I just sued DHS over their refusal to provide records about this. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

Dan Haar: Fake news? No, fake media may be the real danger at a Connecticut ICE raid

Videos made by members of  Danbury United for Immigrants show three apparently unarmed men in "media" vests: two with cameras and "media" marked on the front and back of their bodies.

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The entire reason Hegseth got the job is that he’s good at saying what Trump wants to hear, however bigoted, stupid, or counterfactual that may be.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Hegseth starts gargling: "We've never had a better commander in chief. Full stop. I get to watch him every day. He lives and breathes America First and it's the honor of a lifetime to be his secretary of war."

Right this moment, this feels bigger to me than when Rumsfeld resigned in ‘06

Josh Kovensky@joshkovensky.bsky.social · 7d ago

Harmeet Dhillon is planning on leaving DOJ, per Bloomberg news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/... first big post-midterms resignation

Nobody believes this who understands anything about trade policy. If nothing else, nobody believes that Bernie Sanders thinks it’s a good idea for some schmuck son of a slumlord to unilaterally upend decades of work and thousands of jobs whenever the mood strikes him.

Eamon Javers@eamonjavers.bsky.social · last wk.

“I can work with them on many things, many more things than people understand…. When I ran against Bernie Sanders, basically when he dropped out, almost all of his people joined me instead of Hillary. … We’re identical on trade.”

Someone’s big mad that the Pope voted this year. www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

Presidential Message on Reformation Day

From the earliest days of our Republic, prayer and faith in Almighty God have stood as the foundation of our strength, the source of our unity, and the

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I sincerely doubt anybody else had the gravitas to pull this off. Kull wahad, what an absolute legend.

Adieu, mon capitaine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFMr...

Quadruple Take Masterclass

YouTube video by Sunny Ozell

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Oh goody, they’re going to overrule Wickard v. Filburn, aren’t they? I can practically hear Randy Barnett’s squeals of glee from here.

NBC10 Philadelphia@nbcphiladelphia.com · 3w ago

Thirsting for some bathtub gin? Supreme Court to review a ban on distilling spirits at home

Serious question, because all I can think of from him is punditry and fundraising emails: Has Carville actually contributed meaningfully to a major Democratic victory in this century?

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3w ago

🤔 James Carville: “I’d rather Republicans keep the house by 5 than Dems win by 5… Because then they’re hostage to DSA, and Hakeem can’t move.” 😬Bill Kristol: “Good point.” So afraid of DSA folks who want M4ALL, etc. they’d rather Republicans hold power. Unreal. True colors.

What are the odds that he’ll see this article and, as a result, we’ll get another anti-LGBTQ executive order and Harmeet Dhillon will launch an inquisition into how gays in the media are a Civil Rights Act violation?

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4w ago

NYT publishes an article about Trump's homoerotic exclamations, offering no explanation of what this means to psychiatrists and failing to observe that this as been going on for a decade now. In other words, more sane washing.

The first rule of political comms is to never let yourself become the story.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

Wow -- Hannity is moving in for the kill: "Why not just say 'I went to Pepperdine Law School and then took a different career path'? Why get into this long drawn-out thing about the difference between a lawyer and an attorney?"

Two facts have been bugging the ever-loving shit out of me lately: (1) Nobody on any side thinks the way the federal government is operating is actually working well. (2) The last time someone proposed a constitutional amendment that went on to be ratified was 1971.

If the raid against Ilhan Omar was legitimate, it would have been the FBI and not HSI doing it. HSI is part of ICE, and Trump’s racist goon squad is not a legitimate law enforcement agency. Why is DHS raiding members of Congress? Because DHS is corrupt as shit.

“The people who came to my shows — students, retirees — were more courageous in their daily lives while I was becoming more cowardly. …My first day in the cell, I slept the best sleep of my life.”

Jason Zinoman@jasonzinoman.bsky.social · last mo.

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/a...

It’s not surprising that the Catholic Church is so adamantly against the death penalty. Heck, this guy killed the pope and they didn’t even excommunicate him.

Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · last mo.

One day after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals came out against the Pentagon’s plan to livestream an execution, Pope Leo has published a tweet reiterating the Catholic Church’s opposition to the death penalty.

And he was worried that there wouldn’t be any memorials to him!

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social · last mo.

A new statue titled “The Orange Plague”, also known as “King of Injustice”, by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where it will remain through 8 October. Remember to stop by for a selfie if you have a chance. 😏📸

Some of the important context here includes that we have in this country (1) a constitutional guarantee of a free press, and (2) a wino U.S. Attorney for DC who, on this asshole’s orders, previously brought flagrantly unlawful criminal cases against six Democratic lawmakers and an innocent tourist.

Rex Huppke@rexhuppke.bsky.social · last mo.

I don't mean to make waves or anything, but as a journalist, I am definitely opposed to the president talking about arresting journalists.

Chris Rufo is a racist piece of shit. That’s 100% why Ron DeSantis likes him so much. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...

Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing

To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...

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Donald Trump has fallen asleep 30 times during public events. So far. I don’t know what it means, but that feels worth mentioning.

I mean, it’s kind of refreshing to see such overt class solidarity.

Brian Beutler@brianbeutler.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Wild. This should create a Streisand effect, which Dem ranking members can enhance by sending the companies document preservation demands. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

This thread terrifies me. I’m a member of the Connecticut Lottery’s board of directors, which means I am a regulator for gambling systems. These digital betting platforms terrify me, including the ones I help oversee. My most basic concern is maintaining fairness…

ProPublica@propublica.org · 2mo ago

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Still can’t get over Tammy Duckworth’s new Durbin-esque schtick. “Trump’s unpopular, incompetent, and committing countless crimes, so we better find a way to work with him and forget about impeachment.”

Around 28 years ago, on the first day of his internship, my sister’s then-boyfriend was asked to introduce himself to his coworkers and say a little about himself. After the meeting, his new boss asked him to stay back and showed him a tally sheet. Each mark represented a time he had said “like.”

The Pentagon costs a trillion dollars a year now, by the by.

Yonette Joseph@sugarcane99.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Protesters rally around Kennedy Center amid Trump’s threats to demolish it wjla.com/news/local/k...

Protesters rally around Kennedy Center amid Trump’s threats to demolish it wjla.com/news/local/k...

Trump claims 'no one else' can save Kennedy Center as protesters rally outside the venue

From the Oval Office on Friday, President Donald Trump claimed no one except his administration would be able to save and renovate the now closed Kennedy Center

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Either he knows this is false and is lying about 9/11 to boost his own image, or he actually believes this happened. I leave it to you to decide which is worse in a sitting president.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."

Nuh uh.

These people are unwell.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Mike Rogers: "We're going to get trans flags out of our classrooms, and American flags back in"

“The most credible person in the world” has been convicted of fraud, found liable for defaming his rape victim, is demonstrably innumerate, and lies about everything all the time. But go on, Howie. You were saying?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

Q: Why not just put Trump's name on the building in two years after the renovation is done? Isn't that usually how it works? LUTNICK: Actually, that's not usually how it works. When you have the greatest philanthropist, you just need him to agree. He is the most credible person in the world.