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Christofascism and Extremism researcher Fluent in Sean Feucht Breast cancer community organizer and survivor. Taungurung [-o-] 📍LA ✍🏼 https://leftcoastrightwatch.org/authors/kate-burns/ More https://linktr.ee/kateburnschad

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 6d

New from me: MAYDAY Lawfare
Huge thank you to @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social for chatting with us

LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.bsky.social · 6d

NEW from LCRW: @katerqburns.bsky.social covers the Christian supremacist provocateurs behind the 'Mayday' tour partnering with the Liberty Counsel. They're suing L.A. and Seattle for not accommodating their events enough and the court documents reference public masturbation for some reason

plots & prayers: ANTI-QUEER ‘MAYDAY’ ORGANIZERS WAGE LAWFARE OVER SEATTLE, LOS... | Left Coast Right Watch

Ross Johnston and Jenny Donnelly have a new strategy for spreading Christian supremacist ideology across America: sue anyone who gets in their way. Last month, both Johnston and Donnelly took to both...

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 2h

The head of the ADL is a literal Nazi apologist.

Jonathan Greenblatt ®
@JGreenblattADL
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What was reported in @politico is offensive and very concerning. But I'm also glad that many leaders, including @EliseStefanik and @RepMikeLawler, spoke out strongly and swiftly against these hateful statements. This is what leadership looks like - and is how decency and morality can be modeled.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 48m

lol, now they're saying the Nazi flag is an "optical illusion"

Swastika” Flag In Office of Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH) May Be An “optical illusion” and “easy to miss”

The weird story about an aide to Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH) having a flag in his Capitol Hill office with a swastika on it, has just gotten weirder.

Multiple sources tell Fox – including those investigating the issue – the flag in question is an American flag – but with a swastika embedded into the ink or weaving. And here’s the strange part: the swastika is not obvious to the naked eye. But is more visible when captured on video or by a still photo.

One source described this as an “optical illusion.” Another said the swastika was “easy to miss.”

Fox has learned that dozens of Congressional offices received these American flags from an undetermined group who brought them around Capitol Hill early in the year. One office tells Fox that the swastika on their flag was clear, so they tossed it out. But the flag in the office of Taylor was not visible until captured on camera.

It is not known what group brought the flags around. That is under investigation. The US Capitol Police are also conducting an inquiry. Fox is told that that the group brought the flags to multiple offices. At issues is if the group knew the swastika was embedded into the flag. It is also unclear if this was an effort to covertly deliver American flags to lawmakers with swastikas on them. Or, if this was an effort to deliberately embarrass offices by bringing them an American flag – which featured a swastika which wasn’t obvious to the naked eye.

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 1h

I am down at the MDC in Los Angeles, where organizers believe the detained VC Defensa organizer will be taken. A source told me they were first transported to a hospital in Thousand Oaks and were recently released. As I am standing here, GEO Group transport vans have rolled into the MDC

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 1h

A main organizer of VC Defensa in Ventura County was rammed in his vehicle by federal agents and taken into custody this morning. This video is from VC Defensa IG and shows the ramming. Organizers are thinking he’ll be taken to LA MDC—headed there now

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h

NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 17h

*into* Camp Pendleton?

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 17h

Newsom’s office told the Los Angeles Times that it has received reports that the White House is directing a plan to use Navy ships off the California coast to fire missiles into Camp Pendleton.

Newsom rips into Trump celebration plan to fire missiles over California’s I-5 freeway

Newsom’s office told the Los Angeles Times that it has received reports that the White House is directing a plan to use Navy ships off the California coast to fire missiles into Camp Pendleton.

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Jeremy Stanley @jeremydstanley.com · 10h

And are you married?
I was married, but I'm not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 17h

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

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 20h

A Border Patrol agent in tactical gear wearing a skull mask and sunglasses covering his face

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 19h

Crazy how these guys just keep showing up everywhere

ICE Agent in skull mask Broadview Illinois

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 20h

“led by Christian nationalist pastor Jack Hibbs, it will come during a year in which the Christian right made inroads into using tax-exempt church resources to influence politics, with the possibility of more progress to come.” www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...

Hate group’s political rally at California church could test federal law

The Pray Vote Stand Summit comes on the heels of IRS decision allowing pastors to endorse candidates without jeopardizing tax-exempt status.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 21h

Remember, brown 13-year-olds are hardened menaces to society, but 30-something Republican Hitler afficionados in positions of power are just li’l guys.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 22h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23h

“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

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Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social · 1d

Ha ha ha, my most senior adviser is a psychotic racist who isn't shy about it, isn't that a gas.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump: I want to thank Stephen Miller I would love to have him come up and explain his true feelings. Maybe not his truest feelings. That might be going a little too far

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Michael Colborne @colborne.bsky.social · 1d

“The video is very short, making it clear that the choice of lyrics was the intentional focus. Viewers are obviously meant to hear the antisemitic aspects, since it’s more or less the only audio in the 13 seconds being presented. “

Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 1d

Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs

The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

important note from libcrusher:

Reactivating temporarily to send a warning.
Since I got doxxed, it appears the same doxxing ring has targeted several other users. I learned that they were banned this week, only for Elon to, apparently, personally unban them. I feel obliged to warn everyone about my experience.

It wasn't just my personal information that got published. Someone, somewhere, got my passwords too. For my banking accounts, brokerage accounts, venmo, etc.
Most of which had different and unique passwords. All these attempts started the day i got doxxed, and have sporadically continued since.

If you know anyone who's been doxxed by this group, you need to have them change all their passwords on every website immediately. Ensure 2FA and any other security measures are in place everywhere.
And, wherever possible, document and report it. Frankly, if you're a lefty of any note, do it now too

If anyone was also a victim of this or knows someone who was, there are ways to reach me. I wish I could go into more details right now. But until that time comes, protect yourself.

I will be deactivating in 20 minutes.
Hopefully, that's enough time for the warning to get out.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 23h

Don't call them nazis though. That promotes political violence.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Matthew D. Taylor @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social · 23h

Check out this roundtable discussion w/ @chelseaebin.bsky.social,
@julieingersoll.bsky.social, & myself.

We talk about mutations on the Christian right, Catholic traditionalism, & New Apostolic Reformation.

politicalresearch.org/2025/10/15/i...

Thanks @praeyesright.bsky.social for convening!

It’s Not Backlash, It’s Strategy

Chelsea Ebin, Matthew Taylor, and Julie Ingersoll discuss the intersection of today’s New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and the New Christian Right of 1970s and 1980s formed by conservative Catholics an...

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 1d

He's got the Nobel Prize in his sights this time for sure!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump says he's now "looking at land" strikes on Venezuela

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Eyes on the Fright 🎃 @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 1d

But why

Politico @politico.com · 1d

Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will debate Wednesday on C-SPAN.

The yet-to-be-scheduled showdown will take place on “Ceasefire,” hosted by our Dasha Burns.

Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries will debate on C-SPAN

The yet-to-be-scheduled showdown will take place on "Ceasefire," hosted by POLITICO's Dasha Burns.

www.politico.com

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 1d

It’s very possible Nick Fuentes will appear on Tucker Carlson’s show next week— the largest MAGA platform outside the White House. Fuentes has been on many large shows in recent weeks, barreling towards the mainstream at “6 million miles an hour” as he told followers last night

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 1d

Evergreen

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LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.bsky.social · 1d

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 1d

“Free speech zone after curfew”

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · 1d

Broadview police in conjunction with ISP has arrested a protester for not dispersing from the free speech zone after curfew.

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