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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 13h

Turns out, Alex Jones really is responsible for what he says on the air.
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting

The justices issued their order Tuesday without even asking the victims' families to respond to Jones' appeal.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 1d

How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s:

"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”

Federal agents invaded even the offices of The Crisis and the National Association for the advancement of colored people and asked searching questions: " just what, after all, were our objects and activities?” I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, “We are seeking to have the constitution of the United states thoroughly and completely enforced.” It took some ingenuity, even for Southerners, to make treason out of that.

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 18h

Agreed. Radio silence on this one. But, I'm thinking the Nobel Peace Prize committee may not be so allergic to history facts as our rich-guy media are.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 18h

as Bari Weiss will also find out, the U.S. media market for kissing the ass of rich white Republicans is small and already over-saturated

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Save Our Country (we/us) @rlab53.bsky.social · 2d

❌👑 OCTOBER 18 ❌👑
NoKings.org

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 18h

"I don't know what else to do," means Democrats are not giving in like they usually do and Republicans don't negotiate, so ....

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Mike Johnson: "I don't have any strategy"

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 21h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 1d

This is some of the best political news I've seen in a very long time.

There's a clear a way to end the Citizens United precedent by changing state incorporation laws - and now luminaries in both parties are forcing a vote on it in the 2026 election.

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Batdog @jeffreyschmeffrey.bsky.social · 1d

We are even dumber and blinder than any futurist Sci Fi writer could imagine

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 1d

When even Trump mentions the NO KINGS marches and makes a threat, plus Speaker Johnson, you know there are some people sweating through their clothes somewhere.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

They're freaked out about the NO KINGS rally.

Good.

newrepublic.com/post/201718/...

Trump Cabinet Secretary Thinks Peaceful Protesters Are Terrorists

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said people who attend this weekend’s No Kings protests are “antifa.”

newrepublic.com

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 1d

In which John Oliver methodically unpacks how thin it is to claim you’re all about “the truth” when you’re only running essays don’t get properly fact-checked — and don’t hold up to even basic reporting scrutiny www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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I Ate Oklahoma @iateoklahoma.bsky.social · 1d

Oklahomans: My daddy was a tornado and my mama was a blizzard. I lost my virginity to a heatwave.

Also Oklahomans: What are these drops of water falling from the sky?! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!

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Carri Hicks @hicks4ok.bsky.social · 1d

“Both sides need to do better.”
Oh boy — both sides? In a state where the GOP runs everything from the Governor’s office to both chambers? Okay. 🙃

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, City of Okla City residents, you have a big vote item-by-item on infrastructure and public services tomorrow, Tues, Oct 14.

Okla City Free Press @freepressokc.bsky.social · 1d

Here's what you need to know before voting in OKC’s $2.7B bond election Oct. 14: Streets, parks, safety projects—no property tax hike. Make your voting plan. | Brett Dickerson reports: freepressokc.com/okc-2025-bon...

OKC 2025 bond election: What to know; when to vote

What you need to know before voting in OKC’s $2.7B bond election Oct. 14: Streets, parks, safety projects—no property tax hike. Make your plan to vote.

freepressokc.com

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago brings a Monstrance. Protests at the Broadview detention center began 19 years ago. Demoralized by our mistreatment of migrants, a Catholic immigration lawyer I know started praying there on Fridays. A month later he was joined by some Sisters of Mercy. They’ve been holding it down since.

3 panel “Aye . . . I could do that.” meme format.

Top: image of Portland frog protesting ICE.

"Never thought l'd die fighting side-by-side with a Monstrance."

Middle: image of Monstrance.

"What about side-by-side with a friend?"

Bottom: image of Portland frog protesting ICE.

"Aye... I could do that."

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 2d

Omg. Send in another battalion.

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 2d

A new Portland character has entered the chat at the ICE facility….meet The Unipiper!

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TK-S Is Here Now @timekiller-s.bsky.social · 3d

Archived link: archive.is/Ne0Uo

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 3d

When Trump team pushed to investigate Soros, it cited a watchdog group report. But the group's own leader says "we actually did not make either of those claims that a prosecutor would need to make.” @fahrenthold.bsky.social @aduehren.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

www.nytimes.com

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 3d

Good one, sir. Agree. In many ways, Trump is the smokescreen.

Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 3d

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders - gift article from me: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 3d

Been waiting on *any* Republican to speak up for states rights. And now Stitt has, even though for years he has positioned himself as an auxilary to the Trump Admin I & II. Interesting dev.

Okla City Free Press @freepressokc.bsky.social · 3d

NEW — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a longtime Trump ally, breaks ranks to oppose the former president’s push to send National Guard troops across state lines. | Brett Dickerson reports:

Okla Gov. Stitt: Trump’s Guard plan defies states’ rights

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a longtime Trump ally, breaks ranks to oppose the former president’s push to send National Guard troops across state lines.

freepressokc.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

Imagine that

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 3d

After Trump got his Covid shot, he chose to fire the scientists protecting the rest of us from diseases.

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Brett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 3d

Well-written thread about the current pipeline of crackpots.

Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 3d

Think about how for decades, one of the ingredients of a crackpot was: retired engineer.

Retired engineers, for *generations* have been a fertile ground for crackpot theories in everything.

They get that golden watch and bam, incoherent manifesto about quantum archeology inbound.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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