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Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 8h

"The straw that broke the camel’s back was Netanyahu’s belief that, having gotten away with genocide, he would have no trouble attacking and trying to kill the Hamas negotiators in Qatar. That outraged the Gulf Arab leaders, whose combination of wealth and autocracy plays to Trump’s sweet spot."

Trump’s role in halting Gaza’s suffering was driven by self-interest. Will that be enough for him to finish the job? | Kenneth Roth

The US president’s Gulf allies and supporters at home might just persuade him to pursue lasting peace. And then there’s always next year’s Nobel prize, says writer and academic Kenneth Roth

www.theguardian.com

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 11h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 8h

It’s the media, I’m afraid.

Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 10h

Hey. Hi. Tom Homan is on camera taking a $50k bribe and no one knows where the money went. If this was any other administration, this would be non-stop on the news. Why are we normalizing this stuff?

Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 8h

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! The Anne Frank Rule should be enforced all across the country-& urgently.

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Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 8h

WHAT THE EFF⁉️‼️⁉️

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 9h

This is real. Chicago today.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 9h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 17h

TRUMP TOO was ABOUT to be convicted in "open and shut" cases for ESPIONAGE/INSURRECTION. He was being tried by excellent prosecutors Smith and AG Garland, who performed admirably; the ONLY reason this child-raping, anti-American, criminal traitor Trump isn't in jail is CORRUPT JUDGE CANNON & SCOTUS!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h

Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the most important redistricting and voting rights case of the term. Democracy Docket isn't just covering it for the day. It has been covering this case for years.

Support its vital work to help keep you informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 8h

Amen. Deo volente.

Steve The Enraged Apostate 🌊🇺🇸 🇹🇷 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @enragedapostate.bsky.social · 22h

Puppy Killer Noem violating federal law (the Hatch Act) by playing political messages as part of their federal duties

There will be a reckoning when the American Nuremberg tribunal is held

Life without parole (or worse) for the lot of them

Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 8h

Good grief‼️‼️‼️ That can’t be looking good by any definition.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

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🎬 ScreenMedia 🎞 @screenmedia.bsky.social · 16h

The multi Oscar nominated 🇺🇸American epic slapstick comedy film “THE GREAT RACE” directed by Blake Edwards, starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Arthur O'Connell and Vivian Vance released in the U.K. #OnThisDay in 1965

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Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 8h

Amen. Absolutely.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

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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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 22h

There is no progress without struggle.

For centuries, people have fought, defended, and won their right to a free democracy and civil rights.

Never underestimate the power of people and the importance of peaceful action.

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Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 8h

Should NOT in any way be connected with that kind of money. No way!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

SEN. BOOKER: “I don’t take corporate PAC money.”

@mizzwelch.bsky.social : “What about AIPAC money?🤔 — There was a photo shoot with you with Netanyahu, and I was like: what in the actual fuck? We want credible messengers.”

Full @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social ep: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc?...

Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 8h

Should this surprise anyone?

Lou Lou 🩶 @theonetruelou.bsky.social · 9h

Absolutely disgusting.

‘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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Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 8h

Plus: because they aren’t smart people.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 10h

He keeps saying this, even though Jack Smith didn't join the classified docs case until a few months after the raid.

But since he keeps doing this on Fox News, where they are on the same team, he won't get called out on it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

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

Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 8h

But most of them haven’t any clue about anything called the Declaration of Independence.

Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 23h

If you think "No Kings" is a terrorist slogan, you need to read the Declaration of Independence.

Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 8h

How tragic and what an egregious shame for the feds!

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 10h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 9h

Let the program begin right now—because it’s already two weeks overdue.

Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s the deal, Mike Johnson, you worked 9 days since July, make $200K, and get best free healthcare we pay for, while shutting down ours.

Want it fair? Start with your paychecks. No work, no pay and no damn free healthcare for any of you. Let Congress feel the pain they dump on the rest of us.

Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 9h

That’s their (principled stance) because they’re Rethuglicans.

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 15h

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Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 9h

Some persons, to be fair, worked very hard for this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Powell: "Both supply and demand in the labor market have come down so sharply so quickly. The fact that the unemployment rate has barely moved is kind of remarkable."

Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 9h

Also, do not forget to vote for the Air Force officer. The other guy is a full fledged trumpist.

Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 18h

THREE WEEKS UNTIL ELECTION DAY, 2025 NJ General Mail Vote RETURN RATE county comparison!

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Mount St. Helens in 1980 @mountsthelens1980.bsky.social · 22h

If you’re Rip Van Winkle in 1979, take my advice: you absolutely CANNOT fall asleep in this spot.

Don't do it, man.

View looking south toward Mount St. Helens before the 1980 eruption, with the North Fork Toutle River winding through a dense evergreen forest below. The snowcapped summit rises above the trees under a clear summer sky, its northern slopes still intact. Photographed by Howard Critchell, date unknown.

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Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 9h

Oh absolutely. It’s merely logical to deduce that.

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

ICE is probably causing an increase in crime.

I’m not referring to the many crimes committed by ICE officers—though one certainly could—but to how they’ve enabled criminals by giving them opportunities to impersonate masked ICE officers and by pulling cops off of police work to do harassment.

Fazal Kamal @fazalkamal.bsky.social · 9h

Oh well! So damn expected.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

The Kremlin is upset about their boy’s Time cover photo.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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