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Nonilex @nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 5h

With #republicans, in contrast, #pambondi was smooth & solicitous. She expressed her #fealty to #trump, calling him “the most transparent president in American history” & saying that she’d “loved” seeing a photo of herself having dinner with him. The almost 5hr hearing was a portrait of an AG as […]

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Nonilex @nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 5h

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At a normal congressional #oversight hearing, the person testifying at least answers a decent number of the questions asked by members of #congress from the opposing party. Not #Trump’s AG #pambondi.

Testifying before the #senate #judiciary Cmte yesterday, Bondi spent her time […]

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Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 3h

A federal judge grants the New York Times’ request for a list of security clearances held by billionaire Elon Musk. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.639038/gov.uscourts.nysd.639038.21.0.pdf

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

NEW: TN’s Senators Blackburn & Hagerty joined Republicans in blocking a resolution that would’ve forced Trump to get congressional approval for targeted killings.

AP: The Trump admin hasn’t shown Congress any evidence that the targeted boats were smuggling drugs.

apnews.com/article/trum...

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Jonathan Kamens 86 47 @jik.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 1h

In the hope that this might reach someone who might some day be in a position to decide whether to allow #vpn traffic to their app…
Please understand that this does not just impact your app.
Most devices run background apps that use the network frequently, including privacy-critical apps like […]

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 58m

CHICAGO—People are marching in the streets to protest Donald Trump’s federal invasion and the aggressive harassment of citizens.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 3h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Sickening.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14h

We’re not dealing with brilliant strategists cleverly laying traps, we’re dealing with impulsive whiners whose advantage is contempt for laws, norms, and morality.

They’re not pulling some elaborate trick, they’re just willing—even eager—to do things regular, principled people consider off limits.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13h

Mike Johnson’s position is young pregnant American women shouldn’t have to wait before being turned away to die in the parking lot from an ectopic pregnancy the hospital is afraid to treat

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 14h

Amazon Prime Day hasn't been interesting or novel since 2005 or so, but that's not going to stop anybody from pretending otherwise so they can get their blogspam affiliate kickbacks

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 14h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 @blogdiva.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

that’s because SpaceX is not a corporate contractor. they’re parasitic corporate extractors. NASA is just they’re major host/prey.

https://flipboard.com/@futurism/off-world-vfs1rrf1z/-/a-m_xgFMJ2SXa2UZoM5dR3jQ%3Aa%3A1737388686-%2F0

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David Mitchell :CApride: @davidm-yeg.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13h

A reminder for newcomers, since I hear there’s a bunch of you:

A “like” (star) sends a message to the posters that says “hey, I liked what you did/said/shared there, I glad I read/saw it” Which is very nice and appreciated, but that’s all it does, there’s no software that bootstraps that into […]

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Zhi Zhu 🕸️ @zhizhu.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 12h

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Yes. The ICE thugs were on the roof and were in absolutely NO danger from the protestors or Rev. Black.

There was NO legitimate reason for ICE to shoot them with pepper balls. They just did.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

Gov. Pritzker after Trump calls for him to be jailed: “I will not back down… what else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”

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David Ho @davidho.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 14h

I lot of great NOAA scientists I know have left or are going to leave soon. This is bad news for all of us.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/us/politics/senate-neil-jacobs-noaa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.r08.mXnh.l2wevVbS0cay&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention. 🇺🇸

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

Imagine that.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 19h

Make sure you read the report about how Stephen Miller deported Waco's favorite Mexican restaurant owner.

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A picture of Sergio Garcia and George W and Laura Bush. It is signed, To Sergio Garcia with best wishes.

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 16h

"It wanted to signal strength. Instead, it’s revealing its weakness. The administration’s need to break the academy is forcing it to make a desperately risky gamble." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

The @guardian publishes the names of Gaza children killed by Israel. 18,457 and growing.

(“Does not include thousands still buried under the rubble”) www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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