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Lee West

@whodat35.bsky.social

“Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” — Things you won’t see trending on X • L.A./N.Y./London/Rome & NOLA. Energy transition, Silicon Valley technofile, aerospace, filmmaker, writer ✍️, former producer, foreign policy and dolphin hugger. #RESIST

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h ago

ABC: “A 36yo immigrant from Costa Rica died last week in ICE custody… Carlos Josue Marchena-Marchena marks the 55th such case during Trump’s second term… second person to die at the detention facility in Louisiana this year.”

Costa Rican immigrant died while in ICE custody, agency says

A 36-year-old immigrant from Costa Rica died last week in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, according to an agency notification sent to lawmakers on Monday.

abcnews.com

Deborah Teramis Christian 🌈 🎲 🇺🇦@teramis.bsky.social · 10h ago

Fetterman's campaigning and fundraising with Republicans, and voting like this? Let's just understand him as a Republican who hasn't yet bothered to formally change his party designation, and count him out of the Dem bloc accordingly.

Lee West@whodat35.bsky.social · 10h ago

49-50: Senate blocks a House-passed Iran war powers resolution to stop unauthorized military action by the Trump Admin against Iran, the last expected vote on Iran war powers resolution prior to the midterms. Fetterman voted No & Republicans Collins, Murkowski, Paul & Tillis voted Yes.

Floor of the U.S. Senate from above showing people voting and the vote tally in the television screen grab graphics at the bottom of the screen. YEA 49 NAY 50 H. Con. Res. 89, a joint resolution to direct… U.S. SENATE U.S. SENATE BLOCKS WAR POWERS RESOLUTION TO STOP MILITARY AGAINST IRAN C-SPAN
Lee West@whodat35.bsky.social · 6h ago

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that no company will put money into Cuba under its current governance model, even as Havana rolls out its biggest economic overhaul since 1959| Latin Times www.latintimes.com/rubio-invest...

Rubio to investors: No one will put money into Cuba under its current model, not even with 176 reforms

Marco Rubio says no company will invest in Cuba under its current governance model, despite 176 reforms. What Helms-Burton means for investors.

latintimes.com

Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10h ago

The Trump administration is back at #SCOTUS with another emergency application (its 40th)—this time asking the justices to restore its power to remove non-citizens to “third countries” without a chance to meaningfully challenge the conditions there. (During all of Trump I, DOJ filed a total of 41.)

Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 7h ago

Trump’s Justice Department doing a favor for Trump’s largest donor, Elon Musk. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/unite...

United States Files Request to Intervene in Case Brought by X Corp. and Elon Musk Seeking to Annul Decision by European Commission

The United States filed an application to intervene in the captioned cases, X Internet and X Holdings v. Commission, Case No. T-114/26 and Musk v. Commission, Case No. T-121/26, before the General Cou...

justice.gov

David Kaye@davidakaye.bsky.social · 7h ago

if this is the actual argument, it's just frivolous. X not present or operating in europe? 😆 i also want to know - and think a democratic congress should inquire - how this particular intervention came about. 🤔

“The European Commission inappropriately attempted to expand its regulatory authority to reach American companies not present or operating within its jurisdiction,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “We will not tolerate the European Commission engaging in regulatory overreach to try and control American engines of innovation and economic growth.”
Nate Schenkkan@nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 7h ago

The official US position on Europe's Digital Services Act appears to be that companies like X cannot be regulated by it because they are not present or operating in the EU? www.justice.gov/opa/pr/unite...

Lee West@whodat35.bsky.social · 8h ago

Tens of thousands of voters in #Texas are not on county rolls because the state incorrectly processed their voter registration applications. Now, county election officials are left with the burdensome task of updating voter rolls until Oct. 19, when early voting begins in the state.

Texas election workers scramble after registration snafu leaves thousands of voters off rolls

“I don’t know if they feel confident. Some counties are more confident than others,” Chris McGinn, executive director of the Texas Association of County Elections Officials, said. “Right now what we’r...

democracydocket.com

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · 11h ago

NEW: California's attorney general said Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) will face "legal consequences" after the state Supreme Court determined his seizure of roughly 650k ballots violated state law. Bianco must now comply with the attorney general's directives and return the ballots.

California Attorney General vows ‘legal consequences’ for GOP sheriff who seized ballots

The ballot seizure case highlights the risks to democracy when election deniers in positions of authority abuse their power to interfere with vote counting. Bianco seized an estimated 650,000 ballots ...

democracydocket.com

Sassy0210@sassy0210.bsky.social · 8h ago

⚠️ Breaking: The MS State Medical Examiner's autopsy report found NO WATER in his lungs or throat, despite the grand jury report suggesting Nolan Wells' death was an accidental drowning. The cause and manner of death remain undetermined, with documented evidence of head injuries noted in the report.

A report from the Mississippi State Medical Examiners Office detailing the postmortem examination findings for John Xavier Wells, including history, injuries, toxicology, date, and examiners signature. BildBild
Lee West@whodat35.bsky.social · 8h ago

Corruption IS on the ballot this November. Utah Republican Senator John Curtis is calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate & subpoena Donald Trump Jr. after reports that a Russian oligarch partially bankrolled his wedding afterparty. | NPR www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Republican senator calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch

Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate and subpoena Donald Trump Jr. after his wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.

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