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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 6h

I'm very concerned about my party's popularity. that's why I constantly highlight internal divisions, stir up intrafactional strife, and loudly broadcast and complain about anything allegedly unpopular any party member has done, at any level of government

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 10h

like, genuinely, what is the method to ensure a centrist cohesive party line that Matty wants here outside of methods like democratic centralism

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12h

i hope this is how you find out about dick cheney

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 11h

So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.

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Gay Luxury Space Commie @glsc.bsky.social · 20h

The pro-RSF alignment of pro-Israel social media figures is disgusting, but it does at least make 100% clear that these people don’t see anything morally wrong with genocide

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 23h

Genuinely interesting how quickly so many pro Israel influencers on Twitter pivoted to also being pro RSF

Shaun Maguire & @shaunmmaguire
X.com
There is a Civil War happening in
Sudan
In simplest terms it's the Muslim Brotherhood (SAF) backed by Turkey, Iran & Egypt
VS
RSF, primarily backed by the UAE--they don't want radical Islam to expand
As a result the Info War cannons have been aimed at the UAE

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Gay Luxury Space Commie @glsc.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah aside from the weird line about “being a Democrat” this is one of the most coherent critiques of Mamdani I’ve seen from a moderate

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Levi Stahl @levistahl.bsky.social · 2d

I am genuinely proud that this is the way my entire city seems to be approaching this invasion by masked kidnappers. Document the crimes, document the harms, document the bad actors. Share information. Make it as hard as possible for them to commit these atrocities.

The front page of today’s Chicago Sun-Times, which has a photo of a masked federal agent firing pepper balls at protestors next to headlines reading “Getting rich off Trump’s blitz,” for an article about local companies profiting from contracts for this work; and subheds reading “ICE using facial recognition app Illinois cops barred from using” and “From pellets to pepper balls & grenades to gas, ICE’s weapons.”

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’

For months, Mohamed Khamis Douda shared accounts of what life was like under siege. He was killed when RSF fighters finally took the Darfur city, raising fears activists and civil society figures are being hunted down

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Nadeau @pauljnadeau.bsky.social · 2d

I need a cigarette and I don't smoke and I'm not a fan of either of these teams

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collie.bsky.social @collie.bsky.social · 3d

If you only mention Sudan as a way to scold people for caring about Gaza I think you’re just a bad person

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 3d

It's never comfortable to recognize a double-standard, but when the deaths from wanton butchering in Sudan are "mass killing" but deaths in a war with Hamas in Gaza are "genocide," maybe a little dispassionate judiciousness is in order.

Michael Stahlke @michaelstahlke.bsky.social · 3d

What a callous thing to say

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mr pussy @mrpussy.xyz · 3d

reminder that she's literally this stupid lmfao

Brianna Wu tweet from 2017. "the moon is probably the most tactically valuable military ground for earth. rocks dropped from there have the power of hundreds of nuclear bombs"

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Proton @proton.me · 4d

Last chance to turn it off.

On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.

To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 5d

It’s worth considering how an Andrew Cuomo mayoralty would objectively be a disaster and everybody knows it—especially his backers. But they don’t give a shit about the day after, only thwarting the rise of any potential alternative. A striking demonstration of the nihilism of the political centre.

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 4d

this is blood libel gutter racism of the kind that you only encounter if you or your staff are spending a lot of time in online spaces that are avowedly white supremacist

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

Speaking at the Univ of Mississippi in Oxford, Vice President JD Vance claimed that when settlers arrived in the New World, they “found widespread child sacrifice,” adding that “Christian civilization ended the practice.”

JD Vance talks Israel, abortion, AI and immigration at Ole Miss Turning Point rally

Thousands packed Ole Miss’ pavilion as Vice President JD Vance took unscripted questions on faith, policy and Trump-era politics.

www.clarionledger.com

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 4d

Also contains parking reform! This is a preliminary map of Chicagoland based on the People Over Parking Act provision.

It would also apply downstate though!

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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 4d

Not an understatement to say how transformational and solid of a bill this is. All the best parts of the robust reform package the Senate passed in the spring, with none of the negative baggage of the new funding sources since we’re moving existing fuel taxes from highways to transit operations

Dolan's Knicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 4d

WOOHOO: “Illinois lawmakers approve $1.5B legislative package to buoy mass transit”

chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/...

Illinois lawmakers approve $1.5B legislative package to buoy mass transit

Lawmakers agreed on a tax package to stave off a $200 million-plus fiscal cliff next year that would likely result in major cuts to bus and rail service at the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pac...

chicago.suntimes.com

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HerRoyalThighness @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 4d

Did a little digging and this is good to know:

An audit last September by DHS’s Inspector General highlighted serious security concerns within the landscape of ICE’s mobile-device ecosystem. The audit revealed that ICE failed to apply required government security settings to roughly 73 percent of its mobile devices, and allowed employees to install unsecured, high-risk apps sourced potentially from China, Russia, or other adversarial nations.

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Active Transportation Alliance @atalliance.bsky.social · 5d

SB 2111, the bill to fix and fund our transit system, is swiftly moving through the Illinois General Assembly tonight, and your support can make a huge difference. But you must act immediately. Tap below to fill out a witness slip:

ilga.gov/House/hearin...

Ellen Steinke @ellensteinke.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 New transit funding witness slip to fill out right away!! mbl.ms/mKso5XZhOHV
@chi.streetsblog.org @betterstreetschicago.org @atalliance.bsky.social

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: In a joint statement, six of the top #IL09 candidates condemned the indictment of Kat Abughazaleh and five others on Wednesday, calling it "partisan and unethical."

"This is what happens in dictatorships and failed states; we should never accept it here."

Statement:

Evanston, IL - IL-9 Congressional Candidates State Senator Laura Fine, State Senator Mike Simmons, State Representative Hoan Huynh, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, Skokie School Board Member Bushra Amiwala, Phil Andrews, and Sam Polan released a joint statement condemning the federal indictments of six people, including candidates, local officials, and activists. The leaders called the charges "an appalling abuse of power" and a "direct attack on the freedoms that define this country."
"We unequivocally condemn the partisan and unethical indictments of the Broadview protestors at the direction of Donald Trump's weaponized Justice Department.
This is what happens in dictatorships and failed states; we should never accept it here. In exercising their right to protest, these individuals were participating in the most American of traditions - and one that is more necessary and urgent every day. We support these rights unequivocally and support Kat, Cat, Michael, Andre, Joselyn, and Brian in their fight against an unjust prosecution.
They want to make an example of one of us, hoping the rest will fall silent. They want us to believe that fear is safer than truth. But silence has never defined our state. We must stay stronger than ever and never back down to this type of bullying and intimidation."

Signed: Laura Fine, Bushra Amiwala, Mike Simmons, Sam Polan, Hoan Huynh and Daniel Biss

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 5d

The videos of ICE agents lashing out like this always remind me of the statistics around police and domestic violence. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-ag...

Shock Video Shows ICE Agent Assaulting Woman Who Asked If He’s A Good Christian

Hundreds protested Tuesday at an ICE facility in southwest Colorado after agents detained two children on their way to school.

www.huffpost.com

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Gay Luxury Space Commie @glsc.bsky.social · 5d

It is not “anti-subversive” to say that a man who had a Nazi tattoo for 18 years, and probably knew its meaning the whole time, does not deserve public office.

The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 6d

It’s come to feel like saying “I don’t know” might be the last subversive act left to us.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/graham-platner-maine/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation+Magazine&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Graham Platner and the Online Rush to Judgment

At some point, we have to recognize that we just don't know about the Maine Senate candidate's past motivations--or about much of anything else, either.

www.thenation.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

CBS News has reportedly disbanded its race and culture unit, which was formed in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020

NBC News eliminated its editorial teams for NBC Asian America, NBC BLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT earlier this month

CBS News Cuts ‘Evening News,’ ‘Mornings’ Streaming Shows in Newsroom-Wide Layoffs

The newsroom downsizing comes as Paramount Skydance lays off 1,000 employees throughout the newly merged company

www.thewrap.com

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 5d

If you see someone stealing food - no you didn't.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6d

California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits

www.foxla.com

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 6d

federal agents are back in chicago's northwest side again this morning.

northwest side rapid response confirmed border patrol activity but no abductions at fullerton/hamlin in logan square around 7 am. agents were still in the area as of 9:30.

www.instagram.com/p/DQZXjErkVJV/

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6d

That’s great but Schiff voted to confirm another Trump judge on Monday.

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 6d

New: Democrats are ramping up probes into Trump's $300M ballroom.

@schiff.senate.gov sent a letter to the White House, demanding a “complete accounting” of the ballroom's financing and terms for donors

@blumenthal.senate.gov demanding info from the contractors

more w @jonathanreports.bsky.social

Democrats ramp up probes into Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom

Lawmakers are demanding answers about the project’s financing and what donors have been promised. The White House has defended its use of private donations.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Tony Weiss @mrweiss.bsky.social · 6d

When politicians say they don't look at or care about who gives them money, they are lying because they think you're stupid.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 6d

"Toward the end of the evening, Matsui was asked if she would refuse campaign contributions from AIPAC. Matsui insisted that 'it doesn't matter who gives (her) money,' she 'doesn't look at that.'"

Interesting piece about a California Democrat and a rare town hall on her part with her constituents.

Sacramento Rep. Doris Matsui draws cheers, boos in rare public meeting | Opinion

Matsui’s habit of answering direct questions with word salads instead of direct answers was part of the problem.

www.sacbee.com

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