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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5h

This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 4h

Trump is underwater on everything. And massively so on a lot things:

Chart showing Trump is under water on all issues Reuters/Ipsos polled on

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22h

The manager of the Chicago Laugh Factory, a US citizen, is arrested outside of the studio by Trump's secret police. The offense? Telling jokes about ICE that they don't like. This is what fascism looks like. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Laugh Factory Chicago night manager taken into custody by federal agents outside club

The night manager of the Chicago Laugh Factory was taken into custody by federal agents outside the North Side comedy club Friday.

www.cbsnews.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23h

Has anyone seen blueprints for the Epstein Ballroom? Donald only shows AI-generated images. You can't build *anything* using AI-generated images. And you certainly can't get engineers to verify the stability of the structure. You can, however, use such images to get unknown people to give you money.

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 2d

If only everyone could have predicted this

www.thegamer.com/ea-generativ...

EA's AI Game Development Tools Are Apparently So Bad That It's Costing More Money To Fix Their Mistakes

A new report suggests that EA's pivot to AI is just causing costly mistakes, and the developers hate it.

www.thegamer.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

Watching first time new parents is so sweet. As is watching their friends without kids trying hard to appear captivated.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1d

It just got 10% dumber.

Not a joke: Trump just imposed an additional 10 percent tariff on Canada because he still doesn't understand that Reagan was a vehement free trader. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1d

"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1d

Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

The president doesn’t have a constitutional right to impose a tariff because he doesn’t like a foreign country’s TV ad. I know this doesn’t matter to the dictator in the White House, but I thought I’d point it out in case we ever start following the Constitution again.

Trump Announces Tariff Increase on Canada Over Reagan Ad Spat

www.nytimes.com

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 1d

Absolute immunity from criminal law is non-existent under American law. Even SCOTUS's decision in Trump v US limits presidential immunity to "official acts." States have prosecuted federal officials for violations of state law for over 200 years. 1/

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

there's a video somewhere of chamath palihapitiya saying that he used to donate millions to democrats but couldn't get a meeting, but is able to with republicans. like everyone, rich donors want to feel special. no better way to make them feel special than a WH ballroom, earning parties more $$$

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1d

A 14-word replacement for most op-eds, substacks, etc about this moment.

The GOP could stop ALL of this, right now—if a handful of Sens or Reps could step outside the cult.

It would take four in the Senate, four (maybe five) in the House, to change history.

Until then, they're all to blame.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 2d

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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com · 2d

ASECO contact info from archive.org now that they've taken down their web site:

901 Stoddard Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910
+1 301-588-0707

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 2d

ICE detains mother dropping off child at elementary school—refuses to even look at her U.S. legal papers.

"What documents?" agent sarcastically replies—holding up the folder.

"The ones in your hands!" witnesses yell back.

Madison Elementary School in Santa Ana, California.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

YouTube video by Reagan Library

youtu.be

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BirdDroneOne @birddroneone.bsky.social · 4d

The Construction Firm. They’re going to build the monstrosity on top the rubble of the house that Eleanor Roosevelt built.

Clark Construction Group
(301) 272-7412

Melissa Snyder [email protected]
Jay Grauberger [email protected]

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BirdDroneOne @birddroneone.bsky.social · 4d

Engineering Firm. They provided assurances that the demolition and ballroom were safe. Nominally they are responsible for code enforcement (of which there was none).

CEO Troy Rudd [email protected]
aecom.com/about-us/our...

President Lara Poloni [email protected]
aecom.com/about-us/our...

Troy Rudd | AECOM

Troy Rudd is Chief Executive Officer at AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services across the project lifecycle – from planning, design and e...

aecom.com

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BirdDroneOne @birddroneone.bsky.social · 4d

Next, the Architect. He designed this monstrosity. It was him on the roof of the White House back in July

McCrery Architects
(202) 737-5444
[email protected]

James C. McCrery II
[email protected]
[email protected]

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BirdDroneOne @birddroneone.bsky.social · 4d

First, the Demolition Firm. Most culpable. Tore down the East Wing with no permits in the fastest most destructive way possible (make sure to ask about lead abatement)

Aceco World LLC
(301) 588-0707

Chairman: Michael Citren [email protected]
President: Stephen D. Smith [email protected]

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BirdDroneOne @birddroneone.bsky.social · 4d

The East Wing Desecrators

Given the extraordinary and unprecedented destruction of the entire East Wing, built in 1942 for the Office of the First Lady, it’s important to note who enabled this.

In this thread, I run through the companies and organizations involved and provide contact info.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 2d

This is the company, ACECO, whose equipment and employees demolished East Wing of the White House this week.

They've redefined their own reputation, that's for sure. Check them out: acecoworld.com

And don't forget Clark Construction, "Building What Matters."
www.clarkconstruction.com

Web site: "ACECO, Redefining Demolition." This is from the company that tore down the East Wing of the White House this week.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

Is it appropriate to run an article on a social media post run by Trump that makes outrageously false claims? Yes, it is not merely appropriate, but necessary. We need more of this. Trump Called a Canadian Ad Fake. It Faithfully Reproduces Reagan’s Words. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

Trump Called a Canadian Ad Fake. It Faithfully Reproduces Reagan’s Words.

www.nytimes.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Funders of Trump's $300M ballroom and East Wing destruction include:

-Amazon
-Apple
-Coinbase
-Lockheed Martin
-Google
-Meta
-Microsoft
-Palantir
-Tobacco companies
-The Adelson family

Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor.

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