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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 8h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10h

Trump has nominated only a few Black individuals to his administration, and we all know the reason behind this decision.

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 13h

“Machado has long publicly supported the legal rationale the Trump administration uses to defend the mass deportations of Venezuelan migrants currently in the U.S. as part of her claims that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is the functional head of the Tren de Aragua”

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 10h

Taps the “this administration is full of eugenicists so yes, they do want people to die” sign so hard it snaps and shards go scattering everywhere.

And yes, we saw it coming.

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Charlotte Crist @touchesky.bsky.social · 11h

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 13h

We have launched a public consultation on draft guidelines on the intersection of the Digital Markets Act and GDPR.

We want to hear your views on the guidelines to improve legal clarity for businesses and ensure coherent enforcement.

📅 Feedback open until 4 Dec 2025

→ link.europa.eu/gbmdVY

The image shows a circle of white stars (similar to the EU flag), with four stars replaced by yellow icons representing digital concepts: chat bubbles, a security shield, a breaking smartphone, and an unlocked padlock. The text reads: "Digital Markets Act meets GDPR: have your say."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Imagine that

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Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 @stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com · 15h

The more you read into her background, the worse it gets. I'm not sure what the Nobel committee was thinking here. I suspect they are just staunch anti-communists and willing to endorse fascists. Given their proximity to Russia, I get their fear of communism. It is still wrong to reward fascists.

Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 @stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com · 15h

Yes she is a woman, yes she is Venezuelan, but no she does not fight fascism. She is a fascist who is fighting communism under the guise of fighting for democracy.

No one who calls up Trump and says she is accepting the peace prize in his name is on the side of democracy. It's a super big hint.

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Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 @stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com · 15h

One would hope any Labour UK MP who is upset about the party's move to the right would leave and join the UK Green Party.

Although, I am actually not really in favour of this as the UK needs new faces in parliament, not the same ones who helped bring about the current situation.

goldmartin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 16h

Time To Leave Labour

www.bylinesupplement.com/p/clive-lewi...

Clive Lewis MP: ‘I Never Thought I’d Hear Myself Say I Think My Party is Making this Country Weaker in Preparation for an Authoritarian-Right Government’

Peter Jukes and Hardeep Matharu speak to the backbench Labour MP to understand why the Government is focusing on how to ‘stop the boats' rather than fixing people's everyday lives

www.bylinesupplement.com

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · 18h

obsessed with the antifascist frogs in Portland, I hope they continue to multiply 🙏

Person in frog costume with poster saying 'frogs together strong'

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think we’re talking enough about the fact that we successfully took back the frog. Like it has been a meme for the alt right for years now, and thanks to these Portland inflatable costumes, we’re taking it back

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Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 @stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com · 16h

My sincere hope is that the EU invests more into its own medical research to help offset the loss to the global scientific community.

Even better would be if the EU were to actively recruit these experienced staff. Well worth the investment.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 16h

Among many others at the CDC, the Trump regime laid off the staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

“The publication’s storied history includes a June 1981 report that five previously healthy gay men were treated for an unusual pneumonia — the first hint of the AIDS epidemic.”

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

www.nytimes.com

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Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 @stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com · 16h

Taken on my train ride this morning in Northern Germany

Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 @stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com · 16h

I could totally go for an Hawaiian Punch right now.

(Or as my mind goes back in time a glass of Beep)

Super unhealthy but really tasty 😉

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beep_(s...

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Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 @stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com · 16h

While Halloween is not really a thing here in Germany, it is growing.

Today I get to travel to the only real Halloween store in my German state. Long ways to go, but totally worth it.

www.lifestyle-bremen.de/halloweenwelt

Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 @stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com · 16h

Richard Tice lives in Dubai because he thinks the UK has too many Muslims (really he just hates paying tax and contributing his fair share to UK society while taking advantage of its benefits).

Not sure why anyone would pay any mind to someone who doesn't have one.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17h

Greens growing. Reform ratttled.

PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Tice "green party leader Zack Polanski is a weirdo. Changed his name, claimed hypnosis could increase women's breast size, thinks me should compete in women's sport, thinks women can have a penis. Other than that he's fine. Vote Green. Get weirdo."

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Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 @stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com · 16h

Gee... it is a total mystery why Trump would have crashed the stock and crypto markets.

Someone who is willing to sacrifice everyone else for his own personal gain should not have this kind of influence, much less lead a country.

Donald Trump Is Now One Of The World's Biggest Bitcoin Investors

Trump's crypto portfolio goes beyond World Liberty Financial and his memecoin—he’s also big into bitcoin. Will he use his presidency to boost its price to new heights?

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Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social · 17h

'There is a measure of hope in this book, but Sands shows that even in the face of overwhelming evidence, justice is never a foregone conclusion, especially when it comes to holding the powerful to account.'
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...

How to Get Away With Crimes Against Humanity

www.nytimes.com

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Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 @stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com · 17h

Given the layoffs from the CDC (and whatever else RFK jr has planned), it should also include health screening of all Travelers from the US.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/t...

Traveling to the European Union is about to get more complicated. Here’s what you need to know | CNN

The EU is starting to rollout its long-awaited digital exit/entry system. New procedures are meant to streamline border controls and improve security, but their are concerns it will lead to delays.

www.cnn.com

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SubRosa )✿( Magick (chat to book a reading) @subrosamagick.bsky.social · 23h

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Pilar redalphababe #fbpe 🇪🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺 @pilargomez.bsky.social · 1d

I have to say Zack Polanski is very impressive. I watch his development as a party leader with great interest. It’s refreshing to hear a politician actually attempt to get to the real heart of a problem instead of lazily following the current habit of blaming immigration and nonwhite communities.

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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 1d

Autocracy feedback loop:
Losing popularity/grabbing power

Power gaining leads to popularity loss which leads to additional power grabbing.

Power grabbed is power gained.

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Stuart Bratton 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧 @stuartbratton.emergentdrift.com · 18h

On another note... most people are fighting to restore the system back to what it was. This is not what I am fighting for as that system was always broken and keeps leading to fascism.

I am fighting to replace the system with something better. A system based on the principles of the Paris Commune

Paris Commune - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org