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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5h

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9h

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 9h

Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."

Douthat: So that’s the first purpose of your political project, for America to stop making God angry.

Wilson: Yes. And most people think that when they are confronted with that project, they think that we want to get our tentacles into everything and start controlling everything. I actually think we need limited government. The government should be significantly smaller than it is, and we need to curtail a lot of the busybodyness that we have. That’s why I would call myself a theocratic libertarian. There is a true libertarian element in this, and yet, the transcendent grounding for what we’re talking about means that we acknowledge the authority of God.

We have racked up quite a body count of awful crimes, and I believe the only way out is for us to repent and turn to Christ. This would be things like no more Pride parades, no more drag queen story hours, no more abortion on demand, no more legalized same-sex unions — all of that, done. That’s the repentance part.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7h

Douthat is laundering hard core white Christian supremacy into the mainstream, with the NYT's blessing.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 9h

Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 7h

The people who voted for Trump didn’t think they were driving a truck over a street full of people, but in effect they were. Many, many Americans will die because of the Trump regime’s destruction of our public health system.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 1d

Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for Trump's shutdown rolling out at TSA security checkpoints across the country.

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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 12h

I'd have thought Chicago would have more than 110,000 Christians but -shrug- if you say so

John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 1d

This makes sense. My mother-in-law lives in Chicago and belongs to this historical society. They’re always holding meetings and tours and fundraisers.

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 12h

nothing these guys are mad about is comprehensible to a normal human being

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12h

going by the decor, is this not TGI Fridays?

Someone on Twitter posted a photo of themselves doing a happy dance as they receive a hot plate of fajitas. Then "Raw Egg Nationalist" on Twitter retweets them, writing: It's incredible that these people exist, but they really do. These are the people who justify the demographic replacement of Western countries in terms of the variety of street food and how many different kinds of fried-meat-and-vegetables in flatbread they can buy.

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Paul Gowder @gowder.io · 12h

Gee where else have we seen ordinary citizens forced to hide their neighbors from an secret police putting people into concentration camps on the basis of their ethnicity in a country run by a personality cult headed by a madman driven by personal resentments?

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 15h

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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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 13h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 13h

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 14h

Oh, does it benefit the US to provide aid to foreign countries? That would have been good to know back in January and February.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

“Stabilizing Argentina is ‘America First’.”

🇦🇷 🇺🇸

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 12h

I just discovered Money for Nothing by Dire Straits on Shazam www.shazam.com/track/587374...

Money for Nothing - Dire Straits: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Listen to Money for Nothing by Dire Straits. See lyrics and music videos, find Dire Straits tour dates, buy concert tickets, and more!

www.shazam.com

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Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 12h

Even when elected officials are on the scene, ICE acts inappropriately.

We can only imagine how they act behind closed doors.

That’s why we’re at Broadview ICE facility. Accountability—now.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 12h

Murray Rothbard famously said that his conservatism would “repeal the 20th century”, but these guys seem to be gunning for the 19th.

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 13h

Counterpoint:

You absolutely do not have to hand it to enslavers

Wilson: Now, one of the things I want to do is say: I’m really glad that slavery’s gone, and good riddance. And I want to say that the Southern slave owner, who read the books of Ephesians and Colossians and 1 Timothy and treated his slaves decently, remembering that he had a master in heaven who he studiously tried to obey — what Paul said slave owners were supposed to do — I would say he was not an orc, and he is part of the reason why slavery ended. In other words, I would say he’s a good guy.

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 13h

TRUMP: WE THINK OIL WILL BE UNDER $2 PER GALLON SOON

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

It wasn’t a typo.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 15h

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 13h

Two actors and real-life good friends Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are collaborating once again, this time, on Broadway. PBS News' Jeffrey Brown met them to talk about their project, “Waiting for Godot,” and also asked them to reflect on some of their favorite things. https://to.pbs.org/4q6dCtE

WATCH: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter on favorite children's books and play recommendations

Two actors and real-life good friends Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are collaborating once again, this time, on Broadway.

www.pbs.org

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 12h

20yrs ago Gary Sherman self-financed his own wild indie film, 39: A FILM BY CARROLL MCKANE. After showing it at festivals, he felt it was too extreme & unsettling for audiences at the time. Now he's showing it again THIS SUNDAY. And I'm hosting the Q&A! Join us!

musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15h

Bari Weiss’s first project for CBS brought in a phenomenal 145 viewers. Love this for her.

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Virginia Heffernan @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social · 17h

The GOP pipeline is now Reagan intern to conservative radio to sketchy foreign lobbying to Nazi porn scandal

Me @ The New Republic:

The Candidate Caught in a Nazi Porn Scandal Is Today’s GOP Personified newrepublic.com/article/2015... via @newrepublic.com

The Candidate Caught in a Nazi Porn Scandal Is Today’s GOP Personified

Meet John Reid, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia. There’s a lot to learn.

newrepublic.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 18h

Jesus. The aftermath looks like a wasteland.

www.newschannel5.com/news/explosi...

At least 19 unaccounted for following explosion at Tennessee explosives manufacturer

An explosion has happened at the Accurate Energetic Systems in the Bucksnort area in Hickman County.

www.newschannel5.com

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 18h

A federal judge ruled ICE agents at the Broadview facility can't use “riot control weapons” like tear gas, pepper spray or less lethal bullets on reporters, protesters and clergy members who don't pose an immediate threat to the safety of law enforcement. https://to.wttw.com/3VZuHYA

Judge Temporarily Bars Feds From Using Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Against Reporters in Broadview

A federal judge ruled Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the Broadview facility cannot use “riot control weapons” like tear gas, pepper spray or rubber bullets against reporters, protesters...

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Jamie Gump (Halloween costume: "Centrist Pundit") @jamiegump.bsky.social · 17h

And Poli Sci departments!

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