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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

The people who want violent protests to happen are Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Tom Homan, and other senior appointees in his admin. They are doing everything they possibly can to provoke people to violence and it is obvious that is what they hope for daily.

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 18h

It's time we gave Gen-Z some movie memories as good as the ones we were given in the 1980s.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 18h

I want to make it perfectly clear I've got nothing against TRON: ARES. I'm looking forward to seeing it.

But what I want most is for the younger generations to love going to the movies, which means we need more movies for them. Not every movie needs to be for 50 year old white guys.

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Bob Ratz @ratman1967.bsky.social · 18h

This doesn't just affect rural areas. All those rural people who survive the 2+ hour transport are going to drown the capacity of remaining hospitals. There will be pain, injury, and death for everyone to share.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 18h

🧵 regarding the shutdown:

The Democrats aren’t being clear enough about this but we can be: this shutdown is about saving lives.

If we don’t reverse the Medicaid cuts (and the ACA subsidies on insurance bought through the exchanges) that Republicans made this year, people will die.

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Tim Lebbon @timlebbon.bsky.social · 18h

Dead Red Virgilio is coming to get you...

Robert Swartwood @robertswartwood.bsky.social · 21h

A new @timlebbon.bsky.social came in the mail yesterday

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23h

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

www.levernews.com

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 20h

NoKings.org

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 22h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 21h

For non-US folks: IDEA is the rule that dictates that disabled kids are to have equal opportunities for a public education. Taking away the people who fund and enforce it is basically leaving disabled kids and their families to fend for themselves.

Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 21h

Vought’s daughter has cerebral palsy, and while she may not require “special” education, she would need adjustments if she attended any school.

Obviously, he is evil and does not care about hypocrisy, but I want people to remember: they’re taking this away from US, not themselves.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 22h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 1d

The alarm shall sound.

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: ICE agents just abducted a press camera operator in Chicago.

WGN-TV’s Debbie Brockman was dragged to the ground, cuffed and bundled into a van - which then rammed her vehicle to escape.

What the hell is happening in America?

(🎥 Original footage via Josh Thomas/FB)

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 1d

The President seems unwell. From his physical symptoms to his visible cognitive decline, the American people deserve clear answers about his ability to serve. I’ve formally called on the White House Physician to provide transparency and the truth about President Trump’s health.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 2d

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

This is that "plenary" authority Stephen Miller was referring to in the now edited CNN interview. Arguing that the president's deployment of troops is unreviewable by the courts is arguing that his power is plenary.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2d

Hamilton insists the president's decision is "unreviewable."

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 2d

*make* the proof

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Maria J Pérez Cuervo @mjpcuervo.bsky.social · 2d

Thís is Eglantine Price
Eglantine learned Witchcraft to figbt
tbe Nazis
Be Líke Eglantine.
Hex the Fascists.

Image from Bedknobs and broomsticks

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

The Education Department has hired at least 9 people from the America First Policy Institute, co-founded by Secretary Linda McMahon.

The think tank’s listed goals include ending the separation of church and state and “plant[ing] Jesus in every space.”

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 2d

We have the cover for the reissue of @cgolden.bsky.social's OF SAINTS AND SHADOWS. The book launches next year and has a fantastic new foreword by @ericlarocca.bsky.social. We'll reveal the cover soon...but you can pre-order now!

badhandbooks.com/preorders/of...

OF SAINTS AND SHADOWS by Christopher Golden: PAPERBACK WITH SIGNED BOOKPLATE — Bad Hand Books

The landmark urban fantasy series by NYT-bestselling author Christopher Golden returns with a new trade paperback edition at Bad Hand Books! WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY ERIC LaROCCA A secret sect of ...

badhandbooks.com

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Glenn A. Bruce @glennardenbruce.bsky.social · 2d

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V.Castro @vlatinalondon.bsky.social · 3d

I’m so grateful for this community. I wrote this wanting to write an action character who was more than a tough woman kicking ass in the streets in steel toe boots and brass rings. She’s also vulnerable. She bleeds.

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Tim Lebbon @timlebbon.bsky.social · 3d

It's the last stop on the epic Titans of Terror Tour tonight ... the encore, the final appearance, including a dance number, crowd surfing and an audience singalong! Come and see me and @cgolden.bsky.social talking all things horror at Waterstones Abergavenny, 7pm! Tickets on their website.

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Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · 3d

My hands are shaking a little as I type this but...ITCH! IS OUT TODAY!!

I'm finally a big 5 published author!

Feminist, formication folk horror with creepy crawlies, ancient traditions, unsolved murders, weird processions, masks, an old pub and an excellent dog.

www.hachette.co.uk/titles/gemma...

Gemma Amor dressed in pink holding a copy of ITCH!

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