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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 3h

Antisemitism on the far right is nothing new, but when JD Vance branded “I Love Hitler” as an “edgy joke” he provided a permission structure for extremism, and signaled to GOP leaders that this language is not a career-ender but an acceptable way to demonstrate loyalty to the MAGA base.

Heritage president backs Tucker Carlson after interview with Holocaust-denier Nick Fuentes

Kevin Roberts denounced the “venomous coalition” that has criticized the former Fox News host.

www.politico.com

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 2h

“The so-called suspicious activity report that JPMorgan filed identified transactions with Leon Black…..Glenn Dubin, a well-known hedge fund manager; the lawyer Alan Dershowitz; and trusts controlled by Leslie Wexner”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/b...

JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures

www.nytimes.com

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The War Monitor @warmonitor.net · 8h

“It always has to be the top. Problems start from the top and they have to get solved from the top. The president’s the leader... he’s got to get everybody in a room and lead.”

— Donald Trump on the 2013 government shutdown

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 7h

"Stephen Miller soon joined a growing list of senior Trump-administration political appointees—at least six by our count—living in Washington-area military housing, where they are shielded not just from potential violence but also from protest." Others include Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth.

Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases

Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.

www.theatlantic.com

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 3h

Anyway, yet another reminder that "debate me bros" were always full of shit, and anyone who claims that they were actually about free speech or real discussion over ideas is lying or gullible.

www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...

The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas

Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him”…

www.techdirt.com

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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 14h

It is breathtaking how much of what was painstakingly built up over 250 years has been destroyed in ten months.

From the economy to civilian/military relations to our foreign alliances to the DOJ to civil rights and on and on.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 14h

“Peter Thiel “drew on a wide swath of religious thinkers, including… the **Nazi jurist** Carl Schmitt, whose work he said helped create the core of his own beliefs” … 1/ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

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Birdbrained @chirpitychirp.bsky.social · 4h

It’s called evil, and it’s nothing new, unfortunately

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 7h

“They have fun while doing it, which is deeply disturbing. We expect some level of decorum from government officials,” says Phoebe, a member of Harbor Area Peace Patrols.

The full story: lataco.com/federal-immi...

By Aisha Wallace-Palomares

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 4h

Three examples in one 24-hour period of people threatening to use the power of the state against those holding them to account.
www.pbump.net/o/these-are-...

These are all the same thing.

1. When ProPublica emailed questions for a profile of the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, they received a response from the communications director of the state Republican Party. He...

www.pbump.net

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 4h

I CAN however tell you that Tim Dunn is *very* excited for the End Times. I do not have the article handy, but one time he was asked about it and said something to the effect of "my favorite part ill be when Jesus kills all unbelievers with words streaming from his mouth like a sword."

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 4h

Breaking news…..

David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 4h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/b...

JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures

www.nytimes.com

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 4h

I cannot tell you how I feel that the richest men in this country feel no connection to the people and just close their gates and sleep on their live-in-space money as people suffer & starve

Covid broke them all & brought out all the weird “philosophies” that are permission structures for their rot

Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 7h

Keep an eye out for your neighbors and community.
Be generous when you can.

David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 10h

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 4h

Two years ago, Nick Fuentes was so toxic that, after I reported on a secret meet he had with a top Texas GOP donor, the party was engulfed in scandal and voted to explicitly ban Holocaust deniers/Neo Nazis.

Today, Heritage Foundation effectively said that "no enemies to our right" includes Fuentes.

Heritage president backs Tucker Carlson after interview with Holocaust-denier Nick Fuentes

Kevin Roberts denounced the “venomous coalition” that has criticized the former Fox News host.

www.politico.com

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 1d

The Jan. 6 insurrectionists bloodied and bludgeoned police officers. Calling them “a mob of rioters” is just stating a fact — but at Trump’s DOJ, that’ll get you fired.

Another reminder that we're not headed towards authoritarianism. We're already there.

Prosecutors placed on leave hours after describing Jan. 6 attack as a ‘mob of rioters’

The prosecutors made the description in a sentencing memo for a Jan. 6 defendant who was pardoned by Trump but is facing prison time for unrelated crimes.

www.politico.com

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 10h

This doesn’t just gut refugee admissions — it creates a race-based system that prioritizes white South Africans over people facing real danger in their home countries.

An insult to everything we stand for. Trump is burying Ronald Reagan’s vision of America as a “shining city on a hill.”

Trump administration slashes number of refugees, prioritizes Afrikaners

The State Department will also no longer manage the resettlement of refugees.

www.politico.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 4h

"Local authorities apprehend immigrants. Private contractors deliver them to either a local jail...or a detention site run by a private corporation... turning immigration enforcement into ... a continuous, privatized, and largely unseen system capable of moving detainees hundreds of miles overnight"

dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 14h

NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.

My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...

Early planning documents reviewed by WIRED describe a statewide transport grid designed for steady detainee transfers across Texas, with ICE estimating each trip to average 100 miles. Every county would have its own small, around-the-clock team of contractors collecting immigrants from local authorities deputized by ICE. It is a subtle transfer of the physical custody process into the hands of a private security firm—authorized to carry firearms and perform transport duties “in any and all local, county, state, and ICE locations.”

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 7h

Ruben Torres reunites with his wife in Indiana after being detained by ICE for nearly two weeks. He is headed back to his daughter Ofelia

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Post Mo Thóooooooin (Dave) @davebrowne.bsky.social · 8h

This is about the same time social media sites said they couldn't do moderation because cracking down on bigotry and misinformation would target right-wing voices too much

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4h

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 8h

When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”

John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 8h

It’s very telling that opening your publication to MAGA “thought” requires a massive downgrade in quality control.

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 4h

"ICE is all but extricating itself from the process...while effectively turning immigration enforcement into a service industry; a continuous, privatized, & largely unseen system capable of moving detainees 100s of miles overnight while operating w/out direct federal presence." @dell.bsky.social

dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 14h

NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.

My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5h

Bari Weiss makes a clean sweep, firing all women, Blacks and Hispanics in high-profile positions at CBS News. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Gayle King expected to depart ‘CBS Mornings’ in latest restructure: report

King, who has fronted the broadcaster’s morning show for over a decade, is expected to step down from her anchor role on next year, according to a report

www.independent.co.uk

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Birdbrained @chirpitychirp.bsky.social · 5h

Horrific

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 5h

This is so messed up.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h

Exclusive: The U.S. government asked a judge to deport a man to Afghanistan, where he expects the Taliban to kill him. Legal experts say the case could have consequences for Afghans the U.S. rescued and promised to support.

Trump administration makes misleading case in high-stakes asylum hearing

Homeland Security asked a judge to deport a man to Afghanistan, where he expects the Taliban to kill him. The case could affect thousands of asylum seekers.

www.washingtonpost.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h

If your medication was made in a contaminated factory, the FDA won’t tell you.

Even ProPublica reporters hit a dead end when trying to track down where a popular prescription drug (atorvastatin, which treats high cholesterol) was made and whether the factory had a troubled record.

Here’s What Happened When ProPublica Reporters Tried to Find Out Where a Popular Prescription Drug Was Made

We wanted to know where a widely used prescription drug that treats high cholesterol was manufactured and whether the factory had quality issues. The search led to a labyrinth of company names and dat...

www.propublica.org

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