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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 5h

The 2,900 pages of chats, shared among a dozen millennial and Gen Z Republicans between early January and mid-August, chronicle their campaign to seize control of the national Young Republican organization on a hardline pro-Donald Trump platform.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 6h

Some of these agents really seem to lack training or just enjoy cruelty. The dog was shut up in a bathroom, which agents knew. While the owner was retrieving his wallet, a border patrol agent went into the house, let the dog out of the bathroom, and shot it.

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El Paso family claims Border Patrol killed their dog during search, CBP reviewing incident

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says they are reviewing a "use of force incident" in El Paso, after a family says a Border Patrol agent unjustifiably shot...

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 6h

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 7h

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

AI models that lie, cheat and plot murder: how dangerous are LLMs really?

Tests of large language models reveal that they can behave in deceptive and potentially harmful ways. What does this mean for the future?

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 7h

www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department layoffs threaten special ed system, advocates warn

The Education Department laid off almost everyone in its special education division. From 504 plans to IEPs, here's how programs could be affected.

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 8h

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Gaza ceasefire outlook darkens as Israel delays aid and Hamas tightens grip

Israel restricted aid into Gaza and kept the enclave's border shut on Tuesday while re-emergent Hamas fighters demonstrated their grip by executing men in the street, darkening the outlook for U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war.

www.reuters.com

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 8h

I agree.

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 8h

Brilliant analysis. Important to understand.

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Tony Pentimalli @tonywriteshere.bsky.social · 9h

Charlie Kirk built a career painting targets on people’s backs then called it faith freedom & patriotism His death is tragic but it exposes a nation where hate has become a broadcast frequency Words don’t need orders to kill when they’re amplified to millions Read:
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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 12h

The crew’s reports of the preceding minutes offer a revealing sign of how on edge some federal agents working in the ICE facility are feeling—and how quick they are to take an aggressive posture when they perceive a physical threat, even from a fellow emergency worker

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 12h

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The Vote Is The Antidote @emilyvote.bsky.social · 1d

@muellershewrote: “…corporate media continually fails to mention Citizens United and the political wealth gap left in its wake. Why? Because the corporate media is part of the oligarchy.”
www.muellershewrote.com/p/its-the-ol...

It's The Oligarchy, Stupid

We're staring down the barrel of the largest transfer of wealth in the history of the world. Let's get on the same page.

www.muellershewrote.com

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 13h

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

If you read only one democracy story today, make it this one. While legacy media largely skipped the Texas redistricting hearing, Democracy Docket's Jen Rice was there for all 10 days. Her coverage stands out and sheds insight into how the GOP operates -- not only in TX -- but nationally.

In a Federal Courtroom in Texas, Republicans Were Desperate to Keep Details of their Gerrymander Under Wraps

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

www.democracydocket.com

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 13h

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Mary Geddry @magixarc.bsky.social · 14h

Trump’s bragging about $17 trillion, #PeteHegseth biffs on a Qatari base in Idaho, #ICE threatened to shoot an ambulance, and Oregon wants to join Idaho. Also: I correct my own bias on Israel & Palestine. #uspolitics #authoritarianism #kakistocracy
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Cut His Mic (Again)

Trump’s Knesset fiasco, Hegseth’s Qatari backpedal, Oregon’s secession fever, and the language of empire, one long karaoke of decline.

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 14h

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Sam Altman vs. Jane Goodall

The astonishing commitments of energy to AI, put in perspective. A better idea to power it all, and a contemplation of why we think AI is more important than environmentalism.

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 21h

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 22h

Wow. I had not considered this angle, and I didn't know these things about the H2A farm worker visa program.

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ICE Raids Are Only Half The Story

YouTube video by Farm to Taber

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LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 1d

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Joint Egypt-Qatar-Turkiye-US statement on Gaza: The full text

Trump-backed proclamation backing Gaza ceasefire stresses equality, but stops short of supporting Palestine statehood.

www.aljazeera.com

LeftRightUSA @leftrightusa.bsky.social · 1d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.

From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

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