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Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 10h

Bondi claiming they arrested [checks notes] "the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa" has me in stitches

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 10h

The literal reading of this statement is Pam Bondi is planning extrajudicial executions of random protesters.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

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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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 10h

This is why I love Chicago so much. Their “we will fuck with you” reserves are BOTTOMLESS.

NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 11h

This is amazing.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 9h

this is an explicitely nazi administration and anyone who still supports them should be viewed as such

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 10h

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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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 9h

it’s all just a grift

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Tisiphone @tisiphone.bsky.social · 7h

Fabulous!

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Tami Wicinas @tamiwicinas.bsky.social · 9h

I designed new fragile stickers for my packages 😛🐸🤕

A pile of boxes with round stickers on them that read fragile. They have an image of a frog with a bandaid and x’s for eyes.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 8h

Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "They're, like, insurrectionists, they're terrible people. But you really wonder why. Why are they doing it? What are they gaining? Other than they're obviously paid. They're paid a lot of money."

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Dan Kim (김명준) @danielmkim.bsky.social · 9h

I saw this on IG & now you hear it too.

Edited “War Pig” lyrics
Generals gathered in their massss
Just to listen to 2 dumbasses

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12h

Mike Johnson said he would swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva "as soon as she wants." His office then backtracked — saying Johnson would only swear in the duly elected Grijalva once the government reopens. Grijalva won her special election more than two weeks ago.

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Tisiphone @tisiphone.bsky.social · 9h

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 11h

Got a recent Pulitzer for warning on the spread of autocracy around the globe, after decades of service to the paper? You can bet your butt you're getting laid off by form email, on Yom Kippur

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 17h

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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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 11h

The Dude has spoken:

"ICE? Let's get ICE off our streets and into our beverages. This aggression will not stand. Let's just abide together"

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 10h

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Tisiphone @tisiphone.bsky.social · 9h

The greatest thing. 🥰
Thanks for asking.

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Tisiphone @tisiphone.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you 🎁

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10h

Cause the algorithms are increasingly shady and I don’t see much promotion, let me Gift Link this:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

www.nytimes.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

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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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 11h

www.wired.com/story/blacks...

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Diva of the Dark 🎃🫶👠👑🥩 @queenofthinair.bsky.social · 11h

How awful. 💔

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11h

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents

The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Wes Craven Glizzies @ywfyf.com · 10h

I'm sorry, they moved it to where?

Soccer match between Argentina, Puerto Rico moved from Chicago to Florida amid immigration crackdown

A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico, initially set for next week in Chicago, has been moved to Florida, according to a person familiar with the decision.

apnews.com

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 13h

One of the (many) legal gaps that needs to be filled after this nightmare is over is to prohibit federal law enforcement agencies from using federal funds to create propaganda videos with anyone in custody. This is all about spectacle and content creation, remove the incentive and the means

Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 15h

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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Rainforest Action Network @ran.org · 14h

Wayne national forest was designated as federally-protected land in the 1930s. Now, Trump's push to open up federal lands for logging threatens Wayne national forest, home to key waterways and the endangered eastern hellbender salamander. #KeepForestsStanding
https://bit.ly/4h0j9xL

Ohio's sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging

Over 80% of Wayne national forest classified as suitable for logging, drawing concern from locals

www.theguardian.com

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 1d

Trump keeps saying he needs to send federal agents in to protect Chicago because the Police aren't doing the job.

You know what makes it hard for our city's brave police officers to do their jobs?

Trump's agents throwing tear gas at them.

ICE accidentally tear gases Chicago police during clash with protesters

Several officers could be seen rubbing their eyes, squinting, and struggling to remain standing on October 4.

www.newsweek.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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