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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the legality of ICE's mandatory detention policy, weighing in on an issue that has been ovewhelmingly rejected by district and appeals courts but has nevertheless roiled the justice system nationwide. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

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Supreme Court will rule on Trump’s ICE detention policy

Lower courts have overwhelmingly rejected ICE’s novel view of its detention authority.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 4h

In Michigan, we're paying $5,600 a year on average for Trump and Mike Rogers' tariffs.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17h

robert kraft screaming, crying, throwing up

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

@katiephang.bsky.social is having so much fun with this lawsuit and I'm here for it.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 02/10/2026

This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...

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The City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American Prospect

In Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation.

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 10h

This is why I know that Marcy's Ball of Thread series is so crucially important right now. America is selling out Ukraine and all our allies, and the only Americans who will benefit are named Trump and maybe Wikoff.

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How Putin grabbed Trump by his balls

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h

Brainstorm: How do we use this to taint everyone getting funding from Musk. "Backed by the guy demanding the right to disseminate fake pictures showing you naked"?

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h

As I note here, everything that happened in 2016 has come to pass. www.youtube.com/shorts/8piSZ...

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How Putin grabbed Trump by his balls

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h

This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Just like Mike Rogers in Michigan and Tommy Tuberville in Alabama, Roger Marshall is a Florida Man who doesn’t even live in the state he represents.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/10/2026

not that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.

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Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing

To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Been waiting for this lawsuit for a year.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Here is @iamstevenhale.bsky.social, who I directed you all to be following earlier and was a witness tonight, reporting on what Tennessee did tonight. Just absolutely horrifying.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Producer: “We need someone on to back up the state of Tennessee this morning.” Booker: “Well, our notes say this guy has expertise in this area.” Producer: “Let’s get him on the air.”

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Honestly, tell me it's possible.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#BREAKING U.S. District Judge April Perry is moving forward with further fact-finding regarding potential prosecutorial misconduct in the case of the "Broadview Six," with a special prosecutor still on the table.

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Southwest Florida Man @swflman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

this is genuinely funny to layout how many of the tech AI ppl mtg with trump are immigrants or children of immigrants

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Feeling the squeeze after paying your rent today? There’s a way for you and millions of other tenants to fight back against skyrocketing rental housing costs: tenant unions. @taraghuveer.bsky.social explains what they are, how they work, and how you can start your own.

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What Your Landlord Doesn’t Want You to Know (ft. Tara Raghuveer)

Are you sick and tired of dealing with soaring rent and crumbling buildings? Do you want to level the playing field betw

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Eating multiple pounds of Texas brisket at a time when Texans can't afford it... expect this photo to go viral in the Texas races in which the GOP is already floundering.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Voter 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.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)

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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is really good, both for its substance and the craft that went into creating it.

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Defend Democracy ❌ 👑 @mijoda3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Musk should be testifying every day that Congress is in session for the rest of his life. His crimes and corruption never end. Should also look into whether his US citizenship should be revoked. Easy to prove that he came here on a student visa to attend college and never attended college.

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Cait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: there’s no stopping #TeamCait! We are the cavalry, and we are coming.

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Séamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On October 1, 1970, Janis Joplin walked into Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles and recorded “Mercedes Benz,” an a cappella performance that would become the final studio recording of her life. 🕯️💖🕊️ 🌹

Written by Joplin with poet Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth, the song was recorded in a single take, with Janis singing completely unaccompanied. Its humor and irony made it unlike almost anything else she had recorded.
Just three days later, on October 4, Joplin died at the age of 27 while still working on what would become Pearl.
“Mercedes Benz” was eventually included on the posthumously released album, leaving one of rock’s most unmistakable voices completely alone for one remarkable final studio performance.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow!

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Chef Rocky @chefrocky413.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What could possibly go wrong…. 🤡🤡🤡

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Defend Democracy ❌ 👑 @mijoda3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Live Updates: Tennessee Governor Suspends Executions After Inmate Survives Lethal Injection www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10... Ordinarily Tennesseeans would regard her survival as a sign from God.

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Live Updates: Tennessee Governor Suspends Executions After Inmate Survives Lethal Injection

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

John Roberts' friend and defender is quoted in the piece, saying they shouldn't be shaming Roberts for the wreckage and ruin he's brought to this country because of "civility." The bullies always cry "civility" when the victims push back in the slightest.

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Louis @louisevans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Skipped the Nazis, huh.

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@gmacblue.bsky @gmacblue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We, the United States, need people who are capable of asking the hardest questions about morality, corruption and human dignity and decency. Abdul El-Sayed is doing a good job. Thank you

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Lady D @ladydisdain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yes, Republicans deliberately wrote the OBBBA to delay the worst of the effects until after the midterms, hoping we’d forget about it in the meantime. They really are diabolical.

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