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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 12m

Congratulations, you played yourself

Charlie Kirk memorial at the Yankees jumbotron

Trump shaking hands with the Yankee players in their locker room

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Matt @whatsupspence.bsky.social · 15m

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Matt @whatsupspence.bsky.social · 21m

It’s kind of concerning the different commands have different views on who the National Guard is supposed to protect.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1h

U.S. Northern Command says that elements of the Texas national guard are now “employed in the greater Chicago area.”

The statement claims that they’ve been deployed to protect ICE and federal property.

U.S. Northern Command &
@USNorthernCmd
X.com
Effective today, elements of the Texas National Guard, under Title 10 authority and command and control of U.S. Northern Command, are employed in the greater Chicago area.
These soldiers are employed to protect U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other
U.S. Government personnel who are performing federal functions, including the enforcement of federal law, and to protect federal property.
For the latest information on our Federal Protection Mission, please see the link below:

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Matt @whatsupspence.bsky.social · 34m

Man, she had to sit back down.

Matt @whatsupspence.bsky.social · 35m

There is something seriously wrong with that guy from Pennsylvania.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1h

Trump has been illegally bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff forced a vote on reasserting Congress's role over war powers and ending this reckless
warmongering.

It failed 48-51.

Murkowski and Paul voted yes.

Fetterman voted no.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1h

John Fetterman, ladies and gentlemen

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1h

Trump has been illegally bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff forced a vote on reasserting Congress's role over war powers and ending this reckless
warmongering.

It failed 48-51.

Murkowski and Paul voted yes.

Fetterman voted no.

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Matt @whatsupspence.bsky.social · 37m

The amount of zingers his character has compiled over the seasons is great.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 46m

“The alleged underground Hamas command center at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, used to justify an unprecedented assault on the biggest medical center in Gaza, was actually an animation the IDF had used the previous year, saying at the time it was a tunnel beneath a UN school.”

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 47m

Al Jazeera reports that Israeli warplanes struck Gaza City at the same time Trump announced a ceasefire deal. Palestinians had been celebrating the truce, but raids continued. No casualties have yet been confirmed.

Israel has also been blowing up about 300 homes a day using explosive-laden APCs.

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 1h

Y'all told these motherfuckers it was OK to let trans people lose their rights. Now they're banking on people letting them abandon everyone who looks vaguely Latino as well as actual immigrants. Who are y'all advocating for moderation gonna abandon next?

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 6h

Durbin on whether Democrats can use reining in ICE in Chicago as a precondition to rein in the government says “can’t do that. It’s gotta be health care all the way.”

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

COINTELPRO NEVER ENDED

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 3h

Mandla Mandela, The grandson of late South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, arrived in Johannesburg on Wednesday after being detained and then deported by Israel, which prevented the flotilla he was part of from breaking the blockade in Gaza.

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 4h

I hope very much for a respite for everyone in Gaza- but what I really hope for is justice and an end to the occupation

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 13h

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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