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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1h

Both can be true:
1. Many bad faith actors are trying to impose conservative viewpoints on academia and should be resisted as threats to academic freedom
2. Viewpoint diversity (broadly defined) is good for free inquiry scatter.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/t... eternallyradicalidea.com/p/is-higher-...

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 1h

Every other federal judge has a larger docket, generates greater output, doesn't take summers off, and manages to properly issue preliminary decisions without creating this confusion.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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mkwarren2.bsky.social @mkwarren2.bsky.social · 1h

Oh, the humanity!!!

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h

Portland 🔥

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h

Portland 🔥

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12h

"In an authoritarian context, all journalism will tend toward propaganda unless it is explicitly formulated as anti-authoritarian. Unless an institution is explicitly designed to counter authoritarianism, it will end up aiding the authoritarians."

The Washington Post and CBS News are dying. The Bulwark is the future.

We drink their milkshake.

www.thebulwark.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h

This Is Fascism

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 3h

The President using the military as his personal police force to intimidate American citizens is deeply un-American. This is the behavior of an autocrat. Full stop.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

The firehose of easily disprovable lies from Trump and his allies continues to get worse each month, with one statement after another completely untethered from reality, which is why it is so important for them to take ownership and control of media platforms & intimidate others.

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Michael Waldman @mawaldman.bsky.social · Aug 18

Trump’s post saying he will sign an EO purporting to ban mail voting marks an appalling attack on free and fair elections. Flatly illegal and flagrantly unconstitutional. The Constitution gives states and Congress the power to run elections. Presidents have no lawful role. 1/3

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 1h

The Trump administration is attempting to undermine elections. Efforts have included rewriting election rules to burden voters, threatening to prosecute election officials, and supporting election deniers. Keep track and learn more with our new interactive timeline: bit.ly/3IZMSdG

Timeline of the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Undermine Elections

Together, these actions form a concerted strategy to interfere with elections.

www.brennancenter.org

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 18h

I spent so much time studying a justice system that I no longer recognize.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 10h

9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"

In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation

Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
📹bokareva.solovey.m

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mkwarren2.bsky.social @mkwarren2.bsky.social · 1h

It's Trump first and has always been Trump first

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

It says a lot that Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina, but won't help the millions of Americans who are in real need at home.

So much for “America First.”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

It says a lot that Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina, but won't help the millions of Americans who are in real need at home.

So much for “America First.”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h

Friends — something dramatic has happened over the last two weeks.

Sunday thought: the big Reveal

Friends,

robertreich.substack.com

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mkwarren2.bsky.social @mkwarren2.bsky.social · 2h

There is no inherent, unavoidable conflict between paying troops and keeping federal employees employed. It's non-stop bullshit with this regime.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

WELKER: During the 2019 shutdown when Trump was president, no federal workers were laid off. Why are these firings necessary?

VANCE: Who do we care more about- federal bureaucrats or the troops getting the payment they need?

WELKER: But layoffs are a priority?

VANCE: They have forced us to choose

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 4h

No one thought he could win once
No one thought he could win twice
No one believed he’d get away with it
No one believed he’d be on the ballot
No one accepted the grim reality
No one accepted he’d destroy humanity
No one was prepared for this
No one is stopping it

WE are the last line of defense

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

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mkwarren2.bsky.social @mkwarren2.bsky.social · 2h

Guest appearance " from measles" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

According to his bio he was a “J6 political prisoner.” Obviously a guy who falls for things pretty easily.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

According to his bio he was a “J6 political prisoner.” Obviously a guy who falls for things pretty easily.

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🇺🇸 ☮️ 🌊🌴 JohnnyBlue 🌴🌊🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @johnny-blue01.bsky.social · 20h

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 21h

I can't imagine a world without Diane Keaton. I worked with her on a movie project back in the day, and she was everything you'd expect and want her to be. Hilarious, kind, authentic, unassuming. Real. RIP to one of the greatest ever.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2h

MAGA Nut Threatened to Kill Me and Obama - Pam Bondi Looks the Other Way.

Meanwhile a man who threatened Right Wing commentator Benny Johnson on the same day was just arrested and Pam Bondi posed with Johnson at the White House.

PLEASE SHARE: krassencast.com/p/maga-nut-t...

MAGA Nut Threatened to Kill Me and Obama - Pam Bondi Looks the Other Way

The Trump DOJ’s Two-Faced Approach to Threats and Justice

krassencast.com

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