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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · Feb 9

The upside down flag will be taken down when they are.

"... a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property."

www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

4 U.S. Code § 8 - Respect for flag

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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 6h

The people have a right to know what they’re going to decide to do when the transaction is so significant, so unusual and deprives the students and the college of this land,” said plaintiff’s attorney Richard Brodsky, speaking with The Associated Press prior to the judge’s decision.

Florida judge temporarily blocks transfer of downtown Miami land for Trump's presidential library

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lfurrod.bsky.social @lfurrod.bsky.social · 18h

It was not his peace plan. As usual the criminal felon takes credit for what others accomplished, with the help of yet another indicted criminal Netanyahu

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🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇮🇪 @heartbreak8765309.bsky.social · 18h

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Sandi Bachom 📹🎥🎬 @sandibachom.bsky.social · 9h

🔥🔥🔥 Today at immigration court 26 Federal Plaza this woman went ballistic to the masked ICE agents who detained her family member. Where are the people standing up to the Gestapo? I never saw this in 4 months I’ve been filming. 👏👏👏👏

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 7h

Bette Midler sung a profane yet touching tribute to Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, rewriting her 1988 hit “Wind Beneath My Wings,” which praised Colbert for his decade-long refusal to kiss Trump’s “orange a--.”

Trump Nemesis Bette Midler Serenades Colbert With NSFW Song

Midler praised Colbert for his refusal to bend the knee to President Trump.

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 7h

What's the Statute of Limitations on Murder? How about paying others to commit murder?

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 7h

This is another bad-ass podcast by @latimes Christopher Goffard —a damning indictment of a sheriff so pumped up with his power he tried to intimidate a young female FBI agent. He failed in spectacular fashion.

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 7h

Tomorrow, the Delaware State Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the appeal of the Tornetta ruling-- the case that said Elon Musk's 2018 Tesla CEO pay plan was improperly granted, and must be rescinded. Musk is seeking another mammoth pay plan now. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/05/t...

Tesla's nearly $1 trillion new pay plan for Musk would expand his voting power

Tesla will also ask shareholders to vote on whether the automaker should invest in Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI.

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 7h

Meanwhile in Russia: writer Sergery Strokan asserted that no other country understands Trump better than Russia. He warned Trump not to lose Russia's trust by delivering Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, claiming that unspecified consequences would follow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5me...

Sergey Strokan says no one understands Trump better than Russia

YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 7h

Speaking of Oregon, here are some young republicans from there hanging out with two white nationalists from Washington state who were eventually kicked out of the organization. You can read about Alex Nelson (2nd from left) here. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

YRO
yroregon
Mission - Dupont Circle
PARTY,
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yroregon We are glad we get to work closely with the Washington young republicans. See you at the next Young Republican Party!
July 21, 2022

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 7h

That chair of the OR GOP in 1978 was named Walter Huss, and throughout his career he was a mentor to a host of fascists, including these jackbooted young extremists who stomped around Portland from 1964 to 1966. rightlandia.ghost.io/speaking-at-...

Speaking at Reed College in 1965, a Portland Nazi floated the idea of building a barbed-wire topped wall along the entire Mexican border. The audience erupted in dismissive laughter. Not so funny now.

Sometimes history does more than just rhyme

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 7h

“Defense lawyers who have clients caught up in the case have expressed bafflement at what possible crime could have been committed…”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 7h

“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.

The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...

Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 7h

“People like Maxim — who refuse to become silent accomplices to the Kremlin’s crimes — are saving our country’s honor amid this current darkness. And it will be they who will lead Russia back to normality once the drawn-out nightmare of Putin’s rule is over.”

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | What Putin is crushing in Russia

The arrest of opposition leader Maxim Kruglov is a blow against the last vestiges of Russian democracy.

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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 8h

Trump and his fossil fuel donors don’t want you to know why your electricity bills are going up. @whitehouse.senate.gov

Trump and his fossil fuel donors don’t want you to know why your electricity bills are going up.

YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Jeffries: "I remind all of these corrupt individuals, these sycophants -- the statute of limitations is five years. The American people want accountability, deserve accountability, and will get accountability."

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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 8h

"all those people who are causing chaos" are Noem's ICE goons.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 8h

FILE UNDER: YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS SHIT UP

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 13h

Republican Rep. Cory Mills allegedly threatened to release nude images of a 26-year-old woman and to harm her future boyfriends after she ended their relationship.

Now, a judge just ordered Mills, 45, not to come within 500 feet of the defendant & ruled that she is “a victim of dating violence.”

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 8h

'What is he afraid of? Epstein!' Dems march through halls to Mike Johnson's office. @rawstory.com

'What is he afraid of? Epstein!' Dems march through halls to Mike Johnson's office

House Democrats marched through the halls to Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R‑La.) office Tuesday evening, chanting in unison: “What is he afraid of? Epstein!” Their protest targets Johnson’s refusal to swea...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 13h

As I've noted, central to Stephen Miller's propaganda is the claim that the Chicago complex targeted by ICE was "filled" with Tren de Aragua "terrorists."

Now @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social reports that the number of TdA members netted in that raid is down to *one.*

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams.com · 10h

Instead of working to reopen the government, Trump is using his spare time to go after his political enemies. We need to speak up.

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Block Party @blockpartyapp.com · 9h

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

What’s happening right now should terrify every American. We’re sliding toward empty shelves, broken systems, and a government run by chaos. This week on @meidastouch.com, I break down how close we really are and what we can do to stop it.

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