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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 4h

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Ted Lieu @tedlieu.bsky.social · 15h

Today is Day 10 of the Republican shutdown. Your regular reminders:

1. Republicans control the White House, Senate and House.

2. GOP making deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA.

3. Democrats are fighting to lower costs, cancel the cuts and save healthcare for Americans.

Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 1d

The secret door.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3h

Trump is Nixon with no capacity to feel regret or shame, and enabled by a party and Congress that won't put the country first. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-nixo...

Trump’s Abuses of Power Show We Didn’t Learn Much From the Nixon Era

That failure is implicit in nearly every frame of a new documentary about Katharine Graham.

www.thebulwark.com

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 52m

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

Soon everyone in the government will work for ICE

Time for another entry in the continuing saga of the U.S. government being reassigned to work on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.� In the most recent development, hundreds of ...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 34m

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h

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Wake Up America @claudiner66.bsky.social · 1h

Just as cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — are set to go into effect as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump in July, we will lose our key data resource to monitor and evaluate the food security status of all Americans.

Wake Up America @claudiner66.bsky.social · 1h

Now is not the time to stop measuring food insecurity

Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that they will not collect food insecurity data for 2025. The timing could not be worse.
thehill.com/opinion/fina...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h

focused on the accumulation of dictatorial power in the hands of Donald Trump. The most expeditious manner in which this can occur is for the two houses to simply cease to exercise their prescribed functions, much as the Reichstag suspended its work soon after Adolf Hitler became Reichskanzler.

« Aux Etats-Unis, le Congrès n’existe plus comme contre-pouvoir »

TRIBUNE. Dans une tribune au « Monde », le chercheur Hugo Toudic revient sur l’audition au Sénat de la ministre de la justice américaine, Pam Bondi. La violence de ses propos, et plus largement celle ...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h

Writing in Le Monde, Hugo Toudic says that in the United States, the Congress has ceased to discharge its basic constitutional functions. This occurs principally because both houses are controlled by the Republican party, which is increasingly a cult

« Aux Etats-Unis, le Congrès n’existe plus comme contre-pouvoir »

TRIBUNE. Dans une tribune au « Monde », le chercheur Hugo Toudic revient sur l’audition au Sénat de la ministre de la justice américaine, Pam Bondi. La violence de ses propos, et plus largement celle ...

www.lemonde.fr

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Wake Up America @claudiner66.bsky.social · 1h

Los Angeles Times Guild Authorizes Strike With 85% Approval After More Than 3 Years Of Contract Negotiations: “Our Members Are Fed Up”
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Los Angeles Times Guild Authorizes Strike With 85% Approval After More Than 3 Years Of Contract Negotiations: “Our Members Are Fed Up”

The L.A. Times Guild has authorized a strike with 85% approval

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 1d

@jordanz.bsky.social is one of my favorite reads - always ahead of the curve for what's happening

Terrific platform!

Jordan Zakarin @jordanz.bsky.social · 1d

Looking to platform more progressive/populist community and grassroots activists in my newsletter, Progress Report.

If you fit the bill or are inspired by work someone is doing, please reach out!

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Just Jolea @justjolea.bsky.social · 14h

Tuning out is a form of compliance. Find sources that don’t rage-bait. @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social is a great resource for highlights of things that matter and need attention without the aggravating things meant to distract us.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 7h

You’ll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Council….

(Miller. It’s Stephen Miller.)

Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 9h

NEW: A senior ICE official testified today the WH Homeland Security Council — and not the State Department — informed him Uganda was the deportation target for Abrego Garcia.

DOJ then asserted presidential privilege over any other details about the call. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

DOJ asserts presidential privilege over details about how Uganda was selected in Abrego Garcia deportation case

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said third-country designations are typically made by the State Department.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 1h

We need something like a “Fascistpedia” to keep track of those who collaborated with the regime.

Later, they'll be scurrying to hide their cowardice and moral rot.

A permanent record will guarantee enduring shame.

Let’s give them their own museum.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2h

More costumes! More seniors playing the ukulele! More group dance! It makes clear how insane Trump and his sycophants are.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Wake Up America @claudiner66.bsky.social · 2h

University of California faculty and alumni won five Nobel Prizes this week, highlighting the ongoing contributions of America’s #1 public research university and the central role of federal funding in advancing world-changing scientific inquiry.

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Wake Up America @claudiner66.bsky.social · 2h

UC wins 5 Nobel Prizes in 3 days — and sets a new world record
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-wins...

UC wins 5 Nobel Prizes in 3 days — and sets a new world record

These discoveries span decades and disciplines, but they all have one important thing in common: They’ve all relied on competitive funding from the federal government.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2h

There are more of us than there are of them—and we know our right to assemble peacefully and protest. I’m counting on my fellow Americans to prove that at the No Kings protest on Oct. 18.

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Wake Up America @claudiner66.bsky.social · 2h

'They treated us like animals' - Inside the epicentre of deportations in New York City
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'They treated us like animals' - Inside the epicentre of deportations in New York City

Chaotic scenes have become routine in a federal immigration court in Manhattan.

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Wake Up America @claudiner66.bsky.social · 2h

Indian immigrant fights deportation after police mistake perfume labeled 'Opium' for the narcotic

Kapil Raghu, 28, was arrested in May after an officer in central Arkansas spotted the rollerball perfume bottle in his car during a routine traffic stop.
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Indian immigrant fights deportation after police mistake perfume labeled 'Opium' for the narcotic

Kapil Raghu, 28, was arrested in May after an officer in central Arkansas spotted the rollerball perfume bottle in his car during a routine traffic stop.

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Wake Up America @claudiner66.bsky.social · 2h

Labor Department looks to pilot intaking unemployment claims for states

The effort follows the department’s notice that it may create a national claims database, a move critics say raises cybersecurity, privacy and surveillance risks.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...

Labor Department looks to pilot intaking unemployment claims for states

The effort follows the department’s notice that it may create a national claims database, a move critics say raises cybersecurity, privacy and surveillance risks.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 7h

Cryptocurrencies tumbled after US President Trump said he would impose an additional 100% tariff on China and export controls on software, with more than $3 billion in positions liquidated within the past hour

Crypto Sees More Than $6 Billion in Liquidations

Cryptocurrencies tumbled after US President Donald Trump said he would impose an additional 100% tariff on China and export controls on software, with more than $6 billion in positions liquidated within the past hour.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 6h

Friday's nervous trading underscores the risks rippling across the markets

Tariff-Fueled Plunge Has Traders Worried There’s More to Come

Bill Harnisch is no permabear. His hedge fund is up 580% since 2020 thanks to a honed portfolio of bets that this year alone has tripled the S&P 500’s return.

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