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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 12h

DO NOT LAUGH AT HIM!

DO NOT THINK OF A PINK ELEPHANT!

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 17h

BRING YOUR KIDS to #NoKings on Saturday. This will be my 11-year-old’s third protest of the year.

Kids can’t vote and lack $$ to donate.

But they can stand and march and shout and sing. And they’ll remember — after we’re gone — how we taught them what we value. 🇺🇸🚫👑

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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Marlene Robertson🍁🇨🇦 @marlenerobertson.bsky.social · 15h

Say hello to the Charlie Kirk generation.

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Marlene Robertson🍁🇨🇦 @marlenerobertson.bsky.social · 14h

In Trump’s regime you will be denied a visa if you criticize his favourite dead podcaster Charlie Kirk.

Some other countries with similar rules are North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Russia.

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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 10h

If you think it’s bad how Young Republicans talk wait until you hear how the Old Republicans talk.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 13h

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.

It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.

Long thread.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-8/

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 14h

holy fuck, Donny gave a batshit speech at Charlie Kirk's memorial where, I shit you not, at one point he bragged about being better at not getting killed. who does that? a moron, that's who. thank you for your attention to my post in which in take this dipshit to task. link is here: bit.ly/3Ld5dEM

now, did you have ‘I’m better at ducking bullets than Charlie Kirk’ on your bingo card? congratulations, you’re our winner!

all perfectly normal stuff. who among us hasn’t spoken at a memorial and bragged about not getting murdered? who among us hasn’t then gone on to talk about ourselves some more?

that’s what Bullet Duckin’ Donny did through the whole thing. he told one insane “anecdote” after another about himself, occasionally punctuating it with something like ‘and Charlie thought that was awesome.’ you know, just to keep things topical.

but again, it’s all perfectly normal stuff. who among us hasn’t used the commemoration of a dear friend’s life to brag about how you single-handedly saved Los Angeles?

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 12h

I liken JD Vance to an artificial creation. Nothing about him is anchored in genuineness or truth. At least Trump has fears and id and cravings.

JD Vance is a pod.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 12h

Democratic officials in the House gathered loudly in front of Speaker Johnson’s office, carrying Epstein-adorned papers. Some of them even covered up Johnson's own sign with Epstein-related ones. They did it while chanting "Swear Her In," for new Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
Fox covered it. Good one.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 9h

If would be nice if someone - anyone - from the legacy press would merely ask a single GOP Elected Official whether they think the Young Republicans should qualify as a domestic terrorist organization.

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Anthony Ryan @anthonyryan.bsky.social · 14h

Probably spilled his bourbon on the satnav.

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14h

The aircraft carrying US Secretary of Defense/war/whatevs Pete Hegseth from Brussels declared an emergency before turning around over the Atlantic and heading back toward the UK.

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Zoë Yunker @zoeyunker.bsky.social · 14h

For over a century, major companies liquidated forests from First Nations’ territories without consent. Now they're leaving.

In their wake, First Nations are working to reshape the industry that long excluded them, but it won't be easy.

My latest for @thenarwhal.ca

What does First Nations ownership mean for B.C. forestry? | The Narwhal

More First Nations are buying B.C. forestry tenures. With old growth dwindling, can they nudge the industry to a more sustainable future?

thenarwhal.ca

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 7h

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Cybertruck sales are so bad Musk is selling them to ... himself

You wanna see a dead body? Third-quarter sales numbers for Tesla’s misbegotten Cybertruck are in, and it is definitely spooky season for tech titan Elon Musk, who moved only 5,385 of the hideous ...

www.dailykos.com

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CTV News Winnipeg @ctvnewswinnipeg.bsky.social · 7h

Man charged with murder over U.S. teen’s livestreamed suicide

A man accused of luring children worldwide into a sadistic online abuse network was charged by German prosecutors Wednesday with hundreds of crimes -- including murder, for a 13-year-old American’s livestreamed suicide.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 9h

Remember, brown 13-year-olds are hardened menaces to society, but 30-something Republican Hitler afficionados in positions of power are just li’l guys.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 9h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h

Democrats are finally getting comfortable trying Trump's own style against him. And it might just work. www.thebulwark.com/p/can-democr...

Can Democrats Mock Trump Into Defeat?

As the president embraces strongman politics, Democrats are increasingly trying to make him seem little.

www.thebulwark.com

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 7h

4,270-year-old human skull found along Indiana river - NBC News www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

4,270-year-old human skull found along Indiana river

The human remains date to about 2300 B.C., according to the Fayette County Coroner's Office.

www.nbcnews.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15h

The plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was commissioned by Congress in 2022, remains in storage. Mike Johnson has refused to place it on the wall, as was intended. That "deed" speaks pretty loudly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 9h

Mike Johnson called us back from July 4 recess on 7/3 so he could gut Americans’ healthcare in the Big Ugly bill. Since then, he has only had the House in session for 19 of the subsequent 104 days. That’s how we ended up here.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h

⚠️ ALERT: YouTube is currently experiencing a global service outage. As a result, you may encounter issues watching our videos, including live streams, on the platform.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8h

Two months ago, U.S. Border Patrol posted a hype video, featuring the “banned” version of Michael Jackson’s 1995 song “They Don’t Care About Us,” including its infamous antisemitic slurs.

While Border Patrol remained silent, antisemitic accounts on Twitter celebrated the government’s post.

Border Patrol won’t say why it used a Michael Jackson song with antisemitic lyrics

The video was live on Facebook and Instagram for two months.

www.motherjones.com

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 8h

Ok this is a spooky Halloween moment:

The Toronto Star’s Susan Delacourt (who I admire!) published a SUPER similar piece literally within MINUTES of mine today.

We literally used the same examples!And had no way of knowing about each other’s work!!

WHAT DOES THIS MEANNNNNN!!!!! 👻🎃

Tweet from Susan Delacourt sharing her op-ed on Pierre Poilievre’s similar policies to Trump’s executive orders, which she posted today at 4:57pmET

My Substack post, « Canada's conservatives are importing Trump's attacks on DEl and birthright citizenship » which was published at 4:56pmET

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h

JFC! What will it take?

I can’t believe Trump just promised Argentina another $20 billion, bringing the total to $40 billion.

American farmers better be paying attention and rethink their unwavering support for the man.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 18h

A new poll found 58% of Albertans’ sympathies are with the Alberta Teachers’ Association, compared with 21% who side with the government. #ablab #abpoli

How Alberta Teachers Are Winning the Public Opinion Battle | The Tyee

The teachers’ main demands are finding support, while the government is being blamed for the school shutdown.

thetyee.ca

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

"Adding to the train wreck, Halligan’s appointment as US attorney may not even be legal, meaning that the indictment is a legal nullity … which may actually be the least embarrassing outcome here for the Justice Department." — @lizdye.bsky.social

The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far

Welcome to the Rocket Docket, Lindsey Halligan!

www.publicnotice.co

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