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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 42m

If the regime does go after DSA, the appropriate response will be for as many people as possible to become dues-paying members.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Jonathan Choe to Trump: "Another group right now that is behind antifa and working with antifa very closely based on the research that we have right now that we're gonna give to you and your team are the Democratic Socialists of America."

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1h

NEW: A report from pro-voting groups warns that if the Supreme Court rules to gut a key safeguard against racial gerrymanders this term, it’ll be “enough to cement one-party control of the U.S. House for at least a generation.”

GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 1h

Seems like he’s a bit late for his announced press event to sign some nutrition bills.

Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 1h

Newsom signs a package of data ownership and protection bills:

Governor Newsom signs data privacy bills to protect tech users | Governor of California

www.gov.ca.gov

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 2h

Especially pussy-ass bitch fascism

Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 7h

“ICE needs to go into Chicago because the Chicago police are incapable of protecting the city but ICE can’t protect themselves so the Chicago police must protect them”

God I hate fascism so much

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Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 2h

They’re mentally stuck in the 90s.

Lee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · 2h

I am perpetually confused by politicians who say "this not about politics" or accuse the other side of "playing politics" Of course it's politics. Just state your damn values and stop trying to gaslight us.

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Lee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · 2h

I am perpetually confused by politicians who say "this not about politics" or accuse the other side of "playing politics" Of course it's politics. Just state your damn values and stop trying to gaslight us.

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 3h

This is honestly not surprising because Ubi's c-suite is famously a bunch of bizarro cowards

Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 3h

YOURE FUCKING KIDDING ME

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 3h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 3h

YOURE FUCKING KIDDING ME

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 3h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Eric Harrison @laterbacon.bsky.social · 4h

She really is a national treasure

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 4h

hmmmm

Darrell Owens @idothethinking.bsky.social · 4h

Watch newsom sign sb 79 on Oct 12 the last day lol

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Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 4h

They've checked her in to ER, but have ruled out a stroke. She had a pain crisis yesterday, which occurs often.

Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 5h

WOW. RIP.

Data Bear 🏳️‍🌈 @dataandpolitics.net · 5h

South Korea has lost 858 terabytes of government data after a fire destroyed its government data center and there were no backups.

quasa.io/media/south-...

South Korea's Catastrophic Data Center Fire: 858 Terabytes of Government Data Lost Forever Due to No Backup

The fire has ignited calls for overhaul - stricter battery protocols, mandatory offsite backups, and lithium-ion audits worldwide.

quasa.io

Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 6h

Do not sleep on this election in Georgia!

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 6h

Today on Volts: hey listen up! The most important election of the year is happening in Georgia next month. Two seats on the (currently all-GOP) Public Service Commission are up & rising electricity prices are on everyone's mind. This is a bellwether for next year's governor & midterm elections!

Pay attention to the most important political race of 2025

With energy affordability set to dominate national politics, Peter Hubbard and Brionté McCorkle explain why a down-ballot Georgia race is ground zero for the fight.

www.volts.wtf

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 6h

Its 9am, time to call CA Gov to sign bills. 916-445-2841 or write gov.ca.gov/contact Yesterday a misleading article went around suggesting he had rejected bills, truth is he hasn't acted on them yet.

Ask him to sign all LGBTQ rights bills and housing bill SB79 (cause we need places to live also!)

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 1d

Among this year's LGBTQ rights state bills, the six California trans rights bills are:

Healthcare
AB1487
SB418

Privacy
AB82
AB1084
SB59
SB497
lgbtqcaucus.legislature.ca.gov/legislative-...

2025 Legislative and Budget Priorities | California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus

lgbtqcaucus.legislature.ca.gov

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Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 7h

They could just raise the money to hold their own firehouse primaries like a normal party rather than use state money.

JoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 8h

Texas GOP Seeks To Ban "RINOS" From Primary Ballot - Joe.My.God.

The Texas Tribune reports: The Republican Party of Texas’ governing board is set to meet in the state Capitol on Saturday to consider censuring state representatives who party leaders deem insufficien...

www.joemygod.com

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Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 7h

I live in the heart of the Deep South (not by choice). I have family between 35 and 36, 35 and 38, and 46 and 47.

William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 1d

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

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Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 8h

Reminder that today is the last day to download your Pocket bookmarks. Just downloaded mine yesterday. getpocket.com

Pocket

getpocket.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 9h

news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/g...

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters (1)

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 9h

Wait. The Washington Post still had liberals on staff?

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 9h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 9h

26/30 days since SB 79 passed, 4 full days left for action. Leginfo: 441 bills signed, 40 vetoed, 421 enrolled, 15 listed as “Senate - Unfinished Business” (out of 917 total).

There’ll be a themed package signed today + more. There’s finally more bills signed than unsigned. #caleg #capol #SB79

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Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 9h

Good morning!

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 9h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 19h

NEW: After a filing in California today, voters and pro-voting groups have now moved to intervene in all DOJ lawsuits seeking full, unredacted voter lists — in CA, MI, MN, NH, NY, PA, ME and OR.

Follow Democracy Docket for the latest updates on these cases.

🚨 United States v. Weber

Learn more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Harry Underwood @blackgaynerd.com · 20h

The orphids idea is exactly why I’m both underwhelmed by the current state of civilian drones as well as hopeful for better to come out of that space. I’m anticipating drones being scaled down to microscopic size until they become “smartdust”.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 21h

I know it’s easy to get inured to this stuff but imagine a podcast ep where @mikeduncan.bsky.social is telling you about this happening in some other country at the same time that a crisis in parliament has shut down the national budget.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 22h

Presidents have federalized a state's own Guard to use over its objection, most famously desegregation. And sometimes regular military has been used. But taking one state's soldiers and putting them in another state? This is a completely unprecedented breakdown of what the Union fundamentally is.

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