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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1h

THIS!! 👇👇

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 56m

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 37m

Along with the Antifa nonsense, the goal here is to reclassify any dissent as dangerous. Which is not something elected officials in a democracy do.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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CMHoskins @cmhoskins.bsky.social · 25m

LOL

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 39m

This can't be good.
apnews.com/article/domi...

Former Republican election official buys Dominion Voting — a target of 2020 conspiracy theories

Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official.

apnews.com

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 1h

My fmr boss to the rescue after that very confusing announcement, which featured a lot of Hegseth riffing bsky.app/profile/samf...

Sam Fellman @samfellman.bsky.social · 1h

Not really. This is a US air base that will host a facility where Qatari pilots are trained to fly F-15. The US also trains pilots from Singapore there www.spokesman.com/stories/2022...

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 1h

"Today, we're announcing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home air base in Idaho. Location will host a contingent of Qatari F-15s and pilots to enhance our combined training, increased lethality, interoperability..."
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🦇 @smallmutuals.bsky.social · 1h

can you provide the exact quote?

Is it about this maybe (biden era deal)

$12 billion deal may bring hundreds of Qatar, US Air Force members to Idaho base

www.stripes.com

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CMHoskins @cmhoskins.bsky.social · 52m

All sorts of sketchy right wing parties funding that event.

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CMHoskins @cmhoskins.bsky.social · 55m

I believe they have but they still have family and friends in the US that they fear for. The right is doxxing not only them but anyone associated with them and harassing them as well. It's terrifying!

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CMHoskins @cmhoskins.bsky.social · 57m

Sure but bussing in protesters for January 6th 'peaceful protesters' by Charlie Kirk's cult was just fine? Seriously?

NEVER FORGET JANUARY 6TH, 2021

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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 1h

They make up lies about paid agitators doing violence, and attach them to the name of a prominent Jewish person. This is antisemitism, and it infects every part of the GOP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

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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CMHoskins @cmhoskins.bsky.social · 1h

People are afraid, they're getting credible death threats! Why would they tell anyone until they are safely out of the country? It's pretty terrifying if this is happening to you and your family.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1h

PRO TIP: If you want the Nobel Peace Prize, you might not wanna kidnap fathers, zip-tie kids, shoot priests, rip moms from carpool lines, and terrorize entire otherwise peaceful cities.

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Oh yeah, and release the Epstein files.

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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 1h

Okay hold on, we're gonna have a Qatari Air Force base in Idaho now? Hegseth just announced it with very minimal specifics beyond "increased lethality" and something about interoperability

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CMHoskins @cmhoskins.bsky.social · 1h

Say what now?

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

For most Americans, perhaps the most surprising feature of the 2024 election was the rightward lurch of Silicon Valley. A new book helps make sense of it.

@cjcmichel.bsky.social reviews @jacobsilverman.com's "Gilded Rage": www.thebulwark.com/p/why-our-te...

Why Our Tech Overlords Took a Hard Right Turn

A new book tells the story of how Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley entrepreneurs became angry admirers of authoritarianism.

www.thebulwark.com

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CMHoskins @cmhoskins.bsky.social · 1h

Oh dear! Is daddy taking a tantrum? Awwww, poor baby!

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Davey Jones @daveyjones.bsky.social · 1h

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CMHoskins @cmhoskins.bsky.social · 1h

It's been happening for months though quietly in most cases. It's stunning to watch the fall of the great American dream crumbling right before our eyes. It will take decades to recover from the insanity this man has unleashed in the US. Sad.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING:

"Just landed."

Mark Bray confirms to me this morning that he and his family did, on the second attempt, make it out of the US and to Spain

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 16d

Here's a screenshot from the video I took of Paul Ingrassia, who is mentioned in this story, at the Nick Fuentes rally he claims he "accidentally" went to.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

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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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 11h

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 12h

Rare good news.

The reasons he is moving to Spain are bad and depressing but he was able to go!

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 15h

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 12h

“We have been told that they were detaining and deporting the worst of the worst,” Ayman Soliman said after his release from ICE detention at the Clifton Mosque. “And I can tell you firsthand that I saw the best of the best unjustly detained and unjustly deported.”

unicornriot.ninja/2025/a-chapl...

A Chaplain Trapped Between Trump’s Deportation System and Egypt’s Autocratic Regime - UNICORN RIOT

Ayman Soliman found himself trapped between the U.S.’s quota-driven deportation system and Egypt’s autocratic regime known for killing and silencing critics. Now out of jail, he’s revealing the glarin...

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