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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

Gary Clement, National Post

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

Tom Toles

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 2h

Fox: Roasted coffee prices are up 22% in the past year. There's a 50% tariff on coffee from Brazil. That's the nation's biggest coffee supplier. Take a look at this bag right here. The container that bag came in is costing this coffee shop $68,000 more than it did over the summer

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1h

We are all Chicagoans now. Stand up. Speak out.

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.
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‪Governor JB Pritzker‬
‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬
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His masked agents already are grabbing people off the street.

Separating children from their parents.

Creating fear.

Taking people for “how they look.”
‪Governor JB Pritzker‬
‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬
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Making people feel they need to carry citizenship papers.

Invading our state with military troops.

Sending in war helicopters in the middle of the night.

Arresting elected officials asking questions.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1h

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2h

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This line from Politico Playbook jumped out at me, in their coverage of the Comey arraignment.

"It’s a moment many believed would never come."

Erm, this is precisely the problem with our mainstream media. Journalists constantly downplayed the obvious threat from Trump in 2024. Some of us didn't

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Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 11h

Texas National Guard troops arriving in Chicago (via ABC News)

Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2h

This is an important point.

Everyone one of these people has been asked to leave their home, their family, and their job to work without pay bc of the shutdown. We're better off thinking of ways to make this backfire on Abbott than to treat them poorly.

Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 11h

Texas National Guard troops arriving in Chicago (via ABC News)

Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 2h

Republicans continue to postpone the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva, the newest Democrat elected to Congress, for an eighth day.

Her day one promise is to be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

Nick Anderson, Tribune Content Agency

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Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 2h

War torn, crime ridden Chicago.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

Matt Davies, Newsday

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

Jack Ohman, Tribune Content Agency

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Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · 2h

Feds dropping charges against couple who lawfully carried guns outside ICE facility, “Apparently they had less evidence than a ham sandwich,” said Kling, who represents Ray Collins.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds dropping charges against couple who lawfully carried guns outside ICE facility

A defense attorney says a grand jury refused to indict in the high-profile case.

chicago.suntimes.com

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

His masked agents already are grabbing people off the street.

Separating children from their parents.

Creating fear.

Taking people for “how they look.”

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

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2h

More Democrats need to follow JB Pritzker's lead and directly confront MAGA's ongoing campaign to crush our democracy. It's not a time for any Democratic politician to hide in their office making fundraising calls. Get your ass out there. Denounce the fascists. Be loud.

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

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 5h

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Erik Halvorsen @erikhalvorsen.bsky.social · 13h

The GOP war on your law abiding neighbors

Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 14h

This story is so descriptive of the decline of this country, the presidency and the Republican Party. Shameful.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

“Why Sergio?”: Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef

Sergio Garcia built a wide following for his regional Mexican cuisine over the decades, becoming a favorite of the White House press corps visiting Waco during the Bush presidency. Then in March, ICE ...

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Jaynie’s Got a Bun @freegirlnow.bsky.social · 13h

Shameful

Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 14h

This story is so descriptive of the decline of this country, the presidency and the Republican Party. Shameful.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

“Why Sergio?”: Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef

Sergio Garcia built a wide following for his regional Mexican cuisine over the decades, becoming a favorite of the White House press corps visiting Waco during the Bush presidency. Then in March, ICE ...

www.texastribune.org

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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 14h

The lack of discipline and professionalism is widespread, well-documented and out of control.

Anyone who’s ever carried a weapon professionally in America knows it.

This is the culture of toxic leadership, low standards and lack of training. And it’s getting bigger and worse fast.🚨🇺🇸

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Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 14h

This story is so descriptive of the decline of this country, the presidency and the Republican Party. Shameful.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

“Why Sergio?”: Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef

Sergio Garcia built a wide following for his regional Mexican cuisine over the decades, becoming a favorite of the White House press corps visiting Waco during the Bush presidency. Then in March, ICE ...

www.texastribune.org

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