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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 2m

amen

David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 4h

UnAmerican. Period.
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State Department revokes visas from 6 foreigners over vile Charlie Kirk comments

The State Department said foreigners who wish harm on Americans aren’t welcome in country.

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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 2m

hornets nest

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h

I've been saying from the start that Trump does not choose his political martyrs well.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 3m

thread
this...

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 42m

Anyway, either State took the snitch lists fascists put together about Kirk and decided to find some foreigners -- did they use State databases to do this? Did State search on the identities of every post that exercised free speech abt Kirk and exclude the US Citizens?

The datamining is outrageous

Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 4m

maybe we can figure out what Maine voters want.
We need this seat.

Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 4m

were also female & professionals so that may have played a factor?). Primary voters are diff than general election voters.
I don't know what the special sauce is for Maine. I truly don't.
All I know is that I want Dems to win. There are at least two Dems running. They present very differently so

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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 4m

why a candidate has to be out and about all the time, to meet people, get volunteers (critical) to help canvass for them. They need time, money & will.
I don't know specifically why the last two challengers of Collins lost. They were younger, great candidates. They were not known as well. (they

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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 4m

I have volunteered (intensively) for a number of elections, national, state, local.
A lot of voters aren't tapped in like many of us on social media are. They don't even know who is running a lot of the time. They show up & they vote for the people whose names they recognize a lot of the time
It's

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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 8h

every last one of them
or they wouldn't be working there

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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 8h

his neck waddle is folded into his collar

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 8h

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TIME Cover Sparks Trump Meltdown

TIME magazine published a glowing profile of Trump, calling him “the leader Israel needed,” alongside a piece on “How Gaza Heals.” But Trump erupted over his cover photo, posting a 2 a.m. tirade on Tr...

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

This is good and I'm glad it's happening. If the press won't stand up for the 1st amendment, who will? Kudos to them all.

But I'm still wondering what it's going to take to get over the insane double standard between how the media treated Biden, and how they treat Trump.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 11h

For all of the people who have urged the American news media to stand together in the face of the Trump admin's attacks – it's happening right now. All the major networks are speaking out against the Pentagon's new press restrictions:

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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 8h

How can this guy continue to have defense contracts w/ USG?

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

This is a badge of honor in modern Republican politics.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11h

Cory Mills, boy I dunno

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/14/j...

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

This is a badge of honor in modern Republican politics.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11h

Cory Mills, boy I dunno

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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.

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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 8h

he has a few of 'em

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

Oh.👀

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11h

The woman who has secured a restraining order is *different* than the woman who called the cops on Mills back in February and accused him of physical abuse before recanting.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

Oh.👀

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11h

The woman who has secured a restraining order is *different* than the woman who called the cops on Mills back in February and accused him of physical abuse before recanting.

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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 8h

She's doing the Laura Ingraham Fox News "smile demurely to take the edge off what you are saying"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Pam Bondi claims Trump "absolutely has the right" to invoke the Insurrection Act

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 9h

Jack Smith speaks. Congress wants to hear more from him. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Jack Smith Speaks

You have choices about where you get your news and analysis.

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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 8h

the frogs

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

AG Bondi: "We're gonna get to the funding of antifa, we're gonna get to the root of antifa, and we're gonna find and charge all of those people who are causing this chaos in Portland and all these other cities across our country."

Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 8h

she's not a very good actress

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Bondi: "Pritzker in Chicago doesn't care about the people of Chicago like Donald Trump does"

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9h

curious to know what text chats our vice president is in

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9h

no surprise here, jd vance has a vested interest in being able to be an open nazi in american politics

Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 10h

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 9h

I suppose this story makes my newsletter from last night even more timely joycevance.substack.com/p/are-we-the...

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Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 8h

He's been voting for all of the Trump stuff

Is he holding town halls?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

Ellen Enders @ellenenders.bsky.social · 8h

Eric Trump is mentally ill

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Far too many institutions are bending the knee to Trump and preemptively giving in to his demands. It’s encouraging to see these airports refuse to entertain this administration’s lawlessness. Kudos to them — hopefully their courage inspires others to follow suit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US airports refuse to air Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown

Airports in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle and elsewhere cite laws barring partisan political content at TSA checkpoints

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