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Humanity Must Win @humanitymustwin.bsky.social · Aug 13

Not going to be able to protest, placard, meme or vote your way out of fascism. Urgent disruptive direct action and civil disobedience that doesn't stop until all the criminals are out of power is required. The window for the people to do something is quickly closing.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · Aug 13

NEW: L.A. and D.C. are only the beginning, as Trump's team has been drawing up plans to unleash federal forces in other Democratic strongholds.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 4h

DnB legend Aphrodite says he was denied entry into the US and doubts he will ever be allowed in again. Goldie was blocked from entering last week.

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 5h

have reread the phrase “30-40+ inches of additional rain” several times now

Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 5h

Jamaica, in particular, will likely suffer catastrophic impacts from now rapidly-intensifying (but slow-moving) Hurricane #Melissa. A *Category 5* landfall now appears to be the most likely outcome, & 30-40+ inches of *additional* rain in mountains will lead to extreme flooding.

Official graphic depicting potential rainfall from Melissa in the Carribbean from the National Hurricane Center. Over 30-40 inches may locally fall in the mountains of Jamaica. Note that additional rainfall may fall, beyond indicated here, outside of the 4 day window mentioned.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4h

Prosecutors concluded that no rational jury would convict Leticia James on the charges brought against her, because the evidence collected by the investigation shows she is innocent. That was the conclusion of the professional prosecutors. Trump fired them all and brought in Lindsey Halligan.

Evidence appears to undercut claims against Letitia James, prosecutors found: Sources

Prosecutors who investigated NY AG Letitia James for mortgage fraud found evidence that would appear to undercut some of the allegations in her indictment, sources say.

abcnews.go.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 4h

The woman who posted this was the US Deputy Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism during Trump’s first term.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

median cuomo voter

Ellie Cohanim
@EllieCohanim on X:
Never Forget. Early Voting begins today.
Vote Andrew Cuomo & save our city. (photo of burning towers on 9/11, then the famous photo of a man jumping out of the tower from that day)

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 22h

Y’all, Spotify’s stock price sunk by 5% in 1 day. YOU did this by spreading the word to boycott them for running ICE ads.

These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.

Spotify stock graph showing a decrease of $28 in one day (Friday 10/24), the day after Spotify’s boycott became a trending topic on Bluesky. This is a roughly 5% decrease in value.

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Erin 🦇🎃EEK🎃🦇 Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · 5h

And if you want to order them already printed, you can get them printed by a union shop 15 different languages! $40 for packs of 100, get a thousand for $95!

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ikcabod unban AJLink 🎃 @katecrane.bsky.social · Feb 22

“Now I have to act shocked and outraged, call this a wakeup call so more straight people give a shit. What I am is numb. Another one. Another reminder that Queer culture was built on concussions”
—Leo Herrera on Nex Benedict

Image is a tile from Instagram with @herreraimages at the footer. The top of the image is 16-year-old Nex Benedict, curly hair, sweet smile. The tile is yellow with a serif font and reads: “I keep thinking of Nex Benedict stumbling out of that bathroom. Every Queer knows why the school didn’t call an ambulance or the cops. How fast would the cavalry be if the blonde homecoming queen got jumped 3 to 1? We can trace this to anti-trans laws, and the damaged bitch over at Libs of TikTok. But these deaths are so much older. Our school system has rarely been safe for Queers. I was nex’s age when my bully outed me in front of the entire class. “He’s a faggot and we all know it.” My teacher Just stood there in shock like it was my fault. Now I have to act shocked and outraged, call this a wake up so more straight people give a shit. What I am is numb. Another one. Another reminder that queer culture was built on concussions”

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Shower Cat Love @shower-cat.bsky.social · 5h

It’s not an actual design. It’s a concept sketch and a bad one at that. It’s easier to destroy than build. Feels like the theme of this entire administration. Wanton destruction with no plan for what comes next.

nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 11h

He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 8h

I think my favorite thing about "every city reveals its inner character" era of ice protests is that people keep saying portland is weird or cute or nice or silly when one of the most common chants at the ice building is people looking up at feds on the roof and yelling "jump! jump! jump!" in unison

Cmdr. Overbite @cmdroverbite.bsky.social · 8h

Portland resists with whimsical improv theater, Chicago resists by screaming at weird jagoffs that don’t belong in the neighborhood. Every city brings its own strengths to the fight

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 6h

every time he puts tariffs on Canada the Blue Jays get one Grand Slam better

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 6h

The president got his feelings hurt, so we're doing 10% more tariffs on Canada. Joke of an administration.

Canada was caught, red handed, putting up a fraudulent advertisement on Ronald Reagan’s Speech on Tariffs. The Reagan Foundation said that they, “created an ad campaign using selective audio and video of President Ronald Reagan. The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address,” and “did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is reviewing its legal options in this matter.” The sole purpose of this FRAUD was Canada’s hope that the United States Supreme Court will come to their “rescue” on Tariffs that they have used for years to hurt the United States. Now the United States is able to defend itself against high and overbearing Canadian Tariffs (and those from the rest of the World as well!). Ronald Reagan LOVED Tariffs for purposes of National Security and the Economy, but Canada said he didn’t! Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD. Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

when all this is over we need to have a pretty serious conversation about the utter moral failure of the elite of this country

James Meek @jamesmeek.bsky.social · 1d

Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 7h

Everyone is 12 theory undefeated

Marc Randazza eats shit for breakfast and sucks his own cock afterwards

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 10h

File under: A.I & anti-LGBTQ+ bias

A friend of mine wanted to take her kids to a Pride parade today so she Googled to find out where the family-oriented activities would be and the Google A.I. reply was “it would not be appropriate to bring children to this Pride event”

That’s really f-d up

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah, this is what I wrestle with -- a college freshman today was only nine when Trump first ran for president. They've grown up with him as a baseline, not an aberration.

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 11h

It's odd for me to realize that my first-year undergraduates are at an age where they don't really remember that there was a form of US politics prior to Donald Trump. For them, Trump is not an aberration from the normal course of political discourse, but just how US politics is done.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 11h

NYT reporting Gilded Age heir Timothy Mellon is behind the $130 million donation to pay troops.

Some background—

💰 Second largest donor to Trump's re-election (after Musk)

💰Once donated to causes backed by Gloria Steinem and Ralph Nader.

💰 Previously told @forbes.com he was not a billionaire.

The True Story Of Trump’s $75 Million Backer

Timothy Mellon, the top donor to both Donald Trump and RFK Jr., is unlike any political donor in history.

www.forbes.com

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Bear Wilner-Nugent @saltlick.bsky.social · 11h

ICE is blatantly letting far-right hatestreamers operate within their secure perimeter and in tandem with their operations. Prison for ICE leadership who allow this! Let their families get a taste of separation.

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Academic Anarchy🏴 - Antifa Founder @johnbrownbread.bsky.social · 10h

Everyday we must remind people that fascist gestapo agents and their enablers are committing atrocities. This is an ethnic cleansing. These are crimes against humanity. And they will be held accountable.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10h

Video from today's first gas attack.

Saturday morning in Chicago.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 11h

If you are a service member or civil servant ordered to perform an operation in spite of concerns you raised about their legality, you have lawful options to blow the whistle. They do not involve leaking to the press.

Consult with qualified counsel. You can honor your Oath without breaking the law.

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 1d

Boat strikes put US service members in legal jeopardy:

"Some junior officers have asked military lawyers, known as judge advocates general or JAGs, for written sign-off before taking part in strikes .... It does not appear that such memos were furnished, said one of the people."

Top Democrats demand details of spy agencies’ role in boat strikes

Democrats are demanding that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard share intelligence on lethal operations against alleged narcotics traffickers.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Total Lowlife Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11h

I’m very happy, and proud of my fellow Americans, at how many (though not enough) are reacting to ICE abuses. I’m also scared for them, because I think this escalates to more government (and government-supporter) violence, to a tipping point.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 12h

It's hard to overstate how fully engaged Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are in this ICE madness. There are neighborhood watch alerts, spontaneous crowds gathering outside schools at pick up & drop off plus madly blowing whistles and honking car horns, this city is fighting back and hard.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13h

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Eyes on the Fright 🎃 @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 10h

Sorry but the Reagan Foundation owns all trademark rights with respect to the beloved character "Ronald Wilson Reagan." You can still use the version of him known as "Steamboat Ronnie."

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

The post from the Reagan Foundation is just complete gibberish.

The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute learned that the Government of Ontario, Canada, created an ad campaign using selective audio and video of President Ronald Reagan delivering his "Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade," dated April 25, 1987. The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek nor receive permission to use and
edit the remarks. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is reviewing its legal options in this matter. We encourage you to watch President Reagan's unedited video on our
YouTube channel.

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