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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 13h

I wrote legal editorials for the Post for a hot minute many years ago, and I was constantly anxious about making sure I got the details right. This editorial is just humiliating for everyone involved

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 14h

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

Holy crap. Trump will make the FCC crucify Jimmy Kimmel for this.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4h

This remains the most important piece i’ve written about the goals and ideological principles of the second Trump administration www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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technomalinche @technomalinche.bsky.social · 3h

I’m guessing this is less about driver safety and more about X not cracking down on Epstein File tweets…

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

(Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it is opening an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving system over traffic-safety violations.

@reuters.com $TSLA

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump is calling for the Chicago mayor and Illinois governor to be locked up because they won’t bend the knee to his fascism and legitimize his lies and propaganda.

Locking up political opponents to crush dissent is fascism, whether you like the word or not.

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technomalinche @technomalinche.bsky.social · 1d

Peak Trump

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Trump administration plans $1 coin with Trump's image, breaking norms of avoiding living presidents on currency.

Is it legal for Trump to put his picture on US Mint dollar coin?

Trump administration plans $1 coin with Trump's image, breaking norms of avoiding living presidents on currency.

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technomalinche @technomalinche.bsky.social · 1d

“The document represents another escalation in the White House’s precedent-shattering crusade to overhaul postsecondary ed—one that could restrict freedoms at colleges across the nation. They expect the compact will likely serve as a blueprint for the administration’s dealings with other colleges.”

How Trump’s Compact Threatens Higher Ed Funding, Freedom

Higher ed organizations have raised alarm over a federal government document that asks universities to agree to significant restrictions without specifying what they’ll gain—or what they’ll lose for r...

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technomalinche @technomalinche.bsky.social · 1d

The US Will Kill Us All

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

US ‘undermining global health’ by threatening to strip funding from aid projects that do not fit its political agenda

Trump administration reported to be planning expansion of ‘global gag rule’ to halt any initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusion

www.theguardian.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Terrifying!

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."

Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?

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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 2d

Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.

The picture from
The article with a picture of an armed men standing in front of a burning donut shop. You must click through to read the caption “
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city.”

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 2d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 2d

Everything before October 7 explains why October 7 happened, and so does everything that’s happened since.

www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/everything...

Everything Before AND After October 7 Explains Why October 7 Happened

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

www.caitlinjohnst.one

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 2d

If you’re a media outlet still quoting the regime at face value on any subject then guess what woodward you are the regime

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Mike Isaacson @vulgareconomics.bsky.social · 3d

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Do People Discriminate Against AI? We Asked ChatGPT

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 4d

The media paradox is that ICE is simultaneously a newsworthy subject and a word that the news prohibits from being the subject of a sentence

CNN @cnn.com · 5d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 4d

i do understand—to an extent—the impulse to say “guys, let’s not fight internally and instead focus on our political goals” but what those people miss is that the politicians in power are not advancing the political goals held by the majority of their constituents on many fundamental level

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 4d

Trump says "you spit, we hit" so I'm sure "you sass we gas" is operative as well.

Remember, ICE agents are so sensitive they can't even show their faces in public. They can't help but blast anyone who insults them right in the eyes with pepper spray. They're feelings are hurt.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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technomalinche @technomalinche.bsky.social · 6d

“The animated video is soundtracked by an AI-produced pastiche of Blue Öyster Cult’s hit, “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper,” portraying White House budget director and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought as the titular harbinger of death, and shows Trump clanging the song's divertingly prominent cowbell.”

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 6d

President Donald Trump posted another bizarre AI-generated video on social media taunting Democrats over the government shutdown, prompting fresh questions about his mental fitness.

'Signs of psychosis': Trump raises new questions about mental health with 'reaper' video

President Donald Trump posted another bizarre AI-generated video on social media taunting Democrats over the government shutdown, prompting fresh questions about his mental fitness.The animated video is soundtracked by an AI-produced pastiche of Blue Öyster Cult’s 1976 hit, “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper,...

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 6d

Opinion: Fifteen years after Tyler Clementi's death, his mother, Jane, calls on communities to stand up to bullying during this concerning political time of LGBTQ+ book bans and attacks on trans youth.

15 years after Tyler Clementi's death, vulnerable youth must still be protected

Opinion: Fifteen years after Tyler Clementi's death, his mother, Jane, calls on communities to stand up to bullying during this concerning political time of LGBTQ+ book bans and attacks on trans youth.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 6d

I appreciate the clarity of this statement on Trump's attempt to further strongarm 9 universities, including my employer, from Penn faculty:
"When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation." aaup-penn.org/statement-by...

Statement by the AAUP-Penn Executive Committee on the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education | AAUP–Penn

October 2, 2025 (updated 4:15pm) All members of the Penn community are invited to sign this petition urging the administration to say no to the Compact. We were alarmed to read reports that Penn has b...

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 7d

When the camera pans around outside and there’s like 100 people chasing him. An absolutely perfect moment in antifascist cinema.

Queer Satanic @queersatanic.bsky.social · 7d

Wow, the University of Washington's Psych 201 class does *not* play

go fuckin Huskies

Nazi UW students fuck off

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technomalinche @technomalinche.bsky.social · 8d

Jimmy Fallon remains a waste of space

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 8d

Jimmy Fallon plans to “keep my head down” and avoid politics on “The Tonight Show”: “We hit both sides equally”

Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’

Jimmy Fallon says he plans to "keep my head down" and avoid politics on "The Tonight Show."

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Clarence Okoh @clarenceokoh.bsky.social · 8d

ChatGPT is such a powerful distraction from the evils that are necessary to make AI work. You can't build these machines without environmental degradation, mass surveillance and other structural injustices.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 8d

Today, 33% of all the electricity used in Oregon is attributed to data centers.

In Virginia, it’s 37%.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

AI Data Centers Use a Lot of Energy. You May Be Paying for It

AI data centers are pushing up energy costs all over the US. On today’s Big Take podcast: an investigation into who's footing the bill.

www.bloomberg.com

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technomalinche @technomalinche.bsky.social · 8d

Rise Up

Truthout @truthout.org · 8d

As boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla prepared to set sail toward Gaza, a representative of Genoa’s Dockworkers’ Union declared that if anything happened to the flotilla, workers would “block everything.” When the flotilla was attacked, the reaction was swift: a 24-hour general strike was called.

We Said “We Will Block Everything” and We Did: Inside Italy’s Strike for Gaza

Following a 24-hour general strike on September 22, the country is now gearing up for a national protest on October 4.

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