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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 6h

Huge mistake by Trump to let the 4'10 freak Stephen Miller take center stage during his Presidency. The more people hear and see from Mini Himmler the more they are repulsed. Plus the ICE raids are horrific and inhumane.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 6h

It’s remarkable to realize Diane Keaton created a signature look and sensibility back in the 1970s and for about half a century continued to be a creative inspiration for how to be yourself in a world that tries so hard to put you in a box. Well done, Diane Keaton. RIP.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4h

Portland 🔥

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4h

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

Only one thing could top the honor of speaking at the No Kings rally, and that's the honor of speaking at No Kings 2. See you October 18th!

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Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 19h

ooh, what if people took over nextdoor app to report on ICE? that would be kind of hilarious, wouldn't it? b/c putting everyone who uses nextdoor under suspicion would be chef kiss.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

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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thejanetplanet.bsky.social @thejanetplanet.bsky.social · 3h

Great idea

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 4h

We need a Senator Emeritus role where they still get to go to events and feel important but that gives them a graceful retirement route

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Cartoon by John Deering.

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Aaron Harrison @aaronmharrison.bsky.social · 7h

I am once again asking people to read theory.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10h

This is what it looks like when your community stands up.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

Nice recap

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h

And people tell me the libs have no knack for messaging.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 11h

Did you miss it this week?

I have a new job: president of News Creator Corps. Goes like this.

Via the people now called creators, audiences are migrating to the social layer in the internet stack. Maybe there's a way to move with, rather than against that.

newscreatorcorps.org/2025/10/news...

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 6h

To reiterate, we have passed through the veil.

We want to think that the repeated, widespread abuse of basic rights by DHS; the DOJ actions against former officials like James Comey and John Bolton; the presence of 2020 election deniers across congressional and executive branch leaders; the unconstitutional dismantling of federal agencies; the consolidation of old and new media under leadership favorable to Trump; the use of lawsuits and executive branch power to intimidate and silence critics; and the clear attempts to subvert the 2026 and 2028 elections; and Trump's constant insinuation that he might seek a third term do not all in fact mean
that we have crossed the threshold into a competitive authoritarian environment.
But we have. We have passed through the veil. Whatever becomes of American liberal democracy in the near or distant future, it will be a resurrection and not a continuation.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 6h

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

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Gennifer Hutchison @gennhutchison.bsky.social · 7h

Very tired of writers who are considered "quintessential" always being, y'know, white guys. Tired of the archetypal idea of what a writer looks and sounds like, what personality type they have, how they write, what they write about, all being centered around white guys.

It's so f*cking alienating.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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CUDDY @ptcontagion.bsky.social · 6h

I thought they were there to protect the citizens?!

BREAKING: COPS CLASH With ICE Protesters in Chicago

YouTube video by Status Coup News

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9h

The great actress Diane Keaton has left us at the age of 79. Too soon to say good-bye to the woman who made us smile at the quirky Annie Hall, and who broke our hearts in Reds. Your charm and talent will be sorely missed.

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 15h

The agents had a map of the building, marked doorways with stickers, and even knew in advance which units had firearms.

Let's talk about that last part.

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before t...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 7h

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