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lolennui.bsky.social
So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”
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veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Democrats score a MAJOR surprise win and oust a Republican mayor in deep-red MAGA territory!
Mayor David Pruhs, a Republican, conceded the race to Democrat Mindy O'Neall, after the election last night.
Democrats have been crushing in elections since Trump got […]

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kenwhite.bsky.social
Mike Johnson’s position is young pregnant American women shouldn’t have to wait before being turned away to die in the parking lot from an ectopic pregnancy the hospital is afraid to treat
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Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."
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emptywheel.bsky.social
You will not defeat fascism if you don't peel off soft supporters. You simply won't do it.

At least some of these guys look Latino anyway, and we know Latino voters in TX are moving.

But literally, these people will go w/o pay for weeks. That's pretty persuasive.
johnpfaff.bsky.social
OT1H, this is likely the right way to think abt the politics. Being in LA demoralized the Cal NatGuard; this deployment can be used to weaken Trump’s authoritarian push too.

OTOH, TX went 56-42 for Trump, bet higher Trump % in NatGuard. If they’re “pawns,” it’s in a game they voted to play.
emptywheel.bsky.social
This is an important point.

Everyone one of these people has been asked to leave their home, their family, and their job to work without pay bc of the shutdown. We're better off thinking of ways to make this backfire on Abbott than to treat them poorly.
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reiver.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Today I will be doing a quick 10 minute demo of CrowdBucks at FediForum.

#crowdbucks #fediforum
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Make sure you read the report about how Stephen Miller deported Waco's favorite Mexican restaurant owner.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...
A picture of Sergio Garcia and George W and Laura Bush. It is signed, To Sergio Garcia with best wishes.
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome
Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed
www.theguardian.com
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darrigomelanie.bsky.social
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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conejoclint.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy
Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/07/rutgers-professor-turning-point-usa
A red banner displaying the word "Rutgers" hangs from a wooden post, with vibrant orange trees in the background, suggesting an autumn setting.
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mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy
Apparently theres a new wave of people joining mastodon, and with them a new wave of self-appointed cops "welcoming" them with long lists of mostly fictitious "rules" they need to follow.

This is a social media platform, with many of different ways to use it. It's fine. Mostly, just try to be […]
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
ok I didn't mention this in my piece on friday but one of the things the judge asked about was whether the guardsmen were going to get paid during the shutdown

the doj was like "idk"

the state of oregon was like "we looked into it and the answer is no"
harmancipants.bsky.social
I keep forgetting the government is shut down bc Trump admin is so focused on sending troops to US cities
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heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
As I said yesterday, it makes sense for the states to sue to stop Trump from using federalized National Guard troops in their cities, but I don’t have confidence that the Supreme Court will restrained Trump. Remember, in the run-up to the first American Civil War, the Supreme Court continually […]
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radleybalko.bsky.social
This is the issue. Weiss was one of the "journalists" bestowed with the Twitter Files, which revealed some troubling jawboning, but wildly overstated its case. She's now the beneficiary of an unprecedented, openly censorious government project to purge and remake a media institution.
nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
As you see the Ellisons’ use the husk of Paramount/CBS to hand out fiefdoms to conservatives, remember: This summer Paramount bribed Trump $16m at the cost of 60 Minutes’ integrity. FCC approval of the Ellisons’ takeover bid followed within a few days. Brendan Carr made this statement at the time.
Brendan Carr, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission:
President Trump is fundamentally reshaping the media landscape. And the way he's doing that is,
when he ran for election, he ran directly at these legacy broadcast media outlets, ABC, NBC, CBS.
For years, government officials just allowed those entities with execs sitting in Hollywood in New York to dictate the political narrative. And he has fundamentally changed the game. And you see that really having consequences that are just rushing all through media.
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lordbusinessman.bsky.social
Its not lost on me that the conservative bugaboo for years was federal troops marching in their states and cities and its the first thing Trump reached for once in power
nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
If U.S. states have any degree of sovereignty, if there’s any states’ rights at all, it is the right not to be invaded by the armed forces of another U.S. state.
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thetnholler.bsky.social
We’re trying to Imagine the reaction from Tennessee Republicans if New York deployed the National guard into Tennessee without @GovBillLee’s approval to to enforce a policy Tennesseans were overwhelmingly against
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helenkennedy.bsky.social
We’re only 9 months into this presidency and he’s already sending troops from red states into blue states while clearly stating his motives are political.
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jasonkander.bsky.social
I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.

But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.