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mattoak @mattoak.bsky.social · 12h

HE'S INVADING HIS OWN CITIES

brent is Saw Gerrera-pilled @therealbrent.bsky.social · 12h

The New York Times is irredeemable

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 15h

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 14h

"Not the only one." Reacting to WSJ reporting that the now-deleted Donald Trump post demanding AG Pam Bondi prosecute his political enemies was meant as a direct message, Preet Bharara bets there are more such messages.

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Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 15h

Oh wow, thanks for that. Fountain doesn't surprise me knowing of one other but good update, appreciate that. Fascinating.

Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 16h

I've genuinely looked at what certain things cost now vs 6-8 months ago and it's actually absurd. And like that's not even big fancy items either. This guy is actually ridiculous.

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Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 16h

See, this is how a business discusses gratuities appropriately when they have a service charge tallied up. There are still plenty of places that aren't paying staff appropriately and grat is critical for them to survive and thrive. Well said, Musang folks! www.musangseattle.com/service-char...

Service Charge — MUSANG SEATTLE

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Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 16h

In all seriousness, I just don't think republican electeds realize what their spending budgets would ACTUALLY be as a government without most sized cities and a number of states.

But hey, that gold garbage in the White House looks garbage as hell, so 🤷

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 17h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 16h

ICE needs to end. This is absurd.

Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 17h

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Schiff: "You begin to wonder -- do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can't rule that out."

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 1d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 16h

Literally. Delusional.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump to Hannity: "The tariffs have brought peace to the world. I'm telling you they brought peace to the world."

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 16h

Hi. I’d like to report a deranged and delusional man in the White House who’s inciting violence and represents a danger to public safety. Can law enforcement please handle this matter?

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Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 16h

Honestly no idea what they're gonna do anymore. I'm sure it's some showoff for a World Cup year, too.

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Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah, Trump & cult literally need to go. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision isn't expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 21h

Supposedly (or so signs said) it would be back open as a park next year. 🤷

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Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 1d

Hope you're ready for the Westlake Park construction for months, Seattle folks. It's here.

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 1d

This is a REALLY good video that gets into the *specifics* of how AI is degrading our information environment and putting truth further out of reach for the average person / the population as a whole

🎃 🧟 Prof. Dr Beth Singler 👻 🎃 @bvlsingler.bsky.social · 1d

I walked into the lounge last night to find my teenage son watching this. We have long admired @kurzgesagt.org and found their videos to be extremely illuminating. But this one in particular I think is so important right now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...

AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

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Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 1d

This is disgusting and horrifying. This organization needs to simply stop every step like this, and it will see nothing but people who care about freedom and this country standing up for others every single day.

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

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

A children’s hospital was set to get a new backup power system. The Trump administration just canceled it during the shutdown, claiming that it was part of the “Green New Scam.”
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How a Children’s Hospital Became Collateral Damage in the Government Shutdown

Last week’s Energy Department grant cancellations included funding for a backup energy system at Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera, California

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

I was working an entire essay on this very notion this summer and this is reminding me I should pick it back up. TL;DR - every price is someone else's income and whether prices going down on something is "good" depends a whole lot on what you do for a living.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
fortune.com/2025/10/08/b...

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CNN @cnn.com · 2d

The federal judge in Oregon who ruled against President Donald Trump by temporarily blocking his push to deploy troops to Portland has received bipartisan praise throughout her career and has issued rulings that could be viewed as benefiting both left and right-wing causes. https://cnn.it/3Wo50ku

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

CNN: Trump sending troops is unpopular, they don’t buy his argument that it’s about crime, he’s also underwater on immigration… and 🇺🇸 know he’s raising prices not lowering them.

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Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 3d

Oh wow had no idea

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Glenn White @justicar.xyz · 3d

Reminder: The GOP controls the House, the Senate, and the Presidency. If they wanted to fix healthcare, they have all the buttons and levers to do so. There's nothing the Democrats could do legislatively to stop them.

Therefore: The GOP does not want to fix healthcare.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."

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Tom Biro @tombiro.bsky.social · 5d

Melt them all.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 5d

Julius Caesar was the first Roman to put his own living face on coins, weeks before his death. It is one of the deepest cultural signifiers of something autocracies do and republics do not.

“Render unto Caesar.” A practice so notoriously arrogant Jesus himself dunked on it with snarky wordplay.

Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector

The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...

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