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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 8h

The most frustrating thing about this war is that the US could step in forcefully now with harsh sanctions against Russia and a large military package for Ukraine with ranged weapons as the centrepiece, and the war would end soon with a Russian defeat.

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bmaz @bmaz.bsky.social · 7h

Is Trump going to have Americans extrajudicially executed in their homes?

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Hearts and Minds @nocoguy.bsky.social · 5h

In her pathetic appearance Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Pam Bondi delivered a display of puerile arrogance so complete it amounted to contempt for the rule of law.
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A Ridiculous Attorney General

Bondi’s smug evasions revealed volumes about the Administration

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4d

This is what the inside of the train looks like that was attacked today by a terrorist state in Shostka.

During the filming, there was another Russian drone over the station.

📹 Radio Liberty

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 4d

📸🙏 Footage of the aftermath of the attack on the railway station in Shostka

Eight people were injured in the attack, according to preliminary data.

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J Patrice McSherry @jpmcsherry.bsky.social · 4d

'The ruling was an astonishing rebuke of both the Justice Department and some of its top officials, including Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general'

NMhope @nmhope2025.bsky.social · 4d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Judge Finds ‘Likelihood’ That Charges Against Abrego Garcia Are Vindictive

www.nytimes.com

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 5d

A benefit of only giving politics moderate attention is that it insulates you from the sense that Trump's return to power fundamentally transforms the quotidian social contract—meaning among other things whether casual racism or sexism is acceptable. Keeping politics at a distance is inoculation

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 5d

What can mid-rise housing look like on side streets where lots are redeveloped one at a time? This example is a good one.
- All homes have windows in at least two directions.
- Elevator building.
- Entry door from a balcony for fresh air.
50x122 is a common lot size in much of western North America.

Bryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 5d

The New Vancouver Special - 50' lot edition.

Accessible single stair flats on a 50x122 lot.
12 family size homes (or) 24 small units.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5d

Judge William G. Young ’62 noted that the Trump administration’s tactics aimed to scare pro-Palestine individuals into silence. And it worked. Throughout the case, faculty testified that noncitizens on college campuses kept quiet out of concern that they would be arrested or deported.

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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 8d

They sat stone-faced and silent as the president called for them to use US cities as training grounds and to fight “the enemy within,” and the secretary of defense told them to ignore “stupid rules of engagement “ and “woke garbage.”

Then they were threatened with dismissal if they didn't obey.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8d

www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 7d

www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

"Both graduation and retention rates have fallen since the takeover in 2023.... even as New College spends more than 10 times per student what the other 11 members of the State University System... a head count under 900 and a $118.5 million budget"

Spending Soars, Rankings Fall at New College of Florida

Student outcomes and rankings are slipping at the liberal arts college while spending is up. Critics believe the college is at risk of implosion, and some are calling for privatization.

www.insidehighered.com

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 7d

Lord knows nobody is ever going to put me in charge of Democratic messaging but if they did, one of the messages of the day would be "yesterday the Trump administration outrageously mixed partisan politics into the military, subjecting our top men and women in uniform to a campaign rally where...

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 10d

“That production gap – the difference between the cuts required to keep emissions in check and planned production – is even bigger than two years ago,” reports The Canadian Press.

Yet our leaders keep approving new fossil fuel projects.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/22/n...

Canada, major fossil-fuel producers are widening the gap between output and climate targets: report

Canada and other major fossil fuel-producing countries are derailing the world’s chance to hit key targets to rein in climate change, a new international report suggests, with 2030 production levels e...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 10d

just my two cents on Ezra Klein: he is generally good on policy and his work on things like housing is helpful

the problem is that his punditry is misguided for two reasons:

1) he is not skeptical enough of right wing bad faith

2) he is acting like the U.S. is Hungary, where the right is popular

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Corey Brettschneider @democracyprof.bsky.social · 12d

I’ll be on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social at 7 30 tonight talking about free speech and it’s shut down.

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Corey Brettschneider @democracyprof.bsky.social · 23d

Trump blames "the radical left" for the actions of one person and betrays his Oath. My latest for @cnn.com

youtu.be/J7pzXWTKMcc?...

Trump Blames the “Radical Left” — Betraying the Oath of Office | Corey Brettschneider on CNN

YouTube video by The Oath and the Office

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Cheryl Hall @cahall.bsky.social · 14d

POLITICAL THEORISTS looking for a tenure-track JOB: University of South Florida is hiring! Apply by Oct. 31.

Please share!
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Assistant Professor - Political Theory

The School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies (SIGS) at the University of South Florida (Tampa campus) invites applications for a 9-month, full-time and tenure-earning Assistant Professor position be...

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John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 11d

Want to co-sign this as someone who works in philanthropy. Conservative donors and foundations have been willing to invest huge sums for general support, correctly assuming that it would produce long-term gains. The liberal approach to philanthropy has been pretty much the exact opposite.

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Ilya Lozovsky @ichbinilya.bsky.social · 22d

Horrible story about a Russian man who fled the military, hoped for asylum in the United States, but has now been sent back to the gulag.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24d

Elon Musk is involved in morally depraved incitement to violence, and he is using Twitter to do it.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24d

"Russia has significantly escalated strikes on Ukraine since President Trump took office, data show, defying his call for peace by increasing the range of buildings hit, including civilian ones." www.wsj.com/world/these-...

These Charts Show How Putin Is Defying Trump by Escalating Airstrikes on Ukraine

Russia has significantly stepped up its drone and missile strikes this year.

www.wsj.com

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 25d

Our ability to comprehend daily events has been corrupted by a toxic info environment where political & attentional dynamics distort & manipulate our “collective sensemaking” processes. Our “official” sources are now products of that same environment. Reality fractures, along with the social fabric.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25d

I have no words for this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

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