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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 40m

“ Do you think Trump is the Antichrist?" Thiel mused at one point. "I will give you a hearing. And we should consider that." www.reuters.com/world/us/pet...

www.reuters.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 58m

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Heath Ryan @heathryan16.bsky.social · 43m

Greta this year. Zelenskyy in 2026 after Ukraine successfully de-militarises Russia.

Heath Ryan @heathryan16.bsky.social · 20h

I’m going out tomorrow night to celebrate the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Smart money is on Greta Thunberg.

No. Not Trump.

Never Trump.

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 3h

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1h

“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”

THAT PART!

Thank you, Judge Perry.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 4h

I wrote a little bit about the abuse DHS has inflicted on peaceful protesters and media, and the content creation the department is getting out of it.

I hope to return to Broadview asap. Unfortunately, I do not have an outlet to send me, and I doubt I can travel with Kristi Noem and Benny Johnson.

Creating Content in Broadview

Tear gas looks cool as hell on camera

www.turtlediaries.net

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1h

Samantha, a self-identified Republican, begged Mike Johnson to call the House back into session, saying to him on C-SPAN she was "very disappointed in my party, and I'm very disappointed in you."

"I am begging you to pass this legislation," she said. "My kids could die."

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 1h

CBS under the Ellison miniMurdochs and Bari Weiss will be reverting to form and history in its reaction to fascism. From 1934:
www.google.com/books/editio...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1h

Who among us hasn’t been a Nazi sex pest? www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump watchdog pick faces scrutiny after hotel incident with female colleague

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

www.politico.com

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 2d

Seeing Kimmel spend like half the interview pushing Aziz Ansari to explain why he accepted the Riyadh Comedy Festival is a great use of his platform. Shows that the free-speech mandate he’s been given is not limited to Trump.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JQU...

Aziz Ansari on His New Movie Good Fortune & Why He Did the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

www.youtube.com

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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 1h

500 first dates?

Iced Coffee Regular @icedcoffeeregular.bsky.social · 2d

no acceptable rationale for taking that blood money Aziz.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 2d

Jimmy Kimmel grilled Aziz Ansari about his choice to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, despite Saudi Arabia's government doing “a lot of horrible, horrible things.”

Jimmy Kimmel Grills Aziz Ansari on Huge Payday From ‘Brutal Regime’

Ansari is the latest comedian to justify his performance at the Saudi Arabian comedy festival.

trib.al

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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 1h

Hasn’t he said in the past he needed gigs so he could continue to finance his avocation as a gourmand

Paul @pauljonmilne.bsky.social · 14h

lol, not even donating the whole fee, what a creep

"Aziz Ansari Defends Riyadh Comedy Festival Gig, Plans to Donate Portion of Fee: "I Share The Concerns" then some details about time and date and pic of Aziz Ansari's face

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 2h

“Putting your political opponents in jail because they are your opponents—not because of what they did—is the heart of tyranny. It is an obviously impeachable offense,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the indictment of NY AG Tish James on Trump-ordered charges.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1h

Just in case anyone is still holding on out of nostalgia for what it used to be.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1h

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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 1h

The Mark Bray situation is so completely fucked right now and if you're a journalist you need to start saying how it's fucked because you're fucking next. They won't stop at academics.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1h

There is nothing an authoritarian fears more than peaceful, organized people power. That’s why the White House is now turning its sights on us. 🧵

www.reuters.com

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29 U.S.C. § 157 @organizingpower.bsky.social · 1h

The importance of this question cannot be overstated: Trump has been communicating directly with Bondi through Truth Social about indicting his enemies. How this question is resolved is critical.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1h

Important discovery fight taking shape in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case.

The question: Can the government assert privilege to avoid handing over documents that may be relevant to a defendant's vindictive prosecution claim?

Abrego's counsel says no.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

www.documentcloud.org

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 1h

Sometimes I see things and think wow they'll let anyone write any goddamn thing won't they

Benjamin Hoffman @bhh.bsky.social · 2h

Ah yes, famously uncool singer Johnny Cash. I am glad noted arbiter of cool the Wall Street Journal is willing to reconsider his case.

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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 1h

Needs a break from counting his Saudi cash

Andrew Woods @jimjarmuschhair.bsky.social · 1h

I think it’s a little weird to show up at random screenings of movies that aren’t yours to promote your movie but that’s just me…

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1h

A columnist still at WaPo.

Headline: "Yes, Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize."

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 9h

Are things good right now? No. But are there signs of better days ahead? Also no. Still, we know that it's all going to hold together one way or another, that we'll emerge from this better than we were, right? Yeah, no, probably not.

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 7h

. @richardrushfield.bsky.social asks: has Hollywood developed a death wish? The town shrugs as Paramount and Warners edge toward merging, potentially gutting the business and hand even more control to power players tied to the White House. The silence may prove fatal: theankler.com/p/hollywoods...

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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 1h

Now if Kyle Smith had written it

Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 1h

Magnificent ratio

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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 1h

goddamn

Chappelle quipped onstage in Saudi Arabia that “it’s easier to talk here than it is in America.”

As Human Rights Watch pointed out in a press release on Wednesday, “Chappelle has not publicly commented on Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses.”

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