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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 2d

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

Is there a better indication of how superficial and unhelpful mainstream media has become than that they are cutely musing about whether the domestic terrorist who changed "The Department of Defense" to "The Department of War" will get a Nobel Peace Prize—instead of reporting the fascism/terrorism.

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 2d

Nutlick The Loser Threatens Canada. Our Answer? Bring It On.
This isn’t a negotiation. It’s a threat from the sitting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, who thinks Canada will just roll over. He’s about to find out how wrong he is. #cdnpoli
theplanetdemocracy.substack.com/p/lutnick-th...

Lutnick The Loser Threatens Canada. Our Answer? Bring It On.

This isn’t a negotiation. It’s a threat from the sitting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, who thinks Canada will just roll over. He’s about to find out how wrong he is.

theplanetdemocracy.substack.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

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Lee Iverson @leeiverson.bsky.social · 2d

A suggestion. Easy and very good. I make a half recipe twice a week… youtu.be/Z-husjZkxHw?...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 3d

"I have trouble with the term 'liberal Zionism'"

Anti-Zionist Jewish Hollywood star Hannah Einbinder on the "settler colonialist ideology" and "apartheid" of Zionism, in the new Zeteo podcast 'Beyond Israelism with Simone Zimmerman'.

Full show: zeteo.com/p/beyond-isr...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5d

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

bit.ly

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Lee Iverson @leeiverson.bsky.social · 4d

Wondering how Carney prepared for this… First time in my life that “be obsequious, purple and clairvoyant” might have been good advice.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5d

Carney: This is the most important—

Trump: The merger of Canada and the US

Carney: That wasn’t where I was going

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 5d

The subhed here is a master class in corporate journalism rewarding malfeasance via semantics

Bondi didn't valiantly fend something off, she refused to answer legitimate questions before Congress because the answers would be horrifying and politically inconvenient

And that's a profile in cowardice

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Lee Iverson @leeiverson.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah. I mean obviously Stephen Miller’s not 4’10” - that’s just funny. He can’t be more than 4’8”

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 7d

Portland never stops being Portland.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 8d

wizard frog is insane

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7d

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7d

It's increasingly clear that the president lives in a constructed bubble of unreality designed by aides who are manipulating him in order to take control of US policy. Seems like an important story - wish media would cover it.

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 7d

We do not deploy American forces against Americans in our own cities.

Our military is not trained for domestic law enforcement.

It’s illegal and un-American.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 7d

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Lee Iverson @leeiverson.bsky.social · 7d

Unless you actually defer to experts on each of these subjects then you’re not “correcting” anyone.

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 8d

Every time I correct people about words like "fascism," "genocide," "terrorism," or anything else, people say "what a weird hill to die on."
That expression, in the end, only means: "Why do you care about something I don't care about?"
@kenwhite.bsky.social about RICO, now *that* is irrational

Wass @ruraljuror69.bsky.social · 8d

I’m curious why you want to die on this hill. You’re right that we are not currently living under a fascist regime. But they’re certainly fascistic. They’ll do whatever they can get away with & they keep pushing. So why quibble? Do we wait til it’s too late to say “ah, now it’s true fascism!”?

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8d

This clap-back is 🔥

“You think my self-worth is determined by your opinion of me when in reality I know for a fact that I was better than you the day I was born.”

"Your grandparents were born on third base, mine were born in the parking lot but still managed to score before you.” Holy shit!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8d

If you wonder how bad the Epstein Files are for Donald, he had the federal government shut down so you wouldn't find out.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8d

Just an FYI: We’re not facing a “government shutdown.” This is a Trump-MAGA Republican shutdown. Call it what it is.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 8d

If you’re white, your accomplishments are your own and you can resent and criticize the country all you like, but if you’re black and successful you should be grateful to white people for allowing you in their presence. bsky.app/profile/jess...

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 8d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9d

Kash Patel fired an FBI agent in training for displaying a gay pride flag on his desk while appointed to a field office in California last year. The trainee,who previously worked as an FBI support specialist in Los Angeles, received a letter claiming he had displayed an improper “political” message.

Kash Patel fires FBI agent trainee for displaying gay pride flag

The FBI employee was fired on the first day of the government shutdown as President Trump threatened more terminations.

www.msnbc.com

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Lee Iverson @leeiverson.bsky.social · 9d

He is clearly the most vain and stupid person ever to hold high elected office in any modern nation and *the people who own him* clearly paid to put him in this position because this makes him so stunningly easy to manipulate.

JonBowzerBauman.bsky.social @jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social · 9d

The “president” is not just unhinged & unwell. He is also a colossal vindictive asshole and a completely incompetent moron.

When I have more characters, I’ll tell you what I really think.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10d

You don't place trust in—or do business with—those without ethics or scruples. I can't believe the very institutions that taught this principle to generations of Americans never learned that lesson themselves.

Any deal you do with Trump, he'll break. Then he'll break you.

How do they not see this?

Trump Offered Universities an Invitation for a Deal. Some See a Trap.

www.nytimes.com

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Lee Iverson @leeiverson.bsky.social · 9d

www.bbc.com/news/article... She is also a nurse - a woman with two callings. My wife, a professor of Nursing, said she needs to get some earplugs.

Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury

She becomes the first female leader of the Church of England, replacing Justin Welby who resigned over his handling of a safeguarding scandal.

www.bbc.com

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