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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 47m

In 2020 conservatives were outraged by this picture of an armed cop deporting a child who came to the US illegally.

Today, conservatives would cheer it. What happened? I have a theory . . .

www.thebulwark.com/p/elian-gonz...

Elián González, Trump, and What Happened to “True Conservatism”

Toward a quantum theory of politics.

www.thebulwark.com

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 38m

NEW: "It’s time to stand up as one and show we’re not afraid. Because a sickness of this magnitude requires an overwhelming, too-big-to-ignore response."

No Fear, No Kings

Why you need to come out to your local protest this weekend.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 1h

I'm going to be doing an intense two-hour intensive later this month, and: Check it out!

Being Your Own Best Editor - Five Things I've Learned

Join me in this live two-hour class and discover the Five Things I’ve Learned about how you can make your writing more effective, clearer, and sharper. For more than thirty years I’ve worked to help ...

myfivethings.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17h

"After we win in November, we do not demobilize. The rich and corporate interests who tried to buy this election with the millions they stole from our pockets will want to see us fail.

We won’t let them." - Chi Ossé

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 1h

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kerryomalley.bsky.social @kerryomalley.bsky.social · 1h

The great Annabeth Gish and I are joining @bcdreyer.social at Writers Bloc at the Ebell in LA to celebrate Shirley Jackson. Come! Don't miss it! Get your tickets now!

Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 13h

So basically I need this event to sell out in the next fifteen minutes—it's for, as they say, a thing—and it would do my heart good if you could all make that happen. OK?

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

Buh-bye

Josh Campbell @joshscampbell.bsky.social · 3h

The Supreme Court just declined an appeal from right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. He was seeking to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment over his lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/p...

Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones’ effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court declined an appeal from Alex Jones on Tuesday, brushing aside the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s effort to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment a lower court ordered against him ...

www.cnn.com

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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 1h

This shit is so dangerous. It's insane.

Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 1h

The Trump admin is laying off nearly 200 CISA employees & forcing dozens more to take new jobs at other agencies (sometimes across the country) or quit.

Morale & productivity are sinking at the already-depleted agency, further jeopardizing US cybersecurity.

My story w/ new details: bit.ly/3KLoptn

Layoffs, reassignments further deplete CISA

Some CISA staffers have been pushed out, while others are being told to move across the country for jobs outside their skill sets.

www.cybersecuritydive.com

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 1h

In two months, we have built a movement together tens of thousands strong. We are not slowing down.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1h

🚨BREAKING: 3rd Circuit DENIES Republican Party petition to rehear critical voting rights case involving Pennsylvania’s date requirement for mail-in ballots.

A BIG VICTORY for the DSCC, DCCC, AFT of Pa. and the voters of Pennsylvania. Proud on my ELG team. www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...

🚨 Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections

Learn more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1h

I’m old enough to remember when government requests to tech companies were considered by conservatives to be the worst form of censorship ever.

Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 2h

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1h

I'm not afraid. Come and get me, Donald.

I will stand up for the law and the Constitution. That’s what we do in the State of Illinois.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21h

* Over 20,000 Palestinians killed since January
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank

I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 21h

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

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Alerts from NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA (UNOFFICIAL) @lax.nws-bot.us · 10h

🚨 Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 12:25AM PDT until October 14 at 12:45AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 🚨
Additional Details Here.

At 1225 AM PDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 10 miles south of Coalinga to 12 miles east of Paso
Robles, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Pismo Beach...
Arroyo Grande...
Nipomo...
Grover Beach...
Oceano...
and Lake Lopez.

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Senator Sasha Renée Pérez @senatorsrp.bsky.social · 12h

Evacuation warnings have been issued for surrounding communities around the Eaton Fire burn scar areas due to potential mudslides and debris flow with the impending heavy rain, along with a significant risk of flooding. More information can be found at AlertLA.org.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 22h

What did Tom Homan do with the $50K he took in a CAVA bag from undercover FBI agents?

Just keep asking this everyday. Its a big scandal they can't escape because Pam Bondi and her DOJ killed the investigation. They're cornered on this and the Epstein Files.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11h

What’s the word for an adulterous relationship involving a man, a woman and a federal department? nymag.com/press/articl...

On the Cover: Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and Trump’s Police State

Washington correspondent Ben Terris writes the definitive account of the Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Noem.

nymag.com

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5e1pt1mu5 Pr1me 🫘 @5e1pt.bsky.social · 14h

Amazing what happens when you put Dems in charge!

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North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people

Officials say a North Carolina government initiative is eliminating over $6.5 billion in medical debt for more than 2.5 million residents.

apnews.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

If you put your ear against the Capitol, you can hear the sound of a man who will do nothing to challenge—and anything to justify—presidential violations of the Constitution, as long as the president is of his own party. www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...

The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism

Every Trump needs his Johnson: a flunky who will rationalize his crimes.

www.thebulwark.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

The largest demonstration during Trump’s first term was around 750 events.

“We’re now expecting about 2,500 events around the country on No Kings. So we’re talking about literally four times as many.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social

Please join us on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 23h

On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 13h

I like how you don't have to use AI to make the Border Patrol Chief/Head of ICE Chicago Ops dress like a Nazi soldier because that's literally how he proudly presents himself.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

In twelve days, New Yorkers will begin to cast their ballots and face a stark choice.

A choice between democracy and oligarchy. Between a city you can afford or more of the same. Between the hope of a brighter future or a broken past.

We will choose the future.

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