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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2h

/5 And unlike JD Vance, apparently, I think it’s perfectly possible to think Jay Jones is a creepy weirdo unsuitable for public office while also thinking that these people are bigoted assholes.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2h

/4 They are aided, in this, by their own factions (devoted overt bigots, unserious irony-poisoned permanent adolescents, and if-it-works-I-say-it sociopaths), as well as by a “free speech culture” movement that is weirdly obsessed with them being comfortable to do it.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2h

/3 But a huge plurality, at least, of the modern GOP is of the opinion that noticing bigoted trash is more un-American and destructive than BEING bigoted trash: that dehumanizing fellow Americans based on immutable characteristics is morally superior to criticizing anyone for doing that.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2h

/2 You’ve got true believers who consciously and overtly believe in this stuff, you’ve got the goatfuckers who believe it but are too chickenshit to say so so retreat behind “irony”, and you’ve got the neckbearded snort-laughing futon-stains who revel in fatuous adolescent shock.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2h

The thing is that the modern GOP (not to mention its basement-confined moron stepchild, the Mises Caucus libertarian “party”) is accurately depicted by this language and a critical mass of the party is absolutely fine with it.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 3h

It’s incredible that the VT State Senator wrapped up in this hasn’t resigned yet — every major GOP leader in the state has called for his resignation. Fixing democracy requires restoring shame to public life. And accountability. Lots of accountability. vtdigger.org/2025/10/14/v...

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 3h

It’s incredible that the VT State Senator wrapped up in this hasn’t resigned yet — every major GOP leader in the state has called for his resignation. Fixing democracy requires restoring shame to public life. And accountability. Lots of accountability. vtdigger.org/2025/10/14/v...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

A grocery store clerk in Chicago says shoppers see prices “and say, ‘What the f—? .. It happens all the time.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1h

Coffee in the US is now 40% more expensive than before Trump.

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight — The Atlantic

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

apple.news

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1h

"No amount of appeasement of Trump will work short of turning yourself into a lapdog. So news outlets have to choose. And if you go halfway, you’re basically going to lose everyone."

On the pod, @brianbeutler.bsky.social is great on the failure of Trump appeasement:
newrepublic.com/article/2017...

Trump Erupts at ABC over Vance On-Air Fiasco as Presser Goes Off Rails

As Trump’s exchanges with reporters appear more power-crazed than usual, a sharp observer of our slide into authoritarianism explains why the Resistance must find a new kind of response before it’s to...

newrepublic.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1h

A Chicago teacher said tear gas deployed by ICE drifted toward a school playground, forcing students and recess indoors.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement near schools is scaring kids and disrupting class

Staff members are reporting ICE activity and patrolling areas around their schools and, in some cases, escorting families to and from school.

www.nbcnews.com

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 59m

Satire is a powerful way to combat disinformation and authoritarianism. My thoughts in Stay Tuned Substack.
substack.com/@staytuned/n...

Stay Tuned with Preet (@staytuned)

One of the most powerful weapons against an authoritarian is humor. @Barb McQuade breaks down the power of satire:

substack.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 55m

In the New Trump Era, the Proud Boys Are ‘Not Apologizing Anymore’ talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

In the New Trump Era, the Proud Boys Are ‘Not Apologizing Anymore’

To hear him tell it, Gavin McInnes’ recent return to the site...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 45m

Important points about masked agents here by Jim Zirin. Here is another. Trump’s use of agents as pawns in his war against Democrats puts them in danger and makes them less effective in their actual mission to protect the homeland.
thehill.com/opinion/crim...

Masked law enforcement enters a danger zone beyond US democracy

The images of people snatched off the street by masked armed men in plain clothes smack of the repressive tactics of authoritarian banana republic regimes.

thehill.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 39m

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞

@sbmitche.bsky.social
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4h

Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose:

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Dewey Diva @deweydiva1.bsky.social · 51m

Reminder: Jared Kushner and Saudia Arabia just bought Electronic Arts. Games yes, but also access to a whole gaming ecosystem to a large number of males from pre-teen to 40. This is churn-out.

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Politico @politico.com · 21h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘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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cm 🇨🇦 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 4h

www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/clim... #Canada #weather #climatechange

Canada heat waves in 2025 tied to human-driven climate change - The Weather Network

There were were several exceptional heat waves this year that Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) linked to human-caused climate change. How does it determine that? It makes the connection wi...

www.theweathernetwork.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 11h

Feds have got until midnight tonight to take down the fence in front of the Broadview ICE facility, per a recent ruling from district judge LaShonda Hunt.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · 11h

Not sure what’s up but this flatbed with what appears like more fence materials has pulled up outside Broadview.

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Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 14h

Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way🇺🇸

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 22h

At an international peace summit, the Indonesian president asks the US president to meet with his sons, who do not work for the US government, but rather the Trump Organization, which just opened its first golf club in Indonesia and plans a resort in Bali, and Trump claims to have no involvement in.

Indonesia’s president heard on hot mic asking Trump if he can meet son Eric

The request from Prabowo Subianto at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt comes as the Trump Organisation is set to open new properties in Indonesia

www.theguardian.com

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