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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 19m

genuinely where did they find her?

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14m

NEW: Pro-voting groups urged the Supreme Court to uphold a federal protection that bars states from conducting purges right before elections. They warn last-minute purges can wrongly remove eligible citizens when it may be too late to fix the error.

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Supreme Court must preserve protections against last-minute purges, advocates warn

The RNC and Trump DOJ contend that citizenship-based removals fall outside the NVRA’s protection. The voting rights groups responded that the argument misconstrues both the text and purpose of the law...

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1h

Wait what.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 7h

After a woman obtained public records indicating a Google datacenter would cover only one-third of the cost of a new solar plant to power the facility — contradicting its promises that ratepayers would not be on the hook — her electricity company sued her.

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An Arkansas Mom Obtained Public Records About a New Data Center. Then She Got Sued.

Cases in Arkansas and California show how desperately we need a federal law against lawsuits intended to chill free speech.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h

WOW. Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, among others, "chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an impeccable record of public service. ... The attacks against Ms. Comans were based entirely on false information" and many officials "knew [they] were untrue."

In conducting this hearing, the Court is not called upon to resolve factual disputes between
the parties. The facts set forth in this Memorandum Opinion and Order were proposed by the
Plaintiff, unobjected to by the Government, and then deemed admitted by the Court. Dkts. 74, 75,
77.2 These facts establish that high-ranking government officials, including then Secretary of DHS
Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, engaged in a coordinated public relations campaign to impugn the
personal and professional integrity of Ms. Comans. For reasons unfathomable to this Court,
officials chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an
impeccable record of public service. In short, Ms. Comans was professionally targeted and
personally attacked by government officials for no legitimate reason. The attacks against Ms.
Comans were based entirely on false information, and many government officials knew the
accusations were untrue at the time they were made. With no regard for the truth and with no
consideration for the personal and professional effect on Ms. Comans, government officials
exploited their access to mass media outlets to broadcast false information. These false
statements reached hundreds of millions of people. The purpose of this Order is, to the best of
this Court’s ability, to correct the public record and establish as a matter of law that the
statements made by these officials about Ms. Comans were objectively and demonstrably false.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1h

Roman the dog helped search for people trapped under the rubble after the Russian strike on Pryluky. Search and rescue dogs have a lot of work in Ukraine because of Russia, sadly. 📹: lid._ka/Threads

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Ruben Garcia @gorubenruben.bsky.social · 1h

Raw Story Reports: Conservative journalist Carmine Sabia issued an apology Tuesday for promoting a false report about Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico, prompting critics to suspect Sabia had only apologized to avoid legal liability. #RawStory #Talarico #USDemocracy

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 1h

The MAGA regime just tapped Barbera Thornhill to lead human trafficking efforts at the State Department and yes, this is her official photo. Where TF are they finding these crazed psychopaths??

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

This whole opinion is terrific. Also, *a year and a half* after a series of government officials made false statements about a federal employee to justify cutting funding off to a blue state. They also hoped to put this employee in fear, using amplifiers like Benny Johnson and Laura Loomer.

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The Big Picture @readthebigpicture.bsky.social · 6h

Riley Gaines, on people who can’t move past a loss.

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 2h

That's a good idea. I follow this brave American living in Ukraine helping civilians. I donate to World Aid Runners. #slavaUkraine fuck Putin & drumpf.

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Houghton County Democratic Party @houghtondems.bsky.social · 7h

Pass it on!

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 7h

Mass deportations were a lie. What the promise was, and is, is mass concentration camps.

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ICE arrests are soaring — deportations are not

YouTube video by Reuters

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 7h

Trump says ‘we’re looking at’ firing Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece A Trump donor alleged Guilfoyle tried to get him to pay $100,000 to get rid of her credit card debt shortly before her confirmation hearing. | NBC www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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Trump says ‘we’re looking at’ firing Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece

A Trump donor alleged Guilfoyle tried to get him to pay $100,000 to get rid of her credit card debt shortly before her confirmation hearing.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 7h

Being the WH press secretary is incredibly difficult. Past office holders have included some of the best trained and experienced communicators. This is just bad. And it’s a disservice to the office. Sean Spicer was better.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 7h

JUST IN: US Supreme Court to hear Trump's fight with watchdog group over DOGE reut.rs/4yQmhEK

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tachi @tachimine.bsky.social · 7h

Is buying this oil a deal that would need congressional approval? Where does the money come from?

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Ken Auer @kenauer.bsky.social · 6h

Who actually is buying the diesel from Russia? Is it the Government? Is it a private company? How are they able to avoid US law prohibiting the same? Senator King had it right on CNN this AM saying the Congress has already made this illegal. Who will enforce the law?

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6h

6/ Then-Senator Rubio with Sen. Cramer and Rick Scott introducing legislation to counter China purchasing Russian oil. "As Russia continues its violent invasion of Ukraine and tries to ship oil to Communist China, Congress can make clear that Americans will have no part of it," said Senator Scott.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 6h

5/ Those statements by U.S. officials and agencies are important to the analysis, because they demonstrate knowledge of the (unlawful and most awful) consequences of the diesel deal for Russia’s war. And by way of background, this was known well before. For example …

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 7h

4/ Ambassador Waltz in Nov 2024 interview with @steveinskeep.bsky.social: On how Trump's Ukraine policy would be different from Biden: Waltz: Trump is "very focused on ending the war ... First and foremost, you would enforce the actual energy sanctions on Russia." www.npr.org/2024/11/04/n...

INSKEEP: Got it. There are some people on the progressive left who have said things like that from time to time. Now, your specialty is foreign policy. I'd like to ask, what do you believe that former President Trump would do differently than the Biden administration has on Ukraine? He has said he would end the war in 24 hours. What does that mean?

WALTZ: Well, he's very focused on ending the war rather than perpetuating it and - you know, and really crafting a strategy to get both sides to the table. I think it's perfectly reasonable that this is going to come to some type of diplomatic resolution.

And first and foremost, you would enforce the actual energy sanctions on Russia. Russia is essentially a gas station with nukes. Putin is selling more oil and gas now than he did prewar through China and Russia. And you couple that with unleashing our energy, lifting our LNG ban, and his economy and his war machine will dry up very quickly. I just spoke with the speaker of the Parliament of Lithuania. She buys 85% of their oil and gas from Texas and Louisiana. She said, what do you want me to do? Go back to buying from Russia? - because we've constrained our energy supplies.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 7h

3/ Secretary Marco Rubio on Fox News: Criticizing India's purchasing of Russian oil because "that is helping to sustain the Russian war effort ... in essence is helping to fund the war effort ... and allowing this war to continue in Ukraine."

SECRETARY RUBIO: Look, global trade – India is an ally. It’s a strategic partner. Like anything in foreign policy, you’re not going to align a hundred percent of the time on everything. India has huge energy needs and that includes the ability to buy oil and coal and gas and things that it needs to power its economy like every country does, and it buys it from Russia, because Russian oil is sanctioned and cheap and – meaning they have to – in many cases, they’re selling it under the global price because of the sanctions.

QUESTION: Yeah.

SECRETARY RUBIO: And that – unfortunately that is helping to sustain the Russian war effort. So it is most certainly a point of irritation in our relationship with India – not the only point of irritation. We also have many other points of cooperation with them. But I think what you’re seeing the President express is the very clear frustration that with so many other oil vendors available, India continues to buy so much from Russia, which in essence is helping to fund the war effort —

QUESTION: Right.

SECRETARY RUBIO: — and allowing this war to continue in Ukraine.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 7h

2/ U.S. Intelligence Community’s Annual Threat Assessment (March 2026) saying that China's imports of Russian oil supports Kremlins ability to sustain war in Ukraine ⤵️ www.intelligence.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

China’s engagement with Russia substantially strengthens Moscow’s ability to sustain the war in Ukraine and resist external pressure. China’s imports of Russian oil and natural gas provide key sources of revenue for Moscow, helping it weather international sanctions. China’s exports of dual-use goods and technology to Russia help sustain Moscow’s defense production while reducing its incentives to reach a cease-fire in Ukraine.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 7h

We discuss why the diesel deal would legally implicate the U.S. in supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. We also draw from USG statements on how oil purchases support Russia's war machine. Statements by the U.S. intelligence community, Secretary Rubio and more.

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Fueling Russia’s War: The Russian Diesel Deal and International Law

By lifting export restrictions on Russian diesel, the United States arguably bears responsibility for aiding Russia's unlawful use of force.

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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 7h

Imagine trying to get answers out of her when he goes full violent insurrection again. It’s weaponized incompetence by proxy, a giant 🖕 to the 4th estate.

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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 7h

I’m guessing she’s good at something, but not this. There are at least a thousand women who could have done this job well. He hasn’t picked any of them. This is how misogyny works. Of course, the more competent they are, the less they want to work for this admin, bc the good ones aren’t stupid.

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 7h

Don’t be fooled by Tillis’ political deathbed confessions. If his regrets were sincere, there would be at least a shred of evidence of a genuine change of heart. Instead, he continues to cave to Trump whenever given the opportunity. @Jenrubin.bsky.social writes more

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Words & Phrases: “I regret”

🚨 21 Days to the Midterms 🚨

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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 7h

The most astonishing thing is that John & Annie Glenn were close friends w/ Sherrod Brown & his wife, Connie Schultz. John & Annie were staunch advocates for people of all colors, creeds, religions, & abilities. They were believers in science. If they were alive today, they would support Amy Acton🩵💙

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 7h

She should probably spare the kids the move.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 7h

Trump's rally in Ohio last night:

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h

Trump is angrier, more erratic, and more dangerous than ever — and those closest to him know it. How close are we to his own cabinet using the 25th Amendment against him? Here's how it might go down.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 7h

This crew of Mettler CA farm workers is “training” recently planted grapevines. They guide young grapevines up trellis wires, tying and positioning new growth so plants develop along the support structure correctly. #WeFeedYou

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 17h

Nothing to see here but the President of the USA protecting foreign powers helping the Iranians target and kill US soldiers....

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Love @celiebug.bsky.social · 7h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

Trump can’t lie about this crowd size. I’ve seen bigger crowds at a yard sale in the rain. 🤣

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 7h

Is it bring your daughter to work day?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

OMG she is brutally bad at this

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 7h

one of the key factors in the souring of Silicon Valley culture is the whole "acceptance of failure" element... it's one thing to not let the failure of some enterprise SaaS startup hold you back, but when your startup causes children to self-harm at scale maybe that failure should stick with you

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 9h

THIS 👇 AS WELL.......

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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 7h

This is boom goes the dynamite bad.

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Oona Hathaway @oonahathaway.bsky.social · 7h

My statement today, in my role as President of the American Society of International Law, on the new U.S. sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Please read and share.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 7h

The emotional whiplash of a relentless stream of diabolical Executive Orders, unrestrained sociopathy, stratospheric economic malpractice, and pathological attacks on vulnerable people is enough to level even the most measured and imperturbable among us... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/radical-se...

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Radical Self-Care in a National Nightmare

Friends, these days will kill you if you’re not careful.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 8h

Fox News spent four years diagnosing Biden from the angle of his left shoelace. Trump turns into a peeled nectarine and suddenly everyone’s a privacy advocate.