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Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 4h

‘I took Tylenol while I was autistic & now my son is pregnant’ (snarky comment on FB about Sec. Brainworm’s latest mental thunderstorm about the ‘cause’ of autism and circumcision).

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Do you mean to say LOOK, A RICH JEW! GET HIM! doesn't stand up in court?

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 1d

When Trump team pushed to investigate Soros, it cited a watchdog group report. But the group's own leader says "we actually did not make either of those claims that a prosecutor would need to make.” @fahrenthold.bsky.social @aduehren.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

www.nytimes.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

After Trump got his Covid shot, he chose to fire the scientists protecting the rest of us from diseases.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2d

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: “The significance of the public’s interest in having only well-trained LE officers deployed in their communities and avoiding unnecessary shows of military force in their neighborhoods cannot be overstated."

Our story on Judge Perry's ruling, free gift link >> www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 4d

Well, darn. Couldn’t say it better ourselves.

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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 2d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 2d

Escaped!

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 3d

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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Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 3d

Down Memory Lane with ICE Barbi

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

So yesterday a reporter asked Donald Trump about the writ of habeas corpus, and he had no idea what it was.

"I don't know," he said. "I'd rather leave that to Kristi."

Well, It turns out Sen. Hassan asked Kristi Noem about it in May, and this was Noem's response:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 3d

This is truly brilliant. Such a way to communicate,
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 3d

More details.
www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 3d

Auntie wonders if he has trouble reconciling his lies and stout defense of pedophilia with his Southern Baptist faith. Probably not but one hopes so.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4d

So long as the House stays out of session, he’ll keep refusing to seat Rep. Grijalva—the 218th vote on the Epstein files discharge petition. See how desperate they are?

Tweet from Aaron Rupar:
“Mike Johnson ignores a question about when he’ll swear in Rep.-elect Grijalva and walks away.”
Attached image shows a C-SPAN split-screen of the U.S. Senate and House chambers. Text on the left reads:
“U.S. Senate – Waiting for a Senator to Speak. Today: Votes Possible on Gov’t Funding Packages.”
The right side caption reads: “U.S. Capitol – House Speaker Mike Johnson Remarks on Day 7 of Gov’t Shutdown.”

Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 3d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 3d

Ah but there is a concept of a plan. 47 said so years ago.

Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 3d

Follow-up:

Show us his plan.

(There is no plan.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 3d

‘In this afternoon’s performance the role of Évita Peron will be played by the USA’s Attorney General.’
Release the Epstein Files

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 4d

Did the FBI find photos of Trump with young women in Epstein’s files?

AG Bondi: *deflects*

Yes or no?

AG Bondi: *crickets*

Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 3d

Preach.

Carsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social · 4d

We should have regulated social media like newspapers and other publications, with publishers having to take responsibility for published content, and we wouldn't be in the shit we're in today. Let's not make the same mistake again. Make them pay for content they use.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 4d

Love this new post fr @mollyhardy.bsky.social for @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social about the need for x-discipline data curation and preservation! Plus, love the 1790 census jug as the exemplar of thinking across domains. 🤓 scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/08/g...

Guest Post - Rethinking Disciplinary Data Regimes - The Scholarly Kitchen

Between a political policy environment focused on defunding and deleting data collections – an environment in which little can be trusted – and an onslaught of new AI tools that feed indiscriminately ...

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org

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Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 3d

In the Olden Days of bad cosmetic surgery, all actors and actresses tended after a while to look like Joan Rivers. In the Age of Killer Christianity, 47's molls all tend toward ICE Barbi after a while: Kind of sandblasted. Melanoma alone maintains the Joan Rivers tradition: Facial paralysis helps.

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Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 3d

Science, as every Republican knows, is a matter of belief.

Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 3d

We hate the Yankees here in RI and the Canadians did our job for us.

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Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 3d

Release the Epstein Files yet

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 3d

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

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Andrew Sheehy @andrewsheehy228.bsky.social · 3d

The Toronto Blue Jays will host Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday Night at Rogers Centre in Toronto against either the Seattle Mariners or Detroit Tigers. It's a guarantee that the Blue Jays will host a team that is close to the border for their fans to travel.

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Faye Getz @fayway.bsky.social · 3d

Blue Jays!

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