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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5h

ICE just kidnapped a woman at LAX airport Saturday Oct 3, 12:50AM. A community member was able to record when several ICE goons who refused to identify themselves grabbed the woman, put her into a van and then drove off.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 35m

ICE violated nearly 100 court orders in 1 month—now DOJ is attacking the MN federal judges who spoke out @ngertner.bsky.social, @rwpusa.bsky.social, Matthew Seligman & I authored a joint op-ed standing up for judicial independence Full op-ed @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN

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We Object! DOJ’s Latest Attack on our Heroic Federal Judges

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 47m

“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...

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We Have No Supreme Court

The philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 55m

It’s wild how every (putatively independent) federal agency has focused their social media messaging around the GOP’s midterm strategy of “stopping communism.” Also, how many American voters do you think could identify this “loser” who died 102 years ago and never set foot in the US?

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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 1h

🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...

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New ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking Risks

A new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to...

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1h

The NYT dropped 5 major Senate polls this morning — and they tell you exactly why the GOP is freaking out about the Senate. Alaska: Peltola up 50/43 Texas: Talarico up 51/45 Ohio: Brown up 49/46 Kansas: a 45/45 tie Iowa: Hinson up 48/47.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

Endless corruption.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11h

Emily Marris bought raw milk from a farm recommended to her on Facebook. After her 17-month-old drank it, the toddler contracted E. coli and nearly died. Despite knowing this, the farmer continued advertising “raw goat milk from a clean tested herd.”

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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.

California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16h

Jan Crawford, the CBS reporter who interviewed Alito, attended Paramount CEO David Ellison's dinner in April honoring Donald Trump. A reporter who valued a reputation for nonpartisanship would have steered clear.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15h

A plague case has been linked to a lab worker’s death in Siberia. Nearly 200 people are now under observation after the lab worker died from plague. Because apparently “deadly plague at a Russian lab” wasn’t ominous enough. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/n...

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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times

Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h

🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Tarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority voters

The lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio...

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 13h

Tomorrow they’re holding a funeral in Springfield for the Haitian college kid Pierre Damas Bel who killed himself. On the same day in nearby Dayton Ohio suburb President trump will be there holding a fun little rally, not far from the body of the student his policies appear to have, you know, killed

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ACLU @aclu.org · 14h

At least 57 people have died in ICE detention since the start of President Trump's second term — more than double the number of deaths recorded from the previous four years combined. ICE must be held accountable before any more lives are lost.

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Deaths in ICE Detention More Than Doubles Under Trump

Death rate could be higher if it includes hidden deaths of people released from detention that ICE is reporting under Trump administration.

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 18h

Among the misspending was nearly $3 million to erect tents at Guantanamo Bay that were never used, $20 million to maintain purchased warehouses that have never housed a single detainee, and excessive fees for a deficient and now-shuttered Florida lockup. apnews.com/article/ice-...

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ICE is wasting tens of millions of dollars on 'uninformed' detention projects, report finds

An investigation has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing uninformed plans to increase detention capacity, and the to...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

Trump is planning to host a third gala for the top investors of his $TRUMP crypto coin. He and his family have raked in $2.2 billion from their crypto ventures, while their investors have lost almost the same amount. They’ll fleece anyone they can — even their own supporters.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16h

remember the real rocket docket is when Republicans have to jam another corrupt justice on to SCOTUS in three weeks.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16h

With a 90% degree of certainty, the person who leaked the Dobbs decision to WSJ is the same person who routinely appears in the WSJ editorial pages, namely, Samuel Alito.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h

Not so sure Republicans want the Dobbs decision back in the spotlight like this as the Midterms approach…

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Gotta be about the kinda of jobs, right? Health aides etc. Lower paying…

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15h

Sean Combs has returned to solitary confinement after NBC News published he'd been living far more comfortably than typical inmates, complete with contraband perks that included a secret cellphone and top-shelf liquor. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15h

this reveals SO MUCH about legacy media

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17h

Suuuuper interesting, I was not tracking this. The judge found the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is a voter qualification statute, and therefore outside of Congress’s power. Surprisingly, this is an issue of first impression! Decision is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The best reading of the actual statute that underpins this criminal case yields an inescapable
conclusion: 18 U.S.C. S 611 is a voter qualification statute, and the Constitution does not authorize
Congress to legislate voter qualifications for federal elections. Except for very specific constitutional
provisions (that cannot support this statute; we will go through them, Congress has no power to say
who can vote or who cannot vote in federal elections-that foundational power is reserved for the States,
and limits Congress.
Some legal principles are so fundamental that they form American constitutional bedrock, and
this case reveals a big one: When you're prosecuted based on a law that Congress did not have the
authority to pass, the prosecution cannot stand. That principle in federal law harkens back to cases
like Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, 180 (1803), and United States v. Hudson, 11 U.S. 32, 34 (1812), and
has had explicit and unbroken support in criminal cases since Ex Parte Siebold, 100 U.S. 371, 376-77
(1879) ("An unconstitutional law is void, and is as no law. An offence created by it is not a crime. A
conviction under it is not merely erroneous, but is illegal and void, and cannot be a legal cause of
imprisonment."). The principle is so fundamental that it even predates our constitutional republic; it
lies at the very heart of our constitutional heritage. See, e.g., Bayard v. Singleton, 1 N.C. 5, 9-10 (1787) (striking down a legislative act as unconstitutional and holding that a court cannot enforce an
unconstitutional law in any type of proceeding). This principle acts as a shield for every person facing
criminal prosecution in the United States, citizen and non-citizen alike. That shield protects the
Defendant here, and none of the Government's arguments break through it.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

The Dems getting better at this

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 21h

Good news: Wilber Garces Perez finally had surgery to remove the bullet that was in his back for 11 days. It took far too long, and it's more proof of ICE cruelty. But we kept up the pressure, and Wilber got the care he needed. Speaking up for our neighbors works.

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Sam Bellamy @sambdesk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

From the story: "A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to fast-track requests for Jeffrey Epstein investigative records that mention President Donald Trump or Mar-a-Lago, along with communications showing how senior DOJ and FBI officials handled the files."

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Judge Orders DOJ to Fast-Track Epstein Files Mentioning Trump and Mar-a-Lago | Law Commentary

A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to fast-track requests for Jeffrey Epstein investigative records that mention President Donald Trump or Mar-a-Lago, along with communications showing...

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 19h

Hochul has been underwhelming a lot of the time (James is a rock star), but this is all just an important reminder of why we need women equally represented in leadership. The anger that Hochul and James brought to this was refreshing and few men could get there. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

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Hochul Rebukes Prosecutor’s Handling of Cornell Case

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time

“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.

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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 18h

Breaking: A judge on Friday blocked further border barrier construction in the Big Bend region. The ruling means federal contractors can’t continue construction in the national park or surrounding areas until a lawsuit opposing the work is resolved.

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Judge halts border barrier construction in Big Bend

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardon’s ruling means federal contractors can’t continue construction in the national park or surrounding areas until a lawsuit opposing the work is resolved.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million to defeat Prop 40. Their combined wealth in January 2025 was $439 BILLION. By September 2026, it had grown to $722 BILLION. They're accidentally making the case for the billionaire tax better than anyone else could.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16h

🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the Kansas Court of Appeals Friday denied Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) latest request to revive a GOP-backed law that would throw out mail-in ballots received after Election Day, even if they were cast on time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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GOP bid to scrap Kansas mail ballot grace period fails again

The ruling means Kansas election officials must continue counting ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within the following three days, including in the upcoming November elections.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 16h

Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16h

Whoa. A Biden-appointed judge in the southern district of Florida just ruled that the 1996 federal law criminalizing voting by non-citizens is unconstitutional. 👀

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WIRED @wired.com · 18h

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

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Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 18h

NEW: Partially unsealed court filings show that ICE has been putting photos of people observing their activities into a Palantir-built database as well as tracking and intimidating them. @regret.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social have the details:

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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23h

We’re honestly still taken aback by Elon advising the Pentagon on the future of wars. Didn’t we all see how badly he failed with DOGE?

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22h

NEW EPISODE: Weeks before the midterms, election deniers on Georgia's election board quietly asked Trump's DOJ to intervene. I break down the excuses in the letter and why it fits Trump's long obsession with controlling how Georgia's votes are counted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwoR...

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Trump is Coming for Georgia's Vote Count

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 17h

BREAKING: The White House is funding its propaganda ads using funding intended for "commemorative events" like “line-of-Duty death memorials, Department or agency anniversaries, and commendation ceremonies.” www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/unpeeling-... Tova Kaplan in ifyoucankeep.it:

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Unpeeling the many layers of Trump’s propaganda ads

They’re even worse than you think

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17h

Notice 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.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21h

The downtown Neiman Marcus flagship was one of the first major Dallas businesses that broke with these practices. In 1961, the company desegregated its Zodiac Room, a swanky lunch spot frequented by Dallas elites. Later, they welcomed Black shoppers to come and buy clothes without restrictions.

The Zodiac Room restaurant on the sixth floor of Neiman Marcus in Dallas. The photo shows a bunch of tables covered in white tablecloth and leather covered seats.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21h

Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵

A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17h

Takeaways from this piece (gift link): 1. The ads are clearly related to midterm politics 2. They are meant to assuage Trump's ego 3. Money comes from OBBBA DHS slush fund www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...

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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)

The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17h

Republicans have been asking Trump to spend his pac money on midterm candidates, but Trump just want to spend on ads that feature him. Asked Natalie to show them images, which included some of the ads that would become paid for by taxpayers. They started in DC, to ensure Trump would see them.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17h

A south Florida political journalist explains why GOPers are beginning to worry that Angie Nixon can beat Ashley Moody.

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And like Alex Vindman, Moody is proving to be a terrible campaigner.
Moody runs and hides from the press and her campaign for the Senate is calling her opponent "Socialist Angie" over and over again. With gas prices high, the economy weak, an unpopular war, is that enough?
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Talking to Republican consultants, they are worried about the Senate race in Florida. They still think Ashley Moody will win, but their confidence has waned in recent weeks. Moody does not generate any excitement and Vance's recent comments only energize the opposition.
Jim DeFede
@DeFede
As Republicans demonize
@AngieNixon
, and JD Vance tells her "you don't belong in America," they run the risk of having it backfire. Nixon can be a compelling figure. Here she is getting emotional when I asked her to tell voters something personal about herself.
@CBSMiami

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