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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 4h

The Department of War Crimes is outta control

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 4h

It's perfect!

"Renowned Puppy Killer Kristi Noem" scared of protesters in frog costumes.

Bulldog @harpua.bsky.social · 12h

Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo humorously criticizes Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, leading to laughter from CNN's Boris Sanchez.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 13h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 4h

Antifa Roundtable "Journalists" do propaganda for the regime

Antifa Roundtable

YouTube video by The White House

www.youtube.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10h

Okay this is a good headline

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 10h

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

Every day it's just helicopters all day long now and people are somehow still unsure whether to call this an occupation

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15h

it's only racial profiling if it comes from the racial profiling region of france. otherwise it's sparkling reasonable suspicion.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

McLaughlin: "Pritzker said there's racial profiling, which is absolutely false. Our officials use reasonable suspicion. That's protected under the US Constitution 4th Amendment."

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 9h

AS: My opponent has also previously said that she thinks it’s okay for someone to be fired from their job for being gay. That is discrimination.

WES: That’s not discrimination! (2/2)

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susannah glickman @susglickman.bsky.social · 9h

I write here about why he’s full of shit www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you for sharing. I preordered a copy.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13h

A timely excerpt from Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis, written by my friend Aaron Goggans, who has supported many frontline activists struggling with their mental health during moments of mass protest and upheaval. Thank you, @pempem.bsky.social for uplifting.

A Letter from an Organizer on How to Fight While Feeling Broken

An excerpt from Read This When Things Fall Apart.

mentalhellth.xyz

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 17h

“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”

This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.

But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 9h

CTO of Palantir announces his book, Mobilize, by stating the US is in an undeclared state of emergency.

MOBILIZE

How to Reboot THE AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL BASE and Stop
WORLD WAR III

1/ We are in an undeclared state of emergency.

America's adversaries are circling, and the American industrial base that dominated the 20th century is dormant.

For the CCP, it is not enough for China to prosper...
America must fall.

It's time to Mobilize. Coming March 2026.

MOBILIZE
How to Reboot
THE AMERICAN
INDUSTRIAL BASE
and Stop
WORLD WAR III
SHYAM SANKAR
and Madeline Hart
"This book is a must-read for anyone who gives a damn about our country's future."

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 4d

Donald Trump is trying to criminalize opposition to fascism. What are the real threats—and how can people prepare for them?

We've prepared a zine version of "Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression."

Please print these out and distribute them widely!

crimethinc.com/MakeReadyZine

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h

People compare the United States' fascism today to Germany's fascism in the 1930s, but it's actually far more shameless and stupid.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 13h

NEW: A federal judge hands win to clergy (and others) who say ICE agents violated their religious freedom by, among other things, shooting them with pepper balls.

Also: a pastor tells me senior Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino personally shoved him last week. religionnews.com/2025/10/09/f...

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 15h

Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.

It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.

Thank you for your consideration.

"Help us leave safely" on FreeFunder

Click here to support "Help us leave safely" by Dara on FreeFunder!

www.freefunder.com

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 19h

Some exciting news: 404 Media just won a grant via Muckrock to investigate book bans and educational censorship in the U.S. The plan is to file hundreds of public records requests around the country and to report on and archive all the documents for public use:

www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 20h

Needing multiple streams of income to stay afloat is a societal failure not a personal one. You should be able to afford a comfortable lifestyle with one job. You are not lazy.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 19h

I went ahead and did the starting work for someone who wants to chase this angle. Most right-wing influencers who participated in the "Antifa" roundtable at the White House yesterday have easily provable ties to TPUSA (8 of 12). The other four need a closer look I don't have time for right now.

right-wing influencers standing for a photo together at the white house

(Left to Right)

Jack Posobiec - TPUSA employee
Seamus Bruner - Government Accountability Institute (GAI)
James Klug - TPUSA Ambassador
Jonathan Cho - TPUSA employee
Nick Sortor - Influencer
Julio Rosas - Former TPUSA, Blaze Media
Nick Shirley - Influencer
Andy Ngo - Human Events Media Group*
Brandi Kruse - Influencer
Savannah Hernandez - TPUSA employee
Katie Daviscourt - Former TPUSA, Human Events Media Group*
Cam Higby - TPUSA employee

(Human Events Media Group is closely tied to TPUSA. https://humanevents.com/about-human-events )

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 17h

How Mark Bray, author of the book on antifa, was targeted with death threats:

— Trump signs EO designating antifa as terrorists
— DHS memo warns about "antifa-aligned" individuals
— Far-right trolls target Bray on X
— TPUSA treasurer launches petition against Bray

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 18h

"Dr. Bray said the airline rebooked them on another flight for Thursday. He said he was hoping for the best. 'I may sound conspiratorial, but I don’t think it is a coincidence,' he added. 'We’re at a hotel and we’re just going to try again.'

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
fortune.com/2025/10/08/b...

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 18h

DoorDash is also testing drone deliveries with Flytrex Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Wing in the US and Australia.

DoorDash Adds Serve Robotics as Autonomous Delivery Partner

DoorDash Inc. is partnering with sidewalk-robot developer Serve Robotics Inc. for autonomous deliveries across the US, adding to an array of methods the company is exploring to complement human courie...

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