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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 1h

Friendly reminder that Tidal ($10.99) is now cheaper than Spotify ($11.99), delivers better audio quality, pays its artists 2x as much, and generally doesn't allow AI slop.

You can move your entire music library over in a matter of minutes.

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Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 49m

In 2019, Democracy protesters found they could diffuse crowd-dispersal munitions, like tear gas, with a traffic cone and a water bottle.

observers.france24.com/en/20190805-...

In Hong Kong, protesters use traffic cones as a shield against tear gas

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 57m

Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 3h

Check out our full page ads in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more than 185 local newspapers throughout the country!

Our new $1 million campaign calls on Americans to stand up to Trump and peacefully protest at Saturday's No Kings rallies. @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2h

i have to be honest, gang, i have some questions about this republican strategy of telling everyone to tune in and pay attention to what’s likely to be one of the largest days of political protest in american history directed at the republican party

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"

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manzanman.bsky.social @manzanman.bsky.social · 3h

KIdnapping from a public street. Come on Portland Police, do your job.

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Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 3h

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2h

Make your plans for #NoKings. This Saturday, October 18th.
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 11h

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 15h

Republicans are grooming a young generation to grow up to become degenerate psychopaths who indulge in racism, cruelty and anti semitism for fun.

Look at what they made you give.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 14h

Well, so much for that ceasefire and peace deal and...
www.cbsnews.com/news/netanya...

Netanyahu says Hamas must disarm or "all hell breaks loose"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil that conditions outlined in the 20-point plan "are very clear."

www.cbsnews.com

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Doug Holst @doug-holst.bsky.social · 16h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

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maxttb.bsky.social @maxttb.bsky.social · 18h

They don't call her "MAGAzuelan" for nothing.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 23h

JUST GONNA ASSUME IM NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO BE SHOCKED

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/t...

CNBC
There's a shocking disparity between how high income and low income earners feel about the economy

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 19h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 19h

Newflash! Susan Collins is.... NOT!... concerned!

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 19h

Susan Collins tells @frankthorp.bsky.social she is “not concerned at all” about Janet Mills running against her for Senate.

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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 19h

I hereby coin a Perlstein's law: when a movement flushes out a critical mass of never-before activists-- like the Christian Right and BLM both did--serious possibilities for change open up.

We shall overcome.

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maxttb.bsky.social @maxttb.bsky.social · 19h

I quit paying attention to MSM when it became apparent that I was looking at them not to learn anything, but to see if they got it right.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1d

americans have been learning about "no kings" via alternative media. social media, tiktok etc. we dont need the msm anymore and progressives should be investing billions in building up our own alternative information beachheads instead of constantly begging the dying msm to "do better"

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

This from the great @sulliview.bsky.social on the media's anemic (or non-) coverage of the massive No Kings movement is such a great point

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 19h

Take a friend this Saturday to the national protests.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 23h

The pivot from “I’m building god” to “I’m building a jerkoff tool” is pretty funny

Reuters @reuters.com · 23h

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December reut.rs/3J8NTAi

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December

OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, after the chatbot was made restrictive for users in mental distress.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 23h

ICE targeted an apartment building near my home. Masked agents in unmarked cars. I've said this before. Democratic Governors & Mayors need to order their local police depts to arrest any & all unidentified & masked alleged ICE agents.

This anonymous denial of due process is deadly.

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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 21h

Jackie Merlos represents the best of Oregon. Today, she had a hearing on her immigration case. We have fought with everything we have to reunite her with her children and end Trump’s cruelty.

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