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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 2h

Meet Rockbridge, the secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future.

It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.”

It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics.

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The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future

Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2h

New from 404 Media: CBP has quietly launched a facial recognition app for local cops to do immigration enforcement. Scans their face, tells cops whether to contact ICE about this person or not. A truly rapid expansion of ICE's facial recognition app to local cops
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...

CBP Quietly Launches Face Scanning App for Local Cops To Do Immigration Enforcement

The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.

www.404media.co

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Shockratees @thatshockratees.bsky.social · 1d

I am 64 years old and FOR MOST OF MY LIFE two things were true:

- fascists were trying to take over the USA

- we were beating them

Those creeps are beatable. We beat them for decades. In the 30s they tried a form of MAGA and US beat them. The 50s? McCarthy purges. US beat them.

Do. Not. Doom.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, an important test for the midterms.

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 2d

If ICE agents begins harassing voters on the way to vote on Tuesday, we need local prosecutors to charge the ICE officers with state law crimes. We need to send a message for 2026 that they will be swiftly arrested.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 2d

I need a reporter to ask Trump what The Great Gatsby is about

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

The cruelty is the point.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 2d

Immigration agents detained a schizophrenic man — then dropped him miles from home. blockclubchi.co/4qAtK75

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 2d

"every day is Halloween, except it's all tricks and no treats."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Obama: "It's like every day is Halloween, except it's all tricks and no treats. And here's the thing -- it's not as if we did not see some of this coming. I mean, I'll admit it's worse than even I expected, but I did warn y'all. And you know what? Donald Trump warned you too."

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Shannon Hale @shannonhale.bsky.social · 5d

I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 6d

When policy and elected leaders betray us, it’s up to the people to do what needs to be done.

If you can give cash to food banks, now is the time. Trust that they know how the stretch the pennies best, giving cash is the best way. Every donation, every share matters.

#WeKeepUsSafe

Graphic showing a grocery store in the background, colorized to be in blues and pinks reads: Donate what you can to your local food bank today.
Cash is better than food.
Trust that they know how to make every penny stretch and what families need most.
FindHelp.org
50501

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Don Zeko @donzeko.bsky.social · 6d

Every single civil libertarian/right to privacy argument that was laughed off over the past fifty years looks pretty prescient right now, huh?

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 6d

New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous tool in the hands of ICE, and it puts American citizens at risk of detention and even deportation.” He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 6d

I encountered this attitude a lot when I was a kid in El Paso and even when I was a wee one, it confused me. The name of our city was in Spanish! Did you hate your own city?

As an adult, I realize it wasn't that I was missing something. It's just that racists are very stupid people.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 6d

Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 6d

literally every single day I write about some consumer protection standard it took a decade to build getting destroyed by weird Trump zealots

yet, for some curious reason, the idea that Republicans are corrupt liars maliciously undermining the public interest isn't a dominant narrative in media

FCC Votes to Gut Broadband 'Nutrition Labels.' Here’s What It Means for You

The Republican-led commission votes to eliminate requirements like itemizing broadband fees and displaying labels in customer accounts.

www.cnet.com

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 6d

#MomSky

Dissent in Bloom 🌼 @dissentinbloom0.bsky.social · 6d

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Democrats @democrats.org · 6d

37 days after she won her race, Republicans are STILL refusing to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social

A photo of Adelita Grijalva with text that reads, "Breaking news: Adelita Grijalva now holds longest wait to be sworn in of any House special election winner in decades."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6d

There are 80,000+ people in his county who are about to experience a food shortage caused by his own party's government shutdown, and his only response is racism.

grateful gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 6d

if you're wondering how things are going in texas, the chairman of the Tarrant County GOP is joking that Nov. 1st, the day SNAP benefits are poised to run out, is "National Chimp Out Day"

from @bofrenchtx Bo French SNAP runs out on November 1st. Are you prepared? November 1, 2025 is National Chimp Out Day. It’s going to be lit. 🔥

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 6d

This.

Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 7d

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 7d

If you are able to, please contribute to your local food bank this week

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Steve Valeika @zoonotic1.bsky.social · 9d

This op-Ed is written by the HCA installed CEO of Mission Hospital, a formerly beloved #Asheville institution until HCA took it over and completely ruined it. We are now in our second period of immediate jeopardy, an emergency designation by HHS indicating that patient safety is compromised. 1/3

Opinion: A legacy of healing: Mission Hospital celebrates140 years in Asheville

Mission Hospital's roots that were first planted in 1885, when a small group of dedicated women formed “The Little Flower Mission” in Asheville.

www.citizen-times.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10d

Three months from now:

Why Trump Was Right to Put the New York Times Editors into a Work Camp

Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 10d

JESUS CHRIST DUDE

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10d

These guys get $50k signing bonuses.

Stephen Miller is telling them they have immunity and encouraging them to create chaos.

They get almost no training, many couldn’t pass an open book exam & they’re allowed to hide their faces.

They’re swinging assault rifles around in public.

Abolish ICE

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Blue @endmealluwant.bsky.social · 10d

“I want a lawyer.”

These words are so important, friends.

www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

Know Your Rights | What To Do When Encountering Questions from Law Enforcement | ACLU

You could be questioned by a variety of law enforcement officers, including state or local police officers, Joint Terrorism Task Force members, or federal agents from the FBI, Department of Homeland S...

www.aclu.org

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you, Chicago.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11d

Did any of the legacy news outlets you read or watch cover either of these critical stories?

If not, sign-up for Democracy Docket, the leading digital news platform dedicated to information, analysis and opinion about voting rights and elections in the courts. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."

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