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Possibly the funniest thing in here is Jones’ lawyers describing The Onion as his “ideological nemesis.”

What she’s saying here is … normal. 😲

Marjorie Taylor Greene: This should not be happening, the shutdown is just going to drive everybody's approval rating that much lower.

Pamela Brown: You're putting the blame on the leadership of your party?

Greene: Absolutely. We control the House. We control the Senate. We have the White House.

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

BREAKING: A federal judge in Illinois has blocked Trump administration authorities from using force against journalists in the Chicago area — including threats or arrest or riot control weapons. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now Officials in Oregon and Illinois had challenged the Trump administration’s push to dispatch the National Guard in both states.

“I’m trying to put this delicately,” Perry said. “There has been evidence submitted that the very presence of federal agents, that the way they’re interacting with the populace, is itself the cause of violence.”

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Fourth Rebuke in Eight Days: Pope Leo Intensifies Clash with Trump Over Migrants In his latest rebuke of Trumpism, Pope Leo praises immigrants as “agents of hope” and tells Catholics their faith is tested by how they welcome the stranger.

For the fourth time in eight days, Pope Leo has taken direct aim at Donald Trump's abuse of migrants in the United States.

In a new letter sent to Catholic Charities USA, he calls immigrants to the United States “witnesses of hope” and encourages Catholics to do all we can to welcome them.

Trump watchdog pick faces scrutiny after hotel incident with female colleague Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

EXCLUSIVE: Key Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia was accused of sexually harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials.

Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia denied wrongdoing.

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room. Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
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BREAKING: Republican Governor of Oklahoma comes out blasting deployment of National Guard from Texas to Illinois. Calls it a violation of States' Rights. MAGA and Trump are increasingly isolated on this -- as they should be. We will not stop until this insanity ends.

This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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If I were a DC reporter, I’d consider maybe pressing Johnson on how he reconciles these two statements.

Wen should direct more attention to incidents like these because Americans are more likely to respond to brutality to pets than to brutality to human beings.

Courts & Litigation Criminal Justice & the Rule of Law Executive Branch The Justice Department's Dangerously Weak Case Against Letitia James Molly Roberts Friday, October 10, 2025, 12:20 PM Share On: f X in % 凸 Lindsey Halligan didn't have a strong case against Letitia James. She indicted her anyway.

NEW: “The Justice Department seemed poised to pursue an indictment against Letitia James on pathetically weak charges. Yet the charges that actually ended up in the indictment a jury returned on Thursday may somehow be even weaker.”

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Russ Vought v @russvought The RIFs have begun. 12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

So this IL Hospital Association memo describes an incident where ICE detained a US citizen, gave them HEART PROBLEMS, took them to a hospital where the fought with medical personnel, then left when they realized they detained a CITIZEN.

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

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Men will run for Mayor and complete their term rather than go to therapy

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Further Undermine Access to the Polls Read more here.

SCOTUS’ new term begins Monday, giving it a chance to further erode voter access and the power of minority voters. AFJ’s Rachel Rossi highlights key cases — from Louisiana redistricting to mail-in ballots laws — that could undermine democracy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

YouTube video by Georgy Porgy's Favorites Barry Manilow ~ Copacabana (1978)

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I don't have a problem with Taylor Swift, but there's only one 'Showgirl' song sn't there...

Jimmy Kimmel and Free Speech in the United States

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Great discussion!