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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 4h

This from the great @sulliview.bsky.social on the media's anemic (or non-) coverage of the massive No Kings movement is such a great point

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 4h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

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MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2h

The print subscriber base for @motherjones.com is 2.5 times as high. 🙀

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 18h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 18h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 12h

I have been accused of everything up to bigamy, forgery, and murder. That is one type of politics. Another is simply showing people things your opponent did.

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 19h

The Katie Porter viral videos do show someone with deficient interpersonal skills at best. But let's be honest about why the pile-on is happening: the political establishment in California wants to tempt Alex Padilla into the race by smearing his top opponent.
prospect.org/politics/kat...

What’s Behind the Viral Katie Porter Attack

Today on TAP: The political establishment in California saw their moment and pounced.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 12h

What Mamdani is saying in regards to law enforcement is exactly what I recommended five years ago.

Geezer Soze @plinytheelder-t.bsky.social · 13h

Mamdani has found the antidote to boneheaded "defund the police" bs & a clear way to partner w. law enforcement.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 3h

A lot of people in airports don't know the problem is political. They hate the airlines. They'll get it first. Tell them it's political, you create more problems for yourself.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 3h

Once again, that damn dumb Noem video and everything like it ignores a basic law of politics: people think the President of the United States is a magician and can do whatever he wants when he wants. If he says Democrats caused the shutdown, well by God do something about it.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 15h

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 1d

The wind has long blown in this direction but Trump speech nailed it down; Biden is the last national Democrat to get away with that kind of Israel policy. People won't accept it. Jews won't accept it.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 1d

I mean our friend here no disrespect when I say it is too soon to tell in regards to the level accomplishment. As long as Netanyahu runs things, it will always be so. But waiting at no political benefit to get a deal you could've had a year or more ago is not to be celebrated.

Tony Zee @tonyzeepvd.bsky.social · 1d

Trump deserves much of the grief he getsOur time in the NYC area gave us more info than we should know.

This is a titanic accomplishment…which should stand alone. The silence from the Left only hurts them. Kudos in private isn’t going to curry favor in this case.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 23h

Make no mistake, thus is self-preservation on the part of the police. The more someone else deals with the schizophrenics and so forth, the less chance they draw their guns and wind up on the cover of the Post.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 23h

This is not even a well-kept secret. A current NYPD chief praised Mamdani’s stance on mental health without endorsement; a forner chief, now working on Long Island, did endorse him for wanting what police have always wanted - to catch crooks and let others be social workers, babysitters, etc.

talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 1d

Nobody wants it as a story but I have multiple NYPD sources who voted for Mamdani, are eager for his win in November, and who say their colleagues quietly feel the same.

They like that he wants NYPD to focus on crime, not quality of life enforcement.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 22h

It wasn't off-hand. I never say anything in public off-hand.

Ruth Marcus: “The former president once made an offhand remark about Charles Manson’s guilt. The reaction shows how aberrant Donald Trump’s rhetoric is.”

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 21h

No.

maybe batwoman @okdatapad.bsky.social · 21h

is it inaccurate to say that trump could have made this happen on day one if he'd wanted it then

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The Onion @theonion.com · 18h

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18h

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 17h

Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 17h

If you're wondering whether or not to get a flu shot, I didn't get one in time, and I just had a fever dream where I was in the Drew Carey Show because several days ago I was on the Wikipedia page for the Drew Carey Show. You don't have to do this to yourself.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 17h

That’s right! Thanks, Fox News!
www.foxnews.com/politics/squ...

Squad 2.0: Meet America's next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party's future

Progressive Democrats, including Zohran Mamdani and Omar Fateh, have emerged as the new generation of candidates responding to President Donald Trump's second term.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

A miracle they’re still alive. Elated for their families. Can’t help but think of all the hostages who would have also come home two years ago had Netanyahu chosen his own people over his thirst for war.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Hamas has released all 20 remaining living hostages.

The Israeli military says it has taken custody of them and will transport them onward to Israel. Follow AP's live updates.

Live updates: Israel says Hamas hands over first 7 hostages to Red Cross as part of Gaza ceasefire

The key exchange follows a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump was also arriving in the region along with other leaders to discuss the U.S.-proposed deal and postwar plans.

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 1d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 1d

anyone who thinks this is good for israel, in the medium and long term, is not a serious person.

relatedly: best of luck to the next D presidential aspirant who thinks they’ll be able to J Street their way thru the primary. you’ll need it.

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Trump, speaking in the Israeli parliament, boasts about the weapons the U.S. has provided and says "you obviously used them very well."
An estimated 20,000 children have died in the war in Gaza.

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