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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

POLITICO: “.. 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 lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 50m

Holding off the Russians means “finding ways to compensate for Ukraine’s desperate shortage of manpower,” Robert F. Worth writes. Kyiv has found ingenious methods of staying in the fight:

Ukraine Might Be Winning Its War of Attrition

Russia assumed time was on its side, but a new Ukrainian strategy is yielding surprising results.

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Politico @politico.com · 12h

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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rautayrtti.bsky.social @rautayrtti.bsky.social · 11h

Let's protest peacefully, really peacefully during #NoKingsDay. Like Kyle Rittenhouse peacefulness.

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rautayrtti.bsky.social @rautayrtti.bsky.social · 11h

No shit, Sherlock?!

rautayrtti.bsky.social @rautayrtti.bsky.social · 13h

Remember to protest peacefully.... really peacefully 🙂

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Max Bergmann @maxbergmann.bsky.social · 14h

All true… but I did hear an EEU sr diplomat say recently ‘while everyone was telling us we were right about Russia, we need to tell the French they were right about strategic autonomy.’

Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 14h

The story for his major EU initiatives is also not great:
- Sorbonne speech/agenda (largely wiffed away)
- Conference on the Future of Europe (went nowhere)
- European Intervention Initiative (mostly dead?)
- European Political Community (alive as diplomatic speed dating)

Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 15h

Macron did three notable economic reforms since 2017:
- modest changes to the labour code
- levying wealth tax just on real estate
- move pension age from 62 to 64

Now the pension age increase will be "paused" and there will be a tax on the rich.

Doesn't leave an awful lot for 8+ years in power.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 13h

That’s why we spend so much on propaganda. Not to make you believe something but to make you believe nothing. So you do nothing.

It works.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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rautayrtti.bsky.social @rautayrtti.bsky.social · 1d

Remember how peaceful Kyle Rittenhouse was? Let's be as peaceful as him.

rautayrtti.bsky.social @rautayrtti.bsky.social · 1d

Remember how peaceful Kyle Rittenhouse was? Let's be as peaceful as him.

rautayrtti.bsky.social @rautayrtti.bsky.social · 1d

Remember how peaceful Kyle Rittenhouse was? Let's be as peaceful as him during #NoKingsDay.

rautayrtti.bsky.social @rautayrtti.bsky.social · 1d

In peaceful demonstrations we trust. Really peaceful ones...

rautayrtti.bsky.social @rautayrtti.bsky.social · 1d

Remember to protest peacefully during #NoKingsDay. Really peacefully... With the same peacefulness as your grandparents

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rautayrtti.bsky.social @rautayrtti.bsky.social · 1d

Remember to protest peacefully during#NoKingsDay. Really peacefully...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

blah blah Hunter Biden blah blah Burisma yada yada

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 1d

There were at least two ceasefires under Biden! In which more than five times as many living Israeli hostages were released in exchange for 240 Palestinians! Has everyone forgotten this?

Coffee Indiana @coffeeindiana.bsky.social · 1d

Also, ceasefires have happened under prior Presidents! The day he gets Palestine their own country he can be told he's the most special boy deserving of a shiny prize.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

I don't understand why U.S. reporters so regularly seem to let politicians get away with 'I haven't seen that' about stuff a) they obviously know and b) is directly relevant to their job. Did they sign some kind of agreement never to ask a follow-up question?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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rautayrtti.bsky.social @rautayrtti.bsky.social · 1d

Protest peacefully...

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AnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 1d

So many cowards at the highest level ⁉️

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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rautayrtti.bsky.social @rautayrtti.bsky.social · 1d

Act accordingly...

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Glenn Storm @glennstorm.bsky.social · 1d

A reminder:

This isn’t ideology
This isn’t incompetence
This isn’t business as usual
This isn’t temporary
This isn’t normal
This isn’t ethical
This isn’t legal
This isn’t meant to be popular
This isn’t meant to be good for anyone

This has been a strategic attack against the U.S.

Act accordingly

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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 2d

RUSSIA JUST KEEPS INTIMIDATING ESTONIA

The ‘little green men’ are back. Estonia closed a road near the Russian border after armed men in green uniforms but without any identifying insignia, appeared on the Russian side.
These infiltration troops were famously used in Crimea in 2014, refusing to say

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 2d

6/6 Europe must step up its aid, especially for air defense and long-range strike systems.

Ukraine needs funding, technology, and scale.

This phase will decide the war’s future and how soon it ends

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