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Sunrise Movement @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social · 3h

Octogenarian Mitch McConnell falls over when being asked about ICE

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Dannie D 🦋 @dannied.bsky.social · 20h

Mexico just shook up its Supreme Court: judges are now elected by the public, terms cut, salaries capped, and the number reduced.

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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 2h

California just announced it will start selling its own insulin, priced at $11. It is the first state to sell cheap insulin through a state-backed program.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 16h

Un-presidented brass band at city hall in Portland tonight celebrating the release of their clarinet player from federal custody

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 22h

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
PPA

James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 23h

🥾👑
#nokings

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 23h

Exclusive: More than three dozen organizations and individuals are expected to attend a dinner with Trump on Wednesday after opening their checkbooks to support a $250 million White House ballroom.

Trump Invites Ballroom Donors to Glitzy White House Dinner

The dinner is set to include representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon and Palantir Technologies.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1d

damn

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Over half of all articles on the Internet are now written by AI

(via Axios)

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 1d

NO LONGER PROTECTING CONSUMERS

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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africanspacechrist.bsky.social @africanspacechrist.bsky.social · 1d

Here's video of the scuffle where she (wearing the green jacket) was arrested across the street from the Portland ICE facility.

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Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 1d

shut up

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞

@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 1d

or maybe it's
portland sr. : The Isle of Portland
portland jr: est 1786
portland III: est 1851

James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 1d

good on you, ye olde portland sr.

Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 1d

Portland jetport not showing video that blames shutdown on Democrats

Several major U.S. airports have declined to display the video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem because of its partisan content, according to local authorities.

www.pressherald.com

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
#scotus #fascism #nokings #project2025

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

This entire argument by Louisiana and the conservatives questions are premised on an erasure of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments.

Literally swinging for the fences to wipe out the premise for the legitimacy of Congress’ power to enact civil rights statutes.

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 1d

🧵 #scotus #vra #fascism #racism #nokings

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

Locking in for oral arguments on the big voting rights case at the Supreme Court.

The next two hours or so will be... incredibly bad.

James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 1d

they tell lies about our city because they want to hurt us and humiliate us

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

AG Bondi: "We're gonna get to the funding of antifa, we're gonna get to the root of antifa, and we're gonna find and charge all of those people who are causing this chaos in Portland and all these other cities across our country."

James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 1d

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404 Media @404media.co · 1d

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on X Tuesday that ChatGPT is officially getting into the fuckable chatbots game, with “erotica for verified adults” rolling out in December.

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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...

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

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JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 1d

call it what it is. ffs.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

Young Republicans say they love Hitler. But what does that tell us about their politics?

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James K. Yu @jyupdx.bsky.social · 2d

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 2d

History faculty at Columbia & Barnard decrying the harassment of @mark-bray.bsky.social: "This is the first case in recent memory of a historian who has fled the country after receiving death threats on account of the history that they teach."

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