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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 2d

Where are the commanding officers of those sailors in the background. How are they letting this happen?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Gallego: "The president is an idiot. He doesn't actually understand how the military works."

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Andrew O'Neill ❌👑 @andrew-oneill.bsky.social · 7d

this entire opinion is really remarkable, and Judge Young calls it exactly like it is when it comes to ICE hiding behind masks. We must not tolerate such an insidious assault on who we aspire to be as a nation.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 7d

BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Yoli.G @yoligirl.bsky.social · 7d

Captive audience at Quantico.
Clearly doing one of his famous WEAVE speeches. 🫩😵‍💫😣😔

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 8d

Most interesting part of the speech—a familiar MAGA tirade—was the audience reaction. Didn’t hear a single person applaud. Generals and admirals sat silently during this political lecture from a former National Guard captain. The right reaction.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."

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🦋~Bindi~🦋 @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 9d

Period. Full stop.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 9d

BREAKING: Oregon & Portland just sued President Trump to block his order sending federal troops into the city.

The plaintiffs call the deployment “patently unlawful” and say it violates the U.S. Constitution and the Posse Comitatus Act.

Oregon Sues Trump to Stop ‘Unlawful’ Portland Troop Deployment

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 9d

So we've had two white male Marine veterans commit mass shootings this weekend in Michigan and North Carolina leaving at least 4 dead and a church burned down.

I'm sure MAGA will declare it an epidemic and push to ban white male Marine veterans from owning guns any day now.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 9d

Had the absolute pleasure of a lifetime talking to NYT Bestselling author and gun safety activist @shannonrwatts.bsky.social a week or so ago.

Our conversation really filled me up! Tune into the playback of our live conversation about #TheDoubleTax and grab your copy of the book:

Shannon Watts and Anna Gifty on "The Double Tax" women pay in America

Watch our Substack Live replay

shannonwatts.substack.com

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Alyssa Williams 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @alyssa667.bsky.social · 12d

I’m supposed to be at a dinner right now w/Shannon discussing this wonderful (highly recommend!) book but forgot I had school this evening, had to miss 😭 -cant be absent from this 1x week web conference for this very crucial class. Buy/read this lovely, empowering book!
#FiredUpBook

Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thrilled my new book, “Fired Up,” made both the NYT and USA Today bestseller lists this week. Check it out and then enroll for free in Firestarter University at firedupbook.com. Over 700 women have already signed up!

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 12d

@karenwalrond.bsky.social Dabbling!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16d

SCHUMER: “I hope and pray Trump will sit down with us.”

BASH: “And if he doesn’t Dems will vote no?”

@schumer.senate.gov : *suddenly seems to lose his hearing*

He “hopes and prays”, y’all. 🤔
Hard to watch.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 16d

Imagine if Richard Nixon had just tweeted out the Watergate scandal rather than putting it on secret tapes.

That’s what this is.

Truth Social post in which Trump addresses Pam Bondi and says she needs to immediately prosecute his political enemies

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 18d

Everything wrong with the Democratic Party in a nutshell.

95 House Democrats (including Jeffries!) just voted to honor the life & legacy of Charlie Kirk.

Only 58 voted no.

38 voted present.

clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · Aug 31

this ad is running on Black radio in VA and uh… youtu.be/TPxBcTiw-uc?...

Sandwich

YouTube video by Winsome Earle-Sears

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 22d

Describe a single historical precedent for defeating authoritarians by being nicer to them.

Isaac! At the Butler! @isaacbutler.bsky.social · 22d

Klein explicitly says his project is to dishonestly portray the true nature of the right for his readers in hopes that helps foster some common ground to heal our nation. This didn’t work for Obama and it’s not gonna work for him.

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Joe Kassabian @jkass99.bsky.social · 23d

It is very funny that people think their neighborhood Catholic priest has had their brain melted by online bullshit as much as they have.

Annie Kelly @annieknk.bsky.social · 23d

Online trads going to church for the first time and finding out it's not an IRL version of their personal Based internet club always cracks me up

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Good morning. I went to church today for the first time in a couple of months. I was sad that the name of Charlie Kirk was not mentioned a single time. Other tragedies were mentioned. But at this particular Catholic church, nothing about Charlie.

What were they afraid of?

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My church didn't mention Charlie Kirk or even "pray for our country". They did ask me for more money. I'm devastated.

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Church was packed this morning. The pastor delivered a canned sermon that could have been written last year. My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 23d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 25d

👀 this thread…

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25d

The alleged Charlie Kirk shooter proudly wearing his Trump costume for Halloween in 2017

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 26d

We can be morally outraged by an assassination and at the same time acknowledge that Charlie Kirk’s racism and misogyny were immoral. Whitewashing his behavior and beliefs betrays the collective by masking how we got to this place in America.

Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was

The right-wing influencer did not deserve to die, and we shouldn’t forget the many despicable things he said and did.

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Aaron Weiss @aweiss.bsky.social · 27d

Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.

Jared Polis has failed Colorado.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Governor Polis Orders Flags to Half-Staff to Honor the Anniversary of September 11th and the Passing of Charlie Kirk

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 27d

The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Sep 6

if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war

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