Irene Costa

@imcosta1.bsky.social

Avid reader and music lover. Democracy matters, facts matter and all creatures great and small matter.

@emptywheel.bsky.socialReposted by @imcosta1.bsky.social

We've been boiled frogs for so long this never gets mentioned. But this violates DOJ policies that have been in place for decades, ones that Defense Attorney Todd Blanche said should have extended for the entirety of the time his client had declared his candidacy. (Tho I think this was DHS.)

Meg Kinnard@megkinnardap.bsky.social

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents searched Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say.

@emptywheel.bsky.socialReposted by @imcosta1.bsky.social

Ricky Patel kidnapped Newark's Mayor because Todd Blanche and Kristi Noem told him to.

Then lied to a judge in an arrest affidavit.

There's no reason to assume the HSI Agents who targeted Omar did any different.

emptywheel.net/2026/10/12/h...

emptywheel.netHSI Agents Ricky Patel, Ryan Ribner, Richard Berger, and Timothy Gerber All Made False Claims to Frame Democrats - emptywheelThere are at least 36 affidavits signed by HSI Agents -- like the goons who just searched Ilhan Omar's house -- who have made false claims to frame Democrats or other Trump opponents.
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@atrupar.comReposted by @imcosta1.bsky.social

Jake Paul: "I get confused by the left, the protesters. Do they not have jobs? That's all they do is carry signs around while we're doing the work." (Note the lack of crowd response to this.)

@paulwaldman.bsky.socialReposted by @imcosta1.bsky.social

I guarantee you, Husted would have given anything to not have Trump come campaign for him, but he couldn't say no. Then he had to stand there smiling and laughing at Trump's weird jokes while his campaign went down the tubes.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on Jon Husted: "I don't do this with men very often. I started examining his body, because I didn't know he was a great athlete ... I looked at his ass"

@maddow.bsky.socialReposted by @imcosta1.bsky.social

"It’s generally illegal for executive branch officials to play a role in awarding contracts that would have a direct impact on their own finances..."

www.propublica.org/article/geor...

propublica.orgThe Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department OfficialThe top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a...
@gottalaff.bsky.socialReposted by @imcosta1.bsky.social

Wow, Trump disobeyed a judge? Why the very idea! "Fed judge issued a temp order Sunday blocking the Trump admin from airing taxpayer-funded campaign-style television commercials. But the administration blew past a Sunday evening deadline and ran two of the ads into the early hours of Monday"

@thetnholler.bsky.socialReposted by @imcosta1.bsky.social

WASHINGTON—Trump’s federal agents raid Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home over decades-old “immigration paperwork” her father filled out when she was a kid. No charges. Breaking DOJ norms. Over the cliff, folks.

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@rockymountviews.bsky.socialReposted by @imcosta1.bsky.social

We are dog-sitting a neighbor's dog for a few days. If you're thinking, "Great, the two dogs can entertain each other." Wrong. Now I have two dogs looking up at me for entertainment.

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