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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 3h

The regime gets more deranged every day. A rightwing conspiracy theorist assassinated a Democratic lawmaker - which the attorney general presents as an example of leftwing political violence in order to justify an authoritarian crackdown on the opposition…

We’re in incredibly dangerous territory.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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Jose Garcia @joseggarcia.bsky.social · 18h

One of the lessons of history is if an autocrat is relying on the military to supress political dissent they better make sure the soldiers get paid.

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Seems like an important plot point for a guy who thinks he's producing a reality TV show.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 19h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5h

Parliamentary staff of colour earn £2,000 less than white colleagues, study suggests

Exclusive: Report by GMB union also finds pay disparity for women and disabled, trans, non-binary and gay staffers A race and gender pay gap among parliamentary staff means people of colour earn on average £2,000 less each year than their white counterparts, research seen by the Guardian suggests. A study due to be released this week will say that parliamentary employees who have a range of protected characteristics under equality legislation are more likely to suffer disparities in pay. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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I'm enraged at the sexual assault & violent arrest of WGN producer, Debbie Brockman, on a Chicago street for the crime of exercising her First Amendment right to film federal agents

I call it sexual assault because they pulled her pants down & exposed her buttocks while sitting on top of her

#ICE

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1h

Alex Salmond died one year ago today, in his last post on social media the former first minister said, 'Scotland is a country not a county'

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 6h

holy shit

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They should also be charged with sexual assault and there should be state charges as well because we know the DOJ is corrupt AF.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Mhairi Forrest🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🤟🤟🤟 @mhairiforrest.bsky.social · 5h

What the Prosperity Gospel has wrought.

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Submitted my French homework with two minutes to spare.

a woman is holding a cup of coffee and saying phew .

Alt: a woman is holding a cup of coffee and saying phew .

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 8h

if you’re not Catholic, let me real quick tell you about the breathtaking audacity of bringing the monstrance with him

a monstrance is a big bedazzled gold ornament with a round glass window in the middle where you put a consecrated wafer, usually the bigger ceremonial one and not the bite-size

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 8h

Has lived in the US since he was NINE MONTHS OLD.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 10h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Vought said his goal was to traumatize the federal workforce. That's exactly what he is doing.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h

FUCK ICE FOREVER

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 10h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.social · 11h

This is amazing 😂

"How" @myoneandonlykat.bsky.social · 15h

Timeline cleanse!

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Looks like the Stone memo originated as a tweet & is fake.
thedispatch.com/article/fact...

No, Roger Stone Did Not Discuss Massive Gun Confiscation With Trump

A memo addressed from Stone to Trump is fake.

thedispatch.com

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All. Of. This.

Trey Ferguson @pastortrey05.com · 4d

We have over 16 centuries worth of historical data on Christians building/aligning with empires and doing awful things to each other and others.

Stop insisting that bad actors are not “real” Christians.

Humbly sit with the fact that many real Christians do not follow Jesus. 1/6

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He has to be a bot or sea lion to SO miss the entire point of your thread & claim you're arguing "No True Scotsman" when the entire point is the complete opposite.

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Trey Ferguson @pastortrey05.com · 4d

We have seen Christians justify taking up arms and fighting wars in ways that Jesus does not leave room for.

We have seen Christians trade & traffic human bodies across oceans.

We have seen Christians build organizations on usury.

It does us no good to deny this reality. 2/6

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12h

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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TerynceRecherche @terynce.com · 13h

May they know NO peace for the rest of their days and into the afterlife.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

ca.news.yahoo.com

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Vought, Miller et al told us exactly what they were going to do.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 21h

The autocrat's toadies destroy functioning governance and launch crisis after crisis in order to create a nation that runs on patronage in which he's the only one able to do anything for anyone.

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