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MJP @mostlymj.bsky.social · 7h

"... one rancher calls the idea of buying Argentine beef an 'absolute betrayal' — but begins by saying to Trump, “We love you and support you.”

Argentina and Rural America’s Awakening
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Argentina and Rural America’s Awakening

Suddenly, Trump’s contempt for his base is showing

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 10h

Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11h

NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting

The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...

www.nbcnews.com

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isaac @sevier.io · 22h

Here's a handy graphic you can save and share if you're in the Bay Area

OHLONE LAND BAY AREA ICE RAPID RESPONSE
COMMUNITY NETWORKS
SAN FRANCISCO
415-200-1548
SAN MATEO
203-666-4472
SANTA CLARA
408-290-1144
SANTA CRUZ
831-239-4289
CONTRA COSTA
925-900-5151
ALAMEDA
510-241-4011
NINGÚN SER HUMANO ES ILEGAL *
@WINSORKINKADE_

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50501 San Jose — 50 Protests, 50 States, 1 Day @50501sanjose.bsky.social · 20h

🚨 La Migra Fuera la Bahía 23/10/2025 5pm
El Ayuntamiento de San José

Si tienen tarjetas de "Sabe Sus Derechos" (las rojas) o tarjetas de Red de Respuesta Rapida en el Condado de Santa Clara para repartir, por favor traigalas contigo!

Nos vemos allí!

ICE Fuera de la Bahía
10/23
San José City Hall I Jueves 5 PM

Logos of:
50501 San Jose
DSA Silicon Valley
San Jose SDS
PSL
Los Jaguares
San Jose May Day
FRSO San Jose
CSO

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50501 San Jose — 50 Protests, 50 States, 1 Day @50501sanjose.bsky.social · 20h

🚨 ICE OUT OF THE BAY 10/23 5pm at San Jose city hall.

Bring Know Your Rights info, red cards, and RRN cards to distribute if you have them.

ICE out of the Bay
10/23
San José city hall | Thursday 5 pm

Logos of:
50501 San Jose
DSA Silicon Valley
San Jose SDS
PSL
Los Jaguares
San Jose May Day
FRSO San Jose
CSO

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 1d

As Raskin says, by ordering his cronies to commit crimes, Trump makes them dependent on him to obtain pardons. Because the price of losing favor with the dictator in the Oval Office could well be a prison sentence, there's a huge incentive to do anything Trump wants, however repugnant it may be.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Finally: If Trump is hinting or outright demanding that DOJ give him $230 million in claims, how can any official who might be needing a pardon later say no to him? Reinforces the picture of all this as a kind of criminal syndicate. Raskin is strong on this here:

newrepublic.com/article/2021...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

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MJP @mostlymj.bsky.social · 2d

"In the grip of delusion, a powerful person will dismiss & destroy anything that challenges their self-aggrandizing alternate reality.This explains why there is no one in Trump’s inner circle who dares to tell him... his poll numbers are...bad.." & so on&on.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...

Donald Trump Has Lost Touch With Reality

And it’s getting worse. When will we acknowledge the obvious?

paulkrugman.substack.com

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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 2d

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.

Check out how tiny the crowds were:

Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000

Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)

www.nytimes.com

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Politico @politico.com · 3d

EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia told Republicans that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” and that he has “a Nazi streak,” according to a group chat viewed by POLITICO.

Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts

Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

www.politico.com

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MJP @mostlymj.bsky.social · 3d

“I want to be transformed by the process.”

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 3d

That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.

The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 3d

In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 3d

What kompromat did Putin remind him of: “with a single phone call, Putin appears to have changed President Trump’s mind on Ukraine once again.”

Europe to Zelenskyy: Come to mama

Presented by Amazon By NICHOLAS VINOCUR with ZOYA SHEFTALOVICH PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Contact us on X @gerardofortuna @NicholasVinocur | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser GREETINGS…

https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/europe-to-zelenskyy-come-to-mama/"

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...

Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’

Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...

www.volkskrant.nl

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4d

Israel to deport 32 foreign activists from seven Western countries after they came to help Palestinians harvest olives in a West Bank village the military declared a closed zone

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Israel set to deport 32 foreign activists who helped Palestinians harvest olives

The IDF Declared Most of the Land in the Village of Burin a Closed Military Area and Arrested Foreign Activists Who Were There, Eventually Deciding to Deport Them All. Human Rights Activists Say the O...

www.haaretz.com

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MJP @mostlymj.bsky.social · 5d

#HatchAct violation… too many to count.

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MJP @mostlymj.bsky.social · 5d

Spread the word! That @uofcalifornia.bsky.social and other US research universities lead the world in science & medicine is a result of investments made over time by state and federal governments.🌟 @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social youtu.be/EV4ZmSTVMN8?...

UC Nobelists set a new world record

YouTube video by University of California

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MJP @mostlymj.bsky.social · 5d

Great action items in fewer than 2 minutes for individuals & state officials from @bradlander.bsky.social. And a great T-shirt also!🗽🇺🇸🚫👑 We all matter or none of us do. @demgovs.org @natlgovsassoc.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov #NoKings #WeThePeople #NoKingsDayOct18th

States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 5d

States Newsroom's @chatlanis.bsky.social interviewed @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social at the #NoKings protest in New York City.

Listen to his thoughts on what he believes lawmakers should be focusing on right now.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 5d

Lots of great info packed into this very short interview.

States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 5d

States Newsroom's @chatlanis.bsky.social interviewed @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social at the #NoKings protest in New York City.

Listen to his thoughts on what he believes lawmakers should be focusing on right now.

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Jan @foochick.bsky.social · 5d

They’re in Madrid too.

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Lulu NYT @lulugnavarro.bsky.social · 5d

Before the attack at a Wikipedia conference, I interviewed its co-founder Jimmy Wales about the challenges the site faces, among them from @elonmusk who calls it ‘wokepedia’. Wales’s response ‘ We’ll be here in a hundred years and he won’t. “ read more for free 👇🏽 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...