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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21h

Speaker Mike Johnson just said he's completely fine with ICE agents shooting priests in the head with pepper balls and roughing up journalists.

I'm sure he'll tell us soon about how it's the Democrats who are waging a war on religion and free speech though.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 14h

"A key aspect of the way we lived with each other before these self-styled epochal developments [post-2020] involved exactly the “social shame and cultural pressure” that Klein and other influential voices now come to condemn"

tapping the 'bring back shame' sign
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 18h

This is the most important politics story in a long time. Twitter has radicalized the young GOP into overt Nazism and white supremacy and the news has spent years pretending not to see.

It’s a gleefully racist and antisemitic party now. Stop pretending otherwise www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

if you already didn’t have enough reasons to cancel spotify:

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18h

when you tie a tie, try to put in a dimple, like so

a black and white photo of a man in a pinstripe worsted suit, white shirt, and textured necktie. the tie has a nice dimple under the knot.

a photo of donald trump upside down. there is also a nice dimple on his red tie

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 22h

One thing this moment in Chicago has opened up for me is how many people want to be more involved in each other's lives but aren't sure what the first steps are or if their care is wanted or welcomed.

I have a lot of appreciation for the people who are creating more spaces for people to connect.

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 18h

masked federal agents used multiple canisters of tear gas + other chemical munitions on a crowd of residents in chicago's southeast side around 12:40 p.m.

neighbors had gathered on a residential intersection following a morning during which dozens of border patrol agents terrorized the community.

tear gas billows from canisters in a residential intersection, at 105th street and south avenue north, on chicago's southeast side.

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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 18h

Airports nationwide are reportedly refusing to play a DHS video blaming Democrats for the shutdown 😳

The one law that means Noem’s video cannot be played in airports

www.irishstar.com

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 19h

as bad as donald trump is at pretending to be an evangelist christian, his sons are much worse

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 19h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Thinking about how much of their violence has been normalized already, how scenes that caused shockwaves 6 weeks ago are now part of the rhythm of daily life. Watched a TikTok from a daughter who has to do her parents' laundry & get their groceries because they're in hiding. This is just it now

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Micah @rincewind.run · 20h

I unironically love this shit, the process is very funny to me

“after months of extensive work we have removed one (1) character from your logo. that will be eleven million dollars please.”

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Apple TV+ has rebranded to Apple TV

It's their 'vibrant new identity'

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20h

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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R.L. BurnStein @prairiepatriot.bsky.social · 19h

“A homophone that hates women so much it turns him gay. But, is he winning over women?”

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Jordan @slclunk.com · 19h

Wow. there are weird people online but not enough to signal anything of significance.

Awesome thank you.

There is, however, a small female fandom orbiting Fuentes, many of whom identify as being on the left. On Tumblr, a community calling itself the Nickstorians—or “Nickblr”—treats him less as a leader and more as a character. It’s classic fandom culture: inside jokes, shipping, fan art, fan fiction. On Archive of Our Own, there are twenty-six Fuentes fanfics, most of them seemingly quite sincere. There’s enough to prove a subculture exists, but not enough to signal a wave.

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 1d

Shot/chaser

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Mockler: I think we need to spend more time talking about phase two and the actual peace deal, rather than some Nobel peace prize, when that hasn't been achieved yet.

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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 23h

Sean Duffy is out there saying “No Kings” protesters are paid antifa.

Nobody told me that.

What’s the pay?

Freedom from fascism sounds about right.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

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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R.L. BurnStein @prairiepatriot.bsky.social · 2d

I didn't like it's focus on the press, but the film otherwise captured the vibes well.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

have been thinking of rewatching THE FIRST PURGE in light of the federal paramilitaries trying to instigate violence and provoke a reaction from americans

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Valorie Bridges Fant * Author of * Go Back to Your Country * @vrfant1.bsky.social · 2d

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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