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taz1.bsky.social @taz1.bsky.social · 9h
This has always been the plan
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
With Republicans facing increasingly dire prospects in the midterms, some of President Donald Trump’s most desperate supporters have urged him to declare a national emergency and seize control of the elections from the states. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election deniers say an obscure rule on Wi-Fi routers means Trump can decide how votes are counted. Here’s why they’re wrong
"The Commerce secretary doesn't have more power than the president. The president has zero power over elections in the United States.”
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10h
El-Sayed’s response to Kennedy:
El-Sayed: “That’s rich coming from someone who wears his bed sheets out at night.”
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 11h
Trump keeps breaking the law, & we & our partners keep beating him in court Just lately: his $1.8 B slush fund tossed, his mail ballot order blocked & the bogus charges against Davey Hearn dismissed for good Every round of it, in this week's @contrariannews.org publisher's note👇 -TN
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“Honey Please”— Stop Stealing From the American People!
How we are fighting the Trump & Cronies Top 10 corruption scandals: Publisher’s Roundup 88
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
UPDATE: Judge April Perry denies the government's bid to keep all of this under seal — including the attorney's signature block. "The government has also publicly disclosed … that there is an OPR investigation in this case."
MINUTE entry before the Honorable April M. Perry: The Government's motion to seal 275 is denied. As already noted, the grand jury transcripts in this matter have already been made public - without any opposition from the Government. The Government has also publicly disclosed - in both court filings and open court - the fact that there is an OPR investigation in this case involving the prosecutors who were in the grand jury. See, e.g., Doc. 247 at 48-49. In addition to those two matters, the Government has also asked to seal the "Legal Principles" section of its motion, which sets forth basic principles of law, and the signature block of one of its attorneys. There is a presumption that materials that underpin a judicial decision are open to public inspection unless they meet very specific criteria. See Baxter Intern., Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories, 297 F.3d 544, 545 (7th Cir. 2002). No such criteria are present here. The Clerk of Court is directed to unseal 272 . Mailed notice. (jcc,) (Entered: 10/09/2026)
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h
CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12h
In 2016, I was the general counsel to the Clinton campaign. In 2022, Trump sued me and others for RICO. The case was dismissed. Trump and his lawyers were sanctioned. Now, they have asked SCOTUS to hear the case. I will never back down. I will never stop fighting. When we fight we win.💪⚖️🗳️
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 18h
‘People are pissed’: union decries TSA’s removal of chairs for checkpoint staff #TheGuardian
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‘People are pissed’: union decries TSA’s removal of chairs for checkpoint staff
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The DNC has just filed a motion for temporary restraining order before Judge Loren AliKhan in DC seeking to stop Trump's government-paid partisan campaign ads. (This is separate from similar effort in Manhattan before Judge Rochon.) ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/doc1/0451124...
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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taz1.bsky.social @taz1.bsky.social · 22h
Seriously a bit???
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 22h
Friends, Sad news! Our dear friend #MajorJasonWatson will face a historic general court-martial, the military's most severe trial! He remains in pretrial confinement. His attorney told @cnn.com the conditions amount to "cruel and unusual" solitary confinement. Want to help? Keep posting about him!
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Attorney: US moving forward with general court martial of airman | CNN Politics
Air Force Major Jason Watson will face a historic general court-martial—the military’s most severe trial—following his high-profile July arrest for calling for President Trump’s impeachment in uniform...
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taz1.bsky.social @taz1.bsky.social · 22h
Good
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/10/2026
According to VPAP, twice as many Virginians have voted early at this point in the midterms than 2022. TWICE as many. www.vpap.org/elections/ea...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Yikes — abc news has fallen… “outright deleted” a story about the Trump boys getting billions in government contracts 🤔👇🏽
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Another very long day. One of the lessons I have learned is that it is not enough to simply do the work of fighting for democracy. Lawyers must show their work to the public and explain the stakes. That is why I started Democracy Docket. Help me grow it by subscribing today. demdock.com/4w6emld
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taz1.bsky.social @taz1.bsky.social · 22h
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A win for voters! A judge ruled that the DOJ’s policy of collecting states’ unredacted voter rolls and urging states to remove voters flagged as ineligible is illegal.
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Federal judge shuts down Trump DOJ’s nationwide voter roll crusade, even in states that cooperated
The ruling also reaches voter rolls that states voluntarily turned over. By vacating the policy itself, the court barred DOJ from continuing to use those already-obtained files as part of the nationwi...
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taz1.bsky.social @taz1.bsky.social · 22h
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Dear Ukraine, Blow that shit hole off the map. Hold nothing back. Nothing. Thank you. -Jack
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
STATEMENT OF ABBE LOWELL AND NORM EISEN, COUNSEL FOR FED GOVERNOR LISA COOK, IN RESPONSE TO WHITE HOUSE "HEARING" ANNOUNCEMENT
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
a grandmotherly woman just got booted from the Trump rally for protesting, and she went out like a hero talking trash and flipping the double bird
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
CNN, MS NOW and Politico returned to court to protect their White House access. Trump's own comments about negative coverage became part of their argument. The First Amendment has apparently been assigned a permanent courtroom parking space. #PressFreedom
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Federal judge: DOJ cannot request states' voter lists for eligibility database #TheHill twp.ai/4hx0Lr
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump forces hand-picked Fed chief into brawl ‘whether he likes it or not’: report #RawStory
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Trump forces hand-picked Fed chief into brawl ‘whether he likes it or not’: report
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 22h
The Antidote to Our Anti-Democratic Supreme Court #Slate
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The Antidote to Our Anti-Democratic Supreme Court
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Read this thread.
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taz1.bsky.social @taz1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And who will put them in jail or give them consequences no one ugh
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Justin Levitt @justinlevitt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is a big deal. DC fed judge says that DOJ's pursuit (and use) of the state voter files is unlawful, on a bunch of different grounds. And effectively confirms that for the 18 states that submitted files willingly, whoever collected the files at DOJ Civil Rights committed federal crimes.
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Memorandum & Opinion – #51 in COMMON CAUSE v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01352) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION re the 29 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and the 32 Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment. See the attached document for details. Signed by Judge Spark...
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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
On this case, to be clear, the reason the Fifth Circuit denied en banc is that the law barred *only* the woman's picture in the bathroom, because Texas law bars picture of people in the bathroom, not the criticism aimed at her, even in the harshest terms.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump's new press secretary currently works for Trump's media company after previously being Kristi Noem's DHS spokesperson as well as being a regular Trump defender on rw media. She also accused her kickboxing gym of siding with “liberal bullies” over her MAGA hat. www.rawstory.com/trump-press-...
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Trump’s new press secretary pick once went nuclear on her kickboxing gym over a MAGA hat
President Donald Trump has reportedly settled on a new White House press secretary, bringing in a familiar face from conservative television to replace Karoline Leavitt just weeks before the midterm e...
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Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is stupid for more reasons than I can get into, but the UFC is a fight promotion and does not employ fighters or trainers. This isn’t like contracting the Dodgers to teach you how to play baseball, it’s like contracting the Dodgers’ front office to do so.
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FBI Is Angling to Hand the UFC a No-Bid Contract to Train Agents
The contract would expand an existing partnership between the Trump administration and the UFC.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Shameful.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Developer Josh Abbottoy, who aims to build a “far-right ‘aligned’ [Christian] community” in a tiny TN town has now proposed building a drone factory there. (Abbottoy is tied to New Founding—backed by Thiel ally Marc Andreessen—& to American Reformer where Thiel ally Chris Buskirk is a director.) 1/
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Proposed drone manufacturing facility sparks intense backlash in tiny Tennessee town
For almost two years, some residents in Jackson County have been resisting what they view as a far-right takeover of their community.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
BREAKING: We sued Trump for raiding $20M of your money, some meant to honor fallen officers, for his midterm ads He says "his" super PAC will cover the tab now. And the millions you already paid? @democracydefendersaction.org & Hecker Fink rep @wisdems.org & a D candidate👇
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taz1.bsky.social @taz1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
👆me me me me
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Still true
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.
A vertical graphic on a white background displays an October 9, 2026, joint statement from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The full statement, presented in black serif text, reaffirms unwavering support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), strongly opposes U.S. sanctions against the Court, warns of their impact on its work, staff, and families, and pledges continued support for international justice, accountability, and the rules-based international system.Marco Rubio, mouth agape, as he announces sweeping sanctions on the ICC to try to punish them for acknowledging Bibi Netanyahu’s war crimes
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Utterly barbaric.
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Pete Hegseth Sparks Outrage After Announcing Fort Hood Shooter's Firing Squad Execution Will Have Public Livestream
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If they actually are "working collaboratively" and there are real efforts to get this person back, then the lawyers probably aren't going to complain about this — because they want their client back in the U.S. Nonetheless, there's a reason the judge ordered what he did. And this isn't that.
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taz1.bsky.social @taz1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Because judges are not sanctioning or issuing contempt fast enough. If at all. They give them too much time and too much leeway .
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
These guys in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Arizona think a judge's order is a suggestion. On the left is Judge Hinderaker's 10/6 order in the case of a gay man the Trump admin sent to Equatorial Guinea, where he has faced beatings and threats to his life. On the right is all that DOJ filed today.
10. Within three (3) days of the date of this Order, and every seven (7) days thereafter until Plaintif's return to the United States or further order of the Court, Defendants must file a status report, supported by a declaration from an official with personal knowledge, stating: (a) the information known to Defendants about Plaintiff's current location, custodial status, and physical condition; (6) the steps Defendants have taken since the prior report to comply with paragraph 5; and (c) the further steps Defendants intend to take and the anticipated timeline. Plaintiff may respond to each status report within three (3) days.Pursuant to the Court's order issued on October 6, 2026 (Doc. 14), Respondents hereby inform the Court that Respondents are working collaboratively with Petitioner's counsel who shared valuable information to help Respondents attempt to locate and contact Petitioner.
Respondents had a conference with the relevant stakeholders within the government and are beginning the process to facilitate Petitioner's return.
Respondents will provide a more substantive update next week along with a declaration regarding specific steps that are being taken and the most recent updates on Respondent's efforts to facilitate Petitioner's return.
Case 2:26-cv-06601-JCH
Document 16 Filed 10/09/26 Page 2 of 2
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 9th day of October, 2026.
TIMOTHY COURCHAINE
United States Attorney
District of Arizona
s/Derek Faraldo
DEREK FARALDO
Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Respondents
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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hampton Horrors: All 3 Alexander Brothers Guilty on All Counts Now Oct 19 Hearing on Victims and Separation to Different Prisons - Inner City Press story: innercitypress.com/sdnytrial31a... Book: play.google.com/store/books/...
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All 3 Alexander Brothers Guilty on All Counts Now Oct 19 Hearing on Victims and SeparationAll 3 Alexander Brothers Guilty on All Counts Now Oct 19 Hearing on Victims and SeparationInner Ci...
InnerCityPress.com is engaged these days in reporting on the SDNY and other courts, and still investigative journalism about the United Nations, including the World Bank, the IMF, th...
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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
OK - now at case against advance paid access to Truth Social posts in SDNY - Inner City Press will live skeet, thread below
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taz1.bsky.social @taz1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This isn’t going well ugh
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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
AUSA: I can confirm there is a contract. That is all. Judge Rochon: Plaintiffs say the ads cost $15.4 million - true? AUSA: I don't know. Judge Rochon: Will more money be spent over the weekend on these ad, before Sunday? AUSA: I don't know
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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Judge Rochon: Reply by Sunday at noon. But ECF will be down [!] #PACERfail Inner City Press note: DOJ, and these plaintiffs, should put their full filings online if PACER is down.
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taz1.bsky.social @taz1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You think this is going to SCOTUS? Midterms they will seize the voting machines send the military and it's over. UGH
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