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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 7h

Happy Friday!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 4h

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 39m

Trump’s regime is trying to blackmail colleges and universities to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. We must demand that our universities commit to upholding freedom of speech and to providing an affordable, safe education for all. Take action to stop Trump’s “Loyalty Oath.” 👇

University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers s...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 32m

Mamdani: This is a shameless act of political retribution. And instead of prosecuting Tish James for doing her job, Donald Trump should be doing his.…

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Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · 25m

"M.I.T. became the first university to reject an agreement that would trade support for the Trump administration’s higher education agenda in exchange for favorable treatment." Bravo.

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Moorish Garden @moorishgarden.bsky.social · 55m

Hoi @trouw.nl, waarom zetten jullie zoveel berichten tegelijk op Bluesky? In mijn tijdlijn staan 26 berichten van jullie onder elkaar! Is er iemand te lang met zijn/haar vinger op de verzend-knop blijven hangen? 😉 Ik zie deze berichten liever met tussenpozen.

Trouw @trouw.nl · 1h

Radicaal-rechtse VVD is on-Nederlands

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Trouw @trouw.nl · 1h

Al 35.000 euro voor actie ‘Sponsor een extreemrechtse demonstrant’ om vluchtelingen te steunen

Zondag staat er opnieuw een anti-immigratie demonstratie gepland. Dit keer in Amsterdam. Dat bracht het team van burgerbeweging De Goede Zaak op een ludiek idee.

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NRC @nrc.nl · 1h

Amerikaanse Antifa-onderzoeker Mark Bray ontvlucht de VS na geweigerde vlucht naar Spanje

De Amerikaanse hoogleraar Mark Bray van Rutgers University in New Jersey, bekend als auteur van het boek ‘Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook’, is de Verenigde Staten ontvlucht.

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 2h

As part of the Woodland Trust’s photo exhibition at the Countdown to COP30, Alastair goes behind the scenes at the National History Museum to reveal - and explain - his favourite tree. 🌲

Spoiler: it’s in Scotland.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 1h

Can we compare the overall drop in illegal entry to the drop in the number of Syrian asylum-seekers?

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 1h

The @europarl.europa.eu has to do its job as democracy watchdog and hold the Commission to account. “Loyalty to national interests cannot trump the EU’s general interest, or the edifice will crumble when threatened from all sides, including within it” says @alemanno.bsky.social

Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 3h

Is Olivér Várhelyi still fit for the job as EU Commissioner after espionage allegations?

(Spoiler: von der Leyen can withdraw confidence and Hungary may lose the Commissioner post until 2029) open.substack.com/pub/albertoa...

Can Olivér Várhelyi still serve as EU Commissioner?

Von der Leyen may withdraw confidence in Várhelyi and the Council not fill his vacancy

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dr. Marina @drmarina.bsky.social · 4h

Grote afwezige bij het verkiezingsdebat is Wilders. Journalist: Veel partijen zitter ermee in hun maag dat de bewegingsruimte van politici beperkt wordt. Eerlijk gezegd hoorde ik ook wat achterdocht. Wilders was aanwezig in het Tweede Kamer gebouw en hij wilde ook niet inbellen.

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Laura Bromet @laurabromet.bsky.social · 3h

Deze Volendammer is een blije

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Groen Pensioen @groenpensioen.bsky.social · 2h

Yes! Nummer 8️⃣ in de categorie klimaat en energie!
@trouw.nl #duurzame100

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Jouw pensioengeld jouw zeggenschap! Sluit je ook aan! www.groen-pensioen.nl

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 9h

Among the many possibilities for the next few years, the scenario of swapping one pair of dominant parties (Lab and Con) for another (Reform and LD) is intriguing, under-discussed and, in English elections, not entirely implausible either (several county councils made this leap in May)

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 10h

Aggregate Result of the 122 Council By-Elections (for 125 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections:

RFM: 47 (+40)
LDM: 32 (+10)
CON: 13 (-15)
LAB: 12 (-30)
GRN: 11 (+3)
Ind: 5 (-4)
Local: 3 (-3)
SNP: 1 (-1)
PLC: 1 (=)

Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...

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Zoe Williams @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social · 6h

@mark-bray.bsky.social let me try that again, less ineptly: Hi, I'm a feature writer on @theguardian.com, could you follow me for a second so I can DM? (you can probs guess what I'm after)

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Bartelds @bartelds.bsky.social · 6h

Hungary found to have sent agents to spy on EU — report

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Hungary found to have sent agents to spy on EU — report – DW – 10/09/2025

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban secretly sent agents to spy on European Union institutions in Brussels for years, according to a report published by a Belgian newspaper.

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Peter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 5h

These people are all complete fucking loons

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h

Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 5h

Blown away by how good an idea the costumes are. More shareable and fun than pics of a regular protest, and it’s immediately clear that the protestors are non-violent.

dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 17h

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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Sybrand Frietema @frietema.bsky.social · 9h

Kockelmann kán niet anders dan met een double bind interviewen.

Een double bind is een beproefde onderdrukkingstechniek.

In journalistiek kan deze alleen bij hoge uitzondering gebruikt worden, bijvoorbeeld als geïnterviewde blijft weigeren om antwoord te geven op normale vragen.

Een analyse 🧶
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Tim Hofman @debroervanroos.bsky.social · 10h

'Is het eigenlijk fijn om het gevoel te hebben dat je deugt?' en dan die smirky face. erg edgy van Kockelmann.

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Habtamu de Hoop @habtamudehoop.bsky.social · 4h

Bij campagne voeren hoort het om verschillen te laten zien. Desinformatie verspreiden gaat te ver. GL-PvdA trekt per jaar 3,9 miljrd uit voor woningbouw. Dat weten jullie dondersgoed.

Rechtste stilstand is de vijand, progressieve bondgenoten niet.

Graag een rectificatie. @d66.nl

D66 @d66.nl · 10h

In gelul kun je niet wonen. In cijfers ook niet. Maar die cijfers laten wél zien wie het verschil maakt. Wij kiezen voor echte doorbraken, met 10 nieuwe steden en betaalbare woningen voor iedereen die nu vastzit op de woningmarkt.

Het kan wél.

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Tom van der Lee @tomvanderlee.bsky.social · 6h

Kampioen koopkracht voor de middenklasse is GroenLinks-PvdA, zo meldt het CPB. En nee, dat is dus echt niet de VVD.

Absurd - want compleet onjuist - is dan ook het verwijt van Dilan Yeşilgöz bij het Radio1-debat, dat bij ons ‘de middenklasse de rekening zou gaan betalen.’

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