA metro). A warm Santa Ana event will bring strong, gusty winds even to lower elevs, but vegetation moisture highly variable.
Fire weather risk map from NWS Los Angeles depicting high (level 3 of 4) risk specifically across western LA metro on Thursday.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 10h
BREAKING: a court cleared the name of our client Mary Comans Musk & Noem falsely told millions the FEMA CFO blew money on "luxury hotels" The court called this "coordinated" smear "outrageous govt conduct" The Trump regime is destructive, but @democracydefendersfund.org & partners fight back -TN
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11h
WOW. Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, among others, "chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an impeccable record of public service. ... The attacks against Ms. Comans were based entirely on false information" and many officials "knew [they] were untrue."
In conducting this hearing, the Court is not called upon to resolve factual disputes between
the parties. The facts set forth in this Memorandum Opinion and Order were proposed by the
Plaintiff, unobjected to by the Government, and then deemed admitted by the Court. Dkts. 74, 75,
77.2 These facts establish that high-ranking government officials, including then Secretary of DHS
Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, engaged in a coordinated public relations campaign to impugn the
personal and professional integrity of Ms. Comans. For reasons unfathomable to this Court,
officials chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an
impeccable record of public service. In short, Ms. Comans was professionally targeted and
personally attacked by government officials for no legitimate reason. The attacks against Ms.
Comans were based entirely on false information, and many government officials knew the
accusations were untrue at the time they were made. With no regard for the truth and with no
consideration for the personal and professional effect on Ms. Comans, government officials
exploited their access to mass media outlets to broadcast false information. These false
statements reached hundreds of millions of people. The purpose of this Order is, to the best of
this Court’s ability, to correct the public record and establish as a matter of law that the
statements made by these officials about Ms. Comans were objectively and demonstrably false.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 11h
JUST IN: Mag. judge in EDVA clears former FEMA CFO Mary Comans of claims she directed tens of millions in payments for housing undocumented immigrants in NYC. Judge: Statements by Musk & others were 'little more than state-sanctioned intimidation.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 11h
Despite a court order, Trump kept using your tax dollars to run his propaganda ads. From his gold-plated ballroom, to his new DC golf course, to these illegal ads, Trump will use your tax dollars to do everything but lower your costs. He & his minions must reimburse taxpayers.
washingtonpost.com
Trump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads
A coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads “propaganda.” The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🚨Holy crap! Ken Paxton partied on New Year’s Eve 2024 in Dubai with his girlfriend and two U.S. fugitives (Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail) charged in healthcare fraud/embezzlement schemes. Ahmed, a major donor, gave about $190,000 to Paxton’s campaign — including after his indictment.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 11h
Team works to restore the sunflower sea star as 95% of these key underwater ecosystems have been decimated along the Pacific
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Scientists deploy a 24-armed secret weapon to save California’s kelp forests
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13h
NEW: In the Common Cause-led DHS pro-Trump ads case, Judge Rochon orders parties into court at 10a Wednesday. "Defendants shall be prepared to address the information in Plaintiffs' submission."
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j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 12h
Friday, November 6th seems like a likely day for her departure
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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 13h
Trump’s New Press Sec Says She’s a Lawyer, But There’s ‘No Evidence’ She Ever Passed the Bar Exam: Report
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Trump’s New Press Sec Says She’s a Lawyer, But There’s ‘No Evidence’ She Ever Passed the Bar Exam: Report
Newly-minted White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia has repeatedly identified herself as a "lawyer," but a report by independent journalist Judd Legum says her name does not appear as a member on any state bar association website. The post Trump’s New Press Sec Says She’s a Lawyer, But There’s ‘No Evidence’ She Ever Passed the Bar Exam: Report first appeared on Mediaite.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 13h
When it comes to allegations that Trump has personally profited from the presidency, roughly a third of Republicans say he has done something unethical and/or illegal.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 13h
A majority of Republicans say Trump has prioritized his own business interests and those of his friends and family “a lot”/“some" apnorc.org/projects/mor...
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13h
UPDATE: Trump was asked what state Zacharia passed the bar exam. Trump deferred to Zacharia to answer. Zacharia said, "When I moved to China." Which makes absolutely no sense. She appears to waive away follow up questions. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026
🚨 WOW: WSJ reports Ken Paxton partied in a luxury Dubai high-rise with 2 FUGITIVES, Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, facing fed charges over an alleged $15 MILLION hospital embezzlement scheme — alongside his gf (not his wife). Ahmed donated $190K to Paxton, including $25K AFTER his indictment.
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Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social · 13h
A White House ballroom donor who organized meetings for Don Jr. and 1789 Capital in Europe has had a good year: he's been named as chair of a $201 million government-backed enterprise fund, received a waiver on sanctions, and more. Meet Konstantin Sokolov talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-ballr...
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A Ballroom Donor, a Sanctions Waiver, $201 Million in Public Money: The Mystery of Konstantin Sokolov
Ever since he contributed to the White House ballroom project last year,...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13h
JUST IN: Judge Reyes has barred the Trump administration from cutting down additional trees on the East Potomac golf course through at least Oct. 26.
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 15h
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Roger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 15h
Trump has had a bunch of press secretaries who won’t answer questions, but now he’s taken it to the next level with one who can’t answer questions
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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 14h
WH Official Absolutely Trashes Zacharia’s Debut as Press Sec — Warns She Could Be Fired Faster Than Scaramucci: ‘She Needs to Get Much Better. Fast.’
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WH Official Absolutely Trashes Zacharia’s Debut as Press Sec — Warns She Could Be Fired Faster Than Scaramucci: ‘She Needs to Get Much Better. Fast.’
The anonymous official suggested Zacharia's could "break Scaramucci's record" and be fired in less than the 11 days he lasted as Trump's spokesman. The post WH Official Absolutely Trashes Zacharia’s Debut as Press Sec — Warns She Could Be Fired Faster Than Scaramucci: ‘She Needs to Get Much Better. Fast.’ first appeared on Mediaite.
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SlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 14h
German Foreign Minister Wadephul: Russia does have the intention to dominate us, but they don't have the economic power to do so, to prevail. They don't have the economic power. This is very parallel to the '80s of the last century. .
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 14h
⚡️Russian forces use group of civilians as 'human shields' near Kupiansk, fire at them afterwards, Ukraine's military says
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Russian forces use group of civilians as 'human shields' near Kupiansk, fire at them afterwards, Ukraine's military says
The group included two women, a child, and several men who were being led toward the Shebelinka–Ostrogozhsk gas pipeline by Russian forces, according to Ukraine's 13th Khartia Corps.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14h
Breaking News: The Supreme Court announced that it would review a long-running dispute over how much information DOGE, formed by Elon Musk, must disclose in response to public records requests.
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Supreme Court Will Review Dispute Over Records From Elon Musk’s DOGE
A nonprofit watchdog group sued the Department of Government Efficiency, asserting that it should be subject to federal Freedom of Information Act discovery requests.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 15h
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & partners just sued ICE over a nasty catch-22 ICE detains people, takes their IDs & work papers, releases them, keeps the papers. Now they can't work & risk getting picked up again for having no ID We're going to court to get it ALL back -TN
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j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 14h
Thanks for trying.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h
Very bizarre first WH press briefing from the new press secretary. She takes questions from 3 reporters and leaves: Breitbart, Fox and Daily Mail.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h
Doocy: "Has the U.S. stopped sharing intel with Ukraine?" Zacharia: "I'll have to get back to you on that."
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 17h
Former “free speech” crusaders have ushered in an unprecedented campaign of censorship in Texas universities, resulting in pulitzer winning books being banned, medical and scientific facts being suppressed, and entire fields of study deemed “woke” being eliminated www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
Over the past decade, some conservatives have invoked principles of academic freedom and free speech in order to subvert both. These conservatives mocked “snowflakes” and “trigger warnings,” and then passed legislation making it illegal to hurt white students’ feelings by discussing historical or contemporary events. They invoked academic freedom and then began erasing fields of study they found politically inconvenient. They railed against “indoctrination,” and then argued that the state is entitled to control everything said in the classroom.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 15h
A huge fire in russian Rostov right now. Reportedly at Aksaykardandetal metal processing plant.🔥👀 I don't see any reports of attacks at least yet.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 15h
#ELB: “Omar’s home search breaks from DOJ norms, former federal prosecutors say” electionlawblog.org/2026/omars-home…
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j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 15h
A measles per capita chart would be so much more informative
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15h
Breaking news: The White House has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, the ambassador to Greece, to resign, after allegations she asked a political donor for $100,000 to pay her personal American Express bill.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle is asked to resign by White House, new press secretary says
Guilfoyle, the ambassador to Greece, has faced allegations she asked a political donor for $100,000 to pay her personal American Express bill.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h
Doocy: "Is your job just to speak about White House matters or is it to make things less tough for Republicans in the midterms?" Zacharia: "[Trump] is his best spokesperson and will absolutely be leading the way with that."
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j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 15h
Trump's new White House Press Secretary is following in the shoes of her predecessors and is spewing propaganda and lies at her 1st press event. Let the fact checking begin!
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 20h
BREAKING: Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine received no intelligence warning from its partners ahead of last night’s Russian strike. “Unfortunately, there was no warning from our partners about this strike. Intelligence on the launch of Russian ballistic missiles helps save lives.”
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 21h
1/ Restoring Yandex's damaged data centres will take at least six months and cost billions. Disruption is already severe; Russian manufacturers and distributors face imminent disaster due to Ukraine's strikes causing the collapse of the state-operated goods tracking system. ⬇️
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20h
Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide at the Warsaw Security Forum: “It doesn't really make sense that people who are not paying much for supporting Ukraine are those who have the key role in negotiations. “We need a strong European voice.”
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NPR @npr.org · 20h
Nearly 200 independent candidates in more than 100 congressional races are trying to prove there's an alternative to the two party system — even though the chance of winning is very low. n.pr/4hL9ugU
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Win or lose, independent candidates want to meet voters in the middle
Nearly 200 independent candidates in more than 100 congressional races are trying to prove there's an alternative to the two party system — even though the chance of winning is very low.
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 20h
Just to note: it's unclear what's happening. Ukraine's foreign minister has spoken about a new type of weapon, rather than a suspension of US intelligence.
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 20h
Troubling message from Zelenskyy after a new Russian attack on Kyiv: "Unfortunately, we received no early warning from our partners about this strike. Intelligence on Russian ballistic missile launches helps save lives, and this is one of the most critical issues."
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 20h
KREMLIN SAYS IT STILL HAS NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT WHAT TRUMP DESCRIBED AS AN ENERGY CEASEFIRE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.
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