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Common Sense doc @commonsensedoc.bsky.social · 13h

One hundred percent correct. They are re-fighting the first US Civil War.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 15h

My New One at MSNBC Opinion on How the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Kill Off What Remains of the Voting Rights Act While Few Pay Attention–With Implications for 2026 Redistricting www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... @msnbc.com

How the Supreme Court could aid the GOP's redistricting games

If the court rules quickly enough in a key voting rights case, it could allow yet another round of partisan redistricting before the 2026 midterms.

www.msnbc.com

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Sense & Synthesis @sensynthesis.bsky.social · 15h

Call me crazy, but I believe Senate has some oversight powers — should they dare to step out of line and use them.

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 15h

'We don’t control what he’s going to do': GOP's Thune regrets support for Russ Vought

www.rawstory.com

'We don’t control what he’s going to do': GOP's Thune regrets support for Russ Vought

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 15h

Rev. David black was shot 7 times with exploding pellets containing chemicals. His crime: protesting against ICE and participating in a prayer vigil outside the Broadview ICE Facility.

Fight fascism!

www.newsweek.com/chicago-past...

Chicago pastor sues Trump admin after allegedly being shot by ICE agents

Rev. David Black alleges ICE shot him without warning in Broadview; joins suit over protester rights violations.

www.newsweek.com

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Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox @revdrmatthewfox.bsky.social · 1d

Join Matthew Fox & @gilduran.com w/ host @revpilot.bsky.social for a 2-part lecture/conversation series: Counterpoint: A Response to #PeterThiel ’s #Antichrist hosted by Convergence. Wed.+Thurs., 10/8-9, 4:00-5:30 pm PT
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#siliconvalleyreligion #Theocracy #religiousnotspiritual

Counterpoint: A Response to Peter Thiel's Antichrist

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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 16h

Here's an updated list of all the technology ICE has in its arsenal to mass deport people.

We've added new sections on cell-site simulators and cellphone location data.

techcrunch.com/2025/10/08/h...

Here's the tech powering ICE's deportation crackdown | TechCrunch

From phone spyware and facial recognition to phone unlocking technology and databases and more, this tech powers Trump's deportation machine.

techcrunch.com

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 15h

The MAGA right’s cynical effort to rewrite the history of January 6 reached a new but seemingly inevitable low this week. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/cal...

Calls for retaliatory prosecutions are the next phase in the right’s rewriting of January 6

www.mediamatters.org

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Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social · 2d

"To reach goals like curing pediatric cancer and developing better treatments for opioid addiction, we need to invest in the best research ideas, not divert support to weaker studies from universities whose leaders traded away their independence for cash."

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2d

My new op-ed with @lkfazio.bsky.social:

Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.
Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

The shuttered DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties “was one of the very few tools we had to check ICE, to hold ICE accountable,” immigration lawyer Sophia Genovese said. “Now you see them speeding to complete authoritarianism.”

(Published April 2025)

“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights

The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS i...

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Leah Shaffer @leahshaffer.bsky.social · 2d

👀Notable context in times when medical research funding is being destroyed. And Funding for the police state increases. 🩺 🧪

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 2d

What Americans Die from?

And what the media reports on...

Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

What's important is to understand the cumulative effect of it all. To not just see today's outrage.

See the silencing of Kimmel, the arrest of Comey, the harassment of Soros, the troops in our cities, the seizure of spending power, as all part of a plan to end our democracy.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Either you're against fascism, or you're foolish enough to believe it won't come for you.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

As Matt says in this thread, Trump and Stephen Miller's core goal is to build an authoritarian state, and that's what's encountering such stiff resistance, both within civil society and in the country at large -->

Matt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 2d

Great discussion of Trump's government shutdown by @gregsargent.bsky.social in @newrepublic.com

What comes to the fore is how the administration still views so much of the government as the official opposition...

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Transcript: Trump Press Sec Snaps at Journos as Shutdown Polls Worsen

As Karoline Leavitt loses her temper under tough questioning about the government shutdown, a writer who closely tracks MAGA explains how all this reveals deepening cracks in Trump’s coalition.

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Matt McManus @mattpolprof.bsky.social · 2d

Great discussion of Trump's government shutdown by @gregsargent.bsky.social in @newrepublic.com

What comes to the fore is how the administration still views so much of the government as the official opposition...

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Transcript: Trump Press Sec Snaps at Journos as Shutdown Polls Worsen

As Karoline Leavitt loses her temper under tough questioning about the government shutdown, a writer who closely tracks MAGA explains how all this reveals deepening cracks in Trump’s coalition.

newrepublic.com

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 2d

If "states' rights" mean anything, they must include the right to not get invaded by another state in peacetime.

Americans everywhere: Speak up and stand against Trump's outrageous assaults on Illinois and Oregon.

gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...

Gov. Pritzker Statement on the Texas National Guard Being Deployed to Illinois

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after the Illinois National Guard was informed that the Texas National...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 2d

"It is a choice that Israel has, whether to feed the people or whether to starve them."

Famine Expert: Israel’s Starvation of Gaza Risks Normalizing the Weaponization of Food

Palestinians are still being systematically starved in Gaza even as ceasefire talks are underway this week. “It is a choice that Israel has, whether to feed the people or whether to starve them,” says...

www.democracynow.org

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

"Republicans are working around the clock, which is why I sent everyone home for three weeks."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 2d

Today is the 17th day in a row that House Republicans have refused to come to work.

Instead of preventing health care costs from skyrocketing, they’re preventing the Epstein files from being released.

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Sense & Synthesis @sensynthesis.bsky.social · 2d

If only… but impossible, because Reds would have to part with power and privilege, and it’s zero-sum to them.

Tribalism will get us to civil war before we get close to accountability.

Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 2d

This would be great‼️ Imagine how quickly it would be for the red card holders to do a 360‼️
THE DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA‼️

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d

Thank you Dr. Houry for calling a spade a spade. RFK Jr. is leading a hostile takeover of the CDC. ~80% of experienced leaders gone, science sidelined. The health of all Americans is on the line. #FireRFKJ #SaveTheCDC
@drdebhoury.bsky.social

Full interview:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A ‘hostile takeover’: ousted CDC official raises alarm over RFK Jr approach to infectious disease

Debra Houry speaks after testifying on eight months under Kennedy, who critics say shuns science and spreads falsehoods

www.theguardian.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2d

Russ Vought will not get an invite to the block party: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is "abhorrent."

The people living near Trump's "grim reaper" of government cuts have put up signs letting him know they stand with federal workers.

www.motherjones.com

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 2d

I forgot to ask, which group of framers are you talking about? The powdered wig dudes in 1787, or the ones who wrote and ratified the Reconstruction Amendments? Because the right wing SCOTUS pretends like the Reconstruction Amendments never happened and that there's only one group of framers.

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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 2d

This is Trump's Commerce Secretary saying Epstein was "the greatest blackmailer ever." How else could he have gotten his sweetheart deal from the government?

The coverup needs to end. Republicans have the power to release the files. The victims are asking for justice. Release the files.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7d

Lutnick on Epstein:

Devine: So how come these other people could hang around him and not see it?

Lutnick: They participated. That's what his M.O. was, "Get a massage" And what happened in that massage room, I assume is on video. This guy was the greatest blackmailer ever. That's how he had money.

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 6d

Karoline Leavitt: We have millions of troops who are currently going without pay.
Dana Perino: Russ Vought signed off on their pay.
Leavitt: (Embarrassed, changes subject.)

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4d

also, in keeping with Vance’s view of american identity, only white people are fully American with the right to critique or dissent. nonwhites must show proper gratitude (supporting Trump or marrying JD Vance) before they can speak critically of the country (in approved ways, of course)

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 4d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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