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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 1h

My quote of the day

If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press. And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That's how dictators get started.

John McCain

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 16m

This is Chuck Schumer's doing.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 16m

Why?🤷‍♀️

Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1h

77-year-old Maine Gov. Janet Mills has apparently been coaxed into jumping into the Maine Senate race, challenging Graham Platner in a Democratic primary.

The 40-year-old Platner has become a favorite of progressives and Democrats wanting a more muscular response to Trump. He has raised millions.

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 2h

There’s no B actor too small for revival in season 2 of the greatest sh*tshow on earth

kathykustra.bsky.social @kathykustra.bsky.social · 7h

Of course they did

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA

www.nytimes.com

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 2h

Always the best way to celebrate getting $20 billion from the Trump administration to screw US soybean farmers.

Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 1d

Argentina's Milei launches new book with rock concert amid political turmoil

He wrecks the country. It's what the far right do.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY8s...

Argentina's Milei launches new book with rock concert amid political turmoil

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

www.youtube.com

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 2h

Russia's disinformation campaign is now using deepfaked audio of Holocaust survivors to attack Armenia, in videos published on the 2nd anniversary of the Hamas October 7th attack on Israel.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1h

Dutch courts fighting to make Facebook and Instagram useable again.

Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · 2h

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook & Instagram users the right to set a chronological feed by default - one of the first EU cases applying the DSA in civil proceedings.

To unpack what this means, I spoke with @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social:

www.techpolicy.press/what-a-dutch...

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

www.techpolicy.press

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

Europeans getting another lesson in how Trump always moves the goal posts.

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

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

“.. 97% of Taiwan’s energy is imported by sea. If completely cut off, its LNG inventory would be fully depleted within days, crippling the island’s ability to produce electricity.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/asia/c...

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 56m

I feel like this might be a clue to our current problems. We don't read anymore.

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 6h

Cops are great

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 10h

Here’s video of the incident

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 7h

A resident of a nearby building asks a very important question:

“You claim you have warrants, but do you have a warrant to seize the entire building?” she asked the agents. “Do you have warrants to detain the entire building?”

Or: do people lose their rights if they live near undocumented people?

I'm Margaret! I'm the best! Blah Blah Blah! @vt-vagabond.bsky.social · 8h

There’s a lot in here that deserves a pull quote, but this is the most egregious. I need people to recognize the gravity of the situation here in Chicago;

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"The ones that are getting out are coming home to no home," Watson said.
According to her, after the raid occurred, building management stole or threw out residents belongings, including visas and important documents.

ICIRR is still trying to determine the identities of all the people detained in the raid. Castro said that the organization usually can do that by following up with family members or loved ones. "In this instance, there was nobody left to work with," she said. The only detainee name they're sure of is that of a person who passed their Venezuelan passport to a neighbor as they were being taken away.

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 8h

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 10h

Here’s video of the incident

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 7h

Historically, the Insurrection Act has only been used in response to genuine emergencies. Some experts believe that if President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act simply as a pretext for a military invasion and occupation of multiple blue cities, it would represent a possible violation of norms.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 7h

File state charges. This is a crime.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 10h

Here’s video of the incident

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 7h

Glad to know they're working on the important issues that Americans are concerned about.🙄

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 7h

I mean, why stop at the FBI? All federal employees should search their workstations. You never know where those records might be 🙄🙄🙄

CNN @cnn.com · 10h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 7h

Today in life under competitive authoritarianism

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 10h

Here’s video of the incident

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 7h

Do you think the ICE agents brag at night about shooting a priest in the head then still think they’re the good guys?

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 7h

This minister was shot directly in the head.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 7h

How could anybody be that completely wrong?

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 7h

I wish I could cancel my subscription again.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 9h

Last week, new WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal quietly carried out another purge of staffers, cutting editors and major names like Marc Fisher and David Hoffman, among others.

Meanwhile, he welcomed three conservatives to the section.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Post Traumatic Disorder

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

www.status.news

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 7h

The Constitution did not foresee the position of presidential chief of staff, so it’s hard to see what legitimate constraints could prevent Stephen Miller from becoming an all-powerful dictator.

by Jonathan Turley

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 7h

This might be the best idea I've heard all day.🤔

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