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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 4h

I've talked to many people here in San Diego who have progressive politics but were discouraged from participating in the last two rallies because they think they are dangerous black bloc riots.

At the last one I took my four year old kid who was a big hit among the many 70 year old ladies

Benny 666-Cults @teeveeben.bsky.social · 4h

lol people HATE this post so much but actually you can safely do this

There’s going to be several million people at these protests. If you’re not doing crimes, if you’re standing with a bunch of retirees in front of the mall or wherever, you can take the picture and share it.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16h

Take a picture of yourself at the No Kings rally.

Print it.

Put it in a frame.

Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 6h

A good way for Republicans to stop being called Nazis and authoritarians is to stop empowering an authoritarian president, undermining democratic norms at every opportunity, and making Holocaust jokes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Dave McCormick: "I do think some of this horrible language on the extreme left -- 'fascism, Nazism, authoritarianism' -- I think that's a recipe, an introduction and encouragement to violence. It's gotta stop."

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h

lol. For racist white guys who say they love Hitler, “due process” and “fairness.”

For Latino fishermen accused of drug smuggling, summary execution.

Also, it’s amusing to demand due process here. You’re experiencing social sanction, fellas. No one is sending you to prison.

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 4h

Samuel Alito preparing to raise absolutely the craziest flag you've ever seen at his Long Beach Island compound.

Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.

This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.

NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei

If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11h

It's really hard to keep up with all the women Rep. Cory Mills has either had an affair with or beaten up or both. And where is he leaving after getting booted from his 20k a month apt? talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-s...

House Speaker Dismisses Concern About Restraining Order Against Rep. Cory Mills

This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet...

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 5h

What we've been demanding: Threaten to hold them accountable. Just like this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget."

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 14h

For the Epstein-th time, Oversight Dems are demanding no pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. Release the files!

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 5h

The problem is that there are tons of people in the inverse of both. Plenty of people have spent no time with AI and think it’s amazing and plenty of people who are extremely experienced and skeptical of just how transformative it will be.

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 8h

There are basically only two positions in the debate about AI.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.

Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 5h

It’s a little ridiculous how many of these insane talking points would explode if anyone bothered following up with “what is your evidence for that?”

Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 10h

I am planning on going to No Kings gathering this weekend in central Texas. And since I was terminated by MSNBC a few weeks ago, can someone let me know where to pick up paycheck that GOP keeps talking about. I have asked many folks going to No Kings, and none are getting paid.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 17h

in case you missed it, they accidentally turned off the nation’s health care for a second there

J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 21h

UPDATE: Hours after saying they were pausing all payments, Medicare says they’re NOT pausing all payments.

More ➡️ www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c...

Medicare backs off plan to pause doctor payments amid shutdown

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services backed off a plan to pause Medicare payments to doctors amid the government shutdown.

www.statnews.com

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 5h

It is true that — for Republicans — the Young Republicans who were in that racist chat were young. It is also true that younger men in particular tend to be a bit more positive about fascists and racists.
www.pbump.net/o/those-youn...

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 5h

New: hackers just doxed hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ officials. I went through the data. In many cases does look legitimate, sometimes includes residential addresses.

“Mexican Cartels hmu [hit me up] we dropping all the doxes wheres my 1m [1 million].”

www.404media.co/hackers-dox-...

Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials

Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters—one of the latest amalgamations of typically young, reckless, and English-speaking hackers—posted the apparent phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of government officials...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16h

Take a picture of yourself at the No Kings rally.

Print it.

Put it in a frame.

Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 7h

The president of the United States has said *multiole times* that he hates Americans who are democrats. That is a FUCKING HUGE SCANDAL. Nobody will treat it as one.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h

this white house actively treats a large swath of americans as disloyal and outside the political community and it doesn’t merit so much as a peep from the political press

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 7h

This is a rare, extremely rare, time Trump is trying not to be a huge piece of shit but being a huge piece of shit is the only thing he’s capable of.

Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 7h

It’s hard to believe he even exists. He’s so impossibly repulsive at all times and in every situation.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 7h

Also it wasn’t all Trump voters, Justice hard core racists, which she generously said was only half of his voters.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h

“Deplorables” was a scandal for years and she wasn’t even in the government yet. This is the White House Press Secretary, whose salary is paid by the American public.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h

“Deplorables” was a scandal for years and she wasn’t even in the government yet. This is the White House Press Secretary, whose salary is paid by the American public.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 7h

My debate takeaway might be that Curtis Sliwa got shot five times in the back of a Yellow Cab by the Gambino/Gotti family and hasn't forgiven cabs.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 7h

Half the country!

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h

this white house actively treats a large swath of americans as disloyal and outside the political community and it doesn’t merit so much as a peep from the political press

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h

this white house actively treats a large swath of americans as disloyal and outside the political community and it doesn’t merit so much as a peep from the political press

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 7h

These bills seem reasonable

Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 9h

CA governor Gavin Newsom vetoed both of the major AI bills on his desk that Silicon Valley meaningfully opposed—one making it illegal for bosses to use AI to fire workers with no oversight, one requiring chatbot sellers to ensure their products do not harm children before marketing to them.

Silicon Valley's capture of our political institutions is all but complete

The tech lobby kills off two key California AI bills, and why it matters. Plus: How Sam Altman played Hollywood with Sora 2, organized mass social media deletions, and more.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 13h

Wow. New Economist poll finds only 34% of Americans say ICE's use of force has been justified, vs 51% who say it's been excessive. And they oppose agents wearing masks by 52-35.

Yep, ICE is becoming a pariah agency, and that's gaining deep penetration in the culture:

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20h

ICE's military raids and masked kidnappings are resonating deeply/negatively in the cultural spaces we keep hearing Dems need to reach: Manosphere, Joe Rogan, country music, disengaged voters. That's rare and it gives Dems a big opening to engage.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2018...

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.

This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.

NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei

If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.

open.substack.com

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