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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 3h

Spotted in Oakland

Wrong Way street sign with a crossed-out swastika

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 3h

First electricity bill since battery install: One *third* the last pre-battery bill (same Govt energy rebate across both bills; now mainly connection fee/line$ & pole$) and grid usage halved month-on-month since battery came online (and we for the hang I'd using it). #Photon4Grid #Renewables 1/2

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Edge @czarbucks.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, me as well. I get called but never seated, and never for a grand jury at all. In 2 different states.

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Edge @czarbucks.bsky.social · 8h

If you possibly can, try to read @juliusgoat.bsky.social

Here is today's essay on good vs. evil.

www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...

The Crime of Human Virtue

Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

www.the-reframe.com

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 15h

As Vought sees it: The "natural"/divinely ordained order manifests in sharp hierarchies of race, gender, religion, and wealth; this "natural" order was enshrined in the nation's founding; therefore any attempt at leveling hierarchies is unnatural, un-American, and fundamentally illegitimate.

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Edge @czarbucks.bsky.social · 17h

Here too, but one can hope.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17h

Hannah Arendt distinguished totalitarianism “from other forms of political oppression known to us such as despotism, tyranny and dictatorship” in that totalitarianism seeks to subjugate civil society and private lives, not just political opponents, using psychological, not just physical, repression.

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 18h

I saw the new George Orwell documentary last night. It’s called 2+2=5. I have been a little bit squeamish about applying the word totalitarian to Trump and the Republicans. Not anymore. We are experiencing a totalitarian movement. There’s no question.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 20h

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 · 2d

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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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 1d

Your grandfathers didn’t storm Normandy so you could be afraid of the word antifascist or “antifa”

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

After 10 long days, the hearing challenging Texas' gerrymandering ended. By the end, all of legacy media had vanished. But Democracy Docket stayed to keep you informed about just how far Republicans went to manipulate the state’s maps.

Support its vital work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Anita Earls @anitaearls.bsky.social · 1d

From the OBX to Cherokee, NC voters: Have you checked that your voter registration is complete? The State Board of Elections has identified over 100,000 North Carolinians whose voter registrations are missing key information. Visit ncsbe.gov/registrationrepair to check yours!

Registration Repair | NCSBE

Find out if your North Carolina voter registration is incomplete, learn how to fix it, and review the FAQ for more information.

ncsbe.gov

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

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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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Who belongs in Trump's America?

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 1d

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 1d

Lol majority Whip Republican Tom Emmer said people going to the No Kings Marches are terrorists and hate America... what a delusional asshole

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Republican Rep Claims Everyone at “No Kings” Protest Is a Terrorist

This is how the Republicans begin to dismantle the First Amendment.

www.yahoo.com

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Edge @czarbucks.bsky.social · 18h

“Hate America” is their new talking point for us. We prove them wrong.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

Unprecedented corruption

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 1d

A big deal for inflation and also whether you’ll have reliable food supplies, due to Trump policy choices.

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 1d

"The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed with the Federal Register last week that 'the near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens' is threatening 'the stability of domestic food production and prices for U.S. consumers.'”

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

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Chris Cooper @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful morning at Judaculla Rock near Cullowhee. Definitely worth a visit if you're visiting Jackson County, or if you (like me) live here

The rock has more than 1,500 petroglyphs--the most of any boulder East of the Mississippi.

A 6 post 🧵 that no one asked for ⤵️

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Tom Sullivan @tmsullivan.bsky.social · 1d

As is often true of liars, bullies, and extremist conservatives, they can dish it out but cannot take it.
digbysblog.net/2025/10/11/l...

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Edge @czarbucks.bsky.social · 1d

I want to be on a grand jury. It would be great to be in a position to actually tell these mf'ers "no."

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Edge @czarbucks.bsky.social · 1d

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

Nixon’s crimes look like harmless high school pranks compared to the now-daily unprecedented illegal & unconstitutional crimes being committed daily by this president & his staff

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

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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Edge @czarbucks.bsky.social · 1d

This is ridiculous. They should read some of the emails I've send my 3 GOP electeds over this year.

Am I going to get a visit from the Gestapo, too?

Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 1d

Law experts appalled as cops swoop on 77-year-old for writing 'innocuous' postcard

www.rawstory.com/florida-2674...

Law experts appalled as cops swoop on 77-year-old for writing 'innocuous' postcard

Florida resident James O’Gara received a surprise visit from law enforcement at his home last week in what First Amendment experts have labeled a clear attempt at intimidation in response to a “pretty...

www.rawstory.com

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Edge @czarbucks.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry, I hadn't read enough, I thought Trump was just spit-lying again.

My gods.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

When you think back to Trump’s unhinged Ebola freak out during Obama’s presidency this seems extra insane.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of Epidemic Intelligence Service officers ("disease detectives") gone.
In-country staff in Africa (including those helping to manage the current Ebola outbreak) are fired.

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