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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 6h

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 7h

“The truth is that antifa groups have been responsible for some of the most prescient & impactful organizing countering the far-right during the last decade”

Amazing corrective to liberal punditry abt antifa from Matthew Whitley (& basically the thesis of my book) theintercept.com/2025/09/27/t...

What Liberals Get Wrong About Trump’s Executive Order on Antifa

Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea. That opens up the activists, researchers, and organizers to a real risk of persecution.

theintercept.com

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 13h

Consequences schmonsequences

Ken Stone @kenstonemedia.bsky.social · 15h

If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. timesofsandiego.com/business/202... @jayshams.bsky.social @brianstelter.bsky.social @oliverdarcy.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com

In stunning reversal, Dominion Voting drops defamation suit against SD's OAN

The stunning news broke Thursday, but the outcome was telegraphed six days earlier — Oct. 3 — in a joint motion filed by OAN owner Herring Networks and Denver-based Dominion.

timesofsandiego.com

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 19h

Lots of ways for military families to get help as the first missed payday of the shutdown looms.

www.kpbs.org/news/militar...

San Diego nonprofits ready to help military families during shutdown

Here's where you can find free food, zero-interest loans and other support during the government shutdown.

www.kpbs.org

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Heather J. Chin @heatherjchin.bsky.social · 21h

Ken Burns: I often think of PBS is to communication as what the Declaration of Independence is to the country -- supporting a lifetime of learning... criticizes end of CPB and reallocation of $700M funding for public media as "short-sighted."

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 22h

Can't wait to hear this spirited discussion

Screenshot of Sept. 2024 story on The Hill headlined: Pompeo says US wrong to seek cease-fire, Israel should ‘finish the job’

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 23h

But...what if?

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 1d

The fastest I've ever blocked someone

@chriscillizza.bsky.social: What if...Donald Trump actually deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?

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🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social · 2d

The news is so profoundly stupid

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 2d

Embarrassing

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 2d

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 5d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 6d

Trump Admin set to cap FY 2026 refugee admissions to 7500, prioritizing white South Africans and shutting out the tens of thousands of Afghan allies who remain in danger from the Taliban

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Trump administration planning 7,500-person refugee ceiling, sources say

President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to set a refugee admissions cap at 7,500 people this fiscal year, a record low that prioritizes white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity, three people familiar with the matter said.

www.reuters.com

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taber @kvetch.gay · 6d

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 6d

"I still believe in America"

www.kpbs.org/news/militar...

Afghan man unlawfully detained this summer at immigration court reflects on his experience

Sayed Naser fled Afghanistan and came to the U.S. legally last year. He was detained after a routine San Diego immigration hearing in June.

www.kpbs.org

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 7d

If you're not a commanding flag/general officer, commanding officer or the command senior enlisted leader you absolutely should not have your own coin. This has gone too far. Too far

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 7d

It's time to de-troopify every single federal administrator job

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 7d

reddit occupied government

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The challenge coins being handed out by @FBIDirectorKash. Seems someone put a lot of thought into this.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 7d

Telegram is still on the App Store after being linked to multiple mass shootings.

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 7d

Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE official sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi says the DOJ requested its removal (Ashley Oliver/Fox Business)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 8d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

www.mediaite.com

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 8d

Makes perfect sense

Nothing to see here: Representatives for the county and the law firm that employs Do as a West Coast partner both say there’s not an issue.

The county also denied Halverstadt’s Public Records Act request seeking forms that Do may have filed disclosing this outside work, stating that releasing such records for activities “not deemed to constitute a conflict” would invade county staffers’ privacy.

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 8d

We are so back 🔔🔔🔔

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 9d

A San Diego attorney and former Navy judge says Trump, Hegseth are putting troops in a dangerous predicament — the need to decide for themselves whether their orders are lawful.

www.kpbs.org/news/militar...

Trump tells military brass they're going to fight 'enemy within' US

In a two-hour address, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laid out their vision of the United States military to an audience of almost every flag officer, general and senior enl...

www.kpbs.org

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 9d

This is one political party completely in tune with its base

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 9d

Hakeem Jeffries praises Mayor Eric Adams: "I respect his contributions to the city of New York ... most importantly as someone who wore the uniform to protect and serve."

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 9d

because they want transgender for everybody

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 9d

In a statement, VA press secretary Pete Ksperowicz says "radical liberals" in Congress are shutting down the government to achieve, among other goals, "'transgender' for everybody."

Radical liberals in Congress are trying to shut down the government to achieve their crazy fantasy of open borders, ‘transgender’ for everybody and men competing in women’s sports. If they succeed, they will stop critical Veterans care and assistance programs. For instance, during a shutdown:

VA will not provide Veteran career counseling or transition assistance program activities.
The GI Bill Hotline will be closed.
VA benefits regional offices will be closed.
VA will cease public affairs and outreach to Veterans.
VA will not permanently place headstones or maintain the grounds at VA national cemeteries.
VA will not process applications for pre-need burials.
VA will not print new presidential memorial certificates.

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 9d

Highly recommend reading a transcript of Trump's speech to military brass today. Here are his comments on "animals" in the inner city shooting firefighters off of ladders.

But they’re great. And they’re brave in our inner cities, which we’re going to be talking about because it’s a big part of war now. It’s a big part of war.

(13:53 – 14:02)

But the firemen go up in ladders, and you have people shooting at them while they’re up in ladders. I don’t even know if anybody heard that. But — and I said, Don’t talk about it much, but I think you have to.

(14:02 – 14:07)

Our firemen are incredible. They’re up in one of these ladders. It goes way up to the sky, rescuing people.

(14:08 – 14:19)

And you have animals shooting at them, shooting bullets at firemen that are way up in death territory. You fall off that ladder, it’s over. It’s over.

(14:20 – 14:29)

They don’t even have to inspect you when you hit the ground. And you have people shooting bullets at them in some of these inner cities. We’re not going to let that happen.

(14:30 – 14:38)

So I always mention the firemen because that’s actually a big problem we have. They are unbelievable.

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Andrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 10d

Update: all the memos have been republished by DOD here:

media.defense.gov/2025/Sep/30/...