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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 7h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 8h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Some of the layoffs at CDC are being REVERSED.
Here is my updated story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 8h

For any Catholic, the sight of a Eucharistic Procession being turned away at the gates of the destination is the embodiment of Jesus being denied entrance. You don't have to be Catholic to get the symbolism in that!

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 8h

It's always good to see priests who still remember there are *seven* Catholic social principles. Also, that noise you hear is the USCCB screeching to the Vatican and getting back nothing, lol

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 10h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 11h

And this:
92% of the growth in the entire country this year has been data centers. And some of that is "circular deals" that dont involve actual money

fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...

Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says | Fortune

Is a U.S. without data centers a country without GDP growth?

fortune.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

Schatz: They’re stopping wind and solar because this guy has some very strange ideas about the energy mix. And it’s consistent with the rest of his political and economic philosophy — if there’s less of everything, it gives him more authority to dole out favors

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 9h

Many historians of Rome identify Roman generals becoming the personal sources of payment for their armies as a key step in the downfall of the Republic, since it personalized military authority and freed armies to fight for their immediate leader, who paid them, instead of for the Republic

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9h

Clearly someone who grew up here, she has no accent; really want to know what was going on here. Looks like they were following her already at the start of the video. Why?

Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 11h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.

The Handbasket reports:

DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property

In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.

www.thehandbasket.co

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 13h

i am so distracted by nicolas cage’s hair in BRINGING OUT THE DEAD. it is so exquisitely bad, it’s transfixing.

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 16h

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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Rust Momster @cambrianera.radical.town · 14h

I think the fact that we allowed cops to lie openly with no real consequences is part of How We Got Here. If the people with the ability to shoot others in the street are allowed to lie about it, you can't expect other officials to abide by a higher standard.

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ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 14h

Canonically so:

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19h

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

newrepublic.com

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 16h

"An underrated strategy of surviving an authoritarian takeover is to seem like an absolute moron who can't figure out orders well enough to follow them."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/panopticon...

PanoptiCon Artists: Your Questions Answered

On digital surveillance, ICE city raids, the need for new parties, and more.

sarahkendzior.substack.com

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 16h

It was yet another rough night for CDC employees: Dozens — possibly hundreds, they are still self-surveying — were let go late at night, including those who worked on the prestigious MMWR reports

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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NicolasRobiodux.bsky.social @nicolasrobiodux.bsky.social · 16h

none of my business how Kid Rock outfits himself

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 17h

Argentina edition of Libertarian bible

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

Imagine that

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NicolasRobiodux.bsky.social @nicolasrobiodux.bsky.social · 16h

Le problème c'est les hijabis dans les garderies.

Patrick Déry @patrickdery.bsky.social · 17h

« La violation flagrante des principes de laïcité et d’égalité serait-elle moins énervante quand elle émane de citoyens ‘de souche’, non issus de l’immigration ? »

www.lapresse.ca/actualites/c...

Mariées à 14 ans, sous-instruites… et oubliées

Depuis des années, des enquêtes journalistiques ont exposé les pratiques sectaires de la Mission de l’Esprit-Saint. Écoles illégales, mariages des filles à 14, 15 ou 16 ans, sous-scolarisation volonta...

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