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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1h

The most fundamental political debate of our time: You are integrated into and have responsibility for our complex, imperfect society vs. Nuh-uh.

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 20m

(Which kinda explains, Iunno ... *everything* they do?)

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 33m

Honestly I think the Trump regime's acceleration of the destruction of rural America is more a combination of idiocy, ignorance, blinkered antimaterialist ideology (which, to be fair, could be characterized as simply a combination of idiocy + ignorance), and simply just not caring

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 1h

For 12 years this burned out husk of a building has sat empty due to San Francisco’s screwed up rules & misguided efforts to declare the building “historic.”

An 8-story, 89 unit building is now moving forward using 2 state housing laws, including one I authored.

This is exactly why we do this work

Torched Verdi Building in North Breach targeted for dense housing

A torched Verdi Building has remained vacant for years. The owners hope new state laws could transform it.

sfstandard.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 3h

The single most important lesson Democrats can actually learn is to banish the grifter podcaster class from their circles and ignore the armchair strategizing from know nothing dipshits on social media

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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 20h

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 16h

R E P U B L I C A N S I N D I S A R R A Y

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

(Politico) - One week into the government shutdown, top Republican leaders appear to have lost the plot.

#RepublicansInDisarray @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 20h

AOC to Stephen Miller

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 16h

Dems should sign the Epstein files discharge petition with Sharpies

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 17h

Frankenstein is the doctor. The pants are the monster.

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 20h

AOC to Stephen Miller

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 20h

Trump lose money

Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 20h

It seems bad that the U.S. dollar has lost over 10% of its value since Trump took office. Maybe the president should do something about that?

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t let the Homan bribery story go away. It will be important in figuring out the corruption throughout the entire DHS system.

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 1d

Arctic Frost is Pete Hegseth's drag name

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rep. Chuck Grassley tells Bondi "Arctic Frost" (whatever that is) was "worse than Watergate"

Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 1d

You're a traitor in the war on autom ... ats

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is different. Trump is unique. Trump is a hard break from the historical trend in US presidents, even the bad ones. People have resisted that idea for ten years but hopefully now, at least, we can admit it?

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 1d

This has big CABLE GUY Karaoke Jam Party energy

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

New on MSNBC: Trump's new acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan has recruited prosecutors from outside her office to take James Comey to trial, after being unable to find any federal prosecutors in her own office willing to pursue the charges, according to two people familiar with the selections.

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Christopher Farnsworth @chrisfarnsworth.bsky.social · 1d

A fun and informative thread about Thomas Pynchon, one of
my favorite authors and a contender for the Greatest American Novelist.

Cole Wehrle @colewehrle.bsky.social · 2d

Alright, let's do it. Here's a little prospective reader's guide to every Thomas Pynchon novel. We'll take them in order of publication. This might be a long thread. Buckle up! 1/x

Image from the Simpsons of Pynchon with a bag over his head on a cell phone. He's standing in front of a house with a neon sign advertising it as his home.

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 1d

“Showed reporters a folder that had a printout of what she said …”

GTFO. This is almost as bad as Jake Tapper’s interview-via-text with “Trump” regarding his health.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 1d

The Senator who enabled the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh is selling snake oil again. #MEPoltiics

Will some Democrats be stupid enough to buy?

Robert Costa screenshot from X:

"Robert Costa @costareports
Senator Collins says at the Capitol tonight that she’s circulating a bipartisan plan that will commit to moving to address health-care subsidies once the government is reopened… she showed reporters a folder that had a printout of what she said could be a way out of shutdown"

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 1d

“Showed reporters a folder that had a printout of what she said …”

GTFO. This is almost as bad as Jake Tapper’s interview-via-text with “Trump” regarding his health.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 1d

The were on cars

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Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 1d

My Bari Weiss/Gertrude Stein analogy remains undefeated

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 1d

I kind of can’t believe this Bari Weiss quote is even real, and yet www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

“I know that there are some people in this room who don’t believe that my marriage should have been legal … and that’s ok. Because we’re all Americans who want lower taxes.”

Chris Labarthe @chrislabarthe.bsky.social · 1d

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