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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 2h

Men claim women talk too much, but boy if you get that man on a panel, he will over talk every woman present in the room.

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 12m

And if he’s repeating himself over and over instead of saying new things, he’s insisting on being obeyed.

Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 2h

Men claim women talk too much, but boy if you get that man on a panel, he will over talk every woman present in the room.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 43m

@anntelnaes.bsky.social

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 11m

Only the best people, I tell ya

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 52m

Justice Department lawyers reposted President Trump’s statements and may have inadvertently endangered their prosecution of Luigi Mangione, violating the judge’s explicit orders that DOJ employees refrain from public comment about the case. trib.al/b9U7CY1

DOJ in Trouble After Lawyers Reposted Trump Rants on Luigi Mangione

The Justice Department’s case against Luigi Mangione just hit a major obstacle.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 52m

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 27m

BREAKING: Federal judge issues a TRO in the Northern District of Illinois (including Chicago and the Broadview ICE facility), providing protections for protesters and journalists covering the protests.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Some of the key elements:

1. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless
Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.
Defendants may order a Journalist to change location to avoid disrupting law enforcement,
' President Trump, one of the named Defendants, is not included in this Order.
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as long as the Journalist has an objectively reasonable time to comply and an objectively
reasonable opportunity to report and observe;

b. Issuing a crowd dispersal order requiring any person to leave a public place
that they lawfully have a right to be, unless dispersal is justified by exigent circumstances as defined by Department of Homeland Security Use of Force Policy (updated Feb. 6,
2023), Sections III.F and XII.E;
С.
For purposes of this Order, a crowd dispersal order is a lawful command
given by a Federal Agent for all persons to leave a designated area when three or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct that are likely to cause substantial harm in the immediate vicinity;
d. Using riot control weapons including kinetic impact projectiles (KIPs), Compressed Air Launchers (e.g., PIS and FN303), Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray, CS gas, CN gas, or other chemical irritants, 40 mm Munitions Launchers, less-lethal shotguns,
Less-Lethal Specialty Impact-Chemical Munitions (LLSI-CM), Controlled Noise and Light Distraction Devices (CNLDDs), Electronic Control Weapons (ECWs) - on members of the press, protesters, or religious practitioners who are not posing an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer or others;

To facilitate the Defendants' identification of Journalists protected under
this Order, the following are examples of indicia of being a Journalist: visual identification as a member of the press, such as by carrying a professional press pass, badge or credentials; wearing distinctive clothing or patches that identify the wearer as a member of the press; or carrying professional gear such as professional photographic or videography
equipment. Other indicia of being a Journalist under this Order include that the person is standing off to the side of a protest, not engaging in chanting, sign holding, shouting slogans, or otherwise protesting, and documenting protest activities, although these are not
requirements. These indicia are illustrative, and a person need not exhibit every indicium
to be considered a Journalist under this Order. Defendants shall not be liable for unintentional violations of this Order in the case of an individual who does not wear a press pass, badge, or other official press credential, professional gear, or distinctive clothing that identifies the person as a member of the press.

It is further ORDERED that all Federal Agents, excepting those who do not wear a
uniform or other distinguishing clothing or equipment in the regular performance of their official
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duties or are engaged in undercover operations in the regular performance of their official duties, must have visible identification (for which a unique recognizable alphanumeric identifier sequence
will suffice) affixed to their uniforms or helmets and prominently displayed, including when
wearing riot gear.

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Sapphire Purcell @sapphyskys.bsky.social · 6h

"English billionaire who bought a Scottish castle and moved to Scotland interferes with local Scottish politics so it better suits her."

We used to call this colonialism.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 7h

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 1h

The "set aside the art from the artist" thing in this case is moot. Harry Potter money now goes right to destroying the human rights of trans persons. A billionaire who got her ass kissed for two decades got a rebuke and now she's got to wreck the lives of others.

Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 7h

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 4h

I would like to get to a place where consigning 14 million people to death isn’t described as “DOGE didn’t do much.”

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

Did DOGE save us $2 trillion?

“Not even close. .. Total spending excluding interest rose $220 billion, or 4%, for the entire fiscal year.” 🤡

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/tari...

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muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 1h

he's committed only a handful fewer crimes than the population of chicago, but pritzker should send a guard detachment to black-bag ken paxton

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 17h

If you’d like a more realistic assessment; I wrote about it today. www.pbump.net/o/dethawing-...

Thawing out ‘Arctic Frost’ and the new Biden-was-worse argument

A recent American presidency, you may be alarmed to hear, engaged in an action that was "arguably worse than Watergate" — an event still positioned in some circles as the gold-standard of presidential...

www.pbump.net

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 17h

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2h

These violet delights have

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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 2h

Six partisan hacks.

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 3h

It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.

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coleen @comaraster.bsky.social · 2h

Directly into my veins. MadBum forever

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coleen @comaraster.bsky.social · 2h

Directly into my veins

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 2h

you love to see it

Sara Sanchez @bcbsara.bsky.social · 13h

This is the most Postseason-Kershaw line to ever Postseason-Kershaw, and it literally might be his last boxscore.

A screenshot of Kershaw's boxscore showing he gave up 6 hits, 5 4 runs, 4 earned, 3 walks and two home runs while striking out zero in relief during the National League Division Series against the Phillies.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2h

This is extremely right on.

Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed

Bari Weiss has sold her company, The Free Press, to manage the decline of broadcast news at CBS. How many ways can it go wrong?

www.theverge.com

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 2h

That's not how economics works! The price goes to what companies think they can get. It's not entirely based on labor costs

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
fortune.com/2025/10/08/b...

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 2h

How many times will I post this link I wonder

Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 16d

My professional assessment is that Ezra Klein is a moron @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social

Only an Idiot Would Think We Need Anti-Abortion Democrats

It's beyond time to stop listening to Ezra Klein.

www.jezebel.com

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 2h

With friends like these..............

Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 2h

An anti-abortion group is fundraising off @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social's suggestion that Democrats run anti-abortion candidates in swing states.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 20h

Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "They're, like, insurrectionists, they're terrible people. But you really wonder why. Why are they doing it? What are they gaining? Other than they're obviously paid. They're paid a lot of money."

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 3h

As soon as I saw this location on the list I assumed it was just because it’s a highly visible location downtown. We all know there’s no legit security need.

Almost everything they do is to create social media content and terror.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 4h

Chicago federal court chief judge says she has not requested National Guard for courthouse

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