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Johnathan Perkins@johnathanperk.bsky.social

Charlie Kirk is on record saying Black Women “do not have the brain power to be take seriously.” Of course, I don’t endorse or celebrate gun violence or murder—I’m also not sad this dude is gone. Sorry not sorry.

Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social

San Diego Padres catching coordinator Oswaldo Pirela detained by ICE in Texas www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

nbcnews.comSan Diego Padres catching coordinator Oswaldo Pirela detained by ICE in TexasOswaldo Pirela is a Venezuelan former pro who works for the San Diego Padres. Relatives say he is in the U.S. legally and want him released.

NBA Daily News@insidenbanews.bsky.social

NBA has found no evidence showing Steve Ballmer funneled money through team sponsors to pay Kawhi Leonard to circumvent the salary cap, per Baxter Holmes, Don Van Natta Jr., Ramona Shelburne, Shams Charania.

Jamie Dupree@jamiedupree.bsky.social

In announcing the key vote for Todd Blanche for Attorney General, Sen. Bill Cassidy R-LA seemed to show some emotion as he paused before finishing his remarks on the Senate floor. "I'll be criticized for this vote - what's new?"

Action News 5@actionnews5.com

BREAKING: Memphis City Councilwoman Jerri Green clinched the Democratic nomination and will face a Republican opponent in the November general election, the AP projects. shorturl.ly/XYbs5 

Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social

JUST IN: Judge Mary McElroy (Trump/RI) refers DOJ attorneys to the court discipline committee over handling of fight over trans medical care subpoenas to RI Hospital. Earlier she agreed that presumption of regularity for govt 'no longer holds.' storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

BREAKING: In an unsigned, per curiam opinion on the shadow docket, the SCOTUS conservatives allow Alabama to use a congressional map held repeatedly by a lower court to have been enacted with discriminatory intent.

Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social

This heinous ruling confirms a worst-case-scenario reading of Callais as an all-purpose shield for racist lawmakers who want to gerrymander Black communities into electoral oblivion. And it’s outrageously partisan—a totally unprincipled gift to the GOP. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social

Scott Pelley has been fired by new 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton.

Brendan Gutenschwager@bgonthescene.bsky.social

New Jersey State Police push past barricades outside the Delaney Hall Detention Facility

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social

A federal judge has declined to block an executive order signed by Donald Trump that targets his longtime enemy, mail-in ballots.

thedailybeast.comTrump Judge Gives Shock Green Light to His Voting Power GrabDemocrats had argued that Trump’s order was unconstitutional.

The Daily Memphian@dailymemphian.bsky.social

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn says President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund needs 'a revisit.'

dailymemphian.comBlackburn says Trump's $1.8B anti-weaponization fund needs 'a revisit'U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn says President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund needs 'a revisit.'

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

BREAKING: Federal judge dismisses the case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Tennessee. Opinion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social

And then there's this: The settlement gets sweeter for Team Trump In a newly-posted, one-page document, the Justice Dept details that it is now prohibited from pursuing tax claims against Trump or his family in the future Signed by Todd Blanche

Hillary Rodham Clinton@hillaryclinton.bsky.social

The president is negotiating against his own administration to shake down taxpayers for $10 billion. The corruption meter is flashing red and sounding the alarm. ca.news.yahoo.com/doj-consider...

ca.news.yahoo.comDOJ considers settling Trump’s IRS lawsuit which could send taxpayer money directly to the president’s pockets: reportTrump sued the IRS for $10 billion in January, accusing the agency of failing to prevent a leak of the president’s tax information

ACLU@aclu.org

BREAKING: Tennessee legislators just voted to further erode the rights of Black voters across the state by redrawing our congressional districts. Voting rights and representation are not up for debate. We’ll see Governor Lee in court.

Lawrence Hurley@lawrencehurley.bsky.social

NEW: Chief Justice John Roberts bemoans that Americans don't understand how the Supreme Court operates and see justices as "political actors". The court at times simply has to make "unpopular" decisions, he adds: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

nbcnews.comChief Justice John Roberts says American public wrongly views the justices as ‘political actors’During remarks at a judicial conference, Roberts bemoaned what he characterized as misconceptions about the Supreme Court held by the American public.

Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social

Courts had deemed Republican gerrymanders illegal in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Ohio several months before the 2022 elections. The Supreme Court and other courts let the GOP use those maps anyway, and it handed them the House. Now SCOTUS is doing the opposite thing for the same goal

dailykos.comMike Johnson is House speaker only because of illegal GOP gerrymandersDiscover how partisan gerrymandering secured GOP control in Congress and shaped national politics—find out more in this in-depth analysis.

whs@whs.bsky.social

The federal judiciary must be reformed at every level--term limits for federal judges, at least 2 additional Supreme Court justices, abolition of the shadow docket, and not even to mention dismantling the hegemony of "elite" law schools that set up ideological bozos to lifetime partisan influence

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances.

Mike Walker@newnarrative.bsky.social

Afghan who fought for US forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for grim record www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

independent.co.ukAfghan who fought for US forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for grim recordMohammad Nazeer Paktyawal served with U.S. forces in Afghanistan and legally evacuated the country, then died within a day of being taken into ICE custody, according to his family

Anthony Dean@diversetechgeek.bsky.social

Dinosaur Convention Bans All Paleontologists Named in Epstein Files www.thewrap.com/culture-life...

thewrap.comDinosaur Convention Bans All Paleontologists Named in Epstein Files Out of 'Safety of Our Attendees'DinoCon issued a statement regarding the scientists and more named in the Epstein Files, noting they were officially banned from the event.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"

Andy Craig@andycraig.bsky.social

Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration. Congress can: - Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage) - Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes - Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same - Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction It can be done.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Fox News: "I've gotten my hands that AG Bondi said she sent to Gov. Tim Walz. It is strongly worded. The AG calls for the governor to support the men and women of ICE, to repeal the state's sanctuary policies, and to allow the DOJ to access state voter rolls."

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social

Yale Law School never beating the “they don’t teach law at Yale” allegations

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app

Friday: a prosecutor is forced to resign bc he concludes there's not enough evidence to go after Trump's perceived enemies Saturday: Trump makes public post asking Attorney General why she hasn't gone after his enemies Wednesday: DOJ says enemy indictment coming right up sir do I have that right?

Reconstructionist@unavaleable.bsky.social

so the president just tweeted out an offense worse than watergate, we all realize that right?

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

entire press has gotten bullied into treating charlie kirk as if he was one of the most important americans alive and not a modestly popular podcaster

Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Trump: "When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."

whs@whs.bsky.social

Bill Clinton, George Bush, Barack Obama, Joe Biden Go On TV And Do Shit Challenge 2025

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin? TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?

Annie Kelly@annieknk.bsky.social

Online trads going to church for the first time and finding out it's not an IRL version of their personal Based internet club always cracks me up

The Athletic@theathletic.com

A moment of silence was held before the Packers-Commanders game in the wake of Wednesday’s shooting that killed Charlie Kirk. More: www.nytimes.com/athletic/662...

nytimes.comNFL holds moment of silence for Charlie Kirk before Commanders-Packers gameKirk, 31, was shot and killed during a speaking event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Trump: We are having the most successful eight months of any president ever. And that's what I want to talk about. That's what we should be talking about. Not the Epstein hoax.