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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 2h

THIS.

It reeks of fear and desperation on their part.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3h

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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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 2h

House Democrats tried to pass a law to pay the military during the shutdown. House Republicans refused.

Ty Ross @cooltxchick.bsky.social · 3h

If you’re in El Paso, home to Ft. Bliss and Biggs Field, and need food assistance, the Mustard Seed Cafe (where I volunteered) provides hot fresh food Wed-Friday. No questions asked. It’s main purpose was providing meals in a restaurant and dignified setting for unhoused, but is now for all… free.

SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 4h

It’s heartbreaking that the richest country in the world needs food banks to feed its people but it’s unbelievable that our billionaire politicians have forced our military to feed themselves and their families from food banks.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #Military
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 1h

Exactly so. And then there are the outrageous pocket rescissions

bheinauer.bsky.social @bheinauer.bsky.social · 17h

New spending requires 60 votes in the Senate. Recision, only 50+1. Republicans can agree to Democrats' spending requests to get a bipartisan agreement on something, then...poof. It's gone. For example, see Lucy-Charlie-football.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

The question of what Thomas Jefferson really meant when he wrote “all men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence has persisted throughout American history. It’s time to move beyond the fixation on his intent, Annette Gordon-Reed argues.

Whose Independence?

The question of what Jefferson meant by “all men” has defined American law and politics for too long.

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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 1d

See my forthcoming Jefferson A Reader on Race in March 2026. I have discussed this language many times.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 1h

Four died in a mass shooting at a homecoming game in the hometown of Kermit the frog in Leland, Mississippi, last night.

Two others died in a shooting at Heidelberg's homecoming Friday night.

Another Mississippi campus saw a shooting last night in Rolling Fork. Unclear if there were casualties.

Six Dead, At Least 12 Injured in Three Mississippi Shootings

Six people are confirmed dead and at least 12 others injured in three separate shootings in Mississippi on the night of Friday, Oct. 10.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1h

More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.

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

Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.

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Linda Monk @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social · 55m

Absolutely, we know he doesn't *want* to do it, but his commitment to his client comes first. At great personal cost.

Linda Monk @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social · 59m

Sorry to be the "friend" who helpfully points out all the things you've already done. But also relieved. Was it LAV, the "widow maker"? Very healthy fit doc friend of mine died of MI in same vessel at 45. Glad you were luckier!!! Sounds like the makings of a good story re your male lineage.

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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 16d

They're about to shut down the government to protect the Epstein Files from disclosure. Whatever is in the files must be so unhinged as to be beyond imagination.

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Tom Marshall @tommarshall-writer.bsky.social · 16h

This is so powerful, worth sharing with students! It’s a powerful example of self-control in the service of a greater good. #Sschat #EduSky #teachable #nonviolence

Linda Monk @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social · 12d

Bryan Stevenson is the closest thing to a living saint that @hls.harvard.edu has ever produced. #sschat

JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 12d

So exhausting..

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Linda Monk @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social · 1h

The film clip, yes.

Linda Monk @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social · 1h

Would one of those calcium photo things that takes a picture of your entire vascular system help? Even if insurance doesn't pay for it, it's $2k for a reliable map of your plumbing. Helps even the odds. And hope you're on statins now. GLP1 helps hearts, too. 🙏❤️

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 19h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 22h

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...

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 22h

🚨 🚨

This is a producer for WGN Chicago.

This is Putin-style autocracy.

WATCH

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than last year, primarily due to the Republican tax cuts for the rich.

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Well, That Was Fast: Trump Tax Law’s New Corporate Breaks are Already Worsening the Deficit

Corporate income taxes for the fiscal year that ended in September are $77 billion lower than in the previous year, a 15 percent drop.

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Chipmunk Whisperer 🌴🥥🏝️ @chipmunkwhisperer.bsky.social · 4d

Pastor David Black, First Presbyterian Church, being pepper-sprayed outside ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Stephen F. Knott @stephenknott.bsky.social · 20h

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augustadsays.bsky.social @augustadsays.bsky.social · 20h

More than 600 sold last month, that is a lot of frogs to kiss!
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Amazon.com: JINSTABAG Inflatable Costume Adult Frog Full Body Deluxe Funny Air Blow Up Costume for Men Women Halloween : Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry

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W. Ralph Eubanks @wralpheubanks.bsky.social · 20h

On January 24, 2025, Switchyard gathered dozens of writers, radio producers, nonprofit leaders, educators, and thinkers at their headquarters in Tulsa to collectively imagine—and reckon with—what the next four years will be like. Proud to hve been a part of it.
www.switchyardmag.com/issue-5/demo...