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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

So, uhm, what's the track record of countries where members of the governing regime start clamoring for a "cleansing" of the political opponent?

Always remember: No matter how much they escalate the rhetoric, it doesn't mean they'll be able to do it. But let's not pretend they aren't trying.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Schmitt: "Let's just call it out. We need a cleansing here. Let's just be truthful about what's happening. This left-wing political violence is not a both sides thing. It's not."

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Indivisible Vancouver @indivisiblevan.bsky.social · 1d

With gratitude to Candace Kronen of @indivisibleottawa.bsky.social
@indivisibleabroad.bsky.social

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 1d

Let me be clear: backpay for these workers is required under a federal law I wrote with former Senator Cardin — which Trump signed — during the last Trump shutdown.

This is just more fear mongering from a president who wants a blank check for lawlessness. It won't work.

Federal workers not entitled to back pay after shutdown, budget office claims

Federal workers may not be entitled to back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration’s budget office wrote in a new draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, ratcheting up te...

www.washingtonpost.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8d

Judge Young: "This case ... squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally 'yes, they do.' 'No law' means 'no law.'"

This case -– perhaps the most important ever to fall within the jurisdiction of this district court –- squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.” “No law” means “no law.” The First Amendment does not draw President Trump’s invidious distinction and it is not to be found in our history or jurisprudence. See Section III.A infra. No one’s freedom of speech is unlimited, of course, but these limits are the same for both citizens and non-citizens alike.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8d

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 8d

Dear Fragile Leader is saying that the enemies of the United States are civilians in Democratic cities, where he plans to send troops. He said he's allowing troops in US cities to "knock the hell out of" unarmed civilians who are just yelling at them.

Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 8d

Can I borrow this?

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 8d

Jesus Toxic Masculinity Christ.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 8d

His desperate and endless need for praise and applause would be sad if it wasn't so wantonly destructive and violent.

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 8d

Trump claimed Canada is having “a hard time up there” because “as you know, with tariffs, everyone’s coming into our country.” The president then boasted about investment leaving Canada and other countries and going into the US, pointing to automobile plants. — www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 9d

Tammany Hall were amateurs compared to our tiny-fingered orange dear leader.

StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 9d

This is the President explicitly threatening to withhold federal funds from New York City if voters elect a candidate he opposes.

This is an unlawful attempt to coerce voters through federal financial threats and a textbook example of voter intimidation to influence the outcome of a local election.

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 11d

Just leaving this here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUB8...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11d

Republicans don't need a single democrat to keep the government open. If the government shuts down, it's because republicans want it to.

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Amy Young @ayoung.bsky.social · 11d

This is Portland right now. We’re“under siege” by pollen and potholes, that’s about it. We have a ton of live webcams if you want to watch us go to the farmers markets or walking our dogs, we love dogs.
Release the Epstein files.
www.camscape.com/webcam/pione...

Pioneer Square Webcam in Portland

www.camscape.com

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 11d

We say, "No Kings." No more vendetta-driven, literally Trumped-up indictments. No more quashing of free speech. No more tearing families apart in the name of racist quotas. No more pointing the military at American citizens. No more masked stormtroopers terrifying our neighbors.

No more. No kings.

NO KINGS in the Queen City (Buffalo, NY) · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15d

These people will bring suffering and death to Americans.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/h...

Trump links autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, despite decades of evidence it’s safe | CNN

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration will be notifying physicians that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy “can be associated with a very increased ri...

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 15d

Sort of but not really rhetorical. What is the actual damage with these people that they are moved to threaten a military assault on a malfunctioning piece of mechanical transportation equipment?

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 16d

This wasn’t mourning. It was a Trump rally disguised as a funeral—a WWE-style, Bible-thumping, grift-huffing orgy of vengeance and self-pity. And it may go down as the most grotesque political theater of the post-Trump era.
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun... #cdnpoli
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🕯️ How Trump Hijacked Charlie Kirk's Memorial Turning It Into A Death Cult Rally That Made MILLIONS

From grief to grift • From martyrdom to menace • From mourning to MAGA mobilization

open.substack.com

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Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 16d

Acetaminophen may not be correlated with negative fetal outcomes, but pre-natal brain-baking from a high maternal fever that would have been reduced with acetaminophen sure is!

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Sep 5

Acetaminophen/Tylenol use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. This suggests associations observed in other, less rigorous analyses may have been attributable to familial confounding (aka erroneous finding):

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability

This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

jamanetwork.com

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19d

I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.

www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...

In her recommendation, Bagdasarian stated,
"Any person over the age of six months without contraindication who has not received a dose of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved or-authorized 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine may be considered to have an underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 and is thus eligible to receive an age-appropriate dose."

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 20d

Out of town tonight, so consigned to watching the Google ticker updates.

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 20d

Thread. #KnowYourRights

Buffalo Legal Observers @buffalolos.bsky.social · 20d

The NLG is receiving more and more verified reports of federal agent door-knocks and contacts. If you are approached by federal law enforcement, don’t be afraid to alert your community.

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 20d

SHUT IT DOWN.

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 20d

Hold the line, @schumer.senate.gov. Do not cave on this budget bill. Do not abet this any more.

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Elbows Up for Canada! @elbowsupforcanada.us · 20d

"To underscore how soaked in bad faith this whole enterprise was, as Rolling Stone reported on Wednesday night, multiple ABC and Disney execs knew that Kimmel hadn’t said anything over the line, and had not actually said what those on the MAGA right had accused him of saying."

MAGA Drummed Up B.S. to Take Down Jimmy Kimmel

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was suspended by ABC after conservatives twisted comments Kimmel made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder.

www.rollingstone.com

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