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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 15h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 14h

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 15h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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🌸Norma Jeen🌸 @normajeen.bsky.social · 1d

I'll say his name... David Rose, HERO!
RIP 🩵💔
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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

www.nytimes.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

“No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”

George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

The Notebook (2004)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Is the fentanyl crisis over at the Canadian border?

TRUMP: Is what?

Q: The fentanyl crisis

TRUMP: No, it's not over. I think it's never gonna be over

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 1d

Every major city in Texas has a higher murder rate than Chicago

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 1d

Incredibly slimy and dishonest, but also... yes?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The same people who insisted devout Catholic Joe Biden was leading a “war on Christianity” are now cheering Trump on as his armed goons assault clergymen.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 22h

It will be bad for the townsfolk if the data mining billionaires are allowed to control the mountain and the water tower.

George Pearkes @peark.es · 22h

Chucky has sauces inside Paramount Skydance, which is not at all surprising.

Anyhow, they're looking to get PE involved in the WBD bid.

Exclusive | Paramount Skydance talking to Apollo, buyout firms to join possible $60B Warner Bros. Discovery bid: sources

“These companies bring a lot to the table since they own stakes in Hollywood properties and have a lot of money,” said one source.

nypost.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 23h

Something not fully appreciated in the Riyadh comedy festival discourse is that in many ways Saudi Arabia is getting *more* repressive

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions?

Activists believe that authorities are abusing the justice system to silence dissent and chill speech.

www.thenation.com

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 21h

Weber State administrators told student they couldn't present their research on the state's anti-DEI law at an on-campus conference on censorship(!) unless they removed all mentions of DEI from their slides

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Weber State Censors, Then Cancels, Censorship Conference

University officials said that several planned presentations violated a Utah state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities.

www.insidehighered.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 17h

Real quandary for Rubio: how do you pull your boss out of a meeting with Andy Ngo and other esteemed pro-fascist personages?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio whispers in the ear of President Donald Trump after handing him a note about a Middle East deal saying "Very close. We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first"

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Michael Love @elkmovie.bsky.social · 23h

Can’t wait to read 7 op ed’s about how Zohran Mamdani is an anti-Semite from people who laid off Jewish staffers on Yom Kippur

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 1d

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 1d

It is my sincerest hope that by the end of this there are 1000 protesters in various animal/cartoon costumes.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23h

Waiting on those $1000 tariff rebate checks. 🤡

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

EVERCORE, on Argentina bailout:

There are concerns “Bessent could try to push the Fed to open up a swap line directly with the Argentine central bank at the Fed’s credit risk. .. Bessent is likely hoping that an initial down payment on domestic farm support will give him enough political cover ..”

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 20h

Elon Musk said he was going to cut spending by $2 trillion dollars, but instead spending is higher this year than we thought it would be before Trump took office. Truly incredible stuff.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 20h

CBO fy2025 projections for deficit/spending/etc are out

Some issues make simple comparisons apples-to-oranges, so I'll do apples-to-apples & explain in the thread

Relative to pre-Trump projections:
-Primary deficits ⬆️ $34 bn
-program spending ⬆️ $97 bn
-revenues ⬆️ $63 bn
www.cbo.gov/publication/...

2025 (January estimate, adjusted to fix issues) 2025 CBO estimate (remove student loan one-time revaluation) 2025 (adjusted for student loans) vs. 2025 projection (adjusted to fix issues)
Spending 7061 7166 105
Program spending 6108 6205 97
Interest 953 961 9
Revenue 5163 5226 63
Primary deficit 945 979 34
Total deficit 1898 1940 42

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

“.. the debate inside the administration has shifted recently, from whether it makes sense to invoke the act to more deeply exploring how and when it might be invoked ..”

@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

“.. Close-up photos .. revealed that Bondi had a folder containing screenshots of social media posts, bullet-pointed clapbacks ..” 🤡

@thedailybeast.bsky.social
www.thedailybeast.com/pam-bondi-ac...

Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing

The attorney general chose to lash out rather than answer questions from lawmakers about the late pedophile.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

JPM DESK: “.. the US budget deficit has not shrunk despite the tariff revenue.

“.. if tariffs are not being used to pay down debt or in some cases as a bailout (e.g., soybean farmers ..) at what point does the bond market react negatively?”

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

Good lord.

@apnews.com

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katefromnyc.bsky.social @katefromnyc.bsky.social · 11h

I don’t think they’ve presented even circumstantial or soft evidence they were drug traffickers. Small boats, several people on board, very far from the U.S.—Much more likely to be fishing boats.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

AP: “.. the administration has only pointed to unclassified video clips of the strikes posted on social media by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and has yet to produce ‘hard evidence’ that the vessels were carrying drugs.”

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/trum...

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 15h

www.theverge.com/policy/79051...

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