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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5h

Yep.

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6h

You have to wonder if some of Trump’s most violent and cruel allies have ever heard of the Night of the Long Knives.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6h

“Sure, Trump is taking foreign bribes, terrorizing immigrants, trying to jail his political opponents and destroying our public health system, but I’m still glad I voted for him because that black Democrat lady had a funny laugh.”

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6h

I support legitimate law enforcement.
I do not support masked thugs terrorizing immigrants, tear-gassing protesters and assaulting reporters.
Trump is undermining respect for law enforcement and making us all less safe.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 7h

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

newrepublic.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16h

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 · 17h

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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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 16h

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live.

And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 17h

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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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 22h

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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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 22h

Dear red-state Trump voters,
You may see video of masked thugs in blue cities arresting immigrant grandmothers, tear-gassing protesters and beating up journalists. And you may think, "They probably deserved it."
You probably don't think those thugs will ever come for your loved ones, but they will.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 22h

Cowardice, complicity or both.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23h

Re-upping this piece I wrote a month ago, which becomes ever more relevant as Trump's tyranny worsens, as masked thugs keep terrorizing immigrants, and as the "Justice" Department keeps inventing charges against political opponents.
I ask: WHY WON'T THE MEDIA SAY TRUMP IS BECOMING A DICTATOR?

Why won’t the media say Trump is becoming a dictator?

Journalism is the wrong profession for people who won’t face the facts

www.stopthepresses.news

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. But the regime is lawless.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's fascist thugs keep assaulting Chicago's journalists, hoping to cover up the regime's violence and cruelty.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

The EPA as abortion cops:
"Some said ... technology they had developed for testing wastewater could be used for surveillance [of use of abortion pills] in states where abortion is illegal. ... Wastewater testing could help identify a particular street or home where the pills were used." (gift link)

Under Trump, E.P.A. Explored if Abortion Pills Could Be Detected in Wastewater

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile, the Epstein files are safely hidden from the public, where they can't hurt sex predator Donald Trump.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Mike Johnson just extended the House recess through next week, which means members of Congress will keep getting paid for doing nothing while essential staff like members of the military will work without getting paychecks during the shutdown.
That's Republican leadership.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Kansas needs to get rid of this embarrassing fool.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 1d

Funny they can't say the name of protests because saying "No Kings" makes it soooo clear it's the opposite of a "hate America rally"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Craven did the right thing, not the wrong thing. His board is the villain -- he's the guy who stood up for principles.

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Here's Jennifer Schulze with a reality-based view of Chicago.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago is safe, beautiful and vibrant. In fact, it was just voted the best big city in America for the ninth year in a row. If the jaw dropping images you’ve seen recently on TV or social media make it look like a war zone, that’s on Donald Trump. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

Fearless journalists & vigilant residents tell Chicago's story

The abuses of federal power are far worse here in Chicago. Don't look away.

open.substack.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

It's free reign for real criminals as Trump's FBI focuses on immigrant grandmas.

Nearly half of FBI agents in major offices reassigned to immigration enforcement

Data shows stunning shift in law enforcement priorities that has raised public safety concerns

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, was on a trip with a lower-ranking female colleague and canceled her hotel room so she would have to stay with him.
The Trump regime is a magnet for crooks and creeps.

Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

www.politico.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

If Trump invoked the Insurrection Act in these circumstances, it would be an unmistakable declaration that he's canceling our democracy and intends to rule as a dictator.
Everyone needs to understand that this would give us a sad but crystal-clear choice between resistance and submission.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

What's your view on that?

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