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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 6h

Casually announcing plans to murder American citizens for wrongthink.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17h

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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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 7h

Big presence on the beaches of Normandy in 1944 too.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16h

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social @th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social · 7h

Hitler was a vegetarian and championed anti-smoking campaigns in Germany. He also ruled over a regime that vivisected human beings. That tends to overshadow the good stuff.

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th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social @th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social · 9h

ICYMI - WaPo opinion is dead.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 1d

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h

The @washingtonpost.com is now no more than a tabloid. Absolute tripe from the editorial board here.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 12h

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.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11h

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social @th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social · 9h

Anna - ICYMI, WaPo just laid off all staff that were left-leaning in their opinion section....during Yom Kippur when some were observing.

WaPo has actively become an enemy publication.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 1d

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Dberi @dberi21.bsky.social · 14h

To be fair the wizard frogs are powerful
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Dberi @dberi21.bsky.social · 1d

Shot 3

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14h

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

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 14h

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

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th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social @th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social · 14h

As always, the Devil will be in the details.

I'm hopeful, but also clear-headed about where this is and is going.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 14h

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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th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social @th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social · 14h

When your constituency demands greater action ("do something!) & your power is limited, the absolute least you can do is to break decorum.

I disagree with your opinion on this. This IS an extraordinary moment, and too many Americans are unaware just how unusual it is. Swearing meets the moment.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 14h

Posobiec is close to JD Vance.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 17h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 14h

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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th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social @th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social · 15h

I don't like the DSA.

But at a time like this, I am reminded of Voltaire & Niemöller.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 15h

I challenge the media to show pictures of Portland. Go to a store with glass. That's all you have to do

They can't do it because it would offend Deal Leader

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15h

Donald Trump is breaching the Constitution and breaking the law.

A show of force so he can militarize our cities because of the 2026 elections.

We need to stand up together and speak up.

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Ryan Bort @ryanbort.bsky.social · 20h

MAGA lawmakers regularly share its content. Elon called it "one of the best accounts on X." It's run by a Macedonian who has never set foot in America — and who illegally donated to a U.S. congressional campaign.

Great stuff from @jsweetli.bsky.social:

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America

Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.

www.rollingstone.com

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 18h

This is capitulation. It is not the "Department of War." If CNN concedes on this point, they'll concede on any point.

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 19h

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 20h

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 21h

DEI for me, not for thee.

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 19h

Gov. JB Pritzker advises Chicagoans to knows their rights and to film everything after President Trump deployed the Federal Guard to the city.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23h

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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