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Craig Cheslog
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GenXer against fascism. Talking politics, women’s soccer, WNBA, Manchester United men and women, USWNT, USMNT, Green Bay Packers, Boston Celtics, Chicago Cubs, and Taylor Swift. (he/him/his) My newsletter: https://thelongtwilightstruggle.com/.
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Craig Cheslog @craigcheslog.com · 11d
My latest: The Democrats need to be more audacious in their opposition to the Trump budget, a belated thank you to Stanislav Petrov (the man who saved the world), and links to other stories I’m following. thelongtwilightstruggle.com/ti/
Dems Must Think Big (#105)
The Long Twilight Struggle is a newsletter focusing on our long twilight struggle against authoritarianism, Christian nationalism, and the malignant influence of tech broligarchs. I also share links a...
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 5m
I take some pleasure in knowing that the ~50 conservative Oregonians who showed up at this event in Salem to celebrate the guy who paid for 80 busses of people to attend the January 6, 2021 rally...think that the ~10,000 people who attended the No Kings rally 200 yards away were all paid by Soros.
sethcotlar.bsky.social Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 14h
Oregon conservatives promoted this event for weeks. They organized a caravan from locations across the state for it. The pictured Christian Nationalist preacher promoted it in his Salem church. According to other news outlets and my own observations, about 50 people showed up. Sad.
Statesman Journal & •• • 2h • See the photos: About 150 people gathered in front of the Oregon State Capitol for the Oregon For The People rally on Oct. 18 in Salem. bit.ly/471blmM s 578 267 comments 39 shares
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UNITED TV⭐⭐ @unitedtv.bsky.social · 1h
🚨🗣 Harry Maguire:

"These aren't just three points for the club and the lads. I've been coming here for years and not taking the three points has been tough. This victory is for the fans and I hope they have a great evening."
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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 2h
Massachusetts rightfully hates Seth Moulton 🫡
Anti-Trans Democrat Seth Moulton Booed At Boston No Kings Rally After Sen. Markey Wears Trans Flag
Representative Moulton is challenging Senator Markey for his senate seat in 2026.
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Craig Cheslog @craigcheslog.com · 1h
Well, I am now more stupid for having listened to that bullshit.
rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 2d
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
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UNITED TV⭐⭐ @unitedtv.bsky.social · 2h
🚨🗣️ Gary Neville:

“What a moment for Ruben Amorim winning at Anfield is massive. It’s the perfect place for Manchester United to get a victory. A crucial period lies ahead, and they need to make sure this marks the beginning of something.”
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OptaJoe @optajoe.com · 2h
3 - Manchester United's Ruben Amorim is only the third manager to win both of his first two Premier League away games at reigning champions, after Manuel Pellegrini and Antonio Conte. Statement.
Ruben Amorim reacts during his side's Premier League win at Anfield.
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Rainbow Devils @rainbowdevils.bsky.social · 2h
What a win! Great team performance away at Anfield 🔴⚪️⚫️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#MUFC
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Craig Cheslog @craigcheslog.com · 2h
Such a great day!
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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 2h
Manchester United record just their second Premier League win against Liverpool in 15 matches.

Harry Maguire is the hero.

Ruben Amorim's side now sit just two points behind Arne Slot's team in the table, who suffered their first defeat at home in the league since Nottingham Forest last year.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 2h
Glory glory Man United!!
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Premier League News @plnews.bsky.social · 2h
Manchester United have won a Premier League game against Liverpool at Anfield for the first time since 2016 under Louis van Gaal. (Squawka)
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Craig Cheslog @craigcheslog.com · 2h
This was so much fun!
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h
NYT sanewashing extends, apparently, to sparing NYT readers from a description of Trump's literal shit.
Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media. It shows Mr. Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps brown liquid on demonstrators. Listen to this article · 2:20 min Learn more Share full article Jenny Gross By Jenny Gross Oct. 19, 2025, 10:05 a.m. ET President Trump has posted what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media that showed him wearing a crown and flying a jet labeled “King Trump” that dumps brown liquid on protesters.
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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 6h
It's amazing that these guys don't recognize that being an aggro asshole when surrounded by literally hundreds of people who hate them is risky behavior.
mollyploofkins.bsky.social Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 9h
MAGA man eats pavement after shouting slurs at No Kings protesters
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h
Any media outlets that don’t address this video of Trump wearing a crown dumping shit on Americans is normalizing it.

As with everything else this authoritarian regime does, you’re either calling it out or normalizing it. There is no third option.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 6h
Watch how the media reports yesterday’s march.

Outlets that don’t report it, or dramatically downplay it are showing you precisely who they are.

When it matters.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h
couldn’t agree with this more. conservatives in casual conversation will say the most out of pocket shit you’ve heard in your life but we’re out of touch if we call them out or judge them for it because they get a benefit of the doubt never afforded to progressives.
adamserwer.bsky.social Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10h
The reason for this is that this class of people has internalized the idea of conservatives as the American Volk, an idea downstream of the senate and EC giving them more power than their numbers that has somehow become a quasi spiritual belief about the nature of the country
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h
At this point, if you're interviewing a Republican about the president's latest transgression and you *don't* have the video or post or whatever cued up and ready to show them when they pretend they haven't seen it yet -- I'm just going to assume you're in on the con yourself.
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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 6h
so here’s the thing, Bari, you’re running an organization full of weapons-grade gossips who hate you www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b...
Now in a position of power at the network, Ms. Weiss is the one concerned about leaks. She has complained that her comments at private CBS meetings keep turning up in media reports, asking if the company can identify the leakers, according to three people familiar with her remarks.
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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5h
Don’t let the frogwater that’s boiling us alive let you skip over this: we murdered another country’s citizens in cold blood, and when their leader objected, we called him a drug dealer and cut off aid to his country. That’s freakish.
3fecta.bsky.social Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 6h
Petro objected to the US bombing a Columbian fishing vessel that had the emergency beacon on because they were broken down, that we subsequently bombed. One Columbian fisherman survived the attack.

This is the official US response to Petro's comments.
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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 6h
Petro objected to the US bombing a Columbian fishing vessel that had the emergency beacon on because they were broken down, that we subsequently bombed. One Columbian fisherman survived the attack.

This is the official US response to Petro's comments.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h
New NYT euphemism just dropped
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10h
The Trump shit video is basically this, but I will reiterate that if a Dem is critical of conservative voters it’s a generational scandal and when Republican pols literally post themselves shitting on their opposition virtually the entire elite politics and media class treats it as fine and normal
When someone uses this emoji 🤣 they are more mad than they have ever been in their entire life
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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 9h
This is quite a hed/subhed.
1) Start with Vance. Use strong action verb. Accept the autocratic premise that the “Marines’ Might” are Vance’s to flex.
2) Mention the protest second and absurdly describe them as in the thousands
3) Treat Trump’s strong man use of the military as a partisan scuffle.
Vance Flexes the Marines’ Might as Thousand Protest Trump’s Agenda VP JD Vance’s trips o a military base in California illustrated rising tensions between the federal government and Democratic leaders
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