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Frederick Deknatel @freddydeknatel.bsky.social · 25d

This is incitement from the Vice President, and it should terrify everyone.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25d

Vance: "There's no unity with people who fund these articles, who pay the salaries of these terrorist sympathizers...Soros' OSF and the Ford Foundation...benefit from generous tax treatment...How do they reward us? By setting fire to the house built by the American family."

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 25d

For the record.

My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.

I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 26d

So many examples from the US & UK of right-wing hatred & violence being normalized & accommodated rather than challenged by politicians & media. Ordinary folks want the people who represent them to confront this hatred & violence for what it is, aggressively regressive, not act as though it is okay.

Julia Laite @julialaite.bsky.social · 26d

This is, I believe, the first official word from the Government on what happened yesterday in London. Not only inaction in the face of violence and hate, but a celebration of it. I passed through London twice yesterday with my two kids & what Labour seem to be missing is that people aren't just...

'Scale of unite the kingdom march shows free speech alive and well in UK, says minister

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Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 27d

Have any Labour ministers or MPs spoken out about Musk inciting insurrection in the UK today?

Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 27d

Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons.

Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28d

Must read

www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-g...

A General Air of Anxiety - Boston Review

The Red Scare targeted my father. He taught me the meaning of resistance.

www.bostonreview.net

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 29d

I knew the punditry would be embarrassing today but my goodness. It's way worse than I expected.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 29d

It is insane watching this many white people prostrate themselves at the altar of Charlie Kirk.

Absolutely absurd.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 6

The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House:

Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social

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Victoria Hesford @vhesford.bsky.social · Sep 5

Shame you can't watch her new team on the espn+ stream. When will your technical difficulties be over--before the game ends or not?

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are hiring in WGSS!

Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · Aug 28

I have initial confirmation of a CDC walkout happening - will be looking for news coverage & more details.

Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · Aug 28

Massive walkout underway at CDC.

RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 5

After avoiding it during the primary, Andrew Cuomo finally went on the Brian Lehrer Show last week — and lied about his record.

The truth is that universal pre-K was won despite the disgraced ex-Governor, not because of him.

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George Pearkes @peark.es · Jul 4

I made this point on a recent episode of Normal Men but the reason to be mad at this broken institution isn’t because it changes votes but because it manufactures elite consent for the most vile forms of reaction (in this case anti-Semitism). And elite signaling is important for actual conditions!

Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · Jul 4

No mention of Trump’s “Shylock” slur in this NY Times article about his “victory lap” speech in Iowa.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u...

In Iowa, Trump Begins Task of Selling His Bill to the American Public

www.nytimes.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jul 3

Trump and Republicans in Congress are trying to pull off one of the biggest heists in U.S. history.

The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is robbery, plain and simple.

And it’s being committed by the billionaire class and the politicians they put into office.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · Jun 26

No means no, Andrew

www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/p...

Cuomo will stay on NYC mayor’s ballot after conceding Democratic primary to Mamdani, sources tell CNN | CNN Politics

Andrew Cuomo will not drop out of the New York City mayoral race by the Friday deadline to remove himself from the general election ballot, sources tell CNN. That leaves in place contingency plans he ...

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · Jun 26

why am i not surprised he doesn’t understand that no means no

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · Jun 26

Cuomo will stay in NYC mayor’s race after conceding Democratic primary to Mamdani, sources tell CNN

www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/p...

Cuomo will stay in NYC mayor’s race after conceding Democratic primary to Mamdani, CNN has learned | CNN Politics

Andrew Cuomo will not drop out of the New York City mayoral race by the Friday deadline to remove himself from the general election ballot, CNN has learned. That leaves in place contingency plans he h...

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Jun 26

The headline says Mamdani offers only limited lessons for Democrats but the author's only evidence is a series of false and racist attacks by Republicans. Is the lesson that Democrats shouldn't run Muslims or minorities?
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

What the New York Mayoral Primary Means for Democrats
Zohran Mamdani’s success might give the party a few ideas about how to move forward—to a point.

the reverberations from Mamdani’s candidacy aren’t all reassuring ones for Democrats. Republicans have mocked his socialist ideas by evoking the barren supermarkets of the Soviet Union. They’ve seized on his previous calls to “Defund the police” (Mamdani called for reducing the NYPD budget in 2020; he was the only candidate in the Democratic field this year to not pledge to hire more cops). A few Republicans have trotted out racist and Islamophobic stereotypes

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Jun 24

This is oligarchy. This is obscene.

While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.

End this oligarchy.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jun 23

Brownshirt ICE rolled up to my local Home Depot today and got the F-off treatment.

Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.

📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · Jun 23

This is obscene.

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jun 23

NEW: The Supreme Court's conservatives halt a preliminary injunction that had restricted the Trump administration's ability to rapidly deport migrants to "third countries" where they have never lived and where allegedly face torture. All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL. v.
D.V.D., ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[June 23, 2025]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON
and by her referred to the Court is granted. The April 18,
2025, preliminary injunction of the United States District
Court for the District of Massachusetts, case No. 25–cv–
10676, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is
timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall
terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted,
the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of the Court.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and
JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting.
In matters of life and death, it is best to proceed with caution. In this case, the Government took the opposite approach. It wrongfully deported one plaintiff to Guatemala,
even though an Immigration Judge found he was likely to
face torture there. Then, in clear violation of a court order,
it deported six more to South Sudan, a nation the State Department considers too unsafe for all but its most critical
personnel. An attentive District Court’s timely intervention only narrowly prevented a third set of unlawful removals to Libya.
Rather than allowing our lower court colleagues to manage this high-stakes litigation with the care and attention

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jun 23

This is a horrifying ruling that shows a disdain for basic human rights principles — made all the more unconscionable by the fact that the Republican appointees did so with no reasoning and on the shadow docket.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jun 23

BREAKING: SCOTUS over liberals' dissent, blocks district court order requiring process before carrying out third country removals. SCOTUS's order allows Trump admin to carry out third country removals without the protections required—notice and opportunity to raise a challenge. No reason is given.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 24A1153
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL. U.
D.V.D., ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[June 23, 2025]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is granted. The April 18, 2025, preliminary injunction of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, case No. 25-cv-10676, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of the Court.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and
JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jun 22

Wow so you’re telling me everyone who cheered on the Iraq war is on board with this now too? And so are the people who opposed the Iran nuclear deal and killed it?

You’re kidding.

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · Jun 22

I think that if you were not familiar with the supposed political values of the Democratic Party, its performance over the last five months would lead you to conclude that they are primarily a pro-genocide party with center right economics and a fierce commitment to loyalty and gate keeping.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jun 22

Incredible how Cuomo is absolutely DWARFING everyone else in money and spend and yet it’s still close enough that they’re pulling these stops out.

They’re scared.

Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · Jun 22

Former President Bill Clinton is endorsing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, his former HUD secretary, as the Democratic establishment tries to attempt to ensure Zohran Mamdani does not win the Democratic primary for NYC mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/n...

Bill Clinton Endorses Andrew Cuomo for New York City Mayor

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · Jun 22

Bill Clinton endorsing Andrew Cuomo encapsulates everything wrong with the NY Democratic Party. I mean the arrogance is incredible.

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