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Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 3h

Beating a woman sounds pretty damn serious to me, Mike Johnson

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 1d

Kind of amazing that the photo Politico used of one of these folks -- the one who made a joke about gas chambers -- is from an event that Politico sponsored last summer.

Peter Giunta participates in a CNN-POLITICO Grill discussion at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 16, 2024. | Rod Lamkey Jr. for POLITICO

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Luigi is a folk hero! 🇵🇸 🇸🇩 @seriesjunkie.bsky.social · 1d

Hello everyone.

Antifa is not a real organization.

Proud Boys are.

Oath Keepers are.

Patriot Front is.

KKK is.

Heritage Foundation is.

Antifa is not.

Thanks for your attention.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 9h

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 9h

DO NOT BE DISTRACTED!!!

TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.

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Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 9h

imagine being a billionaire and still wanting more money. Imagine being a billionaire and seeing starving, ill people and not buying them a meal. Imagine being a billionaire and seeing starving, ill people and taking away what little food and medicine they have. See you Saturday. #NoKings

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 1d

One of the GOP wannabe Nazis in this story is a state senator in my state and works in a county mental health org. I wrote em a note. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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.

www.politico.com

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Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 1d

And one of them is a state senator!

T. J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 1d

Remember, these are the people who surround GOP representatives, senators, justices of the Supreme Court, executive branch officials. Staffers and lower-level personnel create the social context, the accepted norms, that surround decisionmakers.

Goodbye republic.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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.

www.politico.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Text messages of Young Republican groups across the country have just been leaked.

They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.

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Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 1d

According to the story, one of them was a state senator.

Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d

Not great

Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 1d

"They referred to Black people as monkeys and 'the watermelon people' and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."

Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh. I hope everything goes smoothly once it actually happens. But what a pain.

Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 1d

Holy shit.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘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.

www.politico.com

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Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 2d

ah. total motivation to clear things away! go for it. but maybe not 90 percent

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Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 2d

yeah, i feel that deeply. i see it as a winter task, and i will tackle it (again) when the weather is not so glorious. i already have about five boxes in the basement ready to give away. want them??

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Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 2d

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Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, the time of self promotion is upon me and here are some fabulous blurbs for my new memoir, GHOSTS OF FOURTH STREET, which is available for preorder at any bookstore or bookshop dot org near you.

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Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 2d

90 percent is a lot. but i have given away thousands of books over the last five years, many through front-yard giveaways to neighbors, and it has been joyful and i have only missed a few books.... which i then rebuy.

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 3d

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥, 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫,

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

This is how you’re supposed to treat fascists and their lies.

Media pay attention.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 7d

Susan Orlean's memoir is probably the best craft book on writing that I have ever read. It's also an entertaining--if not always introspective--memoir. Here's my review for the @bostonglobe.com

Prolific profile writer Susan Orlean turns a sharp gaze onto her own exhilarating career - The Boston Globe

This is not a craft book but a memoir, yet 'Joyride' might contain some of the best writing advice you'll ever read.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 7d

Giving it to Argentina, among other things

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9d

Showed a clip from a documentary about Korematsu this morning and managed not to yell back during the part where Justice Anthony Kennedy explains that presidents should never be granted unlimited powers or blindly trusted when they say it's an emergency situation.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 12d

The GOP controls the House, Senate, and White House, yet they've shut down the government. It's unacceptable that military families must rely on food pantries. Our troops shouldn’t pay the price for Republican political stunts. #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

Military families seek out food assistance amid shutdown anxiety

"We expected an increase, but didn't quite expect this," said Dorene Ocamb, Armed Services YMCA chief brand and development officer.

www.militarytimes.com

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Laurie Hertzel @lhertzel.bsky.social · 18d

Gotta quit calling them “supreme”

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