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K. T. Petty @ktp128.bsky.social · 18m

#SMoebbels

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 47m

"A giant military parade is just a fun, wholesome way to celebrate the birthday of America’s commander in chief. Claim otherwise, and we’ll be forced to send the National Guard to your city until you wise up."

We Are Not Fascists, and If You Call Us Fascists, We Will Arrest You

President Trump had another successful week of what is already the greatest presidency of all time, and yet, the woke leftist mob continues to deli...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2h

By the time of James' arraignment on October 24, DOJ will EITHER have dismissed Jim Comey's case, OR the evidence that Halligan was unlawfully appointed AND the evidence that EDVA knew they had no probable cause against Comey will be public.

www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/11/p...

Prosecutors Sucking Lemons in Their Vindictive Prosecution of Jim Comey - emptywheel

Unless prosecutors find a way to make the Jim Comey prosecution go away, in nine days, we'll get details (in the Vindictive and Selective Prosecution motion) of the efforts Trump has already made to p...

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Mike Peterson @csotd.bsky.social · 2h

A case of premature declaration: The Nobel Peace Prize, plus the death of local newspapers. Come join Andy Bunday, Dave Granlund, David Cohen, Deb Milbrath, Joe Heller, Kate Salley Palmer, Martin Rowson & Matt Davies
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

CSotD: Winners and Losers

Of all the Trump/Nobel cartoons that have appeared in the past 24 hours or so, this is the only one that really cracked me up. Cohen skips all the reasons it didn’t and shouldn’t have and couldn’t hav...

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 1h

“The agency’s human resources staff, which had been furloughed as part of the government shutdown, [was] called back to work to send out layoff notices to their colleagues.”

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 9h

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1h

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K. T. Petty @ktp128.bsky.social · 1h

Greg 🧵

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

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K. T. Petty @ktp128.bsky.social · 1h

#AcIc bad faith liars-friendly

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1h

The administration “is currently pressuring OpenAI and other AI companies to make their models more conservative-friendly.”

OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT

GPT-5 is better at resisting liberal ‘pressure,’ the company says.

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 1h

🔥 Ukrainian long-range drones strike oil refinery in Russia's Bashkortostan

Ukrainian long-range drones strike oil refinery in Russia's Bashkortostan – source

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 3h

“Some experts say…”

NPR @npr.org · 3h

President Trump said "left-wing radicals" have tried to tarnish Columbus' legacy, and the proclamation is a way to preserve it. Some experts say it's a way to erase the heritage of Native Americans. n.pr/4h2pwRc

Trump issues a Columbus Day proclamation to 'reclaim' the explorer's legacy

President Trump said "left-wing radicals" have tried to tarnish Columbus' legacy, and the proclamation is a way to preserve it. Some experts say it's a way to erase the heritage of Native Americans.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 2h

Gettysburg Is Still White America's Greatest Civil War Battle 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

Gettysburg Is Still White America's Greatest Civil War Battle

A new movie is being filmed in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania this weekend about the famous battle.

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 2h

Republicans openly admit that extending democracy would be terrible for them.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Michele Okoh |🖤🩶🤍💜|🔺🐘 @okohlaw.bsky.social · 11h

It’s the Portland way.

LA: we will fight you.
Chicago: we will fight you.
PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 16h

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 16h

It is also delusional thinking.
You think flattery is going to keep that man on your side in the long run?

Good luck.

Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 17h

There is perverse thinking, and a step below that is thinking that a president that is illegally sending US military units into US cities should be awarded the Nobel Peace prize.

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K. T. Petty @ktp128.bsky.social · 7h

The belly laughs that Putin gets from how easy it is to manipulate Trump are one of the things that keeps him going.

Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 17h

But people are honestly saying Trump will give Ukraine tomahawk missiles to attack Russia…sure he will.

K. T. Petty @ktp128.bsky.social · 7h

An easy mark, followed blindly by easy marks.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 15h

Republicans are pushing debunked anti-abortion propaganda as an excuse to rip mifepristone off the shelves and block women from getting abortion care.

100+ studies prove mifepristone is safe and effective.

SPEAK UP, we can't let them get away with this.

Nearly All GOP Senators Urge the FDA to Restrict Abortion Pills

The senators are asking the FDA to suspend its approval of generic mifepristone, which would heavily restrict access to abortion pills nationwide.

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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 9h

The fact that the hits ALL GO DOWN IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY means that it is policy and training, not rogues.

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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 9h

Facebook friend, under post about an ICE atrocity: "Unaccountable, no visible chain of command beyond Miller, Homan and Noem." Respectfully, he's refusing to get his mind around what living under fascism means. The chain of command down from Miller, Homan and Noem may DEMAND the sadism.

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1st Viscount Craigavon @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com · May 24

the best baseball post of all time

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h

Sometimes nowadays Watergate can feel almost quaint, but this is a good refresher on Nixon's corruption and poor character, and how Nixon wrote the playbook in many ways for Trump: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-nixo...

Trump’s Abuses of Power Show We Didn’t Learn Much From the Nixon Era

That failure is implicit in nearly every frame of a new documentary about Katharine Graham.

www.thebulwark.com

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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 9h

Kudos for Porter drawing a boundary against a gross normalization of fascism. She is for legally fighting to claim back power that has been stolen. Basic morality, not something you decide from polls. "40% want Jews expelled. Don't you need their vote?" Just, no.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhRI...

Katie Porter threatens to cut off CBS News interview

YouTube video by KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 9h

Nice to see someone bringing an appropriate level of energy and outrage to the moment.

starwalker @starwalkers.bsky.social · 18h

Bryan Andrews Music

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20h

EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.

The Handbasket reports:

DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property

In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.

www.thehandbasket.co

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