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Benjamin Rose
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 1h
Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer. That includes four who were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened.
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Benjamin Rose @benjaminrose.bsky.social · 17m
The ppl who’d watch that trash are already voting for you Andrew. lol.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 10h
This is how The Boston Globe chooses to frame the kidnapping of a local teenager.
Remarkably swift passage of Everett teen into deportation system showcases ICE reach and efficiency
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Glonzo Journalism, But Scary 👻 @scriban.bsky.social · 39m
Probably because the Constitution says it's illegal, Karoline.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Leavitt: "The president tapped into tariff revenue to keep WIC money going out the door. He found a creative solution to keep the troops paid. And rather than congratulate him for doing that, this unprecedented action to get our troops paid, Dems want to sue him for it. They're saying it's illegal."
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Benjamin Rose @benjaminrose.bsky.social · 22m
The beltway media would never let a democrat prez’s press secretary get away with this kind of shit. Not ever.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Leavitt: "The president tapped into tariff revenue to keep WIC money going out the door. He found a creative solution to keep the troops paid. And rather than congratulate him for doing that, this unprecedented action to get our troops paid, Dems want to sue him for it. They're saying it's illegal."
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30m
It occurs to me Trump is doing something extremely similar to what Sam Bankman-Fried went to prison for.

SBF took funds from customer deposits at his crypto exchange FTX and put them into his other company Alameda Research to keep it solvent.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Leavitt: "The president tapped into tariff revenue to keep WIC money going out the door. He found a creative solution to keep the troops paid. And rather than congratulate him for doing that, this unprecedented action to get our troops paid, Dems want to sue him for it. They're saying it's illegal."
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Benjamin Rose @benjaminrose.bsky.social · 28m
He should not be allowed to make those moves. He’s exhibited zero talent or ability to get the most for those resources & even more important, his time making any decisions for this team & its future should be kaput. Hes done enough damage he should not be allowed more decisions.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 46m
Cheers to you, Judge Box O Wine.
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Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 1h
www.rawstory.com/jeanine-pirr...
Pirro loses misdemeanor assault trial after failing three times to get felony indictment
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro's office failed to secure a misdemeanor conviction against a woman after also failing three attempts to have grand juries indict her on felony assault charges.In J...
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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 45m
Again I find myself kinda impressed by their utter shamelessness.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2h
lol, now they're saying the Nazi flag is an "optical illusion"
Swastika” Flag In Office of Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH) May Be An “optical illusion” and “easy to miss” The weird story about an aide to Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH) having a flag in his Capitol Hill office with a swastika on it, has just gotten weirder. Multiple sources tell Fox – including those investigating the issue – the flag in question is an American flag – but with a swastika embedded into the ink or weaving. And here’s the strange part: the swastika is not obvious to the naked eye. But is more visible when captured on video or by a still photo. One source described this as an “optical illusion.” Another said the swastika was “easy to miss.” Fox has learned that dozens of Congressional offices received these American flags from an undetermined group who brought them around Capitol Hill early in the year. One office tells Fox that the swastika on their flag was clear, so they tossed it out. But the flag in the office of Taylor was not visible until captured on camera. It is not known what group brought the flags around. That is under investigation. The US Capitol Police are also conducting an inquiry. Fox is told that that the group brought the flags to multiple offices. At issues is if the group knew the swastika was embedded into the flag. It is also unclear if this was an effort to covertly deliver American flags to lawmakers with swastikas on them. Or, if this was an effort to deliberately embarrass offices by bringing them an American flag – which featured a swastika which wasn’t obvious to the naked eye.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 52m
Everyone is rightly jumping on the grossness of this framing, but this story really is an indictment of the inaction of our Governor and Legislature, who have, for the most part, allowed ICE to act with impunity and to continue to partner with the Plymouth County Sheriff.
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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 1h
The remarkably swift passage of an Everett teen into the Trump administration’s deportation system underscores the reach and efficiency of the infrastructure that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has managed to build even in deep-blue Massachusetts. trib.al/Q3zUiKU
‘This is different.’ What the case of the arrested 13-year-old in Everett tells us about ICE. - The Boston Globe
While officials say ICE has moved with similar speed in arresting adults, this case stands out for the very young age of the subject.
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bobo tucci @no-flashlight.bsky.social · 1h
a salary cap won't make your cheapskate owner spend, especially when their priority isn't to win but rather "to provide a summer of entertainment" and steal all the sand from public beaches
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2h
Dodgers spend 73% of their revenue; Brewers spend 41%
revenues for MLB teams vs. payrolls
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River Ave. Blues @riveraveblues.bsky.social · 1h
Hal Steinbrenner is underhated.
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2h
Dodgers spend 73% of their revenue; Brewers spend 41%
revenues for MLB teams vs. payrolls
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2h
Imagine if KJP or Psaki had said this about the Republican base: not just that half of them were “deplorables” but that the GOP’s “main constituency is made up of domestic terrorists, white supremacists, and violent criminals”? The media, not just Fox, would be in meltdown. GOP would be screaming!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 2h
honestly the bit right afterwhere he's like 'so why did you chose the DSA over the Democratic Party' and Mamdani is like ... "I didn't? I'm in both?' is even funnier
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conputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social · 3h
amazing opening
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/p...
You sit, according to the polls, on the cusp of a historic political victory. You would be the youngest mayor in a century. You’d be New York City’s first Muslim mayor. You’d be its first democratic socialist mayor. I wouldn’t actually be the first democratic socialist mayor. Who would it be? David Dinkins was a member of D.S.A., he identified also as a democratic socialist. Thank you for the correction. Very welcome.
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Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social · 1h
Because if it's just her opinion, it's not "a great truth," and if it's not "a great truth" then people can say she is wrong.
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 4h
this is the moral cowardice of conservatism that i've been on about. andrews can't just directly say "i think a little friendly competition is good." she has to dress it up in this pseudohistory about men and women's inherent natures as revealed by the Savannah™️

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The Great Feminization
In 2019, I read an article about Larry Summers and Harvard that changed the way I look at the world.
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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 1h
Again, the allegations in Bolton's indictment are far worse and far more real than any of the other Trump enemies prosecutions, and I think this the behavior of someone who thought DOJ would never come for him. The Dems proved him right for 4, if not 12, years. Awful work there.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 2h
Then they came for John Bolton -
Former Trump adviser John Bolton indicted by justice department
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Former Trump adviser John Bolton indicted by justice department
Former national security adviser was charged with 18 counts of mishandling classified documents
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 2h
So, Ukraine would need "U.S. contractors deployed to assist" if Washington supplies Kyiv with Tomahawk missiles, and America would "retain control over targeting and other issues." And after all that's done, the answer to "are they a game-changer?" is no. Well then. www.ft.com/content/654a...
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Patt Morrison @pattmlatimes.bsky.social · 5h
I remember when the right wing mocked early Prius hybrid owners, saying the car was virtue-signaling for environmental causes. What do Cybertrucks signal?
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WIRED @wired.com · 9h
"I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle," says Roger Davis, a Cybertruck owner.

Davis also uses the Grok feature in the car: "Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist."

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canyon cybertruck canyon cybertruck
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 2h
*Talking to a Wired reporter who is writing down what I say* I am the proud owner of a Cybertruck, it has an AI in it that I talk to for therapy, I am now divorced and yes it's because of the truck
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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 2h
Seems like Democrats could find the same info and hire the people who put together videos like this. But they never seem to do so.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3h
When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points
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Benjamin Rose @benjaminrose.bsky.social · 2h
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Matthew Federman @matthewfederman.bsky.social · 2h
The thing about all of them is how stupid they think the rest of the world is. And also how everything with them is projection.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2h
lol, now they're saying the Nazi flag is an "optical illusion"
Swastika” Flag In Office of Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH) May Be An “optical illusion” and “easy to miss” The weird story about an aide to Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH) having a flag in his Capitol Hill office with a swastika on it, has just gotten weirder. Multiple sources tell Fox – including those investigating the issue – the flag in question is an American flag – but with a swastika embedded into the ink or weaving. And here’s the strange part: the swastika is not obvious to the naked eye. But is more visible when captured on video or by a still photo. One source described this as an “optical illusion.” Another said the swastika was “easy to miss.” Fox has learned that dozens of Congressional offices received these American flags from an undetermined group who brought them around Capitol Hill early in the year. One office tells Fox that the swastika on their flag was clear, so they tossed it out. But the flag in the office of Taylor was not visible until captured on camera. It is not known what group brought the flags around. That is under investigation. The US Capitol Police are also conducting an inquiry. Fox is told that that the group brought the flags to multiple offices. At issues is if the group knew the swastika was embedded into the flag. It is also unclear if this was an effort to covertly deliver American flags to lawmakers with swastikas on them. Or, if this was an effort to deliberately embarrass offices by bringing them an American flag – which featured a swastika which wasn’t obvious to the naked eye.
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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 2h
Jesus Christ, people will do anything to refuse to acknowledge what can be plainly seen.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2h
lol, now they're saying the Nazi flag is an "optical illusion"
Swastika” Flag In Office of Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH) May Be An “optical illusion” and “easy to miss” The weird story about an aide to Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH) having a flag in his Capitol Hill office with a swastika on it, has just gotten weirder. Multiple sources tell Fox – including those investigating the issue – the flag in question is an American flag – but with a swastika embedded into the ink or weaving. And here’s the strange part: the swastika is not obvious to the naked eye. But is more visible when captured on video or by a still photo. One source described this as an “optical illusion.” Another said the swastika was “easy to miss.” Fox has learned that dozens of Congressional offices received these American flags from an undetermined group who brought them around Capitol Hill early in the year. One office tells Fox that the swastika on their flag was clear, so they tossed it out. But the flag in the office of Taylor was not visible until captured on camera. It is not known what group brought the flags around. That is under investigation. The US Capitol Police are also conducting an inquiry. Fox is told that that the group brought the flags to multiple offices. At issues is if the group knew the swastika was embedded into the flag. It is also unclear if this was an effort to covertly deliver American flags to lawmakers with swastikas on them. Or, if this was an effort to deliberately embarrass offices by bringing them an American flag – which featured a swastika which wasn’t obvious to the naked eye.
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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 2h
Had that same thought skimming the indictment! This ain't the Comey or Tish James case.
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Rigorous, Fred-based Reporting @thefred.bsky.social · 2h
This looks like a real case against Bolton, which is another reason Merrick Garland is a sack of shit.
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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 2h
Good thread. The thing you gotta keep in mind about Trafalgar is that theyre not a real polling outfit so much as a pro-GOP ratfucker outfit that adds in extra R voters to "correct" their results & sometimes lands backwards into their polling being close to the actual result if its a pro-R year.
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GuyWhoNeverWenttoEpsteinsIsland @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 3h
1/ Because you people won't stop talking about our northeastmost state, I am forced to remind you of Virginia elections. In particular, noted partisan hack outfit Trafalgar's polling of it, because they are trying to tell us Virginia Republicans are on the verge of defending all 3 statewide offices.
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