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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 4h

Fail

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 5h

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 7h

DEI for me, not for thee.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h

really can’t say enough about how mike johnson is a sniveling little coward of a man. a bayou-bred pushover with a dignity deficit that would embarrass renfield

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 6h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 8h

Mike Johnson’s position is young pregnant American women shouldn’t have to wait before being turned away to die in the parking lot from an ectopic pregnancy the hospital is afraid to treat

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 8h

Fascists are desperate for violent disruption they can use an excuse for state violence and power grabs.

They have trouble with mockery, goofiness, and fun.

That holds across just about every type of authoritarianism. They like being feared for cruelty. They hate being laughed at and humiliated.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 19h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 46m

As a reminder, when Jack Posobiec was in the US Navy, they assessed his full capabilities and concluded that he was best suited to collecting samples for urinalysis

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

A window into how policy is made in this White House

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Q: Are you going to work with your administration to designate antifa a foreign terror organization?

TRUMP: You mean anti-terror?

Q: Antifa

TRUMP: Antifa?

Q: A foreign terror organization

TRUMP: Would you like to see it done? I'd be glad to do it. Does everybody agree? It sounds good to me

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 8h

"Weiss is a shameless opportunist and troll whose 'expertise' [...] has largely involved trolling everyone left of center for engagement clicks with culture war dogshit and dangerously shoddy reporting, then crying like a full-diapered toddler when people criticize her for being generally terrible."

Paramount Formally Hires Bari Weiss To Turn What’s Left Of CBS News Into A Soggy Right Wing Propaganda And Troll Farm

It’s super curious how the folks most vocal about being cancelled or having their “Conservative viewpoints silenced” now own or control most major U.S. media companies. Almost as …

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 9h

I love when Andy Ngo does one of his David Attenborough-style posts about Antifa and highlights some kid who took a bong rip and waddled into the protest dressed like a giant muppet.

My favorite flavor of his commentary by far.

Andy Ngo wants to draw your attention to Barney the dinosaur

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 9h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 2h

Dolly Parton has been a good person all her life. She does so many kind things for people. Compare that to someone like JK Rowling who wakes up every day and decides to be an absolute asshole.

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Joé McKen @joemcken.net · 2h

Pretty wild that the fever of punishing university professors for insufficiently praising dead nazi podcaster Charlie Kirk spread all the way to Canada.

(Well, Alberta, which is basically “what if Canada had a problem child who really wants to join the dark side”, but still.)

Canadian Civil Liberties Association @cancivlib.bsky.social · 8h

The University of Alberta’s recent decision to place law professor Florence Ashley on an involuntary, non-disciplinary leave following comments made on social media is deeply troubling.

Read this op-ed by our Executive Director, Howard Sapers, here.
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Opinion: U of A's response to Charlie Kirk comments erodes academic freedom

This case cannot be separated from the broader landscape of academic freedom currently under strain in Canada and beyond.

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Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 8h

It isn't just that you can't express verbal support for Palestine Action. You may also not even be free to simply question the government's decision to ban it. This is the most basic political expression — challenging how leaders govern. And yet.

Rick @rick-sco.bsky.social · 8h

Yeh, you can't even disagree with the action of declaring Palestine Action a terrorist group. Pretty sure they will just try to arrest anyone with the words Action & Palestine in what they deem to be the wrong order at this point. Some politicians are really in need of swift replacement.

Woman 'arrested' over 'I oppose proscription of Palestine Action' sign

A PROTESTER has claimed she was arrested for holding a sign saying “I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”.

www.thenational.scot

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Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 9h

If you haven't been paying attention to the Palestine Action protest arrests in the UK, you may not realize how truly absurd things have become.

Here's a good example: You can be arrested for holding up a magazine because its cover shows the sign, "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action."

Pro-Palestine protester arrested for holding up magazine at train station

A man has been arrested for holding up a magazine cover amid pro-Palestine protests in London.

www.thenational.scot

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 4h

Pleased to note that we got a great decision yesterday in a case we are helping the Institute for Justice in here in Houston. I’m proud to play a small part in helping IJ fight this thing.

thetexan.news/judicial/app...

Appeals Court Orders Harris County to Return Over $40,000 Seized in Civil Asset Forfeiture Case

The court held that evidence of a crime associated with the money was insufficient.

thetexan.news

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Joé McKen @joemcken.net · 2h

Of course, this assumes the paper’s leadership actually has a concrete plan or vision in mind beyond “we hate anything left-of-center now, surely getting rid of our liberal writers will improve things”, which may be giving them too much credit.

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Joé McKen @joemcken.net · 2h

Of course, this assumes the paper’s leadership actually has a concrete plan or vision in mind beyond “we hate anything left-of-center now, surely getting rid of our liberal writers will improve things”, which may be giving them too much credit.

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 3h

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Joé McKen @joemcken.net · 2h

I always wonder what the point is of stacking a paper’s editorial staff with right-wing flacks.

To appeal to a more “mainstream” audience? Replacing talented writers with hacks won’t make the paper more interesting.

To allay accusations of “bias”? Forget it, you’ll always be the “liberal media”.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 21h

Last week, new WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal quietly carried out another purge of staffers, cutting editors and major names like Marc Fisher and David Hoffman, among others.

Meanwhile, he welcomed three conservatives to the section.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Post Traumatic Disorder

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

www.status.news

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Joé McKen @joemcken.net · 2h

I always wonder what the point is of stacking a paper’s editorial staff with right-wing flacks.

To appeal to a more “mainstream” audience? Replacing talented writers with hacks won’t make the paper more interesting.

To allay accusations of “bias”? Forget it, you’ll always be the “liberal media”.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 21h

Last week, new WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal quietly carried out another purge of staffers, cutting editors and major names like Marc Fisher and David Hoffman, among others.

Meanwhile, he welcomed three conservatives to the section.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Post Traumatic Disorder

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

www.status.news

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Antti Gronow @anttigronow.bsky.social · 11h

Pure evil.

"A study published in The Lancet journal in June said the U.S. funding cuts could result in more than 14 million deaths, including more than 4.5 million children under age 5, by 2030."

Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 11h

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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h

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Leftists did the same thing to OJ Simpson. An entrepreneur, actor and sports icon of color and leftists wanted him in jail because of his relationship problems.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 20h

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 · 22h

Here’s video of the incident

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 22h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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