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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Yet another in the never-ending list of "imagine if a Democratic president said this"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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DoctorSyntax @doctorsyntax.bsky.social · 5h

Very interesting- good luck!

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Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 9h

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 23h

I prefer “anti-fascist“ for a host of reasons and this is a nice practical one.

Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 1d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1d

Re-upping:

Excellent assessment of John "Roger Taney" Roberts.

In @harvardmagazine.bsky.social , by Lincoln Caplan.

As careful, legally informed, judicious-minded writer as you're going to find. With an unsparing judgment.

www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...

What Trump Means for John Roberts's Legacy | Harvard Magazine

Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court.

www.harvardmagazine.com

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DoctorSyntax @doctorsyntax.bsky.social · 6h

Every day is Opposite Day in the White House

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 7h

A real headline from the AP.

DoctorSyntax @doctorsyntax.bsky.social · 6h

Remember those innocent days back in 2016-20 when historians could have actual debates about whether Trump was really worse than Andrew Johnson or Buchanan?

Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 7h

I am sure there’s never been a President more dishonest, corrupt, incompetent and insane than this one.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 7h

Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans

Image: A variation on Benjamin Franklin’s “Join, or Die” engraving, originally published in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754. Each segment of the snake has the name of a university sent Trump’s “compact”: Texas, AZ, Vanderbilt, USC, Dartmouth, UVA, Brown, Penn, MIT.

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DoctorSyntax @doctorsyntax.bsky.social · 7h

“Herewith, my fiction novel”

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 7h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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The Spirit Halloween where Nat Gertler used to be @nat.gertler.com · 1d

@johannadc.bsky.social If you don't have this one from 1925, well, here's an early birthday present. Unless today's your birthday, in which case, here's just a normal birthday present.

Five-panel captioned Sherlock and Watson cartoon promoting Old Virginia Cheroots, from a 1925 newspaper.

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Dan McCrum @mccrum.bsky.social · 1d

This isn’t funny. Judges only speak to the press when they’re in extreme distress

Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 3d

dash it, mane

Life of a philosopher in a nutshell
1. Birth

2. Painting of Pope Leo X (after Raphael) by Fernando Botero ( a very chubby baby pope) with text "y tho"

3. Death

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 2d

Well played, @theguardian.com
You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned
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You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

www.theguardian.com

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 2d

ANTIFA:

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Martha Hodes @marthahodes.bsky.social · 3d

More thoughtful and intense than "happy hour"! Thank you, Yale Club of New York, for last night's event about *My Hijacking.*

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Washington County Democrats @washcodems.bsky.social · 3d

Long, but worthwhile, thread on the personality and strategy of power-behind-the-throne, Stephen Miller.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 3d

1. Today, I have a few things to say about that putz Stephen Miller. First, he’s been on TV a lot lately, because that’s how he pours more poison into the president’s already-poisoned brain.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 3d

Hey folks!

Tomorrow on my live webcast, History Matters:

On Lawlessness

The rule of law is being trampled.

What does that mean and what should we do?

Join us tomorrow.

Friday 10AM ET
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Conversations

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DoctorSyntax @doctorsyntax.bsky.social · 2d

And do we know they weren’t both wearing them at the same time?

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 4d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.