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Peter Krause @petergkrause.bsky.social · 7d

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The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay — The Atlantic

Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.

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Peter Krause @petergkrause.bsky.social · 7d

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Pete Hegseth Is Living the Dream — The Atlantic

A man who retired as a major lectures hundreds of generals about the need to meet his standards.

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Peter Krause @petergkrause.bsky.social · 7d

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In a Brutal Ruling Against Trump, a U.S. Judge Asked the Question That Will Determine America’s Fate — Esquire

Over 161 pages, William Young wrote what all of us are thinking—and then some.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

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Peter Krause @petergkrause.bsky.social · 9d

Personally, I love me some Bob Haney comics. That Teen Titans series is just pure off-kilter fun.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 9d

🧵*9/29/2025 noncooperation thread*

A daily-ish thread of acts of noncooperation, noncompliance, & defiance by individuals, communities, &/or institutions.
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"The Hawaii Constitution’s due process clause 'offers safety to HI's ppl that exceeds the federal constitution’s suddenly fluid protections'."

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: Hawaii's Supreme Court keeps releasing opinions that denounce the U.S. Supreme Court.

The latest? A new ruling that requires the police to record all interrogations from now on.

The author took it as an opportunity to say Hawaii's court will protect due process—while SCOTUS isn't:

Hawaii Supreme Court Expands Rights of Defendants, and Once Again Rebukes SCOTUS - Bolts

Hawaii justices ruled that their state constitution requires police to record interrogations. And they vowed to protect due process for Hawaiians—unlike, they said, the Roberts Court.

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Let the Right Hon In @danhon.com · 9d

Today, in "First They Came For"

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 9d

This is why I got a passport card.

‘I’m From Here!’: U.S. Citizens Are Ending Up in Trump’s Dragnet

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Elliot Blake @elliotblake.bsky.social · 9d

YouTube can afford it, but: extortion.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 9d

Breaking news: YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the company’s 2021 decision to suspend President Trump's account after the Jan. 6 attack.

The agreement says $22 million will go toward construction of a new White House ballroom.

YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit over post-Jan. 6 suspension

YouTube will pay $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit alleging it unfairly blocked President Donald Trump’s account after the Jan 6. Capitol attacks.

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Beaver Bones Darick @darickr.bsky.social · 9d

“They can’t even seem to settle on which conspiracy theory they want to advance. Was it Antifa? Did it not happen at all? Did Donald Trump really win the election? They can’t figure out what it is they want to say, and it’s because it’s just a tissue of lies and conspiracy theories,”

You Can’t Rewrite Facts

Trump is trying to gaslight the country by whitewashing January 6

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Beaver Bones Darick @darickr.bsky.social · 9d

Oh, I forgot to mention demented! Just what you want in a world leader, a mind struggling to grasp reality

Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia?

Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.”

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Beaver Bones Darick @darickr.bsky.social · 9d

Who ever would have thought that a narcissistic TV game show host turned politician, with multiple failed businesses and bankruptcies, no military or government experience (besides the last failed term) and a criminal record, would suck at the one real job he’s ever had?

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9d

Media and Dems are still getting this badly wrong: Trump is deeply unpopular! Recent approval numbers:

38-54 (Quinnipiac)
39-60 (AP)
40-56 (Gallup)
41-58 (Reuters)
39-56 (Economist)

On the pod, @lakshya.splitticket.org explains these numbers brilliantly. Listen:
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Trump Is a Weak, Failing President. These Brutal New Polls Confirm It.

As new national polls show Trump’s approval tanking, a leading analyst explains how the data shows that Trump is far more unpopular than is commonly acknowledged—and details why this matters for 2026.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 9d

New Yorker cartoons don’t miss.

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Peter Krause @petergkrause.bsky.social · 9d

Yeah, hard agree.

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Peter Krause @petergkrause.bsky.social · 9d

Yes.

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Opinion: Grotesque Bethpage circus holds a mirror up to Trump’s America — The Telegraph

Rory McIlroy and Team Europe exact karmic retribution with tense Ryder Cup victory after suffering vitriolic abuse by some of the US crowd

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Peter Krause @petergkrause.bsky.social · 10d

“Gantlet” not “gauntlet” but I’m the only one that’s picky about that. ;)

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Peter Krause @petergkrause.bsky.social · 10d

That was 3+ years of my comic book life, drawing ST:TNG when DC had the license.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.

The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.

Everyone must choose which side they’re on.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10d

Stop the scapegoating and start dealing with America’s real gun crisis.

HOMEGROWN‼️

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Adam L. Cox @adamlcox.bsky.social · 10d

The fact that Biden’s fitness was constantly questioned while Trump’s obvious problems are never mentioned tells you everything you need to know about the actual inherent bias of media in this country.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 10d

I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Rand Paul: "Chicago is a nightmare. It is literally a war zone."

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 11d

Bookmark this, America

eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 11d

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
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National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

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Wayne Fryback @waynefryback.bsky.social · 11d

Fucking fire from Portland Mayor Keith Wilson!!

"President Trump has directed 'all necessary Troops' to Portland, Oregon. The number of necessary troops is zero, in Portland and any other American city. The president will not find lawlessness or violence here unless he plans to perpetrate it.”

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 12d

Colombian President Gustavo Petro gave one of the most chilling speeches in recent history before the United Nations, and it has been totally ignored by US news media.

World Leader Compares Trump to Hitler in Front of Entire U.N.

American media has barely covered the scathing comments from Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

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Peter Krause @petergkrause.bsky.social · 13d

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The Comey Indictment Is Not Just Payback — The Atlantic

It’s an advance glimpse of Trump’s next attempt to seize power.

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