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Mimi Apfel
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Central Coast California Grandma
#bluealltheway
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BREAKING: Live munitions from a Trump-Vance “military demo” flew over I-5 and struck a CHP vehicle. The White House wanted the highway open—but Gov. Newsom shut it down for safety. That decision likely prevented injuries or worse.

We have obtained these photos:
October 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Pete Hegseth conducted a live fire exercise over I-5 as part of a made-for-Fox stunt for him and Vance which had a misfire that struck a Highway Patrol vehicle and could have killed people?

Who could have foreseen this?
October 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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October 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Noel Casler warned everyone repeatedly. He came to Aberdeen in the mid 80’s for 1st attempt to build a golf course & lied to everyone, skipped out on his bills, so was chased down the runway by half a dozen vendors throwing turnips at him. I hope they indict him& his entire shit show of grifters.☠️
“Trump’s connection to Epstein and both men’s involvement in money laundering and sex-trafficking, as well as the collection of kompromat, was one of the worst kept secrets in New York City, let alone Palm Beach.” open.substack.com/pub/noelcasl...
'Rock the Casbah'
On Monday, Trump gloated in Israel and Egypt and called himself the ‘President of Peace’ while embracing President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Sounds … about right.

But still crazy to think those words were spoken aloud.
Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”

By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
October 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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The WH is laughing at Republicans in Congress, because they know they’re dog walking them.

Trump’s top advisers joke about ruling Congress w/an “iron fist.” Bannon compared the GOP-controlled House to the Russian Duma, a ceremonial rubber stamp.

They’re Trump’s puppets, and everyone knows it.
October 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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WSJ reports that Ghislaine Maxwell is treated like a VIP guest at a five-star resort in her new minimum-security Club Fed prison. She recently received a special visitor, and the entire facility was placed on lock-down while the guest was there so that no one could see who she or he was. Creepy.
Lockdowns and a Mysterious Meeting: A Quiet Texas Prison Adapts to Life With Ghislaine Maxwell
The unexpected arrival of the Epstein associate upset the camp’s routines. Some inmates say she got favorable treatment.
www.wsj.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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SNL Cold Open: Tina Fey Does Kristi Noem
crooksandliars.com
SNL Cold Open: Tina Fey Does Kristi Noem | Crooks and Liars
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October 13, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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I can’t wait for Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem to tell us that this 13 year old boy was a very dangerous member of Tren de Aragua
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
October 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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October 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;
October 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Nothing to see here
October 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Truly can’t believe they took this quote
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-other-...
October 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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This is the most Catholic he’s ever sounded
Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."
October 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Saturday, October 18. Everywhere. Find your local event at nokings.org.

#NoKings
October 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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ICE tactics in Chicago are escalating.

Crashing into a woman’s car so they can grab her is unconscionable!
October 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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It does feel like everything, everywhere, all at once.
October 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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These people are just not smart
Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
October 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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BREAKING: Federal judge issues TRO following a second day of hearings, blocking the Trump administration from “ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois” from now through Oct. 23. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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This powerful JB Pritzker response to Trump's lawless threats is another reminder of what I tried to argue this morning: Pritzker understands Stephen Miller's theory of this moment, and he's responding accordingly:

newrepublic.com/article/2014...
October 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

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October 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Letitia James is an American hero who's lived a life of service.

Donald Trump is an American zero who's lived a life of crime.
October 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Without provocation, masked federal agents indiscriminately shoot peaceful protesters with rubber bullets from the rooftop of the Portland ICE facility.
October 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

apnews.com/article/nati...

Thank you judge we shall not name lest your house be torched. Judge, you are truly doing God’s work. 🙏🏽
Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks
A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois.
apnews.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM