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Noelle Cook @noellecook.com · 1d

What makes ordinary people believe extraordinary things?
Coming January 6 from Broadleaf Books. #Conspiracy #nonfiction #BookSky #Book #BookClub Preorder available: noellecook.com/book

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

I could not be prouder that my law firm is currently litigating 60 voting, election and redistricting cases in 30 states. Even as large law firms bow down, we continue to fight for democracy every single day.

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Terry Bouton @terrybouton.bsky.social · 2d

Trump could break out Senor Pepe on live tv and not a single republican would say a word afterward.

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 3d

five days and a few hours to go and at this point I'm just gonna be shameless: if you can help signal-boost this thing, I'd be grateful. I've done very well through my own channels, but haven't had much luck breaking out beyond them.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow

Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.

www.kickstarter.com

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Terry Bouton @terrybouton.bsky.social · 3d

No Dickens fetishes these days.

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 3d

There's no red line, except maybe one defined entirely by self-interest. The GOP getting blown out in 2026 would use up the last of Trump's political juice, and it might be expeditious for younger Republicans to drop him as the party resets for a post-Trump future.

The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 3d

A thing I wonder about (and I don’t want to sound naive asking it but I mean it genuinely): is there any red line for any Republican lawmakers for Trump, currently? Like is there anything he could do, that he realistically might, that would get them to, say, vote to impeach and remove?

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 3d

Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.

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Terry Bouton @terrybouton.bsky.social · 3d

Sell one book. Retire.

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Terry Bouton @terrybouton.bsky.social · 3d

Historic preservationist:

Theodore Grunewald @tedgrunewald.bsky.social · 3d

It's clear from today's AP photos that Trump has entirely demolished the East Colonnade—added to the White House by Thomas Jefferson in 1805—and restored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902.

The East Colonnade didn't occupy the footprint of the Trump "ballroom"—its demolition was completely unnecessary.

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Theodore Grunewald @tedgrunewald.bsky.social · 3d

It's clear from today's AP photos that Trump has entirely demolished the East Colonnade—added to the White House by Thomas Jefferson in 1805—and restored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902.

The East Colonnade didn't occupy the footprint of the Trump "ballroom"—its demolition was completely unnecessary.

Diagrams showing the evolution of Thomas Jefferson's low east and west terrace colonnades from 1803 to 1819.
Both the east and west terrace colonnades were set half-underground to be visually subservient to the White House main building, and were inspired by Jefferson's similar design at Monticello.
From: McDonald, Travis, "The East and West Wings of the White House: History in Architecture and Building", White House History, White House Historical Association, No. 29, Summer 2011
Source: https://www.poplarforest.org/wp-content/uploads/white-house-wings-article.pdf

McKim Mead and White
White House, Theodore Roosevelt East Wing expansion and East Terrace Colonnade restoration (1902)
Detroit Photographic Co. (1904)
collection: Library of Congress

View of the now-demolished East Colonnade and Terrace which was first built by Thomas Jefferson in 1805 and restored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 looking towards the East Garden, designed by First Lady Edith Roosevelt, shortly after its completion. The East Garden is now called the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden. (1904)
Collection. Library of Congress
Source: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/white-house-east-garden-1904

Views of Franklin D. Roosevelt's enlarged East Wing connected to the main body of the White House by the now-demolished East Colonnade and terrace which was first built by Thomas Jefferson in 1805 and restored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902.

Photo credits: Aerial Views of the White House East Wing and colonnade from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) by Jack Boucher (1992) from the North-East (above) and South-East (below).

East Wing from the "East Garden" side in 1952, showing the gallery colonnade glassed in, and FDR's second floor added (Truman Library - Abbie Rowe)

East Colonnade from the now-destroyed Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks (2020)

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Noelle Cook @noellecook.com · 3d

A trans activist who’s spent years tracking far-right streamers and content creators online made this flyer to warn activists in Portland. They’d seen the same names traveling city to city, showing up at protests to provoke chaos and film it for clicks. The message: “Do. Not. Take. The. Bait.” 🧵1/5

Screenshot 1 (the activist’s original flyer / safety post):

⚠️ Heads up for Portland activists — Far-right livestreamers and agitators are coming into the city again this weekend.

Their goal is to provoke reactions and film content to post online.

They thrive on confrontation.

Do not engage. Do not argue. Do not take the bait.

If you see them, ignore them and alert others to stay back.

They’re not here to protest — they’re here to create content and chaos.
Keep each other safe. Stay calm, stay focused, and don’t give them what they want.

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 4d

Updating my LEGO White House

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 4d

Fellow Americans!

I’m happy to announce that, thanks to you, I’m sending $100,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union (@aclu.org) to help them defend something that truly Makes America Great: our civil liberties.

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Laura Martínez 🥑 @miblogestublog.bsky.social · 4d

ok who did this? ☹️

a doctored photo of the back of a $20 bill featuring the White House being demolished by an excavator

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 4d

"UT is being dismantled piece by piece. Those who see higher education as a threat are intervening directly — breaking norms, rules and even constitutional protections — in an effort to suppress and punish controversial opinions among our students and faculty." www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...

After 35 years at UT Austin, I hardly recognize my university | Opinion

What was once a beacon of access and discovery is now fighting for its soul and mission as political attacks upend norms, rules and rights, Lisa L. Moore writes.

www.statesman.com

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Terry Bouton @terrybouton.bsky.social · 4d

Project Gutenberg and Internet Archive have democratized learning and research by making resources available to the public that otherwise would be limited to those with access to special collections libraries at exclusive research institutions. These people are unsung heroes.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 4d

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 4d

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 5d

The optics of Trump building a ballroom that 99.9% of Americans will never set foot in while millions line up for food banks are worth more than any policy paper or economic proposal. This image is a visceral punch in the mouth that needs no words. It should haunt the GOP for a generation.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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Holly Brewer @earlymodjustice.bsky.social · 5d

Insider joke especially for early American historians — but

Doctor Jeff Hawn 🌻🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇦 @jhawn.bsky.social · 5d

One begins to suspect the speaker has not read or at the very least lacks. Common Sense

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 5d

Trump does not believe in public goods. He views the federal treasury as his private purse; public employees are to be his personal advocates, or they get fired; public property (like the White House) his to do what he wants, even if it means gutting the East Wing without permission./1

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 6d

Valuable reporting here. I think the key thing is the use of Venezuela to accustom American armed forces to lawless murder. The goal then is to get them to do the same thing inside the US.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

The Real Target of Trump’s War on Drug Boats

The Administration has blown up seven vessels in the Caribbean in recent weeks, but the President has been pushing for more dramatic military action in Latin America since his first term.

www.newyorker.com

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Phillies Tailgate @philstailgate.bsky.social · 6d

Buddy Kennedy, 2025 World Series Champion.

Phillies Tailgate @philstailgate.bsky.social · 28d

Buddy Kennedy could get a ring this year if the Phillies, Blue Jays or Dodgers win the World Series.

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Terry Bouton @terrybouton.bsky.social · 6d

Certainly signaling the conspiracist base at the very least. Vile however you slice it.

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Terry Bouton @terrybouton.bsky.social · 6d

WWE SmackDown! Interviews from the Oval Office. Where someone pulls a folding chair from beneath the Resolute Desk.

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 6d

Good thread here

Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 6d

My response to the NYT’s “moderate to win” argument: The data shows the strategy is tapped out. Being seen as moderate by voters doesn’t boost votes, replacing every progressive with moderates would net 0 seats, and the graveyard of defeated D incumbents if full of moderates, not progressives.

The New York Times Argues “Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win.” But the Data Shows the Strategy Is Tapped Out.

Democrats already run moderates in nearly every swing district. It's not enough. A data-driven response to the case for centrism as a core electoral strategy.

data4democracy.substack.com

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