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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5h

“America’s senior military officers, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, must approach Trump now and make clear to him that they will not obey illegal orders to act against American citizens or disrupt the American political process.”

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

www.theatlantic.com

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HappyCamper22 @happycamper22.bsky.social · 10h

Don't ask Craig about all the other diseases, parasites and oh yeah even the plague in FL. GOP doesn't need any stinkin' enviro laws and regulations. Asking questions is Woke!

HappyCamper22 @happycamper22.bsky.social · 10h

Good to know. And note that we oldsters would leave too if we could sell our condos. Which we can't because of GOP legislators and real estate/equity donors & lobbyists.

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 10h

Column: 30 questions that grand jurors ought to ask about scandal-plagued Hope #Florida, which ensnared both Gov. & Mrs. DeSastrous & his former chief aide, AG James "Oopsie!" Uthmeier. www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social

30 questions for the Hope Florida grand jury | Column

Use the grand jury to clear the air about $10 million steered to the governor’s pet charity.

www.tampabay.com

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 10h

President Convicted Felon brags about taking away everyone's freedom of speech, NBD. newrepublic.com/post/201514/...

Trump Literally Brags About Taking Away People’s Free Speech

Donald Trump has been saying the quiet part out loud for some time now.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10h

📢 D.C.: Help us track what’s happening.

Are you or were you a federal worker? Do you know someone who is?

You can reach us at propublica.org/tips or 917-512-0201 on Signal.

Close-up of a D.C. metro ad. Tagline reads: "There are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. Share yours. Signal: 917-512-0201. propublica.org/tips." Background illustration shows a man in a dark suit standing on an escalator that's heading out of the metro station, holding his phone out as he looks back.

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HappyCamper22 @happycamper22.bsky.social · 10h

@maddow.msnbc.com @craigtimes.bsky.social
If you're not already boycotting Publix, this might do it for 'ya

Dictator DeSantis' law: you can open carry weapons now in effect. Many exceptions, like grocery stores.
But Publix ,no surprise, is allowing it
Publix's always on the wrong side of humanity

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HappyCamper22 @happycamper22.bsky.social · 10h

If you're not already boycotting Publix, this might do it for 'ya.

Dictator DeSantis' law that you can open carry weapons is now in effect. Many exceptions, including grocery stores.
But Publix (Trump/DeSantis donor) no surprise, is allowing it.
Publix's always on the wrong side of humanity.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Remember this as Trump goes on about being "tough on crime."

@publiccitizen.bsky.social

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PoliticalNash @politicalnash.bsky.social · 18h

#DV1 #ProudBlue
Wake up people, trump must be removed from office. A president calling for Gov Pritzker and others political opponents to be jailed should frighten everyone regardless of party. That is fascism.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
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BREAKING: Trump Demands Arrest of Illinois Governor and Chicago Mayor

Trump calls for arrest of Illinois Governor and Chicago Mayor, Trump calls for investigation and silencing of Democratic Senator, Air Traffic slows as Government Shutdown lengthens

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 18h

ATTENTION FLORIDIANS ‼️

If you got a new ID on or after July 31, 2024—you need to update your voter registration with your new ID number ASAP!

📢 www.wctv.tv/2025/10/03/n...

#DCFL

New driver’s licenses could cause voting problems in Florida, unless you update your registration

Since July 2024, Floridians renewing or replacing their driver licenses have been issued new, randomized ID numbers.

www.wctv.tv

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 15h

In case you didn't already know this
#Portland

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 19h

Cops used 83,000 cameras to track a single abortion patient — on her abuser’s tip.

Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser’s Tip

Turns out the cop was also an abuser

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 16h

TONIGHT (and especially for followers outside of NYC who want to get involved):

Join @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on a special phonebank at 6pm!

Sign up: volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/phonebank-fo...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h

In the country's richest city, more than 140,000 kids don't have stable or permanent housing.

"Every Child and Family Is Known" — a small pilot program that pairs school staff with students and families in shelters — has shown real promise. I will double its funding and scope.

Mamdani education plan would focus on helping NYC homeless students

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, said Wednesday he wants to double the size of a program for homeless students at public schools in a plan shared exclu…

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12h

I'm honored to earn the endorsement of Liz Holtzman, who served our city with distinction as a Congresswoman, District Attorney and Comptroller.

"Mr. Mamdani will bring tremendous energy and intelligence to the second toughest job in America along with a vision of making New York more affordable."

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11h

This was never about deporting criminals. It’s about Stephen Miller’s campaign of ethnic cleansing.

Tweet from Alex Tabarrok reads:
“Sergio Garcia, celebrated Chef who came to the US before ICE even existed. Deported after 36 years.
The picture tells you a lot about the decline of the Republican party.”
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11h

Make it make sense, Karoline. www.comicsands.com/leavitt-drug...

Karoline Leavitt Schooled After Spouting Out Bonkers 'MAGA Math' About Drug Prices

The math ain't mathin', Karoline.

www.comicsands.com

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Eileen Baird @taboo1099.bsky.social · 12h

I dedicated nearly 38 yrs of my life working for the judicial system in DC. There was mutual trust & respect between judges, the DOJ, the Bar, PDS, and law enforcement. This horrible woman & her overlord are damaging the integrity of the DOJ beyond repair www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Pam Bondi, Loyal Servant

At a congressional oversight hearing yesterday, the attorney general followed her north star: pleasing the president.

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Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 12h

“This explains why the positive examples are always so forced and often trivial. “Sure, he tried to overturn an election, but gas prices were lower.” “Yes, he’s selling cryptocurrency from the Oval Office, but he’s not starting new wars.”

The Social Function of False Equivalence

Why People “Balance” the Unbalanceable

www.notesfromthecircus.com

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myraja.bsky.social @myraja.bsky.social · 12h

“A simple “no” would have been easy if the photographs did not exist or if she had no knowledge of them. Her evasion suggests that they do in fact exist, as Wolff has claimed, that the FBI retrieved them, and that she has seen them. The public now deserves to see them, too.”

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Frank Murphy 🇺🇦 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 @thesidewalkballet.bsky.social · 12h

"Many I spoke with are centrist liberals. I asked them what if anything might force the industry to confront its dim longer-term prospects. Midterm election? Economic collapse? One Silicon Valley figure suggested “It could be as simple as 10 Republican senators discovering they have backbones.”"

Steven Levy @stevenlevy.bsky.social · 16d

When @wired asked me to look at Silicon Valley in the age of Trump, I saw the crash of the idealism that originally drew founders--and me--to the tech revolution. Selling out the dream will not serve those moguls (or us) well. www.wired.com/story/silico...

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong

Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.

www.wired.com

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Shaun Wong @shaunwong.bsky.social · 12h

Well darlin’ cakes you and #MAGA #Southerners Keep Voting For The #DeepState “Chains” #Republicans #GOP That Keep Dragging You Down Remember Who Gave You Access To #Healthcare It was #IObama #Democrats So You Can Own Your Own Small #Business Darlin’ But Keep Voting GOP to Send #Jobs Overseas darlin’

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

WEST VIRGINIAN: “If the subsidies go away I won’t have health insurance. I won’t go to the doctor. This really is a life or death situation.” #TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

(This shutdown is making the case for #MedicareForAll better than we ever could)

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

Gov. Wes Moore: "Trump yesterday threatened to withhold back pay for our federal workers. I want to be clear, those comments are reckless, those comments are irresponsible, and importantly, those comments are illegal. To our federal workers, I'm sorry."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

Simply producing cinematic footage is not enough. DHS has also turned to MAGA’s strongest soldiers in the culture wars to help them spread it. And those right-wing influencers, in turn, have focused their efforts on one platform: Elon Musk’s X. www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-propag...

The ICE Propaganda Campaign Goes Into Overdrive

MAGA commentators are stepping up as soldiers in Trump’s culture war to provoke confrontations against “Antifa” with the backing of DHS.

www.thebulwark.com

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