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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Schiff: "You begin to wonder -- do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can't rule that out."

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 5h

The U.S. was added to a global human rights watch list, and the Committee for the First Amendment, originally birthed during McCarthyism, was brought back, both due to actions of this administration. Let that sink in.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Is that a child being kidnapped?

Cowards wearing masks

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 5h

We should all be happy for any progress toward a cessation of hostilities in Gaza and especially for the release of the surviving hostages. That said: editors and writers need to be clear a temporary ceasefire is not a "peace" deal. What we're talking about is phase one of a multiphase plan.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 5h

Here’s an angle for a journalist looking for a fresh take on the White House “Antifa” roundtable — most of the people who participated are employed by or have a direct financial connection to Turning Point USA. I think that’s pretty telling, no?

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 9h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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soleadyonis.bsky.social @soleadyonis.bsky.social · 4h

Who instituted a damn curfew??

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 9h

Dems can just clip the "we took the freedom of speech away" and make an ad

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 7h

"We took the freedom of speech away." -DJT

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Kristi Noem: "Any elected official that allows this to happen and gives cover to those kind of individuals who are perpetuating murder should absolutely be prosecuted in my opinion."

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 6h

My friend f/ NY received this 😔 message today.

NY's Essential Plan was established under an optional ACA provision that allows states to create a Basic Health Program for low-income residents who don't qualify for Medicaid. The Essential Plan used ACA premium tax credits, to finance the program.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h

WSJ reports that DOJ is going to charge John Bolton.

In case you needed anyone less sympathetic to rally behind than Jim Comey.

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

Prosecutors in Maryland are expected in coming days to charge one of Trump’s first-term national security advisers, John Bolton, now a top Trump critic, with mishandling classified information, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5h

"The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote"

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine to limit absentee voting & impose voter ID requirements.

Important reporting from Zeteo's new political reporter @andrewperez.bsky.social

The Supreme Court’s Dark Money Man Is Trying to Make It Harder to Vote

Leonard Leo’s network is bankrolling the main donor behind a ballot initiative in Maine that would limit absentee voting and impose voter ID requirements.

zeteo.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

Wow — Harvard Crimson student newspaper busts Hegseth for having written a long policy brief touting diversity before he joined Trump’s war on DEI.

With receipts. Bravo, Crimson.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 16h

🇪🇺👀 Violation of EU airspace is a hybrid war by the Russian Federation, it's time to call a spade a spade, — Ursula von der Leyen

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING via AP

Hamas to release all 20 living hostages this weekend, AP sources say, as Israelis to withdraw from majority of Gaza.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h

Am I reading this right? Did Trump say he took freedom of speech away?

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h

Flagging Trump this afternoon:

"We took the freedom of speech away. Because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech — but what has happened is, when they burn a flag it, agitates and irritates crowds."

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 12h

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 9h

I couldn't imagine a more perfectly poetic example of saying the quiet part out loud than "we took the freedom of speech away"

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SooScrat @sooscrat.bsky.social · 11h

#UglyDogs
We have another Artiste in the pack!
The application of stinky mud , particularly to the ears, has the duel purpose of engaging both the eyes and the nose.
A Banksy-esque quality is discerned in the play of light and dark.
What greater message is this budding artist trying to tell us?

Jordan @jordansbrock.bsky.social · 19h

Dear god why

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

McGovern: Republicans love to advocate for more work requirements for poor people… Let's have a work requirement for Republicans to show up to congress and do your god damn job.

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 12h

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 8h

The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny and Bill Belichick

Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 8h

Per sources: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina’s hierarchy. Belichick has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 8h

it’s all just a grift

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

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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