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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 9m

Turning Point USA was so triggered by Bad Bunny...they're doing a fake Superbowl halftime show

Source: https://x.com/TPUSA/status/1976301627662340207?t=YlR8GjNiJDXhXbt_Oej07A&s=19

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 1h

Navy Federal and USAA banks are opening personal loan applications to customers who won’t receive paychecks if gov doesn’t reopen by 15th. But that’s dependent on credit check and applying will ding credit.

Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 1h

Some civilian workers assigned to Navy bases overseas are getting the service’s help explaining to their landlords why their rent may not be paid on time as the partial government shutdown enters its second week.

Check it out:

Some Navy civilian workers abroad sent letter vouching for them with landlords amid shutdown

The Navy sent a letter to its civilian workers overseas who have been furloughed that explains to landlords why they can’t pay their rent on time.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 11h

Big presence on the beaches of Normandy in 1944 too.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 20h

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 3d

Some thoughts www.permanentrecordx.com/p/they-want-...

They Want You To Fear Them

I’ve observed that as of recently, the fascists have amped up the rhetoric, because they want to make you afraid, and as an example of why you shouldn’t be afraid, I’d like to remind you of hacker Edw...

www.permanentrecordx.com

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 21h

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 1d

what

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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ICIJ @icij.org · 2d

Researchers from Transparency International Russia posed as a fake Hong Kong-based electronics exporter to learn how the Garantex crypto exchange continues to flourish in the shadows through Exved, a cross-border payment processing platform.

Cryptocurrency exchange Garantex lives on despite sanctions, new report unveils - ICIJ

The ostensibly shuttered exchange continues to operate through Telegram-based services that facilitate crossborder payments, according to Transparency International Russia (in exile).

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2d

Why should we sit by while you take our money, defund our priorities, and shit on our values?

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

www.motherjones.com

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote a new piece about how to fight fascists here

www.permanentrecordx.com/p/they-want-...

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 2d

Agree

Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 2d

LAPD conducting an investigation on Vine Street just south of Hollywood Blvd, where allegedly two bottles containing "unknown liquid" were left in front of a bank.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 3d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 3d

It was a lot better than the trailer made it look.

Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 3d

People called the Alex Garland movie farfetched

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3d

He’s trying to provoke a war.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: President Donald Trump is activating up to 400 Texas National Guard personnel for deployment to Oregon, Illinois and possibly elsewhere, per Hegseth memo in court filing.

California governor says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Trump administration is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon.

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 3d

Hell yeah.

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 3d

You should be careful right now. Fascists are watching us - and they control every branch of the government.

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 3d

Some thoughts www.permanentrecordx.com/p/they-want-...

They Want You To Fear Them

I’ve observed that as of recently, the fascists have amped up the rhetoric, because they want to make you afraid, and as an example of why you shouldn’t be afraid, I’d like to remind you of hacker Edw...

www.permanentrecordx.com

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 3d

June 14 is by total coincidence Trump's birthday

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "On June 14 next year we're gonna have a big UFC fight at the White House, right at the White House, on the grounds of the White House."

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's told this lie this for years, but the book simply mentioned Clinton's attempt to kill bin Laden in 1998. And the author who actually wrote that entire book for Trump, Dave Shiflett, told me recently: "My understanding is that Trump neither writes nor reads his books."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "I said one year before to Pete Hegseth, I said, one year before -- where's Pete? In the book I wrote -- whatever the hell the title, I can't tell you -- but I can tell you there's a page in there devoted to the fact that I saw somebody named Osama bin Laden and I didn't like it."

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 3d

Five time draft dodger

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 3d

Don't put other activists in danger by letting your ego guide your actions. The stakes are way too high right now.

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 4d

Bring at least one DSLR camera with you to protests. These cameras provide a critical level of detail which are extremely useful if something bad happens.

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Anita zx @omi684.bsky.social · 4d

Insane Nazi scenes from Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood right now

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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 4d

Federal agents in Chicago deploying chemical weapons against the Chicago Police Department

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

CPD just relieved feds from this line too. Then a moment later the feds gassed the whole area, including the cops.

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