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Confuzination.bsky.social @confuzination.bsky.social · 30m

It brings me such great sadness that in a time of near-infinite access to knowledge so many of my countrymen have instead chosen to double down on ignorance. Second Dark Age here we come!

Confuzination.bsky.social @confuzination.bsky.social · 3h

So the Right gets to do terrorism, and use their own terrorism to justify cracking down on the Left. Fuck everything about this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 5h

The regime gets more deranged every day. A rightwing conspiracy theorist assassinated a Democratic lawmaker - which the attorney general presents as an example of leftwing political violence in order to justify an authoritarian crackdown on the opposition…

We’re in incredibly dangerous territory.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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Sick Hunt, Dracones @scalehelix.net · 15h

they’re gonna cheat and if you aren’t mentally preparing for that you’re coping, sorry

Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 15h

So dominion voting got sold, look at this fascinating statement from their new owner (not to doom but this is, uh, suboptimal). www.dominionvoting.com

(Dominion voting website now redirecting to libertyvote.com with the following statement:)

Our Promise.
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My Fellow Americans,
Today, I am proud to announce Liberty Vote - a 100% American-owned election technology company dedicated to restoring trust in our elections. Our mission is clear: every vote must be secure, fair, and verifiable.
I have spent my life working to strengthen America's elections. That commitment began years ago, in the aftermath of the 2000 election, when I worked for the Missouri Secretary of State. Later, as Election Director in St. Louis, I led the effort to modernize outdated systems and rebuild public trust. Eventually, I founded an election technology company that today serves nearly one in four voters nationwide.
With Liberty Vote, we are building on that legacy. We are turning the page and beginning the vital work of restoring faith in American elections. While these changes will not happen overnight, Liberty Vote's mission is rooted in American values and committed to transparency, independent audits, and verifiable paper records.
Our purpose is simple: to ensure that America's elections are secure, fair, and honest.
Scott Leiendecker
Founder and Chairman, Liberty Vote

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A sPoOkY cat like that 👻 @onesparkfire.bsky.social · 13h

It's sick that Liberty and Patriot and Freedom in the name of something is a dog whistle for right-wing authoritarianism. It really is. I hate these people for taking the best of America when all they do is talk shit about it.

Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 15h

So dominion voting got sold, look at this fascinating statement from their new owner (not to doom but this is, uh, suboptimal). www.dominionvoting.com

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 15h

I’m wondering at what point most people in this country are going to realize that the legislative branch has been wholly destroyed in plain sight and that when the heritage folks laid out executive unitary power they were actually talking about ending Congress and the judiciary openly.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 16h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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A Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 16h

Don’t know who to credit but bravo.

An illustrated poster in style of Obama Hope posters with a frog and the word hop

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 20h

On one hand, you’re losing all honour in serving a dictator and violating the constitution, but on the bright side, at least your family will starve.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 22h

Trumps intelligence means nothing insofar as the republican party’s ability to maintain, grown and build the power needed to crush this country under fascism for decades

“But Trump is stupid” means nothing

It’s theatrics from people who are not actually doing anything but powering to stop fascism

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Felicity Tiggs @fiztig.bsky.social · 1d

Too many people don’t read anything before replying.

Machado is a political chameleon who has cozied up to the far-right and likes Trump. She would be happy with a US invasion and to be installed as Pinochet v2.0

Maduro sucks too.

Everyone Sucks Here.

Pity the Venezuelan ppl.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

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

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

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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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 1d

Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 5d

The current American news cycle:

1) Trump announces some major escalation shredding the Constitution

2) Court says he can’t do that

2a) Lefties take a victory lap

3) Trump does that

3a) Supreme Court emergency rules that he can do that…as a treat

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Confuzination.bsky.social @confuzination.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump is not who he is because of dementia or treacherous advisors, he is the result of his life's choices. He chose to be a vile, cruel, bigoted, abusive, power-hungry monster. Let's not let him dodge accountability by calling him a victim of other monsters.

Confuzination.bsky.social @confuzination.bsky.social · 1d

Don't get me wrong Trump isn't the one coming up with all the planning, but to say that he's merely this confused old man and not a vicious liar does a disservice to people struggling with dementia.

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Confuzination.bsky.social @confuzination.bsky.social · 1d

I really do think that this belief that Miller, Vought, Thiel is secretly running the government is part of Trump fatigue. People want someone else to actually be in control even if they might very well be worse because everyone is so sick of him.

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Confuzination.bsky.social @confuzination.bsky.social · 1d

Its astonishing to see everyone accuse Trump's advisors purposefully lie to him with ai videos of Portland when that implies that he actually believes what he's saying. Has everyone freaking forgotten that this man is a pathological liar? He lied about the crowds at his inauguration for fuck's sake!

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 1d

Either that or he’s simply lying.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Confuzination.bsky.social @confuzination.bsky.social · 1d

Make us.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 1d

man saying
All I know is, the higher up you go, the lower the people you find.

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Academic Anarchy🏴 - Antifa Founder @johnbrownbread.bsky.social · 1d

October 18th. Show up simply because it pisses them off.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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

Republicans are currently going around the media to claim the nationwide peaceful No Kings protest on 10/18 is a “Hate America” rally.

Actually, No Kings is a rally of love—love for the founding ideals of America, love for the democracy and freedoms we cherish, love for one another.

Let’s show it:

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

NoKings.org

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Peace Prize went to a woman cheering on the wanton murder of her fellow countrymen and expressing excitement to work with American Nazis if she gets into power. Seems a lot less of a repudiation of the spread of fascism and more like an embrace of it.

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 1d

Tensions between Venezuela and America soared following the attack, but Machado insisted to The Sunday Times that Trump was right to bomb the boat.

“I totally support his strategy,” Machado said. “And I’ve said on behalf of the Venezuelan people that we are very grateful. I think it is the right thing to do. It’s courageous. It’s visionary.”

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 2d

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