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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 13h

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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Women For Survival #Resist @wmn4srvl.bsky.social · 12h

TACO

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13h

US futures jumped in early Asia trading as President Donald Trump signaled openness to a deal with China after a sharp escalation in trade tensions hammered stocks on Friday.

US Futures Jump as Traders Gauge China Trade Spat: Markets Wrap

US equity-index futures climbed and oil rebounded after President Donald Trump signaled an openness to a deal with China, improving sentiment after markets were rattled by a sharp escalation in trade tensions.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14h

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Wake Up America @claudiner66.bsky.social · 13h

‘Step Up and Speak Out’: Chicago Pastors Lead the Charge Against ICE Detentions

www.rawstory.com/ice-raids-ch...

‘Step Up and Speak Out’: Chicago Pastors Lead the Charge Against ICE Detentions

As demonstrations against an immigration detention facility in Broadview, Illinois have ramped up in recent weeks, several local priests have joined in the protests to call attention to what they say ...

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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 16h

"Antisemitic" is the new code word for Republican authoritarian efforts in CENSORSHIP.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 17h

3/ I replaced the post below with post 1 in this thread because post 1 is more specific and was the original source reporting.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 17h

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 1d

Pirate Wires—founded by Peter Thiel protege Mike Solana (with an investment from Thiel— whines that Wikipedia calls Trump an “authoritarian.” 10/10/25 … 1/ www.piratewires.com/p/wikipedia-...

Wikipedia Declares Trump an Authoritarian

a single editor repeatedly inserted the same "authoritarian" framing into multiple wikipedia articles, creating an illusion

www.piratewires.com

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 17h

“Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors ***
The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat [alleged] antisemitism” 1/7/25 … 1/ forward.com/news/686797/...

Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors

The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 18h

This is the right answer. I will never stop standing up for my trans brothers and sisters. And if you want to be mean, you'd better not do it around me! 💯

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teachpeacex3.bsky.social @teachpeacex3.bsky.social · 14h

HILARIOUS!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 15h

Children deserve to feel safe at home & in school. This new bill I signed:

➡️ Bars childcare facilities & state preschools from collecting immigration info
➡️ Protects parents’ legal rights & kids’ security if separated
➡️ Ensures schools have safety plans in times of crisis

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 16h

Sounds imminent.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 18h

What people don’t understand about gutting disability rights is that even if you think it doesn’t affect you today it can one day.

Today, it’s Special Education.

Tomorrow, it’ll be the Americans with Disabilities Act.

1 in 4 people 20 years old today will become disabled before they retire.

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Silvija (still) stands with Ukraine @svecrumba.bsky.social · 14h

Conservative influencers are amplifying Trump's message that Portland is 'burning.'
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NPR @npr.org · 16h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14h

ICE GOONS attempts to arrest an individual at their residence in the suburbs of Chicago.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Except when Trump bankrupts them with tariffs. Then she will say nothing except for asking the rest of the country for welfare to bail them out.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 15h

That asshole fired all the people who help kids with disabilities in education.

Fuck him. Fuck everyone who enabled him

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Lee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · 19h

Thermostatic public opinion, reacting against the governing regime, like old faithful.
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

blah blah Hunter Biden blah blah Burisma yada yada

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Samuel Spade @samspade1941.bsky.social · 14h

ameriKKKa has a surplus of Techno-Fascists.

No shortage of assholes either....

#uspol #cdnpoli #ukpol #auspol

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people

Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’

www.theguardian.com

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 21h

The substance of what she's saying is bad and unconvincing, but more fundamentally, I really don't think Supreme Court justices should be going on book tours where they publicly comment on their work and respond to criticism of it. Either put it in a written opinion or hold your peace.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 14h

The march was a protest against the rise of fascism in Spain, particularly the bombing of cities such as Guernica, and its global implications. The women also viewed local issues such as nativist violence, anti-labor vigilantism, and ethnic and gender disparities as forms of fascism. /2

Screen shot from a grainy film of the Antifascist Women's March. Film posted on YouTube by the City of Tampa.

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 14h

#ResistanceRoots
#NationalHispanicHeritageMonth

On May 6, 1937, more than 5,000 mostly Latina women marched in Ybor City and downtown Tampa, Fla., to protest fascism in Spain and around the world. The Antifascist Women’s March was one of the largest demonstrations led by Latinas in U.S. history. /1

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