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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 6h

Buried lede, almost last sentence:

"He had planned to fly to Spain on Wednesday night but said that shortly before takeoff, he was notified by the airline that his family’s reservations had been canceled."

Bray + wife & kids mysteriously blocked after getting boarding passes & going thru security.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 6h

An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.

Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats

An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.

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Justin Case @punchnazisitsokay.bsky.social · 7h

This will definitely not fall apart hilariously.

Turning Point USA, group founded by Charlie Kirk, announces Super Bowl halftime counterprogramming - The Athletic www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

Turning Point USA, group founded by Charlie Kirk, announces Super Bowl halftime counterprogramming

Turning Point USA is calling its Super Bowl halftime show a celebration of "faith, family and freedom."

www.nytimes.com

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 10h

If this stuff would end up on the news it would absolutely motivate voters. Plenty of people who don't give a shit about politics would absolutely give af about this.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

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

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ETX Gov🏴‍☠️ @etxgov.bsky.social · 1d

Damn just got drafted into Antifa.

I have to report to basic in the morning to learn to throw molotov cocktails from tall bikes and then they're shipping me straight to Portland.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7h

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 7h

This is what they're doing to U.S. citizens right now.

Imagine what they're doing to immigrants.

CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 10h

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8h

INBOX — New York AG Tish James' statement on Trump's retaliatory indictment of her:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2025

Attorney General’s Press Office/212-416-8060 nyag.pressoffice@ag.ny.gov

Attorney General Letitia James Issues Statement on Donald Trump’s Weaponization of the Department of Justice

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued the following statement after she was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s office of the Eastern District of Virginia.

“This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York State Attorney General.

“These charges are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost. The president’s actions are a grave violation of our Constitutional order and have drawn sharp criticism from members of both parties.

“His decision to fire a United States Attorney who refused to bring charges against me – and replace them with someone who is blindly loyal not to the law, but to the president – is antithetical to the bedrock principles of our country. This is the time for leaders on both sides of the aisle to speak out against this blatant perversion of our system of justice.

“I stand strongly behind my office’s litigation against the Trump Organization. We conducted a two-year investigation based on the facts and evidence – not politics. Judges have upheld the trial court’s finding that Donald Trump, his company, and his two sons are liable for fraud.

“I am a proud woman of faith, and I know that faith and fear cannot share the same space. And so today I am not fearful, I am fearless, and as my faith teaches me, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights. And I will continue to do my job.”

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 8h

Picking on Black women who had to claw their way through NYC machine politics to get to their positions is just not going to work out for old white senile fascists. That's all I will say on that.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 11h

Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.

It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.

Thank you for your consideration.

"Help us leave safely" on FreeFunder

Click here to support "Help us leave safely" by Dara on FreeFunder!

www.freefunder.com

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Markus Reuter @markus.reuter.netzpolitik.org · 9h

In den USA sind sie jetzt schon an dem Punkt, wo ein Professor, der über Antifaschismus schreibt und lehrt - und deswegen Morddrohungen erhält - nicht mehr ausreisen darf.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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vonunten.bsky.social @vonunten.bsky.social · 8h

i need this

vonunten.bsky.social @vonunten.bsky.social · 8h

be the consequence you want to see in the world... sag ich mal

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 9h

Reagan's diary, August 12, 1982

www.reaganfoundation.org/ronald-reaga...

Met with the news the Israelis delivered the most devastating bomb & artillery attack on W. Beirut lasting 14 hours. Habib cabled- desperate-has basic agreement from all parties but cant arrange details of P.L.0. withdrawal because of the barrage. King Fahd
called begging me to do something. I told him I was calling P.M. Begin immediately. And I did-I was angry. I told him it had to stop or our entire future relationship was endangered. I used the word holocaust deliberately & said the symool of his war was becoming a picture of a 7 month old baby with it's arms blown off. He told me he had ordered the bombing stopped-I asked about the artillery fire. He claimed the P.L.O. had started that & Israeli forces had taken casualties. End of call. Twenty mins. later he called to tell me he'd ordered an end to the barrage and plead for our continued friendship. Spent rest of day meeting with Congressmen on Tax bill.

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Mathias mit 1 Tee @malo82.bsky.social · 9h

Unfruchtbar nach Impfung? 👌

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vonunten.bsky.social @vonunten.bsky.social · 12h

noch drei follis und ich hab die 666

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vonunten.bsky.social @vonunten.bsky.social · 12h

mutafucka

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 12h

I know we're all too online but we are nowhere near as online as these maniacs all are

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 12h

Justice Department lawyers reposted President Trump’s statements and may have inadvertently endangered their prosecution of Luigi Mangione, violating the judge’s explicit orders that DOJ employees refrain from public comment about the case. trib.al/b9U7CY1

DOJ in Trouble After Lawyers Reposted Trump Rants on Luigi Mangione

The Justice Department’s case against Luigi Mangione just hit a major obstacle.

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vonunten.bsky.social @vonunten.bsky.social · 13h

fair

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vonunten.bsky.social @vonunten.bsky.social · 13h

transdanubien?

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vonunten.bsky.social @vonunten.bsky.social · 13h

www.derstandard.at/story/310000... SCHANDE SCHANDE SCHANDE

Alleingang bei Sanktionen: Kein anderes EU-Land unterstützt Österreichs Raiffeisen-Vorstoß

Die Regierung will der Raiffeisenbank International bei ihrem Russland-Problem helfen und steht jetzt vor der Wahl: Soll sie das neue Sanktionspaket deswegen blockieren?

www.derstandard.at

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vonunten.bsky.social @vonunten.bsky.social · 15h

böse zungen könnten so was sagen eventuell vielleicht

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vonunten.bsky.social @vonunten.bsky.social · 16h

wäh einfach nur wäh

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vonunten.bsky.social @vonunten.bsky.social · 16h

EXCLUSIV INTERVIEW VOM BONVALOT MIT ERIK AHRENS

ja leck mich fett

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vonunten.bsky.social @vonunten.bsky.social · 16h

jetzt mal ernsthaft wtf geht ab in diesem DRECKSLAND

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vonunten.bsky.social @vonunten.bsky.social · 16h

und diese Regierung (ja der Einsatz des Kärnter VS fällt natürlich in die Verantwortung des Innenministers, und damit in die Verantwortung der Regierung und damit in die Verantwortung der SPÖ und auch der NEOS - politische Verantwortung lässt sich nicht aufdröseln) ist dem Falter zu links????

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