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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 5h

In technical legal terms, the case against Letitia James is horseshit. Everyone knows it, including the corrupt Trump lackey who filed it -- and Trump himself. The Bozo Fascist wants to demonstrate that he can fabricate a prosecution of any foe, anytime. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.

www.nytimes.com

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 5h

Holy cannoli, NYT!! Trump is a "peacemaker abroad"? What about his egging on Putin's murderous war against Ukraine?! What about blowing up boats in the Caribbean?! Get a grip! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

The Trump Split Screen: A Peacemaker Abroad, a Retribution Campaign at Home

www.nytimes.com

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 5h

Good question. Zuckerberg, too.

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 5h

Sad but true. But not always:
bhr.stern.nyu.edu/publication/...

NYU Stern Center for Business & Human Rights‘We Want You To Be A Proud Boy’ How Social Media Facilitates Political Intimidation and Violence

As a volatile election nears, our report reveals that social media is consistently exploited to facilitate political intimidation and violence, and recommends crucial changes that social media compani...

bhr.stern.nyu.edu

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 5h

And we have to take it back.

Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 5h

The fight is never really over. That's an insight we should learn from the other side.

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 5h

Close call between those 2 options. Either way, yikes! No Kings Oct. 18.

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 17h

Peter Thiel illustrates how most Silicon Valley tech billionaires inevitably become delusional, power mad menaces. They may think they have big ideas, but all they have is a lot of money and access to power. They need to be regulated and kept in check. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 18h

Here's a neat trick they teach in authoritarianism school: If you purge the people who measure the effects of your policies (BLS, MMWR), you can just claim everything's great, and nobody can prove how much damage you're doing.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 19h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 17h

Rock on, Portland Protest Frogs. And that twerking dinosaur -- that guy has skills. Mock the fascists. Defy the fascists. Show them you are not afraid.

DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 17h

Portland War Zone

Portland Antifrog needs more friends.

And maybe a bubble machine. With lavender scented bubbles to keep everyone calm.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 17h

Agree strongly that MOCKERY IS A VITAL TOOL IN FIGHTING FASCISM. Show the bad guys you are not afraid. You scorn them. You will stand up and laugh in their sneering faces. Come out on Oct. 18 for No Kings - find a protest in your area.

Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 1d

Fascism demands to be taken seriously and to be feared. That makes mockery a powerful tool. Is it how you "beat" fascism? I wouldn't go that far. But inflatable Reptar has surely poked a clearer hole in the story the White House is telling that the Democratic Party's multimillion dollar comms shops.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 17h

Fascist Megaphone Steve Bannon previews more arrests of Trump's perceived political foes. We are in a Bozo Fascist Open Season on anyone Trump believes has stood in his way. Come out on No Kings/Oct. 18 to protest peacefully and demand the rule of law. www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon...

Steve Bannon claims Trump administration is working on "massive indictments" of several former top government officials

www.mediamatters.org

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 17h

Glimmers of Hope Dept.: More federal judges doing their job. Ordering incompetent ICE storm troopers to release unlawfully arrested immigrants. Demand the return of the rule of law. Oct. 18 - NO KINGS. Massive peaceful demonstrations can stop the Bozo Fascists. www.nbcbayarea.com/investigatio...

ICE ordered to release dozens of Bay Area immigrants

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests soar, federal judges in San Francisco are rebuking the agency over due process concerns.

www.nbcbayarea.com

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 1d

IF???????

Mediaite @mediaite.com · 5d

Andrew Cuomo Downplays Sex Scandal That Drove Him From Office on The View: ‘If I Offended Anyone…’

Andrew Cuomo appeared on ABC's The View Monday for a marathon interview about his mayoral race against democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani (D). The post Andrew Cuomo Downplays Sex Scandal That Drove Him From Office on The View: ‘If I Offended Anyone…’ first appeared on Mediaite.

dlvr.it

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 1d

Want to spread the word on #NoKings October 18?
How about chalking the streets and sidewalks.
Easy.
Cheap.
Fun.
Legal in most jurisdictions (check local graffiti laws).
@ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social
@ashdashlee.Bsky.social
#WhatsThePlan

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 1d

Not a Marxist.
Not Pro-Hamas.
Not "Antifa" (tho I'm sure as shit against facism.)
100% on board with #NoKings.
Any questions?
www.huffpost.com/entry/no-kin...

Republicans Call 'No Kings' Protest A 'Hate America' Rally, Suggest Terror Link

"The Antifa crowd and the pro-Hamas crowd and the Marxists, they're all going to gather on the Mall," Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said of pro-democracy groups.

www.huffpost.com

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 1d

The best way to show up for #NoKings ❌👑:
Prepared and
In Numbers
THIS IS HOW WE WIN.

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 1d

Go, Beavers! MIT officially rejects' the Bozo Fascist's oppressive "deal" for universities. This is how you stand up!
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding

MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

www.washingtonpost.com

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! Democrats who get that we need to rise to fight in this moment! Thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

FIGHTING FOR THE PEOPLE!

THANK YOU!

THE REFORMERS

WE ARE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Apart from helping Comey's selective prosecution defense, this also means the president of the United States uses direct messages on Truth Social to communicate with cabinet officials.

I didn't know that, but we can be sure intelligence agencies all over the planet already did.

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 1d

Romance, MAGA style: You'll be sleeping in my hotel room tonight, baby. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

www.politico.com

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 1d

Release the Epstein Files.

dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 1d

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 1d

We need state and local governments to take advantage of our federal system and push back against a national government in the grip - temporary grip, one hopes - of a Bozo Fascist. Fight back, LA! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

L.A. County Considers Emergency Declaration Over Immigration Raids

www.nytimes.com

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 1d

Glimmer of Hope Dept.: Federal judges are doing their job, pushing back against the Bozo Fascist's lawless attempts to intimidate immigrants, blue state residents, and anyone else standing up for decency and democracy. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Troop Deployment in Chicago Area

www.nytimes.com

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Paul Barrett ❌👑 @paulthedogman.bsky.social · 1d

Fascists persecute their perceived political enemies. It's Chapter One in the Fascist Playbook. And we have a Bozo Fascist in the White House. We need massive peaceful protest and overwhelming voter turnout to get this bastard OUT! www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Trump’s Pressure Campaign

www.nytimes.com

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