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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 3d

"You cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group. There is no organization called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path. There is no membership ... What he is doing is setting the stage to designate ANY American as a terrorist. That's Fascism."
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Texas AG launches undercover operation to infiltrate 'leftist terror cells'

Paxton said, "...Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture..."

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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 9h

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Trump’s Sham Peace Plan

There will be no peace in Gaza. Only the temporary absence of war.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

UPDATE: The @nytimes tells Hegseth to pound sand on his new policy to restrict how reporters cover the Pentagon

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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 12h

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'We Will Not Back Down,' Says Indivisible as Trump Aims FBI, IRS at Liberal Groups | Common Dreams

"Let’s call this what it is: A baseless attempt to chill free speech and scare people away from exercising their constitutional right to protest an authoritarian regime."

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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 12h

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While Ripping Trump Authoritarianism, Over Half of Senate Dems Help GOP Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill | Common Dreams

Senate Democrats are blasting Trump's increasingly authoritarian behavior and congressional Republicans for shutting down the US government to preserve devastating healthcare cuts, but over half of ...

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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 12h

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Amid Global Calls to End Capital Punishment, US Set to Execute 7 Men This Month | Common Dreams

"We won’t give up until the death penalty is abolished everywhere," said Amnesty International on World Day Against the Death Penalty. "Change is possible."

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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 12h

John Lodge, Moody Blues Singer and Bassist, Dies at 82 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/a...

John Lodge, Moody Blues Singer and Bassist, Dies at 82

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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 3d

Texas AG launches undercover operation to infiltrate 'leftist terror cells'

Paxton said, "...Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture..."

www.newsweek.com

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

We’re all ANTIFA, Donald; at least, all decent, patriotic Americans are.

And no, this is not a declaration of our membership in some non-existent group that you’ve declared a phony war on, but a collective statement of intent...

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We're all ANTIFA, Donald.

Hey Donald,

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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 12h

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Automated Impella Controller Correction due to Cybersecurity Issue

Abiomed has issued a letter to affected customers of cybersecurity vulnerabilities related to the operating system in the Automated Impella Controller

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Kristi Noem: ‘Antifa Is A Highly Sophisticated Islamic Proto-State That Controlled Territory In Iraq And Syria From 2013-2019’

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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 1d

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Ten Exercises You Can Do to Resist Fascism

1. NAME IT U.S. Fascism is not sneaking up on us, it is here, manifest in Trump’s authoritarian decrees; mass deportations, firings, and government and

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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 12h

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GOP Leaders Smear Upcoming 'No Kings' Marches as 'Hate America Rallies' by ‘Terrorists’ | Common Dreams

Republican lawmakers smear upcoming "No Kings" rallies as "hate-America" events. Organizers vow peaceful protests against Trump administration.

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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 12h

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ICE Pins Chicago TV News Producer to the Ground, Hauls Her Off in Unmarked Van | Common Dreams

WGN producer Debbie Brockman forcefully arrested by ICE agents in Chicago. Video shows aggressive tactics used in the arrest.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 12h

The Trump Administration’s removal of LGBTQ suicide prevention programs this summer was a disgrace.

I just signed legislation requiring student ID cards in public middle schools, high schools, and colleges to include the Trevor Project’s crisis and suicide prevention hotline.

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LeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 12h

Live Updates: Deaths Are Reported in Explosion at Tennessee Munitions Plant www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Deaths Are Reported in Explosion at Tennessee Munitions Plant

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 19h

Breaking: Trump has officially lost the Nobel Peace Prize.

Instead, the Nobel committee is awarding the leader of the opposition in Venezuela for supporting “democracy over dictatorship.”

Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize He Shamelessly Campaigned For

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday said the recognition would instead go to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 14h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 16h

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo believes his "spirit animal" is a tiger, and that an ex-Navy SEAL-turned-guru unleashed it by walking on the backs of his thighs.

This is medicine's Florida man.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18h

NEW: Florida's surgeon general Joseph Ladapo isn't just guided by science—his beliefs are shaped by a wife who says she can speak to spirits and levitate, and an energy healer guru.

The latest from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social:

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17h

You think she might have proofed this memo before she sent it to 1000+ journalists.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 18h

Here's the full memo.

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 15h

As Homeland Security floods social media with propaganda videos, and pro-Trump commentators flock to Portland and Chicago in search of a "rebellion," local residents are responding with... chicken suits and clever jokes:

Protest frogs vs. MAGA media influencers: the information war over ICE in Portland and Chicago | CNN Business

As the Trump administration floods social media with “propaganda” videos, and MAGA personalities flock to Portland and Chicago in search of a “rebellion,” local residents are responding with… chicken ...

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 13h

"It Can't Happen Here" is a 1935 dystopian novel by Sinclair Lewis that explores the rise of a fascist leader, Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, in a fictionalized version of the United States. The story serves as a cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy and the potential for authoritarianism to take hold in America.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 13h

the republican governor of utah spencer cox cites my story about esmeralda 7’s apparent cancelation to criticize the trump administration:

“this is how we lose the AI/energy arms race with china”

Spencer Cox: This is how we lose the AI/energy arms race with China. Our country needs an all-of-the-above approach to energy (like Utah). We should be all in on nuclear/natural gas/geothermal and keeping our coal plants open for as long as possible. However, there are innovation/permitting/supply chain issues slowing those down. While intermittent sources have been overvalued in the past (and offshore wind is a disaster and should be discontinued), the incredible leaps in battery technology completely change the value proposition of solar in the right places. Solar with batteries can now be close to baseload power and we should keep these projects rolling until we get the gas/nuclear/geothermal plants we need.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 13h

The right-wing is justifying shooting priests

Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 13h

A Newsmax host defended ICE agents shooting a minister in the head with a pepper ball by falsely claiming he was “actually an antifa member masquerading as a pastor.”

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 13h

"Once Brockman was handcuffed and placed in the van, the agents pulled out, clipping the rear bumper off of a stopped car partially blocking their path and speeding away past an approaching elongated CTA bus and through the busy intersection."

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 13h

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

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