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Salon.com @salon.com · 5h

A Milwaukee Brewers fan was fired after a viral video showed her threatening to “call ICE” on a Dodgers fan during a playoff game earlier this week.

"I feel bad for her": Brewers fan fired for threatening to "call ICE" on Dodgers fan during NLCS - Salon.com

The recipient of the racist taunt said her firing was excessive.

www.salon.com

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 5h

So she doesn't want to accomplish anything?

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 8h

absolutely the fuck not. this needs to be a red line.

Janet Mills would support keeping filibuster if elected to the Senate

The Democratic governor’s stance is shared by Sen. Susan Collins, the Republican whom Mills entered the race to defeat earlier this week.

www.bangordailynews.com

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ShordeeDoWhop @netta.bsky.social · 5h

I met Tommie Smith the same day I met Malcom X’s daughter, Sis Ilyasah Shabazz.

History overload 🤯🤯

Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 13h

October 16, 1968

John Carlos and Tommy Smith raise their fists on the medal stand at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Peter Norman looks on

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 5h

👍My dad taught English at San Jose State & had a lot of top black athletes in his classes, some of whom I met. Tommie Smith was the most famous.

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JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 5h

"let's trigger a national gerrymandering race to the bottom" is such a clear signal a party knows its completely outta juice im still flabbergasted theyre all just kinda slouching along with it with no defense but "because we can"

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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 5h

KRIS MAYES IS THE BEST OF US

AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 8h

Time is up. I gave Speaker Mike Johnson two days to swear in Adelita Grijalva. Arizona's 7th congressional district 813,000 Arizonans are now being taxed without representation. I have lawyers downstairs right now drafting litigation.

youtu.be/9OBdjsGntQI?...

AG Mayes Demands Speaker Johnson Swear In Adelita Grijalva | The Lead with Jake Tapper CNN

YouTube video by Arizona Attorney General's Office

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Dr Seán DOOLAN 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 @sdinpraxis.bsky.social · 14h

Local hotelier loses money on Scottish golf courses - again

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

At least he has UAE, Qatar and the Saudis giving him billions, along with millions of MAGA rubes buying his baubles and trinkets.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 15h

Nothing says “land of the free” like locking up your own citizens and roughing them up for good measure. Truly a masterclass in freedom and competence. Bravo, America, really nailing the whole “liberty and justice for all” thing.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 5h

Every Republican is a liar, but some are MUCH worse liars than others.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 5h

tbf, there are MANY bubbles in the GOP cinematic universe where you could say this, but in most of them they'd have no idea what you're even saying.

Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 15h

Only in the Federalist Society academic bubble could you say that the government going in and splitting up geographically contiguous communities of Black voters in order to prevent them from ever being a majority in any House district is "government not taking race into account."

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 7h

Either she doesn't know the filibuster for judges has been gone for over a decade or wants to restore it, and either is bad

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 8h

absolutely the fuck not. this needs to be a red line.

Janet Mills would support keeping filibuster if elected to the Senate

The Democratic governor’s stance is shared by Sen. Susan Collins, the Republican whom Mills entered the race to defeat earlier this week.

www.bangordailynews.com

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 15h

REPUBLICANS: This is a rally by the extreme far left
THE EXTREME FAR LEFT: Don't go to the No Kings marches because nobody there will have read the right posts

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Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG @thebradblog.bsky.social · 6h

'Roberts-Mandering': Activist SCOTUS Repubs Appear Ready to Gut Rest of Voting Rights Act: Today's #BradCast

...Perhaps before the critical 2026 midterms; Guests: Prof. @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social of Univ. of KY; @davedaley.bsky.social of FairVote...

FULL STORY, LISTEN: bradblog.com?p=15533

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 6h

Mood.

✨friendship dave✨(this space for rent)📸 @friendshipdave.wtf · 3d

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spotted! an osprey i saw this summer at one of the boxes. she had babies this year so the look must be in part due to that. good morning bird heads #birds experiment

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 6h

Wanna see a dead body?

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

🔥ZOHRAN: “What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity. And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.”

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 6h

Let’s not forget the bounties we paid for “terrorists” people turned in to us in Afghanistan.

Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 6h

In 1910, the Census director had the brilliant idea of paying local census officials by the person counted. Grift thrived. Eg, 30,000, or 25%, of Tacoma WA's records were found to be faked.

Paying ICE bonuses for exceeding a quota of people disappeared makes the 1910 Census bureau look great again.

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Daniel Schultz @dandadad.bsky.social · 6h

🤔 "Multiple sources cited a directive found in a codicil to the will of Leo's predecessor Pope Francis. According to the sources, the note was brief and stunning in its clarity, reading simply 'AVENGE ME.'"

Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.

This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.

NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei

If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 12h

New rule: When a head of state starts assassinating opponents on foreign soil that whole respect for sovereignty thingie goes away & anyone who wants to take them out, bring them to the Hague or whatever has carte blanche.

Nicolas Henin 🇪🇺💙💛 @nicolashenin.net · 15h

Four men, aged between 26 and 38, were arrested on Monday by DGSI (domestic intelligence) officers on suspicion of plotting to assassinate an opponent of Vladimir Putin living in the southern French city of Biarritz.

Le Figaro @lefigaro.fr · 15h

Quatre hommes âgés de 26 à 38 ans ont été interpellés par la DGSI, soupçonnés d’avoir voulu abattre un opposant installé dans la ville de Biarritz. →https://l.lefigaro.fr/p7pM

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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 14h

Big transnational repression news

Nicolas Henin 🇪🇺💙💛 @nicolashenin.net · 15h

Four men, aged between 26 and 38, were arrested on Monday by DGSI (domestic intelligence) officers on suspicion of plotting to assassinate an opponent of Vladimir Putin living in the southern French city of Biarritz.

Le Figaro @lefigaro.fr · 15h

Quatre hommes âgés de 26 à 38 ans ont été interpellés par la DGSI, soupçonnés d’avoir voulu abattre un opposant installé dans la ville de Biarritz. →https://l.lefigaro.fr/p7pM

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 15h

Just received from a colleague: looks like Penn is going to join the universities refusing the extortionary Trump "compact". I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

screenshot of an email saying:

"To the Penn Community:

For 285 years, Penn has been anchored and guided by continuous self-improvement, using education as a ladder for opportunity, and advancing discoveries that serve our community, our nation, and the world.

Since receiving the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education on October 1, I have sought input from faculty, alumni, trustees, students, staff and others who care deeply about Penn. The goal was to ensure that our response reflected our values and the perspectives of our broad community.

Earlier today, I informed the U.S. Department of Education that Penn respectfully declines to sign the proposed Compact. As requested, we also provided focused feedback highlighting areas of existing alignment as well as substantive concerns.

At Penn, we are committed to merit-based achievement and accountability. The long-standing partnership between American higher education and the federal government has greatly benefited society and our nation. Shared goals and investment in talent and ideas will turn possibility into progress.

I am grateful to the Penn community for your thoughtful input and for what you bring to our University and our missions every day.

Sincerely,

J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
President
University of Pennsylvania"

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 12h

100%!

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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 14h

Again, states and cities should demand they get what was budgeted to them by law or they'll take all federal property as collateral on what they're owed. Fuck this fucking around with the Constitution. It's not an escalation to do that. It's a response.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 13h

keeps getting harder to skate on ICE!

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 15h

83 year old Senator Mitch McConnell just tripped and fell while being asked about ICE

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 13h

The local Indivisible Long Beach co-leader I interviewed re No Kings is a retired audit & finance professional who worked a good stretch of time at Disney. Not exactly the GOP's antifa stereotype!

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 14h

Making the need for normie liberal mass actions like No Kings very clear:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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