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Anne Muntean

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Anne Muntean @annemuntean.bsky.social · Feb 1

"...a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism — ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power."

FDR 1938

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

Me to @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the Comey and James and (probably imminent) Bolton prosecutions

"It doesn’t matter what your politics are. If you say he’s stupid, which he is, if you say he is wrong, which he is, if you say he’s a criminal or sleezy, which he is ... then you’re his enemy.”

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News Wire - World 🌎 Independent News Network Pro-Democracy @democracyblue.bsky.social · 1h

Criminal charges against Bolton expected as early as next week
Federal prosecutors are considering filing charges against the former Trump national security adviser as either a rushed complaint or an indictment. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...

Criminal charges against John Bolton expected as early as next week

Federal prosecutors are considering filing charges against the former Trump national security adviser as either a rushed complaint or an indictment.

www.msnbc.com

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WIRED @wired.com · 4h

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

wrd.cm

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

SEN. @gallego.senate.gov on the terrible Milei rock concert: “Millions of Americans are about to lose their health care and have their insurance premiums double, but Trump & Republicans are giving this idiot $20 BILLION. Good job. Way to make America First, guys.”

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 14h

For everyone who is grinding through each day .,.

CBS Mornings captures the joy of the relentless 24/7 news cycle

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Maggie Blackhawk @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social · 2d

New essay in the Atlantic today: How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution by Ned Blackhawk (with many lessons on how we ended up where we are as a nation, and a gift link) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

www.theatlantic.com

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 17h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 20h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 2h

"Just grabbing people, checking IDs. They arrested like, what I seen, a bunch of people. They had vans and stuff like that.”

Immigration enforcement agents interrogate, detain rideshare drivers at O'Hare Airport

Federal agents detained several rideshare drivers on Friday at a parking lot at O'Hare International Airport, the latest target in immigration enforcement across Chicago.

www.cbsnews.com

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Wendy Siegelman @wendysiegelman.bsky.social · 2h

I recently reported that Ex Cambridge Analytica exec Brittany Kaiser is now CEO of AlphaTON capital, a firm with multiple links to Russia

newstracs.com/former-cambr...

AlphaTON's recent SEC filing shows a major investor is Yat Siu the founder of Hong Kong based gaming company Animoca

AlphaTON Capital list of Selling Shareholders from recent SEC filing (see link in the next post)

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 2h

No details yet other than neighbors said they heard two bangs and video reportedly shows two flag-draped body bags.

Death investigation underway at Naval Station Great Lakes housing unit

Video from the scene showed a large police presence at the Naval Station Great Lakes housing unit.

www.cbsnews.com

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 2h

A Memo in a Bunker, Intercepted Communications and Hamas’s Oct. 7 Plans www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/w...

A Memo in a Bunker, Intercepted Communications and Hamas’s Oct. 7 Plans

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2h

I support legitimate law enforcement.
I do not support masked thugs terrorizing immigrants, tear-gassing protesters and assaulting reporters.
Trump is undermining respect for law enforcement and making us all less safe.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

"A WGN creative services department employee was detained by two Border Patrol officers and later released after federal agents swarmed a busy intersection on Chicago’s North Side Friday morning, at the height of rush hour." @wgntv.com
wgntv.com/news/operati...

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 2h

“Few commentators have considered how Trump v. United States has changed the distinction between lawful and unlawful orders.”

www.justsecurity.org/121919/milit...

The Crisis in Uniform: The Danger of Presidential Immunity for the U.S. Military

Military personnel are increasingly aware that they may be asked to prioritize loyalty to an individual over their rights and responsibilities

www.justsecurity.org

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 2h

“at no time since 1860 have military leaders confronted such a grave challenge to their oath to support and defend the Constitution.”

www.justsecurity.org/121919/milit...

The Crisis in Uniform: The Danger of Presidential Immunity for the U.S. Military

Military personnel are increasingly aware that they may be asked to prioritize loyalty to an individual over their rights and responsibilities

www.justsecurity.org

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 2h

The world can see this

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 2h

The Steady State, a group that includes more than 330 former ambassadors, inspectors general, flag officers, Defense and Homeland Security officials, and senior intelligence officers, blasted the Speaker’s remarks

www.alternet.org/mike-johnson...

'Running out of excuses': GOP torched after calling 'No Kings' protest a 'terrorist' event

national security experts for his attack on First Amendment-protected speech and protest after he lashed out at next week’s “No Kings” rallies, which are expected to attract millions of Americans acro...

www.alternet.org

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2h

“Sure, Trump is taking foreign bribes, terrorizing immigrants, trying to jail his political opponents and destroying our public health system, but I’m still glad I voted for him because that black Democrat lady had a funny laugh.”

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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 11h

Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Prompt Rare U.N. Meeting on the United States www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...

Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Prompt Rare U.N. Meeting on the United States

www.nytimes.com

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David Smilde @dsmilde.bsky.social · 3h

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 4h

Trump cites a murderous war criminal to attack the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision. Truly absurd and disturbing. And narcissism of a pathological degree.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2h

A note and a caution about “planting season.”

@visionandjustice

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