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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 1d

Farm bankruptcies are back in the news, so it's time to pull this chart out again.

Hey look they kept rising during Trump's first term. Then they went way down under Biden.

Now they're up again? So weird. Thanks Farm Bureau for the graphic

Screenshot from Farm Bureau article on farm bankruptcies. It shows farm bankruptcies climbing steadily 2014-2020, falling by half in 2021, & continuing to fall through 2023.

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Thomas Janecek @twocatfarm1.bsky.social · 6h

The first Dem Governor that truly puts up opposition, (instead of just yapping) including have state police both protect protestors and arrest ICE personnel illegally grabbing people off the streets will easily be the next Dem Prez nominee.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 6h

Live rn from a tiktok user at Broadview, Pritzker still has the Illinois state police out in force protecting 🧊 and brutalizing protesters there

A line of riot gear police with clubs advances on protesters in a “designated free-speech area” near Broadview, Illinois ice facility

Police aggressively clash with protesters, dragging one to the ground

Line of police before they started attacking protesters. Footage is from TikTok live of Amanda protests.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 6h

I saw myself as maybe all in for J.B. Pritzker

But I am losing faith, rapidly.

Police state fascism in America is bigger than Trump. It's backed by Democrats just like Republicans. And it's not going anywhere

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6h

Note: it's not even curfew yet.

State police just started pushing people off the business park corner. Here in the road, a brave group of demonstrators are attempting to hold their line.

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mojizele solarte (she/ her) @dopegirlfresh.blacksky.app · 7h

I read someplace she has done it before — cuz she has a GI condition that has her always ready to let loose. What a fucking nasty ass bitch.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 7h

Guess they are counting on the troops to murder their fellow citizens for free.

CNN @cnn.com · 18h

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

www.cnn.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 11h

The RIFs at CDC and NIH will be fought in court. But @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @jbpritzker.bsky.social and other blue state governors could band together to create public health consortiums outside the reach of Trump/Kennedy/Vought.

As I discuss here:

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

www.motherjones.com

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 14h

The great thing about being a Trumpist is that Speaker Johnson can make the most absurd, evidence-free, ideologically-extreme claims imaginable about the democratic opposition, and media outlets will note the aggressive nature of his claims ("slams") and amplify his lies in the headline.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

Johnson slams the No Kings protest march scheduled to take place in DC next week as the “hate America rally” that would draw “the pro-Hamas wing” and “the antifa people.”

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

www.politico.com

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 10h

Republicans are 💯 responsible for shielding the pedophiles they once promised to expose.

Republicans are 💯 responsible for stoking civil unrest across the country. They’ve peddled in inflammatory rhetoric for years, outlawed anti-fascism, weaponized the DOJ, ICE and the National Guard.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 10h

Republicans are 💯 responsible for the price hikes in everything. You can thank Trump tariffs.

Republicans are 💯 responsible for the economic uncertainty gripping working class Americans. They’re building an oligarchy and you’re simply an inconvenience that needs to put up and shut up.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 10h

Let’s be clear:

Republicans are 💯 responsible for the government shutdown. They don’t need a single vote from Democrats to reopen.

Republicans are 💯 responsible for firing thousands of federal workers. They don’t need a single layoff to offset the shutdown. It’s their Project 2025 playbook.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10h

I can't emphasize how important it is for people to understand that unless something FAR BIGGER than an election win happens, this is a pipe dream.

It would take quite a bit to get past qualified immunity.

Jesse Berney Has a Skeleton Inside @jesseberney.com · 10h

I can't emphasize enough how important it is that the next attorney general set a team to go through ICE records with a fine tooth comb and prosecute individual agents.

It's the only way to stop this from happening again.

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 14h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 13h

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 10h

I actually think gavin newsom has a tendency to bring the wrong weapon to a matchup and that the optimal politician is tim walz, who switches between all three modes while pretending like he's just being normal

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 10h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 10h

This is often said. I might've even said it at some times.

But honestly it's not true.

They win because they cheat. If we had free and fair elections without barriers

It'd be a different world. IMO.

Mayor of Crazy Town @sunmonkey23.bsky.social · 10h

You know why the Republicans continue to win? They’re loyal to their party. None of this kind of circular firing squad purity testing. It will continue to sink us. Save those conversations for after we wrestle control from the fascists. I’m just saying. It’s go time and we need a solid line! ✌️☮️🕊️

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 10h

Prosecute every agent.

Redsky @redsky.pirhoo.com · 12h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

Link | Subreddit

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

www.reddit.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h

A First Lady who lied about having a college degree on her immigration application, who is married to someone who rapes children and arrests his political opponents, and has a "back door channel" to an evil despot who kidnaps children and assassinates his political opponents.

Incredible.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 12h

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 14h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 15h

It’s definitely worth remembering Trump was a committed and intentional fraud. Multiple crimes.

Nathan Newman- ANTIFA Since Nazis Murdered Family in Death Camps @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 16h

Emphasize: Trump convicted not for paperwork error - but because falsification of business records was in furtherance of crime of paying Michael Cohen for his paying off Stormy Daniels- a crime that Cohen was convicted of with Trump as unindicted co-conspirator.

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...

What was Trump convicted of? Details on the 34 counts and his guilty verdict

Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Here's what to know about the charges.

www.cbsnews.com

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The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 22h

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 15h

We are watching Trump and his fascist regime get even more desperate from gerrymandering to investigating grassroots organizations that support Democrats. This is because Trump knows he's losing. His poll #s are awful and GOP is on road to big defeats. They need to cheat. And we need to fight back!

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 15h

I mean Trump threatened sanctions on Russia countless times this year and not even fucking once has he done anything. This isn’t some fucking mystery.

Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 21h

Well, guess what? Yesterday Putin batted his eyelashes at Trump (and Melania) and the first couple were grateful for the love and attention. People need to accept the reality that Trump will always crave Putin's affections and cares not a whit for Ukraine. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Putin Flutters His Eyelashes and Trump Swoons (Melania Too)

A Catechism To Understand The Reality Of Trump, Russia and Ukraine

open.substack.com

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

American broadcast journalism has utterly failed and is a dead industry, there's nothing left worth saving

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