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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23h

Chief Justice John Roberts has led the Supreme Court for 20 years now.

In that time, his Republican-appointed majority has completely transformed America and its politics, with many of its most destructive opinions written by Roberts himself.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/supreme-court-john-roberts-lisa-graves/

t.co

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catbutt.exe @catbuttlol.bsky.social · 1d

Let's not sugarcoat history. People may be complex creatures, but some are unequivocally irredeemable.

catbutt.exe @catbuttlol.bsky.social · 1d

Raped his slave?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Brooke Rollins: "Charlie Kirk is in a way the modern day Thomas Jefferson."

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Erika D. Smith @erika-d-smith.bsky.social · 1d

The Los Angeles model…

“In the last several weeks, Chicagoans have formed volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods for federal immigration agents, posting alerts on Facebook and in Signal group chats when agents are seen.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 2d

Time for another look at which organizations are trending this week on @propublica.org's Nonprofit Explorer

projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/?...

Trending Nonprofits
Most-viewed nonprofits, measured by unique visitors to an organization’s pages in the past seven days.

1. The Soup Ladies
Glenns Ferry, ID

2. Arizona Humane Society
Phoenix, AZ

3. Alliance Defending Freedom
Scottsdale, AZ

4. New Civil Liberties Alliance
Arlington, VA

5. Cause Of Action Institute
Arlington, VA

6. Turning Point Usa Inc
Indianapolis, IN

7. Washington University
St Louis, MO

8. Donors Trust Inc
Alexandria, VA

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mamdani: "Andrew Cuomo is gonna say a lot of things tomorrow night on the debate stage. And frankly, I wish it was more like Nascar so New Yorkers could see the billionaires that were sponsoring him right on his suit jacket. He watches Fox News as well. So I'll just speak to him directly ... "

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 1d

For no reason at all I’m thinking of an AI bro on here who sneered at Timnit Gebru, saying her only claim to fame was being fired, all because Dr Gebru pointed to the deep roots of eugenics in tech, and the problematic ways Blueskys own engineers talked about eugenics in relation to AI.

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 1d

You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution

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DecodïngTrolls @decodingtrolls.net · Nov 20

⚡️Moments…

@DecodingTrolls.net recognised in WashingtonPost.com: tinyurl.com/DecodingTrolls.

Main Source in first multi-state report on Ukraine war (www.osce.org/files/f/docu...).

2,000+ ‘Like’ your @siliconcurtain.bsky.social podcast chat on www.Disinfolklore.net @ m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqtj...

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catbutt.exe @catbuttlol.bsky.social · 1d

Protect our community! If you see ICE, report it!

SOL: 201-616-2816 (Jersey City y Bayonne)
Resistencia en Acción: 640-466-2386
Cosecha X DIRE: 1-888-347-3767
El Pueblo Unido: 609-200-1030

Si ves a la migra, avisa a los demás. Repórtalo!

#ICEOutOfNJ

Source: www.lahuelga.com (Cosecha NJ)

The image is a flyer created by the "NJ Rapid Response Network." It offers guidance and phone numbers for individuals who encounter ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in New Jersey. The flyer features a map of New Jersey, marking the counties and highlighting various regions along with specific rapid response phone numbers. Additionally, it includes a call to action encouraging community involvement and the hashtag #ICEOutOfNJ.

El volante, producido por la "NJ Rapid Response Network," está en español y ofrece información para aquellos que se encuentren con ICE (Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas) en Nueva Jersey. Incluye un mapa de Nueva Jersey que delinea los condados, destaca diferentes áreas y lista números de teléfono específicos para una respuesta rápida. Además, el volante fomenta el compromiso comunitario y presenta el hashtag #ICEOutOfNJ.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 3d

Wake up: see some random bro (I think) sneering at the humanities in tech because Hitler had theatre people in his admin, and Peter Thiel has a philosophy degree. Then, fine, burn the humanities to the ground with your nihilism. You’re exactly the kind of person who belongs in the Trump age.

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 4d

This senile liar who currently occupies the White House does not remember that he was President on January 6th.

If you voted for this senile liar, and if you enable him today, you clearly are ok with breaking America. The ruins of our once great nation are because of you.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 4d

someone on the Internet who really wants to convince you to shine lasers at manned aircraft as a protest tactic “because they did it in Chile in 2019” is either:

1. a fascist fed, or,

2. so terminally stupid that they have become functionally indistinguishable from one

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 8d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 6d

I love this image.

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catbutt.exe @catbuttlol.bsky.social · 5d

The political cartoon "The Political Round Table" ruthlessly exposes the stark hypocrisy within the MAGA political ecosystem through a powerful visual juxtaposition of economic disparity. MAGA politicians are portrayed in a luxurious mansion with gleaming swimming pools and expensive cars, while their supporters languish in dilapidated shantytowns. The artwork reveals how political leaders profit by exploiting their base with divisive rhetoric, encouraging supporters to vote against their own economic interests and undermine their own democracy. A high, barbed-wire fence symbolically separates the two worlds, highlighting the profound disconnect between political promises and lived reality. The cartoon brutally illustrates the mechanism of cultural manipulation, where inflammatory messaging serves as a smokescreen for systematic economic exploitation.

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Bitquark @bitquark.io · 7d

And it won't be the last time this happens.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

Hack of age verification firm may have exposed Discord users’ ID photos

Names, email addresses and other contact details of about 70,000 global users could also have been taken Government ID photos of about 70,000 global users of Discord, a popular messaging and chat platform among video gamers, may have been exposed after hackers compromised a company contracted to carry out age verification checks. Some users’ names, email addresses and other contact details, IP addresses and messages with Discord’s customer service agents may also have been taken. The attacker has been trying to extort a ransom from the company. No full credit card details or passwords were seized. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 9d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 9d

To be clear, ADF cooked up a case with fake facts, distorted medical research and fabricated harms to be able to gain the constitutional right to torture LGBTQ children.

That's what they want to do, to torture LGBTQ youth.

slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court’s First Blockbuster Case This Term Looks Pretty Fake

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that seeks to undo a major triumph of the LGBTQ+ movement.

slate.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10d

Update on Boomertifa from the war zone.

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Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 10d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 9d

Oracle is the same company tapped to store data on U.S. TikTok users, so... not a great look to have spilled a ton of executives' personal data.

Clop raid on Oracle EBS started months ago, say researchers

: Strap in, admins. Exploits began in August and now the code is out there

www.theregister.com

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 10d

You don't even need to read the article to know this is a durian.

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FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 10d

They are STILL killing people and digging unexploded ordnance out of Cambodia!

Jack Charnista @jackcharnista.bsky.social · 10d

The US dropped 7.5 million tons of bombs during the Vietnam war. That’s 3x more than during all of WW2.

But all they had to do was stop being so politically correct and they would have won.

SMDH. People haven’t been taught enough history to categorically reject this bullshit out of hand.

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Cohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 11d

I kinda think we should maybe stop using that Anthony Bourdain quote about the slaughter of Cambodians for other stuff. like I just saw this and I promise whatever Tim Willits did to American McGee's "dark alice in wonderland game" it's not as bad as a four year bombing campaign and the Khmer Rogue

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