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Keith Ivey @kcivey.bsky.social · 5h

And Vought said specifically that that was his intention. He wants to abuse people in government so that they hate their jobs and quit.

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Alex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 1d

Quite the ethics case here: An MPD officer got caught working his second job at Giant while he was also on duty (including posting on Insta about going to the movies while he was theoretically working).

He got charged with fraud, but acquitted. Now he faces $10,500 in fines...

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 10h

this is correct. and while you would get a nontrivial one off sum from a billionaire tax (not enough for a welfare state, but a lot), the ongoing point of that tax would be prevent billionaires from existing

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 13h

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Keith Ivey @kcivey.bsky.social · 6h

I was thinking about Gabbard too. I remember when I first heard of her she was bad, and then somehow for a while she was supposed to be good (just because she endorsed Bernie?), and then she became really bad. Khanna is following the same trajectory, though somehow he stayed "good" for longer.

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spooky tim dewey @tjdfotographist.bsky.social · 8h

If I were a DC reporter, I’d consider maybe pressing Johnson on how he reconciles these two statements.

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Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, l'm a very patient guy, but l've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ..."

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Mike Johnson: "People have got to stop framing simple policy disagreements in terms of existential threats to our democracy. You can't call the other side fascists and enemies of the state and not understand that there are some deranged people in our society who will take that as cues to act."

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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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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 10h

It was almost four years ago that Nina Larson was killed by a driver as she crossed Columbia Road NW in Adams Morgan. (Story: dcist.com/story/21/11/...) It took until this week for the driver to be found guilty of two misdemeanor offenses.

24-Year-Old Aspiring Opera Singer, Restaurant Worker Killed By Driver In Adams Morgan

Nina Larson was an aspiring opera singer, American University graduate, and employee at Mintwood Place in Adams Morgan.

dcist.com

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Keith Ivey @kcivey.bsky.social · 9h

Three years of supervised release plus two on probation, and never driving again.
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'Death Was The Result of His Negligent Behavior,' Says Sentencing Judge - DC Witness

“There’s nothing I can say or decide that can give back the brother that you lost or the father of your children,” stated DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan on Nov 8, during sentencing of a hom...

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 20h

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23h

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 21h

What the actual fuck, Ro Khanna? The best you're going to be able to come up with is you didn't know who Ian Carroll is--a very old antisemitic conspiracy theorist; a fascist. (I say that as a fierce critic of Israeli genocide.) What's next, Alex Jones?

Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

We never incited violence, we just called this guy a member of antifa who funded terrorism and told our followers to pay him a visit ha ha and then a totally unrelated group of people threatened to murder him in front of his students ha ha

"The petition to disband our Turning Point chapter is blatantly defamatory," Ava Kwan, outreach coordinator for the Turning Point USA chapter at Rutgers, told Fox News Digital in a statement.
"The accusations of 'inciting violence' and 'making threats' are complete lies," Kwan said. "The same people claiming we're suppressing their free speech are actively trying to silence us for speaking the truth. It's not just ironic, it's hypocritical and absurd."

tpusa_rutgers Do you want to become a socialist? If so, make sure to pay this professor a visit!!!! All jokes aside help us report this professor who has ties to Antifa which now is designated as a domestic terrorist organization. DO YOUR PART AND HELP MAKE RUTGERS A PLACE FOR ALL STUDENTS TO LEARN WITHOUT BECOMING A RADICAL SOCIALIST

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”

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Keith Ivey @kcivey.bsky.social · 1d

DOJ announces investigation of People magazine. Postal Service to suspend delivery of it until it's been confirmed to be free of bias.

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alex block @alexblock.bsky.social · 1d

“I live my life without a transit schedule, and I like it.”

That’s a great, succinct statement about the benefits of frequent service.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 1d

The #1 piece of advice that TransLink's CEO offers other North American transit agencies:

Provide frequent service

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Keith Ivey @kcivey.bsky.social · 1d

It seems like most ICE agents don't wear a uniform or other distinguishing clothing, so that seems like a loophole. And those are usually the worst of the goons.

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Keith Ivey @kcivey.bsky.social · 1d

Why would Democrats believe a promise of a future vote? Republicans lied last time around when they promised a vote on fixing the ban on DC's local government spending $1 billion of local money. The Senate passed the fix unanimously, Trump said it should be passed, and then Mike Johnson did nothing.

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Kayt Sukel @kaytsukel.bsky.social · 1d

To “make” the proof. Jesus.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. This is a big deal in North Carolina’s legislature. Cecil Brockman holds a safe seat but is often absent or votes with Republicans, helping them override Gov. Stein’s vetoes (they need 1 Dem vote or 2 Dem absences).

If he resigns or gets removed, Dems could replace him with a more reliable Dem

Rep. Cecil Brockman charged with indecent liberties with a child, statutory rape

Brockman, a Democrat, represents a Guilford County district that includes High Point.

www.wunc.org

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d

New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Keith Ivey @kcivey.bsky.social · 1d

Which is why it's great that Trump and his minions are speaking out to support Miyares.
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Parisa Dehghani-Tafti @parisaforjustice.bsky.social · 5d

Here are 4 people working hard the last 24 hours got Miyares by attacking Jay : Trump, Vance, Miller, and Musk. It’s fine for us to engage in self critique as a party but let’s be clear about who and what we’ll face in Virginia with the wrong AG.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.

Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.

Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…

Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.

www.canarymedia.com

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 1d

I *really* want more reporting on this because the book was pretty heavily vetted by lawyers in advance of publication….

Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 1d

This is so damn scary. The book claimed that Jeffrey Epstein was the one who introduced Donald and Melania. Now the CEO of Harper UK is out.

Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 1d

In other news Charlie Redmayne, the long serving CEO of HC in the UK, resigned yesterday.

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 1d

Succession struggle sesh:

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Rebecca has 92K followers including Gaetz, Loomer, Massie, D’Souza, Sen Schmitt, Rep. Cloud. Broke with Trump over Epstein.

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Keith Ivey @kcivey.bsky.social · 1d

How can the article not mention any reason for the ticket cancellation?

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

The guy who seems to be setting the GOP shutdown position, Russ Vought, promised to put federal employees in trauma, and to use the shutdown to fire them and block their backpay.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Scalise: "When a good day for you is defined by how much suffering you can impose on other people, maybe you need to look in the mirror and check yourself at the door and wonder what it is you're up here trying to accomplish."

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