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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Image-obsessed Pete Hegseth's new grooming standards allow for government funded laser hair removal www.kenklippenstein.com/p/hegseths-n...

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Hegseth’s New Dress Code of Honor

Eyelash extensions and facial hair are out; government-funded laser hair removal is in

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The U.S. Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the eldest daughter of former FBI director James Comey. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

BREAKING: Justice Department fires SDNY federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who played key role prosecuting Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, per @eorden www.politico.com/news/2025/07/16/maurene-comey-fired-doj-00458921

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Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey, is fired from her job as a federal prosecutor

Comey, who had worked in the U.S. attorney’s office for nearly a decade, prosecuted both Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

NEW PIECE IS UP. I don’t enjoy facing the truth about this court, but it must be done. Yesterday’s decision in McMahon has me convinced. Hope you’ll sign up for the September webinars. We need the people - not just lawyers - to understand what’s at stake. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

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Facing this Court

A Sober Look at What to Expect in Trump v. Casa And What We Do About It

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

The news release for the new acting U.S. attorney, meanwhile, didn't even come out until July 11: www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr...

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Stephanie Van Marter to Serve as Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

According to a July 8 news release, he quit on July 7. www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr... The indictment — signed by the new acting U.S. attorney — was July 9.

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Richard R. Barker Concludes Service as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

As has been noted elsewhere, The Spokesman-Review also reported that the acting U.S. attorney recently quit "[a]fter only five months in office." www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

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Barker steps down as U.S. Attorney for Eastern Washington

After only 5 months in office, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington Richard Barker stepped down from his roll Monday to return to private practice in Spokane.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

According to court records, DOJ is seeking detention for Hatfield and Silva, charged with assault. They are being held at least until a detention hearing on Friday (July 18). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Per Alex at the Spokesman-Review, everyone charged with conspiracy was released:

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

From the report:

Federal agents on Tuesday morning arrested and searched the homes of multiple people who took part in a June 11 mass protest against immigration enforcement in
Spokane.
Among those arrested was former Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart, who is charged with conspiracy to impede or injure law enforcement, according to court records.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

The former city council president, Ben Stuckart, was charged with conspiracy, as were all but two of the other named defendants. (Hatfield and Silva also were charged with assault). Excellent coverage at The Spokesman-Review, but it didn't have the document: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

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Spokane ICE protesters arrested by federal agents

Federal agents on Tuesday morning arrested and searched the homes of multiple people who took part in a June 11 mass protest against immigration enforcement in Spokane.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

There was a new federal arrest today of people protesting the Trump administration's immigration enforcement actions. This time it happened in Spokane, Washington, and included the arrest of the former City Council president. 7/9 federal indictment: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
BENJAMIN THEODORE STUCKART, JUSTICE FORRAL, MIKKI PIKE HATFIELD,
ERIN NICOLE LANG,
COLLIN JAMES MUNCEY, THALIA MARIE RAMIREZ, BOBBI LEE SILVA, BAJUN DHUNJISHA MAVALWALLA
II, and,
JAC DALITSO ARCHER,
Defendants.
2:25-cr-00113-RLP
INDICTMENT
Vio.: 18 U.S.C. § 372
Conspiracy to Impede or
Injure Officers
(Count 1)
18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1)
Assault on a Federal Officer and Employee (Count 2)
18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1) and (b)
Assault on a Federal Officer and Employee (Count 3)

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 16/07/2025

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has pushed out the head of the U.S. watchdog that oversees public company auditors, according to an email to staff seen by Reuters.

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US SEC ousts head of accounting watchdog, email says

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has pushed out the head of the U.S. watchdog that oversees public company auditors, according to an email to staff seen by Reuters.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2025

REPORTER: How do you respond to the MAGA base that has expressed a lot of frustration about Epstein? PAM BONDI: We're going to fight to keep America safe again and we're fighting together as a team. We've got a war on drugs.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2025

REPORTER: How can you keep America safe again when the president's budget for 2026 cuts DEA by $212 million and the FBI by half a billion? Do you support those cuts? PAM BONDI: It won't harm our capacity. We can do more with less.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/07/2025

NEW: To work on Defense Dept. computer systems, Microsoft engineers in China remotely instruct American “escorts,” who often lack advanced technical expertise. “We’re trusting that what they’re doing isn’t malicious, but we really can’t tell,” said one escort.

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A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers

The Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2025

Mike Johnson: "God miraculously saved the president's life -- I think it's undeniable -- and he did it for an obvious purpose. His presidency and his life are the fruits of divine providence. He points that out all the time and he's right to do so."

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

🇺🇸⚠️ Deutsche Bank Warns Trump Firing Powell Could Trigger U.S. Dollar Drop & Bond Market Collapse.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 14/07/2025

The Canadian Armed Forces is making headlines. But not, as they probably hoped, for the renewed recruiting efforts they’re about to launch. Instead, they are once again confounded by a far-right scandal. 🚨 Three experts explain. #canpoli

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Not Just a Few Bad Apples: The Canadian Forces’ Far-Right Problem | The Tyee

The military's appeal to extremists demands a better response.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

The night ICE was seen transporting shackled children, US civilians gathered at the L.A. federal detention center demanding their safety and release. Trump regime forces and MAGA loyal Marines violently attacked them. At least one civilian was injured in the attack. #3E #StopICE (📹@TheVGundam)

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

How Elon Musk buys whatever he likes from the Governor of Texas. Abbott and Musk are notoriously besties. So Pro publica sought their email communications. Abbott’s office refused, saying the emails contain information “that is intimate and embarrassing and not of legitimate concern to the public”

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Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the Public

We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Under Reagan's tax cuts, the average tax cut for the top 1% was 68x larger than the average cut for middle-class households. Under Bush's tax cuts, it was 16x larger. And under Trump, 36x larger. The GOP has always governed for the privileged few.

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Ukraine Support 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @blue24world.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

🇨🇵 France plans to double defense spending France intends to double its defense budget by 2027, three years ahead of the original schedule. The decision was made in light of the current geopolitical situation, according to Reuters. #France #EU newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/france-...

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France plans to double defense spending

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

How much plastic gets recycled? About 9%. The remaining 91% is incinerated (12%) or accumulating in landfills or the natural environment (79%). www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪

Plastics have outgrown most man-made materials and have long been under environmental scrutiny. However, robust global information, particularly about their end-of-life fate, is lacking. By identifying and synthesizing dispersed data on production, use, and end-of-life management of polymer resins, synthetic fibers, and additives, we present the first global analysis of all mass-produced plastics ever manufactured. We estimate that 8300 million metric tons (Mt) as of virgin plastics have been produced to date. As of 2015, approximately 6300 Mt of plastic waste had been generated, around 9% of which had been recycled, 12% was incinerated, and 79% was accumulated in landfills or the natural environment. If current production and waste management trends continue, roughly 12,000 Mt of plastic waste will be in landfills or in the natural environment by 2050.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

All well and good, but the incumbent US President claimed he didn't sign the proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act—the purported basis for disappearing people to El Salvador. Who is currently making decisions in the White House? www.cnn.com/2025/03/21/p...

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Trump says he didn’t sign proclamation invoking Alien Enemies Act | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn’t signed the proclamation, e...

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

NATO expansion is a myth. It is a Russian lie. Here is the map. After World War II the Russians militarily occupied half the European continent. The Russians picked their leaders. They wrote their laws. They brutalized their people and took whatever they wanted.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/07/2025

New mask, same task.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Lest anyone had missed the plot line, he is claiming the powers of a full-blown dictator for himself with this www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/u...

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Trump threatens to strip Rosie O’Donnell of U.S. citizenship.

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Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 119 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/07/2025

"While most people spent the budget fight fixated on health care policy, I suspect that in a year we will consider this legislation to be the moment that Trump created his own internal security apparatus."

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The American Police State Is Here

ICE is about to eclipse the FBI as America's most important law enforcement agency. That's bad. Super-duper bad.

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 10/07/2025

The Economist calculates that Russia is buying roughly 9 acres with every KIA soldier — a rate of return that puts a 4-year timer on total control of the annexed territories. The recruitment/involuntary-conscription imbalance between Russia & Ukraine seems a more immediate concern. archive.is/bCzlk

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

“.. That Trump took the bait at this moment is a gift for Lula, who has made a career of blaming the Americans for every misfortune of his governments — and the world.” 🇧🇷 @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Brazil’s Lula Just Got a Huge Gift From the White House

Trump’s brash intervention in Brazil’s domestic politics on behalf of his ally former president Jair Bolsonaro will just help his successor.

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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Gonna hurt Paxton when voters find out that he’s been mixing linen and wool.

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Prof Caroline Mala Corbin @carolinemalacorbin.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

So far, the best predictor for Supreme Court decisions is to ask, what would the Christian nationalists want? The Court will deliver. It almost does not matter what the actual text, precedent or logic would indicate.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

It's an absolutely unique situation in American history: a President who is (intentionally?) an unreliable source on his own Administration Journalists have had to adjust, and have done so, mainly, by prying out accurate info via other methods. As here: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/u...

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Comey Tracked by Secret Service After Post Critical of Trump

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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California. It is the stuff of dystopian nightmares. This is not immigration enforcement. It is positively stuffed with videos and articles documenting racial profiling on a scale unseen since Jim Crow.

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

The cool thing about starting a trade war with Brazil and East Asia at the same time is that Brazil can basically replace the US for everything East Asia needs

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

He's so stupid I can't bear to watch the video with the sound up

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 09/07/2025

"Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter, setting off a scramble inside the administration to understand why..." Hegseth needs to go. www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/p...

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Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized pause on weapon shipments to Ukraine, sources say | CNN Politics

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter, setting off...

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Dozens of vehicles have arrived, with CBP, National Guard, and other vehicles have swarmed the park, video uploads slow

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Putin raids his own mafia: Kremlin ordered the seizure of Yuzhuralzoloto gold mining company owned by Konstantin Strukov and all his family's assets on July 2. He and his family arrested on the tarmac in their private jet in Chelyabinsk as they tried to flee to Turkey on July 5.

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