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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 29m

🎯"The text, structure and history of the Constitution already contain broad commitments to democracy, equal protection and lberty. Collective mobilization can make those promises real."
In fact, we can cut off SCOTUS's power & create a new court to hear appeals with term limits, ethics, more reforms

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2h

"The combination of Mr. Trump’s authoritarian moves and the Supreme Court’s authorization of them has produced, for many, a deepening despair. But here is the essential fact: The Constitution’s meaning is not the Supreme Court’s alone to define. It belongs to 'we the people.' "

Opinion | The Constitution Doesn’t Belong to Trump or the Supreme Court

www.nytimes.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28m

The No Kings protests have been some of the most peaceful and well attended political assemblies in American history. In fact, MAGA has mocked them as a bunch of boomer grandmothers. Now they are apparently terrorists. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 28m

This nation STARTED as a protest against an authoritarian government.

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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 20h

My first foray onto YouTube for @wired.com, doing a deep dive into the state of immigration enforcement and deportation under the Trump administration.

youtu.be/uD9ETC80HDA?...

Where ICE Has Taken The Most People | On The Grid | WIRED

YouTube video by WIRED

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27m

"It’s happening in Portland. It’s happened in L.A. It’s happening in D.C. ... To be frank with you, this isn’t about politics. This is genuinely about the future of our country. Do we believe in a constitutional republic, or do we think that it’s okay if this becomes the law of one?" trib.al/FA8Dioq

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Moderately MOCO @moderatelymoco.bsky.social · 26m

Montgomery County Council to Hold Public Hearings on Oct. 21 and 28, 2025. Residents need to preregister on the Council's web page.
Public hearings will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM) on Xfinity channels 6 and 996.

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Montgomery County Council to Hold Public Hearings on Oct. 21 and 28, 2025. Residents need to preregister on the Council's web page. Public hearings will be televised live by County Cable Montgomery (CCM) on Xfinity channels 6 and 996.

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 18h

Sum: She is deeply problematic! 👎

She left the medical mainstream and rose to be RFK Jr.’s surgeon general pick wapo.st/46LWoKQ

She markets bogus "'herbal remedies and wellness products' & 'teas, supplements, and elixirs.'"

#ScienceMatters

She left the medical mainstream and rose to be RFK Jr.’s surgeon general pick

Casey Means, the surgeon general nominee, has criticized the medical establishment. She could be put in position to change it.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3h

HA! How much is Stephen Miller a propagandist? He’s saying the building in Chicago raided by DHS, where children were zip-tied and citizens dragged out, was “full of Tren de Aragua terrorists.”

Even DHS’s own account claims just TWO gang members total — and even that is a highly suspect claim!

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3h

Stephen Miller just said that Chicago ICE raid was one of the most successful law enforcement operations ever. I asked Pritzker to respond.

"If this was Pinochet’s Chile, if this was Argentina under authoritarian rule, maybe you’d call it successful," he said. 2/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1h

By contrast, JB Pritzker told me that people should flood the No Kings protests precisely in order to let the American people know that something is deeply amiss.

More Dems should be doing this, to send the message widely that we are in real trouble right now.

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

The Trump administration is REALLY allowing Qatar to build an air base in the US after they did a $5.5 billion golf resort deal with Trump and gave him a jet.

MAGA can take their ‘America First’ flags and wipe their asses with them. He is Trump First, and you are suckers.

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Lori Lou Freshwater @lorifreshwater.bsky.social · 1h

I cannot stress enough how much I love this stuff and hope it spreads. Noise disruption and projections are both underused and I hope we keep changing that.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9h

Post this everywhere‼️
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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David Swanson @davidcnswanson.bsky.social · 1h

We have to keep the pressure on to free Palestine www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1vG...

Is Gaza Genocide FINALLY OVER? - A Masterclass From Palestinian Analyst Muhammad Shehada

YouTube video by Owen Jones

www.youtube.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h

White House loyal podcaster Benny Johnson launched his career with a series of six-figure funding boosters from the Russian Ministry of Propaganda (Роскомнадзор). He is always the go-to source to learn what Putin thinks about anything, though he rarely actually attributes it to Putin.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1h

NEW: Clergy are at the Broadview, IL ICE facility today — where clergy have been shot w/pepper balls in recent days.

UMC minister Rev. Hannah Kardon, one of those shot w/pepper balls in the past, among those asking to give communion to those detained. Attendees (who sent photos) say police declined

Clergy holding communion wares talking to police.

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Kurt Hansen 🥄🏳️‍🌈🌎 @trypax.charityweb.net · 1h

Wow. They are scared of the protest. They are trying to discourage it.

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Mark Blacknell @blacknell.bsky.social · 1h

You know, I hadn't planned to go to this, but clearing the calendar now.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 2h

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia to argue for his immediate release in court

Lawyers representing Kilmar Abrego Garcia will make a bid for his immediate release from immigration detention during a hearing on Friday while the federal government attempts to prove it has made plans...

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Profolus @profolus.com · 2h

Individuals who endorse the belief that men must be tough and ready to use violence showed the highest levels of support for war. Those with stronger tendencies toward obedience and respect for authority were also more likely to support war.

Beliefs About Violent Masculinity May Predict Readiness for War - Profolus

Beliefs linking masculinity with violence are the strongest driver of pro-war attitudes.

www.profolus.com

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2h

Must-read piece in @theguardian.com (h/t @dpcarrington.bsky.social). In #ScienceUnderSiege, we describe how petrostates Saudi Arabia & Russia leveraged Musk's buyout of twitter so they could weaponize it for climate denial propaganda & attacks on renewables.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia

The long read: Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regime

www.theguardian.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

Happening now: we're at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.

CCSO + Broadview police are telling protesters + press they can't stand on the west side of 25th Street for any reason.

We asked what the precise public safety issue is. They just said they're anticipating cars coming through.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10h

In the eight days since the government shut down, President Donald Trump and his allies have engaged in a furious public campaign against Democrats. But behind the scenes, Trump and his aides have still not engaged with Democrats at all.

White House declines to engage Democrats as shutdown drags into second week

The White House has yet to engage Democrats on ending the government shutdown, despite the potential political ramifications of the closure.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14h

ICE racially profiles an elderly man and takes him into custody. They realize their mistake and release him. They also intimidate witnesses. This incident occurred in Long Beach, California.

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