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Castanea dentata @threw.bsky.social · 1d

Good to know that. I haven't been following them close enough to catch those

Castanea dentata @threw.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe someone hipper than me can translate this Walter Benjamin quote into vibes era speak? For the good of the voters.
"The logical result of Fascism is the introduction of aesthetics into political life."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthet...

Aestheticization of politics - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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

And everyone who screamed about Hunter is silent.

Endless corruption.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...

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flatline42.bsky.social @flatline42.bsky.social · 2d

Oh hai sounds like the concentration camps are starting to ramp up.

Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 2d

Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.

Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:

In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape

www.nytimes.com

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Castanea dentata @threw.bsky.social · 2d

I checked usatoday's general coverage of Trump back in the spring and was surprised to see they were providing more objective reporting than any of the other outlets i was reading then. Subscribed soon after. Happy to see that's continuing.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 7d

So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.

When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.

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Castanea dentata @threw.bsky.social · 7d

The corruption runs so deep and everyone knows it. Today Jim Kramer called on him to prop up a stock price because it's a bubble rn finance.yahoo.com/news/jim-cra...

Jim Cramer Says Sell American Resources (AREC) Unles Trump Takes A Stake

We recently published Jim Cramer Discussed These 13 Stocks & Shared Major Warning For Rare Earth Stocks. American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed...

finance.yahoo.com

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Castanea dentata @threw.bsky.social · 7d

Some interesting poll numbers about Virginia voters...

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 7d

New polls from Gallup, YouGov, and out of Virginia show voters now trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle the economy. Nationally, Dems now have a 4-point margin on the issue — an 18-point shift away from Trump since 2023. Time to update your priors

www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-show...

Polls show voters now trust Democrats more to handle the economy

The issue that sank Democrats in 2024 now threatens to do the same to Republicans in 2025 and the 2026 midterms

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Delegate Katrina Callsen @katrinacallsen.com · 9d

This is shameful.

It’s not the US president’s role to oversee our state public universities.

Appeasement is a road to nowhere.

www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

The Justice Department Announces Agreement with University of Virginia

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an agreement with the University of Virginia (“UVA”) that will protect UVA’s students, faculty, and employees from violations of federal ci...

www.justice.gov

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9d

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Melanie @macsmail.bsky.social · 9d

Cville folks - does anyone have an updated list of current food pantries in the area. Not the food banks, but the food pantries that can be accessed as needed.
There is a little food pantry in front of the Presbyterian church on Angus Rd, Church of Our Savior on Rio has one, any more ideas?

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 9d

In the midst of a government shutdown, and in the face of fundamental challenges to the rule of law and to democratic accountability, the House of Representatives--the people's house, the heart of our democratic republic--hasn't cast a vote since Sep. 19. An extraordinary failure of responsibility.

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Castanea dentata @threw.bsky.social · 10d

If nothing else, don't we owe it to the fine people of Maine who aren't into Nazis to give them a choice on the ballot that isn't: guy with Nazi tat vs the American fascist party's candidate?

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 10d

Just a reminder that — in the middle of a shutdown — House Republicans are on a paid vacation solely to avoid releasing the Epstein files and lowering your health care costs.

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Zoomer Antimillenarian ♨️ @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 10d

They are getting desperate for warm bodies. You don't do this if you are anywhere close to having anywhere near enough personnel for your tyranny.

This directly undermines their efforts to purge the military! If they're beating protesters or kidnapping migrants, they can't be used to hunt leakers!

Justin Case @punchnazisitsokay.bsky.social · 10d

www.defensenews.com/news/your-ar...

Army counterintelligence agents to get enhanced arrest powers

Civilian special agents will receive enhanced authorities to conduct searches, execute warrants and make arrests outside of military bases.

www.defensenews.com

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12d

Johnson's power to keep unilaterally extending pretend "district work periods" for as long as he doesn't want the House to meet isn't some longstanding traditional power of the Speaker. It's a new thing he's abusing in a novel way.

ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 12d

The House gave the speaker recess authority (‘when no question is pending’) in 1993.
As for adjournment authority (‘at any time’ during a district work period):

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Cate @cateknit.bsky.social · 17d

Shame on us, on US.
#Virginia #RVA

Virginia ICE jails lead U.S. in solitary confinement use

From 2018 to 2023, some immigrants were held for over a month, per data shared with Axios.

www.axios.com

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 10d

Cato put out this brief statement from me critical of U.S. military strikes on suspected drug running boats, strikes that kill those aboard "without trial, legal process, or public accountability." These extrajudicial killings would be unlawful, I observe, even if all the smuggling claims were true.

Cato Legal Fellow Available to Discuss Unlawful U.S. Strikes at Sea

A senior legal scholar at the Cato Institute is raising concerns about U.S. military strikes on boats suspected of smuggling — strikes that kill those aboard without trial, legal process, or public ac...

www.cato.org

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Castanea dentata @threw.bsky.social · 10d

If, like me, you don't live in Illinois or near an ICE hotspot(?), consider donating to ICIRR! illinoiscoalitionforimmigrantandrefugeerights-bloom.kindful.com?campaign=124...

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Kindful

illinoiscoalitionforimmigrantandrefugeerights-bloom.kindful.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11d

Compare Trump’s (unusual) level of empathy for Argentina — vs. Ukraine.

@atrupar.com

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 11d

You can now watch Oscar Award winning documentary No Other Land in the United States of America.

Link below.

No Other Land Film - Support Masafer Yatta - Watch No Other Land

supportmasaferyatta.com

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Castanea dentata @threw.bsky.social · 12d

LFG!

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 12d

Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking

www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...

Chicago Mayor Issues Defiant Call For A General Strike

It was an audacious proposal, given that the U.S. has never held a true, nationwide general strike.

www.huffpost.com

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 13d

“Repatriate”? The word the far right uses for kicking out immigrants, in particular naturalized citizens (plus their citizen descendants)?

So does that mean the lethal strikes on civilian boats in the Caribbean targeted migrants? Because if it was really drug traffickers, wouldn’t just let them go.

U.S. to Repatriate Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel

www.nytimes.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13d

Ted Cruz gets called out at his airport press conference.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 13d

TRUTH

Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 13d

Bernie Sanders:

The very same billionaires who funded Trump's campaign have seen huge increases in their wealth and power since he took office.

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