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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

a man in a white shirt and blue jeans is standing in front of a red and white flag

ALT: a man in a white shirt and blue jeans is standing in front of a red and white flag

media.tenor.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 22h

People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.

A SSRS/CNN poll showing 61% people think Trump has gone too far using the power of the presidency and 57% think he's gone too far deporting immigrants.

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 22h

The @us.theguardian.com has a number of open positions, including two reporter roles focusing on organizing and movement building.

Jobs are 12 month contract, full-time, union, flexible location

workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...

workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 22h

...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?

great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com

Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People

“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”

www.teenvogue.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h

So Teen Vogue is bending the knee to authoritarianism?

Frankly, I'm surprised it's even allowed to exist, as regular Vogue refused to put MAGA's favorite undocumented immigrant, Melania Trump, on the cover.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 21h

Vogue's absorption of and closure of Teen Vogue feels like -- is -- a direct attack on a new generation of queer journalists who were committed to excellence and the power of journalism to illuminate the stories of people at the margins.

And it impacts all of us, no matter our age.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 21h

The loss of Teen Vogue makes @them.us an even more important outlet than they already were, in my opinion

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

Unbelievable.

As in, literally, not credible.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 1d

If (knock on wood) Dems sweep Tuesday’s elections handily, can we ease discourse away from its obsession over whether Dems are too left wing to win, and take greater notice of the fact that Republicans are in a civil war over whether to be Nazis or merely lesser fascists?

Exploit The GOP's Nazi Meltdown

Are we really going to accept the conceit that the central issue in politics is whether DEMOCRATS are too extreme?

www.offmessage.net

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

Sometimes I wonder if giving up a steady paycheck was the right call and sometimes I don't.

Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 1d

Another abominable editorial from the Wash Post

Wash post on Mamdani: The young politician wa born into a life of wealth and privilege, and from tht perch he adopted a worldview centered around destroying the economic system that made his adopted country thrive.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, an important test for the midterms.

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 2d

If ICE agents begins harassing voters on the way to vote on Tuesday, we need local prosecutors to charge the ICE officers with state law crimes. We need to send a message for 2026 that they will be swiftly arrested.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.

I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.

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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 3d

It's pretty cool that the US economy is propped up entirely by continuing work on software thats only real functional uses are eroding consensus reality, spreading often politically motivated misinformation, and for various scams like impersonating your grandma and saying she's been kidnapped

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 5d

So Trump held military briefings on strikes in and around Venezuela and only allowed republicans to attend today? Am I understanding that only one party is now being briefed on military plans and actions?

I really wonder if people realize how deep we are into the process of fascist consolidation.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6d

Speaker Mike Johnson is perpetually trying to deceive people. He uses his milquetoast speech and persona to mask his determination to ruthlessly cause harm. He wears his “Christianity” on his sleeve as a decoy from his evil intentions. He is not a good person, he just tries to play one on TV.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 5d

The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 6d

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

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Scott Steward @scste.bsky.social · 6d

This is my surprised face.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d

One week of @wsj.com heds.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7d

the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 8d

Did the reporters fluffing Trump on a third term have any time to ask about millions of kids going hungry next month?

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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 11d

When did they move all the historic artifacts out of the East Wing of the White House and how did they do it without anyone hearing about or seeing it?

And did they somehow know he intended to bulldoze the entire East Wing?

Even though Trump and Karoline Leavitt publicly lied about it repeatedly?

John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 11d

I see that @whitehousehistory.bsky.social put out a statement yesterday stating that they were able to complete a “comprehensive digital scanning project” to document the East Wing, and that the historic artifacts have been preserved and stored.

Oct 22, 2025 Washington, D.C. —
Since 1961, the mission of the White House Historical Association has been to document and share the history of the White House while providing private, non-taxpayer funding to preserve and enhance the White House Collection of furnishings, fine art, and decorative objects, maintaining the museum standard set by our founder, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. While the Association has never had a role in reviewing or approving changes to the physical structure of the White House building, we remain dedicated to advancing the public’s understanding of The White House and its history — from when the cornerstone was set in 1792, to present — ensuring that all of its stories are preserved and shared for generations to come.

Upon announcement of the Ballroom construction project by the White House, the White House Historical Association supported the preservation of East Wing history through a comprehensive digital scanning project and photography to create an historic record. The East Wing and gardens have been captured in detail for the benefit of our nation and historic artifacts from the East Wing have been preserved and stored. The White House Historical Association was able to support swift completion of this important work thanks to the generous philanthropy of our donors.
November 1 marks 225 years since John and Abigail Adams moved into a White House that has undergone scores of changes and many additions over 47 presidencies. Our important role will continue with the support of thousands of Americans who cherish the historic White House and the history of those who have lived and worked there for 225 years.

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