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Abbey 8647

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Increasingly radicalized dissident from Northern New England. Yale Poli Sci, advanced cynicism. ☄️ 🌎<shrug

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 27d

Right-wing extremists have carried out nearly all politically motivated killings in the last 25 years. Here’s an incomplete list, with some international cases included for their influence on U.S. attacks.

I have also included a list of left-wing extremist murders from the same time period.
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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 36m

fReE sPeEcH

Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 11h

The New York Times just out-New York Timed itself.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 7h

Today at SCOTUS:

When can candidates challenge election rules? @courthousenews.bsky.social

www.courthousenews.com/the-supreme-...

The Supreme Court case that could supercharge election litigation

As the 2026 election looms in the distance, the Supreme Court is weighing in on when candidates can challenge the rules of the race.

www.courthousenews.com

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 7h

Since the Reagan '80s, wages flatlined while rents went through the roof. The 1986 tax reform cut top rates, boosted capital, and turned housing into an investment instead of a home. Add weak unions, deregulation, and cheap credit, and you get an economy that rewards owning, not working.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 11h

I'd go to fucking war to prevent this from happening.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20h

In 1999, Bill Clinton announced that “the last, best unprotected wild lands anywhere in our nation” would be shielded by a new rule that banned roads and drilling.

Today, these lands could soon see chainsaws and logging trucks amid a push by Trump to raze these ecosystems for timber.

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws"

Public comments suggest repealing the Clinton-era "roadless rule" is wildly unpopular.

www.motherjones.com

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 11h

The New York Times just out-New York Timed itself.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 13h

It's a start, but it's not enough. More than anything, the reactions to this show how starved people are for Democrats to show signs of life.

It would be really nice if Dems woke up to the concept of media strategies.

Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 13h

Comments?

David Frum, Douglas Murray Secretly Drafted Speeches for Israeli Ambassador

Leaked emails from former Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor show David Frum, Douglas Murray offering to write his speeches and a CNN producer fundraising for Israel’s Iron Dome during Israel’s 2014 war

www.dropsitenews.com

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 20h

That's how you write a headline.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 21h

First of all, why announce it?

Texas AG launches undercover operation to infiltrate 'leftist terror cells'

Paxton said, "...Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture..."

www.newsweek.com

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 14h

Seems counterproductive.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 20h

Someone should follow these guys around while playing a tuba.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine if the Democratic Party united behind officially calling for Trump’s resignation - in every press conference, every floor speech, every interview. Again and again. If nothing else, to tear down all those years of normalization that still shield him and his party from accountability.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 20h

That's how you write a headline.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 20h

Never underestimate the unhinged idiocy of Republican voters.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 20h

Someone should follow these guys around while playing a tuba.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 21h

First of all, why announce it?

Texas AG launches undercover operation to infiltrate 'leftist terror cells'

Paxton said, "...Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture..."

www.newsweek.com

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 1d

She really shouldn't stay in the sun for too long.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 1d

A new Washington Post/Ipsos poll finds Americans trust Republicans more on the economy, immigration, and crime.

54% say Democrats are “too liberal” and 49% say Republicans “too conservative.”

Still, 53% prefer Democrats in Congress to check Trump, versus 42% favoring GOP control.

Americans favor Republicans on key issues, but prefer Democrats to control next Congress

Majority say the Trump administration should follow federal courts’ rulings, according to a new Washington Post/Ipsos poll

www.ipsos.com

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23h

I went on X for the first time in a while and read the comments on senator Mike Lee's hagiographic tweets about Russ Vought and they were all largely about punishing the Libs. Democrats could literally walk on water and perform miracles and it still wouldn't make these people vote for them.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23h

Harris literally campaigned with a hawkish, right-wing Republican, someone who only seems moderate because she stopped short of following her party into full-on fascism.

Like every Democratic presidential candidate before her, Harris wasted time and money chasing conservative swing voting unicorns.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 1d

She really shouldn't stay in the sun for too long.

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