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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 3h

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You Don't Own Me - Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn & Diane Keaton

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

WATCH — @drjessicaknurick.bsky.social : “Here’s a partial list of things Trump is choosing to no longer study — food insecurity, gun violence, toxic exposures etc… Just because you don't measure it doesn't mean the problem went away. Censoring science & data collection is scary in a democracy.”

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 6h

I spent so much time studying a justice system that I no longer recognize.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2h

Fridays firings www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

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elijahplovejoy.bsky.social @elijahplovejoy.bsky.social · 2h

Fair. I'm in IL & I'm not at "Pritzker 2028" yet, either. I can, tho, share a bit of (I think telling) info w/you.

IL income tax is a flat (regressive) 4.95%. 'Tho it'd cost him millions personally, J.B. spent $58M & campaigned tirelessly for a referendum which wd have raised it for top earners...

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 5h

Chicagoland is a friendly, safe, vibrant, & fun place. I’m very happy my kids have grown up in the Rogers Park neighborhood of the city, & in Evanston. They’re both wonderful places.

But ICE is attacking us. People are doing everything possible to protect their neighbors. But it’s hard.

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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 5h

I... do not believe this was a "procedural lapse."

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 6h

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 6h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 11d

1) To start, we read the essay "Liberalism in Crisis" by Geoff Eley from the book Fascism in America.

This essay beautifully balances grounding our understanding of fascism in the interwar context with the need to conceptualize a more portable fascism that can apply to today.

Cover of the book Fascism in America: Past and Present showing the Statue of Liberty doing a fascist salute.

First page of the essay "Liberalism in Crisis" by Geoff Eley.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 11d

I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 8h

Mad king watch: when *RFK Jr.* is telling you to stop with the vaccine crazy talk www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 7h

The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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Rebecca Fachner @rebeccafachner.bsky.social · 8h

The circus animal speak for all of us

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 11h

NoKings.org

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 7h

Why is he kneeling on her neck?

Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 11h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Taking Action 4 US🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱🇨🇦🇩🇪📚📗 @takingaction4us.bsky.social · 4h

Without #JohnRoberts, indeed without the #GOPSCOTUS6, #RussellVought, #RFKJr, & the #GOPCongress, not to mention #EM & #DOGE could not have accomplished what they have including the #KavanaughStops & #KavanaughRaids the ongoing assault on the VRA & the 14th Amendment & the rule of law generally

Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 9h

You know a lot of attention has been put on #RFKJr,
#RussellVought & the #GOP Congress on the mess we’re facing but it’s time for #JohnRoberts and his court to take equal blame for the lawless destruction of public health. They are political actors here, no longer can hide behind their robes.

a man in a judge 's robe is sitting at a desk

ALT: a man in a judge 's robe is sitting at a desk

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Without #JohnRoberts, indeed without the #GOPSCOTUS6, #RussellVought, #RFKJr, & the #GOPCongress, not to mention #EM & #DOGE could not have accomplished what they have including the #KavanaughStops & #KavanaughRaids the ongoing assault on the VRA & the 14th Amendment & the rule of law generally

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 9h

Honestly.

Portland is being savaged by rioting.
Or it’s not.

CLEARLY, it’s NOT.

You can’t “both sides” a simple fact.

This drives me bonkers.

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10h

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 1d

#Recharge - Six great reads this week that may help you out. 🧵

1. The former CDC head on the simple steps that can prevent dementia (gift link) @WSJ www.wsj.com/health/welln...

Essay | The Simple Steps That Can Prevent Dementia

My grandmother was terrified of losing her memory, but in the end she did. Here’s what could have helped her—and can help you.

www.wsj.com

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Favorite is difficult…kinda like what’s my favorite book… couldn’t answer it…
But 1 of my favorites is Waterllama

Visual icon (the head of a white llama on a blue background, wearing orange glasses sipping blue water through an orange straw) for Waterllama water tracking app

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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 1d

Then: America’s Greatest Generation.
Now: Stephen Miller’s enemy.

The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 1d

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

Jordon Wood, a candidate running against Susan Collins, has been tracking the case of a Mainer who was kidnapped by ICE. Latest is that he tried to take his one life: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMDh5eYw/

I have a really sad update about the Mainer who was abducted by ICE. #news #politics #democrats #maine #susancollins

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

Timeline cleanse www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMDkV3nv/

The Adventure of Wally: The Couch-Surfing Walrus 🛋️🌍 #marinemammals #walrus #walrusrescue #foryou #marinelife #oceanlife #goodnews #thatgoodnewsgirl #fyp #wallythewalrus

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