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Charlotte Shane @charoshane.bsky.social · 5h

Yayyyyy :)

Charlotte Shane @charoshane.bsky.social · 1d

"As I’ve said many a time, I don’t like movies. They underwhelm and annoy me; I am immune to their alleged magic."

October's reading, watching, listening: charlotteshane.com/blog/2025/10...

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Charlotte Shane @charoshane.bsky.social · 4d

yes same, I think about Obama coming into office and people confidently saying comeuppance was nigh....

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Charlotte Shane @charoshane.bsky.social · 4d

that's my thought too, those fantasies seem predicated on the involvement of other countries (one way or another) even though I don't think it's ever made explicit

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4d

"When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity." - CLR James, "The Black Jacobins"

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4d

Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.

He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."

Rep. Clay Higgins:

There are 22 million American households receiving SNAP benefits for groceries, at $4200 per year on average.
Try to get your head wrapped around how many pantries you can stock with $4200 dollars in properly shopped groceries.
Any American who has been receiving $4200 dollars per year of free groceries and does NOT have at least 1 month of groceries stocked should never again receive SNAP, because wow, stop smoking crack.

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Charlotte Shane @charoshane.bsky.social · 8d

The fantasies of every ICE agent facing some sort of (severe!) justice tribunal are shocking to me. People speak about it so confidently, like it's something that will magically, inevitably occur... Can you point to a clear precedent in *this country's* history? I only know of the myriad opposites

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 9d

A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.

As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments

A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.

trib.al

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Charlotte Shane @charoshane.bsky.social · 13d

this is such a high compliment! thank you

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Charlotte Shane @charoshane.bsky.social · 14d

For months I've been thinking about what precise anxieties and insecurities hide in questions like "how can I write at a time like this?" and tried to untangle them by parsing separate (though interrelated) acts: making, sharing, and selling meantforyou.beehiiv.com/p/deconstruc...

Deconstructing Creative Angst

Making • Sharing • Selling • Freedom

meantforyou.beehiiv.com

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Charlotte Shane @charoshane.bsky.social · 29d

Soft launch of something special (or rather the return of something special…) in September’s blog 🤭http://charlotteshane.com/blog/2025/9/8/september

Hold Fast, M’love — CS

It steams my beans that we’ve got people out here going on an extended tear about how Colleen Hoover is irredeemable dogshit while saying Emily Henry wrote one of their favorite books. I’ve read three...

charlotteshane.com

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Tyler @electriceden92.bsky.social · 29d

There's a @charoshane.bsky.social line I think about constantly - 'But to fight for more than can be achieved in one lifetime is the plight of all radicals. Radicals are destined to die wanting.' And that's ok. It's in the job description www.bookforum.com/print/2502/s...

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · Oct 2

It got lost in other news, but last week President Trump reinstated the death penalty in D.C., where it hasn't been used in 70 years. For @51st.news I did a dive into what exactly Trump's policy change means, who might be impacted, and what residents can do to push back: 51st.news/trump-reinst...

Capital punishment: What it means that Trump reinstated the death penalty in D.C.

D.C. did away with the death penalty 44 years ago, but the president is bringing it back.

51st.news

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · Sep 23

Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...

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Charlotte Shane @charoshane.bsky.social · Sep 22

404 Media is simply a dream come true

404 Media @404media.co · Sep 22

NEW: 404 Media is suing ICE. We have filed a lawsuit demanding the agency release its $2 million contract with Paragon, a company that makes powerful spyware to break into phones and read messages from encrypted chat apps www.404media.co/were-suing-i...

We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract

404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.

www.404media.co

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · Sep 18

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Sep 18

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

Constantine @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · Sep 18

First the grand juries, now the trial juries. This Admin is not winning.

Jurors acquit anti-ICE protester accused of assaulting federal officer in Paramount

Brayan Ramos-Brito was the first of immigration protestors to go to trial in Los Angeles federal court.

www.dailynews.com

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The 51st @51st.news · Sep 19

D.C. doesn’t have its own prison, so its residents are sent to federal facilities all over the country. This is a bad system that serves no one, Askia Afrika-Ber writes.

This writer is a D.C. resident currently incarcerated at USP Hazelton in West Virginia, published here via More Than Our Crimes:

Opinion: The federal Bureau of Prisons fails D.C. residents

D.C. doesn’t have its own prison, so its residents are sent to federal facilities all over the country. This is a bad system that serves no one.

51st.news

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · Sep 18

i remain resolute in my confidence we will win and it will be because we stuck together. dooming and fatalism is not how any of us will get out of this mess. i’m saying this as a veteran climate journalist who is a trans woman. if i have more hope than you, think of what that says about your view

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Osita Nwanevu @ositanwanevu.com · Sep 19

My respect for anyone who says they're afraid of voting against this resolution is zero. You are a member of Congress. The country is being dragged to hell. 'People will threaten us.' What did you think this job entailed? Quit blubbering, vote no, and move on.

RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and legacy of Charles ‘‘Charlie’’ James
Kirk.
Whereas Charles ‘‘Charlie’’ James Kirk, born October 14,
1993, was a courageous American patriot, whose life was
tragically and unjustly cut short in an act of political vio-
lence on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University;
Whereas Charlie Kirk was a devoted Christian, who boldly
lived out his faith with conviction, courage, and compas-
sion;
Whereas Charlie Kirk was a dedicated husband to his beloved
wife, Erika Kirk, and a loving father to their daughter
and son, exemplifying the virtues of faith, fidelity, and
fatherhood;
Whereas Charlie Kirk was a fierce defender of the American
founding and its timeless principles of life, liberty, limited
government, and individual responsibility;
Whereas Charlie Kirk, at 18 years old, founded Turning
Point USA in 2012, a student movement with the mis-
sion to ‘‘identify, educate, train, and organize students topromote the principles of fiscal responsibility, free mar-
kets, and limited government’’;
Whereas Charlie Kirk became one of the most prominent
voices in America, engaging in respectful, civil discourse
across college campuses, media platforms, and national
forums, always seeking to elevate truth, foster under-
standing, and strengthen the Republic;
Whereas Charlie Kirk personified the values of the First
Amendment, exercising his God-given right to speak free-
ly, challenge prevailing narratives, and did so with honor,
courage, and respect for his fellow Americans;
Whereas Charlie Kirk’s commitment to civil discussion and
debate stood as a model for young Americans across the
political spectrum, and he worked tirelessly to promote
unity without compromising on conviction;

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Sep 19

Finally, pay attention. There are people making invitations to join in their work everywhere, all the time. You really just have to take the step to accept those invitations. And the reality is that THIS is some people's main issue. They cannot join in [figuring out why that is is a personal thing].

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Sep 19

They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · Sep 19

moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.

one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · Sep 19

moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.

one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · Sep 19

If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support:

• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Sep 14

The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss.

A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Screenshot of article excerpt: The Education Department also was concerned about other words in the application, said Adrian Klenz, who works with deafblind adults in the state. He said he has talked with state officials about the discontinuation of the grant.

“I was told that apparently the administration is going through past grants and two words were flagged: One was transition and one was privilege,” Klenz said. “Transition — transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Privilege came up because a parent wrote a glowing review of staff that said what a privilege it was to work with them.” ProPublica obtained a copy of the grant application and confirmed that those words were included.

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · Sep 18

Contra this, saw someone (correctly) describe our situation as the administration wanting to skip to the steps at the end of an authoritarian consolidation when they haven’t even managed the first ones

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Sep 18

It's pretty clear that they got their Reichstag Fire with the Kirk assassination. Democracy is dead.

We now have a fascist dictator.

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Screenshot of a Truth Social post by Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) dated September 17, 2025, at 8:26 PM. The post reads:

"I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

The post shows 1.54k ReTruths and 4.97k Likes below the text.

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