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@gregrucka.com

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Writer. He/him. Too boring for social media. Incandescently angry. #RCTID #BAON #YNWA Trans rights are human rights. There is no going back. Cheetah & Cheshire are robbing the Justice League. Newsletter: https://front-towards-enemy.ghost.io

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Ruckawriter @gregrucka.com · Nov 9

“We leave bodies stacked in Seattle, that’s a local feature. Do that here, it’s national goddamn news.”
“Yes.”
“So we’re clear.”
“They threatened our baby.”
“I know.”
“They threatened our baby,” she repeated. "Somebody dies for that.”
“Somebody will,” I assured her.

#amwriting #k8 #whisper

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Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 3h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Ruckawriter @gregrucka.com · 17m

Be nice to believe this but Jeffries has no credibility with me as any sort of opposition leader. None.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 52m

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 7h

There is no left-wing violence in Chicago or Portland. It simply is not happening.

It's so not happening, in fact, that Republicans in Oregon took footage from two South American countries to create a hoax photo about Portland.

They have no actual violent footage to put forward.

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Ruckawriter @gregrucka.com · 2h

You’re not wrong.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 2h

What the actual fuck??? This is a really scary situation. This family is already facing death threats which is why they are leaving.

Because Dr. Bray is a scholar of anti-fascism.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Ruckawriter @gregrucka.com · 2h

I’m in for a panel for @dc.com — not certain the details but I believe it’s around noon.

Ruckawriter @gregrucka.com · 2h

I am but not tabling. Happy to sign for folks who I run into but I’m pretty much in and out of the show, alas.

Ruckawriter @gregrucka.com · 6h

Me am signing?

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ElizabethC @econklin44.bsky.social · 7h

Indeed. Their eagerness to hold press conferences is exceeded only by their determination to avoid any gesture that might lead to a solution to the impasse. This shutdown is ultimately a strategy to avoid confronting the Epstein files, with a subtext of installing the ruinous Big Bill. #ProudBlue

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

McGovern: Republicans love to advocate for more work requirements for poor people… Let's have a work requirement for Republicans to show up to congress and do your god damn job.

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Ruckawriter @gregrucka.com · 6h

That’d be the one without the beard, right?

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Ruckawriter @gregrucka.com · 6h

I am hearing that the NYCC site says I’m signing in artists alley on Friday.

I am not. 😟 I will not be at the show on Friday.

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Brandonomicon Ex Mortis (Brandon Seifert) @brandonseifert.info · 7h

"Portland War Journal," I meant.

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Brandonomicon Ex Mortis (Brandon Seifert) @brandonseifert.info · 7h

If I had more energy, I'd make a "Portland War Zone" account in the style of the Punisher's first person diary from his '90s series.

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Brandonomicon Ex Mortis (Brandon Seifert) @brandonseifert.info · 7h

The fact that Trump can portray Portland Fucking Oregon as a war zone and have *anyone at all* think that's accurate is an indictment of the West's entire media and media literacy education "system."

In the Downtown Portland news: It's overcast and cooler today, after several beautiful days.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 7h

John Paulson, one of Donald Trump’s earliest supporters on Wall Street, owns a stake in the tiny mining business whose value tripled overnight after the news that the US government invested $35.6 million in the company.

Billionaire Trump Donor Paulson Scores Windfall Thanks To Government’s Investment In Trilogy Metals

One of Donald Trump’s earliest supporters on Wall Street owns a stake in the tiny mining business that tripled overnight on news of the government’s investment.

www.forbes.com

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Ruckawriter @gregrucka.com · 10h

Thank YOU, Chloe!! 🥰

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi claims that the ICEBlock app was "criminal in that people were posting where ICE officers lived"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

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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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

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

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

abcnews.go.com

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Kristi Noem is cosplaying as a public official. In reality, she's been sent by Trump to incite violence. Don't tar and feather her as Speaker Johnson suggested for Governor Newsom. The best response to her playacting as cop? Ignore her and keep supporting our community.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem expected in Portland for ICE facility visit

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could be coming to Portland today.

katu.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

The top tax-avoidance techniques used by billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, and more 👇

(Published 2022)

Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale

After a year of reporting on the tax machinations of the ultrawealthy, ProPublica spotlights the top tax-avoidance techniques that provide massive benefits to billionaires.

www.propublica.org

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 1d

Thugs

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Ruckawriter @gregrucka.com · 1d

Wooooooo!!! Look at this @comixbychloe.bsky.social cover for Lazarus: Fallen 6!

Chloe Brailsford @comixbychloe.bsky.social · 1d

So stoked to reveal my upcoming cover for LAZARUS: FALLEN #6 YOUNGBLOOD variant, from @imagecomics.com!!! WHAT A DREAM!! Written by @gregrucka.com, drawn by @michaellark.bsky.social, designed by @mercuryeric.bsky.social, edited by @alejandrobot.com! Pick it up from your comic shop in November!!! ☺️☺️☺️

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Ruckawriter @gregrucka.com · 1d

This was an especially wonderful read. Always a great newsletter but really loved this one.

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 2d

My father was supposedly one of the smartest people in the world, and he hated that elitist nonsense.

He loathed the idea that intelligence is something you're born with, a single trait that can be measured. It leads to eugenics and bad policy.

My latest newsletter:
buttondown.com/charliejane/...

You're Not as Smart as You Think You Are

First, some housekeeping! I have written a novel about a trans witch who teaches her broken-hearted mother how to do magic. She also researches a mysterious...

buttondown.com

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