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Nathan Reyes @inquisitornate.bsky.social · 1d

They've drunk their own kool aid on what they imagine Chicago to be.

More importantly Pritzker is a really good communicator. Invoke the Act and you'll see Pritzker on every screen and you'll make him *the* locus of resistance.

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Nathan Reyes @inquisitornate.bsky.social · 1d

It gets worse.

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greentreegoblin.bsky.social @greentreegoblin.bsky.social · 1d

"Spurious" is a strong word. Dude must have known he was flying pretty close to the sun with some of these designs

Literally just a Black Templar Character

Literally just a Thousand Sons Terminator

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Nathan Reyes @inquisitornate.bsky.social · 1d

It's also worth noting that we're not talking about some off brand Rhino compatible doors here. The models in question are so obviously derived from GW design work that I have to wonder why he thought he'd get away with it.

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bestie @bestiel.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, my first instinct was to eye-roll GW being overly litigious, but then I looked at the actual "original models, do not steal" stuff.

Yeah, those are blatant theft of IP. IP is the only thing of value GW has. Fair play to them trying to protect it.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 2d

This is nightmarish and every Dem politician, every media figure who is silent is complicit. This is not supposed to happen here. Masked thugs with guns dragging moms away in front of their screaming children. Trump’s government must be destroyed and his accomplices must rot in prison

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Nathan Reyes @inquisitornate.bsky.social · 3d

This is heartbreaking and there needs to be accountability.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet.

But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

Read the full emergency Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: bit.ly/4pW6Y9z

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 6d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 9d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11d

This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.

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Nathan Reyes @inquisitornate.bsky.social · 7d

First time I had to flash a BIOS, it felt like playing chess with Death.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8d

I am just so fucking proud of her.

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Nathan Reyes @inquisitornate.bsky.social · 8d

This is insanely gorgeous. The skill on display here is just...ugh, I dont even have words. The shading, the eye lenses, the base itself. It belongs in a museum.

Louise Sugden @roguehobbies.bsky.social · 8d

HERE HE IS!!

Its your favourite BIG mecha grandpa (but tiny)

I really pushed myself on this miniature & learned so so much by painting him as well as I could but also these minis slap and I HIGHLY recommend picking one up to paint!

Hell ye my two favourite hobbies combined!

#gundam #Warhammer

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 8d

Americans should not be able to opt into a legal system that’s alien to American values, arbitrary, riddled with dogma, deferential to power, and premised on unearned authority, and that’s why we’re banning … Sharia Law? Shit I thought you guys were going after arbitration clauses

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8d

You can try to move on as an artist, but the fans will always demand your greatest hits.

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Republican bill seeks to ban Sharia Law in U.S.

The bill reignites long-standing debates over the role of foreign or religious legal systems in U.S. courts, particularly regarding Islamic law.

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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 8d

What the generals, admirals and their senior enlisted face when they return from Quantico. My latest in @thebulwark.com

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Questions After Quantico

U.S. military commanders around the world will be working to provide steady leadership after Hegseth’s bravado and Trump’s bluster.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9d

Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9d

Me, to @chrislhayes.bsky.social on @allinwithchris.bsky.social on @msnbc.com last night:

"[Lindsey Halligan] has no more authority than you or I or my two corgis to present an indictment to a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia."

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 9d

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

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Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 11d

Once again I’m reminded, trust is gained in drops and lost in buckets.

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Nathan Reyes @inquisitornate.bsky.social · 11d

Faerun.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."

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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 12d

It's clear enough.

They can easily imagine themselves as Kirk, so it hits home for them in a way a school shooting, which won't ever touch them personally, doesn't.

Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 12d

That's what it looks like when any human being gets shot, though.

If it's okay with Republicans when the victims are 6-year-olds, not clear why that level of violence is haunting when it's a grown man.

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'I Can't STOP Seeing It': Utah Gov. Spencer Cox Haunted By Charlie Kirk Shooting Video

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) told 60 Minutes that his mind cannot stop replaying the devastating viral clip of conservative activist Charlie Kirk being shot and killed at an event in his state

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14d

Trump is ordering the military to use “full force” against an American city, while the Supreme Court declares him the Sun King and Congress hides under a pile of coats.

The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14d

Just FYI: Portland as a war zone is horseshit, and deploying federal troops is horseshit.

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Nathan Reyes @inquisitornate.bsky.social · 14d

George. I'm an attorney. I've been one for 17 years. These admin attys do things that I never thought anyone could get away with. It's completely shocking.

I hate how these attorneys disgrace our profession, our ethics, and our country with their behavior. They have no honor.

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