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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 16h

What began as a routine investigation became a propaganda gift...proof that caution without courage is a weapon aimed at yourself. Arctic Frost isn’t the scandal...it’s the mirror.👇

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 7h

If we are taking in “trillion” of dollars in tariffs:

1. Why haven’t we paid down a cent of the debt?

2. Why can’t we afford to not fuck millions of people over with expiring insurance subsidies?

3. Why is none of it being used to help the abysmal job market?

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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 6h

According to the Worst "President" Ever,
Portland is “burning to the ground.”

The reality feels a lot different.
But how can you be sure?
A new website, isportlandburning.com
answers the question.

How?
Live cameras of the city,
fact-checked claims &
a live map of fire incidents in the city.

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

🤞 @ericswalwell.bsky.social

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 4h

Harris and Hillary were right about it all. Every shocking prediction is coming true.

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Florida Wild Child @floridawildchild.bsky.social · 1h

A man who lives up to his oath.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19h

So the people causing the shutdown are getting paid. The people keeping the country running don’t.

And Speaker Mike Johnson won’t let the House come back to work. So basically they’re on a paid vacation while Americans miss paychecks.

Did I get that right?

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1h

EU says Gaza peace plan deal a 'significant breakthrough' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eu-says-gaza-peace-plan-deal-significant-breakthrough

EU says Gaza peace plan deal a 'significant breakthrough'

<article data-history-node-id="429863" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eu-says-gaza-peace-plan-deal-significant-breakthrough" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eu-says-gaza-peace-plan-deal-significant-breakthrough" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">EU says Gaza peace plan deal a 'significant breakthrough'</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The European Union on Thursday said the peace plan deal between Israel and Hamas was a "significant breakthrough".</p> <p>"This is a major diplomatic accomplishment and a real chance to end a devastating war and release all the captives," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, adding: "The EU will do what it can to support its implementation".</p> </div> </div> </article>

www.middleeasteye.net

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Max @mhalty.bsky.social · 57m

For the first time in his sad and ugly life Trump is right: the President of Puerto Rico needs to be removed now!

💙 LoriB 💙 @laamidon.bsky.social · 6h

If only.....

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Pinche the Undying @pinche-pi.bsky.social · 18h

A lot of food and no one is eating, apparently the polonium pancakes weren't a hit

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Citizen Snippy △ @citizensnippy.bsky.social · 19h

General 1: "Psst... what happens to us if we eat this food?"

General 2: "What happens to us if we don't?"

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 19h

😵‍💫 The Kremlin showed Putin's celebratory lunch with the generals yesterday.

It doesn't feel festive at all. Everyone's expressions are gloomy…

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10h

I was on a sinking ship once.

The atmosphere on board was considerably more jovial than thus.

True story.

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 19h

😵‍💫 The Kremlin showed Putin's celebratory lunch with the generals yesterday.

It doesn't feel festive at all. Everyone's expressions are gloomy…

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Mitch Jackson ⚖️ @mitch.social · 7h

House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Super Bowl should have picked a halftime performer with wider appeal, suggesting Lee Greenwood as an example.

Listeners on Spotify:

Lee Greenwood - 447,395
Bad Bunny - 79,800,000 (179 times more popular)

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 7d

ICE in Chicagoland today:

CBP agents were seemingly everywhere, with arrests across several neighborhoods and the suburbs. Exact numbers are unknown.

Neighbors in Garfield Park witnessed feds choking a Black man in the street, and Border Patrol snatched people at retail strips and traffic stops.

Kidnappings across Chicago’s Northwest Side, Bronzeville, Cicero and suburbs; DHS confirms 37 arrests in South Shore apartments raid • The TRiiBE

A day after federal officers swarmed an apartment building in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, agents returned to the South and West sides on Wednesday

thetriibe.com

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 7d

I’m reading this by @mark-bray.bsky.social

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d

*A Republican lawmaker objected to reference to Charlie Kirk holding “often racist and controversial views” in local Alaska news
*The corporate owner took down the story and edited it
*The journalists resigned

This feels like more and more of our media now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 4d

It’s true that sometimes the law holds back Trump and affords us some semblance of safety.

But the more we lean into the law as our shield, the more powerful it will become as a sword when Trump changes it in his favor and wields it against us.

Only mass antifascism, legal or not, can save us.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

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M_Beltza @beltza.bsky.social · 3d

Hace días entrevisté a @mark-bray.bsky.social para hablar de la situación social en EEUU. Lo narrado era verdaderamente preocupante. Ayer supe que debido al acoso de la ultraderecha se traslada a España con su familia.
La entrevista, en @elsaltodiario.com 👇
www.elsaltodiario.com/estados-unid...

Mark Bray: “En Estados Unidos nos encontramos ante una situación sin precedentes para el antifascismo”

El historiador estadounidense Mark Bray se declara “orgullosamente judío antisionista” y cree que lo que necesita su país es una huelga general contra las políticas de Trump.

www.elsaltodiario.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

Nevermind found it: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US justice department removes study finding far-right extremists commit ‘far more’ violence

Report finding rightwing extremists have killed more Americans than other domestic terrorist groups vanished from DoJ website

www.theguardian.com

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Mary Rizzo @maryrizzo.bsky.social · 1d

What's happening to my colleague Mark Bray is disgusting. Him and his family are being doxed and getting death threats by right wing supposed "free speech" advocates bc wrote a book about anti fascism. You can't make this shit up! Our universities must fight back.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with @mark-bray.bsky.social, a fantastic, thoughtful, and generous scholar whose work about antifa is so important in this moment.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 1d

The attack on Mark is another stunt by right-wing grifters to victimize a random person in an effort to use MAGA fear mongering to justify their existence. It should go without saying we should do anything possible to support his family.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

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