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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 5h

So what do you say, J.D. Vance? You once feared Trump could be the American Adolf Hitler. But that seems to be the hope of the new generation of Republicans you’ve raised. Will you denounce this outbreak of antisemitism, racism and fascism in your party?

Politico @politico.com · 15h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 6h

The more GOP officials and right-wing hacks try to spin and pivot from their Young Republican leaders praising Hitler and racism and gas chambers for their enemies, the more it puts the story in the spotlight.

Keep at it!

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 5h

Horrifying reporting from @politico.com on Young Republicans group chats. (Not just a few outliers; people in leadership around the country).
Racism.
Misogyny.
Antisemitism.
These are not bugs but FEATURES of today’s GOP. Revolting.
Join #NoKings 10/18
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Mark C. Walton @chileboy.bsky.social · 5h

Hegseth is terrified of accurate reporting on the military.

#Journalism
#Pentagon
#FreedomOfThePress

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 8h

Extraordinary NYT story:

Trump’s DOJ pressured out another US Attorney in WESTERN Virginia for finding that a grand jury probe his bosses demanded was unwarranted.

They wanted a case discrediting the Russia probe — evidence be damned. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

It's really not about politics anymore. The apparatus of the Republican Party has simply become a haven for bad people.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Mark C. Walton @chileboy.bsky.social · 9h

Yep.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14h

"why do you keep calling us Nazis?"

Because you're Nazis.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

Mark C. Walton @chileboy.bsky.social · 9h

Number of Republicans that this will matter to: *Zero*

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10h

As I've noted, central to Stephen Miller's propaganda is the claim that the Chicago complex targeted by ICE was "filled" with Tren de Aragua "terrorists."

Now @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social reports that the number of TdA members netted in that raid is down to *one.*

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

Mark C. Walton @chileboy.bsky.social · 10h

Not a single event, good or bad, that he can't help but make about himself.

Mark C. Walton @chileboy.bsky.social · 10h

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11h

It's not just about stopping Trump. Do you really think that if Republicans keep control of Congress that they're going to certify an election in 2028 if they don't like the results?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

Frost: Trump knows that when they passed the big, ugly bill that rips away healthcare from 17 million people, you usually don’t win elections when you do something like that…

So instead of undoing that, he’s pressuring states to give him more seats.

What California is doing is responding to that

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Aleianjack @aleianjack.bsky.social · 10h

Five Hostage Stories the Media Is Ignoring Because the Hostages Were… Palestinians
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Five Hostage Stories the Media Is Ignoring Because the Hostages Were… Palestinians

The release of Israeli hostages from Gaza has been widely covered by the Western press. But what about the hundreds of freed Palestinian hostages, and their stories of trauma and suffering?

zeteo.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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Mark C. Walton @chileboy.bsky.social · 15h

'"The Port Authority's longstanding policies prevent airing of politically partisan messages at our facilities, so airports are not airing the video on airport-controlled screens," said a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates those three airports."'

Mark C. Walton @chileboy.bsky.social · 15h

"The airports that refused to show Noem's video include the three major airports in the New York City area — John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport in Queens, and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey."

We need this sort of national-level pushback! 👍

#NY
#NJ

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Mark C. Walton @chileboy.bsky.social · 15h

Oh, brother. 🙄

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 16h

You’re not alone. You’re not broken. You’re still here. And when you protect these forces in yourself, you make it easier for others to protect them too. That ripple effect is how movements survive.
📖Staying Human Under Occupation 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/paultsha...

nokings.org

No Kings Field Kit: Staying Human Under Occupation (October, 2025)

They want fear to keep you home—or make you so reactive you play into their hands. This field kit helps you choose your stance, pace yourself, and refuse to let occupation break you.

open.substack.com

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Trustee Medina, PVUSD III @trusteemedina.bsky.social · 13d

In honor of Filipino American History Month, I highly recommend reading, How to Stand Up to a Dictator by @mariaressa.bsky.social

Her fight against corruption and disinformation in the Philippines speaks directly to what we face in the U.S. today. A must-read on combating online misinformation.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 17h

Offices sit empty. Phones ring unanswered. Emails go unread. The staff who once guided families, protected students, and kept the system alive are gone.

Thoughts and prayers to the MAGA mamas who insisted Trump would protect special education if he were re-elected. Now that he's fired nearly everyone in the department, they're stunned. Turns out, cruelty was never just for other people's kids.
@itsalovelylife

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Mark C. Walton @chileboy.bsky.social · 17h

Imagine how different these #SCOTUS decisions would be were Harris the current president (not that she'd be in the position of having to defend clearly unlawful actions). Also: would they be issuing these rulings if they thought we'd ever again elect a Democratic president?

#UnitaryExecutiveTheory

Has the Supreme Court Abandoned Originalism?

The right-wing majority has veered hard in the direction of unitary executive theory—and a schism with conservative legal scholars is starting to widen.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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Mark C. Walton @chileboy.bsky.social · 1d

#LateNightTV
#Media

Media companies thought late night TV was irrelevant. Kimmel proved them wrong

Jimmy Kimmel's return to airwaves might just point the way forward for late night TV to prove its relevance to American audiences — and to itself.

www.npr.org

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Government workers 👇🏾

Lunch is on the house:

Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

GOP hypocrisy: “bring down the temperature” when it comes to Dems calling out Trump.

Meanwhile, he’s cranking up the heat, falsely painting Democrats as violent radicals with zero evidence in order to justify sending troops into LA, Chicago, DC, and Portland. It’s all part of the Project 2025 plan.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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