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Professor Brandon Hamber @brandonhamber.bsky.social · 1h

A forgotten conflict, at least in the West. More than 20 people killed in central #Myanmar after the military launched motorised paraglider attacks during a candlelight vigil

Dozens killed in Myanmar after armed paraglider attack: Reports

Amnesty International says the military launched a paraglider attack on a nighttime civilian gathering.

www.aljazeera.com

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 14h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10h

Just have to take a beat to say that the people that have long warned about state violence and the militarization of law enforcement were right.

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 10h

These need to go down into histories textbooks for what they are - the result of Kavanaugh’s choice to sacrifice our Constitutional rights on the altar of fascism and authoritarianism.

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 11h

They said on-line isn’t real life, and Bluesky is a niche social media site.

But here is @akalhan.bsky.social getting “Kavanaugh Stops” into the Boston Globe!

With a pic of Kav looking a little petulant too (but then when doesn’t he?).

Glad to see this is sticking to him.

Critics of Trump’s immigration crackdown are using the term ‘Kavanaugh stop.’ Here’s what it means. - The Boston Globe

The phrase, is "a window into where [the administration] can go next," some advocates say.

www.bostonglobe.com

☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 10h

I love this idea, but hear me out.

What if one billionaire or millionaire in a station’s market just donated even a small part of their annual income? No matching, no drive, just doing the right thing.

We have so, so much wealth in this country, yet basic services like PBS are folding.

Shameful.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 13h

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 13h

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

👂LISTEN — (U.S. Navy veteran) country Singer Zach Bryan’s lyrics about ICE that triggered the White House

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 10h

They should all be in disarray because Americans know, too, that with one vote, Republicans could take a step to stop the descent into violent chaos that we are running full speed into.

Instead, they choose to punish the country for their own hate and fear. Pure spite and cowardice.

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 12h

Republicans ARE in disarray.

It's because Americans are realizing Republicans chose to shut down the government rather than work with Democrats to stop your health care premiums from doubling.

Chaos, higher prices, and shutdowns—that's the Republican agenda.

☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 10h

There is no coming back from this...

I shouldn’t be surprised, but it pains me to see - with so many historical cases to learn from - police leadership so unprepared to speak up in unison and demand accountability from federal agencies on behalf of their communities. The silence is deafening.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.

apnews.com/article/chic...

Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

apnews.com

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 10h

I would actually love this - not everything needs to be a competition. I enjoy watching what people come up with, and how people grow from their experiences. I don’t need an ultimate winner for a TV series.

Liz W(erewolf not swearwolf) Faber, PhD (they/them) @lizwfab.bsky.social · 14h

A cooking competition show where they declare a winner every week but nobody ever gets eliminated, they just have a nice experience, and then after 10 weeks everyone just goes home happy.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 11h

There are a lot of memorable photos of the current moment surfacing.

Here’s one from Portland now.

Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 12h

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frog’s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 13h

Plenary authority = not anchored in the constitution. Ask this immigration scholar how I know.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

CNN: Does the administration still plan to abide by that court ruling?

STEPHEN MILLER: The administration filed an appeal this morning ... ... ...

CNN: Stephen? Stephen? Can you hear me?

MILLER: ... ... ...

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 13h

A BIG slip.

You can see it on his face when he realizes it.

Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social · 16h

Miller oopsie doodled and said the quiet part out loud, talking about DT aka himself having “plenary authority”:

A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 10h

Look at them…barely surviving in the hellscape of Portland…down to eating persimmons and blood oranges from a farmer’s market.

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 12h

My Very Dear Ones,

I write to you from near the front lines of war ravaged Portland.

☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 10h

We are collapsing…

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 12h

After law school, only one thing is gonna keep me from prosecuting murders in my home town, and that is prosecuting the shameful federal ‘law enforcement’ officers who are so proudly violating the law. Save your signing bonuses for defense lawyers. You’ll need them.

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 10h

Just terrifying…utterly terrifying. Portland is lost.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 13h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 12h

Sending the Texas National Guard to Illinois is a loyalty test.

They went.
They passed.

Legality doesn't matter.
Need doesn't matter.
Crime doesn't matter.
Humanity doesn't matter.
Logic doesn't matter.

Loyalty to DJT matters.
That is all.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 15h

Not only is Trump’s use of the term “insurrection” a wild exaggeration of protests in Portland, but it’s also an obvious wink to the Insurrection Act, which can unlock great presidential powers.

There Is No Insurrection

Troops are for national defense, not displays of presidential power.

www.brennancenter.org

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 15h

More parallels to the Redemption Eta — arresting politicians and refusing to allow people to take office who wouldn’t support full throated Confederacy.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Elected but Not Seated, Grijalva Waits to Sign Epstein Petition

www.nytimes.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15h

Looking for one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote? It will only take a few minutes, and you can share it with all of your friends. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-thing-yo...

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote

The U.S.

joycevance.substack.com

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 16h

Ummmm, who’s gonna tell her?

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 16h

Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip.

But they can help us understand how thoroughly the conflict has upended the lives of 2.1 million Palestinians living in the territory. https://to.pbs.org/4mZNrlP

How 2 years of war have devastated Palestinian lives in Gaza

Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip.

to.pbs.org

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☕️Research&Coffee☕️ @drjbw.bsky.social · 16h

I never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever again want to hear someone involved in criminal justice say oversight is not necessary, née FOUNDATIONAL, for a functioning democratic, rule-of-law society.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18h

Schiff: This is supposed to be an oversight hearing when dozens of prosecutors have been fired simply because they worked on cases investigating the former president.

Bondi: What about the fires in California? Are the riots in LA serious?

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