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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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Blue(s)Anon 🇦🇺🇺🇸 @baggersupped.bsky.social · 22h

You seem like you’re from Staten Island (derogatory)

Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 22h

NYC - Mayoral Poll:

Bronx:
🔵 Mamdani: 39%
🟢 Cuomo: 36%
🔴 Sliwa: 19%

Queens:
🔵 Mamdani: 40%
🟢 Cuomo: 31%
🔴 Sliwa: 20%

Brooklyn:
🔵 Mamdani: 54%
🟢 Cuomo: 33%
🔴 Sliwa: 9%

Manhattan:
🔵 Mamdani: 51%
🟢 Cuomo: 31%
🔴 Sliwa: 9%

S. Island:
🟢 Cuomo: 40%
🔴 Sliwa: 34%
🔵 Mamdani: 21%

Quinnipiac / Oct 7, 2025

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 1d

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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mbbendt @bendts2cents.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty sure that when you have giant frogs everywhere, God is very disappointed in how you are treating immigrants.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 2d

People think the first thing Gutenberg printed was the Bible. This is false. The first things he printed were a political prophecy, propaganda about the Turks’ threat to Christendom, & a popular school text. If you want a parallel to AI, that’s it: making $ from conspiracies, racism, & school slop.

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 3d

really nice piece on this btw from @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...

"The Printing Press Democratized Knowledge": When Slogans Masquerade as History — Sonja Drimmer

The phrase is said so frequently it seems, like the mechanism it celebrates, to mechanically replicate itself.  It's become a favorite catchphrase among tech boosters of any sort (see my post on...

sonjadrimmer.com

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Blue(s)Anon 🇦🇺🇺🇸 @baggersupped.bsky.social · 2d

These layoffs of federal workers are vague in detail because they’re bluffing like hell to try to get the dems to back down

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Micah @rincewind.run · 3d

they are clearly trying to terrify everyone out of showing up to the No Kings protest and I simply do not think it is going to work

see you all there

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Blue(s)Anon 🇦🇺🇺🇸 @baggersupped.bsky.social · 3d

Fittingly so considering how Chotiner’s interviewees respond to the most basic followup questions. They literally act like they’ve never been even slightly challenged on their beliefs, it’s incredible

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 4d

Could the Supreme Court still apply different rules to a Democratic president? Of course. You don't need to remind me of that. But a lightning-fast blitz that repurposes Trump's new powers for good stands the best chance of standing up in court. Democrats need to start thinking about this right now.

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Blue(s)Anon 🇦🇺🇺🇸 @baggersupped.bsky.social · 4d

a red cartoon character with a blue belt around his waist has a surprised look on his face

ALT: a red cartoon character with a blue belt around his waist has a surprised look on his face

media.tenor.com

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Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢 @regimecpa.bsky.social · 5d

The doctor police if you ever dare to bring this up

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 5d

You cannot be fucking serious

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

migrantinsider.com

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Bill McKay @mckay4senate.bsky.social · 5d

The doctor makes $200k a year because they charge thousands of dollars more for a procedure than they should. The health insurance CEO doesn’t want to pay it and tries to dump it on you. You fight with the health insurance over *who* pays the high cost and not *why* the cost is high.

Coonbaya My Lord @powdercuff.bsky.social · 5d

The doctor making 200k a year is not your enemy. The health insurance CEO making millions per year is. Let’s focus up.

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Blue(s)Anon 🇦🇺🇺🇸 @baggersupped.bsky.social · 5d

Victoria ❤️

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 5d

"Speaker Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House may have more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records."

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 7d

the rats! the ship! the water, rising!

SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 7d

curtis yarvin seems somewhat unhappy

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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 7d

curtis yarvin seems somewhat unhappy

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 8d

Oh, for sure. Miller has pretty clearly spent 20 years of his life giving speeches in the mirror where he dissolves the Reichstag and calls for the opposition to be rounded up and shot, he's in the driver's seat right now, and he thinks he can go full Goebbels. Good odds it backfires horrifically

Mike 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @notkissinger.bsky.social · 8d

I’d say there is like >10% chance that Miller takes down himself, Trump, and the entire GOP as a party by attempting a fascism when the public hates it.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 8d

idk man, if you’re getting to the point where you’re accusing prosecutors, judges, and metro police of being the enemy, i am skeptical you have achieved the kind of consolidation you need for this kind of a project

Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 8d

Stephen Miller again lashes out at the judiciary, suggesting federal judges are aiding and abetting domestic terrorism:

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Blue(s)Anon 🇦🇺🇺🇸 @baggersupped.bsky.social · 8d

Fuck off boer

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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 10d

“AIPAC is becoming an increasingly toxic brand for some Democrats”

“Three Democratic members of Congress who had previously relied on AIPAC as a top campaign contributor have said over the past few weeks that they would no longer accept donations from the group”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift

www.nytimes.com

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 9d

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN EXTENDED TWO WEEKS TO HIDE EVIDENCE THE PRESIDENT IS A MAJOR PEDOPHILE

Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 9d

This GOP move does several things:
+ No votes in the House until at least October 14
+ No swearing-in for Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva D-AZ
+ No 218th signature from Grijalva on the Epstein Files discharge petition
+ Continues the House 'jam' of the Senate on the CR

Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 9d

🚨🚨The House reading clerk just read a letter from House Speaker Mike Johnson where he declares a 'District Work Period' from October 7 to October 13.

That would mean no votes in the House until mid-month.

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(C)all (M)e "Shirley" or don't, I don't care @realcinematik.bsky.social · 9d

So we're up to 21 counts of first degree murder against Donald Trump and a lot of accompanying charges for his subordinates and officers all the way on down to the lowly grunt who should've refused the illegal order to fire.

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 9d

Trump has blown up another fishing boat off Venezuela. Four dead.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 9d

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the atonement that will be required of us?

Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · 10d

Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.

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