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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The curse of paying attention to the Trump admin is I now recognize these guys. Zampolli who pursued a teen model who flew to US on the Epstein plane, refused to marry her even when they had a kid, and then years later set ICE on her after she married someone else. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...

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Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child

Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent and a longtime Trump ally, was in a custody battle over his son. An ICE official agreed to help.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

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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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 09/10/2026

just to emphasize what's happening here: BMW (a company that used slave labor under the Nazis) refused to provide an official vehicle to the ultra right-wing AfD party, which is now asking Elon Musk to provide a Tesla instead Tesla literally becoming the Nazi car brand

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

I'd like to encourage every single historian of Nazi Germany to submit an application to this job.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.

, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.

As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.

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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

They are playing in our faces

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Circ @tinyicecat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario. It's not. Fucking keep going.

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Ross @rossengineer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We're at the "arresting opposition political candidates" phase of authoritarianism, for those keeping track at home.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.

When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."

Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.

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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Pisces: At long last your patience is soon to be rewarded! Probably feels good to hear, doesn't it? A little glimmer of hope? Because you read a post online that justifies continuing to do nothing. Awesome. Well, I'll leave you to it.

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Dr. Karen Carr @quatrus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

An excellent point which we should demand be addressed, loudly and often.

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Denise Felton @denfel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Garrison concludes with a warning: 'I cannot overstate how concerning it is that someone who is incapable of comprehending even the simplest of interactions is voting on legislation.'” Psychologist reveals signs of Mitch McConnell’s 'neurocognitive' failure www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...

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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"60 Minutes. More like 60 viewers!"

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Here’s one for your friends who see US atrocities in Iran and, with good hearts but all the depth of a cartoon, decide that makes the Iranian regime good guys. A US/Iran *teamup* to deport & likely murder Iranian dissidents.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Absolutely heartbreaking letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after his murder by ICE agents. How is it possible that we still haven’t seen even a hint of justice for such a heinous crime?

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

matthew always brings the receipts

• A law called the "Food Traceability Rule," designed to make tracing contaminated food easier, was supposed to go into effect on January 20, 2026.
• Taylor Foods started paying Sidley Austin to lobby. on "regulation of food safety" in January of 2025.
• On March 20, 2025, FDA announced they were pushing back the implementation of the "Food Traceability Rule" by 30 months.
• On March 26, 2025, Taylor Fresh Foods Inc contributed $1,000,000 to MAGA Inc, a Trump-aligned super PAC.

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Gary K. Wolf •
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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica.
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica.
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.

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(((Ron Zucker))) @ronzucker.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I ran across this beautiful piece of writing, and wanted to amplify it a little bit. In that vein, I love it when my friends introduce me to new things, whether it's writing, music, art, or ideas. Please keep talking up the things you enjoy. Social media doesn't just have to be an outrage machine.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Basically the Supreme Court is 5-4 on whether America is white man's country

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(((Ron Zucker))) @ronzucker.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Huh. Maybe it's not a series until the HOME team wins a game.

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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The conservative movement explicitly, no-shit, no-other-explanation believes that an educated populace is directly opposed to their vision of a peasant class having 15 kids and building wealth for the Chosen Few Elites forever and want to repeal the 20th and the 19th century to achieve that goal

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(((Ron Zucker))) @ronzucker.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

He's a magnificent player, and I'm rooting for the Knicks, but I don't really enjoy watching Jalen Bronson play offense. That said, I like it being tied after 3 quarters!

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Giants OLB Abdul Carter on why he responded critically to Jaxson Dart’s decision to introduce Donald Trump: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

"First off, I'm going to say that some things are bigger than football, and this is one of those things. Jason is one of our leaders," Carter said.
. "He's the face of our franchise. He not only represents himself and what he does, but he represents all of us, and that goes for anybody who wears a Giants uniform.
"But if he chooses to align himself with a man like President Trump, it's my responsibility based on what I believe and what I stand on to not only show my teammates that I'm against that, but to show the world.

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Doremus Schafer @doremus-schafer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A general, a historian, and an economist are discussing Iran: General: Overwhelming military force is the only way to break the stalemate! Historian: Iran is extremely unlikely to relinquish the leverage which this threat gives them. Economist: Let us assume that the Strait of Hormuz is open...

JP Morgan on oil prices/Strait of Hormuz:

"A core assumption of our framework is that the accelerating pace of oil inventory depletion will ultimately force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, one way or another. Our base case envisions the Strait reopens in June—anchored on June 1 for simplicity—following a clear and credible announcement ratified and confirmed by both sides, such as a statement from the UN Security Council."

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(((Ron Zucker))) @ronzucker.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

It's all well and good to disagree about solutions to our problems. I don't think I am, but I've thought that before and been wrong. But if we didn't know what's happening, it's hard to react. This is short-sighted and evil www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...

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How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.

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Weedle @weedle.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Exactly one year ago today:

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(((Ron Zucker))) @ronzucker.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

As if I could even conceivably love @cstross.bsky.social and the Laundry Files novels more, his most recent also manages to call out to the brilliant Mitchell and Webb, and my favorite of their sketches. youtu.be/h242eDB84zY?...

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“Are We the Baddies?” — That Mitchell and Webb Look

YouTube video by 4K Remasters

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Sunsong23 @sunsong23.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Spread this dear ones: "Bernie Sanders is suggesting the Epstein files be read during the filibuster on the SAVE Act this week. Let's get this to TREND! Answered that for you

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Elizabeth Banks

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(((Ron Zucker))) @ronzucker.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Sometimes I just run across an article so good that I just want everyone to at least have a link. Want to make Google more useful as a search engine? Here's what you need to know. open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...

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Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It.

40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.

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sandeen @sandeen.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Ah yes, the "main goal" of this war is to <checks notes> return to the status quo before the war. Great job, everyone.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

New bit I've perfected if anyone brings up a problem: I don't really follow politics but it was never like this before Trump. "But the Democrats and the funding and--" Yeah like I said I don't really follow that. There was always politics but before Trump it was never like this. That's all I know

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

so if i have this correctly: we've substantially increased the value of Iran's primary export we've made it legal to buy that export for the first time in 30 years and we've made it such that only safe way through the strait is to make a deal with iran masterful gambit

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Everyone is wondering what the correct level of contrition is and this seems about right

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/03/2026

This thread -- & the thread it links to, & @jamellebouie.net's original insight -- are super-important to understand. To the average Ivy-educated, DC-centric journalist, the MAGA base is almost entirely theoretical. They don't know any genuine MAGAts, they just construct a Noble Savage imaginary.

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(((Ron Zucker))) @ronzucker.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Having devoured his Zoey Ashe series compulsively, I'm now hooked on @jasonkpargin.bsky.social 's "I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom." It's more fun than the title might suggest, and I thought the title sounded like a ton of fun. He is compulsively readable and fun.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Re supposed end of the Target boycott: it’s 100% bullshit. See statement below from an *actual* leader of the initial DEI boycott. Even if true (to repeat, it’s not!), it’s not up to any small group. Target has fixed nothing + compounded its DEI sins with ICE complicity. People are done with it!

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Snowden St. @snowden.st · 09/03/2026

every vile idiot out there who attacks Jews for the crimes of Israel: Bibi and the Israeli right call this a benefit to their cause

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

the reverse version of those “evolution of man” drawings

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(((Ron Zucker))) @ronzucker.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I'd be THRILLED if at 3:12 am my brain had to wake me up to punish me. But yeah, this is the most accurate representation of my insomnia I've ever seen.

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D.J. WEED PIZZA @djweedpizza.gobirds.online · 07/03/2026

Progressives predicted a lot of this when the DHS was initially created and were told to shut up. When this is pointed out, we’re also told to shut up. Anyway, one of us will be outside protesting tomorrow.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

As I explain via the latest “One First,” the only theme that unites the Supreme Court’s (unrelated) grants of emergency relief Monday night in the California transgender student and New York redistricting cases is what might be called “selective judicial impatience.” And that’s *not* a good thing:

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214. The Court's (Selective) Impatience is a Vice

The only theme uniting Monday night's twin grants of emergency relief is the Republican appointees' willingness to upend long-settled limits on the Court's power when, but only when, they *want* to.

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