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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A simple "I'm sorry, Your Honor, for causing our line attorneys to lie to you over and over in court" will suffice, Acting Deputy AG McCotter.

The Department of Justice is proud to have attorneys—like the one here—who keep their poise and respectful demeanor, even in the face of judges who unfortunately fail to reciprocate. The ethics canons require judges to maintain an appropriate temperament; a few fall far short.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Peter Thiel, the billionaire who owns majority stock in JD Vance, is gay. I wonder how he feels about his puppet's grade-school homophobia. Maybe he doesn't care. Maybe all that matters to Thiel is money and power, and it doesn't matter how you get it.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Trump et al. switch theories for delaying 11th Cir appeal seeking release of Jack Smith’s Vol 2. Tho key atty trial conflicts have vanished, they say that briefing a new motion by former FBI agents, raising overlapping issues, will overtax their attys. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Further, since Defendants-Appellees filed their motion on October 5,
an additional development has reinforced the need for a continuance.
On
October 7, current and former Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") agents
involved in the underlying criminal investigation that led to these proceedings
filed a new motion to intervene in the District Court, seeking permission to
both disclose and publicly discuss non-public information covered by the
District Court's February 23, 2026, Order prohibiting the release of Volume II.
That motion raises significant issues overlapping with arguments made in these
appeals, including those concerning the availability of intervention in criminal
proceedings and Article III standing. Defendants-Appellees must now respond to that motion by October 21, with further briefing scheduled through October 28, just days before the currently scheduled November 2 oral argument.
Counsel thus face the unjust prospect of simultaneously litigating substantially
overlapping issues in two courts, without the opportunity to assess the District
Court's treatment of the newly raised matters.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This is the scene of Lonesome Rhodes' undoing in A FACE IN THE CROWD, except here the audience loves that their idol is calling them dumb fucking sheep.

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"Good night, you stupid people!" clip from A FACE IN THE CROWD

YouTube video by Club Samely

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

1. Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is a prolific user of Truth Social where she regularly promoted Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracies, accusing elites in the Democratic Party and Hollywood of running child sex rings and eating people.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The DNC has just filed a motion for temporary restraining order before Judge Loren AliKhan in DC seeking to stop Trump's government-paid partisan campaign ads. (This is separate from similar effort in Manhattan before Judge Rochon.) ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/doc1/0451124...

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 10/10/2026

Happy National 4-H Week to all the amazing young leaders in Minnesota 4-H and around the country! The Senate passed my bipartisan resolution with Senator Boozman celebrating this week and recognizing 4-H’s impact as it prepares 50,000+ Minnesota youth to lead in their communities.

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Mike O’Rourke @mikeorourkenews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Just in time for Trump to tie in the live-streamed execution to the Christmas holiday season.

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Mike O’Rourke @mikeorourkenews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Just in time for Trump to tie the live-streamed execution to the Christmas holiday season.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 08/10/2026

Most people don't realize dumb is spelled with a B

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026

this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Dictator Move of the Day.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

JUST IN: The Trump administration is asking Judge Sooknanan to shut out the public from next week's hearing on its use of Guantanamo Bay as an ICE deportation holding facility. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 07/10/2026

BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee sues the Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded television ads violate propaganda law.

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DNC sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law

The Democratic National Committee has sued the Trump administration over recent TV ads promoting the president.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

MEMPHIS... she's not wrong...😕

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Larry Mason @larrymason.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you have to constantly explain what the president meant when he says something stupid, you should probably try a president who doesn’t constantly say stupid things

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

People like to dump on the Democratic Party, and I've had my gripes in the past, but they've lined up excellent Senate candidates this time. The Republicans are putting up dopes like Darline Graham and crooks like Ken Paxton, while the Dems have solid folks like Annie Andrews and Adam Hamilton.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hey, MAGA? Does Trump’s full 180 on mail-in voting might mean he wasn’t honest with you about it being an uncontrollable source of voter fraud?

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Lulucaliente @lulucaliente.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I don’t want a President that needs people to explain for him every day “ that he didn’t mean what he just said”

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Worth watching: South Carolina Dems are starting to roll out ads featuring GOPers endorsing Dem Annie Andrews. On our pod, Jalisa Washington-Price, who runs a PAC, says a $2 million ad buy is set to feature a former GOP lawmaker from a deep red county: newrepublic.com/article/2163...

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Attys for Olympian & exonerated Reflecting Pool defendant David Hearn write 25-page letter to Inspector Generals of DOJ and Dept of Interior seeking investigation of circumstances of Hearn's arrest, detention & indictment. ... 1/2 www.democracydefendersfund.org/wp-content/u...

Request for Concurrent Inspector General Investigations into the Events Surrounding the Arrest and Prosecution of David Carter Hearn, Case No.
2026, CF2 010237, Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2026)
Dear Mr. Berthiaume and Ms. Brzymialkiewicz:
We write to request that the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General
("DOJ OIG") and the Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General ("DOI OIG") promptly undertake coordinated, independent investigations into:

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Trump family runs the government, and the government pays the Trump family. This is not a coincidence – it's deep corruption that never would have been tolerated before a convicted felon took over the White House. Vote against all Republicans.

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Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election

The contract for a new plant in Baltimore is the latest linked to the brothers.

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Mike O’Rourke @mikeorourkenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We are in a true crisis this election year. We must be prepared to stop this authoritarian plan.

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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Things I’ve learned during all sleepless nights of the full-scale invasion: ◾️How to count explosions instead of sheep ◾️That my cat is braver than me ◾️That tired tears burn the most 🇺🇦 That I still love Ukraine with every breath #ukraine #war #ukrainians #cats #ukrainiangirl

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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Samuel Alito: We won't overturn Obergefell because it's engendered reliance interests. Jan Crawford: Well, many people had organized their lives around Roe v. Wade. Alito: No, they didn't. Women merely had an "abstract" interest in "ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in."

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The Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justice

Justice Samuel Alito discussed his opinion in the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the leaked draft and its aftermath, same-sex marriage rights and why he's not retiring yet.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/10/2026

BREAKING: For the first time in 10 months, the U.S. admitted a refugee who is not a white South African. In September, the U.S. admitted 3,386 white South Africans and two Afghans (in D.C.) In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 16,287 white South Africans, five Afghans, and nobody else.

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Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Political Cartoon of the Day by Jeff Danziger.

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GamerDad @gamerdad8six.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You don’t have to like Democrats, liberals, leftists, moderates etc… you can be a conservative, Republican, or a right winger but still supporting Trump at this point is the most brain dead shit I’ve ever seen

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Judge Stadtmueller, a Reagan appointee in Wisconsin, orders the release of an ICE detainee in part because of the "systemic rigging of bond hearings against detainees." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Mike O’Rourke @mikeorourkenews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is crazy. It shouldn’t be allowed.

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The fact that he is openly using taxpayer money to buy votes in the election suggests just how worried Trump is about Democrats winning control of Congress in the upcoming midterms.

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Tasha @toshyou.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One month from now Trump will be openly seeking to overturn the Nov 3 results. We all know that is coming. That is why Democratic AGs should announce now that if anyone tries to interfere in their election-including Trump-they will prosecute under state law. Trump can't pardon state crimes! - Dean O

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The fraternity brothers in the group chat who cheer violence? That behavior is being modeled by the president of this country. I cannot stress this enough — Trump is teaching young men how to be abusive every time he opens his mouth.

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Mike O’Rourke @mikeorourkenews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m sure his health plan is about two weeks away.

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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just when we think it can’t get worse … it does.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

💔🕯️💔🕯️💔

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful... I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything."

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.

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