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John Q. Public

@publius24.bsky.social
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Former paper pusher for the deep state. Misanthropic humanist. Lover of art, literature, cinema, and all other humanistic endeavors.

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 1h
The pace of the news cycle these days really makes me feel like we’re due for some historical event that changes the reality of our day-to-day lives in ways we can’t predict. And I’m not talking about something on the magnitude of 9/11. I’m talking about something on the magnitude of a world war.
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 1h
We’re now approaching 7 years…
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 2h
This is insane, no?
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They live in a false, constructed reality. Cult shit. Just saying things that are literally the opposite of being true.
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I wish I was this optimistic
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Things are going great for the U.S. government
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Heads gotta start rolling the minute the next Congress is sworn in
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
But an increasing proportion of arrests have been made by local law enforcement in partnership with ICE, via 287(g) agreements. In many regions, it can be difficult to know when local officers are conducting routine policework or immigration enforcement. In many cases, they are doing both.
A chart showing immigration arrests by local police, which have increased steadily since ICE's new enforcement strategy began in April 2026, reaching its highest amount above 200 arrests per day in late June 2026.
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And even in states where 287(g) has been banned, there is still more work to be done. Democrats in these New York counties ought to make their voices heard.
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County sheriffs, Tenney discuss opposition to state law preventing agreements with ICE
Upstate New York sheriffs and Rep. Claudia Tenney are challenging a state law banning local police cooperation with ICE under the federal 287(g) program.
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
States can and have banned 287 agreements within their borders. There’s a template for this, and any state that hasn’t done so is choosing not to do so.
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huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
we really need to start calling out these conservative christians for just straight up not believing in christianity. if you don’t believe christian teaching, nobody is forcing you to call yourself a christian! free yourself!
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every election cycle, New York Republicans say, “This is it. This is our year.” And they have never once been right. Closing their eyes tight and clicking their heels together from inside their mom’s basement in upstate New York ain’t gonna change a thing.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Q: Some folks in the administration have floated the idea of having federal troops at polling places. Do you have thoughts on that? MIKE COLLINS: The last thing we want is for people to not have confidence in the elections, so if that's something they decide they have to look at, that's fine w/ me
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
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Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m about to blow my next paycheck on double features every weekend for the next month, aren’t I?
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ANDRZEJ WAJDA 100 Trailer
YouTube video by Film Forum
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thinking about downloading Hearts of Iron IV on my MacBook since I’m hunkered down for this nor’easter. How much of a time sink is the game? Can I play leisurely?
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Nick Kodama @nickkodama.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/09/2026
Breaking News: The White House barred CNN from accompanying President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee.
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White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We’ve been in a constitutional crisis since Jan. 20, 2025 and a blue wave in November won’t fix it if Trump can just ignore legislation passed by Congress.
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Trump cancels nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, a move some lawmakers called illegal
President Trump moved to cancel almost $1 billion in spending that was approved by Congress, marking the second time his administration has employed a rarely used tactic that some lawmakers in both pa...
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Me, every time I’ve gotten a “breaking news” push notification since January 2025:
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wild stuff. Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ. The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Read the document (Gift Article)
Sheri H. Mecklenburg resignation letter
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge (Trump-appointed Stephanie Gallagher) has held the Trump administration in contempt for deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. She's ordering the government to return him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Given an off ramp, Trump will always take it. He may break a lot of things and kill a lot of people, but he will never escalate to a point where things really start to break. Whether it’s January 6, Greenland, Iran, whatever. It’s a matter of luck that we haven’t seen something mortifying play out.
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
i am so tired of being ruled by insane, cruel, greedy, creepy, and culty people
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/09/2026
Network television cameras have resumed shooting and distributing footage of President Trump, one day after CNN — one of the five members of the White House TV pool — had its White House press access reinstated by a court order.
washingtonpost.com
White House TV pool resumes coverage of Trump after CNN regains access
Networks banded together to suspend coverage after CNN was banned from the White House. CNN’s access was restored by a judge Thursday morning.
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The real question, to me, remains whether a Democratic Congress will be aggressive enough to essentially go to war with the executive branch and enforce compliance. Because, as of right now, the president of the United States seems intent on picking that fight.
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We really need documentarians out there recording the lived experiences of these people
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Jim LaPorta @jimlaporta.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Washington — The U.S. Army Reserve is examining whether it can provide the military's Southern Command with police forces, medical personnel and other support units within the next four months, according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-gro...
cbsnews.com
U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
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Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There is no psychiatric treatment powerful enough to break the right's collective hallucination about 2020. Like, literally none of this even came close to happening.
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I am the most normal person on this website.
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here’s a fun thought experiment: Do you think there are any law enforcement agencies out there that are just as militantly committed to maintaining democratic order? Do you think they are willing to put their lives on the line to stand up to people like this? I have my doubts.
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If Democrats were smart, they’d be all over this story…
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/09/2026
Breaking News: A sheriff in California was ordered by the state Supreme Court to return about 650,000 ballots to election officials after he confiscated them for an investigation into voter fraud that state officials said had no basis in fact. nyti.ms/4hejTBu
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco walking between SUVs parked in the street. A headline reads: "Republican Sheriff Illegally Seized California Ballots, Court Rules." Photo by Noah Berger/Associated Press
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is DHS defying court orders again? Six days before en banc DC Circuit hears argument on whether Judge Boasberg can finally investigate DHS/DOJ defiance of his order of 3/15/25, which sent 137 Venezuelans to CECOT with no due process?
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The problem with “both sides are bad” is that one side is defending a convicted criminal with authoritarian tendencies while trafficking in brain-dead conspiracy theories and the other side isn’t
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/09/2026
Breaking news: Journalists from CNN and MS NOW said that they were allowed reentry to the White House days after being banned and hours after a federal judge ordered their credentials restored.
washingtonpost.com
CNN and MS NOW reporters regain entry to White House
A judge ordered the White House to temporarily restore journalists’ credentials and said the ban was probably unconstitutional. But some were still denied access Thursday.
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can I say something? I’m not mad.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Govt now has restored hard passes to the 3 news orgs, it says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Declaration – #27 in CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03287) – CourtListener.com
DECLARATION by STEVEN CHEUNG, SEAN M. CURRAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, SUSAN WILES. (Velchik, Michael)
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 24/09/2026
*CNN, MS NOW SAY THEY WERE GRANTED ACCESS TO WHITE HOUSE
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Possibly the best example of American democracy and governance in the era of Trump.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/09/2026
Breaking news: CNN, MS NOW and Politico requested an emergency hearing after they were again blocked from accessing the White House today despite a federal judge’s early-morning ruling ordering the government to restore their credentials.
washingtonpost.com
News outlets request hearing, saying White House is defying order to lift ban
A judge ordered the White House to temporarily restore journalists’ credentials and said the ban was probably unconstitutional. But some were still denied access Thursday.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction upbraiding ICE for mass arrests that have strained detention facilities and forced detainees all over the country into "overcrowded, squalid, and degrading rooms for excessive periods of time" www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It is bad that the White House demonstrates casual disregard for the rule of law.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump admin to immediately restore access for news organizations that Trump banned.
politico.com
POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access
The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri...
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
He should absolutely try it though
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Zeroisanumber @zeroisanumber.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Not certain, but at his current level of popularity attempting to declare martial law and cancel the election would probably collapse his government.
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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
American conservatism may not be the absolute worst strain of conservatism in history, but it has to be the most intellectually bankrupt. “We ripped up all the established norms and now the new world is scary and different!” Wow, if only there was an ideology dedicated to conserving the old ways.
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