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Benj @splatterthought.bsky.social · 6h

E-bikes.... You can be middle-aged with back & knee issues and still have fun... pub crawl, trail ride, quickly navigate town, hit nearby live music with drinks!

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12h

You know there are about a dozen despicable trash people in DHS and ICE and the administration working to find out who this guy is so they can go after him.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 12h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Kevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 12h

Trump straight up murdering people in the Caribbean and the NYT writes this

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

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

Hegseth restored the name of a confederate general to the base.
Taking care of your troops matters. You can't eat the culture war.

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 14h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

The National Guard mainly exists for domestic purposes as a compact where Governors agree to help each other in cases of disasters.

It runs on trust and norms of reciprocity.

Having Governors send their troops against the will of the receiving state creates some real long term problems.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h

WATCH: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12h

The US has finalized its $20 billion bailout for Argentina.

Too bad it only benefits one American: a billionaire hedge fund manager, who has placed large bets on the future of the Argentine economy.

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire

A $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

www.motherjones.com

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Benj @splatterthought.bsky.social · 13h

Can't ya just feel family values?

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 14h

Re-upping:

Excellent assessment of John "Roger Taney" Roberts.

In @harvardmagazine.bsky.social , by Lincoln Caplan.

As careful, legally informed, judicious-minded writer as you're going to find. With an unsparing judgment.

www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...

What Trump Means for John Roberts's Legacy | Harvard Magazine

Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court.

www.harvardmagazine.com

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Benj @splatterthought.bsky.social · 14h

DOJ better have more than this, bc hoping something bad happens, saying a bad thing would delight you, isn't a "threat."

Trump once suggested 2ndA folks could stop Clinton from appointing judges.

Abused women who struggled to get help from authorities can tell you all about permissive language...

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 15h

You’ll never guess how much empathetic outrage Benny Johnson expressed when someone broke into Nancy Pelosi’s house with the intent to kill her, fracturing her husband’s skull in the process.

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 15h

There’s lot of disturbing language in the letter mailed to pro-Trump influencer Benny Johnson, but will be curious to see if a jury sees this language as an actual threat.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

DOJ charges man with sending threatening letter to pro-Trump influencer Benny Johnson

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the charges at a news conference in which Johnson argued that violence had been "mainstreamed by the Democrat Party."

www.nbcnews.com

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 15h

'Irresponsible both-sidesism' can become motto for US politics coverage.

'All the news that's fit to print' elsewhere.

(Reminder: Stories themselves are usually clear-eyed. But most people see only the headline and subhead—'hed and dek' in the parlance—and hed and dek are too often like this.)

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 18h

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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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 18h

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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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 15h

The Georgia facility gained notoriety for allegations that women received “often unnecessary” gynecological treatment, at times lacking informed consent.

ICE Will Hold Immigrants in Jail Accused of “Excessive, Invasive” Gynecological Procedures

The Georgia facility gained notoriety for allegations that women received “unnecessary” gynecological treatment, at times lacking informed consent.

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Benj @splatterthought.bsky.social · 15h

Fuck these hyper aggressive assholes...

I hope they all suffer appropriate consequences for their narcissistic existences.

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

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15h

Everything about this is bonkers. The arrest, the charge, the possible sentence, the **$2 million bail.**

reason.com/2025/10/10/t...

Tennessee man arrested, gets $2 million bond for posting Facebook meme

Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.

reason.com

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 18h

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Pop Quiz!

Every American should know the basics of our Founding, don’t you agree?

The history, and the Constitution itself?

Well, to make sure you know it, and as part of my virtual Democracy Academy, let me give you a quick pop quiz.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 18h

Believe it or not, the test above—as easy as it was to fail—is actually one of the more straightforward “literacy tests” from the Jim Crow South.

You can read more about them, as well as see if you would’ve passed the Alabama test, by reading today’s newsletter, here:

2-Minute Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Constitution?

A High-Stakes Test

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17h

President who engaged in housing discrimination as landlord lays off housing discrimination staff

◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 17h

HUD laid off so many fair housing investigators on Friday that it shuttered the regional offices that oversee discrimination cases in 9 states: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

HUD Issues Layoff Notices, Targeting Fair Housing Staff With Deep Cuts

Fair housing staffers who investigate claims of housing discrimination at field offices nationwide were among the hundreds of HUD staffers who received layoff notices.

www.bloomberg.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 20h

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 1d

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · Apr 2

It’s worse than that. 19th c. medicine in the 21st c. won’t produce 19th c. outcomes. Not when airplanes mix ppl globally on a daily basis, when pop. density has risen to dizzying heights, when human communities have encroached on animal habitats to unprecedented levels…

It’ll be so much worse.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Apr 1

Just trying to get my head around the absolute gutting of cdc and nih today. A bleak day for the US and …. well staying alive longer than people did in the 19th century.

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Amanda Rykoff @amandarykoff.bsky.social · 1d

Googling longest postseason games and Google AI says that the Tigers have won this game!

This was the longest winner-take-all game in postseason history by innings, with the Tigers ultimately winning.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 2d

#ResistanceEarth

Looking for a bit of good news? In this interview, British data scientist Hannah Ritchie explains why she sees the world making real progress in the climate change fight, even as the U.S. loses momentum due to the current anti-science regime.

e360.yale.edu/features/han...

This Data Scientist Sees Progress in the Climate Change Fight

Countries are falling short on reducing emissions, but British data scientist Hannah Ritchie looks at the numbers and sees the world making real gains on climate change. In an interview, she talks abo...

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