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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2h

INBOX — New York AG Tish James' statement on Trump's retaliatory indictment of her:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2025

Attorney General’s Press Office/212-416-8060 nyag.pressoffice@ag.ny.gov

Attorney General Letitia James Issues Statement on Donald Trump’s Weaponization of the Department of Justice

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued the following statement after she was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s office of the Eastern District of Virginia.

“This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York State Attorney General.

“These charges are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost. The president’s actions are a grave violation of our Constitutional order and have drawn sharp criticism from members of both parties.

“His decision to fire a United States Attorney who refused to bring charges against me – and replace them with someone who is blindly loyal not to the law, but to the president – is antithetical to the bedrock principles of our country. This is the time for leaders on both sides of the aisle to speak out against this blatant perversion of our system of justice.

“I stand strongly behind my office’s litigation against the Trump Organization. We conducted a two-year investigation based on the facts and evidence – not politics. Judges have upheld the trial court’s finding that Donald Trump, his company, and his two sons are liable for fraud.

“I am a proud woman of faith, and I know that faith and fear cannot share the same space. And so today I am not fearful, I am fearless, and as my faith teaches me, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights. And I will continue to do my job.”

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karima @eight4878.bsky.social · 1h

Letitia James, a Black woman dressed in black, speaks at a news conference with several others standing next to and behind her. Photo by Victor J. Blue.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

The Rutgers TPUSA chapter — whose characterization of a historian there as a “outspoken, well-known antifa member” led to death threats and moving his family to Europe — think *other* people are being “blatantly defamatory.”

Not them, though. They’re doing politics the right way.

Rutgers TPUSA officers slam petition to shut down chapter, ‘Blatantly defamatory’

Alexander Di Filippo accuses Turning Point USA of inciting violence against Antifa handbook author Mark Bray.

www.foxnews.com

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karima @eight4878.bsky.social · 2h

Drake managed to get himself dissed and dismissed.

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karima @eight4878.bsky.social · 3h

No racial profiling? Sounds like Tricia and her Utah Curls got briefed by Brett or even Corey in Kristi's absence. No racial profiling? Sounds to me like Tricia and her Utah Curls got briefed by Brett (or even Corey in Kristi's absence).

Brett wears a white button-down shirt, a suit and a tie. He's listening to someone speak or perhaps he's daydreaming. Nearby there's a few other people whose faces are blurred out.

karima @eight4878.bsky.social · 4h

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Pixie Thinks🧚🏽‍♀️ @pixiethinkss.bsky.social · 6h

A "peace deal" after an estimated 70%-90% of their entire infrastructure has been destroyed, displacing 90% of the population, and starving & killing over 100k people is nothing short of a huge failure on part of every world leader.

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 21h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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karima @eight4878.bsky.social · 6h

Much respect for Mark Bray, seen here speaking with CNN from the hallway floor of his hotel room. And yeah, I felt the same way about that moment, Nicola. tinyurl.com/muhcme6t via @mark-bray.bsky.social

Prof. Mark Bray, a white guy wearing a black tee-shirt, speaks with CNN from the hallway floor of his hotel room.

As Prof. Mark Bray reacts to an uninformed question from CNN about antifa, his right hand covers his face as he laughs for a few quick seconds during this serious conversation.

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Nicola Pitchford @npitchford.bsky.social · 2d

Moonshadows this morning. And a coffee cup.

Paper blind drawn down across a window with the shadows of a leafy branch. Coffee cup dimly visible on the windowsill.

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karima @eight4878.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you to Black Rose/Rosa Negra and other comrades for arranging this speaking tour! 🎆

Photo by Laura Saunders of two radical activists, JoNina Abron-Ervin and Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, a smiling, elder Black couple. Get info about hearing them speak: https://www.blackrosefed.org/events-driving-the-movement/.

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karima @eight4878.bsky.social · 19h

Once again, Kristi is clueless. Perhaps she should read about anarchy, or have Corey read something instead of a bedtime story to her, like this beginner's guide by Ruth Kinna: tinyurl.com/244e4ttp.

A woman and a man clasp hands in front of a large sheaf of wheat and other plants. Image source: https://tinyurl.com/mux94m97.

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vijay iyer @vijayiyer.bsky.social · 1d

“There is no justice in America, but it is the fight for justice that sustains you.”

--Amiri Baraka (10/7/1934-1/9/2014)

(blurry photo by me)

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John Hamster @homosacermom.bsky.social · 21h

With Mark Bray in the news I'll take the opportunity to plug his book, The Anarchist Inquisition. This is a great history.

Cover of The Anarchist Inquisition: Assassins, Activists, and Martyrs in Spain and France by Mark Bray.

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Raven Onthill @ravenonthill.bsky.social · 21h

This is very bad.

Qualification: no confirmation yet. But it's been two hours, and there's no followup.

Mark Bray, @mark-bray.bsky.social‬: “Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second. We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’ — October 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM

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Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social · 1d

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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Bench Ansfield @benchansfield.bsky.social · 1d

NYC come thru!! I'll be doing two BORN IN FLAMES launch events next week 10/16 and 10/18. Plz spread the word!

(links to follow)

Two posters for the Born in Flames launch.

OCTOBER 16 // 7pm // $7-15
Maysles Documentary Center
Screening of Decade of Fire + Book Panel with organizer and writer Shellyne Rodriguez, director Vivian Vázquez, and Elliot Liu of Take Back the Bronx

OCTOBER 18 // 2:30pm // $15-20
Museum of the City of New York
In Conversation with Ritti Singh (Housing Justice for All and NYS Tenant Bloc) and curator of social activism Sarah Seidman

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 1d

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

rewirenewsgroup.com

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 1d

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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karima @eight4878.bsky.social · 1d

On the outside window of an Apple store, there's graffiti lettering says, FUCK APPLE.

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Anthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 1d

ICE went after @davidjbier.bsky.social on X, blaming him for assaults on agents.

In a new @msnbc.com column, Bier argues DHS' own reckless policies are to blame.

Opinion | ICE blamed me for assaults on its agents — but its own polices are to blame

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s targets don’t know why they’re being approached or what their rights are. The result is chaos.

www.msnbc.com

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Eze @ezetheigwe.blacksky.app · 1d

You’re a kind person, because you easily could’ve said something like “it means I’ma fuck your homeboys occasionally” since she wants to ask ridiculous questions

Treywop. 🌬️🪼 @tryvns.writes.fyi · 1d

another reason i quit dating apps: cause what else could it mean. (she in her 40s btw)

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karima @eight4878.bsky.social · 1d

A donkey and an elephant in clothing like people sit next to each other in upholstered chairs. Both hold cigars and mugs of beer, which they clink together as they chat. Their hats lean against each chair. The text above them says, OLIGARCHY POORLY DISGUISED AS A DYSFUNCTIONAL DUOPOLY!

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