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Paul Gadzikowski @sc4rfm4n.bsky.social · 6h

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.“

— Frank Wilhoit

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 14h

Just today, here's a story from the @chicago.suntimes.com -- not only are ICE/feds masking themselves constantly (and some local cops too, I've seen it), now they're driving around without license plates. More "laws for thee, whatever I wanna do for me" in action chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 11h

“The surest way to screw up the world’s best technical school is to let feds tell them how to run it,” Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie wrote on X. “Congrats to my alma mater for turning down a bribe to let the executive branch dictate what happens on its campus.”

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 5h

Trump and Johnson could be protecting military paychecks. Democrats have a bill to do it. But their top priority is blocking the release of the Epstein files.

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🌹Weegie 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 1d

The woman caller was a Republican.
She didn't know they would come for her too.
But they're coming for everyone - unless you're a billionaire, that is.

Social media post:

More Perfect Union
@MorePerfectUS
Republican C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson:
"I have two medically fragile children ... lf
we see a lapse in pay come the 15th, my
children do not get the medication that's
needed for them to live their life because
we live paycheck to paycheck."

MORE PERFECT UNION
Ruben Gallego
@RubenGallego
When a mother calls C-SPAN and pleads
with Mike Johnson, "My kids could die ...
you could stop this," it tells you everything
you need to know about his party.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

FUCK ICE FOREVER

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 6h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 5h

Just learned about a brilliant scientist friend who is at risk of being deported because their research field (brain chemistry???) is apparently considered a priority for the People’s Liberation Army and I cannot express in words how much I despise this administration

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 6h

This is just so very, very illegal. And Republicans in Congress aren’t the least bit interested in controlling the purse. They’re just employees of trump org at taxpayer expense. This is a dictatorship.

Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 8h

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops trib.al/G0HMywT

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops

Left over R&D funds will be used to pay military members on Oct. 15, the Department of Defense said, following orders from President Trump.

trib.al

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KennyMack1971 @kennymack1971.bsky.social · 2d

This is what they’ve been towards ever since Brown vs The Board of Education.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2d

Top Trump Education Officials Are Dismantling Public Schools: ‘We’re Going to Have a Lot of Empty School Buildings’ talkingpointsmemo.com/news/top-tru...

Top Trump Education Officials Are Dismantling Public Schools: ‘We’re Going to Have a Lot of Empty School Buildings’

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 6h

For gods sake, arrest them, @govpritzker.illinois.gov! Uphold the law.

Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 8h

“The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.”

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Serion @theoriginalserion.bsky.social · 9h

Republicans control the House.
Republicans control the Senate.
Republicans control the Presidency.

Republicans own this shutdown.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 9h

"...the big four – Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon – are this year spending the equivalent of the GDP of Portugal on AI infrastructure. This is not investment in new targeted ads, it is investment in an AI future. The bubble will burst if and when this future is in doubt."

What could burst the AI bubble?

The value of many tech firms has soared – but some observers are now worried.

theconversation.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 9h

"A top Wall Street analyst has sounded an alarm over the U.S. equity bull market, warning that its remarkable run is built on a precariously narrow foundation: a surge in spending on, and optimistic assumptions about, infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI)."

75% of gains, 80% of profits, 90% of capex—AI’s grip on the S&P is total and Morgan Stanley's top analyst is 'very concerned' | Fortune

The long bull market since 2022 is a "one-note narrative" since the explosion of ChatGPT, according to Lisa Shalett, CIO of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

fortune.com

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 9h

"Sceptics are privately - and some now publicly - asking whether the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be, at least in part, the result of what they call 'financial engineering'. In other words - there are fears these companies are overvalued."

A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley

Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.

www.bbc.com

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 9h

AI has lost the dunce vote. It’s over

Nate Silver
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I'm just one person, and my programming needs are somewhat unusual (building various kinds of statistical forecasting models). But I'm just not seeing the consistent productivity gains from LLMs that I would have expected if you'd asked me 6 months ago.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

vought justifies all of this as a vision of "separation of powers" — an idea that i'm more and more convinced doesn't actually exist, at least not in any strong form, in the constitution — but the thing that comes across is his basic contempt for representative government

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 3d

ICE agents shooting an unarmed priest feels like a metaphor.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 9h

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 9h

For example: bsky.app/profile/fray...

Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 10h

Here’s a great example. Yes, the Portland frog is real. Yes, there is more than one of them. But this is AI slop. General public sees this and maybe thinks it’s all AI slop? Maybe starts disbelieving real videos from Portland. Fascists happy.

You think you’re helping with AI slop but you’re not.

Resist ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏽✊🏼 #portland #portlandoregon #resist #portlandfrog #antiice

TikTok video by BeniTo

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 12h

The destruction of truth and substitution of a chosen narrative is a core element of fascism. Look at what generative AI is already doing to information systems - spreading lies at scale and causing people to doubt actual facts.

The nazis WISH they had such a tool back then.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 15h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 9h

Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has died at age 79. No cause of death has yet been made available.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 2d

Last night, I received notification of the 19th death of a detained person in ICE custody since Trump took office.

ICE is detaining people, mostly in private, for-profit prisons that put profit over health. And now they have furloughed the safety inspectors. This is unacceptable.

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