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Adam Hansen @adamhansen.net · 11h

Coffee is extra enjoyable in a mug you hand-built yourself. Although, I'm starting to accumulate too many #pottery prototypes!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Adam Hansen @adamhansen.net · 2d

Don't talk about jury nullification. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

In unusual move, federal grand jury refuses to indict couple found with guns outside Broadview ICE facility

Prosecutors moved to dismiss a criminal complaint against the couple but have not ruled out new charges.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 3d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

An image of Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, twirling on an alpine meadow in a long Austrian skirt, next to an image of Christopher Plummer as Georg Von Trapp in the same movie, tearing a Nazi flag in half.

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ptklein @ptklein.com · 5d

Some context on what this might mean: last weekend Zach Bryan played the largest ticketed concert in US history, selling 112,408 seats at Michigan Stadium.

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 5d

Country singer Zach Bryan condemns ICE raids in new song teaser, “Bad News”:

“ICE is gonna come bust down your door / Try to build a house, no bills no more, well I got a telephone / Kids are all scared and all alone […] The fading of the red, white and blue.”

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Antoine @ant.bsky.social · 4d

Calling libraries, librarians and web archive enthusiasts!

Here’s a guide on how to celebrate the 1 Trillion Web Pages archived since 1996

blog.archive.org/2025/10/07/c...

Calling All Libraries: Celebrate 1 Trillion Web Pages Archived with the Internet Archive | Internet Archive Blogs

blog.archive.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan

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Adam Hansen @adamhansen.net · 6d

The storyline in Boston Legal S3.E22, which aired in 2007, is as prescient now as it was 18 years ago. Are there any topical current-day shows with a David E. Kelley or Aaron Sorkin-esque approach?

Adam Hansen @adamhansen.net · 6d

Flag burning is protected by the First Amendment. Supreme Court:“Texas v. Johnson (1989) and United States v. Eichman (1990) www.oann.com/newsroom/tru...

Trump: Anyone who burns the American flag 'will be immediately arrested'

President Donald Trump said that anyone who burns the American flag “will be immediately arrested” and face one year in prison.

www.oann.com

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 7d

One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people.

404 Media @404media.co · 8d

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

🔗 www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

www.404media.co

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 8d

“They asked for a sword, and we said, ‘Well, we do have swords, but we can’t give them away because they’re museum artifacts,’” said Todd Arrington, forced to resign as head of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library.”

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Adam Hansen @adamhansen.net · 7d

Do. not. cave. @schumer.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @ossoff.senate.gov @schatz.bsky.social

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.

Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 8d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 8d

Trump told NBC on Sunday that he saw some Portland riot footage on Fox and thought it reflected current events.

It didn't. It was 5 years old, from the George Floyd aftermath.

And we learned that due to the diligence of a local TV reporter, who got the transcript.

www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...

Trump referenced a weekend conversation with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, and he alluded to being told by Kotek that the reality in Portland is different from what’s being portrayed to him.

“I spoke to the governor, she was very nice,” Trump said. “But I said, ‘Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening? My people tell me different.’ They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place…it looks like terrible.”

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Adam Hansen @adamhansen.net · 8d

About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier diets. ground.news/article/a-re...

Healthier, Plant-Based Diets Could Prevent 15 Million Deaths a Year and Cut Farm Emissions: EAT-Lancet Commission

About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Com...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Adam Hansen @adamhansen.net · 10d

Seems like the federal government is trying compete with private industry. Isn't this sort of thing what @mcuban.bsky.social's costplusdrugs offers?

Homepage of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug homepage. Provides safe, affordable medicine or medication with transparent low prices.

www.costplusdrugs.com

Adam Hansen @adamhansen.net · 13d

Small business owners, self-employed people and people who are employed by a small business make up 48% of people using the ACA marketplace.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 13d

Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.

These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown

Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose the tax credit

www.usatoday.com

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 17d

Re-upping this, for people in nation's capital.

WJLA, long a respected local TV station, still cowering to Trump and Sinclair, and not carrying Kimmel show.

Yes, I know, huge audiences see it on line. But just as self-respect...

Station manager's contact # is 703-236-9552.

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 17d

People of DC (cont.)

WJLA, local ABC outlet, has long tradition in the area. Former home of anchors Maureen Bunyan, Gordon Peterson, Kathleen Matthews, Leon Harris, etc.

Sinclair-owned now. Didn't carry Kimmel last night.

"General manager" contact line: 703-236-9552.
sbgi.net/sinclair-bro...

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Adam Hansen @adamhansen.net · 17d

"Defend institutions.

…choose an institution you care about a court, a newspaper, a law, a labor union-and take its side. (@timothysnyder.bsky.social, On Tyranny)

"Defend institutions.

It is institutions that help us to preserve decency. They need our help as well. Do not speak of "our institutions" unless you make them yours by acting on their behalf. Institutions do not protect themselves. They fall one after the other unless each is defended from the beginning. So choose an institution you care about a court, a newspaper, a law, a labor union-and take its side." (Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny)

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Adam Hansen @adamhansen.net · 17d

Love how these look!!!

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Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · 17d

As I was saying…

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 19d

The tiny rural gallery that’s landed a baroque masterpiece
With the purchase of Susanna and the Elders, the Nivaagaard in Denmark is thought to have more Renaissance & baroque women in its collection than the Louvre
by Julia Buckley for The Times and The Sunday Times
www.thetimes.com/culture/art/...

The tiny rural gallery that’s landed a baroque masterpiece

With the acquisition of Artemisia Gentileschi’s Susanna and the Elders the Nivaagaard Collection, located in a seaside village, has overtaken the Louvre

www.thetimes.com

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Adam Hansen @adamhansen.net · 21d

Disney creators, “With a single post or video, can influence thousands of guests to try a food, drink, or experience in the parks,” she says. “I couldn’t keep giving them free publicity knowing they don’t support free speech and are willing to bow to fascism.”
www.glamour.com/story/the-ji...

www.glamour.com

Adam Hansen @adamhansen.net · 21d

Perhaps 2024-2028 will be looked upon as the neo-Red Scare if history books are still allowed in the future. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Before There Was Jimmy Kimmel, There Was Jean Muir

The "Red Scare" echo in the Kimmel suspension.

www.politico.com

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