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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 22m

There was already a strong candidate, much younger, Graham Platner. Why didn't Schumer back him? For the same reason he doesn't support Mamdani.

Establishment Dems punch left. They punch young. They are killing the future of the party.

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Can a Maine oyster farmer defeat Sen. Susan Collins and save the Democrats?

In the few weeks since announcing his run for Senate, political outsider Graham Platner is drawing big crowds and raising lots of money. But Maine's incumbent, Republican Sen. Susan Collins, is no eas...

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 43m

Geriatric Democratic politicians seek to add to their number.

Mills is 77.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/10/n...

Maine Governor Mills to launch campaign to challenge Susan Collins - The Boston Globe

A center-left Democrat, Janet Mills has occasionally clashed with progressives in the state legislature, but this year, she made national headlines for her high-profile clashes with President Trump.

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 10h

That doesn't even qualify as a Susan Collins strongly worded letter.

Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 11h

Looks like John Roberts and the Fash Five will have to write a whole new set of facts to save Trump and his henchmen.

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 11h

Seriously perverted people.

Nonilex @nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 14h

#privacy

The #trump #epa Followed Up on an Unusual Request About #abortion Pills

Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency found that they could develop methods to identify traces of the #medication in #wastewater — a practice long sought by the anti-abortion movement.

#law […]

Original post on masto.ai

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 11h

Fun fact: the Zucman Tax, 2% of net worth on households with a net worth above 100 million Euros (about $1118 million), is supported by 85% of the French in a recent poll. That includes about 75% of Le Pen supporters.

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 11h

Senator Doctor Cassidy doesn't care.

Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 19h

The Trump/Miller war on Chicago continued today. These events occurred in a nice neighborhood, Foster at Lincoln.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds arrest WGN staffer, slam into resident’s car in Lincoln Square

Federal immigration authorities rear-ended a car while the driver was still inside after making arrests in Lincoln Square on Chicago’s North Side.

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 22h

I always wonder about the colors in these pics. Are black holes orange? Is it false color? Is the color about the energy coming off the object? Is it related to some surrounded material? Something else?

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 22h

It's not just readers. This article was written by Sharon Otterman. From her bio: "bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Yale ,,, master’s in international relations from Columbia University. ... Fulbright fellowship," www.nytimes.com/by/sharon-ot...

Sharon Otterman

Sharon Otterman is a Times reporter covering higher education, public health and other issues facing New York City.

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 22h

This article was written by Sharon Otterman presumably with the aid of some chatbot from an LLM with many mentions of Trump saying antifa, and assumed it was a thing.

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 23h

Please go. Maybe Argentina? Singapore? sfstandard.com/2025/10/07/c...

Citing fear of Democratic ‘vengeance,’ Curtis Yarvin says he may flee the U.S.

The far-right blogger doesn’t think the Trump administration has done enough to dismantle democratic institutions.

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ChrisInParis @chrisinparis.bsky.social · 1d

Failed Latin American free market libertarian state bailed out by America First administration who isn't paying federal workers.

To everyone's great surprise, there's a link to a Trump supporter who invested in Argentina. The corruption with all of them never ends. apnews.com/article/trum...

US buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap

The U.S. Treasury has purchased Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina’s central bank.

apnews.com

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 1d

It would be fun to read an analysis of Foucault's The History of Sexuality by a TPUSA student.

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 1d

I can't think of a coiunter-example off the top of my head.

Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 1d

blocked first, forgot to report.

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Customers can be fired.

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Get a list of students associated with TPUSA and just tell them your courses are to complex for their tiny minds.

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 1d

What schadenfreude feels like.
prospect.org/politics/don...

Donald Trump to Trump Country: Drop Dead

The president told MAGA voters exactly what he was going to do in 2024. Now he is doing it.

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Texas National Guard troops are "protecting" the ICE facility in Broadview IL, near Chicago. news.wttw.com/2025/10/09/n...

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. District Judge April Perry says it comes down to a "credibility determination."

"I simply cannot credit [the Trump administration's] declarations to the extent they contradict state and local law enforcement. … DHS' perception of events are simply unreliable."

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

#BREAKING A federal judge say she will grant "in part" a request by the state of Illinois for a temporary restraining order against the deployment of National Guard troops into the state.

U.S. District Judge April Perry is still ruling and has not outlined the details of her order.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Perry: "I'm going to issue an oral ruling."

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 1d

This argument is utterly meaningless in light of Hamilton's failure to show any limit on use of the troops.

Of course, if they want to spread mulch at our parks, maybe?

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Perry asks directly whether the feds started the alleged violence in Chicago.

She asks whether it matters if the inability to execute the law was "caused by the federal agents."

Hamilton: "No, your honor."

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Here's another example: bsky.app/profile/jons...

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Perry: "You all are reserving the right that they could do all the other things the president has said they'll be able to do. … When I try to nail down with you which specific of those things might still be on the table, you've kind of said, 'Well, I don't know.'"

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 1d

In the Chicago invasion lawsuit, Judge Perry is beating DoJ lawyer Eric Hamilton into a pulp. Here's one example.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Perry: "You think that 'unable to execute the laws' doesn't mean 'unable to respond to legal violations.' It's 'unable to prevent legal violations.'"

Long pause from Hamilton, who eventually says the crime seen in Chicago "weights in favor of the president's conclusion."

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