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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2h

One thing to note here: Governor Abbott is NOT deploying the National Guard to Houston, Dallas or San Antonio despite large planned protests. Why? Because he doesn't have enough. And that's vitally important to know. They are outnumbered.

Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 2h

🚨🚨Gov Abbott announced deployment of the Texas National Guard ahead of “No Kings” protests in Austin, Texas.

The fascist governor claimed the protest has links to antifa.

www.kxan.com/news/texas/t...

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Allison F @ablington.bsky.social · 2h

Heaven knows they dont like the vehicle

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 8h

If only we had precedent for what happens when the King dissolves parliament and embarks on a path of personal rule.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 3h

Between this and the news networks refusing the Pentagon deal, are we seeing the first murmurings of solidaristic opposition to Trump? Has his popularity fallen low enough that institutions have actually started to think strategically about protecting their interests?

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3h

Just received from a colleague: looks like Penn is going to join the universities refusing the extortionary Trump "compact". I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

screenshot of an email saying:

"To the Penn Community:

For 285 years, Penn has been anchored and guided by continuous self-improvement, using education as a ladder for opportunity, and advancing discoveries that serve our community, our nation, and the world.

Since receiving the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education on October 1, I have sought input from faculty, alumni, trustees, students, staff and others who care deeply about Penn. The goal was to ensure that our response reflected our values and the perspectives of our broad community.

Earlier today, I informed the U.S. Department of Education that Penn respectfully declines to sign the proposed Compact. As requested, we also provided focused feedback highlighting areas of existing alignment as well as substantive concerns.

At Penn, we are committed to merit-based achievement and accountability. The long-standing partnership between American higher education and the federal government has greatly benefited society and our nation. Shared goals and investment in talent and ideas will turn possibility into progress.

I am grateful to the Penn community for your thoughtful input and for what you bring to our University and our missions every day.

Sincerely,

J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
President
University of Pennsylvania"

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Allison F @ablington.bsky.social · 3h

My quibble with this is that a young Republican would not have liked freaks and geeks

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 5h

"House slave."
Think about this for a brief moment. Think of just how fecal and vicious a man has to use such a term in this context. This is leadership by the absolute worst of us, the most vile trash that we could scrape from the gutter and elevate to govern a nation.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19h

😡😡😡😡

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Allison F @ablington.bsky.social · 5h

do not play their games

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

Pips is a logic puzzle where players must arrange a set of dominoes to meet the conditions of the board to win. There are three new puzzles each day — Easy, Medium and Hard. nyti.ms/4nQkDxh

A graphic shows colorful squares marked with numbers. Domino tiles are below it. The game is called Pips and the instructions are: Place every domino in the right spot.

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Allison F @ablington.bsky.social · 6h

this makes me like him more tbh

Allison F @ablington.bsky.social · 17h

bro needs to drop dead

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Allison F @ablington.bsky.social · 17h

is there another mass exodus to bluesky? why?

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 22h

Insurance rates up $2000.

Food benefits cut off.

Farmers unable to sell their crops.

Skyrocketing national debt.

$40 billion to Argentina.

America First!

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Political Punnery @politicalpunner.bsky.social · 20h

Based on this coverage, I can confidently conclude that the memo process is slightly easier than the legislative and has the added benefit of automatically overriding the Constitution.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

nyti.ms

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 21h

Trump is promising secret federal deployments to cities he “won’t name,” keeping Americans on edge. He calls those going in “patriots,” implying only his loyalists are real Americans and dissenters are the enemy. It's authoritarian conditioning.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We're just at the start. We're going to go into other cities that we're not talking about purposely. We're getting ready to go in."

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Allison F @ablington.bsky.social · 21h

yeah Michaels can be found in other gens, but Jason is X-clusive

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Keir DuBois @keirdubois.bsky.social · 21h

Random observation: it seems to take about 10 minutes for the shockwave of a rocket launch from Vandenberg to reach my windows in Ventura, a distance of ~90ish miles.

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Allison F @ablington.bsky.social · 22h

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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 1d

This New York lady going off on ICE really gives me warm loving feelings 🥰🥰

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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 1d

This New York lady going off on ICE really gives me warm loving feelings 🥰🥰

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Allison F @ablington.bsky.social · 23h

by making absurdly shaped districts

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Allison F @ablington.bsky.social · 1d

a close up of a man making a funny face while looking at another man .

ALT: a close up of a man making a funny face while looking at another man .

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Nicholas Bauer PhD @bioturbonick.net · 1d

You can be a gestapo, but only if you're unmasked.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening

There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.

newrepublic.com

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 1d

I was very sad to learn of the passing of one of the most amazing artists of my generation, Drew Struzan. His was a stellar talent, especially in his chosen field of endeavor. 1/3