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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 7h

Saying the quiet part out very loud

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 7h

Their conversations with the Trump Administration seem to have been quite explicit on the plan. Pass a federal voter ID law that vote by mail states like OR and WA can't possibly comply with before 2026. Then have the GOP controlled Senate and House simply refuse to seat the people who won.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 9h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News

Bari Weiss is a weird and worrisome choice as top editor for CBS News | Margaret Sullivan

When Weiss was named editor-in-chief, it was the latest turn in the network’s confounding departure from its roots

www.theguardian.com

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Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · 12h

As you fight ICE in your neighborhoods, always look for potentially positive outcomes to counterbalance your anger and despair. For me this continues to be meeting more neighbors, talking to more neighbors, and finding that others close by have also been fighting in ways I was unaware of.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11h

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:

I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 9h

The problem is we think the Nazis were competent so we don't recognize murderous half-mad conspiracy dumbfuck as the fundamental building block of fascist regimes.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11h

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 10h

i fuckin’ knew it

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 10h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 15h

Does not appear that a majority of Americans are thrilled at the prospect of US troops being deployed at home for authoritarian theater.

Expect even fewer Americans are going to be enthusiastic about it if the Trump administration pulls the trigger on the Insurrection Act.

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 15h

58% of Americans - including half of Republicans - think the president should send armed troops only to face external threats, a sign of unease as President Donald Trump increasingly deploys National Guard troops to police American cities, a @reuters.com poll found.

www.reuters.com/world/us/mos...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22h

😂

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

Imagine that.

www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

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all hallows eve-run enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 17h

the biggest story out of silicon valley in the last 15 years is dunning-kruger syndrome, especially in the realm of economics. they thinkovated goldbuggery but somehow made it dumber

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
fortune.com/2025/10/08/b...

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Stephanie Allen @socalstephanie.bsky.social · 16h

X is such a Nazi filled racist trash heap.

On the left, the “Today’s News” top stories, specifically the last one about the arrest in the palisades fire. Note the photo.

On the right, the photo of the actual person arrested in the palisades fire investigation.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Stephanie Allen @socalstephanie.bsky.social · 21h

California, don’t forget to vote YES on Prop 50!!

Mail ballots are arriving now!!

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 1d

I started Degenerate Art a year ago today, in the last weeks of the before times. Today, I wrote about the most important history and current events I've covered related to our rapidly expanding authoritarianism, and what the future is likely to bring.

State of the Degenerate union

The newsletter turned one today! What's happened and what's next.

degenerateart.beehiiv.com

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Stephanie Allen @socalstephanie.bsky.social · 1d

Tim Meadows cannot tell them apart.

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d

EDDIE: A wild goose chase?

FREDDIE: No. Geese was who I got.

FREDDIE: I got Geese.

EDDIE: Goose?

FREDDIE: No, Geese.

EDDIE: More than one?

FREDDIE: It’s just the one. Geese

EDDIE: I’m saying. Geese is more than Goose.

Freddie and Eddie, the Nation’s Leading Temu Abbott and Costello, in “Dat Bird!”

“Goose is a jam band. Geese is indie rock. They both have new albums. They’re also both on tour. Confused? We can help.” — New York Times - - -FRED...

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 2d

California passed a huge climate package last month, w/ a big effort to weave in affordability. It's wonky but important stuff, and I broke it all down for you:
- Cap & invest extension / rebrand
- transmission accelerator
- permission to join a Western RTO!
more here heatmap.news/energy/calif...

California’s Big Climate and Energy Package, Explained

The state quietly refreshed its cap and trade program, revamped how it funds wildfire cleanup, and reorganized its grid governance — plus offered some relief on gas prices.

heatmap.news

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 1d

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

heatmap.news

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frog’s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 1d

Hi, folks, a little personal news. In mid-November, I'm getting my aortic valve replaced via open-heart surgery. As scary as that sounds, my prognosis is excellent. This is fairly personal health news, and I'm posting publicly for two reasons.

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 1d

Supreme Court: of course states can regulate, and restrict access to, medical procedures if there’s a compelling public interest

Colorado: (bans conversion therapy for minors)

Supreme Court: no not like that, we only meant abortion

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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