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James Neal - will know what will happen when it does.

@jameswneal.bsky.social

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Lifelong Dem. Worked at the state level for both sides, so I lived the difference. Proud son of a #journalist, later teacher. More #vinyl records than you - probably. Wife & I personally rebuilt this place from the studs out & in. #Photographer just b/c

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James Neal - will know what will happen when it does. @jameswneal.bsky.social · Nov 13

If I follow you, it's because:
• You told me something (true) I didn't know
• You post as much as you re-post
• Your feed's not non-stop memes.
• The U.S. election made you more angry than frightened
• consequently, you post about #politics as well as your hobbies, co-habiting mammals, & desserts

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1h

openai to finally acknowledge what has been driving the AI boom for years and years but no one really wants to admit: chatbots you can fuck www.404media.co/chatgpt-erot...

ChatGPT’s Hail Mary: Chatbots You Can Fuck

As recent reports show OpenAI bleeding cash, and on the heels of accusations that ChatGPT caused teens and adults alike to harm themselves and others, CEO Sam Altman announced that you can soon fuck t...

www.404media.co

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2h

NEW: A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Indiana’s student ID voting ban, marking a major win for young voters and pro-voting advocates who argue the GOP-backed law was designed to suppress student voting.

Federal Court Deals Major Blow to Indiana GOP’s Student ID Ban

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 2h

One is the loneliest number.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?

Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

Just one "verified" Tren de Aragua member and one U.S. citizen with an active warrant were among the 37, DHS said, without saying how it had verified that gang affiliation. Others taken that day, the agency said, were "illegal aliens."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

Trump is stooping so low that he’s gutting the federal Office of Special Education.

Attacking students with disabilities is wrong. Every child in America deserves a fair shot at success.

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1h

You might be losing your health care, but don’t worry — Republicans are hard at work wining and dining billionaires to fund Trump’s new ballroom.

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Politico @politico.com · 6h

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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James Neal - will know what will happen when it does. @jameswneal.bsky.social · 2h

Let's just say Hegseth had an interesting way to achieve his objective, that being the elimination of those pesky #journalists roaming the (only designated) halls of the Pentagon.

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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 2h

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

ebx.sh

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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 2h

Minnesota governor, Kansas congresswoman criticize Trump over trade war’s impact on soybean farmers | #ksleg via @minnesotareformer.com kansasreflector.com/2025/10/14/r...

Minnesota governor, Kansas rep criticize Trump over trade war’s impact on soy farmers • Kansas Reflector

President Donald Trump’s trade war is having devastating consequences for soybean farmers, and Gov. Tim Walz joined other national Democratic leaders on a call Tuesday to highlight the story of a farm...

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James Neal - will know what will happen when it does. @jameswneal.bsky.social · 2h

They're going to have a hell of a time bringing the head of ANTIFA to justice. Eisenhower died in '69

Oh, you didn't know we called him President ANTIFA?

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

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d

Rare moment of journalist solidarity as major news outlets, including WaPo, NYT, CNN, Newsmax, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Reuters and the Guardian, along with the trade publications Task & Purpose and Breaking Defense, all reject new Pentagon reporting rules (no word from Fox yet)

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 5h

whoever did this little bit of magnificence, take a bow

satire: a spirit halloween costume that’s a “violent antifa terrorist” and includes:
- inflatable frog suit
- cape
- pepper spray filter
- a thirst for the blood of the innocent
- air pump

batteries and Molotov cocktails not included

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Be Happy and Civil @beakindhuman.bsky.social · 22h

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Charlotte “Pure True Love” @charluv.bsky.social · 20h

I give this 2 Snaps and a Twirl 💃

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James Neal - will know what will happen when it does. @jameswneal.bsky.social · 2h

It all depends on what your definition of "fixing" is.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 6h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

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

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 13h

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed..."

-- Dwight D. Eisenhower, born #OTD 1890

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James Neal - will know what will happen when it does. @jameswneal.bsky.social · 1d

(NYT) Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials. As the Supreme Court seems poised to expand the president’s power, a leading scholar whose work the justices have often cited issued a provocative dissent. (link is to his essay)

democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...

Special Feature: Must Administrative Officers Serve at the President’s Pleasure?

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

democracyproject.org

James Neal - will know what will happen when it does. @jameswneal.bsky.social · 1d

Life is good under the hood.

I wasn't good enough at football to get into the NFL. I had a history of mental issues that kept me out of the armed forces. I couldn't even get a job as a security guard because I failed the lie detector test.

So I joined ICE where they encourage me every day to keep my weapon unhostered and point it at old ladies the moment they diss me.

Life is good under the hood.

James Neal - will know what will happen when it does. @jameswneal.bsky.social · 2d

Call me when you find a credible report of ICE agents working to de-escalate a situation.

James Neal - will know what will happen when it does. @jameswneal.bsky.social · 3d

Just a reminder: Trump isn't planning on bringing back everybody he's sending home right now.

James Neal - will know what will happen when it does. @jameswneal.bsky.social · 4d

Meanwhile, over at #CBS Weiss is channelling Musk. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

WGA Urges CBS News Staffers to Not Respond to Bari Weiss Info-Seeking Memo Until Company Provides Details on Purpose of Her Email (EXCLUSIVE)

The Writers Guild of America, which represents employees at CBS News, told members at the company to not respond to an email sent to staff by Bari Weiss, The Free Press founder who this week was appoi...

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James Neal - will know what will happen when it does. @jameswneal.bsky.social · 4d

It's interesting, isn't it? I mean that Trump isn't trying to strong arm those Republicans who won't vote with the majority, so they could just forget about the Dems and pass their own funding bill.

Why, it's almost as if he thinks they're doing him a favor . . .