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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2h

New post just out:

The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.

In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.

(£/free trial)

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Russia and the rise of the radical right

Marine Le Pen meets with Putin before the 2017 French Presidential election (Photo credit Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images)

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1h

These videos are all generated by AI.

People should be aware that AI can do these things now.

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Sora

Transform text and images into immersive videos. Animate stories, visualize ideas, and bring your concepts to life.

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1h

Here is info:
www.nokings.org

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 ...

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1h

The original No Kings document. October 18 is the next big No Kings Day. Rallies will be held across the US.

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1h

I think this is an important thread. There must be accountability.

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1h

Is this a snuff film from the US govt?

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · Jul 24

What’s the target, brother?

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

This is the USA now.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5h

se·cret po·lice /sēkrit pəˈlēs/, noun. Secret police are police, intelligence, or security agencies that engage in operations against a government's political, ideological, or social opponents and dissidents. Secret police are characteristic of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 5h

Unprecedented grift & corruption, happening daily right in front of us

Daniel A Collier, PhD @dcollier74.bsky.social · 22h

Man what a lucky guess.........

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 4h

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump No Longer Remembers That He Was President and Controlled the FBI on January 6, 2021, Confirming Americans' Worst Fears About His Advanced Dementia

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

Why doesn't the news media - the public's information sources - "take on the far right?"

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‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

Shaping political beliefs. What the media makes people afraid of. (PS Lately it's immigrants.)

Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 12h

Read this. It's just so nasty and hateful. Why is it any of hid business?

JD Vance slams Canterbury Cathedral art installation - BBC News share.google/TFabE8GD0Ztn...

JD Vance slams Canterbury Cathedral art installation

The US Vice President says it has made a "beautiful historical building really ugly".

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14h

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15h

Also, the US will never support accountability unless we can make this more toxic than it is now, which should involve a concerted effort to make Stephen Miller's pathologies visible, especially now that Trump is feeble and Wormtongue is pushing him to do especially illegal things.

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 14h

Dems could bring in George Bush to fight in the primary against Platner! Does he still have a house in Maine?

He's the right age to run as a centrist Democrat! And he definitely voted for the Iraq War!

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 1d

If/when Platner wins the primary, it’ll be the final mark of death for the old guard of the Democratic Party. They don’t have the juice anymore and this will prove it. (Plus I think a primary will make Platner a better candidate for the general!)

CBS News @cbsnews.com · 2d

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is expected to launch a campaign for Senate on Tuesday, two Democratic sources told CBS News — vying to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 1d

If/when Platner wins the primary, it’ll be the final mark of death for the old guard of the Democratic Party. They don’t have the juice anymore and this will prove it. (Plus I think a primary will make Platner a better candidate for the general!)

CBS News @cbsnews.com · 2d

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is expected to launch a campaign for Senate on Tuesday, two Democratic sources told CBS News — vying to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills expected to jump into crucial Senate race next week, sources say

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is expected to launch a campaign for Senate on Tuesday, two Democratic sources told CBS News — vying to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 18h

NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Letitia James
Indictment
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But in June, IMs. Thompson testified to a grand
jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said. She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.
The specter of Mr. Trump's revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James's punishment. For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a "crook" and
"corrunt" Last month. he also appointed Ms.

for a peaceful life after years of turbulence in several cities.
The family, Nakia Thompson and her children, have lived at the address ever since, according to two people familiar with the home, and until this week, the plan for a more lacid existence had largely gone as expected. Several times a year, the people said, a great-aunt who had purchased the house in 2020 with Ms.
Thompson in mind would come for an extended stay.
This week, with the filing of court papers some 200 miles north, the plan came to an abrupt end.
The great-aunt - Letitia James, the New York attorney general - was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department. The yellow house,

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

After the images start hitting the news pictures of politicians posing with Netanyahu will be as toxic as pics with Epstein. Past votes supporting Isreal will be like votes supporting the Iraq invasion.

Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

When journalists get in the world will be able to see why Israel wouldn't let them in - and why they killed every journalist they could find who was already there.

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

International journalists urge Israel to allow reporters into Gaza after ceasefire deal

Foreign Press Association joins long list of global media agencies demanding press freedom in devastated territory

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Raccoons Hourly @raccoonhourly.bsky.social · 1d

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Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 1d

Daily reminder: any educated human knows AI will NOT solve OUR problems.. income inequality, climate collapse, techno-dictator overlords. I studied at their fancy schools. I dated their daughters. There’s a reason AI chips are tariff-free. No one is coming for us🇺🇸

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

After the images start hitting the news pictures of politicians posing with Netanyahu will be as toxic as pics with Epstein. Past votes supporting Isreal will be like votes supporting the Iraq invasion.

Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

When journalists get in the world will be able to see why Israel wouldn't let them in - and why they killed every journalist they could find who was already there.

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

International journalists urge Israel to allow reporters into Gaza after ceasefire deal

Foreign Press Association joins long list of global media agencies demanding press freedom in devastated territory

www.theguardian.com

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CNN @cnn.com · 2d

In an extraordinary effort to inject politics into millions of Americans’ travel experiences, the Trump administration plans to roll out a video at airports across the United States that will blame Democrats for lapses in TSA workers’ pay because of the government shutdown.