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Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 1h

The "war" now is between Trump's fake bot and troll army and actual MAGA who would never previously support using military force against peacefully protesting Americans. Trump wants them to share his thirst for blood and revenge. Some MAGA say "this is going too far".

Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 1h

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Trump's fake bots & trolls normalize for MAGA inciting violence and using military against Americans

YouTube video by Cheri Jacobus

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Lauren Harper @laurenleharper.bsky.social · 2h

Ah yes, the wave of violence that was made up by the statisticians at Breitbart.

They aren’t even citing any real numbers to justify this.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 7h

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

Tweet from Pam Bondi:

Today following outreach from
@thejusticedept
, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target
@ICEgov
agents in Chicago.

The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 1h

“Gaza needs leadership called in by the people themselves, not appointed from the outside,” Sundos Fayyad, a journalist in Gaza, told me. “Rebuilding what’s been destroyed may be impossible, but any future worth living begins with that right for representation.”

Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 2h

BRILLIANT article by Mohammed R. Mhawish:
“Survival is the most meagre inheritance. To call us resilient is to praise the caged bird while ignoring the cage’s latch. Surviving destruction is not the same as defeating it. There’s cruelty in this praise.”
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/g...

Gaza’s Broken Politics

Every movement that claimed to speak for Palestinians has failed them. The next chapter must belong to those who have endured the devastation.

www.newyorker.com

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clinkjet.bsky.social @clinkjet.bsky.social · 1h

🎯🎯🎯

HERbron James 🐐 @meekayelah.bsky.social · 3h

“Multiple things can be true at once” would really help a lot of y’all. Just saying.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1h

Compared to this nonsense from Booker, Harris' answer on MSNBC is actually quite astute especially if your goal is to straddle the line. Booker's goal is to be the pro Israel stalwart in 2028.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2h

Whereas Harris told MSNBC that she believes whether or not Israel has committed genocide is a fair and honest question to ask, Cory Booker explicitly said to the "I've Had it" podcast that he thinks addressing the question of whether Netanyahu has committed crimes would undermine resolving conflict.

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 1h

Facebook rolls over for Trump’s DOJ to block anti-ICE group in latest Big Tech pressure campaign

Facebook caves to Trump’s DOJ to block anti-ICE group in Big Tech pressure campaign

www.independent.co.uk

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logicbutton @logicbutton.bsky.social · 2h

Hey guys I went to the Albuquerque balloon fiesta this weekend

Three hot air balloons inflated on the ground glowing from the inside against the night sky. One has a diagonal checkerboard pattern in black, white, yellow, and purple; one has a chevron pattern in flame colors; and one has a checkerboard pattern in magenta and charcoal.

A big cloudy sky just before sunrise, with a crowd of people and a row of tents and kiosks lit up in the near distance and mountains in the horizon. A partially inflated orange and yellow hot air balloon is off to the side.

Several colorful hot air balloons inflated on the ground, near and far all over the place.

A whole bunch of colorful hot air balloons in various states of inflation blanketing the horizon.

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Joyce Park @troutgirl.bsky.social · 1h

If Garbage can't really afford to tour any more, and are warning that smaller bands REALLY can't... Where is the music industry gonna go?

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 7h

Garbage's Shirley Manson speaks out against music industry economics: "This is an alarm call"

Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”

Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...

www.stereogum.com

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Abe Silberstein @abesilbe.bsky.social · 1h

Pro-Israelists will not like this answer, even though it basically says nothing. They don't want nothing. They want a firm rejection of this charge. Anything less is a demonstration of their weakened position.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2h

On MSNBC, Kamala Harris was asked if she agreed that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians.

“I will tell you that when you look at the number of children that have been killed [...] the refusal to give aid, we should all step back and ask this question and be honest about it, yeah.”

Former Vice President Kamala Harris held back from labeling Israel's actions in Gaza a "genocide" on Sunday but said it was an appropriate question.
"A lot of folks in your party have called what's happening in Gaza a genocide. Do you agree with that?" correspondent Eugene Daniels asked Harris during an interview on MSNBC's "The Weekend."
"Listen, it is a term of law that a court will decide," Harris responded. "But I will tell you that when you look at the number of children that have been killed, the number of innocent civilians that have been
killed, the refusal to give aid and support, we should all step back and ask this question and be honest about it, yeah."

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clinkjet.bsky.social @clinkjet.bsky.social · 1h

Yup.

βɛth @feverspell.bsky.social · 4h

1/3 of the country supports it. 1/3 of the country is outraged and disgusted. The other 1/3 doesn't care because it doesn't personally affect them.

This country is beyond screwed.

clinkjet.bsky.social @clinkjet.bsky.social · 1h

It totally hurt her.
And that hurt, did the same for millions in America and the world.

Taulby Edmondson @taulby.bsky.social · 1h

Reads like a tacit acknowledgement that her refusal to diverge from Biden's genocidal policies hurt her in the election. What she thinks once people are honest about the genocide question remains to be seen.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2h

On MSNBC, Kamala Harris was asked if she agreed that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians.

“I will tell you that when you look at the number of children that have been killed [...] the refusal to give aid, we should all step back and ask this question and be honest about it, yeah.”

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 1h

Actual thought crimes. For not revering Little Brother, as far as Big Brother was concerned.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1h

“The State Department said Tuesday it had determined they should lose their visas after reviewing their online social media posts and clips about Kirk, who was killed while speaking at an Utah college campus on Sept. 10.”

US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last m...

apnews.com

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clinkjet.bsky.social @clinkjet.bsky.social · 1h

Yup.

Hend Amry @libyaliberty.bsky.social · 5h

This sentence alone is bone chilling. America, you are in big trouble. And it’s not the kind of trouble that a simple election can fix.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

A press conference with the Mayor Everett, Mass. about the ICE abduction of a 13-year-old boy is about to begin. You can watch here: www.facebook.com/cityofeveret...

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 4h

The use of AI to marionette a woman whose tortured existence was spent trying to carve her own life and identity out of the space men forced her into is both damningly macabre and a surprisingly perfect encapsulation of the problems with this ghoulish use of technology.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Céu Azul means Blue Sky @ceu---azul.bsky.social · 6h

When you let your enemies steal an election and put your biggest creep in office

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 2h

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

“We may be witnessing the emergence of a population-level acquired immune deficiency — not sexually transmitted, but airborne.”

That line isn’t from a tweet. It’s from a peer-reviewed paper in AJPM Focus (2025).

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clinkjet.bsky.social @clinkjet.bsky.social · 1h

Finally.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

clinkjet.bsky.social @clinkjet.bsky.social · 1h

And everything will be even worse in 2026.
My high-risk HPV cells are a blessing.

truthbytwoheart @truthbytwoheart.bsky.social · 1h

We can't get safe food to eat, can't afford ANY foods, safe or not, can't get free healthcare, but we can fund genocide in Gaza and fund ICE's reign of terror on fucking abuelas and tamale vendors. Yeah, ok.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2h

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New York loses bid to prevent Holtec from dumping radioactive water into the Hudson River

A federal judge sided with Holtec, allowing the company to release radiological water from the Indian Point nuclear power plant into the Hudson River.

www.lohud.com

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 1h

can not underscore enough how much this is just a random neighborhood

Caroline Kubzansky @ckubzansky.bsky.social · 4h

Chaos at 105th Street and Avenue N. A couple bricks and possibly an egg got thrown at a squad of federal agents who were standing in the intersection. Two cars — a white SUV and a red one — got trucked out after a chase and a crash, per neighbors. At least three detained from this confrontation.

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clinkjet.bsky.social @clinkjet.bsky.social · 1h

All sides of the Left are a mess.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2h

Whereas Harris told MSNBC that she believes whether or not Israel has committed genocide is a fair and honest question to ask, Cory Booker explicitly said to the "I've Had it" podcast that he thinks addressing the question of whether Netanyahu has committed crimes would undermine resolving conflict.

clinkjet.bsky.social @clinkjet.bsky.social · 2h

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 2h

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 12h

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.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

Based on the video shared by Univision (they've paired it with overhead from ABC), today's attack might be the most chemical gas we've seen feds launch into a neighborhood so far. The clouds are enormous/that's a lot of canisters. Completely engulfing cars and homes.

instagram.com/reel/DPzWnGCklvl

unichicago on Instagram: "Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información …"

Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información en nuestra biografía.

www.instagram.com

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