Reposted by LouAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9hGod everything is so DUMB. 1072935497
Reposted by LouThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 16hThe Department of Justice is celebrating what it claims is the “largest denaturalization effort in modern history.” trib.al/pDPF60ltrib.al40 People at Risk of Losing Citizenship as DOJ Amps Up CrusadeThe Department of Justice is celebrating what it claims is the “largest denaturalization effort in modern history.” 73930
Reposted by LouThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 17hA former FBI supervisor has come forward to allege that President Donald Trump pushed the bureau to investigate anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles after agents found no evidence they had committed a crime.washingtonsun.comWhistleblower Alleges the FBI Carried Out an Illegal Probe of ICE ProtestersThe disclosure also alleges that personnel were diverted from investigations involving violent crime, drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations. 39444
Reposted by LouCrawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 18hwww.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/sustaina...theeastafrican.co.keKenya's first Ebola patient dies at a Nairobi hospitalHe arrived with fever, chills, intense fatigue and weakness, muscle pain, painful swallowing, a sore throat, and bleeding under the skin at injection sites. 032
Reposted by LouPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21hParamount has closed its $81 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating “Skydance”apnews.comParamount and Warner Bros are now one Hollywood giant: Skydance. Here's how we got hereSkydance-owned Paramount has closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday. The new Hollywood giant will have a shorter nametag: “Skydance.” 3216885
Reposted by LouProPublica @propublica.org · 23hThe government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9056023241
Reposted by LouProPublica @propublica.org · 23hNEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 5726431496
Reposted by LouCrawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 19hprojects.propublica.org/american-cit...projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 013
Reposted by LouSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The commander-in-chief, speaking in Nebraska, suggests he wouldn't mind if Iran destroyed two of California's largest cities. www.c-span.org/clip/campaig... 83316
Reposted by LouKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026BREAKING: The Trump White House has blocked Politico from accessing Air Force One on Monday to carry out its pool responsibilities.ms.nowWhite House blocks Politico from Air Force OneThe news outlet was supposed to travel with the president to Nebraska on Monday. 1341615751
Reposted by Louunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 05/10/2026Two of our reporters were pepper sprayed at yesterday's shitshow. As always—it's only your voluntary contributions that keep us going and fund their work and aftercare. Please consider us today:unraveledpress.comSupport Unraveled 215881
Reposted by LouMother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/10/2026With the help of Republican officials, ICE has quietly arrested hundreds of people in Florida per day. Watch the latest dispatch from journalist Amanda Moore (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) out of southwest Florida: 17438247
Reposted by LouThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 05/10/2026Flávio Bolsonaro, son of Jair, is poised to win Brazil’s presidency, putting another Trump ally in charge in South America. trib.al/d5UCus6trib.alTrump Is Poised for a Big Win—in BrazilFlávio Bolsonaro, son of Jair, is poised to win Brazil’s presidency, putting another Trump ally in charge in South America. 71612
Reposted by LouMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If Bolsonaro wins, the Brazilian people lose, and Trump wins. He gets the continent he’s been shaping in the background. 612938
Lou @loutwotwelve.bsky.social · 05/10/2026@brooklynmarie.bsky.social it's as though there's a global far right power grab 010
Reposted by Louunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 04/10/2026Happening now in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview: A few hundred people are out protesting right-wing provocateur Jake Lang and his attempted "crusader march" on the local Palestine Fest going on nearby. Police in riot gear just formed a line, with Lang's group behind them. 891371427
Reposted by LouSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026At least 50 shots were fired early this morning at a homecoming block party in southern Georgia, leaving two people dead and dozens more wounded. www.13wmaz.com/article/news/l...13wmaz.com2 dead, dozens injured in Vienna block party shootingTwo people were killed and dozens injured in a shooting at a homecoming block party in Vienna early Sunday morning. The GBI is assisting with the investigation. 31110
Lou @loutwotwelve.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Flavio literally looks like a carbon copy of his fascist father. 000
Reposted by LouMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026these little freaks love playing dress up 582160210
Reposted by LouTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally. 2921471962
Reposted by LouAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If you’re not on X you won’t appreciate the extent to which virulent racism against Indians has become THE rallying call of the far right. 2938698
Reposted by LouKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Bill Pulte, Trump's director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved this week to slash the inspector general's office that scrutinizes his actions — prompting calls from Dems for his resignation. It's the second time Trump officials have moved to limit scrutiny of the agency run by Pulte.nytimes.comHousing Official, Who Targeted Trump Foes, Cuts Watchdog OfficeBill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved to slash his agency’s inspector general’s office. Democrats called for his resignation. 55934460
Reposted by LouChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Congrats, Don, John, Mike, and John, you broke it. 422477
Reposted by LouCrawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 02/10/2026news.un.org/en/story/202...news.un.orgEbola response faces setback as transit centre burns down in DR Congo campThe enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in I... 064
Reposted by LouKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Democrats have filed a lawsuit over the Trump admin's recent use of an emergency measure to make changes to the federal voter-registration form used by U.S. service members abroad and citizens residing outside the country — arguing that it's an attempt to disenfranchise eligible American voters.washingtonpost.comDemocrats sue over Pentagon’s changes to voter forms for Americans overseasAdvocates for U.S. citizens overseas say the changes may spark confusion among eligible voters abroad and local election offices. 7666250
Reposted by LouChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Beyond the horrifying reality that a hospital is trying to "clear the pentobarbital from [Christa Pike's] system" currently, the litigation over Tennessee's actions this week will shine a very clear light on the many, many reasons why governments should not be trusted with killing their citizens. 15877245
Reposted by LouAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Notice how they also brag about the number of naturalizations having plummeted; a sign of how much they detest legal immigration. /also, the removals number is largely fake. The actual number is 650-700k. 35933299
Reposted by LouPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than everhuffpost.comThe African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed HistoryThe museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor. 212561662
Reposted by LouKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BREAKING MS NOW: Kash Patel has commissioned a classified report examining purported past FBI shortcomings — including in the Russia and special counsel probes — in what current and former officials see as the Trump admin's latest effort to rewrite history in Trump's favor.ms.nowKash Patel commissions classified, internal FBI report to examine department ‘failures’Sources tell MS NOW the ‘Patel Report’ may be the latest effort to re-write history in President Trump’s favor. 85716304
Reposted by LouKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Two people detained outside a Chicago-area immigration detention center last year are suing right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson for defamation, saying he falsely portrayed them as violent extremists who assaulted federal officers.ms.nowMAGA podcaster Benny Johnson sued for defamation over ICE ride-along videos calling protesters ‘terrorists’Johnson accompanied top DHS officials last year to an ICE protest, where he pointed out “left-wing terrorists” for his millions of followers across social media. 701214354
Reposted by LouKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026FLAG AJC: Georgia's Republican-led State Election Board has sent a letter to top Trump officials (Blanche, Dhillon, Mullin) asking the admin to (1) force changes to the state's voting system before November and (2) investigate Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.ajc.comGeorgia board asks Trump administration to investigate voting machinesThe State Election Board's executive director, in a letter, asked the Trump administration to examine Georgia's voting machines and prohibit QR-code vote counting. 59368195
Reposted by LouKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BREAKING: The U.S. added just 29,000 jobs in September, missing expectations. The unemployment rate grew to 4.2%, up slightly from the previous month. Economists had expected 4.1%. 731106277
Reposted by LouThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 02/10/2026The White House has instructed the Justice Department to move slowly on any abortion-related actions ahead of the midterm elections, The Washington Sun has learned.washingtonsun.comWhite House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the MidtermsAttorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election. 54429
Reposted by LouAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Similarly, people keep asking me if immigration will get much better if Democrats retake Congress and the answer is "probably not." ICE is largely insulated from Congressional pushback (the 2026 budget reconciliation bill funded them through 2029) and hearings and subpoenas can only do so much. 38702222
Reposted by LouAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Last year not a single refugee fleeing religious persecution was admitted to the US. 181980696
Lou @loutwotwelve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Okay, do they have a justification for this one or are they just being that openly racist now? 000
Reposted by LouAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1 30698722381
Lou @loutwotwelve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Excuse me waiter, there's a little bit of military in my fascism soup. www.airforcetimes.com/uncategorize...airforcetimes.comPentagon launches Office of Religious Affairs, will report directly to HegsethThe Pentagon intends to address what Hegseth calls a loss of religious community within the military after an era of “political correctness.” 010
Reposted by LouKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026FLAG: Trump doesn't rule out using the Insurrection Act around the midterms during an interview with TIME. "I don't rule anything out or in." "I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes." time.com/article/2026...time.comWhat Trump Has BuiltAn interview with the President at a pivotal moment in his second term 130637336
Reposted by LouAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office. 411376743
Reposted by LouAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This will be one of the most important immigration cases in a generation. The Trump admin claims that a 1996 law mandates the detention of millions of people without any right to a bond hearing; every person who entered illegally, no matter how long in the past. If they win, it's a nightmare. 351242506
Reposted by LouKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Reuters: FAMILY OF RENEE GOOD SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER FATAL MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTING BY IMMIGRATION AGENT 612843552
Reposted by LouThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 01/10/2026The White House dropped CNN from the press pool covering President Trump’s trip to Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, a move that comes after a federal judge blocked the administration’s effort to more tightly control the media outlets that have access to the president.washingtonsun.comWhite House Drops CNN From Trump’s Travel Press Pool AgainThe move comes after a federal judge blocked the administration’s effort to more tightly control the media outlets that have access to the president. 24514
Reposted by LouSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A brutal global bond rout deepens, driving US Treasury yields to their highest point since 2002 and intensifying the pressure from the oil price shock on public finances around the world. www.ft.com/content/e485a228-1... ft.comGlobal bond sell-off deepens as 10-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2002Sovereign debt costs around world return to multiyear highs 1178
Reposted by LouChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026BREAKING: SCOTUS’s Republican appointees will allow Tennessee to kill Christa Pike tonight, vacating a stay of execution entered by the Sixth Circuit this morning. The three Democratic appointees dissent. 48740269
Reposted by LouShipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If it turns out to be directly tied to Iran, we may see an Israeli response. It could be the kind of event that reignites the war. 37717
Reposted by LouSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026After 23 years, the US military has formally ended its mission in Iraq. www.stripes.com/theaters/midd... stripes.comUS ends military mission in Iraq, closing another chapter in decades of warThe U.S. military formally ended its mission in Iraq, the Pentagon said. 1159
Reposted by LouSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026White House will tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to attempt to blunt rising gas prices ahead of the midterms. www.semafor.com/article/09/29...semafor.comWhite House taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve The US will offer to loan energy producers up to 40 million barrels of oil. 61912
Lou @loutwotwelve.bsky.social · 29/09/20261 day after this report, btw. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump’s deportations to third countries violate human rights, UN experts warnSending migrants to countries they do not come from can have deadly consequences and must be halted, says report 000