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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 1m

dems should embrace clunky dogshit—tomorrow on @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 9h

Not kidding when I say it appears they were trying to brainstorm what the opposite of "no taxation without representation" would be and this clunky dogshit is the best they could come up with

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 6h

How fascism messages
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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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 9m

had my Nikon; so i snapped this elk

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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 16m

is mtg antifa

The Independent @the-independent.com · 17m

MTG slams Republicans for ‘doing nothing’ about high food prices as shutdown drags on

www.independent.co.uk

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Benjamin O. Anderson @kemek.bsky.social · 1h

It's unbelievable that they could discern from this night vision footage that:

- this boat was crewed by gang members
- it was carrying drugs
- and the ultimate destination of those drugs was the United States

And by "unbelievable" I mean I literally don't believe it.

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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 1h

side note— I’m a huge Robert H. Jackson nerd . “Houghwout” may be the best middlename ever

Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 1h

yep. and as the great RHJ made clear at nuremberg: “just following orders” isn’t a defense to war crimes

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h

When all of this is finally over, I hope the people who ordered and carried out these extrajudicial assassinations are given the due process they don't believe in before they're punished for murder.

www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 6h

Barrett - can we just say we’re clarifying Gingles (foundational precedent on the VRA) instead of modifying it?

Trump admin lawyer- sure! You do you!!! As long as we’re making it impossible to enforce the VRA!

(You do have to modify Milligan in one way tho, he acknowledges .)

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NBB @nbb76.bsky.social · 1d

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 5h

There is no evidence that the man who murdered Kirk had any ties to any progressive nonprofits.

Michael Feola @feolski.bsky.social · 5h

"Scott Bessent said that his department is launching a War on Terror-style campaign against progressive nonprofits."
“Charlie’s death is like a domestic 9/11,” Bessent said. “Just as after 9/11, and Osama bin Laden... was captured... we are going to track down who is responsible for this.”

Big Talk: Treasury Secretary Declares New War on Terror Against the Left

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that his department is in...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2h

BREAKING: Journalists exited the Pentagon after refusing to agree to the Trump administration's new restrictions on access.

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the seat of U.S. military power.

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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 1h

yep. and as the great RHJ made clear at nuremberg: “just following orders” isn’t a defense to war crimes

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h

When all of this is finally over, I hope the people who ordered and carried out these extrajudicial assassinations are given the due process they don't believe in before they're punished for murder.

www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

Donald Trump's Venezuela Military Strikes Hit a Colombian Ship: Report

At least one Colombian ship has been struck by US Military amid escalations in the Caribbean.

www.newsweek.com

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 3h

this is the dumbest shit i have ever read

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

This is the right kind of energy.

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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 1d

woah

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

David Brooks calling for a mass movement to save American democracy

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

www.theatlantic.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 1d

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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 4d

mannnn idk if it’s fair to say he “knew” none of it did. Pablo is a damn good journalist . So is Dan Le Batard. guess we’ll find out on PTFO

@pablo.show

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Pablo Torre @pablo.show · 1d

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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 1d

rt

rava @rava.bsky.social · 1d

I have minimal sympathy for these hateful people who go to church, believe in jesus and god, whose family came from europe when they did, who dont know many indigenous americans spoke spanish when the spanish arrived in the americas before any english did, these ignorant hateful fools

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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 1d

excellent suggestion

Kirk (Antifa Social Secretary™️) Murphy 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 ❌👑 @kirkmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Personally, triage. In this existential national emergency, there are some hearts/minds whom I personally would attempt to win over last.

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rava @rava.bsky.social · 1d

Its nonsense, its a load of dust. Are they religious? I’d urge them to read what the bible says about immigrants and refugees and consider why theyve hardened their heart towards their neighbors. Have they been here 10,000 - 90,000 years like many indigenous americans? Borders are new