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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 55m

My friend Lorraine Forte wrote this fine piece about what it's like living in Chicago "under a president eager to turn the military against us.”
@lforte26.bsky.social

Dispatch from Chicago: This is not a 'war zone'

A week after the outrage of a military-style raid on a Chicago apartment building, the city is bracing for a National Guard deployment ordered by President Trump.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 3h

ICE is the culmination of decades of straight white male indoctrination.

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The Trump Administration is Targeting Straight White Men

At first glance, it’s easy to focus on the Trump Administration’s attacks on historically marginalized minority communities: the incessant and increasingly violent war it is now raging on immigrants, ...

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 2h

www.trillionairesfortrump.org
🎯 On October 18, the unwashed masses will gather for yet another of their twee little “No Kings Day” protests.
👑 Don’t they realize that democracy is soooooo 2015?!
🎩 We Billionaires say:
ONE THRONE!
ONE CROWN!
ONE KING!

Trillionaires for Trump

In a dangerous era where Donald Trump and Elon Musk weaponize spectacle to dismantle democracy, Trillionaires for Trump (T$T) deploys strategic satire with a proven track record. Through joy, creativi...

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 4h

oh please Corey run 4 NHGovernor...we would love it if U took your sleazy inappropriate behavior&put it on display during a gubernatorial campaign. I realize it would be tough because u prefer having Kristi on a leash then actually putting your political neck on the line. thehill.com/homenews/cam...

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 4h

www.census.gov/library/stor.... Post-tax Income Inequality Rose From 2009 to 2024 Despite More Equal Household Income After Taxes and Credits

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 5h

hey Zohran Proof of Concept

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 18h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 5h

When Clinton ran in 1992 his slogan was: It is the economy stupid! Time 4 the democrats to embrace the new reality...It's the billionaires stupid! aside: read this book: Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet (The New Press) by Chuck Collins

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 18h

Pete Hegseth must be having a meltdown people.com/secretary-of...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Shames 'Fat Troops' and Generals — and Reveals New Military Weight Requirements

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said it’s a “bad look” to have “fat generals and admirals” walking around the Pentagon, and announced sweeping changes to the armed services.

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 19h

a picture of genius

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 23h

Pam Bondi has done extensive research on every democratic senator and their "relationship with Epstein or his close contacts" .given her detailed and thorough "research" how is it possible that she can not answer a single question about Epstein's relationship with his close friend Trump

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 1d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 1d

"Based on government and independent analyses, right-wing extremist violence has been responsible for the overwhelming majority of fatalities, amounting to approximately 75% to 80% of U.S. domestic terrorism deaths since 2001...." don't share with Stephen Miller theconversation.com/right-wing-e...

Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows

Donald Trump and top administration officials confidently assert that left-wing political violence is a huge problem in the US. They’re wrong, say researchers who study extremism.

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 1d

Learned a new latin phrase that explains the Trump/RFK jr approach to vaccines, drugs...“post hoc, ergo propter hoc,” meaning “after this, therefore because of this.” The phrase expresses the logical fallacy of assuming that one thing caused another merely because the first thing preceded the other

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 1d

as democracy dies so does the economy
With official data on hold due to the government shutdown, economists are turning to private reports, and the early signs, according to Moody’s, aren’t good.
“This data shows that the job market is weak and getting weaker”
thehill.com/business/554...

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 1d

Devastated by Trump's tariffs, American farmers are now at the point of giving ZERO fucks. They're speaking truth about the incompetent conman in the White House. 😳👇

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is sending Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Cairo to nail down a deal between Hamas and Israel. I have an idea...why not send them to Chicago to end Trump's war on American cities or is seeking peace abroad a distraction from the war he is inciting at home? www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...

LDF Condemns President Trump’s Call to Wage War on American Cities and Deployment of National Guard to Chicago

This past weekend, President Trump authorized the deployment of National Guard to Chicago, following increased presence of, and enforcement activities by, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) off...

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

They really will just say anything

Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 2d

Am I going insane or does the top of this NYT story on Portland read like vintage Breitbart?

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

N.Y.C.
Mayor's Race >
Who's Running
Capitalizing on Adams's Departur
By Kellen Browning Photographs by Jordan Gale Reporting from Portland, Ore.
Oct. 4, 2025
Too extreme. Too inexperienced. An absolute disaster.
Mainstream politicians are sharpening their attacks, and the wealthy are threatening to move away as a socialist revolution sweeps through the city.
They're not talking about Zohran Mamdani or his plans for New York City.
Rather, they are agonizing over the scene in Portland, Ore., where the democratic socialist principles espoused by Mr. Mamdani - the front-runner to become New York's next mayor
— have already taken root at City Hall.

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 1d

Clinton-It is the economy stupid!
Today-It is the rich stupid!
Reich-The wealth of the richest 1% in America just hit a record $52Trillion. These r the people getting huge tax cuts paid 4 by cuts to health care 4 millions.Every lie Trump&GOP tell about the shutdown is meant to distract U from this

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 1d

BUT open enrollment in most states begins Nov. 1, and insurers could increase premiums if they anticipate the subsidies will expire. thehill.com/homenews/hou...

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 1d

“We have effectively three months to negotiate. In the White House and in the halls of Congress, that’s like an eternity,”
The subsidies, which were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic and extended through the end of this year by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, expire at the end of December.

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson is a clever liar but the operative word is liar-this is misleading and he revels in it.
"House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) argued Monday the end-of-year deadline to extend subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is an “eternity” away. thehill.com/homenews/hou...

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Eric Thor @ericthor.com · 1d

I made a thing a few weeks ago! Now the campaign is officially launching it!

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 1d

the insanity is heating up and getting even more chaotic ...this just in from folks in Illinois: "In the downtown of Waukegan, which is our county seat, ICE agents are swarming the streets and pulling anybody who looks Latino and dragging them out of their cars."

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Arnie Arnesen @nharnie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like his mind is doing a version of mad libs