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Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 14d

Oop. Ty. Gotta fix that

Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 14d

Relatable

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 19d

This is what all our *currently* elected officials should be doing, and not nearly enough are.

We need people who are willing to stand up against fascism, not weak-willed appeasers. Good on you, @katmabu.bsky.social

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 19d

moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.

one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.

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Bryan Joiner @bryanjoiner.bsky.social · 19d

The media allowing Trump plausible deniability on Project 2025 during the campaign is right up there with Iraq War stenography in craven, lazy disgracefulness

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 19d

hey so this is insane

Brendan Carr confirming that the FCC is carrying out Project 2025 stuff via a gif on Twitter

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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 19d

Right-wing media quickly found a wide range of people and institutions to blame for Charlie Kirk's death

Right-wing media are quickly finding people and institutions to blame for Charlie Kirk's death

After Charlie Kirk’s killing on September 10, some in right-wing media called for retaliation against left-wing groups and other targets of their ire, and President Donald Trump’s administration has r...

www.mediamatters.org

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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 19d

The Trump administration is consolidating American media in the hands of right-wing billionaires. @chrislhayes.bsky.social explains in under two minutes ⬇️

www.mediamatters.org/chris-hayes/...

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Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 19d

Bingo. Yes, he definitely will use things like this against the right.

Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 19d

bari weiss and tucker carlson

there has to be at least some concern from media people on the right that trump will use this against conservative enemies as well. over, say, epstein. (as just one possibility.)

m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 19d

look she is awful but this is a sure sign no one but the most overt maga people like what is going on

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 19d

A screenshot of a headline from an NPR article dated August 22, 2024 reading "Trump again distances himself from Project 2025"

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Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 19d

Yes!

Exactly. People don’t want this, but you gotta give them something to grab onto.

Right now, they just seem like a drowning person…grabbing them just means you drown too.

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 20d

It's not just the authoritarianism — it's how shameless, how *gleeful* this administration is about it

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Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 19d

Truth.

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Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 19d

Power perceived is power achieved.

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Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 19d

This is an escalation, but admin has already been using gov’t power to crack down on media for a while. I know first hand. But, you have to defend free speech, not fold. (We are still fighting, but so far this lesson is standing firm better than caving).

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Peter Labuza @labuzamovies.com · 20d

Beyond cancelling Kimmel's show are about 200 writers and crew members in LA who just lost their full time gig.

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Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 20d

ABC immediately caves to tiniest bit of gov’t pressure. If you don’t defend basic free speech rights, you’ll lose them. Simple as that.

Gov’t hasn’t just threatened us at media matters, they’ve actually used power against us. We don’t fold, we fight in court. If we can, ABC has no excuse

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Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · 28d

Too kind

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Aug 2

Come for @goangelo.bsky.social

youtu.be/ACGW9PLx-uI?...

MAGA’s Playbook To Shut Down Democratic Media w/ Angelo Carusone

YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast

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Angelo Carusone @goangelo.bsky.social · Jul 27

Thank you so much

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · Jul 26

Media Matters’ plight has reached the front page of The New York Times, at least in its digital edition:
Media Matters, a nonprofit group that has played a key role in liberal politics, is strugg...

Media Matters Is Fighting For Its Life In Battle Against Musk

Where are our billionaires?

crooksandliars.com

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kate conger @kateconger.com · Jul 25

Between Musk & the Trump administration, Media Matters has been squeezed to the brink. In settlement discussions, lawyers for X demanded the organization hand over all its cash and shut down — all because MM reported ads appeared on X next to antisemitic content. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...