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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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The Provost / سيدة الفتنة @msentropy.bsky.social · 2d

Leavitt: “You guys are framing this like the president wants to do the exact thing he says he wants to do.”

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2d

My quote of the day

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Turning the military on citizens.

Attempting to rig elections.

Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.

Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out.

If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

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Pinky @pinky1259.bsky.social · 2d

NEVER FORGET💔

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Lisal @ljlboulder.bsky.social · 1d

They do it because they love terrorizing people.

Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 2d

Those people are out there terrorizing Americans and immigrants without pay, in case you wondered. 🧊🐖🧊🐖🧊🐖

www.news9.com/story/68e32d...

ICE agents work around the clock despite government shutdown. What to know

As the government shutdown enters day five, affecting many federal employees, ICE continues to operate without pay, with some courts still operating.

www.news9.com

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Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 2d

I am proud of MIT, where our branch of AAUP has voted unanimously to endorse this statement urging MIT leadership and the MIT Corporation to reject the Compact wholesale
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Letter Regarding Compact

MIT Chapter of the American Association of University Professors October 6, 2025 Statement on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” MIT has been invited by the federal governmen...

docs.google.com

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez

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Lisal @ljlboulder.bsky.social · 2d

In the evangelical churches mostly.

The Tobster @thetobster.bsky.social · 2d

www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-j.... What a liar. What is amazing is how MAGA GOP can lie with such a straight face. Where did Trump find all these immoral people?

Republicans Shift Tone On Health Care As Shutdown Drags On

“Republicans are the ones concerned about health care,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday.

www.huffpost.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Lisal @ljlboulder.bsky.social · 2d

Are they smokin somethin..???

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

I read @oliverdarcy.bsky.social's interview with WaPo's Matt Murray and I cannot believe he uttered these words: We’ve made great progress on an ambitious plan to reinvent The Post as the most trusted, accurate news organization in the world, with riveting and relevant information for all Americans.

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Lisal @ljlboulder.bsky.social · 2d

When I was in high school at Ursuline Academy in Dallas, we all went to see the movie. I don’t know that they would go see that movie today. Sad.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 2d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 3d

My quote of the day

All of my remaining realisable assets are to be disbursed … to constitute a fund, the interest on which is to be distributed annually as prizes to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.

Alfred Nobel

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Roslyn Reid @the-moonshadow.bsky.social · 2d

If u r a Republican struggling w/the decisions of the current administration, u r not alone
If u r a friend or family member of a diehard Republican MAGA supporter, u r not alone
There's hope & support on #Substacks "Leaving MAGA". Watch this interview w/its founder
open.substack.com/pub/leavingm...

My Conversation with Adam Kinzinger

Leaving MAGA's Substack

open.substack.com

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Lisal @ljlboulder.bsky.social · 2d

Loving this idea.

He doesn’t have immmunity…

Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 3d

Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement?

The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.

At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

Trump’s order to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Chicago is illegal, immoral, and must be stopped by the courts. ICE is already wreaking havoc in our communities. Let’s call this what it is: an invasion by out-of-state troops coming here only with the purpose of tormenting Chicagoans.

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Lisal @ljlboulder.bsky.social · 2d

Hating when you are right a la Hillary, Elizabeth and Kamala at a minimum!

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

I posted this one week after the election in 2024. Holds up.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Nov 15

Billionaire grifters are about to dismantle your government. So instead of your tax dollars going to your Medicare or your Medicaid or your affordable care act or to veterans benefits or your social security - it will go to THEM in the form of tax cuts for the wealthy.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Still waiting for it to trickle down...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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litzz11 @litzz11.bsky.social · 3d

If it were good news, he would. It's got to be catastrophic.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/02/e...

Elizabeth Warren calls for Trump to release the jobs report despite shutdown | CNN Business

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling on the Trump administration to release the September jobs report on Friday despite the ongoing government shutdown, a Senate aide told CNN on Thursday.

www.cnn.com

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Lisal @ljlboulder.bsky.social · 3d

He and Barinwouldnt know a fact if it bit them
in their asses.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d

perhaps the biggest story TFPever ran was a catastrophically shoddy argument that George Floyd ackshully died of an overdose. When confronted with irrefutable evidence that the piece was simply wrong, Weiss didn’t take it down, she asked her critic, @radleybalko.bsky.social, to come on a podcast.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 3d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press