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Philip W. Nel is an American scholar of children's literature and University Distinguished Professor of English at Kansas State University.… more

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indivisible.org
“Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.”
Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
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marcelias.bsky.social
At a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing Tuesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi hurled insults at Democrats in response to their questions about the stark politicization of the Department of Justice (DOJ) since she took office. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
At Oversight Hearing, AG Bondi Responds to Questions With Attacks Instead of Answers
At Oversight Hearing, AG Bondi Responds to Questions With Attacks Instead of Answers
www.democracydocket.com
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ryankenacts.bsky.social
Those AI pics and videos don’t make y’all spirits itch?
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atrupar.com
Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues
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marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Saturday blocked President Donald Trump’s call-up of the National Guard for a deployment in Portland, saying Trump’s actions were based on false claims and undermined Oregon’s sovereignty. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of Oregon National Guard for Portland Deployment
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him “simply untethered to facts,” our White House press corps can as well.

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In sum, the President is certainly entitled "a great level of deference," Newsom II, 141 F.4th at 1048, in his determination that he "is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States." 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3). But "a great level of deference" is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground. As the Ninth Circuit articulated, courts must "review the President's determination to ensure that it reflects a colorable assessment of the facts and law PAGE 22 - OPINION AND ORDER Case 3:25-cv-01756-IM Document 56 Filed 10/04/25 Page 23 of 31 within a 'range of honest judgment.'" Id. at 1051 (quoting Sterling, 278 U.S. at 399). Here, this Court concludes that the President did not have a "colorable basis" to invoke § 12406(3) to federalize the National Guard because the situation on the ground belied an inability of federal law enforcement officers to execute federal law. Id. at 1051-52. The President's determination was simply untethered to the facts. c. Whether there is a Rebellion or Danger of Rebellion Defendants also aroue that the Sentember 28 2025 federalization order is authorized
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altnps.bsky.social
When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
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philnel.bsky.social
And the 2025 False Equivalency Award goes to…
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bencollins.bsky.social
history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed

student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism

teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.
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kenklippenstein.bsky.social
If you're Army and know anything about the plans to deploy the 82nd airborne to Portland, text me securely via Signal at 202-510-1268
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philnel.bsky.social
4/4 "Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people! Now let us fight to fulfil that promise! Let us fight ... to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness." — Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin : The Final Speech from The Great Dictator
www.charliechaplin.com
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philnel.bsky.social
3/4 "do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed—the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people." — Charlie Chaplin
The Dictator’s Speech (Clip) | The Great Dictator (1940) | TCM
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
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philnel.bsky.social
2/4 "Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness." — Charlie Chaplin
📺 Full speech with video: www.charliechaplin.com/en/articles/...
Charlie Chaplin : The Final Speech from The Great Dictator
www.charliechaplin.com
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philnel.bsky.social
1/4 "Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want." — Charlie Chaplin, The Great Dictator (1940)
The Dictator’s Speech (Clip) | The Great Dictator (1940) | TCM
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
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Reposted by: Philip Nel, Jonathan Portes, Anna O. Law , and 23 more

dlknowles.bsky.social
I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
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jordanuhl.com
Absolutely heinous.
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tyleraking.com
The headlines do not even scratch the surface. A 17-year-old misogynist fan of Charlie Kirk and Andrew Tate stalked one of the victims for months then ran her down seeking revenge for a “child porn” related accusation she made to police against him. Textbook creep.
Vincent P. Battiloro harassed teen girl, ranted about ‘vengeance’ in livestreams before deadly crash
Vincent Battiloro, 17, intentionally hit Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas with a vehicle in Cranford while doing 70 mph, authorities said.
www.nj.com
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indivisiblemhk.bsky.social
🤔 Rising Autocracy getting you down?
✊ Rise up!
🪧 No Kings 2!
📆 Saturday, October 18, 2025
🕑 2-4 pm
🌳 City Park: Bandshell and Poyntz Ave.
🌻 Manhattan, Kansas: Fighting Dictatorship, Together!
@indivisible.org #Democracy #Freedom #FightFascism
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by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò — Reposted by: Philip Nel, Rosemary A. Joyce, Alison Phipps , and 5 more

olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
important for us in the US to note: even a solidly right wing government can't ignore this.
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Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
bit.ly
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jamellebouie.net
the usual story. rich guy wants to punish universities for not clamping down on pro-palestinian protests and for doing too much to recruit minorities. at base these guys want the top tier of american universities to become, once more, safe-spaces for their dunderheaded failsons
The Billionaire Behind Trump’s Deal for Universities
www.nytimes.com
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juliusgoat.bsky.social
Zodiac killer murders again, challenging legal bounds
From the New York Times: Breaking news: U.S. attacks Venezuelan boat for fourth time, challenging legal bounds
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wajali.bsky.social
ABOLISH ICE.

Pass it on.
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by Anne Applebaum — Reposted by: Philip Nel, Joanna Bryson, Edward Witten , and 4 more

anneapplebaum.bsky.social
President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...
French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE
YouTube video by WION
www.youtube.com
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cwebbonline.com
Attn Black people, stop scrolling.

This is not a drill: Chicago
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theatlantic.com
Books that merely describe sexuality, LGBTQ people, or ugly aspects of American history aren't getting accidentally caught in a well-intentioned dragnet, Emma Sarappo writes: “They are targets of a deliberate effort to ban books deemed to have the wrong viewpoints.”
A Half Century of American Book Banning
In the 21st century, censorship of work like Judy Blume’s has evolved into a broader attack on books.
bit.ly
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petergleick.bsky.social
Section 5114(b), Title 31, US Code restricts whose portrait may be printed on US currency:
"Only the portrait of deceased individuals may appear on United States currency and securities."
Politico was apparently to lazy to look up the law in this fawning article.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Treasury Department considers minting a $1 Trump coin
The draft design of the coin, which was overseen by the Office of the U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach, features Trump’s profile on one side of the coin.
www.politico.com
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briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social
IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."
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startribune.com
The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show
A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
bit.ly
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mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social
@anntelnaes.bsky.social is right:

“A SILENCED CARTOONIST IS AN INDICATOR OF AN UNHEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR FREEDOM Of EXPRESSION.

EDITORIAL CARTOONISTS are DEMOCRACY'S (dies in darkness WaPo) CANARY in a COAL MINE.
SO IF YOU SEE A COUNTRY WIHOUT EDITORIAL CARTOONISTS Or ONE WHERE THEY ARE NOT CREATING TOUCH, POINTED SATTRE AGAINST POLITICIANS and POLICIES, BE AWARE. A SILENCED CARTOONIST IS AN INDICATOR OF AN UNHEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR FREEDOM Of EXPRESSION EDITORIAL CARTOONISTS are DEMOCRACY'S CANARY ina COAL MINE ANTENAES
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andycraig.bsky.social
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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