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I'm tired. I've never turned down a glass of 🥂 Agnostic non-authoritarian Miss me with your Maga bs With fear for our democracy, I dissent ~Justice Sotomayor

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longislandtonv.bsky.social @longislandtonv.bsky.social · 6h

Apartheid State in America.

How long until they decide that k-12th is segregated?

How long until Jim Crow is resurrected?

How long until they strike down Brown v Board of Education??

Tell me, how long until they gather Wansee style to figure out how to finally put to rest, "The Black Question"

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h

Breaking News: President Trump is considering an overhaul to the U.S. refugee program that would favor mostly white people, documents show.

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

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longislandtonv.bsky.social @longislandtonv.bsky.social · 46m

YouTube is down at the moment.
9to5google.com/2025/10/15/y...

It’s not just you: YouTube is down in widespread outage

As of Wednesday afternoon (PT), some users cannot watch YouTube videos, with various playback errors appearing.

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longislandtonv.bsky.social @longislandtonv.bsky.social · 1h

Looks like YouTube is down. Damnit!

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 6h

I don’t know how I missed this one but the Texas National Lard got recalled due to the nonstop ridicule from social media regarding their chunky physiques.

Keep up the great work resisters!
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We are making a difference and they’re afraid! 🇺🇸

#Pinks #ProudBlue #GravySeals

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 8h

worth 4 mins of your time to watch this:

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Now is the Time to Speak up for Justice

YouTube video by Justice Connection

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 10h

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Las Vegas Review-Journal @reviewjournal.com · 4h

No Doubt has added six performances to their Sphere residency next May, bringing the total to 12 shows.

Rock band adds half-dozen dates to Sphere residency

No Doubt has added six performances to their Sphere residency next May.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 9h

The American people deserve a public health system that puts science before politics.

That's why California and 14 other governors are joining forces to launch the Governors Public Health Alliance to protect communities and guarantee decisions are rooted in data and health.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 6h

Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 5h

Brown is out! They had to do more dancing in their letter because they previously capitulated and needed to reference their previous agreement but, at its core, this reiterates MIT's letter.

The clock is now on for all other institutions.

www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

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Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 6h

Heartiest congratulations to @sethrockman.bsky.social, whose wonderful new book Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery has been awarded the Beveridge Prize!

American Historical Association @historians.org · 8h

The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️

American Historical Association Announces 2025 Prize Winners – AHA

The American Historical Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes.

www.historians.org

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Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 5h

And congratulations to @jamellebouie.net for winning the American Historical Association's Tikkun Olam Prize for promoting public historical literacy www.historians.org/award-grant/...

Tikkun Olam Prize for Promoting Public Historical Literacy – AHA

The Tikkun Olam Prize for Promoting Public Historical Literacy honors individuals whose work has promoted literacy in public culture.

www.historians.org

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longislandtonv.bsky.social @longislandtonv.bsky.social · 5h

Wow, that's wonderful news, and well deserved!

Congratulations, Jamelle!! 🥂

longislandtonv.bsky.social @longislandtonv.bsky.social · 5h

Best bit of news besides the lol @dieworkwear.bsky.social gave me at the crack of dawn with his "erotic" adult AI post.

Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 5h

Brown rejected the compact!

www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 5h

Brown rejected the compact!

www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

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Jackie Powell @classicjpow.bsky.social · 7h

“Their *advancement* to our NBA staff” is a large part of the problem the #WNBA will continue to face if this is the system that continues.

Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 7h

Peep the lanugage from Monty McCutchen about WNBA ref Jenna Reneau's move to the NBA:

"Congratulations to Biniam, Pat and Jenna on their advancement to our NBA staff.... All three officials have worked diligently to reach the pinnacle of their profession."

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5h

I don't get a ton of FB traffic and can remember only one other post in the last year or so that got shared as much as this article. you may be "unsurprised" as an extremely online person but people seem to be paying attention to this, for whatever that's worth

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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iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social @iwanttobecanadian.bsky.social · 1d

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 9h

Just a feckless, feeble, snot flap of a man

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 9h

Again, WHCA, where u at?

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 9h

"One of the most striking examples of news media solidarity we've seen this year." — @brianstelter.bsky.social

I'd say THE most striking. It's not only the solidarity among those who have covered the Pentagon, but their vow to continue the work amid a mood of despair.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/m...

Journalists turn in press passes as Pentagon clamps down on access in ‘unprecedented’ move | CNN Business

A flyer with the words “journalism is not a crime” appeared Tuesday on the wall outside the “Correspondents’ Corridor” where journalists operate at the Pentagon.

www.cnn.com

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longislandtonv.bsky.social @longislandtonv.bsky.social · 5h

The NY Times just ran a piece basically giving a glow up to angry Log Cabin gays in the current government.

I couldn't finish reading it, it was so fucking annoying.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/s...

Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government

www.nytimes.com

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 7h

👇NAMI is maintaining a list government health services impacted by the shutdown.

The NAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Call 800-950-6264, text “NAMI” to 62640, or email [email protected]. If you are in a crisis, call or text 988 or chat online at 988Lifeline.org.

Shutdown Resources

2025 Federal Government Shutdown As of 12 AM ET on October 1, 2025, the federal government has shut down due to lack of an agreement for funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. Some federal services and fu...

www.nami.org

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 5h

Hey, JD, these aren’t “young boys.” www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’

The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."

www.politico.com

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 23h

When your point is pointed back at you....

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 8h

some colleagues have suggested to me that shame is irrelevant because the people on the "other side" don't know or care what "we" (on whatever "this side") think of them. I have...not gotten that impression

Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 9h

"disliking me is persecution" describes so incredibly many people's entire outlook these days defector.com/free-press-r...

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector

It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 6h

Now leading HuffPost:

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