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@lisamichele.bsky.social
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Married mom of one daughter and three fur babies. Mimi to one princess. Avid gardener, stained glass, weaving and reader of too many books. #resist #noDM’s 💙💙💙

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Playbook reports that Trump is considering replacing Susie Wiles, the last thing from preventing his Admin from REALLY going off the rails. He wants to blame SUSIE that people hate him and is considering promoting Stephen Miller, one main reason why people DO hate him. www.politico.com/playbook
Trump’s phone-a-friend inquiries have picked up with the approach of the November election, as he expresses private frustration with his feeble poll numbers.

One senior elected Republican official who received a call from Trump said the president had raised “the first honest questions about Susie.”

Trump has floated several people who could replace Wiles as chief of staff: The senior elected Republican official said the president had mentioned Stephen Miller, his deputy chief of staff, and Randy Levine, the president of the New York Yankees, as an outside-the-building option.

Trump is also considering Steve Witkoff, Bill Pulte and Kevin McCarthy, people close to the president told us. Allies of McCarthy, the former House speaker, have been arguing that he could help Trump handle a hostile Democratic Congress.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ed Martin says that Tina Peters met with Trump in the Oval Office today to discuss election integrity and “the plans” for the upcoming midterms elections.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
JUST FILED: Sitting behind her desk in central North Carolina, Amy Beros warned me: “It’s really hard for people in the United States to understand the scale……” of what’s about to unfold macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/they-dont-...
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David Kurtz @davidkurtz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Trump DOJ has fired the federal prosecutor who sought to bring civil rights charges against an ICE agent for the January shooting of a man through the closed door of his home during Operation Metro Surge. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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Trump DOJ Fires Prosecutor in ICE Shooting Case
Ex-AUSA Now Under Criminal Investigation The Trump DOJ has fired the federal...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/08/2026
BREAKING: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll RESIGNS. Driscoll is the guy Buria told to approve certain firings because "Trump won't want to stand next to Black female officers." The Army now has ZERO Senate-confirmed civilian or military leaders. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Army Secretary Resigns After Months of Friction With Hegseth
Dan Driscoll had a close relationship with ousted Army chief of staff.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 27/07/2026
ICYMI: After Colorado abortion clinic staff called police about threatening language posted on Instagram, officers were photographed praying with protestors—including the man who wrote that it was "kill day." It’s the latest instance of cops praying outside US clinics while on duty @autonomynews.co
autonomynews.co
Cops Stopped to Pray With Anti-Abortion Activists Outside Colorado Clinic
An abortion opponent wrote online that it was “kill day” at a clinic that provides later abortions. Boulder police showed up, then prayed with the author of the post.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Marc Rosenblum, head for statistics at DHS, resigns, saying he is delighted to no longer be involved in supporting the agency's war against facts and the truth. www.wired.com/story/dhs-of...
wired.com
DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’
The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
On June 21, DOJ charged "shriveled shlong" with conspiracy to commit murder. Today, they moved to dismiss that charge. This was part of the UFC plot. And I'm sorry, but I'm not deep enough in this case yet to explain WTF. Here's that docket: www.courtlistener.com/docket/73512...
Between at least on or about March 1, 2026, up to and including June 21, 2026, the dates
being approximate, in the Western District of Missouri and elsewhere, the defendant, JORDAN
W. RINCKER, a/k/a “Shriveled Shlong,” a/k/a a/k/a “shriveledshlong,” a/k/a
“@shriveledschlaung,” Daniel K. Eskridge, Abraham H. Alvarez, Tycen C. Proper, Bryan Omar
Roa, Michael Alan Thomas, and others known and unknown, knowingly and intentionally
combined, conspired, confederated and agreed together and with each other to violate Section 1111
of Title 18, United States Code.
It was a part and an object of the conspiracy that JORDAN W. RINCKER, Daniel K.
Eskridge, Abraham H. Alvarez, Tycen C. Proper, Bryan Omar Roa, Michael Alan Thomas, and
others known and unknown, would commit murder within the special maritime and territorial
jurisdiction of the United States, namely, the White House and its surrounding grounds in
Washington, D.C. MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT
Comes now Maureen A. Brackett, Assistant United States Attorney, and moves the Court to
dismiss the complaint filed on June 21, 2026, before United States Magistrate Judge Lajuana M.
Counts, at Kansas City, Missouri, charging the defendant, Jordan W. Rincker, with conspiracy to
commit murder in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Sections 1111 and 1117
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
They need to keep pounding the GOP on the five decades of evidence that Dems are MUCH better for the economy. Constantly. Consistently. With charts and receipts.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I'm so old I remember when he got Ernst's vote by promising DOD would pass an audit.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Not mentioned in this: Trump is planning this speech AFTER the confirmation hearings for Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton, and that Kash has dedicated 160 Feebs to participating in this crime, to finish Monday. Blanche is likely to avoid questions about this crime.
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lisamichele.bsky.social @lisamichele.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
He’s a terrible human being!
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Nothing says “transparency” like requiring federal workers to sign NDAs.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Lutnick paid off Republicans before his Epstein testimony. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...
nytimes.com
Lutnick Donated $5 Million to House Republicans Before Epstein Testimony
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The people who built gallows to execute a sitting VP on Jan. 6 are demanding that you turn down the temperature.
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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The irony is that AIPAC absolutely needs white evangelicals.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I'm fairly gobsmacked by the number of people who profess surprise that Orbán was funding CPAC. Did you know of his ties to Heritage and Project 2025? One of the most telling, tho, was he funded Rufo and the racist Trump tried to install at State, Jeremy Carl. www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
Three right-wing ideologues signed contracts that may require they register as foreign agents for a Hungarian government-funded organization – and that the organization is possibly altering language in contracts to avoid this – according to a review of their contracts with the organization.


Christopher Rufo speaks on Jan. 25, 2023, in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via Alamy)
Conservative activist Christopher Rufo, right-wing writer Michael O’Shea and Claremont Institute senior fellow Jeremy Carl signed contracts with the Hungarian government-funded nonprofit Batthyány Lajos Foundation (BLA), which maintains the Danube Institute (DI), a Hungarian think tank. The contracts are from 2022 and 2023.

These contracts require either a speech, media appearance, reports or – in the case of O’Shea – a minimum of two articles in U.S. or European media. They cover issues of migration, LBGTQ+ rights, critical race theory (CRT) and Hungary’s relations with regional allies. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has used all these issues to win influence with the international conservative and far-right movements.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The entire world is held hostage by a 79yo pedophile.
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Trying to wrap my head around lifting sanctions on a “terrorist regime” we are actively bombing.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/02/2026
NEW: The FBI interview implicating Trump for raping and assaulting a 14 year old took place one day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, and emails about the credible accusation came around the time Blanche visited Ghislaine Maxwell in pirson. substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com
FBI Interviewed Trump Accuser, Epstein Files Show
Trump was credibly accused of sexual assault in the Epstein files. It's unclear what became of the DOJ's investigation.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
It’s the Epstein Administration. No wonder Bondi spent the entire hearing screeching and deflecting. H/T: @aaronparnas.bsky.social
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
A Trump fundraising email tied to the SAVE act falsely claims that all you would need is a driver's license. This seems like fraud? @marcelias.bsky.social
A fundraising email from Trump.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
NEW EPSTEIN SURVIVORS AD: “3 million files still not released — stand with us. Tell AG Pam Bondi to release the files. It’s time for the truth.”
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
If only there were indications that this would be a shitshow 🤦‍♂️
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Kate Jackson @katejackson.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
For those in southwest Ohio worried about a possible ICE surge next week, you can sign up to connect with community here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com
GET INVOLVED
This group is for communities in the Greater Cincinnati & Northern KY area to protect neighbors targeted by ICE and over-policing—especially Hispanic, Black, immigrant, undocumented, trans, queer, and...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/01/2026
THEY DID IT. EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT just voted on an amendment to DEFUND ICE (rescind the BBB slush fund that keeps ICE open during a shutdown.) This amendment failed, but it shows broad support! KEEP CALLING and make it a demand to vote for the DHS funding bill!!
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This was posted in the new Epstein files release and removed about 20 mins later. Wonder why that is.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
👀 So the acting head of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala: 1) Asked for permission to use ChatGPT 2) Added sensitive details on CISA contract to ChatGPT 3) Got caught by CISA sensors 4) Got a talking to 5) Failed a poly (he asked to take?!?!) 6) Tried to take out CISA's CIO www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
politico.com
Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT
The interim director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency triggered an internal cybersecurity warning with the uploads — and a DHS-level damage assessment.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I keep reupping this. Greg Bovino has been in the vicinity of virtually all the worst DHS violence, and was out lying about today's murder. He gets his orders from the White House. www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
emptywheel.net
Time to Ask if Stephen Miller Has Authorized Assault and Murder of Peaceful ICE Observers - emptywheel
Given how consistently Greg Bovino is at the scene of unjustified violence against ICE observers, including today's shooting, and given Bovino's refusal to answer whether Stephen Miller has given him ...
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 24/01/2026
CW: VIOLENCE Please be aware that this video shows what appears to be someone shot in the head by a federal agent while being apprehended 1/24/2026 - Minneapolis in front of Glam Doll Donuts
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
This is horrifying: Note that when ICE goons arrested SEIU CA President David Huerta in June, one sprayed pepper spray on his hand and rubbed it in Huerta's face after he was already knocked forcibly on the ground.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/01/2026
Stop what you’re doing and read this whistleblower report. ICE has been training its agents that they don’t need a judicial warrant to break down your door - a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
documentcloud.org
DHS ICE memo 1-21-26
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/01/2026
This is a moderate position and every single democrat including and especially @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov should be shouting it from the rooftops.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/01/2026
How is Trump pardoning a republican rep's meth dealer son not a major story at every media outlet right now? Given the pearl clutching over the pardon of Hunter Biden, has the GOP and corporate media suddenly started caring about addiction? Or is there just a double standard? (Rhetorical)
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Before Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, we need to make it very clear this -- as well as shooting protestors -- was all premeditated.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Know what’s fucking insane? Our NATO allies are sending troops to Greenland to defend against a possible US invasion. I know this administration doesn’t understand anything about anything, but the US is not self-sufficient enough to thrive in an interconnected world on our own.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/01/2026
We have to flip the Senate.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Again, Greg Bovino gets his orders from Stephen Miller. The reason goons are attacking protestors on a trigger finger is bc Bovino, acting on Miller's instructions, told them to. Which means the FBI refusal to work w/MN on shooting investigation is designed to protect Miller.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/01/2026
DHS was created to FIGHT terrorists, not to BE terrorists. It needs to be defunded by congress in 2027, and we should select candidates who run on that platform.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Axios - Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon is laying the groundwork for a 2028 presidential run. Although he isn't serious about getting elected, he wants to shape the debate and pressure Republican candidates to embrace an "America First” agenda. www.axios.com/2026/01/10/s...
axios.com
Scoop: Bannon quietly making moves toward 2028 run
Publicly, however, he's calling for a third term for President Trump.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 10/01/2026
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The same people who told you that what you saw on Jan. 6 was a peaceful tourist visit are telling you that what you saw on Jan. 7 wasn't murder.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
So Maria Corina Machado believes she must give trump her Nobel Prize so HE can make her president of HER OWN country??? Pathetic. The Nobel Committee should rescind the award.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Here's a tracker of all the people (40) ICE has shot, including someone celebrating New Years by shooting his gun who was killed by an off-duty ICE goon. www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
thetrace.org
How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Note that some of the fraud in MN was discovered by HHS IG, and HHS and SBA IGs were fired at a time when GOP was celebrating the latter predicting he'd find $200B more COVID related fraud. www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/12/t...
emptywheel.net
Trump Fired Inspectors General Who Identified $183.5 Billion in Waste, Fraud, and Abuse - emptywheel
The lawsuit by eight of the Inspectors General Trump fired on his fourth day on the job -- who claim they've identified $183.5 billion in potential waste, fraud, and abuse during their tenure as IGs -...
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
This is a wild thing for him to repost, considering 32 million of them voted for him in 2024.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The same day Katie did this, Trump said they need Greenland for security reasons. The latter is more problematic but given that both Katie & Trump are largely parrots of what they hear, both are likely telling us what Stephen Miller is saying.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
And that's interesting bc @wendysiegelman.bsky.social found this weird Devin Nunes deal that picked up a failed CITGO bid. bsky.app/profile/wend...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
So last night as I was wondering why Pam Bondi diverted almost 200 National Security attorneys who should be chasing hackers and spies to redact the Epstein files, I remembered that John Eisenberg, who heads it, is the guy who altered the Trump-Zelenskyy transcript.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
SOUTHCOM announces another boat strike. Notable that the Pentagon carried out this strike on the same day that Adm. Bradley appeared before members of Congress to defend the Sep. 2 strike.
U.S. Southern Command
@Southcom
X.com
On Dec. 4, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics and transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific. Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed. #OpSouthernSpear
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