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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 7h

For sure, this. We need to keep calling their bullshit and keep the blame on them, and not on the angry and alienated 22 year old who does something dumb.

Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 12h

Trump and Miller will probably get the blood in the streets they want eventually. We don’t know when or how it will unfold, or how the public will come to perceive it. But we do know that no matter how it unfolds or is perceived, it is already their fault. All we can do is our best.

It'll Be Trump's Fault

Donald Trump created this unstable equilibrium; no matter how it breaks down, it will be his fault.

www.offmessage.net

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Patrick Finnegan @pfinns.bsky.social · 7h

Extremely important point. The bile spewing from Miller, Trump, and their supporters make their bloodthirstiness crystal clear. They are desperate to invoke the Insurrection Act and will manufacture a pretext to do so eventually.

What happens next is on them.

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TheEggOne @theeggone.bsky.social · 8h

This. Anyone with eyes can see it coming. This is not a "call to arms". It is simply an observation that Trump thinks that chaos on the streets works to his favor and he and his admin are doing everything they can to provoke it. Humans, being what we are, means someone will eventually take the bait.

Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 12h

Trump and Miller will probably get the blood in the streets they want eventually. We don’t know when or how it will unfold, or how the public will come to perceive it. But we do know that no matter how it unfolds or is perceived, it is already their fault. All we can do is our best.

It'll Be Trump's Fault

Donald Trump created this unstable equilibrium; no matter how it breaks down, it will be his fault.

www.offmessage.net

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13h

Good morning.

Democrats have no obligation to vote for a budget that funds corruption and totalitarianism.

Trump is willing to do whatever it takes to destroy our democracy and pad the pockets of billionaires.

People don't want Democrats to wilt. They want us to fight.

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movienation.bsky.social @movienation.bsky.social · 10h

Checks out.

Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 12h

Trump and Miller will probably get the blood in the streets they want eventually. We don’t know when or how it will unfold, or how the public will come to perceive it. But we do know that no matter how it unfolds or is perceived, it is already their fault. All we can do is our best.

It'll Be Trump's Fault

Donald Trump created this unstable equilibrium; no matter how it breaks down, it will be his fault.

www.offmessage.net

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 9h

Will Republicans clean house of all these Nazis? Inquiring minds...well, we know the answer. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 9h

This is the most important politics story in a long time. Twitter has radicalized the young GOP into overt Nazism and white supremacy and the news has spent years pretending not to see.

It’s a gleefully racist and antisemitic party now. Stop pretending otherwise www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 10h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 12h

Trump and Miller will probably get the blood in the streets they want eventually. We don’t know when or how it will unfold, or how the public will come to perceive it. But we do know that no matter how it unfolds or is perceived, it is already their fault. All we can do is our best.

It'll Be Trump's Fault

Donald Trump created this unstable equilibrium; no matter how it breaks down, it will be his fault.

www.offmessage.net

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m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 10h

once again, anyone in media who believed republicans were offended by Charlie Kirk jokes or whatever is either a crypto conservative or incredibly stupid www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 10h

Even after we deal with Trump, we'll be cleaning up the mess he created for decades. Once you mainstream bigotry, it takes a long time and a lot of work to make it shameful again.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 10h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 10h

"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

Can't call them fascists?

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 10h

Welp! www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Fyodor @fyodor.bsky.social · 11h

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Clean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 11h

“Donald Trump and Stephen Miller will probably get the blood in the streets they want eventually…
[N]o matter how it unfolds or is perceived, it is already their fault, and everyone who cares about the future of the country should be prepared to blame them.”

Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 12h

Trump and Miller will probably get the blood in the streets they want eventually. We don’t know when or how it will unfold, or how the public will come to perceive it. But we do know that no matter how it unfolds or is perceived, it is already their fault. All we can do is our best.

It'll Be Trump's Fault

Donald Trump created this unstable equilibrium; no matter how it breaks down, it will be his fault.

www.offmessage.net

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 12h

I've said this before, but one of the more striking things about the current generation of righties is that they really show no sign of understanding that there's a world *beyond* their screens, beyond owning & being owned on social media. A real world, with real people & real problems.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 11h

Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 11h

is it ever going to be news that the richest man in the world openly promotes full-bore, swastika-flying, pro-genocide neo-Nazis

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 12h

Trump/Miller are like domestic abusers. They keep escalating, calling themselves victims, escalating some more. It’s going to end in tragedy because domestic abuse doesn’t just stop.

Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 12h

Trump and Miller will probably get the blood in the streets they want eventually. We don’t know when or how it will unfold, or how the public will come to perceive it. But we do know that no matter how it unfolds or is perceived, it is already their fault. All we can do is our best.

It'll Be Trump's Fault

Donald Trump created this unstable equilibrium; no matter how it breaks down, it will be his fault.

www.offmessage.net

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 11h

The best move is to defy Mike Johnson and Tom Emmer and all the slandering Republicans is to show up at No Kings as a peacemaker. www.offmessage.net/p/itll-be-tr...

It'll Be Trump's Fault

Donald Trump created this unstable equilibrium; no matter how it breaks down, it will be his fault.

www.offmessage.net

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 11h

This is the unstable equilibrium, basically rigging the game. We should reject the terms. They need to deescalate, period. www.offmessage.net/p/itll-be-tr...

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 12h

I suspect if and when the unstable equilibrium breaks down, the sadists with the guns will precipitate it. But it’ll be very important not to lose heart no matter how it happens. They want to create an expectation that they can be lawless and we must bat 1.000 www.offmessage.net/p/itll-be-tr...

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 11h

The best move is to defy Mike Johnson and Tom Emmer and all the slandering Republicans is to show up at No Kings as a peacemaker. www.offmessage.net/p/itll-be-tr...

It'll Be Trump's Fault

Donald Trump created this unstable equilibrium; no matter how it breaks down, it will be his fault.

www.offmessage.net

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 11h

This is the unstable equilibrium, basically rigging the game. We should reject the terms. They need to deescalate, period. www.offmessage.net/p/itll-be-tr...

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