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Wizzy Probs @wizzyprobs.bsky.social · 18m

Hoping.

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Annelise @mxannelise.bsky.social · 28m

Outstanding analysis. Wouldn’t it be nice if this video was recognized as a turning point, sometime in the future?

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Wizzy Probs @wizzyprobs.bsky.social · 18m

Losers going losing.

CNN @cnn.com · 5h

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

www.cnn.com

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 35m

Complete tyranny.

The kind we’ve always professed to oppose

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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CNN @cnn.com · 5h

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

www.cnn.com

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Wizzy Probs @wizzyprobs.bsky.social · 55m

Yup. Looking deeper it seems like a good choice.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 57m

It is a good sign for us that the effective-for-our-side framing "Trump's Argentina Bailout" is how it's being referred to in NYT headlines. If that's the language being used we've already won the argument on the issue. Trump's Argentina Bailout

Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 59m

When the bailout for Argentina…is actually a bailout for the Treasury Secretary’s hedge fund billionaires.

They get richer…and it just gets harder for you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout

www.nytimes.com

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Wizzy Probs @wizzyprobs.bsky.social · 57m

Rutgers missed their chance in the first half to bury the Huskies and earn a signature win.

Wizzy Probs @wizzyprobs.bsky.social · 58m

I'm interested in your take, but not "pay substack without a lot more context" interested.

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Wizzy Probs @wizzyprobs.bsky.social · 1h

RU left a lot of chances on the field in this one.

Wizzy Probs @wizzyprobs.bsky.social · 1h

Did he make it out?

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Nicolas du Mont @alldragons.bsky.social · 1h

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats

www.nytimes.com

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Wizzy Probs @wizzyprobs.bsky.social · 1h

@dctrojan.bsky.social that guy has been sliding into my mentions for 3 days now... who knew being a mediocre sport watcher could be so BORING?

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1h

Related, this discussion about American attitudes toward higher ed is very on point, though I wish it had highlighted WHY students have a hard time getting into courses (low investment in permanent faculty) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

People say college doesn't matter. They're right and wrong.

Podcast Episode · It's Been a Minute · 10/10/2025 · 21m

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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Wizzy Probs @wizzyprobs.bsky.social · 1h

You're far too polite about the lengths to which Sulz-Pravda goes to enable Trump.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5h

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

www.oregonlive.com

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 19h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 1d

To actually get a mass mobilization you need a lot more than the people who are jonesing to man the barricades

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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This literally does nothing. You are not beating fascism by dressing up in inflatable suits and dancing

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Portland is leading the way. This is how you (non violently) beat Fascism. Humor and ridicule are key.

Stillframe from a video of Portland protesters dancing in inflatable suits

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Wilderness2024 @wilderness2024.bsky.social · 3h

Stop reading the NYT like it was the old NYT. Read it like it's the old Pravda.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 3h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 1h

In case anyone was wondering about that reverse angle and what hell was visited upon the photographer, it’s here: bsky.app/profile/ronf...

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

Collect a claim from one side, collect a claim from the other, present them both to the reader with an awkward shrug and a "who can say?"

And the photo choice -- Noem's looking down ... on what? The reverse angle showed a small crowd and a quiet street. But can't show that, it's biased to one side!

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 3h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Granuailynn @granuailynn.bsky.social · 23h

About as anti-American a statement as could ever come from a Speaker of the US House of Representatives

"protests must come to an end"

MAGATS destroying democracy & the bedrock principles upon which the USA was founded must come to an end

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