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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29m

The Senate has just passed the military NDAA containing 2 anti-trans provisions: a surgery ban using federal funds (dependents too), and a sports ban on military academy spaces.

This will be the STARTING point for negotiations with the House, which has even worse provisions.

Only 20 Dems opposed.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

if every democrat doesn’t use the “we took freedom of speech away” on every messaging apparatus they have every single day for the next 4 years assume they want to lose

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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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Chris Buchner @cbuchner.bsky.social · 1d

"We took the freedom of speech away."

Repuglicans just admitted to violating the constitution. Remember that. Repeat that. Shove it in their faces like they shat on the carpet. Because they're shitting all over all of us.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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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Steve Bryant writes and draws comics @stevebryantart.bsky.social · 1d

Co-sign!

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 1d

One fun fact: Judge Immurgut, who granted the restraining order keeping the OR Nat Guard out of Portland, isn 't just a FedSoc stalwart and Trump appointee. She worked on Ken Starr's investigation of Clinton and personally interrogated Monica Lewinsky.

Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 1d

I spoke with The Daily about the judiciary's response to Trump's attempt to deploy the National Guard into US cities, and the question of whether simply declaring a "rebellion" makes it so, for legal purposes: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/p...

Trump Claims ‘Rebellion’ in American Cities

www.nytimes.com

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 1d

We are in the second week of the Republican shutdown.

Where are House Republicans? On vacation.

Went looking around the Capitol to see if any Republicans had the common sense to come back. Featuring @mcbride.house.gov.

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David Kuhne @davidkuhne.bsky.social · 1d

Bad Bunny should perform Lee Greenwood’s proud to be an American song at the Super Bowl but sing it in Spanish

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

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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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

Pete Hegseth was busy ignoring his job and doing pushups as part of a show for the Guinness Book of World Records while Illinoisans are being invaded by Trump’s military troops.

Pentagon chief Hegseth more interested in pushups than talking with Illinois leaders, Pritzker says

The governor said the Trump administration is keeping him in the dark about immigration enforcement and National Guard deployments.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

Trump’s order to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Chicago is illegal, immoral, and must be stopped by the courts. ICE is already wreaking havoc in our communities. Let’s call this what it is: an invasion by out-of-state troops coming here only with the purpose of tormenting Chicagoans.

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Zack Quaintance -> NYCC @zackquaintance.bsky.social · 3d

okay friends, we are now just a scant $71 and 7 backers away from our next stretch goal — upgraded paper stock on ALL BOOKS — with only 9 days left

if you’ve been curious about the campaign but haven’t checked it out yet, NOW is the time, before the NYCC madness

www.kickstarter.com/projects/zac...

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Steve Bryant writes and draws comics @stevebryantart.bsky.social · 3d

SQP, the people who did all the portfolios in the 70s. What does it stand for?

I know it's a guy's name (Sol, I thhink) and I know the last word is Productions, but damned if I can find it with multiple searches thus far.

HELP!!!!!!

Steve Bryant writes and draws comics @stevebryantart.bsky.social · 3d

Trying to get ahead on my lectures for History of Comic Art...

This won't slow me down AT ALL, doing art searches for The Studio.

On a related note, I wish someone would do a documentary on it. I'd love to see Kaluta and BWS share their recollections and any photos of the space and the period.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 3d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

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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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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💫Allison Cassandra Ashtear🏳️‍⚧️🔞 @jayeallisonashtear.bsky.social · 4d

Reposting this because I’m right;

I am increasingly convinced that the key to understanding the ongoing blueskymod crashout is that they are having a kind of crisis of faith over the reputational collapse of the tech industry.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 4d

there's a picture of her with the front of her shirt just soaked in blood. imagine trying to crack an 84 year old woman's skull and body slamming an 84 year old vet leaning on a walker.

is this the warrior ethos we've heard so much about?

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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Steve Bryant writes and draws comics @stevebryantart.bsky.social · 5d

To be fair, killing things is the only way Pete Hegseth is able to get an erection.

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 5d

There is a simple and basic truth here which is that this is not how legitimate law enforcement agencies in a democratic nation state behave.

It’s simple and basic, so much so that it bears repeating again and again lest it slip away through the open Overton window.

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Steve Bryant writes and draws comics @stevebryantart.bsky.social · 5d

Hey, kids! Fascism! www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Federal agents shoot woman in Chicago suburb after allegedly being rammed, boxed in by cars, DHS says

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents shot a woman in Broadview, Illinois, after they said they were rammed and boxed in by cars Saturday.

www.cbsnews.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed

student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism

teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.

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404 Media @404media.co · 6d

New: Apple just removed ICEBlock, the app for reporting sightings of ICE, from its App Store after DOJ pressure. ICEBlock's developer tells 404 Media "we are determined to fight this."

"Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move."

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

www.404media.co

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 6d

IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."

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Noor @noorlovelace.bsky.social · 6d

Kat deserves alllll the same hype Mamdani gets. She’s out there getting literally beaten. We need to uplift every single one of these people who are doing the most so those doing the least know what we expect, and nothing less.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6d

I am just so fucking proud of her.

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