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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Folks... an early release of a powerful and raw interview with Hunter Biden on my new podcast @AtOurTableShow youtu.be/HVqiWu1fLdg?...

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Episode 2: Hunter Biden

YouTube video by At Our Table with Jaime Harrison

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

So to recap: Trump violated the War Powers Resolution, failed in his mission, lied and said he succeeded, made up a cease-fire between two countries in his head, then got mad and cursed when he found out it didn't exist.

Current NYT headline indicating that the vaunted bunker-buster bombs did not, in fact, bust the bunkers.

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Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Trump Mobile ad leaked...

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HawaiiDelilah™ 🌊 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧 @hawaiidelilah.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Los Angeles is a BIG place. For the idiots who think the whole city is on fire (it is not), please see this handy map from Craig Miller. Look for the red highlighted circle. Any Angeleno not *there* is perfectly safe. This escalation by Trump is for his own political purposes. PERIOD.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Some Good News: It’s Working: Ed Martin is out, National Parks are in, Trump is being contradicted by the Intelligence Community & the NC Sup Ct race from last November finally gets decided. Democracy wins. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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Some Good News: It’s Working

Last night, I wrote to you about Ed Martin, Trump’s nominee to be the United States Attorney in Washington, D.C..

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

BREAKING: Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, issues a TRO blocking the Trump administration from "dissolv[ing]" the Institute of Museum and Library Services, placing any more employees on administrative leave, or terminating any grants in the coming days.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
^
KEITH SONDERLING, Acting Director,
Institute of Museum and Library Services, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Case No. 25-1050 (RJL)
MEMORANDUM ORDER
May 1, 2025 [Dkt. #13]
This matter initially came before the Court on plaintiff American Library
Association's ("ALA") and plaintiff American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO's ("AFSCME") motion for a preliminary injunction ("PT"). See Pls.' PI Mot. [Dkt, #13]; Pls.' Mem. in Supp. of PI Mot. ("Pls.' PI Mem.") [Dkt. #13-11.
Plaintiffs sought a decision on the PI by May 4, 2025, as defendants intend to execute a
"mass termination of [Institute of Museum and Library Services] staff' on that day. Pls
PI Mot. at 1.

I.
CONCLUSION
For the reasons set forth above, the Court will GRANT IN PART plaintiffs' motion for a TRO. The Court will not, at this time, issue a TRO providing all of the relief sought
by plaintiffs. Instead, the Court will issue a narrow TRO preserving the status quo as of
this Order.
Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that defendants Keith Sonderling, Institute of Museum and Library Services ("IMLS"), Amy Gleason, U.S. DOGE Service, U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, Russel Vought, and U.S. Office of Management and Budget (together, the
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"agency defendants") shall not take any further actions to dissolve IMLS or its operations;
it is further

ORDERED that the agency defendants shall not place any additional IMLS staff
on administrative leave; it is further
ORDERED that the agency defendants shall not terminate the employment of any
IMLS staff; it is further
ORDERED that the agency defendants shall not further pause, cancel, or otherwise
terminate IMLS grants or contracts or fail to fund such grants or contracts for reasons other
than grantees' or contractors' non-compliance with applicable grant or contract terms; and
it is further
ORDERED that by May 6, 2025, the parties shall submit a joint status report (1) informing the Court whether the parties require any supplemental briefing on the preliminary injunction and, if so, proposing a briefing schedule; and (2) stating whether the parties consent to the Court extending this temporary restraining order until the Court issues a ruling on the preliminary injunction or the case is otherwise resolved.
SO ORDERED.
RICHARD J. LEON
United States District Judge

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked the Trump administration from further dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services!

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

URGENT: This is not a crime A judge has the authority in her courthouse to excuse a defendant for God's sake Trump tried this in 1st term & he was thrown out of court 👉 www.courtlistener.com/docket/14997... PS the violation here was Patel's tweet & that's why he deleted. I'll be filing complaint

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 18/04/2025

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Tonight! Senator Chris Van Hollen will be Rachel’s guest live from El Salvador. 9pmET on MSNBC

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

!!! The NC Board of Elections reveals that EVEN IF it throws out all the votes contested by Jefferson Griffin and the state Supreme Court, Justice Allison Riggs is STILL on track to narrowly win the race. HUGE news from @bryanranderson.bsky.social: andersonalerts.substack.com/p/riggs-supr...

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Riggs on track to win NC Supreme Court race

Based on a court filing from the North Carolina State Board of Elections, Democratic Supreme Court Justice will defeat Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin.

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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live…is…victory.” Howard Zinn

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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

“Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.” Timothy Snyder

Timothy Snyder On Tyranny Lesson One: “Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.” #OnTyranny #DoNotObeyInAdvance

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Candidly Tiff @tify330.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

When you accept that politics is a game with real life consequence then there should be no other choice but to vote for harm reduction. This is why Black voters get it right most of the time. The gift of discernment is often overruled by bigotry and thats how you end up with idiots like Trump.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Judge: I hope you will in good faith comply and we'll take it from there. But I know I want daily updates until this is resolved. Do you have any alternative suggestions for me, Mr. Ensign? Ensign wants a declaration due by Monday close of business, not daily. Judge: My order is daily updates

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Do you know how contemptible, fascistic and without regard for basic human rights you have to be for Justices Alito and Thomas to join with their seven colleagues in ordering redress? We do now.

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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I feel like tomorrow is going to be a bad day so let me just go ahead and say this right now so that everybody can be mad that's going to be mad

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/04/2025

This thread!!

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.

Bridget hanging out in Grant Wood's American Gothic.

Bridget in Bruegel's Hunters In The Snow (with a freshly caught mouse).

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/04/2025

I needed to hear this. Maybe you do too. “Fear has a way of being contagious… courage is also contagious.” — Kamala Harris Man, I miss her.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

A great night for Democrats: 1. Susan Crawford beats Schimel/Musk/Trump is Wisconsin and appears to be on track for a landslide. 2. Cory Booker delivers historic motivation. 3. +17 swing toward Dems in FL-01 from November 4. +19 swing toward Dems in FL-06 from November Damn good night for Dems.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I know folks are disappointed about Josh Weil losing this special House election in Florida, but let the big picture give you optimism: Republicans won this seat by +33 points just five months ago. We're likely looking at a +20 point swing in support toward Democrats. This is enormous. This is GOOD.

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Christopher Bird @mightygodking.com · 01/04/2025

Just so everybody understands, Booker has been speaking cogently about the issues the entire time and Strom Thurmond famously spent hours reading from the encyclopedia, because segregationists were and are dumbshits

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Strom Thurmond's record is 24 hours and 18 minutes which was done against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 & in defense of segregation. Cory Booker, a Black senator from Jersey, breaking his record to speak out against a white supremacist President would be poetic justice.

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Cory Booker crosses 23-hour mark in marathon Senate floor speech protesting Trump agenda | CNN Politics

Sen. Cory Booker is holding the Senate floor into Tuesday afternoon, as the New Jersey Democrat continues his marathon speech protesting actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary. I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

BOOM! Two big wins for Democrats in Pennsylvania special elections per @votehub.com: HD 35: 🔵 Dan Goughnour (D): 63.4% 🔴 Charles Davis (R): 35.0% 13 point overperformance for Dems from 2024 SD 36: 🔵 James Malone (D): 50.0% 🔴 Josh Parsons (R): 49.1% 16 point overperformance for Dems from 2024

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Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

That's not how States Secret privilege works at all (and I've litigated several). Executive Branch does not get to shut down judiciary inquiry. Quite the opposite, per Supreme Court. Trump Administration is proceeding at its own peril.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

After a month break, I describe U.S. march toward tyranny as a slow cooker, turned up by degrees from Salvadoran gulags to snatched students to detained tourists to big-ticket capitulations. Trump wants to boil the frog... ...But we are not yet cooked. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

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The frog of democracy is nearly boiled. We can still jump out of the pot

The slow, seemingly piecemeal march of American dictatorship is trampling colleges and law firms and coming for the rest of us.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

BREAKING: Acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek says he is consulting with the Justice Department about shutting down the agency. Dudek told the Washington Post: “Unless I get clarification, I’ll just start to shut it down. I don’t have much of a choice here.”

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Acting Social Security head consults with Justice Dept. on whether to close agency

Leland Dudek argues that a ruling blocking Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from access to sensitive taxpayer data could apply to all employees.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/03/2025

In a stunning legal rebuke, a federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk and officials from the Department of Government Efficiency must reinstate nearly all functions of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

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Federal Judge Orders Trump To Reinstate Nearly All Of USAID's Functionalities

A stunning ruling that undos all of Elon Musk's goals with USAID.

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Veronica @veronicaeye.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Take a moment to read the goodbye letter from @team18f.bsky.social. Before they were fired by M*sk, they were working to make the govt work for YOU by "improving access to weather data with NOAA, making it easier and faster to get a passport..., supporting free tax filing with the IRS" 18f.org

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18F: We are dedicated to the American public and we're not done yet

For over 11 years, 18F has been proudly serving the American people to make government technology work better. We are non-partisan civil servants. 18F has worked on hundreds of projects, all designed ...

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

This weekend, I published an article about how the right wing bullshit machine works (in large part due to participatory dynamics that integrate the collaborative work of online audience). If anyone wants to see that BS machine in action, just check the comments: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-u...

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To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers | Opinion

Right-wing populism is leveraging online platforms' participatory nature. A counter-movement must amplify its constituents' values, with a commitment to truth.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

As to Donald Trump’s foreign policy, this is it. This is the shibboleth. If you understand where the Trump Doctrine comes from, you understand exactly what is happening right now and why. Every American should read this, and so should every European diplomat. From a bestselling Trump biographer:

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The Birth of the Trump Doctrine Lies in the 1987 Recruitment of Donald Trump By the KGB During His Trip to Moscow That Year

How Trump responded to his recruitment remains unclear. What is clear, however, is that it shaped his entrance into politics and his foreign policy in a way the world now ignores at its peril.

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 27/02/2025

"daddy, what did you do in the war" son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet we all did our part

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote. There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Terrific, accessible thread on the budget process and points of potential intervention.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Reminder: An oligarch is taking a chainsaw to the federal government, firing thousands of civil servants every day, shutting down agencies, blocking funds for cancer research, stealing your medicaid and social security... ...because a few hundred billionaires don't want to pay their share in taxes.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

The City of Coeur d'Alene has revoked the business license of Lear Asset Management, the security goons who dragged a woman out of a town hall with lawmakers over the weekend.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

A brief timeline of the 5 bullets email: Saturday: -Musk tweets about it -OPM sends it to all feds -Panic/chaos ensue Sunday: -Agencies scramble to verify, start sending conflicting advice Monday: -Most agencies told to respond -Later guidance is revised—response voluntary, jobs not threatened

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Mista Kotta 💙 🇺🇦 @mistakotta.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

If all that McDonalds and Ketamine could hurry it up a little bit, we'd be forever grateful.

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Sean Ehrlich @seandehrlich.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Dear manager: This week, 1. I put my left foot in 2 I took my left foot out 3. I put my left foot in and 4. I shook it all about. 5. I did the Hokey Pokey. That’s what it’s all about.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

German elections, summarized: Vance and Musk cheered on the Nazis, that didn't move the needle a bit, Trump praised the winning center-right conservative party and tried to take credit, the new conservative German chancellor dunked on Trump and compared the United States to Russia. Great job, MAGA.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Apropos of nothing: I’m genuinely not surprised at all that so many evil people turn out to be actually fucking stupid, because being evil has always been the easier option.

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