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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 2h

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 5h

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

Um holy shit. Did Ro Khanna really sit down for an interview with far-right influencer Ian Carroll and share a video of it?

This is really fucking bad. What the fuck is going on?

Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 9h

I don't take a dime from any PAC or lobbyist, including AIPAC.

I am proud to be one of the handful of Democrats standing up against Big Money.

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 3h

Literally one of the biggest stock traders in the Congress.

Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 9h

I don't take a dime from any PAC or lobbyist, including AIPAC.

I am proud to be one of the handful of Democrats standing up against Big Money.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 3h

No money flowing to USAID and hardly any to PEPFAR despite their duly enacted funding; well north of twenty billion dollars being deployed for other weird hair autocrats. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, treasury secretary confirms

The U.S. Treasury has finalized a financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country’s central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4h

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Erick Fernandez @erickfernandez.bsky.social · 4h

Me, a bitter Mets fan, seeing the Yankees and Phillies eliminated in back to back days.

a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

ALT: a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

media.tenor.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 9h

There are certain hypotheticals you simply never get to test out. This seems to be an exception. How will a judge and later a jury treat an indictment if you had to fire multiple prosecutors before you could find someone to bring an indictment. I guess we'll find out! www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department | CNN Politics

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in federal court on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two source...

www.cnn.com

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Erick Fernandez @erickfernandez.bsky.social · 9h

Republicans are buying off media entities + voting systems as the GOP continues their fascist power grab.

Sure seems like a lot of the “institutions” and “guardrails” are crumbling all around us.

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 9h

Oh www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

CNN headline: Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting
Systems, says he'll push for paper ballots

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Erick Fernandez @erickfernandez.bsky.social · 9h

Picture of Kendrick Lamar with a still from his superbowl performance with the caption “that’s the most evil smile I’ve ever seen”

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Erick Fernandez @erickfernandez.bsky.social · 10h

No because the media overwhelmingly care about the livelihood, well-being, and dignity of Palestinians neither in the U.S. nor in Palestine.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10h

Has anyone ever asked this man to explain what the is wrong with being Palestinian? Seems like a simple follow up question. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

JD Vance describes Chuck Schumer as "one of the most famous Palestinians in the world"

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h

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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Erick Fernandez @erickfernandez.bsky.social · 10h

Hey @mikiesherrill.bsky.social here’s another thing you can run a campaign on.

“Jack Ciattarelli gave an A rating for Trump’s presidency, meanwhile the Trump administration stripped $18 billion for important infrastructure projects and gave $20 billion to Argentina.”

It’s right there for you.

David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 11h

Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. has “directly purchased Argentine pesos,” and the Treasury Department has “finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina’s central bank.”

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Erick Fernandez @erickfernandez.bsky.social · 10h

Same! It’s kind of shocking tbh

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 12h

100% they have to believe they are going to reign for 1000 years reich because otherwise how can you explain arraigning the former FBI head for a minor inconsistency in senate testimony at the exact minute the current AG is telling the committee "eat my entire ass senator"

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 12h

they're fucking up so many cases -- the kirk shooter, comey/james etc, cook, mangione -- because they can't stop fucking posting

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 13h

“You’re going to be priced out of health insurance but EVERYONE GO BUY MY WATCH”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12h

Lots of folks talking about this. This was one of the most heavily discussed parts of the TRO request, and I covered some of that on Monday.

tl;dr: Read Law Dork; be informed.

www.lawdork.com/p/illinois-l...

It is further ORDERED that all Federal Agents, excepting those who do not wear a
uniform or other distinguishing clothing or equipment in the regular performance of their official
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Case: 1:25-cv-12173 Document #: 42 Filed: 10/09/25 Page 5 of 6 PagelD #:839
duties or are engaged in undercover operations in the regular performance of their official duties, must have visible identification (for which a unique recognizable alphanumeric identifier sequence
will suffice) affixed to their uniforms or helmets and prominently displayed, including when
wearing riot gear.

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 14h

the background on zohran's colbert appearance is jaw-droppingly disgusting

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14h

Last night John Fetterman was the one Democrat who voted with Republicans to let Trump keep bombing boats in the middle of the ocean. Less than 24 hours later, he says Trump should get a Nobel Peace Prize

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

FOX: Do you think Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?

FETTERMAN: If this sticks. I think the whole point of having a Nobel Peace Prize is for ending wars and promoting peace. And if he brings the Ukrainian war to its end, I will be the Democrat leading the committee for his Nobel Prize Peace.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 15h

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 15h

Other, more serious countries, have actual constitutional/supreme courts. We, alas, have a 9-member super-legislature that doesn't even pretend anymore that it is following the law or constitution.

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 15h

It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.

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Erick Fernandez @erickfernandez.bsky.social · 15h

While Jack is still a MAGA guy, he isn’t as unhinged as Kari Lake who is just a complete crank.

Erick Fernandez @erickfernandez.bsky.social · 15h

Yes, it’s been a very “play it safe” campaign and just hoping that tying Jack to Trump and MAGA alone will do the trick.

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Erick Fernandez @erickfernandez.bsky.social · 15h

I think she had a good response in the debate which was essentially “I didn’t rat on my classmates, I still had a distinguished military career, the bigger is that his campaign illegally acquired and disseminated my personal information” move on. Talk more about actual policy issues.

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