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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 4h

JD Vance can dismiss the Young Republicans as a college group chat.

But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.

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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 7h

Wow, that's a lot of future potential residents at the home of Clarence and Ginni Thomas

Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 13h

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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Nick Brumfield @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 3h

You can legitimately give the Founding Fathers shit for a ton of stuff about how the US government works, but they were also obsessed with preventing the exact scenario we're living through and put like five layers of defense into their design

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 5h

Same time that Pritzker is telling city and state officials to start arresting and prosecuting federal officials for assaulting Illinois citizens.

OT1H, this is clearly really bad.

OTOH, our federalized design might end up being an absolute godsend.

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 2h

Newsom v. Trump IV, 629 U.S. 277 (2026) (probably)

Scott Medlock @scottmedlock.bsky.social · 2h

Brett, J.: Tear gas is merely a temporary irritant that briefly causes the eyes to water

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Scott Medlock @scottmedlock.bsky.social · 2h

Brett, J.: Tear gas is merely a temporary irritant that briefly causes the eyes to water

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 2h

yeah with fetterman I learned not to blindly trust a Dude who seems to be saying all the right things - time will tell and I don’t want to get my hopes up but I hope he turns out to be the Real Deal because we could use more politicians like who he holds himself out to be

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 3h

It’s funny how the old media depiction of Nazis was always that they’re evil but dignified gentleman and now they’re openly just like “Hello. I’m the Anime Pedophile”

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 2h

DAILY MEMO: Elderly Man Hospitalized After ICE Hit and Run in Pacoima, One of 17 Incidents Reported Today 🧵2 Parts

If you appreciate reporting like this, please consider becoming a member, buying some merch, or dropping a dime in our fundraiser so we can continue to bring you this vital information

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 3h

alt-name: Kavanaugh Stop Goes As Planned

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 4h

🥰 pro-life america 🥰

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4h

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

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 4h

The Poaster’s Lament

Liz Sepper @lsepper.bsky.social · 4h

Good lord i misspelled

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 7h

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 · 11h

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 · 12h

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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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 4h

omg this is incredible

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 4h

The moment when he starts giving his canned response and she goes “that’s such bullshit” lmao I have no idea who these ladies are but they rock

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5h

"What do you have to say about the capitulation that you participated in?"

Cory Booker clearly wasn't expecting the pushback he got from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

Full interview: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 4h

notice how scared these agents are?

this is a neighborhood of everyday folks who don’t like being besieged by men in masks who pepper spray babies in car seats & these agents are terrified because the entire neighborhood has stood up in solidarity with their neighbors. so they violently lash out.

PritzkerPosting @pritzkerposting.bsky.social · 5h

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

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 4h

At about 0:55, a couple in a nearby car gets out and hurries away with an infant in a carseat to try and escape the tear gas:

Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 7h

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

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

🔥 COUNTRY SINGER @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social : "You don't get to call yourself a Christian and laugh when families are torn apart — and think it's okay that the highest court in the land just gave a green light to ICE agents to target people because they’re brown or speaking Spanish.”

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

At a press conference today, the mayor of Everett said there was a knife found in the child’s possession but *no* gun. I followed up with ICE and asked if they stand by the screenshot shared yesterday. Spokesperson said DHS was working on a response. Five hours later, still nothing.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

This is the response I received from ICE when I inquired about the 13-year-old they abducted from Everett, Mass. on Friday:

Good afternoon, Marisa.
Please see the below from DHS on the 13-year-old alien.
Please feel free to direct any questions to them.
Respectfully,
James

Tricia McLaughlin
@TriciaOhio • 6h
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Here are the facts: he posed a public safety threat with an extensive rap sheet including violent assault with a dangerous weapon, battery, breaking and entering, destruction of property.
He was in possession of a firearm and 5-7 inch knife when arrested.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5h

Funding for legal assistance will be very helpful.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 5h

the most unsurprising thing in the world is now every rightwinger, all yhe way up to JD vance, have explicitely defended this and the statements made by those in this group. and that’s by design, every single rightwinger is now an extremist nazi

onion person @junlper.beer · 12h

these people know how extreme they are

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

no surprise here, jd vance has a vested interest in being able to be an open nazi in american politics

Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 7h

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alboo @captainacab.airbud.website · 7h

you aren’t “caked up” you have lead poisoning

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10h

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?

Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

Just one "verified" Tren de Aragua member and one U.S. citizen with an active warrant were among the 37, DHS said, without saying how it had verified that gang affiliation. Others taken that day, the agency said, were "illegal aliens."

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geoffrey, 💀 mode @parsnip.bsky.social · 7h

oh that is not good!!!

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

And this:
92% of the growth in the entire country this year has been data centers. And some of that is "circular deals" that dont involve actual money

fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...

Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says | Fortune

Is a U.S. without data centers a country without GDP growth?

fortune.com

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 8h

What a coward

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