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Femme Vinyl @femmevinyl.bsky.social · 15h

Yes American poor work harder so the Republicans can pay for the tax cuts they gave to billionaires.

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Femme Vinyl @femmevinyl.bsky.social · 15h

Raising to 64 - wow, in the UK 64 would be a reduction as it is now a grim 67.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 16h

"Everyday Chicagoans are proving that they’re the first line of defense against this extraordinary federal incursion into this city," Edward McClelland writes for @chicagomag.com: www.chicagomag.com/news/chicago...

Chicago Is Organizing for All

Everyday Chicagoans are proving to be the first line of defense against the federal incursion into their city.

www.chicagomag.com

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

The truth is that Trump is held to a uniquely & pathetically low standard by his voters. Trump’s voters treat him like a spoiled child. He can lie, cheat, steal, personally profit off his office, etc, etc, & his voters are just fine with it. All behaviors they let no other politician get away with.

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Faiza Patel @faizapatel.bsky.social · 16h

Deep dive from me into natsec memo that encourages DOJ, FBI & others to investigate antifascism.

Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 16h

If the government carries out Trump’s orders targeting antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization,” it would violate free speech rights. Here’s why: bit.ly/4330Su2

Trump’s Orders Targeting Antifascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition

Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.

www.brennancenter.org

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 16h

ICE’s Use of a Full-Body Restraint on Immigrants, Referred to as ‘the Burrito’, Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment | The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and torture.

ICE's Use of a Full-Body Restraint on Immigrants, Referred to as 'the Burrito', Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment - Bucks County Beacon

The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and torture, and when used by local law enforcement has even resulted in deaths.

buckscountybeacon.com

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Norman Records @normanrecords.com · 16h

JUST IN! 'THE BPM' by Sudan Archives

Genre-melding musician Sudan Archives follows the unanimously acclaimed ‘Natural Brown Prom Queen’ with a left-turn into club/electronic-tinted art pop.

@stonesthrow.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/records/2105...

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 16h

Former President Barack Obama has filmed an ad for Gavin Newsom’s Prop 50.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

www.nytimes.com

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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 16h

Miss Major was known as many things in her community — a caretaker for other Black trans women, a defender of the homeless and the incarcerated, and a Stonewall veteran who did not want the past to be used as an excuse for inaction.

Read our full obituary here:

Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78

Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights.

19thnews.org

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 16h

Here is the first aid protocol for tear gas exposure, in case anybody wants to have it handy phr.org/our-work/res...

Preparing for, Protecting Against, and Treating Tear Gas and Other Chemical Irritant Exposure: A Protestor’s Guide - PHR

Deceptively known as “less-lethal,” these weapons can in fact cause severe injuries and even death when used with excessive force. Physicians for Human Rights has worked extensively on the health impa...

phr.org

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 16h

the buildup to this Jeffries bit in the piece is really well done, and manages to impart real depth to a standard no-comment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/m...

"I never did get to talk with Jeffries about Mamdani. Several phone calls to his team soon turned to voice mail messages that went unanswered. In October I told Jeffries’s staff that I would have to write that he avoided talking about Mamdani for months. There was still no response. Schumer and Gillibrand each declined an interview request."

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17h

ICE is probably causing an increase in crime.

I’m not referring to the many crimes committed by ICE officers—though one certainly could—but to how they’ve enabled criminals by giving them opportunities to impersonate masked ICE officers and by pulling cops off of police work to do harassment.

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Nick Schwellenbach @schwellenbach.bsky.social · 16h

ICYMI: @dfriedman.bsky.social & I explored a big DHS deal being challenged in court: “the contract adds to a growing number of deals that have prompted questions about the integrity of DHS contracting."

Nick Schwellenbach @schwellenbach.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: A DHS "self-deportation" contract worth up to ~$1 billion was "unlawful, rushed, and noncompetitive," per a lawsuit. It went to a firm w/ no prior fed contracts whose CEO earlier worked w/ a top DHS official involved in the award

www.pogo.org/investigatio...

Massive DHS "Self-Deportation" Contract Challenged as Secretive and…

The “rushed” deal worth up to $915 million was handed to a firm with “no track record” as a federal contractor, a rival's lawsuit alleges.

www.pogo.org

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Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 16h

A tale as old as time: Guy uploads his entire stash of 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy network so he can train an AI to "make better 'robot pornography,'" gets caught, gripes that the DOE (which is charged with maintaining nuclear secrets) is "spying on him a little too much."

Man Stores AI-Generated Robot Porn on His Government Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets

A man who works for the people overseeing America’s nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network.

www.404media.co

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Melvin Peña @melvinpena.bsky.social · 2d

UK pals! do you like flock of dimes? jenn and the team at @undertowmusic.bsky.social are trying to arrange a 2026 UK "living room" tour. they're looking for non-traditional spaces / non-rock-club venues. think book shops, chapels, yoga studios, and literal living rooms. details: shorturl.at/6oPot

flock of dimes plays a living room in chapel hill, november 2024

flock of dimes plays the front room of a bed and breakfast in savannah, georgia, in november 2024

flock of dimes plays a loft office space in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, in may 2024

flock of dimes plays a living room in jacksonville, florida, in november 2024

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digger.mx @digger.mx · 1d

Flock of Dimes lanza The Life You Save

digger.mx/2025/flock-o...

Flock of Dimes lanza The Life You Save

Descubre el nuevo álbum de Flock of Dimes: The Life You Save, que explora temas de sanación emocional y amor compasivo.

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Femme Vinyl @femmevinyl.bsky.social · 1d

Flock of Dimes latest album The Life You Save available in orange vinyl on her Bandcamp.

flockofdimes.bandcamp.com/album/the-li...

Album cover, inner sleeves and double vinyl in orange colour. Cover shows a woman head down infront of two-story flats with a bright light in her hand.

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Lefuturewave @lefuturewave.bsky.social · 1d

Newcomer AIYANA from London/Sussex brings a refreshing style to the music scene. Last Friday, she released her new single, ''best case world''. It has beautiful indie pop production. The vocals are heartfelt, which makes listening to them a delight.
lefuturewave.com/2025/10/13/a...

AIYANA - best case world - Lefuturewave

Newcomer AIYANA from London/Sussex brings a refreshing style to the music scene. Last Friday, she released her new single, best case world. It has beautiful indie pop production.

lefuturewave.com

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Lefuturewave @lefuturewave.bsky.social · 1d

Emily Davies is a Buffalo, New York–born singer-songwriter and choral director. She shares her new single, ''Generations''. It talks about rejecting today’s ever-changing beauty standards and finding strength in your roots.
lefuturewave.com/2025/10/13/e...

Emily Davies - generations - Lefuturewave

Emily Davies is a Buffalo, New York–born singer-songwriter and choral director. She shares her new single, generations. It talks about rejecting today’s ever-changing beauty standards and finding…

lefuturewave.com

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Miguel McMinn @mmcminn.bsky.social · 1d

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Max G @maximgrosky.bsky.social · 1d

"Not a peace accord but a political masquerade — a deal written by the occupier, for the occupier." #Israel #USA #Famine #Trump #Netanyahu #warcriminal #zionazis #Palestine #Gaza #OccupiedWestBank #holocaust #genocide #jewishterrorists #crimesgainsthumanity www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251012-jus...

Justice first: Rewriting the Gaza peace plan

The so-called Gaza deal, announced with fanfare by Washington, is neither just nor legitimate. It is a trophy for Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner — a cynical exercise in self-promotio…

www.middleeastmonitor.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

WAR-TORN PORTLAND

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Katharine Kite @katharinekite.bsky.social · 1d

‘UK leading by bad example, abusing international standards to which it agreed by bringing in draconian laws designed to stop protest against any of the issues that are uncomfortable for UK government’

Our govts bought & paid for by filthy rich corporate power

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

www.theguardian.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5d

These watches appear to be ripoffs of famous designs. Likely from some factory that normally produces "homage" watches and they just swapped out the branding.

Comparison of Trump watches to similar looking models from Patek Philippe

Comparison of Trump watches to similar looking models from Rolex

Comparison of Trump watches to similar looking models from Rolex and Hublot

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