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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 8m

They think it’s going to be big and are afraid of the rebuke about to be delivered. Good. Let’s make it real big. And real disciplined. And real whimsical. Chicken suits and frog suits and hot dog hugs and unicorns should abound. It’s almost Halloween, after all.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 8m

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SJ Thompson 🍁🇨🇦 @sjsthompson.bsky.social · 7m

What You Need To Know About The Tish James Indictment
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What You Need To Know About The Tish James Indictment

A recording from Joyce Vance and Preet Bharara's live video

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SJ Thompson 🍁🇨🇦 @sjsthompson.bsky.social · 16m

True.

Matt Erskine @matt72423.bsky.social · 29m

To be fair, it kinda lost some credibility when Kissinger got it.

SJ Thompson 🍁🇨🇦 @sjsthompson.bsky.social · 7h

The irony is that both Trump and MAGA are too dumb to realize that, were Trump to be awarded the Nobel, it would immediately lose its value and no longer be an honor to receive.
#EverythingTrumpTouchesTurnsToShit

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 21h

🚨🚨🚨University of Arizona students, staff, and faculty are speaking out against Trumps demands in exchange for money. Let’s boost their voices! 1/2

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 2h

When Pam Bondi tried her hand at insult comedy this week, four Senators asked her about antitrust corruption. It's a real point of vulnerability, and the pressure has led to a few better outcomes. More importantly, states and the public are squarely attuned to fighting corporate power. From me:

How Antimonopoly is Enduring Despite Trumpian Corruption

Public pressure and partisan attacks have yielded some new cases, and citizens are waking up to corporate power’s harms.

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Zeya @knowapply.bsky.social · 1h

"But facts don’t matter to Trump. In his mind, he’s the bringer of peace, ender of wars, champion of tranquility, and more deserving than any of the 337 others to receive nominations this year"

Now, this is how you cover it

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Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize He Campaigned For

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday said the recognition would instead go to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21h

Ut oh.

Yesterday I reported that just 18% of the cases against people arrested September 27-28 at Broadview in Chicago had survived.

Make that 9% -- they just moved to dismiss another case.

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Greg Bovino's September 27 "Shitshow:" Batting 9% [Updated] - emptywheel

Of the eleven people the government charged in conjunction with a "shitshow" Chief Custom and Border Patrol Greg Bovino staged at Chicago's ICE facility on September 27, the publicly filed charges aga...

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SJ Thompson 🍁🇨🇦 @sjsthompson.bsky.social · 25m

The Great Derangement: Carney, Trump and the Return of Keystone XL
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The Great Derangement: Carney, Trump and the Return of Keystone XL

Well, that was unexpected.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 47m

Buddy Carter presenting Trump a golf trophy with Noble Peace Prize engraved on it

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 47m

It seems like the cause of some minor furor every year but you'd think people would have internalized that the Nobel Peace Prize is a little suspect after Kissinger and Arafat each got one.

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Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · 47m

What’s “the Public Good” - and doesn’t everyone want it? Well, having left the US, I’m reminded that I couldn’t even write a story on neighborhood noticeboards without some curmudgeonly troll questioning that it was even a thing. Libraries? Clinics? Bah.🧵
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Public Good Narrative Project - Global Cooperation Institute

September 2025

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Don Mega 🇳🇱 @donmega.bsky.social · 47m

A special Nobel prize has been created for Donald Trump.

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SJ Thompson 🍁🇨🇦 @sjsthompson.bsky.social · 46m

The Comfort of Certainty
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The Comfort of Certainty

How White Christianity Chose Trump Over Jesus

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kevak876.bsky.social @kevak876.bsky.social · 3d

We in Europe will start eating soy sauce on our meals. Breakfast, elevenses, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and supper so USA can sell their soybeans after a country of 1.4 billion people stopped buying them, yeah, nope.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4d

Why did China stop buying US soybeans, Kevin?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Hassett: "China has stopped buying US soybeans. The silos are full and there are soybeans sitting on the ground w/tarps over them. That's unacceptable to POTUS. We're calling up our soybean customers around the world as part of our trade negotiations & we'll strong policies to support our farmers"

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kevak876.bsky.social @kevak876.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like the fascists are forgetting one of the cardinal rules of fascism, keep paying the military.... LOL

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Axios @axios.com · 2d

NEW: Johnson rules out standalone vote on paying troops during shutdown

"The House is done": Johnson rules out standalone vote on paying troops during shutdown

"We already had that vote. It's called the CR, " Johnson said.

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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve never given a thought to the 3rd amendment and now it’s my favorite! Ah the lessons we are learning! I don’t see this creator here on Bluesky. This is from TikTok!