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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 10h

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 14h

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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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 14h

You might think Ryan is exaggerating but I used to go to a regular dinner that gradually got taken over by young Republican staffers and I promise you he is not.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 14h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 12h

watching the government's social media accounts spit out groyper stuff on main this whole last year, this is how i imagined the behind the scenes chats were going

Politico @politico.com · 14h

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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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 13h

Censoring social media? Well I declare I thought the administration stood for free speech.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 13h

At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request

The group, "ICE Sighting-Chicagoland," has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 15h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 16h

Tonight!

Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 4d

Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @keeanga.bsky.social, and @astra.bsky.social for a town hall on the Trump administration's authoritarian war on the Left, hosted w/ @hammerandhope.bsky.social.

Tuesday, October 14th at 6:00 PM ET

RSVP: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

Solidarity Against Sadism
Naomi Klein
Chenjerai Kumanyika
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Astra Taylor

An Emergency Town Hall
Tuesday, October 14 at 6:00 pm ET
Sponsored by Haymarket Books and Hammer & Hope

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Sofya Aptekar @sofaptekar.bsky.social · 1d

Join us for this @debtcollective.bsky.social Jubilee School session on Oct. 21. Ill be talking about military labor and debt (even as footage of military workers in food pantry lines is all over the news) debtcollective.org/event/is-a-d...

Is a Debtors’ Revolution the Way?

Presented by South Atlantic Quarterly Special Debt Issue Authors Jason Wozniak, Eleni Schirmer, Braxton Brewington, Sofya Aptekar

debtcollective.org

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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 3d

good progress. Just 790 to go!!

Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 4d

We really really need all hands on deck to get Tarek’s mitigation letter to the judge with 10,000 signatures by Monday. Please circulate offline and here, and sign!

www.change.org/p/free-tarek...

Sign the Petition

FREE TAREK BAZROUK NOW! NO MORE JAIL TIME! SIGN HIS MITIGATION LETTER!

www.change.org

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DrJessieNYC @jessienyc.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Coming Out Day! Queer liberation is for everyone, you don't have to be *born* that way (tho some are).

drawing of a human-like figure, in yellow, dances out of a dark closet and into the multi-colored light. original drawing by queer artist Keith Haring.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app

Musicians have long criticized the streaming service’s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging

www.theguardian.com

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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 2d

By design.

Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 2d

Attacks on the federal workforce are also attacks on Black workers, who are overrepresented in the public sector.

Black unemployment is 7.5%. I'm reminded of Coates' observation that Black Americans regularly experience conditions that would be considered a crisis if whites faced them.

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

www.nytimes.com

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Jason Coupet @professajay.bsky.social · 3d

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rhune-wulf.bsky.social @rhune-wulf.bsky.social · 3d

Word

Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 3d

No seriously read on Christopher Columbus & you will be like this evil mf! And cheering for his downfall.

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Maria Montaño @themariamontano.bsky.social · 3d

Once again @katelynburns.com nailed it.

“Political issues aren't siloes, they're all connected, and Mamdani recognizes that. Other Democrats need to see it too, and I hope they are paying attention.”

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 3d

Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*

They don't give their opinion to the media

They don't criticize how SCOTUS works

This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3d

One of the only welcome things about this current period in the U.S. is that the "this is not who WE are" stuff might finally be over.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 3d

Logistics are annoying, long commutes are annoying, and paying for dogsitting is annoying. It helps to have snacks, extra layers, a friend willing to join you on the long subway ride, and remembering that building community is inconvenient, but worth it.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3d

I love this so much!!

Alexios Mantzarlis @mantzarlis.com · 3d

Good morning from the 7 train!

To celebrate Banned Books Week, my daughter and I are going to try and get every sticker on the @qplnyc.bsky.social list.

We’re off to 10 public libraries across Queens: Sunnyside is first.

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Michael W. Twitty @koshersoul.bsky.social · 3d

Hi everyone! #RecipesfromtheAmericanSouth is here. Please support by spreading the word! www.phaidon.com/en-us/produc...

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DrJessieNYC @jessienyc.bsky.social · 4d

We live in absurd times.

Lauren Harper @laurenleharper.bsky.social · 4d

"You can't cite the press when you sue us" is an absurd position for the government to take.

@freedom.press and @weareoversight.bsky.social are fighting this outrageous claim in our FOIA suit for the memo allowing Trump to accept his equally outrageous "gift" from Qatar.

Opposition Filed Against DOJ Effort to Strike Context from Complaint About Qatar’s ‘Gifted’ Jet to Trump Administration - American Oversight

As the DOJ refuses the prompt release of a memo clearing the Qatari jet ‘gift,’ Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by American Oversight, argues against erasing this context and the agency’s...

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 4d

"The message is clear: Texas A&M does not permit teaching LGBT topics. Politicians, not professors, decide what is taught in Texas classrooms. Anyone who crosses this line may be fired on flimsy pretext"

www.chronicle.com/article/why-...

Why I Withdrew From My Dream Job

At Texas A&M, politicians, not professors, decide what is taught in classrooms.

www.chronicle.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 4d

And the MSM which hasn't cared less about two previous mass mobilizations will all be sending their people out in the hopes of covering some burning trash cans. Because that's how they "cover" protest in this country.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 4d

Is it a "tightrope" really? It is not. This man is a corrupt and craven person. He is doing craven things. THE END.

THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 4d

Cuomo is walking a tightrope when it comes to Trump — persuading voters he can stand up to the president while courting those who ardently support him.

Cuomo’s Last-Minute Push Takes Him Into MAGA Territory

The former governor courts Trump fans, finding common ground in dire warnings about a future under Mayor Mamdani.

www.thecity.nyc

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👻 YSUBoOooOooOo 👻 @bassoonysu.bsky.social · 5d

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

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