T. Shaps
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T. Shaps
@tshaps.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Hi, it’s your friend t_shaps from the other place. Follow for dad jokes, random news headlines and Dwight Evans should be in the baseball hall of fame rants.
Polar Bear migrates to Charm City.
BREAKING: The Baltimore Orioles and Pete Alonso have agreed to a five-year, $155M contract, a source confirms to @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social.
December 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Polar Bear migrates to Charm City.
The man charged with planting two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol told the FBI he believed conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The man charged with planting two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol told the FBI he believed conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
California voters approve Democratic-drawn congressional map as national redistricting battle spreads www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
California voters approve Democratic-drawn congressional map as national redistricting battle spreads
NBC News projects that a ballot measure has passed allowing California Democrats to bypass an independent redistricting commission and counter GOP efforts around the country.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
California voters approve Democratic-drawn congressional map as national redistricting battle spreads www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules Trump can deploy National Guard troops to Portland
9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules Trump can deploy National Guard troops to Portland
The Trump administration may deploy National Guard troops to Portland, the judges decided Monday.
www.kgw.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules Trump can deploy National Guard troops to Portland
"The Republican claim is highly misleading.
The Democratic bill would not change existing law barring people who are in the U.S. illegally from getting federal health care coverage."
The Democratic bill would not change existing law barring people who are in the U.S. illegally from getting federal health care coverage."
GOP misleads with claim that Democrats shut down to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'
U.S. law prohibits federal health care benefits for undocumented immigrants. Democrats want to return benefits for those with lawful presence, like DACA recipients and asylum-seekers.
www.nbcnews.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"The Republican claim is highly misleading.
The Democratic bill would not change existing law barring people who are in the U.S. illegally from getting federal health care coverage."
The Democratic bill would not change existing law barring people who are in the U.S. illegally from getting federal health care coverage."
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The Justice Department's acting deputy chief was caught on a hidden camera saying that the government will "redact every Republican" from an Epstein client list and "leave all the liberal, Democratic people."
DOJ deputy chief: government will "redact every Republican" from Epstein client list
The deputy chief later said his comments were not based on what he's learned from his role at the DOJ.
www.axios.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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"The 1878 statute prohibits the president from using the military as a domestic police force without approval from Congress."
Judge rules Trump illegally deployed National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles
U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer said the use of the California National Guard and the U.S. Marines to conduct law enforcement in the city violated a 19th century law.
www.nbcnews.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"The 1878 statute prohibits the president from using the military as a domestic police force without approval from Congress."
"A US electronics plant near the Hungarian border was struck, according to Andy Hunder, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine. The Flex factory is one of the biggest American investments in Ukraine, he told the Associated Press."
Russian attack hits American factory in Ukraine during US-led push for peace
Russia has fired nearly 1,000 long-range drones and missiles at Ukraine since Monday’s White House talks with Volodymyr Zelensky.
uk.news.yahoo.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"A US electronics plant near the Hungarian border was struck, according to Andy Hunder, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine. The Flex factory is one of the biggest American investments in Ukraine, he told the Associated Press."
"But according to the bureau's designation policy, Maxwell appears ineligible to be housed at a minimum-security prison camp because she is a convicted sex offender."
Ghislaine Maxwell moved to federal prison camp in Texas
Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's associate who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in recruiting and trafficking minors for sex, was being held at a facility in Florida.
www.nbcnews.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"But according to the bureau's designation policy, Maxwell appears ineligible to be housed at a minimum-security prison camp because she is a convicted sex offender."
A grenade that was recovered in Santa Monica, linked to the deadly explosion that killed three deputies, remains unaccounted for, LA County Sheriff Robert Luna said.
Grenade linked to deadly deputy explosion unaccounted for, sheriff says
LA County Sheriff Robert Luna and the ATF are expected to offer new details Friday on the investigation into the explosion that killed three deputies.
www.nbclosangeles.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
A grenade that was recovered in Santa Monica, linked to the deadly explosion that killed three deputies, remains unaccounted for, LA County Sheriff Robert Luna said.
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BREAKING: The Wall Street Journal, citing senior administration officials, reports that the Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name was included in the Epstein files. The Journal notes that “being mentioned in the records isn’t a sign of wrongdoing.”
July 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
BREAKING: The Wall Street Journal, citing senior administration officials, reports that the Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name was included in the Epstein files. The Journal notes that “being mentioned in the records isn’t a sign of wrongdoing.”
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BREAKING:
Mike Johnson just canceled votes for Thursday and is sending the House home early for summer recess in order to shut down Democratic efforts to demand more votes on releasing the Epstein files.
Mike Johnson just canceled votes for Thursday and is sending the House home early for summer recess in order to shut down Democratic efforts to demand more votes on releasing the Epstein files.
July 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BREAKING:
Mike Johnson just canceled votes for Thursday and is sending the House home early for summer recess in order to shut down Democratic efforts to demand more votes on releasing the Epstein files.
Mike Johnson just canceled votes for Thursday and is sending the House home early for summer recess in order to shut down Democratic efforts to demand more votes on releasing the Epstein files.
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Well this sure as hell isn’t incriminating! Nothing to see here.
July 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Well this sure as hell isn’t incriminating! Nothing to see here.