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Rob Schmidt (Blue Corn Comics)
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Freelance writer focused on Native American, social justice, and pop culture issues; publisher of Blue Corn Comics; host of Creative Spirit Screenwriters
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h
Boom: Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani. About damn time.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 9h
during the 2016 campaign, the Boston Globe ran a scary mockup front page of what a world where Trump was president would look like, and it’s pretty tame compared to a random Friday morning’s headlines now
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 8h
“For years, conservatives loudly complained that government spending was opaque, that their hard-earned dollars were being secretly misused, and that the government definitely did not need all the money it was taking from them.

That was always hyperbole … until now.”
King Trump turns US Treasury into his personal piggy bank
He thinks our money is his.
www.publicnotice.co
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 7h
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.

(📸 Getty Images)
A picture of the garden in front of the east wing of the White House. A mix of colorful flowers and small trees
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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1d
Reminder, when they use the word "migrants" they mean anyone who is not white and Christian. It's about race, not immigration.

metro.co.uk/2025/10/22/r...
Republican says far-right group should be able to 'hunt' migrants
'I would deputise the Proud Boys and the January 6 Patriots to bounty hunt illegal immigrants.'
metro.co.uk
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Wilson @wc-thats-me.bsky.social · 1d
Here's a gift link so you can read this: 👇
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
"When Democrats or liberals question the morals of Trump voters, the press treats it as a major scandal. But Trump expresses a desire to cover protestors with feces — essentially saying that anyone who disagrees with him is shit — the media is barely willing to talk about it. Why?"
Trump shits on America. Why doesn’t the media care?
For many news orgs, Trump’s fascist coalition is uniquely legitimate.
www.publicnotice.co
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 3d
My response to the NYT’s “moderate to win” argument: The data shows the strategy is tapped out. Being seen as moderate by voters doesn’t boost votes, replacing every progressive with moderates would net 0 seats, and the graveyard of defeated D incumbents if full of moderates, not progressives.
The New York Times Argues “Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win.” But the Data Shows the Strategy Is Tapped Out.
Democrats already run moderates in nearly every swing district. It's not enough. A data-driven response to the case for centrism as a core electoral strategy.
data4democracy.substack.com
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ICT News @ict-news.bsky.social · 1d
The director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Sugarcane,” Julian Brave NoiseCat, has written a book about his own family history, focusing on his estranged father.
Tribal tales and harrowing life stories from Oscar nominee - ICT
Julian Brave NoiseCat pens coyote stories that pick up where his film ‘Sugarcane’ left off
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ICT News @ict-news.bsky.social · 1d
First-year medical student Mateo Perez aims to blend Indigenous knowledge with Western medicine, inspired by mentorship programs for Native youth.
In pursuit of medicine - ICT
First year medical student, Mateo Perez, attributes much of his success to programs built for Native youth to connect with Indigenous health practitioner mentors
ictnews.org
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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 2d
The optics of Trump building a ballroom that 99.9% of Americans will never set foot in while millions line up for food banks are worth more than any policy paper or economic proposal. This image is a visceral punch in the mouth that needs no words. It should haunt the GOP for a generation.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
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Jesse Duquette @jesseduquette.bsky.social · 1d
I’d say “eat the rich” but they probably taste like ketamine and microplastics
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Enten: "Trump is doing absolutely awful in the minds of the American people. We're talking about new lows. CNBC, -13 net approval on the economy. It's -19 among Quinnipiac ... He's not just beating himself with record lows -- this is the lowest for any president ever."
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 1d
"Win" what, in order to accomplish what, for whom.
Opinion The New York Times Editorial Board: The Partisans Are Wrong: Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Raskin: "Speaker Johnson described the exercise of 1st Amendment rights across the country by 6 or 7 millions Americans as part of No Kings as a 'Hate America Rally.' The Hate America Rally happened on January 6 ... there were more than 140 police officers who were wounded."
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 2d
When Trump or his goons talk about "antifa," they might as well be talking about demons or leprechauns.

But this fake threat shows how the Trump administration has fully absorbed real organized criminal gangs.

Yep, echoes of Nazi history in this.

www.salon.com/2025/10/22/h...
How the Proud Boys invented antifa
The far-right gang has been fully absorbed by Trump's White House
www.salon.com
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d
Looks as if Trump is saying no Democrat will be allowed to win another national election—and he will use the FBI, the DOJ, and the CIA to make sure of that. This is a full-scale attack on American democracy, and every Republican, CEO, and conservative mouthpiece who doesn't object is complicit.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Trump: "We can never let what happened in the 2020 election happen again. We just can't let that happen. I know Kash is working on it, everybody is working on it. And certainly Tulsi is working on it. We can't let that happen again to our country."
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2d
To be crystal clear: trump is talking about taxpayers paying him millions of dollars as some sort of restitution because he was investigated for sending a mob to the US capitol on Jan 6th to overthrow the 2020 election. That might just be he most f*cked up thing he’s done since Jan 6th…
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 1d
Trump is doing this in the Caribbean
orobharris.bsky.social Rob Harris- Portland is lovely in the fall @orobharris.bsky.social · 1d
Government agents summary execution of suspected drug dealers in a “war on drugs”. One difference. One uses firearms in city streets. The other uses missiles in open seas.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte admits to 'death squad' in drug war - BBC News
The former president says he offers "no apologies, no excuses" for his anti-crime campaign.
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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 2d
More murder.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
Breaking News: The U.S. struck a boat that the Trump administration claimed without evidence was carrying drugs from South America. It was the first American strike on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, expanding the military campaign beyond the Caribbean Sea.
Trump and NATO Chief to Discuss Ukraine War as Putin Talks Stall: Live Updates
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2d
Most Americans agree: Trump is a dictator destroying the country www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Most Americans agree: Trump is a dictator destroying the country
A new poll shows that a majority of Americans think President Donald Trump has acted like a dictator, validating the beliefs of the millions who attended recent “No Kings” protests. Released ...
www.dailykos.com
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Joe Feagin @profjoefeagin.bsky.social · 2d
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Rachel Maddow: '3.5% rule': The anti-Trump movement is nearing an important threshold
If you want to guarantee success against authoritarianism, research shows you need at least 3.5% of the country’s population on your side.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
New in PN: Lindsey Halligan's humiliation continues apace

"After discovering — too late! — that you have to tell reporters beforehand if you want conversations to be off the record, Halligan now finds herself attempting to prosecute 2 high profile cases on the 'rocket docket.' It’s not going well."
Lindsey Halligan's humiliation continues apace
She's bad at media, and even worse at law.
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Simon Moya-Smith @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social · 2d
I’m not opposed to the demolishing of The White House. It was built on stolen Native land by black slaves brought to this continent against their will. What I am opposed to, however, is the GOP sycophants justifying spending $250 million on an unnecessary ballroom while they gut VA healthcare, etc.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 2d
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