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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 6h

Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

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Boo-is @louisevans.bsky.social · 5m

the de facto stance of the Republican party in the age of Trump is that a presidential election is a process where the American public decides whether a Republican will be our master or a Democrat will be our servant.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11m

vought's view is that the president is an elected dictator and lo and behold he is seizing outright the power of the purse

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 49m

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 37m

Many historians of Rome identify Roman generals becoming the personal sources of payment for their armies as a key step in the downfall of the Republic, since it personalized military authority and freed armies to fight for their immediate leader, who paid them, instead of for the Republic

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 49m

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 3h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 3h

For non-US folks: IDEA is the rule that dictates that disabled kids are to have equal opportunities for a public education. Taking away the people who fund and enforce it is basically leaving disabled kids and their families to fend for themselves.

Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 4h

Vought’s daughter has cerebral palsy, and while she may not require “special” education, she would need adjustments if she attended any school.

Obviously, he is evil and does not care about hypocrisy, but I want people to remember: they’re taking this away from US, not themselves.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 5h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Rob Wallace @futurerobert.bsky.social · 3h

Huh I wonder why they're hiding their faces

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 7h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Scott Fright @scw.bsky.social · 4h

Franz Kafka writing Steam reviews

Steam review that reads “game is good but im some bugs”

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 4h

How do regimes do when the soldiers don’t get paid? Does anyone know of any concerning historical precedents that this evokes

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 18h

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like a bad idea to fire air traffic controllers when there's already a shortage but what do I know

Sean Duffy Threatens to Fire Air Traffic Controllers as 10% Call Out Sick During Shutdown

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 4h

Point is it's not some once in a lifetime unicorn thing, although he's very talented, it just makes you realize how few democrats ever do this. They don't tell us what they believe they wait to hear what the polls tell them 50.1% of us believe and go from there.

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 4h

I think Zohran is great and inspiring and much needed right now, but all he's doing is like the job as it's supposed to be. Starts with a set of principles and advocates for them. It's like how everyone goes crazy for Chotiner for just doing the job. Not an indictment on either of them but the rest.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 4h

it would probably be sorta hard for just anyone to do it *this well* because it requires you to actually be normal about trans people, but still it feels important to state for the record that WE ARE NOT HARD TO STAND UP FOR AND ANY OF THEM COULD DO IT.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Rob Wallace @futurerobert.bsky.social · 4h

The 1913 season of the Ballets Russes

Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 5h

What would be the wildest concert for a fight to break out at?

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Corodon @thecorodon.bsky.social · 21h

Exodus 8:2
"If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs on your whole country."

Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 8h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 7h

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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Rob Wallace @futurerobert.bsky.social · 7h

It's wild seeing a political campaign with great media literacy and principles

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 7h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 7h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Rob Wallace @futurerobert.bsky.social · 22h

At least you had a literal Chad to carry you

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Rob Wallace @futurerobert.bsky.social · 22h

Here's a good option, then

Nuremberg, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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Rob Wallace @futurerobert.bsky.social · 22h

I'm sorry. Ankle sprains (or similar) suck.

The last time I sprained my ankle was when I took a soccer gym class in college, and I had to walk down from the top of Cardiac Hill afterward. (In retrospect, I should've just called someone or caught a bus.)

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

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Rob Wallace @futurerobert.bsky.social · 22h

A trip to the Hague is a sort of civic lesson, IMO

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