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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 22h

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.bsky.social · 16h

NEW from LCRW: @katerqburns.bsky.social covers the Christian supremacist provocateurs behind the 'Mayday' tour partnering with the Liberty Counsel. They're suing L.A. and Seattle for not accommodating their events enough and the court documents reference public masturbation for some reason

plots & prayers: ANTI-QUEER ‘MAYDAY’ ORGANIZERS WAGE LAWFARE OVER SEATTLE, LOS... | Left Coast Right Watch

Ross Johnston and Jenny Donnelly have a new strategy for spreading Christian supremacist ideology across America: sue anyone who gets in their way. Last month, both Johnston and Donnelly took to both...

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Arizona fRight Watch 🎃 @azrww.bsky.social · 13h

Kevin Pyles was arrested on felony charges related to violent threats he made towards a Phoenix synagogue. This briefly hit local news following his arrest but, thanks to court record requests and some digging, we were able to confirm Pyles’ affiliation with the neo-Nazi group Goyim Defense League.

LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.bsky.social · 13h

NEW from LCRW: @azrww.bsky.social covers a Phoenix-area neo-Nazi AI slop-poster obsessed with Goyim Defense League agitprop who's facing charges for threatening a local synagogue.

COURT RECORDS: GOYIM DEFENSE LEAGUE FANBOY ARRESTED FOR THREATS ON SYNAGOGUE | Left Coast Right Watch

A Phoenix area neonazi fan of the Goyim Defense League is set for a hearing next month after being arrested for threatening to target a local synagogue

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eva (scary) @eva.town · 9h

things you don’t want to hear from a virologist

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 10h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 13h

I’ll be in Pennsylvania for the Rod of Iron Festival this weekend. It’s the gun cult that I’ve written about before. Michael Flynn and others will be speaking.

If you can support my coverage PayPal.me/zdroberts or Venmo/cashapps zdroberts

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 16h

Federal immigration authorities arrest WGN staffer, slam into resident’s car in Lincoln Square

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Feds arrest WGN staffer, slam into resident’s car in Lincoln Square

Federal immigration authorities rear-ended a car while the driver was still inside after making arrests in Lincoln Square on Chicago’s North Side.

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 18h

Pre-order the blu-ray of Riverbend here! shop.reelblack.com/products/riv...

Riverbend Blu-Ray (Pre-Order) • with Limited Edition Slipcase, Signed Cards and Enamel Pin

RIVERBEND (1989) (Order Now--don't miss out) First time ever on Blu-Ray (Region A,B,C) From the 6k Restoration by Reelblack Renaissance / Ships on or before June 19, 2026 <...

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 18h

If you're in Santa Monica Oct 14th - be sure to get tix to see Riverbend on the big screen. They have a very cool list of celebs that will be attending.
www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/...

RIVERBEND - American Cinematheque

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 18h

Spoke with Michael Dennis of @reelblack.bsky.social and Exec Producer Valerie Vance about the incredible story behind Sam Firstenberg's RIVERBEND. Michael worked hard to save this film from obscurity and it'll soon be released on blu-ray and theaters. open.substack.com/pub/russburl...

ECV - The Riverbend Restoration

Sam Firstenberg's Cult Favorite Will Be Seen in High Resolution for the First Time Since 1989

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Haha if only I had health insurance worth a damn!

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Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 1d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 1d

John Carpenter’s Josie and the Pussycats

M. Scott Boone @mscottboone.bsky.social · 1d

John Carpenter’s The Parent Trap

Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 1d

John Carpenter's The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

I donated some copies of Let This Radicalize You for distribution at an ICE watch training for folks who want to join school patrols in a nearby neighborhood. Not everyone got a copy, because 120 people showed up for that training tonight. I am endlessly proud of Chicago.

A display of copies of Let This Radicalize You on a table in front of a sign that reads: "Let This Radicalize You offers stories, strategy and heart for the kind of collective care and resistance we're building together today. It helps us move from reacting to organizing. Showing how ordinary people protect each other, build power, and keep hope alive. Take a copy. Read it. Stay connected."

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Feels like every week we hit a new “wtf, how is this ok” moment.

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1d

lol this is crazy i mean this guys the president

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

We’re doing studies to prove it (* not how studies work)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 1d

The chicken is recovered.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote a little bit about the abuse DHS has inflicted on peaceful protesters and media, and the content creation the department is getting out of it.

I hope to return to Broadview asap. Unfortunately, I do not have an outlet to send me, and I doubt I can travel with Kristi Noem and Benny Johnson.

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Tear gas looks cool as hell on camera

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 1d

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Judge temporarily blocks National Guard deployment in Chicago, saying it violates Constitution

A federal judge granted a request to temporarily block a National Guard deployment in Chicago, saying the move violates the U.S. Constitution.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

A timely excerpt from Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis, written by my friend Aaron Goggans, who has supported many frontline activists struggling with their mental health during moments of mass protest and upheaval. Thank you, @pempem.bsky.social for uplifting.

A Letter from an Organizer on How to Fight While Feeling Broken

An excerpt from Read This When Things Fall Apart.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”

This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.

But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared

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He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone travel with dogs? Trying to figure out which hotel chains allow dogs that are 55lbs. (Yes I know there’s an app, but it doesn’t seem to differentiate on weight)

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. Foreclosure rates have surged across the country and are up almost 20% from this time last year.”

www.realtor.com/news/trends/...

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 1d

I’m hopeful that they are just being selective on who they ask, or maybe a volunteer basis.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d

No clearer indication of the right’s moral rot than the swift evolution from angrily denying any association with buffoonish bigots like like Posobiec and Fuentes, to “there’s no harm in having a conversation,” to openly praising and promoting them.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d

Not the least surprised by this. I’d hope it might finally wake up some mainstream libertarians to what Smith is really about. But it probably won’t.

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