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@tomvet.bsky.social
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Navy veteran, lawyer experienced in professional regulation and ethics, bassist, grandfather.

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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026
🚨 WOW: WSJ reports Ken Paxton partied in a luxury Dubai high-rise with 2 FUGITIVES, Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, facing fed charges over an alleged $15 MILLION hospital embezzlement scheme — alongside his gf (not his wife). Ahmed donated $190K to Paxton, including $25K AFTER his indictment.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Zelensky is awesome 👏👇
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove off
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Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston Now
Police chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 11/09/2026
Just did a quick look around and I don't see very many headlines about the President of the US making people pledge allegiance to him personally while telling everyone to commit election fraud and "cheat like hell" to support his party. Seems like it should be a story?
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Sherry @sherry2.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump goes to Ireland on 9-11 to promote a golf tournament for one of his gold properties It took 5 C-17s to transport all his stuff Should Trump pay for this trip himself bsky.app/profile/maxb...
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Feminegra @feminegra.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Irish Family Gives Donald Trump a Giant “FXCK TRUMP” Welcome An Irish family placed its unmistakable message beneath Trump’s flight path as protesters challenged a presidential visit built suspiciously like a golf… feminegra.com/irish-family-gives-do…
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Irish Family Gives Donald Trump a Giant “FXCK TRUMP” Welcome
An Irish family placed its unmistakable message beneath Trump’s flight path as protesters challenged a presidential visit built suspiciously like a golf weekend. Donald Trump arrived in Ireland on Saturday for meetings with political leaders before travelling to the Irish Open and spending the weekend at his Doonbeg golf resort. One household near Shannon Airport prepared a less ceremonial item for the presidential itinerary. Huge painted letters covering the family’s property read “FXCK TRUMP,” creating a welcome intended to be seen from the air. A traditionalist might ask why they did not use the more distinctly Irish “FECK.” Evidently, this was not considered an occasion for restraint.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Paying for votes is a crime for the payer and the recipient 18 USC 597. With five-year statute of limitations, the next DOJ could bring charges. And the conduct would be beyond the scope of presidential immunity for Trump. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
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18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting
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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
That was fast: the Missouri Supreme Court is ordering SoS Denny Hoskins to appear at a 2:00 PM contempt hearing today. (h/t to @ablativmeatshld.bsky.social for flagging this!)
order from Missouri Supreme Court reading: "The Court hereby orders Respondent Denny Hoskins and counsel for parties to the contempt
proceeding to appear today, September 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the Division I courtroom."

link: https://www.courts.mo.gov/fv/c/Order.PDF?courtCode=SC&di=222979
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨VICTORY: Supreme Court BLOCKS Missouri GOP gerrymander for the 2026 midterms. A huge victory for voters and our clients. I could not be prouder of the Elias Law Group team! www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
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🚨Onder v. Missouri
Learn more here.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water
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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is what living next door to a 30 megawatt data center sounds like.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ron and Cassie DeSantis: These two crooks stole $10 million from a settlement with a charity, wired it to Cassie’s fake “charity,” laundered it through two puppet organizations, and then used it for political ads in an election year. They should be in jail.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“.. I hope that there will be some accounting someday — probably after President Trump is gone — about why we were there, and was it worth it? But none of that is gonna happen right now," that member said. @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/08/24/n...
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In candid interviews, National Guard members speak out about D.C. deployment
As President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., enters its second year, three guard members who served many months on the mission share their reactions with NPR.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 24/08/2026
“We have done everything through immigration to get his green card approved, and we are just waiting. This is heartbreaking for me. I don’t know how I can mentally continue working 12+ hour days ‌knowing that my dad is somewhere, possibly being treated like a criminal.”
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Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East
Joshua Aviles says he is on a nine-month Middle East deployment and learned his father has been arrested while he was waiting for green card approval
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Meidas Rick ❌🚫🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱💙🐸 @sgtrick.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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I’M FURIOUS: Trump Renaming Aircraft Carrier of WW2 Black Hero ... to USS Trump.
Of Course He Is. The Racist bastard.
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings.
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Djs @djszumylo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
No lies detected.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Two months ago, tomorrow: Congratulations to all. Let the oil flow.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/08/2026
SHOCK REPORT: Desperate sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard amid an extended Middle East deployment, as families sound the alarm over severe mental health struggles, exhaustion, food shortages, water contamination, deteriorating conditions, + more, per Military Times.
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Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say
Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
“... when I joined the Navy, I swore an oath to defend the Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic... when people try to take away our right to vote, they start looking like enemies domestic. Talking to you, Comrades." ~ Kolin Kilpatrick Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/08/2026
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Vivek Ramaswamy claims he “never once” said he was pro-data center expansion. We have the receipts.
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@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social @keepitbluedems.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I fought Rudy Giuliani and Trump in 202 and learned an important lesson: They would lie in the parking lot but have to be more careful in court. Jeanine Pirro's dismissal of the bogus case against David Hearn is just the latest example of this.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
BREAKING: 35 frm. fed judges filed to keep sanctions against Trump in his case against the IRS in place He sued the IRS in bad faith, got sanctioned & wants a pause while he appeals @democracydefendersaction.org reps w/ Platkin LLP, Susman Godfrey & Rivero Mestre Sanctions aren't a suggestion -TN
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This is devastating
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to compel Illinois to provide its complete statewide voter registration database. Another big victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is now 0-19 in these cases. ELG remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/illino...
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🚨 United States of America v. Matthews
Learn more.
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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 26/07/2026
🚨The Senate must vote NO on confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general for the #DOJ🚨 His record is one of using his position to serve the personal interests of President Trump over, and at times against, the best interests of the American public. Read our letter: bit.ly/4vwubkh #WeDecide
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New York News @newyorktopnews.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
#RhodeIsland Sen. Whitehouse & former prosecutor Adam Carbone criticized what they called a pattern of #DOJ misbehavior, dirty dealings, and incompetence, citing judicial criticism, improper investigations & a breakdown in the department’s traditional standards. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuc0...
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"Misbehavior, Dirty Dealings, and Incompetence." Sen. Whitehouse Shreds Blanche's DOJ Leadership
YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Todd Blanche ‘conceded’ violating law on Epstein files, judge finds www.politico.com/news/2026/06... #EpsteinFiles #DoJ #Blues
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Todd Blanche ‘conceded’ violating law on Epstein files, judge finds
Court gives DOJ a week to remove redactions or justify them.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Three-byline alert: 🚨 “.. The Pentagon has tried to mask the total price tag — including from Congress — by taking the funds from a classified budget for nuclear modernization.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/07/2026
“Casualty accounting exists because commanders owe something to families, to the force, and to the nation.” Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social (Ret.) tells Ben Parker there’s no excuse for leaving four fallen soldiers off the Pentagon’s casualty list.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/07/2026
Watch the full episode of Bulwark Takes at The Bulwark and YouTube, or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts:
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Command Post: Pentagon Hides Number of Troops Killed In Iran War
A recording from The Bulwark's live video
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This hurts my heart immensely
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
It’s just sad. This administration is a joke and they know it. Sinking Titanic ship. 😁
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Paul van der Meer @paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Jon Ossoff sums it up: “This is the cruelest & most arrogant group of people who ever ascended to high office - their cruelty & arrogance are only matched by their incompetence."
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Every State should be doing this. We know he's going to interfere in the election because he knows if we win, it's the end of his regime.
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Ed Kwok @ed-kwok.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The size of the Boreal Forest in Canada.... it can't be raked....hot dry weather and changing winds from climate change have screwed everything up
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jojofromcanada.bsky.social @jojofromcanada.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The NYC is asking the Senate NOT to confirm Blanche. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGhP...
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City Bar Urges Senate Judiciary Committee to Reject Nomination of Todd Blanche as Attorney General
YouTube video by New York City Bar Association
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026
Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to compel New Mexico to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-15 in these cases. Elias Law Group and its clients are undefeated! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-me...
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🚨 United States of America v. Toulouse Oliver
Learn more here.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to obtain West Virginia full voter registration file. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. This marks DOJ's 13th defeat with zero victories. www.democracydocket.com/cases/west-v...
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🚨 United States of America v. Warner
Learn more here.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
ICE agents in Maine killed a father on his way to work yesterday: Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26. The week before, agents killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, a father of three. The Trump administration isn't returning America to a nostalgic past. It's plunging families into a horrific present.
Maine Sun Journal quote from newspaper article: "The little girl was still in Bluey pajamas."
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Lindsey Graham was a simple, tragic man to understand. He lacked a moral core. The great empty spaces of his life were filled with an insatiable need for “relevance.” He found it as a cast member in the most malignant reality show ever made. steveschmidt.substack.com/p/lindsey-kn...
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Lindsey knew better. He chose worse.
Lindsey Graham was a lonely and unprincipled man who betrayed his country for power and his decency for attention.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
It's almost like science is right about vaccines. We're technically in a war and everyone at Lackland is puking their guts up.
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Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300
The Pentagon says military boot camps are once again requiring flu vaccinations for all recruits. This change comes amid a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base boot camp, which has sickened nearly ...
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