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Jenn Cornell @jenncornell.bsky.social · 2d

Duh

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kvconner.bsky.social @kvconner.bsky.social · 2d

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Dems must say: No troops, or no shutdown deal | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, billionaire saved by Penn wants to wreck it.

by Will Bunch | Columnist
Published Oct. 7, 2025, 11:27 a.m. ET share.inquirer.com/S5zUjI

Dems must say: No troops, or no shutdown deal | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, billionaire saved by Penn wants to wreck it.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 5d

Really worried about the escalating situation in Chicago tonight. Here are some accounts to follow. Make sure to amplify what is happening. And likely coming to your city soon.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 5d

To understand the chaos in Chicago, here are some must-follows:

@unraveledpress.com
@thetriibe.com
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@chicago.suntimes.com
@katmabu.bsky.social
@bencollins.bsky.social
@dansinker.com
@wttw.bsky.social

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Jenn Cornell @jenncornell.bsky.social · 5d

And for what reason would you call up troops? This is insanity!!!!

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 7d

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

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Jenn Cornell @jenncornell.bsky.social · 7d

Gift link?

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Jenn Cornell @jenncornell.bsky.social · 7d

Don't engage a bot!

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Jenn Cornell @jenncornell.bsky.social · 7d

"appears to be" ???? wtf

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

"Trump is having 'episodes of what would be called outright lunacy, if they occurred in any other setting,' and … if he 'were in virtually any other position of responsibility, action would already be under way to remove him from that role.'"

Unfit for Office

Donald Trump’s narcissism makes it impossible for him to carry out the duties of the presidency in the way the Constitution requires.

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Nick Burns @nkburns3.bsky.social · 9d

“Does it make sense to build housing in residential neighborhoods?” is a question that answers itself.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9d

before and after hegseth's directive

Sean Connery is a red strapped outfit. He's very hairy.

William Shatner as Captain Kirk. He's in a black strapped outfit and has a smooth chest.

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Jenn Cornell @jenncornell.bsky.social · 9d

Giving #a2council: "Some Los Angeles residents believe SB 79 will be harmful to the character of neighborhoods... and will destroy neighborhoods as we know them."

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 9d

A bunch of toxic LA NIMBYs are whining about SB 79, the amazing housing bill the CA legislature passed recently.

It's on the governor's desk, and reportedly he's getting cold feet. Hey @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, please have some spine on the most important issue in your state. Just sign it.

Homeowners denounce SB 79 vote - Beverly Press & Park Labrea News

Legislation awaits governor’s signature

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Jenn Cornell @jenncornell.bsky.social · 9d

Obloquy needs to be @merriam-webster.com word of the day soon

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Jenn Cornell @jenncornell.bsky.social · 9d

From my window, I'm looking at a bike rack with ~5 bikes on it right now and two open street spaces in front of the A2AC. I bet there are probably 30 empty spots in the lot right behind the building, too.

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Jenn Cornell @jenncornell.bsky.social · 9d

Can't wait to see what your weird super power ends up being

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 10d

Hegseth blather is pure racism and sexism.

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eli neiburger @eli.aadl.org · 10d

We are thrilled to announce that @aadl.org plans to acquire the Ann Arbor Observer!

Public ownership of local news media is more important than ever, and this acquisition builds on years of partnership and archival work to ensure the future of this priceless community asset.

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The Ann Arbor District Library Plans to Acquire the Ann Arbor Observer | Ann Arbor District Library

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Jenn Cornell @jenncornell.bsky.social · 14d

How is this legal?

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 14d

Even if Trump agreed to ACA subsidies (even if he said, “my bad, here’s all $1 trillion of that Medicaid money back”), what’s to prevent him, a day later, from double-crossing the Democrats?

The answer is nothing. There is no guarantee.

Which is all the more reason for the Democrats to say no.

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 14d

www.editorialboard.com/in-shutdown-...

In shutdown showdown, Trump wants dominance, not a deal

No one should blame the Democrats for saying no to that.

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Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 14d

⚠️ Due to a sewage emergency, the Downtown Library will be closed until further notice (Thursday, Sept. 25).

We hope to reopen as soon as we can and apologize for any inconvenience.

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Jenn Cornell @jenncornell.bsky.social · 15d

Same email from Hulu reminded me that it was affiliated and I needed that subscription to go, too!

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Mike Bobseine @sparkerdude.bsky.social · 15d

Charlie Sykes: “Not since Uganda’s Idi Amin, festooned in a gold embroidered dark green uniform, ranted from the podium has the United Nations seen anything quite as weird and embarrassing as Wednesday’s performance by the American president.”

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 18d

it's really jarring to see how little media attention the assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their dog Gilbert received in comparison to the notable death of a non-elected leader of a right-wing organization.

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 21d

My mom called me last night about the Kimmel firing, saying "This is how Hitler got started!" I quickly responded, "By firing the late night tv hosts?"

Turns out, mom was right.

Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime

Feb. 4, 1939

February 4, 1939, Page 1

BERLIN, Feb. 3.—Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels today ended the professional careers of five "Aryan" actors and cabaret announcers by expelling them from the Reich's Chamber of Culture on the grounds that “in their public appearances they displayed a lack of any positive attitude toward National Socialism and therewith caused grave annoyance in public and especially to party comrades.” The five include perhaps the best known German stage comedians who survived previous Chamber of Culture purges and still dared to indulge in political witticisms—namely, Werner Finck, Peter Sachse and “The Three Rulands,” represented by Helmuth Buth, Wilhelm Meissner and Manfred Dlugi. Their expulsion means that they are henceforth forbidden to appear before the public in Germany.

Besides motivating this action in an official communiqué, Dr. Goebbels also publishes a long article in the Voelkischer Beobachter in which he denounces them as “brazen, impertinent, arrogant and tactless" and generally imitators and successors to Jews. Simultaneously he denounces the "society rabble that followed them with thundering applause—parasitic scum, inhabiting our luxury streets, that seems to have only the task of proving with how little brains people can get along and even acquire money and prominence."

As regards the details of the "crimes" of which the five are accused, Dr. Goebbels mentions that they made political witticisms about the colonial problem, the Four-Year Plan and Chancellor Hitler's monumental building program and one of them even raised the question of whether there was any humor left in Germany today.

What amused the public most, however, and presumably roiled the National Socialist authorities most—although Dr. Goebbels does not mention it—is that they deftly, but unmistakably, caricatured some gestures, poses and physical characteristics of Nat…

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