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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 31m

As usual my consulting fee is one million dollars

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 1d

“I haven’t done anything,” Miranda said to the officers in the video.

“Turn around or you’re going to get the dog,” an officer said. “We’re going to put you in cuffs, or you’re going to get the dog.”

Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1d

Masked ICE agents threatened an American citizen, put him into an unmarked van, held him for several hours, and dropped him back off at his workplace, without ever explaining why they abducted him

VIDEO: ICE detains, threatens Oregon man despite U.S. citizenship
www.koin.com/news/portlan...

www.koin.com

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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.social · 1d

START THE COUNT!!!

Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 1d

lmao

NYPD Cops: ‘I Will Quit If Zohran Is Elected’

Morale among New York City police is sagging, the number of officers has shrunk, and leading mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani now wants to slash their overtime, writes Olivia Reingold.

www.thefp.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

She's Canadian, you wouldn't know her.

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 1d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 1d

I guess the obvious point about the alternate reality articulated by the "antifa roundtable" is that, if it seems absurd to you, this is simply because it is not for you. They're doing it for a specific audience that wants this content. It's basically none of our business, really.

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Bini @biniman.bsky.social · 1d

Reporter commenting on a literal neo-Nazi: "wow does this guy know he's condemning the Nazi's opponents?"

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Andy Screamo @colonelnemo.bsky.social · 1d

Do you think they’re just showing like images from Marvel movies to Trump and saying that’s what Portland looks like

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump on Portland: "It's like the movies you see for the kids, I guess not only the kids, adults also, where you have these bombed out cities and these bombed out people. It's like, worse than that."

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 2d

This is ironically, or perhaps hilariously, why Newsome is screwed, because it’s great that he’s doing funny tweets, but by its very nature it’s inauthentic. The real, serious politician Gavin Newsome is vetoing LGBT rights and losing every under 30 voter in America

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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 2d

Oh no we can't have homeless business entities www.nola.com/gambit/news/...

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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 2d

Seems bad www.nola.com/news/busines...

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

The Constitution did not foresee the position of presidential chief of staff, so it’s hard to see what legitimate constraints could prevent Stephen Miller from becoming an all-powerful dictator.

by Jonathan Turley

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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 2d

good god

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 2d

this. forever. that's what we have.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 3d

🚨🚨 Both the police and Flock's defense for why Texas police searched the entire country for License Plate Reader data to find woman who had self-administered an abortion was because she was a missing person and family was concerned with her health. Now documents reveal they wanted to charge her.

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 2d

Readers of the newsletter may have already seen that all of the mayors are already bought off by this skooks.substack.com/p/ban-mayors...

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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 2d

Regardless of who is the next mayor, the "Smart Cities" scam is coming back courtesy of Gayle and these other rich assholes www.nola.com/news/busines...

Benson Capital leads $2m funding round for AI startup that wants to 'transform city services'

"Civilized AI is uniquely equipped to reimagine how cities function by streamlining services and addressing long-standing inefficiencies.”

www.nola.com

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 2d

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 2d

If you ever think you have concluded a deal with Donald Trump, seek professional counseling immediately.

Here lie the remains of the last “deal” regarding government shutdown rules.

www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/10/trum...

Trump to attempt to deny furloughed workers back pay in violation of law he signed - Lawyers, Guns & Money

It’s a working class party now: Hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers may not automatically receive back pay once the government reopens, President Trump signaled on Tuesday, prompting r...

www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com

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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 2d

Sports teams should have one home uniform and one away uniform and stick with it.

SPOOKY Mistress Usili (Sage) 🏳️‍⚧️ @usili.bsky.social · Jul 20

Okay, lets do this.

One like, one opinion that's not on politics.

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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 2d

I'd say these are get-caught-up-quick guides for this weekend's election but it actually takes a long time to read them

wordpress.dsaneworleans.org/voter-guides...

antigravitymagazine.com/feature/vote...

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

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

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Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 2d

Simpsons already did it

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Meg Reid 🦦 @megireid.bsky.social · 3d

A depressing update we've seen coming for a long time, with numerous impacts. Namely, even less competition for library acquisitions and wholesale, publishers (including Hub City) left with unpaid bills, and small presses left high and dry, and vanishing distribution options.

"Baker & Taylor will be closing their business, after a planned acquisition of their assets by Readerlink fell through last month. Operations will cease by January 1, according to online posts from former employees. Employees were informed yesterday that their positions will be eliminated. A local newspaper in Illinois reports that 253 of the 318 staffers at the 379,000-square-foot distribution center in Momence were let go immediately, as 62 others will stay on to assist with "wind[ing] down" the business until late December, with the last three employees departing January 3.

A report from Illinois' Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act explained that the closure is due to the termination of the Readerlink sale, which "would have resulted in the continuing employment of all Baker & Taylor employees."

"Despite Baker & Taylor’s subsequent efforts, it was unsuccessful in seeking a path to continue its business operations," the report continues.

B&T was the largest supplier of materials to libraries, and B&T Publisher Services distributes books from more than 250 small presses. Small publishers are particularly in need of distribution services after the closure of Small Press Distribution.

B&T did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC."

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Nick Sturm @nicksturm.bsky.social · 3d

This is a huge collapse in the book distribution business, especially following the closure of Small Press Distribution last year. Baker & Taylor--originally established in 1828--has been central to the library market for decades.

Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 3d

seems very bad www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down

At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Nick Sturm @nicksturm.bsky.social · 2d

From a recent profile of Baker & Taylor CEO & owner Aman Kochar: The wholesaler "maintains a physical inventory of around 385,000 books. Additionally, Baker & Taylor boasts more than two million ebooks and audiobooks plus a vast assortment of digital magazines and newspapers through a partnership."

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