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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1h

“National socialism is not compatible with democracy. Because the national socialist views businesses as allies or opponents of the regime, it cannot countenance the opposition taking power. National socialism is incompatible with political pluralism.”

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Donald Trump Is a Commie

Bernie’s democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy. Trump’s national socialism is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 1h

Follow-up question: “ but now you do know because I just told you. And that’s all you need to know to have an opinion. “

VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 1h

These are all good things.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 4h

“People are homeless,” he tells Rolling Stone. “There’s no running water, there’s no electricity, there’s no shelter. They were sleeping on the streets. We came in last night, we gave out water, we gave out food. There are actually bodies trapped in homes that people haven’t been able to clear.”

Dancehall Icon Shaggy Mobilizes Private Flights of Aid to Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa

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VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 1h

This!!!👇👇👇

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4h

Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”

By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com

Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that…

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent.

Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 1d

The sketch is online.

White House Makeover - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 1d

How on earth did she collect so much candy? And how did she fit it all in her little bag?

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2d

ICE is out of control:

“A Durango father and his two children were held in a small, windowless room and only given potato chips and water as they were held in ICE custody in Durango for 36 hours” — @coloradosun.com

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The family, who were detained while on their way to school Monday, have an active asylum case, which means they have the legal right to remain in the country while the case proceeds, and they have complied with every requirement of the process, according to immigration advocates who have been assisting the family with the legal process.

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VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 2d

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VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 2d

That poor woman. She’s just a babysitter to him.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2d

[email protected] is a great source for what's happening on the ground in and around Chicago.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

A partial list of what Bovino does not have to tell a federal judge happened today:
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who led a series of raids across Chicago, Evanston and Skokie on Friday, does not have to report every weekday at 6 p.m. in person to the federal judge who has tried to rein in federal agents’ use of force, an appeals court ruled. @wttw.bsky.social

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VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 3d

As awful as GOP bills might be passed, at least they would have to take responsibility for their actions instead of hiding behind Democrats. I think it is time to get rid off the filibuster.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

The Emerson poll has always shown Sherrill doing a bit worse than the others, which have her up 4-8 points.

BUT the last round of polls in the 2021 gubernatorial race had the Democrat up 7 and he won by 2.

It's fair to treat this as a toss-up right now, so Democrats need a huge GOTV effort.

Carrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 3d

👀 NJ GOV RACE: Emerson College has Mikie Sherrill (D) at 49% and Jack Ciattarelli (R) at 48%, with just 3% undecided

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

Speaker Johnson: “If we had a contingency fund for SNAP we’d use it.”

REALITY: There is one, Trump literally just deleted it off the USDA site 🤷🏼

More: www.notus.org/trump-white-...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3d

If you have GOP MoCs (either House or Senate), call their office TODAY and tell them it is a grave disservice for them to let Trump send them to a war of conquest w/o the least legal cover, much less any attempt to get bipartisan support.

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U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime

The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...

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VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 3d

In other words, two steps back and one step forward. Got it.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 3d

VIRGINIA – THIS IS IT.

We have just a few days left. Every person you get to the polls could be the difference in protecting democracy across Virginia. Join our FINAL Virtual Night of Action!

TONIGHT, Oct. 30th, 7 PM ET. RSVP in our bio!

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VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve never seen anything like this in my life.

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Tara Setmayer @tarasetmayer.bsky.social · 4d

Google “Kakistocracy”
That’s America under Trump.

Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 4d

SCOOP: The decorated rear admiral who was heading the critically important Office of Naval Research, and who brought lengthy experience in Navy tech-leadership to the job, "is being replaced by a 33-year-old former DOGE employee with no apparent naval experience."

www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-trum...

SCOOP: Trump Swaps Decorated Admiral With 33-Year-Old DOGEr

The highly unorthodox personnel change affects a critical government research role.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4d

Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.

ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”

You can judge for yourself.

“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”

We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

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VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 4d

It’s true he does have the experience. His tragedy is that he is also corrupt.

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VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 4d

Duterte thought the same.

VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 4d

If you judge someone by their enemies, then Mamdani is my good friend.

VT Moderate 🇩🇰 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @vtmoderate.bsky.social · 5d

It seems as if it is up to the meaning of illegal.

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