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Dr. Marc Schmalz @effrenatus.bsky.social · 1d

Or, "I wouldn't value a Peace Prize if someone could bully their way into getting it."

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Dr. Marc Schmalz @effrenatus.bsky.social · 1d

I sincerely hope that "threatening the host country" disqualifies someone from their peace prize.

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 1d

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Marc Schmalz @effrenatus.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe someone just needs to get close and say, “Miller is what’s killing your polling numbers. You’ll jump 600, 800, 1400% in the polls if you ditch him.”

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Data centers are receiving billions in state tax exemptions.

These centers, many owned by Big Tech giants, are driving up electric bills and sucking up huge amounts of water.

AI is boosting the stock portfolios of the richest Americans while everyone else pays the price.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

Federal officers are firing so much tear gas at protesters outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, that some nearby community members who aren’t even protesting are struggling to breathe when they leave their homes to run errands.

ICE is hounding Chicago area locals with excessive chemical munitions

Agents are firing tear gas and pepper balls on lawful protesters, lawsuits say, sickening even uninvolved residents.

www.motherjones.com

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 3d

The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.

American citizens are being detained & brutalized.

This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

71.5% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to government data.

Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”

As Trump's regime terrorizes communities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of his biggest donors are private prison corporations.

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 4d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 5d

I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.

But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 4d

Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act and send the National Guard to our cities — completely ignoring federal judges’ orders.

This is authoritarianism — and from someone who actually incited an insurrection on Jan 6th.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump open to invoking the Insurrection Act

The comments came a day after a federal judge blocked the president from sending National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon.

www.politico.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 4d

Mr. Trump said "We could have much better health care than we have right now."

No kidding.

20+ million will see their premiums double. 15 million thrown off health care entirely.

Pres. Trump, in case you didn’t know, this is what the shutdown is about.

End your health care cuts.

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Dr. Marc Schmalz @effrenatus.bsky.social · 6d

Saddest song I know, if you’re looking for suggestions:

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Kate Rusby - My Young Man

YouTube video by Elfman101

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 7d

History repeats.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 7d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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Dr. Marc Schmalz @effrenatus.bsky.social · 7d

I’m partial to the Kate Rusby version.

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I Am Stretched On Your Grave - Kate Rusby

YouTube video by sparklybeast

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Presidents? SCOTUS gives them immunity.

Corporations? SCOTUS makes it easier for them to pollute.

Billionaires? SCOTUS says they can buy elections.

But if you look Latino, speak Spanish, or work at a low wage job, SCOTUS says you can be abducted by masked agents.

The legacy of the Roberts court.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Apple has removed an ICE tracking app that allows users to report ICE activity nearby from its App Store.

The removal came after a direct demand from Trump’s DOJ.

Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.

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Dr. Marc Schmalz @effrenatus.bsky.social · 7d

Teaching in information systems, I say this often: "I'm jealous of geology profs who train up their students and send them out in the world and won't have them realize that every rock sucks."

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Dr. Marc Schmalz @effrenatus.bsky.social · 7d

Some folks just desperately want to kill others.
They want to dress it up in the law so it's not "murder", but what it really comes down to is killing people they hate.
Many of these people also call themselves Christian.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8d

These so-called "DEMOCRAT AGENCIES"...

-Ensure our food is safe to eat
-Keep our air and water clean
-Alert us to natural disasters
-Protect us from financial fraud and scammers

Remember what Trump is actually attacking.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 8d

Project 2025 was always Donald Trump’s plan — and every day we are seeing him inch us closer to the authoritarianism outlined in it.

We must continue to fight back.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8d

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 8d

it’s really good when “technology of the future” treats you leaving as if you were leaving a cult

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 9d

It's kind of wild that in this shutdown fight, if you follow the logic of what Republicans are saying, they are basically arguing that if a person shows up at an ER bleeding out from a gun wound or suffering from a cardiac arrest, they should be turned away if they can't show their papers.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

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