David Houghton
@dfhoughton.bsky.social
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Linguist, programmer, honest person. All in on DEI. Proud to be woke. Friend and parent of queer folk.
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dfhoughton.bsky.social
Foreign dictators and oligarchs.
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indivisible.org
“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings
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brendannyhan.bsky.social
Yikes?

Reporters: I hope you are digging into this hard.

I can imagine this meaning they are trying to rebuild trust among Republicans (which would be great!). I can also imagine much more worrisome possibilities.
sky.skymarchini.net
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 Later, as Election Director in St. Louis, I led the effort to modernize outdated systems and rebuild public trust.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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chrismurphyct.bsky.social
When Republicans are pre-butting a pro-democracy rally like No Kings and making shit up left and right to scare people, you know they're losing and in panic mode.

Pedal to the floor.
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wctindivisible.bsky.social
This is America. We continue to weep for the country we're losing and fight for the country we are capable of being.
heartlandsignal.bsky.social
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
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altnps.bsky.social
Trump has begun dismissing federal workers, with furloughed staff at the Department of Health and Human Services now facing permanent layoffs. The cuts are hitting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention especially hard.
dfhoughton.bsky.social
Not so long ago a bunch of protestors came to DC loaded for war. They invaded the Capitol, looting and pillaging. They assaulted police officers and threatened the lives of legislators.

The Republicans hailed these people as heroes. Trump pardoned them all.

So why are they so upset about the 18th?
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bradtakei.bsky.social
Mike Johnson might not have time for governance, but he’s always got a moment for music criticism.
prchovanec.bsky.social
The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.
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laurachapin.bsky.social
This nation STARTED as a protest against an authoritarian government.
dfhoughton.bsky.social
I think it's simpler than that. Send ICE. Pepper spray and beat protestors. Zip tie them. Whatever. Then claim the protestors instigated it. They need only a minimal quantity of dust in the air to keep their voters/viewers pacified.

I'm going anyway.
dfhoughton.bsky.social
He doubts it will be peaceful because he intends it not to be. The Republicans will send in their "peacemakers" -- ICE/the Klan -- to ensure there is violence. It doesn't matter if 60% of the populace recognizes what is going on as long as the Fox/OANN contingent stay on the reservation.
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jackjenkins.me
Speaker Mike Johnson, standing next to Emmer here, urged Democrats less than a month ago to "turn down their rhetoric," saying, "Nazis and fascists is not helpful."

As such, striking to see him stand quietly as a fellow Republican insists there is a "terrorist wing" of the Democratic Party.
atrupar.com
Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."
dfhoughton.bsky.social
There have to be a *lot* of American flags on the Mall on the 18th. It needs to be clear that the protest is for the country, not against it.

It isn't America that the protestors hate, Mike. It's Republicans. It's ICE. It's MAGA. It's lying and gaslighting. It's you.

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atrupar.com
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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dfhoughton.bsky.social
The subtext, which someone should explain to Trump: the Nobel Peace Prize will not be given to a dictator.

You want the prize? Restore the democracy you've broken. That's a precondition, not the whole task. It's not even the beginning of the task.

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thetnholler.bsky.social
NOBEL rewards democracy over authoritarianism
dfhoughton.bsky.social
This isn't going to play well in Finland. Or anywhere in Europe not under Putin's thumb, for that matter.
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thetnholler.bsky.social
CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
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owillis.bsky.social
everyone who knows the kid who didnt do their homework or who was the kid who didnt do the homework and is pushing bullshit to the teacher has seen this speech pattern before
atrupar.com
Q: With soybeans, what is the plan to help farmers? Is it direct checks?

TRUMP: What happens with soybeans is uhhh, we're gonna see more and more I think opening up and part of the reason-- he's got things that he wants to discuss with me and I have things I want to discuss with him
dfhoughton.bsky.social
The Republican SCOTUS majority are corrupt, dishonest clowns who defile the office they hold. They should be disbarred.

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mjsdc.bsky.social
It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.
dfhoughton.bsky.social
I was unable to confirm the detail regarding the number of times Reverend Black was shot or what he was doing at the time. Not that it changes much.

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paulusg.bsky.social
Protect Kamala Harris ✊

This is Reverend David Black, minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Chicago. He was shot seven times in the head with chemical pellets by ICE agents as he was kneeling to pray at a protest.

RETWEET if you stand with Reverend Black against the Trump Administration!
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leahgreenberg.bsky.social
oh my god they are panicking so hard right now
atrupar.com
Mike Johnson: "It's about keeping Congress operating so we can get to healthcare. We always were going to. They're lying to you. Okay? The healthcare issues were always gonna be something discussed, deliberated, contemplated, and debated in October and November."