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bluestatedon.bsky.social @bluestatedon.bsky.social · 1h

I’m old enough to remember people justifying their refusal to vote for Harris by claiming “Trump will endorsed the Forever Wars!”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Trump threatens American boots on the ground in Gaza to fight Hamas

If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 3h

Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."

The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 2h

Trial shows that ICE agents lied, concealed evidence in an illegal effort to convict the "libtard" who filmed them.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3h

🚨WOW. A unanimous per curiam (meaning no named author) panel of the 7th Circuit, made up of a Bush appointee, an Obama appointee, and a Trump appointee, decline to step in and block a lower court order barring the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago!

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 3h

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois.

"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."

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bluestatedon.bsky.social @bluestatedon.bsky.social · 1h

The genial, smiling John Roberts has always been the racist bigot that Roger Taney was.

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 2h

John Lewis had John Roberts' number from the jump: takebackthecourt.substack.com/p/john-lewis...

Take Back the Court REP. JOHN LEWIS: In 1965, Jurist Roberts was only 10-years-old. He may be a brilliant lawyer, but I wonder whether he can really understand the depth of what it took to get the Voting Rights Act passed. The right to vote is precious, almost
sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society. As many of you know, I gave a little blood on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, but some
of my friends and colleagues gave all they had, their very lives for the right to vote. I feel that if Judge Roberts is confirmed to be the Chief Justice of the United States, the Supreme Court would no longer hear the people's cries for justice. I feel that the leadership of the Court will promote politics over the protection of individual rights and liberties. If the Federal Courts had abandoned us in the civil rights movement in the name of judicial restraint, we might still be struggling with the
burden of legal segregation in America today. Jurist Roberts's memos reveal him to be hostile towards civil rights, affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act. He has even said that Voting Rights Act
violations, and I quote, "should not be made too easy to prove.'

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

ICYMI—Trump’s trade war and disastrous economic policies are not making us great www.cnbc.com/2025/10/02/r...

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2h

This is an emergency. In a month, health premiums are going to go up by 75%, ruining families' lives. What's happening in Chicago, where people's rights are being obliterated, is an emergency. What the FCC is doing - censoring our political speech - is an emergency.

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bluestatedon.bsky.social @bluestatedon.bsky.social · 8h

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 10h

This is “normal“ now in the Republicans’ white supremacist America.

Trump considers overhaul of refugee system that would favor white people

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 10h

Democrats are right to insist health care is a human right, but when MAGA claims Democrats want to give healthcare to "illegal immigrants" Democrats should respond by asking the GOP if they're arguing to repeal the law signed in 1980 by Reagan stating anyone who shows up in an ER must be treated.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h

The CFPB is one of the most staunch financial watchdogs for the American people.

The agency has returned at least $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.

It's no longer protecting consumers now...BECAUSE THIS REGIME DOESN'T WANT IT TO!

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10h

"Young children and even babies appear to have been subjected to the indiscriminate use of tear gas by Defendants' officers."

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 10h

Good morning. An overnight court filings reveals discussions took place Wednesday over whether the Trump administration has violated a judge's order addressing the use of force in its Chicago immigration campaign.

"The government believes the TRO has not been violated at all."

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Michigan Sea Grant @miseagrant.bsky.social · 10h

Could pond-based aquaculture play a key role in saving the embattled lake whitefish?

Time running out for Great Lakes whitefish. Can ponds become their Noah’s Ark? - Bridge Michigan

On the brink of collapse in Lakes Michigan and Huron, whitefish need a miracle. Now, some want to relocate fish en masse to inland waters to preserve dying bloodlines.

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bluestatedon.bsky.social @bluestatedon.bsky.social · 10h

I think it’s very likely that “Myron Gaines” doesn’t actually exist as it’s presented.

bluestatedon.bsky.social @bluestatedon.bsky.social · 10h

If he has that kind of support from Republicans, I wouldn’t be surprised if he switches parties before the end of his term. He’s that slimy.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

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bluestatedon.bsky.social @bluestatedon.bsky.social · 10h

Vance & Republicans: “These 18-yr old college kids protesting Israel’s actions in Gaza are an existential threat to free speech and should be prosecuted.”

Also Vance & Republicans: “These poor 27-yr olds extolling Hitler, racism & rape are just kids so leave them alone. Criticizing them is mean.”

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 4d

"Book Review: A Call to Arms About the Threat of Anti-Science" | Great review of #ScienceUnderSiege by @danfalk.bsky.social for the @buckscountybeacon.com: buckscountybeacon.com/2025/10/book...

Book Review: A Call to Arms About the Threat of Anti-Science - Bucks County Beacon

“Science Under Siege,” by Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez, is an impassioned manifesto against attacks on science.

buckscountybeacon.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10h

How Chicago managed to defeat Stephen Miller's propaganda, at least so far.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYlv...

Stephen Miller's Fever Dreams

YouTube video by emptywheel

www.youtube.com

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bluestatedon.bsky.social @bluestatedon.bsky.social · 10h

WaPo hemorrhaging subscribers, LATimes in financial free-fall, and Dr. Phil’s pro-MAGA network is a pathetic bust. I wonder if there’s a connection…

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Dr. Phil’s anti-woke TV network goes broke

After the end of his popular daytime talk show in 2023, Dr. Phil McGraw launched a right-wing media network, and a new report from Slate documents a network in chaos, with suspended programming and .....

www.dailykos.com

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 1d

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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bluestatedon.bsky.social @bluestatedon.bsky.social · 11h

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