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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11h

I've been looking for more reporting on this. NVIDIA has an increasing number of deals where it is paying companies to buy its chips. sounds very bubbly.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 8h

"We should be exceedingly clear: There is no crisis in Chicago that requires the National Guard. To the extent that there is civil instability in Chicago it has been caused by Trump’s surge of federal agents into the city and their lawless assault on the citizens of Chicago."

Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 8h

NEW: "I don’t like sending out 'emergency' newsletters, but I’ve had my eye on the situation in Chicago all day....This moment has elevated the crisis so that it is no longer just a conflict between the federal government and a state, but between two states."
www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 8h

Finally, a clear message explaining what’s worth fighting for against Trump Republicans and their cruel, sociopathic cuts.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 8h

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 10h

Here’s video of the incident

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 8h

It’s sad that some folks only ‘see the light’ when it hits home. We were sent here to represent hundreds of thousands of people, not just our households.

It’s time for Republicans to remember their oath and do right by the people they serve.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9h

Does AG Pam Bondi think she’s auditioning for the VP slot in Trump’s unconstitutional third term?

Here’s the mashup from today’s shitshow you definitely didn’t ask for. But this important point: she’s reading off a script. Someone actually wrote this garbage and thought it was good to go.

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Gentleman ✨73✨ @bullfrog2828.bsky.social · 8h

Voodoo donuts this way boys!😉💙

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Rick Cooley @rcooley123.bsky.social · 8h

Bernie Sanders Drops A Bombshell On Republicans About The Obamacare Subsidies Crisis
www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/bernie-san...

Bernie Sanders Drops A Bombshell On Republicans About The Obamacare Subsidies Crisis

A new report from the Senate HELP Committee compiled stories from Americans in 42 states who expressed fear that Trump's cuts to ACA subsidies are going to kill them.

www.thedailypoliticususa.com

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 9h

Oregon’s National Guard General: They’ll defend America and protect protesters.

That’s leadership we need more of. 🇺🇸

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Jim Witkins @jimwitkins.bsky.social · 9h

Maybe trump will cut them all a $500 check and sign his name on it. (From the supposed tariff pot)

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 16h

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 16h

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%

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Caleb Crain @calebcrain.bsky.social · 10h

Chilling insight by @barbarafwalter.com: "Once citizens view their own government’s security forces as an occupying army, violence becomes inevitable. Trump’s team knows this… They’re trying to trigger the very unrest that would justify further crackdowns."

via www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

Screenshot from a NYT article by Thomas Edsall, quoting Barbara Walter of UC-San Diego: "The quickest way to piss people off is to send soldiers into their neighborhoods especially when there’s no reason for them to be there. It’s inherently provocative, and Trump and his team understand this. Research by the political scientist Robert Pape shows that the single most powerful predictor of suicide terrorism is the presence of foreign troops on local soil. People hate, hate, hate that. They hate the humiliation, the powerlessness, the feeling of being occupied.

"Once citizens begin to view their own government’s security forces as an occupying army, violence becomes inevitable. Trump’s team knows this. In fact, that’s the point. They are not trying to restore order; they’re trying to trigger the very unrest that would justify further crackdowns. In the end, violence serves their ultimate end: They want to create the illusion of disorder so they can tighten control and stay in power indefinitely."

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 11h

#Pinks #ResistanceUnited

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 9h

Lying must just come so naturally to Stephen Miller.

Full story here 👇

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11h

This is out of hand. These agents are there to cause trouble and violence, not to keep people safe. These are the scenes that play out in war torn, destitute countries - not America.

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Jonathan-FL #HumanRightsForEVERYONE @amerliberal.bsky.social · 10h

Bernie Sanders Unveils Report on Healthcare Devastation Looming for American Families

“I live in fear of whether or not I will be able to afford my life saving treatment,” one woman told Sanders’ office.

www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

'I'm Terrified I'll Die': Bernie Sanders Unveils Report on Healthcare Devastation Looming for American Families | Common Dreams

Sen. Bernie Sanders' report reveals Americans' fears over GOP healthcare policies, detailing personal stories of struggles with rising insurance costs.

www.commondreams.org

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 15h

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 13h

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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Ellsworth Green @greenellsworth.bsky.social · 1d

Terrorists, Nazism, Insurrectionists against Human Rights in the US:
1) djt
2) musk
3) vought
4) roberts
5) thomas
6) alito
7) gorsuch
8) kavanaugh
9) barrett
10) miller
11) vance
12) johnson
13) homan
14) hegseth
15) bondi
16) noem
17) patel
18) putin
19) thune
20) and countless others

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Jim Witkins @jimwitkins.bsky.social · 13h

Absolutely sabotaging our country.

The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 13h

Largely ignored by a media overwhelmed by daily outrages from the Oval Office, Trump’s destructive foreign policy strategy has some truly serious implications for America’s role in the world.

Trump Is Effortlessly Destroying Washington’s International Influence

With Congress compliant, the Supreme Court complicit, and media corporations compromised, Trump has forged a clear path to international irrelevance.

www.thenation.com

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13h

Senator Slotkin asks Army GC nominee about how many "designated terrorist organizations" the US is now supposedly in an armed conflict with and whether he can name them.

Army GC nominee refuses to answer.

Administration refuses to tell American public and Congress who POTUS has declared war on.

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 16h

“Who was president in 2020?” is the question of our time

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Jim Witkins @jimwitkins.bsky.social · 13h

What will #DrunkPete think about that?

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 13h

Chicagoans are calling it "Operation Butterfingers."

Jim Witkins @jimwitkins.bsky.social · 13h

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/state-terr...

State Terror, American Style

Forget about “soft autocracy”

paulkrugman.substack.com

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Gia Monroe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 @giamonroe.bsky.social · 15h

Mike Johnson is actively stealing representation from the citizens of Arizona. This district voted in Adelita Grijalva weeks ago but Johnson refuses to swear her into office as a political stunt. Call his office every day and ask him where our Congresswoman is. 202-224-3121 ☎️

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