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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 1d

This is correct, in part - as the grim, military historian in me feels the need to note - it is psychologically much harder to get soldiers to open fire on people they view as 'respectable.'

And I dread, with grim increasingly certainty, that we are headed to a point where that matters.

WhatSaraSaid @whatsarasaid.bsky.social · 1d

protests against this government should include white Boomer grandmothers who meet for pilates class, get a pitcher of mimosas & walk together to the public space

we need people in the street who think everyone can talk their way out of a speeding ticket, they're key to winning

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

While Trump blusters about "law & order," his regime has dropped or halted nearly 165 investigations into corporate wrongdoing. And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters, including Jan 6 rioters and others convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.

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PBJ 💙🙏🏼💪🏽🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈⚡️ @ptarmagan.bsky.social · 1d

An honorable jurist spells it out:

“This is a nation,” she continued, “of constitutional law, not martial law.”
Dishonest presidents should be entitled to no deference at all.
[Free article]
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

www.nytimes.com

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 14h

Good. This is the minimum level of ethics required. But good.

"Journalists from The Washington Post will not be signing the Pentagon's new press access policy.
The proposed restrictions undercut First Amendment protections by placing unnecessary constraints on gathering and publishing information. We will continue to vigorously and fairly report on the policies and positions of the Pentagon and officials across the government."
Matt Murray
Executive Editor of The Washington Post

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catrx.bsky.social @catrx.bsky.social · 18h

catrx.bsky.social @catrx.bsky.social · 19h

Believe them the first time.

#American for the U.S. Constitution

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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Mark Somers @marksomers.bsky.social · 2d

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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J H @jpjh88.bsky.social · 1d

People need to start highlighting that Miller is actually the shadow President and the one calling the shots. When it was Musk who was doing it, it caused a rift between them so big that after he was out, Musk was bashing Trump claiming he is in the Epstein files.

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ShethaDamnTruth 🌊🌊🌊 @shethadamntruth.bsky.social · 1d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

‼️ CHATTANOOGA - Public school kids outperform voucher kids AGAIN

As @GovBillLee steers more and more taxpayer funds away from public schools to private (mostly Christian) schools for wealthy families who are already there.

More: www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/oc...

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 1d

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 3d

"President Trump continued to describe Portland as a city on fire Friday even as residents enjoyed the first fall rain and the lone demonstrator at the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building was dressed as a pink Care Bear."

Sometimes there is a good sentence or two in the NYT.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 3d

There it is: $20 billion for Argentina at the same time they’re taking markets away from our farmers.

But no $ for health insurance for Americans?

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3d

UPDATE: Judge Perry issued an opinion explaining why she blocked the Texas National Guard deployment in Chicago.

She begins with Alexander Hamilton’s rejection of a “preposterous” idea that the Constitution lets a President deploy a State’s militia to a different State for political retribution. 🧵

OPINION AND ORDER
Since this country was founded, Americans have disagreed about the appropriate division
of power between the federal government and the fifty states that make up our Union. This
tension is a natural result of the system of federalism adopted by our Founders. And yet, not even
the Founding Father most ardently in favor of a strong federal government believed that one
state's militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution, calling such
a suggestion "inflammatory," and stating "it is impossible to believe that [a President] would employ such preposterous means to accomplish their designs." But Plaintiffs contend that such
an event has come to pass, and argue that National Guard troops from both Illinois and Texas
have been deployed to Illinois because the President of the United States wants to punish state elected officials whose policies are different from his own.

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montygibbon.bsky.social @montygibbon.bsky.social · 3d

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HTT- yeah, you prolly know me. @httorg.bsky.social · 3d

Seriously.
As a public health scientist?
I cannot stress enough how poorly prepared this administration is for an ultra deadly & infectious disease like Ebola to make landfall here in the USA.
The best defense for the USA is fast resolution of an outbreak overseas.

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 3d

RIFed:

Several CDC staff currently working on an Ebola outbreak overseas.

You know — the ones literally helping contain and prevent it from spreading. (Like, to the U.S.)

Trust us: dying from Ebola is a MISERABLE way to die.

Ebola disease

WHO fact sheet on Ebola: key facts, definition, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, WHO response.

www.who.int

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3d

Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 2d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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catrx.bsky.social @catrx.bsky.social · 2d

Rest in Peace Diane Keaton. 💗🙏🌿

🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 2d

Diane Keaton wore a “vote bitches” hat in September 2020.

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JAMA @jama.com · 2d

💬 Viewpoint: The FDA's updated guidance on accelerated approval aims to expedite therapy access while ensuring safety and efficacy, but it lacks specific standards for enforcement and trial evaluation.

ja.ma/4371grr

A JAMA article titled "Revisiting the FDA's Accelerated Approval Pathway" by Asha Kodan, Joseph T. Kannarkat, and G. Caleb Alexander, published online September 8, 2025. The article discusses the FDA's recent guidance on confirmatory trials.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

newrepublic.com

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catrx.bsky.social @catrx.bsky.social · 3d

We visited Lady Liberty today 🌿🗽

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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