Blue Dot in NC
@bluedotincnc.bsky.social
Lifelong Liberal. Cat lady. Hoping to get through this dystopian nightmare with other resistance fighters. #BlueCrew
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thanks for this excellent thread, seth!
If you haven't listened to @maddow.bsky.social's new podcast series Burn Order, then you should remedy that asap. It's a very timely and well-told story about the last time (before now) that the US invoked the Alien Enemies Act in an unconstitutional manner.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
RACHEL MADDOW PRESENTS: BURN ORDER
Rachel Maddow tells the story of one of the most shocking decisions in American history in her new podcast, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order.” This six-part series reveals how an executive order au...
www.ms.now
December 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
thanks for this excellent thread, seth!
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Republicans spent years attacking Hunter Biden’s foreign ties. Meanwhile, Jared Kushner raised billions from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. And now he sits at the center of U.S. media consolidation and back-channel diplomacy. The double standard is glaring.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
Jared Kushner is backing a 'hostile takeover' of US infrastructure: analysis
Salon reporter Sophia Tesfaye says “the speed and scale of Jared Kushner’s re-emergence can’t be overstated,” and neither can his corruption.“In the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidency, hi...
www.rawstory.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Republicans spent years attacking Hunter Biden’s foreign ties. Meanwhile, Jared Kushner raised billions from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. And now he sits at the center of U.S. media consolidation and back-channel diplomacy. The double standard is glaring.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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Every single reporter there needs to hold the line on this too.
Don't throw him a lifeline with another question if he dodges. Have each other's backs and demand he answer the question.
Don't throw him a lifeline with another question if he dodges. Have each other's backs and demand he answer the question.
Just to get ahead of this: Print the post out and bring it to the next Mike Johnson presser. You already know what his move will be. There’s no excuse to not be prepared for it.
December 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Every single reporter there needs to hold the line on this too.
Don't throw him a lifeline with another question if he dodges. Have each other's backs and demand he answer the question.
Don't throw him a lifeline with another question if he dodges. Have each other's backs and demand he answer the question.
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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Let’s hope the shift continues and that Massie and Greene are not the only (R)s with the guts to be vocal about the depravity of the goddamn U.S. President real soon.
December 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Let’s hope the shift continues and that Massie and Greene are not the only (R)s with the guts to be vocal about the depravity of the goddamn U.S. President real soon.
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Let me help you out. Yes, you are.
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Let me help you out. Yes, you are.
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This is both disgusting and expected.
The Scumbag-in-Chief
The Scumbag-in-Chief
December 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is both disgusting and expected.
The Scumbag-in-Chief
The Scumbag-in-Chief
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‘There’s power in numbers’: New Yorkers are banding together to protect street vendors from ICE
With ICE targeting vendors and fear rising, community groups are organising fast to keep New Yorkers working on the streets safe.
#WeAreTheMedia
#iCEWatch
#NYC
#NewYork
With ICE targeting vendors and fear rising, community groups are organising fast to keep New Yorkers working on the streets safe.
#WeAreTheMedia
#iCEWatch
#NYC
#NewYork
‘There’s power in numbers’: New Yorkers are banding together to protect street vendors from ICE
With ICE targeting vendors and fear rising, community groups are organising fast to keep New Yorkers working on the streets safe
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
‘There’s power in numbers’: New Yorkers are banding together to protect street vendors from ICE
With ICE targeting vendors and fear rising, community groups are organising fast to keep New Yorkers working on the streets safe.
#WeAreTheMedia
#iCEWatch
#NYC
#NewYork
With ICE targeting vendors and fear rising, community groups are organising fast to keep New Yorkers working on the streets safe.
#WeAreTheMedia
#iCEWatch
#NYC
#NewYork
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Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
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Tyson is shutting down its Lexington, Nebraska plant in January 2026. That’s 3,200 workers gone in one shot, the largest plant shutdown in company history.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
December 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tyson is shutting down its Lexington, Nebraska plant in January 2026. That’s 3,200 workers gone in one shot, the largest plant shutdown in company history.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
Blame Trump’s tariff chaos and the lowest cattle inventories in decades. Tariffs jack up costs. Supply shrinks. Plants close. Towns hollow out.
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Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
December 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
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From President Zelensky's official telegram account.
December 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
From President Zelensky's official telegram account.
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BREAKING: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a rare and risky visit to frontline positions near Kupyansk, an area still under heavy fighting.
December 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
BREAKING: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a rare and risky visit to frontline positions near Kupyansk, an area still under heavy fighting.
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He absolutely does not care that your healthcare, is about to run out.
Zero fucks are given.
Zero fucks are given.
December 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
He absolutely does not care that your healthcare, is about to run out.
Zero fucks are given.
Zero fucks are given.
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👉 Jeffrey Epstein partied with Trump's closest advisers including Wilbur Ross, Rudy Giuliani, and Steve Mnunchin at dinner hosted by David Koch just TWO MONTHS after his release from prison (2019) www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Jeffrey Epstein partied with Trump's closest advisers in 2010
Photos from a 2010 dinner party at the home of David and Julia Koch obtained by DailyMail.com show Jeffrey Epstein as he chats with guests after a screening of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
👉 Jeffrey Epstein partied with Trump's closest advisers including Wilbur Ross, Rudy Giuliani, and Steve Mnunchin at dinner hosted by David Koch just TWO MONTHS after his release from prison (2019) www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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All those private meetings between Witkoff and Putin are really paying off for the Kremlin.
December 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
All those private meetings between Witkoff and Putin are really paying off for the Kremlin.
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We spent weeks on the potential harm a wrapped sandwich does to a bulletproof vest. Meanwhile, folks are getting shot in the face for exercising their 1st Amendment rights.
news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar...
news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar...
Jurors in Sandwich Thrower Case Found Charges ‘Bunch of Baloney’
Two of the 12 jurors who found the accused DC sandwich thrower not guilty of assaulting a federal officer discuss why the case didn’t hold up.
news.bloomberglaw.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We spent weeks on the potential harm a wrapped sandwich does to a bulletproof vest. Meanwhile, folks are getting shot in the face for exercising their 1st Amendment rights.
news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar...
news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar...
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“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”