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A brief timeline on the White House misappropriating public funds for propagandistic campaign ads: Oct 5: Trump says he’ll stop using taxpayer money Oct 6 –11: Trump doesn’t actually stop Oct 12: A federal judge tells Trump he has to stop Oct 13: Trump still doesn’t stop www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

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On publicly funded ads, Team Trump reportedly blew past court deadline

A federal judge told the White House to stop airing the ads by Sunday night. So why did they continue on Monday morning?

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 5h

"Charged under the rarely-used Article 88"

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h

For the love of God, stop saying this regime's ruthless authoritarianism "raises questions" and start telling us what answers you have for us. If you can't do that, get the fuck out of the way.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h

The Omar story today and the Talarcio story yesterday are the same story of rat-fucking your opponents before an election. Except now the government does it, out in the open.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 9h

They’re both carrying the same number of people - and probably the same amount of cargo.

Woman wearing black riding, green lime bike. In the background is a blue pickup truck.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 6h

Huh. Apparently Katie Miller deleted this tweet that I had the foresight to screencap. Turns out I can TOO make things go viral on Xitter, even.

My RT of a Katie Miller tweet which RTed the NYPost coverage of the Ilhan Omar raid.

She said: Promise made, promise kept.
I said: Katie Miller is not going to do very well in a deposition.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 7h

The Office of Congresswoman Omar released the following statement:

“This raid by Trump’s DHS is an outrageous abuse of power and an unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies. For a decade, Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with inflammatory rhetoric, repeatedly putting a target on her back. Now, those attacks have escalated to a pointless federal raid. The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong. No president should be able to use the power of the federal government to intimidate his political enemies.”

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING: Trump administration cut down more than 500 trees on Saturday at the East Potomac Golf Course after giving less than a full-day notice, with more tree-cutting planned, so plaintiffs challenging the effort went to court seeking a TRO tonight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

EMERGENCY MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER OR, ALTERNATIVELY, FOR A 14-DAY STAY UNDER SECTION 705 OF THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
Plaintiffs hereby move the Court to enter a 14-day temporary restraining order under Rule
65(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or, alternatively, for a 14-day stay under 5 U.S.C.
§ 705.
Despite the Court's admonitions not to "get to a point where someone is telling me, from
the government, that it's too late, too many things have happened and now we are, like, moving
Case 1:26-cv-00477-ACR
Document 76
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forward and we can't, you know, stop the trains," Status Conf. Tr. ("Apr. 13 Tr.") at 18:15-19:10,
Apr. 13, 2026, Defendants have begun irreversible damage to East Potomac Golf Course. At
4:55 p.m. on Friday preceding the holiday weekend, Defendants announced their intent to
begin-barely 12 hours later—a massive operation to clear 529 trees at East Potomac Golf
Course. Decl. of Dr. Kevin Griess, Superintendent of National Mall and Memorial Parks,
National Park Service 920, ECF 74-1. Although they initially represented that their work would proceed in stages, Defendants in fact took down 529 trees on Saturday alone and have confirmed
to Plaintiffs that they intend to take down hundreds more.
Defendants' surprise tree-razing operation constitutes classic National Environmental
Policy Act segmentation: undertaking elements of a larger project piecemeal and insisting that they are independent and therefore need not be evaluated in a single NEPA review of the entire
project. Defendants cannot circumvent their NEPA obligations in this manner. Delaware
Riverkeeper Network v. F.E.R.C., 753 F.3d 1304, 1313 (D.C. Cir. 2014).

Therefore, and for the reasons explained in the Memorandum accompanying this Motion
and supporting exhibits, the Court should enter a 14-day temporary restraining order under Rule
65(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or, alternatively, a 14-day stay under 5 U.S.C.
§ 705, enjoining Defendants from any further tree felling at East Potomac Park. In addition, the
Court should order Defendants to provide the Court and Plaintiffs no less than three business days' written advance notice before any irreparable modification to any permanent forms or
features of East Potomac Park.
If the Court believes a hearing would be appropriate, Plaintiffs request a hearing on this
motion at the Court's first availability. At the parties' meet and confer on Sunday afternoon, Defendants represented that the tree-clearing operation would continue this week until
completed. Defendants indicated during the meet and confer that rain foreclosed any work on
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Sunday, and that the possibility of doing work on Monday depended on weather and the course's
condition. Depending on Defendants' plans, then, it is possible that no work will occur on
Monday.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 13h

META allows people to post hateful BS and threats on our Arab American comedy Festival's Facebook page. When we report it they do nothing. But META is now banning me from advertising our fest on IG-as you see below. META is helping spread anti-Arab hate while silencing those trying to combat it!

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 13h

The correct response to this would be to make all the evidence used to draw the conclusion public, then challenge Farage to respond, otherwise people will just pick their opinions on the matter based purely on who they trust.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

I mean, what more reason do they need? Light this asshole up

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 14h

My probe into how local cops in Pa.'s York County teamed with ICE to bust 500-plus immigrants on busy highways, terrifying the Haitian community and shattering families over a busted headlight 287(g) has made York the worst place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. www.inquirer.com/opinion/york...

inquirer.com

How York County became the most dangerous place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. | Will Bunch

Local cops working with ICE in York County, Pa. have made hundreds of arrests, with many more afraid to leave home.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 13h

There’s a reason that campaign finance reform was one of the first reforms after Watergate.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 13h

Reminder that we had gotten rid of measles successfully—it was one of the great triumphs of modern life—and then the horrors of Trumplandia has brought it back.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13h

Turns out that Trump's announcement of an "energy ceasefire" in the Russia-Ukraine war was bullshit. Turns out that major media will keep falling for it every time.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13h

It would be nice if the news media would ask Republican candidates why they're welcoming big-bucks campaign help from a white supremacist who supports fascist movements both in the U.S. and abroad.

nytimes.com

Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans (Gift Article)

The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Watch an ICE agent run down and then run over a man. The man was was then writhing on the ground, saying "You broke my leg! You broke my leg!" Agents didn't help him. And btw, the man wasn't the target of their operation.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

New Trump rule set to go into effect Oct 22 -- may cause serious spike in prescription drug prices for millions of Americans: www.usatoday.com/story/money/... apnews.com/article/drug...

apnews.com

The cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal rule

Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access due to a new customs rule.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Also, the Alberta independent movement basically disappeared after the Yandex site was bombed. Fancy that.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/10/2026

ProPublica designed a reporting experiment to demonstrate how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. We succeeded in opening two schools. No credentials or background checks required.

propublica.org

How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours

The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026

Zelenskyy: "Prices are rising because of the war in the Middle East, the blocking of Hormuz. Everyone understands it. If we want to speak with people fairly, if we want to be clear, if we want to speak with our nations openly, people have to hear reality. Don't play games with people."

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The targeting of one data center is proving a really useful natural experiment showing which sites and ideologies are an echo chamber of Russian propaganda

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Elites will protect the establishment even when they are riddled with reported web of corruption.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

“A plasma center next to a Sephora” is some next-level metaphor work. Via @michellegoldberg.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/o...

Part of that chance derives from Trump's unpopularity and the country's economic misery, which is particularly stark in Texas. Campaigning, Hinojosa talks about how the state has more people without health insurance than any other and one of the nation's highest rates of small-business bankruptcies. She describes blood plasma centers popping up in middle-class areas - she visited one next to a Sephora —as more people seek to sell their plasma to make ends meet. Hinojosa told me about meeting a lobbyist for the plasma center industry who was excited about all the opportunity in the state.
"That's, I think, a shocking example of where we are in Texas in 2026," she said.

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This is the perfect distillation of a certain kind of “centrist” pundit whose loyalties really lie with the far right. It is ok to *be* a Nazi, but pointing out that Nazism is unforgivable.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Reminds me of the original 13th Amendment from 1860, which would have banned any attempt to abolish slavery.

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Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

When the Auschwitz Memorial has to fact check the new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia for being a nut.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Everybody knew Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum - the evidence was there - but people were too afraid of Farage’s mob to say it. So it’s good to see Burnham finally speaking the truth.

observer.co.uk

From Russia with interference: Burnham first PM to confir...

The prime minister has revealed UK authorities told him there was ‘clear evidence’ that Moscow meddled in the referendum

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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Check out the music video we put together from clips from "Musk," to celebrate DAvid Byrne's song, "Let Me Sell You a Dream," written by David and Daniel Pemberton. theplaylist.net/musk-david-b...

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‘Musk’ Music Video: David Byrne Turns Elon Musk’s Own Words Against Him In New Song For Alex Gibney Documentary

David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton release the music video for 'Let Me Sell You a Dream,' a new song using Elon Musk's own words.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/10/2026

A GOP-led purge of Democratic voters is underway in New Jersey — and voters are fighting back in court. In one stark example, a Democratic voter received a “Gilmore Letter” questioning their eligibility to vote. Their Republican spouse did not: demdock.com/4yCxbOh

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 11/10/2026

we all knew this one was coming

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

for as long as i've been alive, republicans have ran the same playbook: a few weeks before voting begins, they roll out completely fabricated smear campaigns. these things are always coordinated, so the talking points take over the news. the party is never electorally punished for their dishonesty.

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👻spOOokika👻 @the17thqueen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Stop data centers and you stop the Far Right.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

You can kill as many people as you want, but you target a beautiful precious data center? The one that hosted all 40,000 Sexy Ladies For Ken Paxton accounts?

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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Presented without comment. An excerpt from East of Eden:

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The backstory: Ukrainian drones struck a Yandex supercomputer facility in Vladimir, taking it out. Suddenly, bot activity in US social media fell by 49%, confirming suspicions that this was the site of a massive Russian influence operation targeting US social media—mostly targeting MAGA.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

If Democrats retake the Senate, Warren will surely become chair of the Senate Banking Committee and, as such, in a position to investigate, humiliate and ultimately destroy Scott Bessent.

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Donald Trump’s demolition of the rule of law makes a mockery of our Constitution and endangers our country. My thoughts in the Philadelphia @Inquirer.com. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...

inquirer.com

The Case for Impeachment: Trump’s contempt for the rule of law subverts democracy | Opinion

A breathtaking disregard for the principles and institutions that have underpinned the foundations of our free society for 250 years.

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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

And now the best part: Bot traffic from the #Yandex network has plunged to near zero following the strike on its Vladimir data center. Bot traffic includes automated requests from search crawlers, scrapers and other online services. Twitter must be a ghost town by now.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

There were signs 🙄

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Pete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Somebody yesterday I was with pointed out a lot of people are going to freeze to death this winter because they’re stuck on heating oil. It’s truly sad. 😢 Govs like Hochul should fund massive programs to insulate homes and replace oil/gas with heat pumps. Oil and propane are especially expensive!

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is the correct energy. No respect to Republicans, KKK, or any other hate group.

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Central NJ Yimby 🏗️🚲🚇🇺🇸 @princetonyimby.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The SS United States will be sunk "in the second week of November". This is the massive ship that was parked by the Ikea in South Philadelphia for years. A trust had hoped to return it to active service. Instead it will become an artificial reef for divers to explore. www.nj.com/news/2026/10...

nj.com

Historic ocean liner set to become world's largest artificial reef

It will be the final chapter for the embattled ship.

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