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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 1d

As I wrote today, it's not cool to be with the Empire; it's cool to be with the Rebellion. Especially when the Empire's approval ratings are slipping:

paulwaldman.substack.com/p/why-trump-...

That's not the entirety of why Tucker Carlson is doing this, but it's definitely part of the story.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 3h

What's important here is that it's the ICE raids that are capturing their attention.

This is why the reliance on focus groups and polls and the inevitable claim that voters only care about "kitchen table" issues misses the mark.

paulwaldman.substack.com/p/why-trump-...

Why Trump Lost the Podcast Bros

It's cool to support the Rebellion. It's not cool to support the Empire.

paulwaldman.substack.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

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Sacha Haworth @sachalouise.bsky.social · 1d

JGL coming out for AB1064 - you love to see it!!! x.com/hitRECordJoe...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt on X: "Governor @GavinNewsom, please sign AB 1064 to protect kids from predatory AI "companions" 🫡 @CAgovernor https://t.co/K1fvUqgVB1" / X

Governor @GavinNewsom, please sign AB 1064 to protect kids from predatory AI "companions" 🫡 @CAgovernor https://t.co/K1fvUqgVB1

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 4d

this is literally stuff King Charles did, like not only did the American colonists have a revolution to not have this happen, but they did so in the wake of the English revolution, which was about not having stuff like this happen

George Pearkes @peark.es · 4d

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 6d

Delighted that Cory is having a moment with "Enshittification," because it's an accurate word for what's happening in tech and he's the right person to describe it.

(Gift link)

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...

A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech

www.nytimes.com

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 6d

Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 6d

Guys. I just had a crazy idea. What if the President DIDN’T deploy troops in American cities. Just a thought. Have we tried that before?

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 8d

1. This is one of the most insane statements ever delivered by a presidential spokesperson in U.S. history. Totally disconnected from reality.

2. There is either going to be a civil war or abject Democratic surrender to autocracy. They are telling this you, to your face, in explicit terms.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Leavitt: "President Trump will end the radical left's reign of terror in Portland once and for all. The president has directed Secretary Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland."

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 8d

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

Want to know why?

Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.

Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

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Sacha Haworth @sachalouise.bsky.social · 8d

Look at this clown getting so mad that someone doesn’t do as he says and then satisfying his urge for violence by aggressively cuffing them. He’s so happy afterwards when he gets to prove his dominance.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 8d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 8d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 9d

POLLS: Who do Americans blame for the gov't shutdown?*

WASH POST
47% blame Trump/GOP
30% blame Dems

MARIST
38% blame GOP
27% blame Dems

NYT/SIENA
26% blame Trump/GOP
19% blame Dems

MORNING CONSULT
45% blame GOP
32% blame Dems

[*all taken b/w late Sept & Oct 1]

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Early polls show Trump and GOP taking more blame than Democrats for shutdown

The national surveys taken in the final days of September and the first day of the shutdown find that voters are more inclined to blame Trump and his party. But many are uncertain.

www.nbcnews.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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Sacha Haworth @sachalouise.bsky.social · 11d

Folks.. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social gets it:

"We could create new rules that slow [AI] job destruction, that protect creative content, that keep children away from these friendship bots. It is all under our control. This is all not all predestined to work out in a dangerous way for us."

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 12d

Trump might not be the greatest threat to America's survival.

Today, I'm giving a talk at @brookings.edu about the ways that unchecked AI could destroy America spiritually, as it replaces basic human functions, like friendship, creativity, and meaningful work.

Beyond productivity: The pursuit of purpose in the age of AI | Brookings

Join Brookings on September 29 at 10:30am EDT for a conversation about the pursuit of purpose in the age of AI.

www.brookings.edu

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Sacha Haworth @sachalouise.bsky.social · 11d

"...They are dangerously utopian about what their technology will do. They are blinded by the profits they will make and the godlike power they will wield. They don't see the catastrophe coming because they have rationalized their self-interest. We, the govt, need to step in."

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Sacha Haworth @sachalouise.bsky.social · 11d

Refreshing & inspiring to see lawmakers like @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
call for a check on AI:

"People like Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg, who come into our offices on a regular basis, are fundamentally disconnected from reality..." www.youtube.com/live/d6-jOJv...

Beyond productivity: The pursuit of purpose in the age of AI

YouTube video by Brookings Institution

www.youtube.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11d

like, the fact that they felt this spectacle was necessary is itself evidence that they don't have the military support that they want

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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Sacha Haworth @sachalouise.bsky.social · 11d

YES - i am so grateful to JGL for elevating this -- not just Meta's creepy & dangerous chatbots, but the super PACs they launched to bully politicians. more celebs need to be using their platform to drive awareness and make this a political issue for 2026 www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

"I co-starred with Mark Zuckerberg in a new video.
Meta’s AI algorithms are designed to prey on kids. Highschoolers. 8-year-olds. As a dad, it makes me livid."

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 13d

Paris celebrated the opening of its 300th “school street”: landscaped & pedestrianized or semi-pedestrianized blocks situated in front of schools. Most have been completed since 2020.

Paris passe le cap des 300 rues piétonnes près des écoles pour être « plus accueillante aux enfants »

La municipalité, qui a organisé samedi une fête dédiée, tire un bilan positif de ces espaces piétonnisés aux abords des établissements scola

leparisien.fr

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Sacha Haworth @sachalouise.bsky.social · 12d

I literally gasped

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

“Trump’s share of the settlement—$22 million—will go to the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall, earmarked for the construction of a Mar-a-Lago-style ballroom Trump is building at the White House, according to the court documents.”

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 13d

Suburban police standing up to Fed cops is a development I did not see coming, definitely reflects how DEEPLY unpopular the ICE aggression is/has become.

Attn: all “kitchen table issue” Dems, bc this sure seems like something ppl are talking about at the dinner table.

Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 13d

Broadview Police have opened an investigation into an attack from federal agents on a CBS crew at Broadview, per BPD Chief Mills.

The following statement can be attributed to Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills:

“The Village of Broadview Police Department has launched a criminal investigation into an allegedly unprovoked attack on a CBS Chicago TV news reporter’s vehicle on Sunday by a chemical munition fired from the direction of U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention facility. The victim declined medical attention. The Broadview Police Department expects the full cooperation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security into our criminal investigation.”

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 13d

“Social media is a cancer,” says Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. “It is taking all of our worst impulses and putting them on steroids. It is driving us to division. It is driving us to hate.” cbsn.ws/46Yu1c9

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16d

This is what is happening when the cameras are running

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 16d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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