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Taos
@landofenchantment.bsky.social
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Pro-Democracy. Anti-fascist.
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Taos @landofenchantment.bsky.social · 1d
Nationalism is our form of incest, is our idolatry, is our insanity. 'Patriotism' is its cult...Just as love for one individual which excludes the love for others is not love, love for one's country which is not part of one's love for humanity is not love, but idolatrous worship.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1h
Trade war update (Taylor's version)
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Apr 24
The White House says negotiations with China are/aren't happening, that they do/don't expect to cut/raise tariffs soon/in a bit/never, and they intend to play hardball/softball with China. Trump and Xi have/haven't spoken, and they do/don't expect a breakthrough sooner/later.
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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 6h
ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
Jared and Ivanka are with Witkoff in Israel
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4h
NEW: So it IS a second home and not an investment property. Motion to dismiss for abuse of the grand jury process in 3...2...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.
www.nytimes.com
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 6h
Many thanks @mehdirhasan.bsky.social for hosting us on @zeteo.com re: our new book #ScienceUnderSiege @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @publicaffairs1796.bsky.social

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‘Science Under Siege’: Two Experts Sound the Alarm on Trump’s War on Science
Acclaimed scientists Michael E. Mann and Peter Hotez on how the MAGA antiscience movement threatens the entire planet, from the climate to pandemics, and how we fight back.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 10h
Trump cites a murderous war criminal to attack the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision. Truly absurd and disturbing. And narcissism of a pathological degree.
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Taos @landofenchantment.bsky.social · 6h
Delusional megalomania. So easy to play this idiot.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h
Just to be clear, this is EXACTLY what Pete Hegseth said, word for word, on video in a formal announcement:

“We’re signing a letter of acceptance to BUILD A QATARI AIR FORCE FACILITY at the Mountain Home Airbase.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h
🚨NEW: A panel of three federal judges will soon decide whether to block Texas from using its new congressional map in the 2026 election, after a contentious nine-day hearing concluded Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘We Could Not Have Clearer Facts’: Minority Advocates Say Racial Motive Is Evident As Texas Redistricting Hearing Wraps Up
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 6h
It looks as if they are trying to kill us
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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 8h
NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4
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Taos @landofenchantment.bsky.social · 6h
This is psychopathic. Reckless endangerment of the public’s health.
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Taos @landofenchantment.bsky.social · 6h
Easily resolved. Ask the hospitals what is going to happen when these cuts occur. The massive loss of revenue and volume. They know a band-aid when they see one.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 6h
When Republicans are pre-butting a pro-democracy rally like No Kings and making shit up left and right to scare people, you know they're losing and in panic mode.

Pedal to the floor.
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Taos @landofenchantment.bsky.social · 6h
The power of the people terrifies this regime.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 6h
They are building a Propaganda State.

They are cooking the books on job creation.

Now they are rigging death numbers so no one knows how many people die because of their attacks on vaccines and science.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 19h
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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Taos @landofenchantment.bsky.social · 6h
North Korean levels of propaganda. A complete disconnect from reality. Mindless idolatry. Gross demonization of imaginary enemies.
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 1d
BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.
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Taos @landofenchantment.bsky.social · 6h
No match for this monster. The press has no idea how sick this guy is.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
New in PN: He's never "just joking"

"Trump is an aspiring autocrat with obvious physical and mental issues, but Johnson and his Republican cronies are insulting our intelligence about it."
He's never "just joking"
And Republicans know it, even as they play dumb.
www.publicnotice.co
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h
If only there were a Nobel prize for narcissism ….
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h
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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Taos @landofenchantment.bsky.social · 18h
The emperor is an idiot. The idiot thinks he’s emperor.
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h
"The University of Zurich said the married couple, who currently work at MIT, would join its economics faculty …. [They] will be moving … at a time when experts are warning that Trump's cuts to research funding and attacks on … freedoms could lead to a brain drain …."

www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...
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