Chris Lombardi

Trump Appoints New Head of Immigration Courts

Someone fired 4 being a hothead. Brilliant, DJT
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Way to call Trump’s bluff, Gov. Pritzker.

The president threatening to have Chicago’s mayor and Illinois’ governor arrested is serious and bad, not least since it’s because they’re following the law instead of helping Trump break it.

But his capacity is limited. He’s hoping the bluster is enough.

Prosecutors Know Main Witness in James Comey Case Will Doom Them There’s a reason federal prosecutors didn’t want this indictment to happen.

newrepublic@threads.net - BREAKING: A Justice Department memo found that a key witness in the Trump-ordered prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey will actually undermine the entire case.
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Kyle Schwarber has become the Phillies' biggest lineup problem - MLB LOS ANGELES — It’s a ticklish proposition when everybody’s favorite player is also the team’s biggest problem.

Kyle Schwarber has become the Phillies’ biggest lineup problem

https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/368902/

LOS ANGELES — It’s a ticklish proposition when everybody’s favorite player is also the team’s biggest problem. Everybody…

The Cat Who Woke Me Up The hierarchy that places humans above cats has broken down. I know, in a way I once didn’t, that cats and dogs and birds and bees and every living creature are conscious in a way that’s too hard for ...

Aching, but must-read. For all of us doing #caturday
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" Being present with Cirrus was important. So was being present with myself."

How the US funded Israel’s wars on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran Twin reports from the Costs of War Project find the US has backed Israel with more than $21bn since October 2023.

Obvs but worth documenting: "Without US weapons and money, Israel wouldn’t have been able to sustain its genocidal war on Gaza, start a war with Iran, or repeatedly bomb Yemen." Thanks for crunching the #s, @costsofwar.bsky.social

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Opinion | Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller.

Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

Done, sorry

Why does Bari Weiss keep winning? The “anti-woke” commentator quit the New York Times in protest 5 years ago. Now she’ll be CBS News’s top editor. How?

“I tend to think that you don’t put Weiss in charge of your mainstream media organization if you are seeking only minor changes. Will we see something like the ‘Musk Twitter takeover’ wrecking ball approach to CBS News?”
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The conduct of contractors in war zones is at stake in federal appeals court

After 20 years..."Three Iraqi plaintiffs — a middle school principal, a fruit vendor and a journalist — said they experienced physical and psychological abuse at Abu Ghraib, including electrical shocks, food deprivation and threats of dog attacks.'

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What troops need to know about Hegseth’s new memos for the force Hegseth ordered more strict grooming and fitness standards and less training on subjects like the Privacy Act, cybersecurity and controlled information.

"Complaints submitted under MEO and civilian Equal Employment Opportunity, programs that aim to prevent discrimination, will be addressed within 30 days and dismissed if they “lack actionable, credible evidence,” according to new guidance."

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"Barracks investment?"

It is Happening Here You have been warned

"This isn’t Latin America during the dictatorships and death squads of the 1970s and 1980s. This isn’t Berlin in the 1930s. This isn’t Kristallnacht, in November 1938. This is the United States of America, the land of the free, in the fall of 2025."
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November’s judicial retention election is the most expensive in Pa. history In 50 years of retention elections, only one Supreme Court justice has lost. That’s why the money being poured in by Citizens for Term Limits, associated with the conservative Commonwealth Partners, a...

In recent years, state high courts have become "front and center in major policy fights over things like abortion...and voting rights," @douglaskeith.bsky.social told @kywnewsradio.bsky.social. This has caused unprecedented amounts of money to pour into normally sleepy races.

Star Tribune Variety section story on a “young entrepreneur” who bought an airplane advertising trailer business that flies out of Forest Lake. Not a single critical quote from all the people who have to listen to the droning planes or the uselessness of it in the climate crisis.

Everything Is Becoming a Bank Most major corporations — from airlines to social media platforms — now aspire to become unregulated banks. Bankification today accounts for the highest profit margins in the US economy, crippling pro...

kottke@mastodon.social - Everything Is Becoming a Bank. “Most major corporations — from airlines to social media platforms — now aspire to become unregulated banks. Bankification today accounts for the highest profit margins in the US economy.” jacobin.com/2025/10/bank...

A Budget truck with about five armed men seen inside. It's dark out and the taillights are lit. The photo is attributed to KT O'Loughin.

Going back to that raid on the South Shore apartment building. It hasn't gotten much focus that the goons reportedly traveled the same way Patriot Front does: in UHauls.

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Bridgy Fed Bridgy Fed is a bridge between decentralized social networks like the fediverse, Bluesky, and web sites and blogs.

techdirt.com@web.brid.gy - Paramount Formally Hires Bari Weiss To Turn What’s Left Of CBS News Into A Soggy Right Wing Propaganda And Troll Farm

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Supreme Court’s conservative majority prepared to rule against conversion therapy ban | CNN Politics A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Tuesday it is prepared to rule against Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” for minors, with several justices indicating they sympathize with a licensed coun...

Of course they are. Anything to feed the far right's decades-long war against LGBTQ+ rights, equality, and acceptance. Exactly what you'd expect from the ongoing shame of the Roberts Court.

The CFPB has returned over $21 billion to Americans who were cheated by big banks and giant corporations.

But Trump has tried to destroy the CFPB, choosing big corporations over scammed Americans.

The case is in the courts now, and Democrats are united behind the CFPB.

Interesting: Just reviewed all the federal charges from Chicago in the last week.

Just a single one was at the ICE location at Broadview.

A bunch were charges by Kendzie.

They have not yet docketed the alleged Latin Kings charge pertaining to Greg Bovino.

Private equity cd be involved.

The Facts: Trey Reed’s 2nd Autopsy Has Not Been Released, Despite Rumors The second autopsy on the body of Delta State University student Trey Reed has not been released, despite uncorroborated social media rumors.

The second autopsy on the body of Delta State University student Trey Reed has yet to be released, despite uncorroborated social media rumors currently circulating claiming it uncovered evidence of foul play.
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#GnomonTV "Columbus in Chains" Short documentary biographical film about Christopher Columbus, focusing on his return to Spain in chains following his third voyage.

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"Columbus in Chains"

Short documentary biographical film about Christopher Columbus, focusing on his return to Spain in chains following his third voyage.

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

They have done so in reasoned and thoughtful written opinions—opinions that, in the nor- ‘mal course, we would get to parse, assess, and embrace or reject, while fully explaining our reasoning.

I really appreciate Justice Jackson contrasting the lower courts' meticulous and responsible approach to judging—extensive deliberations, written opinions—with the Supreme Court's slapdash, unreasoned work over the shadow docket. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

The ICE agents deploying these are people without necessary training, those who couldn’t cut it in police training or didn’t want to join the military.

They are in this to hurt people and play Call of Duty on our streets, deploying chemical weapons on our neighbors as if they’re pressing L1.

Who the hell is that haranguing the CO AG abt their ban? Alito?