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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 15h

The government is arguing in court that Trump is a dictator.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 21h

Hamilton: “The president’s power is unreviewable.”

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16h

There’s a reason academics universally rejected the initial push to canonize Charlie Kirk as a saint devoted to free speech.

We know all too well that’s the exact opposite of reality.

Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 16h

I know this case is all over - & it should be - but Turning Point USA has waged a harassment campaign against faculty for more than a decade. I know of at least a half dozen other faculty, personally, who have received death threats and several of those who felt so unsafe they too left their homes

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 16h

Are we great yet?

Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor and expert on anti-fascist groups, is fleeing to Spain with his family due to death threats that stem from a campaign by Turning Point USA and other conservative groups to get him fired, falsely labeling him as an antifa member.

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bubba @jortscity.bsky.social · 17h

blinken overrode state dept findings to falsify the Leahy report so that they could continue selling weapons to Israel. he lied to congress about it.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 17h

New: Bari Weiss booked Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, and Antony Blinken for a roundtable on Gaza, her first major move at CBS.

Notably on a CBS call today in which the panel was floated, one producer also repeatedly emphasized the need to hear from Palestinians in Gaza (Weiss did not respond).

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

just watched a dozen people ask microsoft copilot experts their most pressing questions and those questions were 90% “how do i turn it off?” and “when i turn it off, is it really off or is it spying on me?”

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E Mills 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @millbot.bsky.social · 18h

BATS

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 20h

EXTREMELY COOL BAT STUFF: A study out in Science today found that the greater noctule bat, Europe's largest, hunts and catches *migrating birds* while in flight. In at least one case, a bat climbed to more than 1200 feet, then chased a robin downward FAST until it caught it near the ground.

Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight

Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unk...

www.science.org

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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 2d

Welcome to the capitalist innovation museum we got

- scam machine
- psychosis inducing machine
- weapons of mass destruction
- button you push that makes the planet hotter
- markets that intentionally starve people
- clothes that fall apart after washing them 1 time
- medicine you can’t afford

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 2d

This is all bullshit, by the way. There is no imminent risk of rotting crops, according to experts and farmworker unions. It's a ploy to cut wages (even below state minimum wages) for foreign workers, which will eventually hit U.S. workers too.
So much for America First!

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d

This might be the worst ICE video yet, because it’s literally random dudes hanging around, and then a bunch of heavily armed thugs running them down completely out of nowhere, because they’re brown. It’s a nightmare that would have seemed excessive in Jim Crow. Everyone in America should see this.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 2d

A county commissioner tried to take down a License Plate Reader in his jurisdiction where elected officials had ended their contract w/ Flock. Police arrested him.

Who really runs these counties? Politicians gave blank checks to police and are now learning the genie is out of the bottle.

Camden County commissioner pleads guilty to misdemeanor for removing Flock camera

A Camden County commissioner has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from taking down a Flock camera on Highway 54.Todd Isaac Skelton pleaded guilty

krcgtv.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, was appointed to a senior DHS position in which she’ll help oversee election security.

“DHS now appears poised to become a primary amplifier of false election conspiracies pushed by our enemies,” one expert said.

She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.

Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.

www.propublica.org

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E Mills 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @millbot.bsky.social · 3d

This is good

Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 3d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 3d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated.

or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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E Mills 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @millbot.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely not ok,wtf

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 3d

The all-knowing bsky mods gave Erin Biba a 24 hour suspension for a months-old skeet about Christian Zionism, and I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that this happened when she’s been vocally criticizing Jay

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E Mills 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @millbot.bsky.social · 3d

No thank you

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 3d

Oh:
- The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July.
- China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period.
By @akshatrathi.bsky.social
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

www.bloomberg.com

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E Mills 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @millbot.bsky.social · 3d

As Courtney says in thread, we should not go looking to "shoot first" Ever. That doesn't mean utter capitulation. Just *be prepared* for what's likely to come next & how we build even more solidarity & networks of care & resistance in the face of that violence, not let it divide us.

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E Mills 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @millbot.bsky.social · 3d

This part. The only people instigating violence are Trump/Miller's feds & federalized agents. Regular folks are going to protect themselves & others, and if/when self-defense leads to consequences feds don't like, they're very ready to use as that as pretense for bigger violence. Same as ever.

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 3d

The federal government under Stephen Miller is explicitly trying to start a civil war.

That is my statement.

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 3d

Stretch. Stretch some more. Stretch again

Save the max in your 401k

Make being kind to you a minimum

Learn what it is to feel completely sated and satisfied

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 7d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 4d

Literally one week ago www.nprillinois.org/chicago-il/2...

Dozens of federal immigration agents took individuals into custody during a winding patrol Sunday through downtown Chicago, and a top U.S. Border Patrol official told WBEZ the agents were arresting people based on “how they look.”

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E Mills 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @millbot.bsky.social · 3d

The only correct reaction to this detail about Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's divorce 🤣

Run free and get yours, Nicole!

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 4d

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E Mills 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @millbot.bsky.social · 3d

Greta has more backbone and moral clarity than just about any so-called world leader

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 3d

Greta Thunberg: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story. What happened here was Israel… continuing to worsen and escalate their genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an...

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 3d

ok I didn't mention this in my piece on friday but one of the things the judge asked about was whether the guardsmen were going to get paid during the shutdown

the doj was like "idk"

the state of oregon was like "we looked into it and the answer is no"

Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 3d

I keep forgetting the government is shut down bc Trump admin is so focused on sending troops to US cities

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 6d

“All of this feels ridiculous because that’s exactly what it is. But the larger goal is to inure you to the strangeness of it all so that when these products — be they movies, shows, or TikToks — finally come to market, your reaction is ‘Sure, why not?’”

Tilly Norwood is a gen AI psyop

The point is to normalize generative AI in your mind.

www.theverge.com

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

When you drag a woman by the hair, beat her and force her to kiss your flag, that’s how you tell the world you are the Good Guys

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 6d

Absolutely heinous.

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