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mskathleenquinn.bsky.social @mskathleenquinn.bsky.social · 1h

When Greta Thunberg was illegally seized on open Mediterranean waters and forced into an Israeli prison, her suitcase was confiscated too. When returned upon her release, she saw Israelis had scribbled WHORE GRETA across it, alongside a depiction of an erect penis.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 1h

Shocker

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Breaking News
President Trump is considering an overhaul to the U.S. refugee program that would favor mostly white people, documents show.
7m ago

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 1h

Because they're evil!

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 2h

It’s the FT. It must be true.

Milei's party fields 'mostly strange' election hopefuls
Javier Mile's libertarian party will field a range of unconventional candidates for Argentina's midterm polls. 'Some are strong, but most are strange, says one election expert. Many are political outsiders, such as influencers and TV Mars others had ties to the left-leaning…

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 2h

Marxists! On full display!!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah, sad.

Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 5h

The religious vision of Nick Land, by @shullenberger.bsky.social

www.compactmag.com/article/the-...

The Faith of Nick Land

Visions of Heaven and Hell is a three-part 1994 BBC documentary exploring the prospects and terrors of the hi-tech future that was looming on the horizon in the early years of the internet.

www.compactmag.com

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 5h

Seymour Hersh: a prelude to serious election interference in a year. Normalize federal occupations.

WHY ARE US TROOPS OCCUPYING AMERICAN CITIES? open.substack.com/pub/seymourh...

WHY ARE US TROOPS OCCUPYING AMERICAN CITIES?

Trump's homeland invasion may be a prelude to election interference

open.substack.com

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 6h

The German Department sponsored a screening of Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will. No one from German went—it was all POR people.

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 6h

Russell Vought:

“We’re put here for a reason . . . because God has given us a particular purpose for a particular time, and it’s incumbent on us to use to be responsible with those moments that we’re given.”

Dismantling government is God's work.

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 6h

It was common when I was in Yale’s Party of the Right in the early 70s.

The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 7h

I was a Young Republican for a brief time in the 1980s (for real). I promise you they talked like this back then. They didn’t know I was Jewish, so the Holocaust jokes flowed freely. It all helped radicalize me against the right.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 18h

Damn. What’s gotten into her?!?!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 18h

A good basic principle

Blacklikewho @blacklikewho.bsky.social · 1d

No more bombs. More cancer research.

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 22h

But what about our great seed farmers? Who will think of them?

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 22h

Mafia consciousness

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 23h

Time to put our foot down and put an end to the Chinese cooking oil

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump • 36m
I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act. We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution. As an example, we can easily produce Cooking Oil ourselves, we don't need to purchase it from China.

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 1d

Guess he’s unfamiliar with the work of Leni Riefenstahl.

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 1d

Not about to pay The Free Press to find out.

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 1d

Charles Murray getting right with God! Repenting for a life of evil?

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Valerie @vibingvalerie.bsky.social · 1d

Posting this short article until morale improves.

WILL GERMAN REUNIFICATION HURT TRANSSEXUAL RIGHTS?
Now that East and West Germany are being united into one country, the laws concerning transsexuals and sex change operations are being re-evaluated. East Germany scores higher on transsexual rights than West Germany, but East Germany's more humane laws may not prevail in the new reunited country. As it stands now in East Germany, men and women 18 years and older have been able to receive govern-ment-sponsored sex reassignment surgery, get married and adopt children. According to Professor Goerlich of East Germany, who spoke at a meeting on the subject in Hamburg, in two cases a transsexual mother gained custody of her adopted children after a divorce. Goerlich plans to fight to retain these more liberal laws in the future Germany.

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Sandipto Dasgupta @sandipto.bsky.social · 2d

For those in the Boston/ Cambridge area, will be speaking about my book at @mitpolisci.bsky.social on Friday (October 17), at 3.30 PM.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

Some 22 million Americans are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year.

Here's who it will affect and what will happen if the subsidies are allowed to expire:

Who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire?

Here’s a look at who could be affected by the end of the Affordable Care Act credits and how much prices could change.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 1d

Open-faced.

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 1d

this is an incredibly ominous beginning to a future with a largely carved out federal emergency response system

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 1d

Continuing in the great tradition of sectarianism, Tempest mag has a whole vertical on DSA

tempestmag.org

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