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bort @crushbort.bsky.social · 17h

is it not weird that every day there’s a new video of anonymous masked men having the time of their lives beating/shooting/disappearing people and the dem response from the top down is “republicans want to double your health insurance premiums”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.

Why the delay?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 15h

Ms. Rachel calls out Barack Obama's statement on Gaza, highlighting how referring to 'Israeli families' while calling Palestinians 'the people of Gaza' strips them of their humanity. 'Palestinians have families, too,' she wrote.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 14h

I don’t think we can call it “pedocon *theory*” anymore, the evidence is in, the hypothesis has been proven, the peer reviews are in

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 15h

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

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Another Fucking Guy With A Podcast @anotherguypod.bsky.social · 14h

Yeah, the true goal is not to stop terrorism but to be able to arrest and silence literally anyone who opposes the state. Nice to see liberals finally recognizing this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Another Fucking Guy With A Podcast @anotherguypod.bsky.social · 14h

Americans who defend the Confederacy by saying history is written by the victors and to question whether the South was actually bad don't realize the same can be said about the Soviet Union and communism, which has literally had its whole history written by the CIA

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 14h

Hebrew-language Israeli media reports say there is a "secret clause" buried in the Gaza ceasefire agreement that would allow Israel to resume the war. Palestinians worry this is the pretext Netanyahu needs to get out of completing the deal.

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The Israeli media is reporting on a ‘secret clause’ in the Gaza ceasefire deal that no one is talking about

Hebrew-language Israeli media reports say there is a “secret clause” buried in the Gaza ceasefire agreement that would allow Israel to resume the war. Palestinians worry this is the pretext Netanyahu...

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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 11h

Rounding Up The Anti-Fascists
Credit: Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com / CTNewsJunkie via Cagle Cartoons / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11h

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Brave New Films @bravenewfilms.bsky.social · 9h

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Another Fucking Guy With A Podcast @anotherguypod.bsky.social · 18h

Liberals suck so much. Out here doing the bidding of Elon Musk and the American ruling class so they can extract Venezuela's minerals to build their abundance capitalism dystopia.

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Nicki Washington, Ph.D. @drnickiw.bsky.social · 19h

"A student in Maryland was left in a stairwell during a fire to wait for rescuers because she uses a wheelchair. And a high school student with a cane had trouble evacuating when a gunman killed two people at her St. Louis school. Police officers ended up pointing guns at her."

‘I Could Literally Be Left Behind to Die’: How a Student With a Disability Changed the Law

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mat olson @mathewolson.com · 2d

damning thread on how the IDF's propaganda arm is scraping 3D assets intended for things like games, films, or architectural purposes and kitbashing together supposed hamas bunkers and iranian nuclear sites. a genocide campaign propped up in part by someone's nephew who got too into blender.

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 21h

“You would prefer the human race to endure,” right? Douthat asked. Thiel paused and didn’t answer right away. “You’re hesitating,” Douthat said. As Thiel tried to gather his thoughts, Douthat said, “This is a long hesitation.”

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Ben 🏳️‍🌈 @bvigeant.bsky.social · 21h

from what they say its a high pressure difficult job which is already short staffed, so cool plan dude

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 21h

Seems like a bad idea to fire air traffic controllers when there's already a shortage but what do I know

Sean Duffy Threatens to Fire Air Traffic Controllers as 10% Call Out Sick During Shutdown

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 21h

So Trump gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout and is now building a Qatari military facility in Idaho.

While Americans can’t afford groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Gay Bitterskeets @gaybitterskeets.bsky.social · 20h

"'Abolish ICE' is too radical!" Squealed the liberal piggies in 2020.

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Casey @caseystudy.bsky.social · 20h

It takes more courage to be a frog than it does to join a fascist regime. Bless you, air frog.

freaky hacker chick @joofarc.bsky.social · 1d

this making me cry of laughter, why are they backing up 😭😭😭

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Matthew @dlthings.bsky.social · 19h

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 21h

As a protest optics nerd love about the inflatables is how much they visually disrupt and pull focus from the fascist shock imagery Noem & Miller are trying to create.

So many of these photos now look like the world's silliest dance party, backgrounded by a bunch of guys in uniform looking awkward

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Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 1d

And who is the author of this op-ed? The billionaire CEO of an asset management firm who helped author the compact.

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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 21h

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 · 21h

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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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 20h

We don’t have the funds for basic health care, but when it comes to tearing apart families and terrorizing communities, the budget is unlimited. Shameful, chaotic shutdown.

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Another Fucking Guy With A Podcast @anotherguypod.bsky.social · 20h

The story isn't that they denied Trump the Nobel Peace Prize. The story is that they gave it to a MAGA zionist pushing for US regime change in Venezuela so Elon Musk can exploit their workers and steal their minerals for his dumbass cars.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20h

Mike Johnson is running out of excuses for keeping the government shut down. Instead of doing his job, preserving affordable healthcare, or lowering costs for working families, he’s attacking millions of Americans who will peacefully protest to say that our country belongs to its people — not kings.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 21h

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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