John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 1hThe 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. 110
Reposted by John Q. Publicmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026They live in a false, constructed reality. Cult shit. Just saying things that are literally the opposite of being true. 1664274
John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Heads gotta start rolling the minute the next Congress is sworn in 051
Reposted by John Q. PublicGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026But 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. 9443181
John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 28/09/2026And 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.wrvo.orgCounty sheriffs, Tenney discuss opposition to state law preventing agreements with ICEUpstate New York sheriffs and Rep. Claudia Tenney are challenging a state law banning local police cooperation with ICE under the federal 287(g) program. 110
Reposted by John Q. PublicEvan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026States 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. 218971
Reposted by John Q. Publichuck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026we 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! 572003225
John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Every 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. 160
Reposted by John Q. PublicAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026Q: 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 2281105334
Reposted by John Q. PublicThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026Trump 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/kQdKbY1trib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 163960652
John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’m about to blow my next paycheck on double features every weekend for the next month, aren’t I?m.youtube.comANDRZEJ WAJDA 100 TrailerYouTube video by Film Forum 111
John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Thinking 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? 100
Reposted by John Q. PublicThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/09/2026Breaking News: The White House barred CNN from accompanying President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee.nyti.msWhite House Blocks CNN From Air Force OneCNN 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. 3110349
Reposted by John Q. PublicMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We’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.cbsnews.comTrump cancels nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, a move some lawmakers called illegalPresident 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... 721787474
John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Me, every time I’ve gotten a “breaking news” push notification since January 2025: 020
Reposted by John Q. PublicAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wild 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/...nytimes.comRead the document (Gift Article)Sheri H. Mecklenburg resignation letter 20161212203
Reposted by John Q. PublicKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026JUST 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... 632910953
John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Given 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. 110
Reposted by John Q. Publicae @aelkus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026i am so tired of being ruled by insane, cruel, greedy, creepy, and culty people 019429
Reposted by John Q. PublicNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Please 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...nytimes.comSupreme 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. 31144901821
Reposted by John Q. PublicThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/09/2026Network 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.comWhite House TV pool resumes coverage of Trump after CNN regains accessNetworks banded together to suspend coverage after CNN was banned from the White House. CNN’s access was restored by a judge Thursday morning. 81610
John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The 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. 2234
John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We really need documentarians out there recording the lived experiences of these people 132
Reposted by John Q. PublicJim LaPorta @jimlaporta.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Washington — 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.comU.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around CubaSome units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News. 2618778
Reposted by John Q. PublicBerny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There 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. 811955295
John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here’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. 100
John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If Democrats were smart, they’d be all over this story… 140
Reposted by John Q. PublicThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/09/2026Breaking 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 49345113
Reposted by John Q. PublicRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Is 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? 318372
John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The 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 121
Reposted by John Q. PublicThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/09/2026Breaking 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.comCNN and MS NOW reporters regain entry to White HouseA judge ordered the White House to temporarily restore journalists’ credentials and said the ban was probably unconstitutional. But some were still denied access Thursday. 65315
Reposted by John Q. PublicRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Govt now has restored hard passes to the 3 news orgs, it says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...storage.courtlistener.comDeclaration – #27 in CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03287) – CourtListener.comDECLARATION by STEVEN CHEUNG, SEAN M. CURRAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, SUSAN WILES. (Velchik, Michael) 37722
Reposted by John Q. PublicGeorge Pearkes @peark.es · 24/09/2026*CNN, MS NOW SAY THEY WERE GRANTED ACCESS TO WHITE HOUSE 56710
Reposted by John Q. PublicBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Possibly the best example of American democracy and governance in the era of Trump. 17157372131
Reposted by John Q. PublicThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/09/2026Breaking 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.comNews outlets request hearing, saying White House is defying order to lift banA judge ordered the White House to temporarily restore journalists’ credentials and said the ban was probably unconstitutional. But some were still denied access Thursday. 128126
Reposted by John Q. PublicKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026JUST 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... 9733481039
Reposted by John Q. PublicMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It is bad that the White House demonstrates casual disregard for the rule of law. 2084600835
Reposted by John Q. PublicKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BREAKING: 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.comPOLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring accessThe 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... 1532283917
Reposted by John Q. PublicZeroisanumber @zeroisanumber.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Not certain, but at his current level of popularity attempting to declare martial law and cancel the election would probably collapse his government. 171
Reposted by John Q. PublicStarfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026American 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. 12940143