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Justice. Fairness. Democracy. This account follows writers and thinkers I appreciate. No reason to follow. I’ll assume you’re a 🤖. Save your like or retweet and go plant a tree or help someone who needs it. Go outside. Be amongst your neighbors.

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johnmaen.bsky.social @johnmaen.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans, simply, believe that “other” people do not deserve the same treatments/freedoms/wealth/prosperity that they too strive to achieve.

johnmaen.bsky.social @johnmaen.bsky.social · 35m

“Drug dust.”

johnmaen.bsky.social @johnmaen.bsky.social · 36m

RIP Coast Guard morale.

johnmaen.bsky.social @johnmaen.bsky.social · 39m

FIFA Boise is gonna be wild.

johnmaen.bsky.social @johnmaen.bsky.social · 42m

as the bust of Lincoln looks down in shame.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 45m

I think the only rational strategy to Fox News is freezing them out while constantly attacking them

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 2h

The first Nazis said they were joking too, it’s a strategy to get people not to take the threat seriously, and a pretty obvious one that people should be embarrassed to have fallen for.

Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · 2h

One day y'all gon learn that trying to split hairs between aesthetic/ironic bigotry and bigotry-bigotry is a fool's errand.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 49m

Quite a day.

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johnmaen.bsky.social @johnmaen.bsky.social · 1h

i thought Elon would have went with $14.88.

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 1h

“My congressional aide’s cubicle swastika has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my congressional aide’s cubicle swastika.”

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

JUST IN: US judge extends block on Trump deploying National Guard in Portland, Oregon reut.rs/4nToqtZ

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Heather Harrison @heatherharrison.bsky.social · 1h

If I've randomly followed you this week, I'm writing a story about the Bluesky ban in Mississippi. My editor @ashtonpittman.bsky.social gave me people's Bluesky handles who reached out & wanted to help with this story. I'm unable to DM many of you so please email me if you're still interested!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

MacCALLUM: Margaret Thatcher said socialism is great until you run out of other people's money

MAMDANI: Well, what Andrew Cuomo said is that if you have $957m you give it to Elon Musk in tax credits

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johnmaen.bsky.social @johnmaen.bsky.social · 1h

newrepublic.com/post/201788/...

Jack Smith Reveals He Had “Tons of Evidence” Against Trump

The former special counsel is speaking out against the Trump administration.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1h

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

asylum but only for racists apparently www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

www.nytimes.com

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 1h

Breaking news!

They 👏 are 👏 breaking 👏 the 👏 law.

And, they know it. If you are a federal worker, please know: mass firings during the government shutdown are ILLEGAL and the courts have issued a restraining order to stop them. We will fight back at every turn.

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 3h

This is how Farage and Tice reacted at PMQs when someone raised the issue of one of their politicians accepting bribes to spread Russian propaganda. Apparently it’s funny to be a traitor.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15h

I don't think I've seen a network TV news report more transparently full of shit since maybe 2003, right before we invaded Iraq

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 1h

Do the soldiers carrying out these attacks understand they’re committing war crimes? Aren’t soldiers still required to refuse illegal orders?

I believe these random murders are trial runs for using the military against US citizens, and weed out soldiers who won’t comply.

Natasha Bertrand @natashabertrand.bsky.social · 5h

Breaking: At least one US military strike in the Caribbean targeted Colombians on a boat leaving from Colombia, sources tell us.

The deliberate targeting of Colombians suggests the US military’s campaign is wider than previously believed www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

At least one US military strike on alleged drug trafficking boat in Caribbean targeted Colombians | CNN Politics

At least one US military strike in the Caribbean over the last two months targeted Colombian nationals on a boat that had left from Colombia, according to two people briefed by the Pentagon about the ...

www.cnn.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1h

New video: how the conspiracy machine generates new stuff:

youtu.be/0FfuEJFKlVQ?...

John Solomon’s ‘Bombshell’ Just Blew Up In His Face 😬 | Adam Kinzinger Responds

YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1h

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes wrote in a Tuesday letter to Johnson that he was violating the Constitution by delaying the swearing-in. She promised to take legal action if he did not confirm a time for Grijalva's swearing-in within two days.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1h

House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted Tuesday that he would not swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva until Democrats relent and end the government shutdown.

Grijalva, speaking alongside Democrats, including Sen. Mark Kelly, on Wednesday, said the delay “is not procedural. It’s intentional.” 🧵