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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss would never run this.
But it's the most accurate journalism i've seen since John Oliver yesterday.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h

Will Fox join OAN as the only media companies surrendering to an insecure loser like Pete Hegseth?

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17h

And they were sent after the insurrection to investigate, not before it even happened. Sheesh.

A tweet by Evan Kilgore says: “Can somebody please explain to me how ‘the Biden FBI’ placed 274 agents into the crowd on January 6th… when Donald Trump was President on January 6th? Joe Biden had no control over the FBI before January 20th. Does Trump think we’re stupid or am I missing something?”
It quotes a tweet from Donald J. Trump reading, “THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6… What a SCAM – DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT.”

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21h

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 1d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14h

Sad, but true. 💥

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Which Republican genius came up with the talking point to label millions of ordinary Americans peacefully protesting their government as paid Marxists who hate America?

That’s really what you are going with?

That we hate the United States of America?

Fuck you.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 17h

Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Paul Leigh -Some Rascal on the Internet @pleightx.bsky.social · 8h

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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 7h

Fixed it.

#DonaldTrump #Time

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

When a bad man does a good thing, he does not cease to be a bad man. This is a complicated moment in the Middle East. Each of us must work to make sense of it. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

Joy. Sorrow. Fury. Disgust. And Hope. All at Once.

Reacting to this disorienting, misrepresented, misperceived moment in the Middle East.

open.substack.com

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

This is a clear, moral statement that I believe is consistent with US national interests and those of New Yorkers.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on today's profoundly moving scenes in Israel and Palestine.

Today’s scenes of Israelis and Palestinians are profoundly moving: Israeli hostages being freed and families reunited after years of fear, uncertainty, and torture; the first days in Gaza without relentless Israeli bombardment of Palestinians as families return to rubble and loved ones freed from detention.

There is finally a glimmer of hope that this ceasefire will hold and the long difficult work of reconstruction can begin. I also know this news brings solace to millions of New Yorkers, who’ve felt the pain of the past few years. We have watched as our tax dollars have funded a genocide. The moral and human cost will be a lasting stain and requires accountability and real examination of our collective conscience and our government’s policies.

The responsibility now lies with those of us who believe in peace to make sure it endures, and that it is just. Once aid is delivered, the wounded are cared for, and a lasting agreement secured, we cannot look away. We must work towards a future built upon justice, one without occupation and apartheid, and for a world where every person can live with safety and dignity.

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ml720.bsky.social @ml720.bsky.social · 1d

OCT. 7, NEVER should have happened. The horrors never should have been executed by Hamas. I am happy for the families and hostages returned today. But there are 60,000+dead innocents.There are 4,000 children amputees. There is NOTHING in Gaza now except the living nightmare of death and destruction.

David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

When a bad man does a good thing, he does not cease to be a bad man. This is a complicated moment in the Middle East. Each of us must work to make sense of it. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

Joy. Sorrow. Fury. Disgust. And Hope. All at Once.

Reacting to this disorienting, misrepresented, misperceived moment in the Middle East.

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Kat Denise @katpic57.bsky.social · 1d

“Worse, those who inflicted that suffering are now being celebrated as heroes. Trump and Netanyahu are engaged in a festival of self-congratulation. Leaders from around the world are editing their memories of the past to accommodate the egos of those men.”

Recommended read!

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 1d

“No, what has happened is not a victory for anyone. No, Netanyahu and Trump are not heroes.

War criminals who cease do not become heroes by ceasing to commit war crimes. Moments of happiness, relief and joy for some do not offset enduring sadness and loss for others.”
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

When a bad man does a good thing, he does not cease to be a bad man. This is a complicated moment in the Middle East. Each of us must work to make sense of it. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

Joy. Sorrow. Fury. Disgust. And Hope. All at Once.

Reacting to this disorienting, misrepresented, misperceived moment in the Middle East.

open.substack.com

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 18h

Per @edwardluce.bsky.social in this excellent and insightful peace, it would be rash to assume Trump knows what he is doing. Especially with China. He’s punching way above his weight class with Xi, a man who knows exactly what he’s doing in response to Trump’s trade war.

Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 18h

"Trump is a field day for Palantir, OpenAI, xAI, Anduril & others. He may think he's the ultimate peacemaker. But his actions are stoking China’s self-belief and elevating America’s military-AI complex. It would be rash to assume he knows what he is doing." My column. www.ft.com/content/7343...

US-China déjà vu all over again

Trump’s latest piece of brinkmanship is likely to result in another climbdown

www.ft.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

“Peace” update: “5 killed by IDF in Gaza despite ceasefire…”

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 18h

The questions remain. Why did White House border czar Tom Homan accept a bag with $50,000 cash? Who was it from? What was promised in exchange? Why did the DOJ close the investigation? How does bribery and corruption make America great? www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Pressed on Tom Homan controversy, JD Vance and Pam Bondi struggle to answer

The attorney general and the vice president confronted straightforward questions about the scandal surrounding the border czar. Both Republicans struggled.

www.msnbc.com

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Kat Denise @katpic57.bsky.social · 17h

His “triumph” was convincing anyone to see him other than the whiny loser he is (& that’s wrt his ugly exterior as well). It’s an insult to reason & humanity he s/be commended in any way for his role in the Israeli/Palestinian peace efforts. #TIME👎

A must read (in full):
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

When a bad man does a good thing, he does not cease to be a bad man. This is a complicated moment in the Middle East. Each of us must work to make sense of it. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

Joy. Sorrow. Fury. Disgust. And Hope. All at Once.

Reacting to this disorienting, misrepresented, misperceived moment in the Middle East.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 15h

Jeff Bezos set out to destroy one of our main newspapers that held billionaires like him to account and it worked!

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14h

While he helps Wall Street get richer, Trump wants to make it harder for you to open up a small business.

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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 10h

Trump is rigging Texas & red states w corrupt gerrymanders to lock in MAGA rule

CA is fighting back w Prop 50. Get everyone you know to vote & volunteer (cadem.org/prop50)

Early voting has started; Vote #YesOnProp50 & return your ballot ASAP, latest by Nov 4. Do it, fight back & defend democracy.

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