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Ethan Nichtern @ethannichtern.com · 14h

A fascinating way to win an argument is to claim that anyone disagreeing is the thought-police. Especially in an era of gestapo kidnapping/disappearing humans. It’s almost like the whole idea of “cancel culture” was a preemptive intellectual smokescreen in preparation for real dictatorship.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 22h

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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David Favstar Wallace @davidfavstar.bsky.social · 21h

Bari's popularity is astroturfed with billionaire dollars, and the only reason she got $150 million is bc her entire schtick is comforting the powerful, reinforcing the corporate status quo and shitting on the left. Acting like it's "impressive" is giving in to right-wing talking point.

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 19h

Here is some material Bari Weiss published regarding Covid.

So when anyone defends her in any way, what they are saying is that real world victims of medical disinformation don’t matter.

It’s all just a game to these pundits.

• Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: The Government Censored Me and Other Scientists. We Fought Back-and Won
• Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: Free Speech on Trial
• Dr. Marty Makary: Dr. Fauci's Legacy
• Drs. Tracy Hoeg and Marty Makary: U.S.
Public Health Agencies Aren't 'Following the Science,'
• Dr. Marty Makary: Officials Say, Universities' Covid Policies Defy Science and Reason,
• Drs. Vinay Prasad, Stefan Baral, Lucy McBride: Bringing Sanity to the Omicron Chaos, Talking To Three Doctors Who Have Been Islands Of Reason In A Sea Of Confusion.
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: Let Djokovic Play
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: We Have a Tripledemic.
Not of Disease, But of Fear,
• Drs. Vinay Prasad and John Mandrola: The Epidemic of #DiedSuddenly
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: How to Save Science From
Covid Politics
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: What RFK Jr. Gets Right— and What He Gets Wrong,
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: Vinay Prasad: Why Was My Talk at a Medical Conference Canceled?
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: Covid Vaccines Shouldn't Be 'Routine' for Kids.

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 19h

A friend ran the Chicago marathon today and said he couldn’t count the number of FUCK ICE signs along the way.

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802nancy.bsky.social @802nancy.bsky.social · 16h

Amazing that Chicagoans can host a marathon safely, in a city that is a "war zone" and requires military intervention.

Strong work, Chicago! ✊

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 12h

Why aren’t media outlets unmasking these scumbags?

Michael J. Kramer @michaeljkramer.bsky.social · 14h

Why are there so few (none?) news stories about individual ICE agents themselves? Who they are, what motivates them, any moral dilemmas they face? Why aren’t protesters trying to get some to speak out?

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TubaPeter.com, or the 120 Days of Sodom @tubapeter.bsky.social · 1d

They keep pretending they are half the country, but they're not even half the people who show up for elections.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 17h

ai is a fascist tool. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Ilyasah Shabazz didn’t want to look at the AI-generated videos of her father, Malcolm X. The seemingly realistic clips — made by OpenAI’s new video-maker Sora 2 — show the legendary civil rights activist making crude jokes, wrestling with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and talking about defecating on himself.

“It is deeply disrespectful and hurtful to see my father’s image used in such a cavalier and insensitive manner when he dedicated his life to truth,” Shabazz, whose father was assassinated in front of her in 1965 when she was 2, told The Washington Post. She questioned why the developers were not acting “with the same morality, conscience, and care … that they’d want for their own families.”

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juridical.bsky.social @juridical.bsky.social · 21h

Same group? Is that a pistol being pointed at the guy in blue?

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Former Brundlefly @thatguywasfly.bsky.social · 17h

One thing I want you to take from videos like this is the absolute cacophony of whistles and screams of "GET THE FUCK OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD" from people in the streets and in buildings. And more and more people are at that point every day.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 17h

ICE/Border Patrol held a weapon on a guy who was demanding they show him their face in Rogers Park today

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paul @paulcope.land · 15h

I walked from Uptown through Edgewater up to Devon this afternoon and there was someone with a whistle every few blocks. Cyclists with whistles were patrolling alleys.

Former Brundlefly @thatguywasfly.bsky.social · 17h

One thing I want you to take from videos like this is the absolute cacophony of whistles and screams of "GET THE FUCK OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD" from people in the streets and in buildings. And more and more people are at that point every day.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 17h

ICE/Border Patrol held a weapon on a guy who was demanding they show him their face in Rogers Park today

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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 22h

#YesOn50
#Prop50
#VoteYesOnProp50

Stay focused California Democrats. We’ve got a special election to win on November 4, 2025.

Return those ballots and tell 3 people you know to do the same.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 16h

Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 13h

The National Weather Service is forecasting a major storm for Santa Barbara County expected to arrive Monday, October 13th. The following conditions are possible countywide:
Hail and lightning
Brief, heavy rainfall
Dangerous flash flooding
Flooding in low-lying areas and strong winds
Shallow […]

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Michael P. Breen @mpbreen21.bsky.social · 15h

I wonder if Trump & Miller realize yet what they’ve gotten themselves into?

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"We're cold, but not as cold as ICE," said a sign on one rider's back.
Cyclists followed a route south to the Burnside Bridge where they staged a "die-in," lying down next to their bikes before continuing along their route.
Onlookers at the ICE facility cheered the cyclists as they reached the building around 4:15 p.m.
Sunday. The riders paraded in front of federal officers on the roof in a fashion show of rain jackets,
Halloween costumes and nothing at all.
This is a developing story and will be updated.

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Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · 13h

The fact that protests now feature people who don’t normally have to worry about what might happen to them in an adverse encounter with security forces is a HUGE DEAL.

It means that the “real” victims don’t have to suffer alone. It means that some people care about something more than themselves

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18h

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 23h

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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Shaun @swaan-sween.bsky.social · 22h

@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social has this video posted on her blue sky account.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 23h

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 16h

and why the fuck they protesting the EX vice president?! they got their own new vp thanks to their efforts. they should go talk to the people they helped elect.

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Brandi @brandi92.bsky.social · 15h

The so called progressives would walk past Trump to yell at Kamala.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23h

History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 23h

Thing is, @jaketapper.bsky.social is in on it—all mainstream media continue to enable Trump and Project 2025.

Tapper led the “debate” of whether Biden should step aside and not be run for reelection. It was all they talked about. CNN, MSNBC and all the rest have fully normalized MAGA’s fascism.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 23h

The thing that is most devastating to me about the ongoing evisceration of the public health infrastructure in the U.S right is how little awareness of what's going on the majority of people in the general public have and the impact this will have on their health and safety.

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Queerhawk 🏳️‍🌈 | 🇺🇦 | 🛡 @alwaysadorecats.bsky.social · 1d

Every now and then I remember the press reaction to Elon Musk claiming we live in a simulation was broadly “Real Life Tony Stark Elon Musk Posits Mind-Blowing Thought Experiment 🤯” instead of “This Billionaire Nutjob Doesn’t Think Other People Are Real”

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