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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 6h

Ron Brownstein: “You have judges, including in Illinois, basically now saying that what the administration seems to be doing is trying to provoke a confrontation that will justify a further crackdown. These are very serious and ominous moments.”

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 7h

Rev. David Black, Chicago pastor shot in the head with pepper balls by ICE:

“I am grateful to show up with these protesters, people who deeply believe in democracy, and are bringing peaceful and moral witness against what the Trump administration is doing in Chicago.”

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...

Chicago Pastor Shot by ICE speaks to CNN in first TV interview: ‘We could hear them laughing.’ | CNN

Reverend David Black, the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, speaks to CNN’s Erin Burnett in his first television interview since he was shot in the head with pepper balls while pra...

www.cnn.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 8h

Without doubt the Supreme Court misused its emergency docket to enable Trump’s unprecedented expansion of executive powers. Most of federal judges polled by the New York Times agree.

(Gift article)

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

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 10h

The Trump administration is creating an imaginary enemy called “Antifa”. There is no such organization in the U.S. but the Trump propagandists need “Antifa” to be scary, hidden, with old roots which they placed in the Weimar Republic.

@timothysnyder.bsky.social

snyder.substack.com/p/when-anti-...

When Anti-antifa means Pro-Nazi (video)

Notes from a Presidential "Roundtable"

snyder.substack.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 11h

Great piece by Joe Walsh:

“The faceless ICE agent has quickly become symbolic of Donald Trump’s fascist Project 2025 agenda.”

@walshfreedom.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/socialco...

Who Is ICE?

That’s the problem—we don’t know.

open.substack.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 12h

NO MILITARY ON OUR STREETS!!

HONK FOR DEMOCRACY

STOP TRUMP
SAVE DEMOCRACY

Overpass Brigade
South County Resistance
Rhode Island, 10/11/2025

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 12h

The winning sign:

MY FATHER FOUGHT FASCISTS SO I WOULDN’T HAVE TO.
BUT DAMMIT — HERE I AM!

Overpass Brigade
South County Resistance
Rhode Island, 10/11/2025

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 12h

Another exciting day with the Overpass Brigade.

Today’s message:

UNITE! NO KINGS 10-18

Overpass Brigade
South County Resistance
Rhode Island, 10/11/2025

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 6h

'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 6h

Ron Brownstein: “You have judges, including in Illinois, basically now saying that what the administration seems to be doing is trying to provoke a confrontation that will justify a further crackdown. These are very serious and ominous moments.”

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 7h

Rev. David Black, Chicago pastor shot in the head with pepper balls by ICE:

“I am grateful to show up with these protesters, people who deeply believe in democracy, and are bringing peaceful and moral witness against what the Trump administration is doing in Chicago.”

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...

Chicago Pastor Shot by ICE speaks to CNN in first TV interview: ‘We could hear them laughing.’ | CNN

Reverend David Black, the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, speaks to CNN’s Erin Burnett in his first television interview since he was shot in the head with pepper balls while pra...

www.cnn.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 8h

Without doubt the Supreme Court misused its emergency docket to enable Trump’s unprecedented expansion of executive powers. Most of federal judges polled by the New York Times agree.

(Gift article)

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

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 18h

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 10h

The Trump administration is creating an imaginary enemy called “Antifa”. There is no such organization in the U.S. but the Trump propagandists need “Antifa” to be scary, hidden, with old roots which they placed in the Weimar Republic.

@timothysnyder.bsky.social

snyder.substack.com/p/when-anti-...

When Anti-antifa means Pro-Nazi (video)

Notes from a Presidential "Roundtable"

snyder.substack.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 11h

A truly great photo.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 11h

Great piece by Joe Walsh:

“The faceless ICE agent has quickly become symbolic of Donald Trump’s fascist Project 2025 agenda.”

@walshfreedom.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/socialco...

Who Is ICE?

That’s the problem—we don’t know.

open.substack.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 12h

NO MILITARY ON OUR STREETS!!

HONK FOR DEMOCRACY

STOP TRUMP
SAVE DEMOCRACY

Overpass Brigade
South County Resistance
Rhode Island, 10/11/2025

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 12h

The winning sign:

MY FATHER FOUGHT FASCISTS SO I WOULDN’T HAVE TO.
BUT DAMMIT — HERE I AM!

Overpass Brigade
South County Resistance
Rhode Island, 10/11/2025

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 12h

Another exciting day with the Overpass Brigade.

Today’s message:

UNITE! NO KINGS 10-18

Overpass Brigade
South County Resistance
Rhode Island, 10/11/2025

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 1d

Pam Bondi and other Trump’s sycophants will soon learn that they can never be loyal enough. Sooner or later they will be pushed aside and replaced by someone perceived as more loyal and dedicated. Pam Bondi didn’t know in advance about Letitia James’s indictment.

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

Top Justice Dept. Officials Weren’t Told in Advance of James Indictment

www.nytimes.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 1d

María Corina Machado is the leader of the Venezuelan grass-roots pro-democracy movement. Her movement won the 2024 presidential election. Still, even after his definitive loss, Nicolás Maduro refused to hand over power.

A must-read by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Why María Corina Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

www.theatlantic.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 1d

Weeks after Trump signed an executive order quarantining NATO-level security to Qatar, Hegseth announced that the US will allow Qatar to build an Air Force base in Idaho.

Qatar gave Trump a Boeing 747 and has business dealings with Trump’s family. It’s so corrupt.

newrepublic.com/post/201647/...

MAGA Melts Down Over Trump Giving Qatar a Military Base in U.S.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Qatar would build an Air Force base in Idaho.

newrepublic.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel Peace Prize goes to María Corina Machado. The Nobel committee recognized her "tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela” and "her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy”.

www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 1d

MIT rejected Trump's "Compact for Academic Excellence". The Compact is meant to destroy academic freedom and give the Trump administration far reaching control over universities' operations, policies, and programs. No school should accept it.

www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

MIT Rejects Proposed Federal Compact

MIT is the first institution to reject a proposal by the Trump administration that would trade preferential treatment on federal funding in exchange for far-reaching changes.

www.insidehighered.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 1d

Pam Bondi and other Trump’s sycophants will soon learn that they can never be loyal enough. Sooner or later they will be pushed aside and replaced by someone perceived as more loyal and dedicated. Pam Bondi didn’t know in advance about Letitia James’s indictment.

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

Top Justice Dept. Officials Weren’t Told in Advance of James Indictment

www.nytimes.com

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