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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 5d

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5d

Our government is shut down but nobody is paying attention because our president is an idiotic cunt who is sending troops to invade our cities for fraudulent reasons because he’s a pedophile.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 6d

This image was posted on X today by a Chicago Tribune reporter. Trump’s government has declared war on the American people — or some of them, based on race.

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Thyme to Fight Back 🟧 @thymesup.bsky.social · 7d

Why am I seeing practically nothing about this on the news? Did this huge house just spontaneously blow up for no reason on a Sunday afternoon?
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South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge | CNN

A blaze that engulfed the South Carolina home of a state circuit court judge and her husband, a former state senator, is under investigation, CNN affiliates WCSC and WIS reported.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6d

"I have to say that if I was able to create tens of billions of dollars of stock market value just by announcing deals, and then capture a lot of that value for myself, I would do that, and to the exclusion of most other activities."

OpenAI Is Good at Deals

OpenAI/AMD, Antifraud Co., M&A scoops, World Cup tickets, Gary Gensler’s cell phone and Citadel Insecurities.

www.bloomberg.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 6d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s video of the incident

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 5d

New qubit tech traps single electrons on liquid helium

Yes, it’s another potential qubit. But it’s also some very cool physics.

arstechnica.com

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 6d

New set is out now Friends

MAGA Mega Mad over Bad Bunny Bowl

YouTube video by Josh Johnson

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Miles Grant @milesgrant.bsky.social · 6d

If Democrats want to stop fascism, they have to stop their cops from beating & arresting anti-fascism protesters in their own cities

Why is that a thing I have to say out loud

13 arrested, 4 police officers injured during pro-Palestinian protest in Boston

Thirteen people were arrested, and four police officers were injured during a pro-Palestinian rally in Boston Tuesday night.

www.cbsnews.com

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 6d

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

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Anne Caprara @annecaprara.bsky.social · 5d

Greg has correctly articulated our theory of the case - and accurately laid out the one battleground on which Governors and other electeds can successfully fight the feds, other than the courts (and there is delicate strategy there as well that I’m not sure everyone fully appreciates.)

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 5d

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 5d

Probably talking about doing a fascism

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Abra, The Everwife 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼👻 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 5d

🎶I found my thrill / on Transgender Hill🎶

Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 6d

🎵the transgender hills are alive
with the sound of quislings🎵

User @jeffryder: Maybe don't die on transgender hills when we need to attract independents in order to actually take back the govt.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 5d

It is always a true pleasure to chop it up with @thehometownholler.bsky.social this is a far-ranging conversation but still skillfully on target. Thanks for having me back. (With a special shout out to Milo ❤️)

The Hometown Holler @thehometownholler.bsky.social · 5d

New Hometown Holler drop: We sit down with @tressiemcphd.bsky.social - scholar, writer, truth-teller. From North Carolina roots to national influence, Dr. Cottom talks about home, politics, and the power of paying attention. Don’t miss this one.

#home #community #politics #whiskey

Tressie McMillan Cottom on Nostalgia, Belonging, and Why Calling Trump an “Idiot” Misses the Point

YouTube video by The Hometown Holler

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Super Choom @superchoom.bsky.social · 9d

I have similar ambitions

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 10d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Crowd Control (on Dropout) @crowdcontroldo.bsky.social · 10d

"Do You Hear the People Sing?" and 'the people' are two guys 😑

#CrowdControl @PFTompkins.bsky.social

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clyde bruckman's ghost's final repost says free link @ultralaser.bsky.social · 10d

terrible things are happening outside. poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. families are torn apart. men, women, and children are separated. children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.

diary of anne frank, january 13, 1943.

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Super Choom @superchoom.bsky.social · 20d

Where did our rights come from?

You Have No Rights | George Carlin | It's Bad for Ya (2008)

YouTube video by Official George Carlin

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WIRED @wired.com · 20d

She launched her campaign with a social post: “Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling our country piece by piece, and so many Democrats seem content to just sit back and let them."

She gained far more attention that the 81-year-old who had been representing Illinois’ Ninth District since 1999.

She Fought the Far Right Online for Years. Now She Wants to Do It in Congress

Kat Abughazaleh, 26, made her name swatting down right-wing talking points on social media. Now she’s hoping internet fame can propel her to Congress.

www.wired.com

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Super Choom @superchoom.bsky.social · 20d

This is how I think election campaigns should be handled. YouTube is the public forum now.

I'm so glad someone is doing this. I think other candidates need to learn from this example.

Why My Campaign Is Ditching Traditional Fundraising For Livestreaming | Kat Abughazaleh For Illinois

YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh

www.youtube.com

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21d

A few people have claimed that the "revoke some trans passports" in my latest story is "hyperbole" or "sensational reporting."

The Trump admin in their 1st Circuit Court of Appeals has literally said they will do this if they win.

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Super Choom @superchoom.bsky.social · 21d

Let's mfin' GOOOOO

‘Palestine exists, it has always existed and it always will’: Palestine’s ambassador to UK

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

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Super Choom @superchoom.bsky.social · 21d

Stay strapped or get clapped

Armed Minorities are Harder to Oppress: The Case for Trans Community Defense — Assigned

As the rhetoric against transgender people escalates and the Department of Justice discusses the removal of our rights, the transgender community needs to learn to defend itself.

www.assignedmedia.org

Super Choom @superchoom.bsky.social · 21d

I hope 28 Decades Later is set in a rebuilt society that has largely forgotten zombies and centers someone trying to bring podcasts back