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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 28/09/2026
The UK is talking about launching their own. "UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears" www.theguardian.com/business/202... The EU is also saying bye bye to MC/Visa. europeanbusinessmagazine.com/europes-24-t...
theguardian.com
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
bloomberg.com
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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kkorn.bsky.social @kkorn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Administration could make AI safer right now. Current law & existing orgs give it potent tools already on the books ( @linamkhan.bsky.social laid out several.) 3 things they could do this week:
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 03/08/2026
"The White House says its AI framework is done. It will not say what is in it. The framework gives the government a 30-day preview window on frontier models. The benchmarks are classified. The thresholds are classified. The framework itself is not classified, but it is not public either."
thenextweb.com
The White House says its AI framework is done. It will not say what is in it.
The voluntary AI model evaluation framework met its August 1 deadline. The White House will not disclose its contents, who has seen it, or when companies will use it.
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kkorn.bsky.social @kkorn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What counter programming to the Blanche hearing could possibly stall renewed momentum for the Epstein story?
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/07/2026
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has enlisted Marc Andreessen — the billionaire investor, adviser to President Trump and one of Silicon Valley’s most aggressive promoters of AI — to help shape how the central bank thinks about the technology’s impact.
washingtonpost.com
Fed chief taps Trump ally Marc Andreessen to advise on how AI reshapes work
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh named venture capitalist Marc Andreessen to co-lead a task force on AI's economic impact — a technology his firm has bet billions on.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 03/07/2026
“When the BBC reported one of the ads to Instagram, the social media platform responded 24 hours later saying the post did not violate its ‘community guidelines’”
bbc.com
India: Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material, BBC finds
The ads use terms including “rape” and “child video” and link to content on the messaging app Telegram.
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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
For the newsletter, and borrowing from @joshchafetz.bsky.social, I wrote about how the Supreme Court has created new agencies to regulate the power grid, nuclear safety, and federal antitrust law that no legislator would have ever designed. Subscribe here: heatmap.news/st/Newsletter
But I suspect that the year’s most important ruling for energy and climate policy came … yesterday. In a 6-3 ruling, the court’s conservative majority allowed President Trump to fire the commissioners of independent agencies without cause. Although the case concerned the Federal Trade Commission, it will matter for every independent agency that governs energy and climate policy.

My colleague Matthew Zeitlin wrote about what the case will mean for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, for instance, and I urge you to read his story. As he writes, the agency that governs the country’s power markets, transmission grid, and natural gas infrastructure has a culture of bipartisan consensus, even comity, and the ruling could chill that warmer clime. Last year, a cross-partisan group of 11 former FERC officials warned that allowing the president to fire commissioners “would bulldoze the structural supports that Congress built into” the agency to protect its power “from abuse.”
But FERC is not the only commission that governs climate and energy policy. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission — which Trump has also sought to bring to heel — is led by independent commissioners. So too are the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which the Biden administration tried (and largely failed) to turn into climate policy-making agencies.

The independent commission is an old American legal structure, invented in the 19th century to manage issues where Congress deemed technical expertise and a deliberative process were essential to producing good policy. Although some guardrails for these agencies remain intact — such as requirements that a certain number of their commissioners come from each party — the court has permanently changed how they work. For instance, instead of having to wait for commissioners at FERC or the FTC to retire, step down, or serve out their terms, the president can now fire any or all of them and remake an independent commission almost as soon as they take office — assuming, at least, a cooperative Senate that is willing to confirm new appointees.

While reading about the ruling, I’ve found myself thinking back to an article written last year by the Georgetown Law professor Josh Chafetz. It concerns a little-known (or at least new to me) 1983 Supreme Court case, INS v. Chadha, that reshaped the relationship between Congress and the executive branch. For decades, Congress passed laws granting new powers to the president (or a federal agency) while retaining the ability to nullify those powers with a “legislative veto,” whereby one or both houses of Congress could cancel a given action with a simple majority vote.
In Chadha, the court ruled that the legislative veto was unconstitutional, a decision that affected hundreds of statutes, according to Chafetz. But crucially, the court did not cancel Congress’ grants of authority in those statutes; it only removed Congress’ ability to veto the use of that authority by a vote. In doing so, it ratcheted up the executive branch’s powers and diminished the legislative’s — “thereby leaving in place only one side of a bargain between Congress and the presidency,” Chafetz writes.

Why does this matter? Because the court is doing something similar again. Congress struck a bargain with the president when it set up commissions like FERC and the NRC: It granted new powers to the executive branch, but also placed important restrictions on how those powers can be used. In allowing the president to fire commissioners, the Supreme Court has altered the deal, preserving Congress’ grant of authority while removing any real restrictions on the president’s ability to use that authority. In doing so, it has overhauled how those agencies work, essentially creating a new and more potent version of FERC, or the NRC, or the FTC that wears the staff and authorities of the old one as a skin suit.

No legislator would have chosen to set up FERC, or the NRC, or the FTC as they now exist. But after the Supreme Court’s partial demo job yesterday, they are the agencies we have. The court has overhauled how the United States regulates electricity markets, or antitrust law, or nuclear safety regulation. Let’s pray, I suppose, that the Supreme Court doesn’t alter the deal any further.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Great, smart insights from Amb. Kornbluh.
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kkorn.bsky.social @kkorn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
A pleasure to chat with David on the policy and politics needed to meet the AI challenge.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 13/06/2026
Elon Musk has faced renewed criticism over anti-immigrant riots in Belfast after researchers said violent narratives he amplified on his platform X amassed millions of views. "Musk's amplification has been instrumental," the Centre for Countering Digital Hate said in a report. jrnl.ie/7069969
jrnl.ie
Researchers say Elon Musk 'instrumental' in amplifying anti-migrant narratives after Belfast knife attack
‘He used the Belfast tragedy to amplify anti-migrant narratives to millions of users, prompting endless calls for violence,’ said the tech watchdog.
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kkorn.bsky.social @kkorn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
If you weren't mugged for your bus pass...
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
"I call all the shots. Netanyahu doesn't call the shots." My telephone interview with Trump this afternoon. as.ft.com/r/c4067a44-d...
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Trump says Netanyahu will have ‘no choice’ but to accept a deal with Iran
US president tells FT that he ‘calls the shots’ after urging the Israeli leader not to retaliate against Tehran
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kkorn.bsky.social @kkorn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Why do we treat AI differently form past tech - from telecom to nuclear energy? No rules means we get arbitrage rather than true innovation. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... How to close AI’s accountability loophole
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How to close AI’s accountability loophole
Governance of new technologies must be determined by elected officials rather than fastest moving companies
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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
AI as social technology - I gave the Astor Lecture at Oxford's Blavatnik School last week. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSE6...
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AI as Social Technology: Astor Lecture by Professor Henry Farrell
YouTube video by Blavatnik School of Government
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Raphael Satter @raphae.li · 28/05/2026
Scoop: Central Command is getting reports that military personnel are being targeted using commercially available location data. Few details available, but it’s a sign that the tech industry’s advertising-surveillance complex is having consequences on the battlefield. www.reuters.com/business/med...
reuters.com
Exclusive: Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data
It's an illustration of how the global surveillance ‌economy is shaping the battlefield.
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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 05/05/2026
NIST's AI security center is partnering with Google, Microsoft, and xAI to evaluate their new AI models before deployment: www.nist.gov/news-events/... "To date, CAISI has completed more than 40 such evaluations, including on state-of-the-art models that remain unreleased."
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CAISI Signs Agreements Regarding Frontier AI National Security Testing With Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI
Expanded collaborations with leading U.S. AI labs provide for pre-deployment evaluations and other research.
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John Sands @iohn.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
My colleague @ajdamico.bsky.social wrote about our approach to funding research.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
A new lawsuit from the Consumer Federation of America alleges Meta violated DC’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act by misleading users about platform safety while scam ads proliferated, as consumers lost billions to fraud on social media. Ben Lennett highlights key points from the complaint.
techpolicy.press
Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Profiting From Widespread Fraud On Its Platforms
Ben Lennett summarizes lawsuit from CFA that alleges Meta enabled scam ads and profited as consumers lost $2.7B.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/04/2026
more seriously congrats to the hungarian people for kicking that asshole out
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kkorn.bsky.social @kkorn.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Maybe worth noting
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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 16/03/2026
AG James, Dems want to ban prices based on personal algorithms gothamist.com/news/ag-jame...
gothamist.com
AG James, Dems want to ban prices based on personal algorithms
Lawmakers are considering a pair of bills that would ban algorithm-based pricing based on personal data.
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kkorn.bsky.social @kkorn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
"Palantir CEO Alex Karp says his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men." He just said the thing out loud. newrepublic.com/post/207693/...
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Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power
They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
How the Roberts Court destroyed our Democracy "Five presidential elections ago, before the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling that lifted many remaining campaign finance restrictions, the share of billionaire spending was almost zero — 0.3 percent, to be precise." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
nytimes.com
The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 09/03/2026
Earlier this year leaked video showed the inhumane conditions at the Baltimore ICE Holding Facility. Today we conducted an unannounced oversight visit. Here's some of what we learned:
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kkorn.bsky.social @kkorn.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Americans are facing a bizarre epidemic of gullibility and cynicism that is drawing people into a world of conspiracism and falsehoods... information environment.https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/cynical-gullible-american-man/686079/?gift=aW3jqcrLgu0nrbFpB_qGAQO0rEwxOfFnALHFajvkoaI
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Gullible, Cynical America
The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time
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kkorn.bsky.social @kkorn.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The Pentagon wants AI that can fight wars without limits. Anthropic says there are lines it won't cross. And this week, that standoff turned into an all-out confrontation. To unpack the news, I spoke to Kat Duffy from the Council on Foreign Relations and Amos Toh from the Brennan Center:
techpolicy.press
How to Think About the Anthropic-Pentagon Dispute
A conversation with Kat Duffy from the Council on Foreign Relations and Amos Toh from the Brennan Center for Justice.
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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Good time to remember that Marc Andreessen claimed that he and the other tech broligarchs were forced to support Trump because of the Biden administration's arbitrary regulation and strong-arming of AI firms.
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Ej Dickson @ejdickson.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Epstein's close friendship with Woody Allen is well-documented. What's less well-known? Epstein spent years trying to influence Woody Allen's casting process, and got his "girls" cast in at least 2 of Allen's movies. My story for @nymag.com www.thecut.com/article/wood...
thecut.com
How Many Woody Allen Movies Did Jeffrey Epstein Help Cast?
Their emails show the lengths Epstein went to get his female “assistants” onscreen.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
According to Nielsen, 'CBS Evening News' just recorded its lowest-rated February of the 21st century, averaging 4.4 million total viewers and 538,000 in the key 25-54 demographic.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The Columbia student who was detained by ICE after agents misrepresented themselves has been released after Mayor Zohran Mamdani interceded on her behalf with President Trump.
ellharve © 2h
Hi guys
I am so grateful for everyone of you.
I just got out a little while ago. I am safe and okay. In an uber otw back home.
I am so sorry but I am in complete shock over what happened and my phone is blowing up with calls from reporters.
I need a little bit of time to process everything
I will come back soon.
But please don't worry
Hove you all
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 26/02/2026
Trump & Hegseth are punishing an American company because it won’t give them the tools to conduct mass surveillance on the American people. This is Big Brother on steroids & it should scare the hell out of us. Our liberties are at stake, we cannot let this go unchecked.
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Scoop: Pentagon takes first step toward blacklisting Anthropic
The Pentagon asked at least two major defense contractors to assess their reliance on Claude.
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kkorn.bsky.social @kkorn.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
For those who still argue AI governance is a barrier to innovation and growth... www.404media.co/meta-directo...
404media.co
Meta Director of AI Safety Allows AI Agent to Accidentally Delete Her Inbox
Meta Superintelligence Labs’ director of alignment called it a “rookie mistake.”
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kkorn.bsky.social @kkorn.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Agree with Woke Bill Kristol again. Should be clear it is not a choice among AI innovation, trustworthiness and democracy. Without all 3 we don't have any 1.
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Wow.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
This morning on @cnbc.com, B of A said the “K-shaped” economy is increasingly about not just the split between high and low-income — but high and MIDDLE-income consumers.
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David Ingram @davidingram.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
interesting idea from @mattyglesias.bsky.social: "Congress ought to act to impose common-carrier regulatory requirements on SpaceX..." www.slowboring.com/p/dont-let-e...
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Don’t let Elon Musk monopolize space compute
A case for more antitrust enforcement
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Absolutely terrific post by @lukefarrell.bsky.social . It’s shocking, wasteful, and pernicious how much our government relies on private contractors to perform the state function of administering public services. Great proposals here. lpeproject.org/blog/the-mea...
lpeproject.org
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
"The way to honor Alex Pretti is to end the lawless occupation that took his life. It’s to free his fellow citizens, in Minnesota and beyond, from attacks by masked, trigger-happy government agents. It’s to begin to end the grotesque mass deportation campaign..." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com
Honor Pretti and Good. End the Occupation.
Now is the time to think big and be bold.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Tim Walz did a WSJ op-ed yesterday that I missed. It debunks key lies: >ICE said it was too busy invading to pick up child predator in Cottonwood >MN has 207 non-citizens in jails, not 1360 >"Worst of worst" arrested by MN and turned over before invasion www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-...
wsj.com
Opinion | Tim Walz: The Un-American Assault on Minnesota
Federal officials are lying. My state’s Corrections Department honors all immigration detainers.
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DuendeonFuego @duendeonfuego.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
honestly it's just such a relief to see people that aren't evil dipshits
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kkorn.bsky.social @kkorn.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Europe Has a Bazooka. Time to Use It. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
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Opinion | Europe Has a Bazooka. Time to Use It.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This from @andreapitzer.bsky.social is key. “nobody sane now thinks the answer to abuses at Dachau was to give the guards more training.”
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I'm going to keep saying this until I go insane or they drop this stupid talking point: Greenland is defended by all of NATO including the US.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
theonion.com
Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
LOS ANGELES—Responding to escalating clashes between civilian activists and militarized immigration authorities, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass publicly urged protesters Monday not to give the Trump adm...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Hey, @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov: I'm not a senator, but if ICE thugs were rampaging through the major city in my state, I might try to impede Senate business as usual and try to bring everything to a halt until I could get answers or force some votes. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Democrats Appear Ready to Duck a Key Fight on ICE
Top Senate Democrats are focused on other priorities in the government funding fight.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
How is it that Bill Kristol is better on ICE than the Democratic leadership in Congress?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Van Hollen: We are here to say not one more dime for Donald Trump's ICE operations
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