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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 4m

These are not conventionally smart people.

The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 11m

Cue “oh those high spirited rascals!!1” in 3….2….1….

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 1h

The federal agents attacking Chicagoans hear this as endorsement and assurance of impunity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 4h

There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 9h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 9h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 8h

Based on the video shared by Univision (they've paired it with overhead from ABC), today's attack might be the most chemical gas we've seen feds launch into a neighborhood so far. The clouds are enormous/that's a lot of canisters. Completely engulfing cars and homes.

instagram.com/reel/DPzWnGCklvl

unichicago on Instagram: "Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información …"

Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información en nuestra biografía.

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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 6h

This is naked racism. The “remigration” movement explicitly seeks to make the US a white-dominated ethnostate.

IMMIGRANTS MATTER. @shinery.bsky.social · 6h

Hi, so this is basically a threat of extreme violence against immigrants.

Neat.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 13h

Abolish the White House press pool. It’s vestigial and useless.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 13h

Judge William Smith (W. Bush appointee): The Government has done "precisely what the ... [court's] Order forbids."

The case is Illinois v. FEMA

On Wednesday, we'll publish an updated catalogue of such judicial decisions on noncompliance with court orders at @justsecurity.org at the link below:

The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation

Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."

www.justsecurity.org

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StockMarketNews @investinq.bsky.social · 14h

Canceling a 6.2-gigawatt solar project enough to power over 2 million homes makes no sense when electricity prices are hitting record highs.

Why can’t we expand solar while building out other energy sources at the same time?

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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 14h

All successes will belong to Lee and the military; all failures will belong to Black people. So of course he’ll keep this perfect arrangement permanently.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

Gov. Bill Lee says Trump’s military-police occupation of Memphis “may never end.”

“We have just begun. We do know this is going to last for months… In fact, I will tell you that it will last forever.”

The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 14h

I mean just in case anyone’s not familiar, Duke “was” a Grand Wizard or whatever in the fucking KKK. These people never change and never never never quit.

David Duke smiling with a group of hooded KKK members.

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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 14h

What Duke wanted to say was that white people should join his organization: the KKK

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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 15h

Open and shut free speech case.

Julie Greene @greeneland.bsky.social · 1d

I just learned, Thomas Alter, tenured professor, has been terminated effective immediately. Shame on Texas State! We mst build support for Tom. spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-tex...

Texas State upholds the firing of associate history professor Thomas Alter

Alter’s termination occurred on Sept. 10, stemming from his remarks at the Revolutionary Socialism Conference on Sept. 7.

spectrumlocalnews.com

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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 15h

Global Tetrahedron morning report.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion judgment for calling Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

@apnews.com

The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 15h

Palestinians celebrating prisoner return can be construed as violating the cease fire (“ceremonies” marking return of prisoners are prohibited)

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

(ABC) - The Israel Defense Forces said its troops opened fire on Palestinians, killing five, after they allegedly violated the terms of the ceasefire agreement.

abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Israel-Gaza live updates: 5 Palestinians killed in Gaza City for alleged ceasefire violation, IDF says

Israel on Tuesday identified two of the people whose remains were returned.

abcnews.go.com

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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 15h

Now it’s whining about violence to their feelings.

Mike the Mad Biologist and Tsar of All the Antifas @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social · 15h

They *really* counted on the response in Portland being violent, and have no idea what to do now.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 15h

It's especially rich for Clarence Thomas to suggest that the Constitution requires public schools to obtain parental consent before acknowledging trans students' identity.

Such a right would be rooted in substantive due process—a concept Thomas dismissed as completely illegitimate in Dobbs.

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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 1d

Lulz

LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao

The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a reason nobody reads TIME anymore.

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 2d

He is 13. A 7th grader w/ a pending asylum case. Being held more than 500 miles from home & housed w/ adults. He called his mom crying, & reported that he’s sleeping on concrete w/ an aluminum blanket.

How is this anything other than sick & shameful? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility - The Boston Globe

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested.

www.bostonglobe.com

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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 1d

From MBoC: Timothy J. Stasevich, Colorado State University, developed All Probes Plasmids (APPs) to simplify single-mRNA translation imaging—just 2 plasmids for multicolor, long-term tracking. www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/... #CellBiology

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

every asshole on this website loudly braying that elections either won’t happen or won’t be fair in 2026 had better be buying an inflatable costume and sturdy walking shoes for this saturday, because if truly believe that, you’re not gonna like what the next step is

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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 1d

Salvador Luria
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvado...

Salvatore Luria holding a drinking glass and grinning broadly. Black and white photo. In the picture he’s a middle aged man, balding, wearing modest but stylish mid century glasses, a jacket, white shirt, and dark solid colored tie (probably black)

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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 1d

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

windycitytimes.com

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