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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · Sep 4

Patty Murray thinks getting a "temporary" extension of ACA subsidy enhancements is just fine as long as it's "bipartisan"

I'll say it again: Bipartisanship is appeasement. h/t @atrupar.com

Now is not the time to do that. If they fight for us they'll win. Even if it means the government shuts down.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 1d

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 1d

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 4h

At some point if he loses enough support, the dam begins to break in the cult. You’re already seeing MTG speaking out.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 7h

The government has submitted a wailing motion on discovery in the Jim Comey case--partly wailing that bc he won't agree to a protective order--they don't have agreement.

But they basically ignore Judge Nachmanoff's order that ALL discovery is due Monday.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.com

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 5h

Shocking, I know.

www.rawstory.com/trump-stephe...

Admin insiders 'privately worrying' Stephen Miller is turning voters against Trump: report

Trump administration officials are worried that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is turning voters against the president, according to a new report.CNN on Saturday published a report a...

www.rawstory.com

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Trump Is Evil @bryansmithblue.bsky.social · 9h

4 cars filled with masked men wearing tactical gear escorted by a police car.....all to take down a 15 year old girl.

Yet, I never heard from the cops about the guy who stole money from my vehicle.

This is maga.

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driftglass @driftglass.bsky.social · 11h

Now that antifa has teamed up with antiphon, antihistamine and antidisestablishmentarianism, I anticipate we will be the antithesis of and antidote to MAGA'a antimonic, antisocial antipathy for facts and reality.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 9h

This is a disgusting and cynical ploy on her part.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 10h

This is terrifying. What must her parents be thinking today?

Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 11h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 11h

How does he do this without Congress? Illegally, that’s how.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12h

Breaking news: President Trump said the government would issue paychecks to military service members during the government shutdown, ordering Defense Department officials to repurpose money to make payroll.

Trump orders Defense Dept. to issue military paychecks during shutdown

Military service members were set to miss paychecks on Wednesday. Other government workers will not be paid.

wapo.st

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 11h

Here, Politico, I fixed it for you:
"Johnson Does Best Goebbels Imitation: Viciously Misrepresents No Kings protest as 'Hate America rally'"

Politico @politico.com · 1d

Johnson slams the No Kings protest march scheduled to take place in DC next week as the “hate America rally” that would draw “the pro-Hamas wing” and “the antifa people.”

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

www.politico.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

Schatz: They’re stopping wind and solar because this guy has some very strange ideas about the energy mix. And it’s consistent with the rest of his political and economic philosophy — if there’s less of everything, it gives him more authority to dole out favors

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 11h

Hey Siri - Show me the biggest liar in college football more fit to be in the Trump White House than leading an athletic department. #ucla #gobruins

X post from LA Times Ben Bolch

“UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond came over to where I was sitting in the press box late in the third quarter to discuss the changes he made in the coaching staff that sparked this turnaround”

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 11h

Well well well …

My #UCLA FAM - this is where we are at now. #GOBRUINS 💙🐻💛

“We want UCLA,” sign says from perennially envious Duck fans. 😄

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 1d

🤨 we know who’s terrorizing our country.
www.nokings.org find a rally 10/18/25 👊🏼

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 1d

#YesOn50

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 1d

OMG I just saw the new Tom Steyer #StickItToTrump ad during Wheel of fortune and it’s awesome.

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 1d

Right?

Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 1d

A security blanket?

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 1d

What a crock of shit from Marc Benioff — who appears willfully ignorant of news and facts and so thirsty for approval and attention from the Trump tech bros (who in the past mocked him relentlessly) that he is soiling himself in public www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, that’s quite the change.

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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 1d

Get up and walk now, motherfucker, Christ heals thee.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1d

Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."

Douthat: So that’s the first purpose of your political project, for America to stop making God angry.

Wilson: Yes. And most people think that when they are confronted with that project, they think that we want to get our tentacles into everything and start controlling everything. I actually think we need limited government. The government should be significantly smaller than it is, and we need to curtail a lot of the busybodyness that we have. That’s why I would call myself a theocratic libertarian. There is a true libertarian element in this, and yet, the transcendent grounding for what we’re talking about means that we acknowledge the authority of God.

We have racked up quite a body count of awful crimes, and I believe the only way out is for us to repent and turn to Christ. This would be things like no more Pride parades, no more drag queen story hours, no more abortion on demand, no more legalized same-sex unions — all of that, done. That’s the repentance part.

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting that they mention the heart but not the brain.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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