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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 7h

I watched many livestreams from far right direct actions on the streets of Portland and Salem back in 2018-2020, and after a while I could recognize about half of the 50 or so usual suspects who showed up at those events. At least 8 of them are currently creating content at the ICE protests.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 7h

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 8h

Hamas announces that it will not disarm.

What exactly is Trump celebrating tomorrow?

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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 8h

Barabak: She won a landslide election. But a frightened Donald Trump, House Leader Mike Johnson and the Jeffrey Epstein files have her stuck in limbo.

Trump and the Republicans will do anything to stop the release of the Trump/Epstein files.

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Barabak: She won a landslide election. But Trump and Jeffrey Epstein have her stuck in limbo

Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva was elected to the House last month, but Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to seat her. Grijalva's swearing-in could break a House logjam over releasing the Epstein files.

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 7h

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Swiss Scientists Attempt to Grow Biocomputers from Living Cells

It may have its roots in science fiction, but a small number of researchers are making real progress trying to create computers out of living cells. Welcome to the weird world of biocomputing. Among t...

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 1d

Careful and powerful analysis by @gregsargent.bsky.social of the New York Times treating Trump's propagandists as "provocateurs" and decision to treat MAGA's ideologically-driven lies as part of a legitimate clash of perspectives in describing Portland.
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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for clarifying I should have looked further

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile… interestingengineering.com/energy/china...

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 2d

BS and Beyond

Trump official says federal layoffs 'have begun' amid government shutdown

Layoffs of federal workers have begun amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, Trump administration budget chief Russell Vought said in a social media post on Friday.

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 2d

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A Very, Very Expensive Way to Reduce Crime

The Trump administration’s National Guard deployments are highly inefficient.

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 2d

Trying to scare people from protest ing

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Mike Johnson is now calling #NoKings a "hate America rally"

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate greed, dirty fuel - energy - gross and shameful

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement

An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 1d

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Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks | Gordon Brown

From the US to Europe and Asia, grievances are being exploited to gain power. But moderate voices are still in tune with the majority, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 1d

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‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle

His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings – and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan’s. Is this the champion the American left has been waiting for?

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate greed, dirty fuel - energy - gross and shameful

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement

An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

open.substack.com

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 1d

Eff them and who cares about the reactionary reaction. So tired of all of this crap.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

No, Speaker Johnson: The No Kings Rally on October 18 is not a “hate America” rally. Quite the contrary. It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country.

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 2d

Trying to scare people from protest ing

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Mike Johnson is now calling #NoKings a "hate America rally"

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 2d

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A Very, Very Expensive Way to Reduce Crime

The Trump administration’s National Guard deployments are highly inefficient.

www.theatlantic.com

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 2d

BS and Beyond

Trump official says federal layoffs 'have begun' amid government shutdown

Layoffs of federal workers have begun amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, Trump administration budget chief Russell Vought said in a social media post on Friday.

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile… interestingengineering.com/energy/china...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

Judge Perry: “I’m trying to put this delicately. There has been evidence submitted that the very presence of federal agents, that the way they’re interacting with the populace, is itself the cause of violence.”

Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now

Officials in Oregon and Illinois had challenged the Trump administration’s push to dispatch the National Guard in both states.

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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 2d

"They're firing the judges because they think they're not going to need them. Instead of empowering the courts to process more cases, the administration appears to be eviscerating the system to potentially undermine legal proceedings altogether."
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“Fired for no reason”: Former immigration judges speak out against Trump’s assault on the courts

The Trump administration’s push for more deportations is upending immigration courts. Recently terminated judges fear the changes imperil due process.

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Scott Staton @stawellnow.bsky.social · 2d

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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 2d

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