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cwarzel.bsky.social
Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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melbuer.bsky.social
This pisses me off, man, seriously.

Ive watched his cops run up to a line and swing batons like baseball bats at the heads of protesters sitting on the sidewalk. Watched them trample protesters and press on horses. An LAPD cop *ran over* a protester past month. Highly trained? Don’t make me laugh
melbuer.bsky.social Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 8h
Missing from this statement is it is LAPD who often escalate these events into violence. “Highly trained” officers my ass

More like bullies with riot guns

Fuck it I’m writing about this tomorrow
"These events are often volatile and can escalate rapidly. Individuals frequently carry dangerous weapons and use violent tactics to obstruct law enforcement operations," McDonnell wrote. "Amid these emotionally charged and hazardous conditions, our officers —trained to the highest standards—make every effort to identify duly authorized members of the media and support their constitutional right to report safely and freely."
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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lindseyboylan.bsky.social
I wanna remind folks that Melissa‘s dad runs the firm that Errol‘s wife works for and he does not acknowledge this even as he gives these interviews to people who have no business getting airtime anymore
yasharali.bsky.social Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 11h
Ah yes, the famously egoless Andrew Cuomo…

Also, her justification for Cuomo staying in the race is absolute nonsense.

This woman is a menace — and not the fun kind.
Sally Goldenberg @SallyGold X.com On @errollouis tonight, Melissa DeRosa says @andrewcuomo stayed in the race after losing the primary to deny @ZohranKMamdani a bigger victory and suggests @CurtisSliwa didn't drop out because he has a big ego and was offered a deal to stay in. 4:41 PM • 11/10/25 • 4.6K Views
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
glennmrobinson.bsky.social
Seeing alex karp talk and he’s a hyped up idiot right? Like this is the not peter thiel guy people were ok working for?
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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primaryschool.bsky.social
this is being reported elsewhere as a sop to Republican senators angry about being investigated by Jack Smith but the language is honestly so much worse and so much broader than that.
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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primaryschool.bsky.social
I am kind of sitting here mouth agape as I realize that the thing that really got eight Democrats to cave was a provision which provides backdoor criminal and civil immunity to them personally by making it functionally impossible to ever investigate the Senate
primaryschool.bsky.social Disgraziato @primaryschool.bsky.social · 9h
read the actual bill text and this is quite literally a provision designed solely to impede civil and criminal investigations into United States Senators and their staff. www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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nberlat.bsky.social
"truly it was out of curiosity"
Truly it was out of curiosity: why a person with unlimited resources exhibits so little appreciation or even awareness of the things that most people value as giving meaning to life. Just minimally well to do people donate to charities, local museums & libraries & the like; they support the commonweal. & unlike the very wealthy these people pay high income taxes.
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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plasticjesusart.bsky.social
I’m certainly no communist. But it does seem rather ironic that The White House designates Anti communism week the same week millions are lining up at food pantries and the same week many will lose their healthcare.
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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petesikora.bsky.social
Does Barack Obama care that Obamacare is about to die?
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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aaronnarraph.bsky.social
Tonight, 20 Dem senators voted to keep a hemp ban in the final spending package:

Alsobrooks
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Coons
Cortez Masto
Duckworth
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Hirono
Kim
King
Luján
Murray
Padilla
Reed
Rosen
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Van Hollen
Warner
Whitehouse
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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zacheverson.com
“These most recent pardon recipients appear to have given Trump approximately $250,000 in combined political donations through 2025.”

@alisond64.bsky.social for @forbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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edburmila.bsky.social
If the outcomes aren't the most important thing, it's not even politics. Politics is literally about the outcomes. What he's describing here is cosplaying.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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joeyneverjoe.bsky.social
With an injunction they still do this:
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joeyneverjoe.bsky.social Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 22d
Here's the video from @filmthepolicela.bsky.social of @shoton35mm.bsky.social getting shot at by LAPD. You can see the horse cop point Lex out before the other officer shoots Lex. You can see clear as day the LAPD violated the federal injunction.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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joeyneverjoe.bsky.social
Again, nobody has in the history of protests in LA pretended to be press to attack police or engage in criminal behavior. They just want to use force against anyone and not worry if the person on the other side of the rubber bullet is press or not.
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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joeyneverjoe.bsky.social
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell released a statement about the dept’s opposition to the injunction that protects journalists at protests. Their biggest hang-up is not being able to freely use less-lethals on people to “de-escalate” protests.
Chief of Police Response to Preliminary Injunction Involving Media at Protests Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) remains firmly committed to upholding the most vital principle of our democracy: the right to a free press and an informed public. Protections for members of the media during First Amendment assemblies constitute a vital component of our policies and training and are a critical focus in our crowd management, intervention, and control strategies. The LAPD's policies and procedures are consistent with both state and federal law and have been modified since the protests in 2020 in a continued effort to improve the LAPD's efficiency in crowd management, protect all peaceful demonstrators, and ensure their ability to demonstrate lawfully are preserved and protected. However, when a peaceful demonstration is threatened by people intent on unlawful and violent behavior, the risk of harm to everyone involved increases substantially. In these moments, the LAPD must declare an unlawful assembly, and issue dispersal orders, to ensure the safety of the public and restore order. Recently, a preliminary injunction was issued that negatively affected the LAPD's ability to manage the complexities of unlawful assemblies and unruly crowds. These events are often volatile and can escalate rapidly. Individuals frequently carry dangerous weapons and use violent tactics to obstruct law enforcement operations. Amid these emotionally charged and hazardous conditions, our officers trained to the highest standards make every effort to identify duly authorized members of the media and support their constitutional right to report safely and freely. The LAPD has several key concerns with the injunction, including: • Ambiguity in defining "duly authorized" media personnel, which may allow individuals with ill intent who are not duly authorized media personnel to gain access to areas behind the officers' skirmish lines, increasin • Uncertainty surrounding mutual aid operations, including the LAPD's potential liability for actions taken by partnering agencies that may operate under different protocols and tactical guidelines. • Setting an impossible standard for LAPD officers, and potentially holding the City in contempt and liable for financial sanctions for actions of LAPD officers that are lawful under both state and federal law, and appropriate for all other law enforcement agencies except the LAPD. While we remain committed to fostering professional and respectful relationships with our medi partners, and will comply with the injunction as required, its broad scope and ambiguous provisions may compromise officer safety, hinder effective crowd management, and negatively impact the wider community. For this reason, the LAPD fully supports the City Attorney's efforts to correct the problems created by the injunction. The LAPD remains committed to upholding the safety and constitutional rights of all Angelenos residents, demonstrators, officers, and legitimate members of the press without exception.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
glennmrobinson.bsky.social
If Karen Bass cared she’d fire him immediately.
joeyneverjoe.bsky.social Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 16h
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell released a statement about the dept’s opposition to the injunction that protects journalists at protests. Their biggest hang-up is not being able to freely use less-lethals on people to “de-escalate” protests.
Chief of Police Response to Preliminary Injunction Involving Media at Protests Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) remains firmly committed to upholding the most vital principle of our democracy: the right to a free press and an informed public. Protections for members of the media during First Amendment assemblies constitute a vital component of our policies and training and are a critical focus in our crowd management, intervention, and control strategies. The LAPD's policies and procedures are consistent with both state and federal law and have been modified since the protests in 2020 in a continued effort to improve the LAPD's efficiency in crowd management, protect all peaceful demonstrators, and ensure their ability to demonstrate lawfully are preserved and protected. However, when a peaceful demonstration is threatened by people intent on unlawful and violent behavior, the risk of harm to everyone involved increases substantially. In these moments, the LAPD must declare an unlawful assembly, and issue dispersal orders, to ensure the safety of the public and restore order. Recently, a preliminary injunction was issued that negatively affected the LAPD's ability to manage the complexities of unlawful assemblies and unruly crowds. These events are often volatile and can escalate rapidly. Individuals frequently carry dangerous weapons and use violent tactics to obstruct law enforcement operations. Amid these emotionally charged and hazardous conditions, our officers trained to the highest standards make every effort to identify duly authorized members of the media and support their constitutional right to report safely and freely. The LAPD has several key concerns with the injunction, including: • Ambiguity in defining "duly authorized" media personnel, which may allow individuals with ill intent who are not duly authorized media personnel to gain access to areas behind the officers' skirmish lines, increasin • Uncertainty surrounding mutual aid operations, including the LAPD's potential liability for actions taken by partnering agencies that may operate under different protocols and tactical guidelines. • Setting an impossible standard for LAPD officers, and potentially holding the City in contempt and liable for financial sanctions for actions of LAPD officers that are lawful under both state and federal law, and appropriate for all other law enforcement agencies except the LAPD. While we remain committed to fostering professional and respectful relationships with our medi partners, and will comply with the injunction as required, its broad scope and ambiguous provisions may compromise officer safety, hinder effective crowd management, and negatively impact the wider community. For this reason, the LAPD fully supports the City Attorney's efforts to correct the problems created by the injunction. The LAPD remains committed to upholding the safety and constitutional rights of all Angelenos residents, demonstrators, officers, and legitimate members of the press without exception.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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bencamach0.bsky.social
The chief and cops that continue to shoot journalists and interfere with our work need to be held in contempt.

From the horse’s mouth, the LAPD does not want to follow the federal injunction handed down to them.

No consequences = no accountability
joeyneverjoe.bsky.social Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 16h
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell released a statement about the dept’s opposition to the injunction that protects journalists at protests. Their biggest hang-up is not being able to freely use less-lethals on people to “de-escalate” protests.
Chief of Police Response to Preliminary Injunction Involving Media at Protests Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) remains firmly committed to upholding the most vital principle of our democracy: the right to a free press and an informed public. Protections for members of the media during First Amendment assemblies constitute a vital component of our policies and training and are a critical focus in our crowd management, intervention, and control strategies. The LAPD's policies and procedures are consistent with both state and federal law and have been modified since the protests in 2020 in a continued effort to improve the LAPD's efficiency in crowd management, protect all peaceful demonstrators, and ensure their ability to demonstrate lawfully are preserved and protected. However, when a peaceful demonstration is threatened by people intent on unlawful and violent behavior, the risk of harm to everyone involved increases substantially. In these moments, the LAPD must declare an unlawful assembly, and issue dispersal orders, to ensure the safety of the public and restore order. Recently, a preliminary injunction was issued that negatively affected the LAPD's ability to manage the complexities of unlawful assemblies and unruly crowds. These events are often volatile and can escalate rapidly. Individuals frequently carry dangerous weapons and use violent tactics to obstruct law enforcement operations. Amid these emotionally charged and hazardous conditions, our officers trained to the highest standards make every effort to identify duly authorized members of the media and support their constitutional right to report safely and freely. The LAPD has several key concerns with the injunction, including: • Ambiguity in defining "duly authorized" media personnel, which may allow individuals with ill intent who are not duly authorized media personnel to gain access to areas behind the officers' skirmish lines, increasin • Uncertainty surrounding mutual aid operations, including the LAPD's potential liability for actions taken by partnering agencies that may operate under different protocols and tactical guidelines. • Setting an impossible standard for LAPD officers, and potentially holding the City in contempt and liable for financial sanctions for actions of LAPD officers that are lawful under both state and federal law, and appropriate for all other law enforcement agencies except the LAPD. While we remain committed to fostering professional and respectful relationships with our medi partners, and will comply with the injunction as required, its broad scope and ambiguous provisions may compromise officer safety, hinder effective crowd management, and negatively impact the wider community. For this reason, the LAPD fully supports the City Attorney's efforts to correct the problems created by the injunction. The LAPD remains committed to upholding the safety and constitutional rights of all Angelenos residents, demonstrators, officers, and legitimate members of the press without exception.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
NEW — I'm suing DC Metro Police for the full body cam footage from the DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace back in March.

The public deserves to know why MPD chose to sell out the people they’re tasked with protecting in order to bend to Trump's will. I'm repped pro bono by @rcfp.org.

Details:
I'm suing DC Metro Police for body cam footage of US Institute of Peace raid
The Handbasket is represented pro bono by lawyers from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
www.thehandbasket.co
October 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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premthakker.bsky.social
Here are the at least 6 House Democrats, 3 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 4 Democratic Senate candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
Here are the at least 6 House Democrats, 3 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 4 Democratic Senate candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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gothamgirlblue.com
We all knew that. It’s you and your colleagues that seem to think otherwise, because CRs are the only way to force them to agree to funding. Instead, you’ve conceded the point after weeks of suffering which you rendered worthless.
murray.senate.gov Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 11h
We're debating on the government funding package right now and every single Republican voted against a Democratic amendment to pass a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.

Republicans just don't care about your health care.
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
glennmrobinson.bsky.social
Beautiful! Chi Ossé is the antithesis of Jeffries: charming, genuine, compassionate.
erickfernandez.bsky.social Erick Fernandez @erickfernandez.bsky.social · 13h
Hakeem Jeffries is about to get a primary challenger.

@chiosse.bsky.social will reportedly make an announcement about this in the coming weeks.
Against Mamdani’s Wishes, Gen Z Councilman Plans to Challenge Jeffries
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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erickfernandez.bsky.social
Hakeem Jeffries is about to get a primary challenger.

@chiosse.bsky.social will reportedly make an announcement about this in the coming weeks.
Against Mamdani’s Wishes, Gen Z Councilman Plans to Challenge Jeffries
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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yonahfreemark.com
Katie Wilson is leading in the Seattle mayor's race!
Latest vote count
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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controller.lacity.gov
On Wednesday, City Council is considering a new formula for allowable rent increases in rent controlled units:

Cap rent increases at 3% (it’s currently 8%)
No more 1-2% increases if landlord pays utilities
No more 10% increase if a child or dependent moves in
Should rent be capped at 3% for RSO units? On Wednesday, City Council is considering a new formula for allowable rent increases in rent controlled units: Cap rent increases at 3% (it’s currently 8%) No more 1-2% increases if landlord pays utilities No more 10% increase if a child or dependent moves in
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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lataco.bsky.social
A high school student and budding mariachi recounts the damage done to his family by two separate immigration raids, four months apart, detailing the lasting trauma federal enforcement is leaving on brown youth across the U.S.

The full story: lataco.com/oxnard-ice-r...

By Izzy Ramirez
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM