Barbara Comstock
@comstockb.bsky.social
Former Rep. VA10, Former VA Delegate, FMC Prez, NCEI Co-Chair, Mom, Nana
Fun Fact: Todd Blanche is already in violation of the federal law that requires release of the Epstein files. The most powerful federal law enforcement officer is breaking the law.
The New York Times deleted Trump’s “open the fuckin’ strait” line to make him look less insane Their write-up falsely says his post says only “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!” and “Praise be to Allah”
Serbia’s top military brass said Ukraine was not behind an incident involving explosives near a gas pipeline with Hungary, in a rebuke to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who heavily implied Kyiv was involved.
Serbian intelligence chief says Ukraine not involved in explosives plot
It’s “not true that the Ukrainians tried to organize” alleged sabotage plot, Serbia says.
politico.eu
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
At Trump's puny rally in Clive, Iowa. A woman shouted for him to release the Epstein files, and they hauled her out. Pedos don't like being outed.
Trump supporter Anthony Kazmierczak, who attacked Ilhan Omar at her town hall, follows multiple pro-Trump / MAGA accounts on X: Libs of TikTok Benny Johnson Charlie Kirk Candace Owens Ben Shapiro Elon Musk Tim Pool Hodgetwins Terrance K. Williams
Slovak PM Robert Fico — an ally of Donald Trump — was left shocked at the U.S. president's state of mind after a meeting at Mar-a-Lago, five European diplomats told us. Fico was concerned about Trump's "psychological state," two of them said. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Stephen Miller buried in internet scorn after ICE backtrack: 'He knows he messed up'
Stephen Miller buried in internet scorn after ICE backtrack: 'He knows he messed up'
Stephen Miller has consistently been one of the most extreme anti-immigrant, pro-mass deportation voices in the Trump administration, and had his hands deeply in the policies that led to federal agents instituting a harsh crackdown in Minneapolis that led to multiple deaths. But now even he is tryin...
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NEW: Federal judges across the country are increasingly warning of a due process crisis caused by President Donald Trump’s deportation blitz. Their message: If we eliminate due process for the ‘least’ of us, Americans could be next. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Judges have a warning about Trump’s rapid deportations: Americans could be next
Judges across the country continue to note that if courts don’t protect the rights of the least popular and most vulnerable, everyone is at risk.
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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach. Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
The president of the United States and the president of El Salvador have conspired to kidnap a man and hold him hostage in an El Salvador prison. This criminality ignores the rule of law and thumbs its nose at a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate his return.
JUST IN: Five Jan. 6 prosecutors are joining a group of prominent Trump critics to urge the DC Bar’s disciplinary office to investigate U.S. Attorney Ed Martin. They include: Matt Beckwith, Sean Brennan, Isia Jasiewicz. Brendan Ballou and Mike Romano societyfortheruleoflaw.org/ed-martin-co...
The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
Jenner & Block, truly one of the preeminent law firms in America today, sued the Department of Justice and essentially the entire Federal Government this morning in a devastating 64-page complaint,
I recorded a special episode of my Bulwark podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social this morning to discuss Paul, Weiss’s appalling capitulation to the First Extortionist of the United States. I didn’t mince words. Link below. @thebulwark.bsky.social
The MOST DISGRACEFUL Action By A Law Firm EVER (w/ George Conway)
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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Only one week into Trump having cut the intelligence feeds that Ukraine relied on, already hundreds dead. This is the new America, aligned with Russia to kill democracy. Americans need to get ready for this new reality. time.com/7265679/sate...
Hundreds Dead: Inside the Trump Ukraine Fallout
The U.S. intelligence pause has undercut supply lines to Kursk, cut satellite imagery and tanked morale.
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How's this going to play in Michigan and Ohio?
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social · last yr.“Some experts warn that restrictions on Canadian electricity exports could lead to higher power bills and more brownouts across the continent, owing to the extremely integrated nature of North America’s power grid.”
Breaking NYT: The Justice Department's pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend that the actor Mel Gibson — a prominent Trump supporter — should have his gun rights restored. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.
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Fighting bird flu by encouraging people to spend more time in close contact with birds.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · last yr.Trump’s Sec of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the solution to high egg prices for Americans is to get some chickens and raise them in your backyard.
How embarrassing for them. Can’t wait to hear Trump’s “Chickens in every backyard” riff at tomorrow’s speech. This is not a solution. Trump’s cabinet is mocking you. Democrats are fighting to lower prices for you.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · last yr.Trump’s Sec of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the solution to high egg prices for Americans is to get some chickens and raise them in your backyard.
Danielle Sassoon’s letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi is what honor, integrity and a commitment to #justice look like—a desperately needed, clarifying reminder of what should be the norm in America. Grateful for this; may it inspire and fortify us all. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read Danielle Sassoon’s Letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Annotated
Danielle R. Sassoon, who resigned Thursday as Manhattan’s U.S. attorney, writes to Attorney General Pam Bondi to explain her refusal to drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York.
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Doge is auditing NASA today. This is absurd. The owner of Space X should not be auditing NASA. It’s a massive conflict of interest.
Come see @gtconway.bsky.social, @comstockb.bsky.social & Judge Luttig speak at the @principlesfirst.bsky.social Summit in Washington DC from February 22-23! They'll appear alongside dozens of other leaders from the pro-democracy community for two days of panels, networking, and community-building.
This is the most-read piece on @theatlantic.com. It should be the most-read piece. You should all read it, even though it may make you sad. Here’s a gift link so you can read it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Sound of Fear on Air
It is an ominous sign that Morning Joe felt it had to apologize for something I said.
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I’m an ex sex crimes prosecutor. I can attest it’s degrading to have a rape kit done. If an alleged victim submitted to one, I knew we had a real rape on our hands when I prosecuted cases.
Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 2y agoFox contributor Leslie Marshallthr tears into the nomination of Pete Hegseth: “I am a rape victim, and I can tell you there’s a reason one in 10 rapes go unreported…Somebody doesn’t go into the hospital and subject herself to that…as a victim, I believe the victims, and this is a problem for me…”
Actually it’s @robertfkennedy.bsky.social who wants to take away the hamburgers and Trump wants him to be HHS Secretary. But the morons like Gorka line up now anyway. (And he’s stuffing every last burger in)
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y agoTrump's new counterterrorism czar Seb Gorka once said of Democrats, "They want to take away your hamburgers. This is what Stalin dreamt about but never achieved."