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J. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 19d

I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 4h

ICE drag girl out of car & body slam her to ground—then pin her face down & kneel on her neck.

"I'm 15!" she cries out. "I'm not resisting!"

Agents have now asked multiple area housing associations to unlock main doors—so they can go door to door.

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Rachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 58m

Like who else in the universe could make the line “You’re what Grammy Hall would call a real Jew” work the way that she does??

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Rachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 3h

The fucking chaos of this inept administration is not purposeful, but it’s not an accident either.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3h

The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up dozens of scientists with expertise in infectious diseases that have pandemic potential. But after The New York Times reported the dismissals, a federal health official said many of them had been fired in error and would be brought back.

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to the measles outbreak and running an influential journal. An official acknowledged the mistakes on Saturday.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 4h

Make no mistake: this is part of eugenicist policy under fascism.

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 6h

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 4h

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Rachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 6h

“JD Vance eat shit.” -the LITERAL Pope

NPR @npr.org · 13h

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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Rachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 6h

Could be a trap!

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Rachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 6h

Just one of the most consistently astonishing and human line deliverers in the history of film.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 6h

Jesus Christ! You took the wrong 79 year old!

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Rachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 6h

Diane Keaton ACTUALLY taught me to be weird.

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 4d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Rachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 7h

Something I love about Colin Farrell is there was this brief blip when he had just gotten America Famous & was drinking too much & getting into trouble & we were all like “Oh he’s a HOT BAD BOY” & he was IMMEDIATELY like “uh oh better ship back off to Ireland & just be a little weirdo for a decade”

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

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Rachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 9h

You gotta admit it’s an incredible troll from the Nobel committee to give the peace prize to someone who isn’t Trump but manages to piss people off almost as much as him. Cultivating haters from every side. Extremely 2025 of them.

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Rachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 9h

Remember the ad that ran during the Olympics where a man uses AI to generate a fan letter to his eight year old daughter’s favorite Olympian? I do.

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 11h

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 9h

important to remember that no matter how unpopular you think the regime is currently, this is actually the most popular they will ever be between today and any dat you pick in the future

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Rachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 9h

My mom was trying to complain to me about this hostage/prisoner swap & when she said “we’re (mind you she is not Israeli) releasing 2000 prisoners! That’s not good” I replied “It’s good for them!” I sort of stopped her dead in her tracks b/c she genuinely had not considered this angle lol

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Rachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 10h

What is Childhood Really Like? We Asked Two Experts: Mister Rogers and Lemony Snicket

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 12h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social · 1d

Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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