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🍁 Dan McNeil @danmcneilwrites.bsky.social · 6d

THE JUDAS APOCALYPSE

During WWII, a bookish archaeologist embarks on a perilous quest behind enemy lines to hunt for a long lost treasure that the church has zealously kept hidden for centuries

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Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival 2024
Finalist, Barnstorm Fest 2024

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The Judas Apocalypse; stylized graphics of skull, a Knight Templar, soldiers; THE JUDAS APOCALYPSE
During WWII, a bookish archaeologist embarks on a perilous quest behind enemy lines to hunt for a long lost treasure that the church has zealously kept hidden for centuries.
Top 1% Coverfly; Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival 2024; Finalist, Barnstorm Fest 2024
Written by Dan McNeil and Jasmine Aziz; Based on the novel by Dan McNeil

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 7h

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 10h

Benny, man the fuck up. I get death threats against me and my family regularly. It's part of reaching a large audience. If you can't take it find another job.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Pam Bondi held a news conference today with right-wing influencer Benny Johnson to highlight a threat made against him

🍁 Dan McNeil @danmcneilwrites.bsky.social · 9h

No wonder he bankrupted casinos...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "Drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h

I love that the folks in Norway didn't want to just deprive Donald Trump of the Nobel Peace Prize he was so shamelessly hungry for, they awarded it instead to someone he would hate, a decent Latina woman working against undemocratic authoritarianism. Nice touch. 👨‍🍳👄

Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 19h

Happy Nobel Peace Prize day to all who celebrate! 🕊️

In a brilliant and well deserved move, an (1) antifa (2) Latina (3) woman, María Corina Machado, wins for her work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela.

María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9h

A producer and editor for WGN-TV was violently forced to the ground this morning by two Border Patrol agents, before having her hands cuffed behind her back, during an ICE action in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Debbie Brockman has worked for the local television station since 2011.

WGN-TV producer violently detained during Chicago ICE enforcement action

A DHS spokesperson said that Debbie Brockman was placed under arrest for ‘assault on a federal law enforcement officer,’ claiming the WGN employee threw objects at the agent.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

"The University of Zurich said the married couple, who currently work at MIT, would join its economics faculty …. [They] will be moving … at a time when experts are warning that Trump's cuts to research funding and attacks on … freedoms could lead to a brain drain …."

www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...

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Jwingnut @jwingnut.bsky.social · 10h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h

Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases www.democracydocket.com/opinion/why-...

Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases

Read here.

www.democracydocket.com

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🍁 Dan McNeil @danmcneilwrites.bsky.social · 9h

America First?

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 10h

Argentina gets $20 billion, Qatar gets an airbase in Iowa, while our soldiers are being fed by food banks. Orgs like Army Emergency Relief are stepping in amidst Trump’s shutdown, and you can make a donation at any of the links in this thread:

🍁 Dan McNeil @danmcneilwrites.bsky.social · 9h

25th Amendment. Now.

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 10h

The President seems unwell. From his physical symptoms to his visible cognitive decline, the American people deserve clear answers about his ability to serve. I’ve formally called on the White House Physician to provide transparency and the truth about President Trump’s health.

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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 10h

This is so fucked up‼️Military families are having to go to food banks because #TrumpShutUSDown We bailed out Argentina to the tune of $20 billion and Qatar is getting a Air Force base in Idaho, but our military personnel have to resort to this. Republicans can’t govern‼️

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

Trump is using our tax dollars to buy Argentine pesos to bail out the country's failing libertarian economy.

My friend Rohit Chopra explains how this will hurt struggling Americans here at home.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 10h

Judge Rules AGAINST Trump Sending Troops Into Chicago!
youtu.be/dFS-xHKqYC4?...

Judge Rules AGAINST Trump Sending Troops Into Chicago!

YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner

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🍁 Dan McNeil @danmcneilwrites.bsky.social · 10h

Hil-arious.
Hey Greg. Why don't you challenge him to a 100 dash?
No. Then shut the fuck up...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Greg Abbott tells Pritzker to "stop complaining and do some pushups"

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Ms. Good Trouble @boldsea.bsky.social · 11h

New (to me) accounts: check it out, follow if you like and please repost! 💙✌️☘️

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11h

This is MAGA right now after learning that Trump sold out the America First agenda to Qatar and Israel.

If you know the reference, please know that we can become fast friends.

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ALT: a woman in a black dress says it - it - the f - it - flam - flames

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 11h

Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans ripped health care away from 15 million people and are raising costs for millions more.

The numbers are damning.

Graphic showing the average ACA premium increase in each state. It's an average of 136% increase this year alone.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

Mamdani: I run against a disgraced former governor who, in this moment, has chosen to issue a statement in which he cannot even say the name Tish James, nor the name Donald Trump.

If you cannot say Trump’s name today—how will you stand up to him tomorrow?

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 11h

📌As we were saying ...

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 10h

This is what ice is doing

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

I guess they didn’t like Trump’s new 100% tariffs on China today, added on to the previous tariffs.

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🍁 Dan McNeil @danmcneilwrites.bsky.social · 10h

"My former political party is scared to death of these #NoKings rallies. That’s great. So let’s have a gazillion Americans out rallying all around the country on October 18th! Let’s scare the shit out of Trump & his party," Walsh wrote on X...."

www.rawstory.com/no-kings-267...

‘Scared to death’: Ex-rep says Johnson’s bizarre 'No Kings' rant exposed Republican fears

A former Republican leader says GOP leaders are "scared to death" after House Speaker Mike Johnson's bizarre rant Friday, calling the "No Kings" protest later this month a "Hate America" rally.Johnson...

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 1d

After Pritzker and Newsom threatened to leave the NGA, the Republican Chair breaks with Trump. Pressure works. Keep it up!

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 1d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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CNN @cnn.com · 11h

A deadly measles outbreak in Texas ended in August, but outbreaks in other parts of the United States continue to add hundreds of new measles cases to this year's record national total. https://cnn.it/3IRLppY

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