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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13h

Jack Posobiec spread antisenitic hate on Twitter for years, including tagging Jews with triple parentheses.

JD Vance wrote the forward to Posobiec’s book, Unhuman.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

JD Vance describes Chuck Schumer as "one of the most famous Palestinians in the world"

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 3h

FLY THE FLAG; SING THE SONG!

GAME FIVE HERE WE COME

#FlyTheW
#GoCubsGo

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 4h

A Democrat shares a video by one of America’s most notorious antisemites. He misses the very obvious antisemitic trope in the video. He then defends the share after people point this out to him.

Incredible stuff.

Ro Khanna
@RoKhanna • 7h
I don't take a dime from any PAC or lobbyist, including AIPAC.
I am proud to be one of the handful of Democrats standing up against Big Money.
@TrackAIPAC
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Ro Khanna
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This was a documentary made by Tommy G who interviewed me. I did not speak to or meet lan Carrol. I stand by my words and should be judged by them.

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Jamie Gump (Halloween costume: "Centrist Pundit") @jamiegump.bsky.social · 3h

Milwaukee or Nisei Lounge?

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 3h

VA Gov debate:

Spanberger: my opponent has previously said that she does not think that gay couples should be allowed to marry

Earle-Sears: That's not discrimination

Spanberger: she thinks it's okay for someone to be fired from their job for being gay

Earle-Sears: that's not discrimination

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 6h

we told you, vivek.

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Jamie Gump (Halloween costume: "Centrist Pundit") @jamiegump.bsky.social · 4h

They're not that smart.

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McKie's Disc Jockey Show Lounge @mckiesdjlounge.bsky.social · 5h

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Jamie Gump (Halloween costume: "Centrist Pundit") @jamiegump.bsky.social · 4h

This is the same Stabbed-In-The-Back myth that the Nazis used after WWI. Don't conservatives ever have new ideas?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 4d

www.usmayors.org/wp-content/u...

The Oklahoma City Declaration
The American experiment has endured for nearly 250 years because it is perhaps the most effective
alternative to political violence yet created. American democratic processes provide avenues for issues
of public concern to be deliberated. Compromise is compelled, resulting in outcomes that incorporate
elements of many competing viewpoints. Minority viewpoints are protected to a reasonable degree.
Disputes are resolved through a judicial process. The entire system is governed by written laws, which
can only be changed through the democratic process. Political violence is the ultimate rejection of the
experiment and it is held accountable.
The American experiment requires acceptance of:
• Pluralism – There will always be others who hold different views than you.
• Compromise – Outcomes will reflect many views. Your preferences will never be adopted
exactly as you desired.
• Persuasion – If you want maximum adoption of your views, you must convince more
people of their merit. This occurs via political arguments that change minds, not the threat
of violence.
The American experiment is an outlier in human history. It has proven so effective, however, that it has
unleashed unprecedented freedom, prosperity and innovation upon the entire world. Where there are
shortcomings, the experiment contains the means for self-improvement.
In spite of the experiment’s success, some Americans have still turned to political violence. They have
rejected the realities of pluralism, compromise and persuasion. In the wake of every major instance of
political violence, our nation has ultimately recommitted to the experiment. As America’s mayors, we
make our recommitment with this declaration.
Mayors live the American experiment like no one else. Running a city demands constant action and
results. And so, every day, mayors guide our residents through these democratic processes, respecting
pluralism, seeking compromise, and…

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 5h

I just really fucking love Chicago.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 5h

$20 BILLION.

Remember that we’re being lied to whenever we’re told that we can’t afford something that helps American families.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 6h

"Considering the rightward trend of country music through the last half-century, it sounds odd to hear a mainstream country singer endorsing communal economic programs. In Cash’s youth, however, country musicians were behind the New Deal."

(We've always known Johnny Cash was cool.)

Down in Dyess

Johnny Cash wrote in his autobiography, “I grew up under socialism—kind of.”

contingentmagazine.org

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5h

they can see the polling

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 14h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

practically a requirement for this administration to be a sex pest

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6h

The Senate has just passed the military NDAA containing 2 anti-trans provisions: a surgery ban using federal funds (dependents too), and a sports ban on military academy spaces.

This will be the STARTING point for negotiations with the House, which has even worse provisions.

Only 20 Dems opposed.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 7h

One month into Trump’s immigration blitz, Chicago escalates its fight back. blockclubchi.co/3Wticoe

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Jamie Gump (Halloween costume: "Centrist Pundit") @jamiegump.bsky.social · 6h

Solid chemistry in Season 1

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 6h

We‘re rewatching Stranger Things from the beginning in preparation for the final season and I fully forgot how great and funny these kids are from the jump.

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 8h

you gotta understand this is just the cgi version of the protocols of the elders of zion

scaryssa walmart dog @meo.bsky.social · 12h

how do u even compete with this level of propaganda. and why tf do these vril guys love tatu so much

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h

There’s a reason academics universally rejected the initial push to canonize Charlie Kirk as a saint devoted to free speech.

We know all too well that’s the exact opposite of reality.

Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 8h

I know this case is all over - & it should be - but Turning Point USA has waged a harassment campaign against faculty for more than a decade. I know of at least a half dozen other faculty, personally, who have received death threats and several of those who felt so unsafe they too left their homes

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 8h

Are we great yet?

Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor and expert on anti-fascist groups, is fleeing to Spain with his family due to death threats that stem from a campaign by Turning Point USA and other conservative groups to get him fired, falsely labeling him as an antifa member.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 8h

"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7h

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