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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 13h

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

Tweet from Pam Bondi:

Today following outreach from
@thejusticedept
, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target
@ICEgov
agents in Chicago.

The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Politico @politico.com · 12h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

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

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Firsk.bsky.social @firsk.bsky.social · 13h

Very insightful thread.

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14h

I've said this before, but one of the more striking things about the current generation of righties is that they really show no sign of understanding that there's a world *beyond* their screens, beyond owning & being owned on social media. A real world, with real people & real problems.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 1d

War torn Portland.
I am

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

( ht: @tizzywoman.bsky.social )

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Firsk.bsky.social @firsk.bsky.social · 1d

Problem is, most won't notice how much we have lost.

It's not like a recession or inflation that you can feel, but an absence of potential growth and innovation. it just means we will be smaller, weaker, and poorer than we could have been had we not scared away the best from around the world.

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Firsk.bsky.social @firsk.bsky.social · 1d

Well, most (apart from Trump stooges) economists predicted exactly this. And the tariffs and uncertainty are plenty bad for business.

Long term, the fear-created absence of the best foreign students, researchers, and entrepreneurs is an even bigger, multi-generational economic catastrophe.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15d

Monopoly and totalitarianism go hand in hand.

The only way to stop the growing censorship of Trump's critics is to fight the consolidation of media outlets into the hands of a few families that do not care about the best interests of the country.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 16d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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PoliticalOdor @politicalodor.substack.com · 1d

As the saying goes, a man does not start to fail until he blames someone else.

Isn’t this the ENTIRE Republican Party?

They control both houses and the WH. And yet they blame Dems for shutting down the government.

Are republicans not taking ownership so they can blame Dems? you bet!

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Firsk.bsky.social @firsk.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans, and Fox called this a "peaceful, joy filled" demonstration, and are calling the inflatable animals in Portland an insurrection.

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 2d

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸

Firsk.bsky.social @firsk.bsky.social · 1d

We will never- not in my lifetime- live down electing this corrupt, incoherent, delusional idiot.
With so many brilliant, qualified people, we pick this clown?

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's incoherent babbling at the Egypt summit has other world leaders rolling their eyes and staring intently at the floor. What an embarrassment. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "You have Canada. That's so great to have, in fact. The president called and he wanted to know if it's worth -- well he knew exactly what it is. He knew the importance. Where's Canada, by the way? Where are you? He knew the importance of this."

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

oh. right.

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

"The liberty and security of our fellow citizens is our great object, and not the prompt execution of the laws. Indecision, delay, blunders, nay villainous actions in the administration of government, are trifles compared to legalizing the full exertion of a tyrannical disposition."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

I read Caleb Nelson's piece on the removal power and I was taken with a reference he makes in the conclusion.

When the First Congress confronted the same ambiguities, more than one member warned against interpreting the Constitution in the expectation that all Presidents would have the sterling character of George Washington. The current Supreme Court may likewise see itself as interpreting the Constitution for the ages, and perhaps some of the Justices take comfort in the idea that future Presidents will not all have the character of Donald Trump. But the future is not guaranteed; a President bent on vengeful, destructive, and lawless behavior can do lasting damage to our norms and institutions. As one member of Congress argued in 1789, we should not gravitate toward interpretations of the Constitution that “legaliz[e] the full exertion of a tyrannical disposition.”

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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙 @andreasor.bsky.social · 1d

Aaron Parnas: #shutdown #he'sonthelist #f'ICE #puppykiller #noemisasadist #seattle

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Firsk.bsky.social @firsk.bsky.social · 1d

Fundamentalism of ANY brand- Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Hindu, whatever- is nearly always about power and money, ethnic purity and politics. Not about anything spiritual or ethical.

Religion- like ethnic identity- can be perverted into a powerful vehicle for manipulating people's emotions.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

ICE GOONS, laughing and pepper spraying Pastor after shooting him in the face with pepper balls, proceeded to gas the crowd who were trying to protect him.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Man, I fucking hate ICE.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 2d

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 2d

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 2d

CBP agents knocked on an El Paso home at 7:15 a.m.

The owner asked to secure his Rottweiler, Chop, in the bathroom.

While he got his ID, agents opened the door and shot Chop.

The family tried to save him as he bled out on the kitchen floor.

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Firsk.bsky.social @firsk.bsky.social · 2d

Looking for a commendation from Noem for shooting a dog.