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Joey Aiello

@joeyaiello.bsky.social
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Attorney with a plaintiff's personal injury practice, avid Alabama Crimson Tide fan, Christian and news & political junkie. The views here are mine alone.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/08/2026
Breaking News: Water supplies in at least seven U.S. states were targeted by cyberattacks that officials say appear to be the work of Iran.
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Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran
Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
“Loitering is not permitted in this area. Please proceed to a designated location. Thank you for your cooperation,” a surveillance machine tells a small cluster of National Guard members as they patrol the fenced off Reflecting Pool in the rain.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Stephen Miller says ‘America’s doors are closed fully to asylum seekers’ after Supreme Court rulings www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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WATCH: Stephen Miller says 'America's doors are closed fully to asylum seekers' after Supreme Court rulings
The Supreme Court voted 6-3 on Thursday to allow the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
BREAKING: Trump just said he's not signing the bipartisan housing bill — to address the housing affordability crisis — until the SAVE America Act is passed. The SAVE Act, designed to help rig elections, does not have the votes to pass.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Apparently Susie Wiles was vehemently opposed to appointing Pulte as DNI, and will now quit because Trump is insulting her by refusing to listen to her well founded opinion of such a terrible appointment. If this happens, the WH Trump Train comes off the rails. www.rawstory.com/susie-wiles-...
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Susie Wiles expected to quit as Trump's chief of staff after stinging 'insult': report
Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles will soon quit her high-level White House post, insiders told the Daily Mail.Wiles is preparing to quit because she was "vehemently" opposed to the promotion of Bill...
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Sam Gad Jones @samgadjones.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I knew it was bad but really didn’t appreciate it was quite this bad as.ft.com/r/db911dd6-f...
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The @newyorker.com publishes @billmckibben.bsky.social on the gutting of the Forest Service. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Trump Guts the Forest Service Ahead of Wildfire Season
Ahead of what is predicted to be a dangerous wildfire season, the Trump Administration gutted the Forest Service by closing its regional headquarters along with most research facilities and experiment...
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 19/03/2026
biden total spend on ukraine: $180 billion the pentagon just asked for $200 billion for war in iran.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I kid you not... The same White House that forgot that invading Iran might lead it to close the Strait of Hormuz, is now arguing (through Peter Navarro) that war with Iran is a good idea because it'll prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz.
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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
BREAKING: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Charles "Sonny" Burton to life in prison. Burton was sentenced to death for the 1991 murder of Doug Battle but did not kill Battle; the man who did later had his death sentence commuted.
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that she has commuted the death sentence of Charles L. Burton to life in prison with no chance of parole. Mr. Burton was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1991 capital murder of Doug Battle in Talladega, Alabama.

 

As required by law, the governor first reached out to a representative of Mr. Battle’s family. She also notified the attorney general. Governor Ivey’s letter to Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm is attached.

 

Governor Ivey issued the following statement:

 

“I firmly believe that the death penalty is just punishment for society’s most heinous offenders, as shown by the 25 executions I have presided over as governor. In order to ensure the continued viability of the death penalty, however, I also believe that a government’s most consequential action must be administered fairly and proportionately.

 

“Doug Battle was brutally murdered by Derrick DeBruce while shopping in an auto parts store. But DeBruce was ultimately sentenced to life without parole. Charles Burton did not shoot the victim, did not direct the triggerman to shoot the victim and had already left the store by the time the shooting occurred. Yet Mr. Burton was set to be executed while DeBruce was allowed to live out his life in prison.

 

“I cannot proceed in good conscience with the execution of Mr. Burton under such disparate circumstances. I believe it would be unjust for one participant in this crime to be executed while the participant who pulled the trigger was not.

 

“To be clear, Mr. Burton will not be eligible for parole and will rightfully spend the remainder of his life behind bars for his role in the robbery that led to the murder of Doug Battle. He will now receive the same punishment as the triggerman.
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NPR @npr.org · 24/02/2026
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
A MOTHER JONES SCOOP! New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had a years-long business tie with the sex offender. This challenges his claim he had minimal contact with Epstein. The two were involved in a deal for six years, and an email shows they discussed it. @nlanard.bsky.social
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New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender
The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 17/02/2026
President Donald Trump said that he’s discussing future weapons sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping and teased that he would soon make a decision about future defense support for the self-governing island.
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Trump Says He’ll Soon Make Decision on Weapon Sales to Taiwan
President Donald Trump said that he’s discussing future weapons sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping and teased that he would soon make a decision about future defense support for the self-governing island.
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LateNighter @latenightercom.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
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Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
thank you, algorithm
Watcher.Guru on Twitter writes: JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump says "prices and inflation are way down, stock market and your 401ks are way up."

Just below it on the timeline, Kalshi on Twitter writes: JUST IN: US housing market reaches most "unaffordable" level in history
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/02/2026
Rand Paul: "I see not even a hint here of anything aggressive on [Pretti's] part. I don't think this should take months and months. There needs to be a conclusion ... the public needs to know, if I go to a protest and shout something at people, could I be killed?"
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MS NOW @ms.now · 10/02/2026
BREAKING: FBI releases new images showing masked and armed subject in Nancy Guthrie search For tips call the Pima County Sheriff Department 520-351-4900 or 9-1-1
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/01/2026
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory
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How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory
US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island One day during his first term, Donald Trump summoned a top aide to discuss a new idea. “Trump called me down to the Oval Office,” John Bolton, national security adviser in 2018, told the Guardian. “He said a prominent businessman had just suggested the US buy Greenland.” It was an extraordinary proposal. And it originated from a longtime friend of the president who would go on to acquire business interests in the Danish territory. Continue reading...
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Joey Aiello @joeyaiello.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Reports of door-to-door enforcement by ICE in Minneapolis, where ICE is illegally entering homes without proper warrants.
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Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 12/01/2026
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 09/01/2026
Trump’s so-called “Golden Age” is seriously screwing American workers, according to the latest jobs report. trib.al/HVFpzpJ 2025 was the... → worst year for hiring since the Covid-19 pandemic. → weakest annual job growth since 2003.
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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine. We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
The suspect in the Jan. 6 pipe bombing case confessed that he was motivated by a desire to “speak up” for people who believed that the 2020 election was stolen.
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Jan. 6 Pipe Bombing Suspect Confesses in Blow to MAGA Conspiracy Nuts
The Justice Department said Cole insisted that he did not plant the bombs—until the FBI confronted him with a still image.
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4. One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
Govt motion to dismiss the case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santoz Ruiz
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
If the President can impose his own taxes and use the proceeds to spend on his own projects, all without Congress, we have a dictatorship not a constitutional republic.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Roughly a fifth of all deployed US naval ships are in the Caribbean, according to Stars & Stripes and USNI News
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Todd Blanche would have had these emails before interviewing Maxwell. Why didn’t he question her directly about her exchanges? Why did he not follow up when she said things that were onviously a lie?? This shows that was a performance intended to dupe the public and benefit her (and Trump)
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Breaking MSNBC: The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
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U.S. Attorney investigating alleged grand ‘conspiracy’ calls unit-wide meeting after two prosecutors resign
Career prosecutors on “pins and needles” after flurry of subpoenas approved.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 02/11/2025
US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
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U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Updating my LEGO White House
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
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Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
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Paul Gowder @gowder.io · 02/10/2025
It seems pointless even to say this, but the Fourth Amendment does not permit federal agents to kick down every door in an apartment building just because *some* people in that building are allegedly undocumented. Even in the unlikely event they had a warrant, warrants have to be specific.
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Sharon Brett @sharonbrett.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
New IJ lawsuit filed today challenging ICE raids of construction sites, wherein ICE detains American citizens in AL, rejects their proof of citizenship, and holds them without PC. Worth a read, and more evidence of the wide gulf b/w what SCOTUS says is happening and what is actually happening.
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Michael Paarlberg @mpaarlberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 24/09/2025
“Two ICE detainees were killed and one person was injured at a Dallas ICE facility Wednesday morning and one shooter is dead, police sources tell WFAA.” Local breaking news coverage here:
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2 detainees killed at Dallas ICE facility, 1 shooter found dead as police search for possible sniper, sources say
Two ICE detainees were killed and one person was injured at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Dallas, sources say.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Trump: "When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."
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CNN @cnn.com · 10/09/2025
Polish and NATO jets scrambled, Warsaw airport closes after Ukrainian reports of Russian drones over Poland.
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Polish and NATO jets scrambled, Warsaw airport shut after Ukrainian reports of Russian drones over Poland | CNN
Polish authorities have closed Warsaw International Airport and Polish and NATO aircraft have been scrambled as reports have surfaced of Russian drones over the country.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
What Trump's Secret Police did today.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
This isn’t Moscow or Beijing. It’s Chicago. Masked federal agents grabbed U.S. citizens protesting ICE and threw them into an unmarked van. “Who are you? Where are you taking them?” people shouted. “You are kidnapping them!” What has America become?
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Still thinking about this mind-boggling exchange regarding the former CDC director today RFK JR: I told her that she had to resign because I asked her, “are you a trustworthy person?” and she said “no.” WARREN: What?
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
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How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Bloomberg published a conversation between Xi and Putin that was caught on a microphone accidentally left on during the parade. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
What a gang of mindless amateurs in Washington accomplished in Beijing:
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM. They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone. www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
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RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Hang onto this image of CDC's full list of underlying conditions tied to severe risk of COVID. If you're an adult aged 18-64, RFK Jr. is now making you show some proof of one of these underlying conditions in order to get a COVID vaccine.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 28/08/2025
The de minimis exemption, which allowed imported packages worth less than $800 to enter the U.S. without facing any duties, will end for all countries on August 29.
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Several Countries Suspend Postal Shipments To The US—Here’s Why
The de minimis exemption, which allowed imported packages worth less than $800 to enter the U.S. without facing any duties, will end for all countries on August 29.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), top Dem on the Senate health committee, on this evening's chaos at CDC: “We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
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