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Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 23h

This is awesome.

IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 15h

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#NAFO
#NAFOArticle4

Has anyone seen, over at the rotten site, an inusual surge of opposite-wing accounts AND/OR left-wingers calling for violence in their timelines?

Anecdotal evidence, in US-English and ES-Spanish, below

Screenshot of accounts at X noticing today a surge of extreme left accounts in their respective timelines.

Screenshot of accounts at X (in Spanish) noticing today a surge of OPPOSITE political leaning accounts in their respective timelines.

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 19h

George Retes was born in America and served honorably in the Army. But on July 10, 2025, ICE agents engulfed his car in tear gas, pepper-sprayed him in the face, detained him, and placed him on suicide watch.

Retes joined @timmiller.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com to tell this horrific story.

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 18h

George Retes is an American citizen and veteran who was tear gassed, pepper sprayed, and detained for days by ICE.

He joined @timmiller.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com to speak out against the harrowing abuse he suffered as a result of Trump's barbaric immigration policies.

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 20h

I would object to taking Trump as a whorty representative of humanity... 😬

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 20h

🍊👑🇷🇺

- You hang up
- No, no: YOU hang up
- Okay, I'm hanging up
- Why are you hanging up? I love you!
- Oh, do you love me after all?

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 20h

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"Mariupol: The Last Battle"
Argemino Barro (2025) (Spanish)

Paraphrasing Dune:
"Putin, Putin. Only for Mariupol, a million deaths are not enough for you"

Argemino Barro @argemino.bsky.social · Feb 3

Feliz de ver en las librerías “Mariúpol, última batalla" (@sigloxxiesp.bsky.social): una reconstrucción del asedio de 2022 en base a una veintena de testimonios inéditos y multifacéticos. Recoge las experiencias de civiles y soldados, contexto histórico, un perfil de la Brigada Azov y más:

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 21h

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#NAFO
#NAFOMeme

B/W pic of Ronald Reagan, with a thoughtful expression
Text:
Qatar first?
Make Qatar Great Again?
Idaho??
WTH...???

Little Nafo Fella on his left shoulder:
Weird shit, uh?

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 1d

No worries! 🫠

IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 1d

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Aww, honey, don't lose sleep for South Africa or Spain and
come back to bed!

In a few days, King Trump will be talking about throwing Norway out of AUKUS because not giving him away Greenland, and chastising Denmark for not giving him eight Peace Nobels.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

Another day when everything is stupid. Norway is gearing up for Trump to throw a tantrum because he won't get his desired shiny medal.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 1d

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Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 1d

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 1d

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Aww, honey, don't lose sleep for South Africa or Spain and
come back to bed!

In a few days, King Trump will be talking about throwing Norway out of AUKUS because not giving him away Greenland, and chastising Denmark for not giving him eight Peace Nobels.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

Another day when everything is stupid. Norway is gearing up for Trump to throw a tantrum because he won't get his desired shiny medal.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 1d

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Honey, wake up! King Trump is saying again that South Africa should be thrown out from NATO because Spain is a BRICS country!

Donald Trump seems to confuse Spain with South Africa: 'You'll figure it out'
https://independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/donald-trump-spain-brics-b2683680.html#

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 1d

🤔 Okay, but as long as is health allows, don't think Trump has any plans to resign in the foreseeable future, nor I see atm anyone both willing and able to force him to resign

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 1d

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So tell me, whatever happened to that settlement between DOMINION SYSTEMS vs OAN, Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani?

Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots | CNN Politics

Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately.

edition.cnn.com

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 1d

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The Orange House, Live in concert

'That Kind of Love and Enthusiasm' Tour

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 1d

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The Orange House, Live in concert

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

MAJOR new restrictions on federal government use of riot control weapons -- and even requiring them to display identification in many circumstances. I expect a very rapid appeal and request for a stay from the 7th Circuit.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

NEW: A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring Chicago-area fed agents from several violent actions they’ve taken against journalists, activists and “religious practitioners” protesting ICE — including Rev. Black, a plaintiff in the case. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. District Judge April Perry is now questioning DOJ lawyer Eric Hamilton about the National Guard deployment. She starts by noting the 14 CA troops, 200 TX troops and 300 IL troops.

But she asks if those numbers could increase, and whether the troops could go elsewhere in Illinois.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Hamilton is done. We're expecting questions from Perry now.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: A federal judge in Illinois has blocked Trump administration authorities from using force against journalists in the Chicago area — including threats or arrest or riot control weapons. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 2d

#NAFO
#Trump
#Putin
#Ukraine
#EuroParliament

Subject:
EU Parliament position statement

Among other proporcionate measures, shooting down airborne threats is backed and advised to partners

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 2d

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Context:

All the above, inc Putin's escalation against 🇪🇺, in the context of Trump's quite clear signaling of wanting to stay out of this (🇷🇺 vs 🇪🇺) mess as much as he can, just sharing intel & selling weapons.

Fwiw:
from Trump's pov, Euros may be not his Allies, but his personal thugs.

#NAFO
#NAFOMeme

Pic of Trump (in a suit, arms stretched out) back when he said "Russia, if you're listening"

Text
"Vladimir, can you hear me?
I'm not NATO. THEY are NATO. Copy that?"

Small doggo NAFO Fella like showing up from behind the courtains:
"Copy that!"

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IO Leo Fella (callsign "Leo") @ioleo.bsky.social · 2d

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I read this as a 🇪🇺Parl position statement, with signaling value for both partners and Putin:

* Yes, Putin has turned up the heat a few degrees, specifically against EU

* Yes, both osint & 'closint' say it's not temporary

* Yes, taking down airborne threats may have more pros than cons

Call for a unified EU response to Russian violations and hybrid warfare threats | News | European Parliament

Coordinated action, stronger defence, and sanctions needed to counter Russian provocations targeting EU security and infrastructure.

www.europarl.europa.eu

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d

This remains the most important piece i’ve written about the goals and ideological principles of the second Trump administration www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

bsky.app/profile/jame...

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