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Harlem Toots @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 9m

People in charge at these institutions are constantly living in a state of guilt which they need to flagellate themselves for and they do so by throwing marginalized people under the bus in the name of “reconciliation”

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 9h

“but you commented earlier about a naked bike ride in portland” would be a legitimate follow up for any reporters in the room w johnson when he says he didnt see the important story youre asking him about

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 9h

It’s weird how the “young” Republicans are actually full-grown men and JD Vance treats them as children who shouldn’t face consequences for their racism, misogyny, or xenophobia.

But pregnant 12-year-old little girls are treated as adults and must literally bear the consequences of rape and incest.

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@cr_possess 👻 @christianrincon.com · 2h

I'm glad that this has become an acceptable position for even the most moderate members, but it doesn't change the fact that Moulton continues to vote for military aid to Israel.

Markey has voted to block military aid / bombs to Israel. That moral clarity is what's needed.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2h

NEW: Seth Moulton becomes the first candidate in a Democratic primary for Senate to officially announce that he will return and henceforth reject donations from AIPAC

Seth for
Massachusetts
I am returning AIPAC donations and refusing to accept any donations or support from them. The FEC filing I made yesterday reflects that we are returning donations. Below is my statement explaining why:
I'm cautiously optimistic that the recent breakthrough in Gaza will move us closer to ending the horrific violence in the region. A political resolution that allows Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace is exactly the kind of framework I've been calling for from the beginning.
I support Israel's right to exist, but l've also never been afraid to disagree openly with AIPAC when I believe they're wrong.
In recent years, AIPAC has aligned itself too closely with Prime Minister Netanyahu's government. I'm a friend of Israel, but not of its current government, and AlPAC's mission today is to back that government. I don't support that direction. That's why l've decided to return the donations I've received and will not be accepting their support.

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 3h

You're writing this down right? Good. As I was saying my car sucked so bad my wife left me. Yes I can spell my name for you.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 3h

Greenblatt with kinder words for Republicans who are affiliated with actual Hitler Youth than what he says about Zohran Mamdani

What was reported in @politico is offensive and very concerning. But I'm also glad that many leaders, including @EliseStefanik and @ReMikeLawler, spoke out strongly and swiftly against these hateful statements. This is what leadership looks like - and is how decency and morality can be modeled. politico.com/news/2025/10/1...
Everyone that votes no is going to the gas chamber.
viner as we oning ut
Great. I love Hitler
Also ... we are officially under consideration for a Trump endorsement.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 3h

Just one dude. People who promised us the system would contain Trump, also believe one dem socialist mayor will topple one of the powerful cities in the world

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 3h

It’s actually pretty cool that in this time where our birth control access is threatened, men help out by buying cybertrucks

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 5h

Critical point. I'd add that if you watch DHS videos of these ICE raids, they look dumb but they have a purpose: Equating the valorizing of masculinity/heroism w/the subjugation of the vulnerable. But the masks and the absurd hypermilitarization just look like bullying/cosplay, working against them.

Snowden St. @snowden.st · 5h

I'm sure on Bluesky this will get a lot of "of COURSE" or "no duh" responses, but: at least out there in the real world, pointing out to people that ICE makes *every* man who loves tacti-cool and operator culture look like a Fucking Coward is...helpful.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h

ICE's military raids and masked kidnappings are resonating deeply/negatively in the cultural spaces we keep hearing Dems need to reach: Manosphere, Joe Rogan, country music, disengaged voters. That's rare and it gives Dems a big opening to engage.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2018...

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

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...

www.propublica.org

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h

ICE's military raids and masked kidnappings are resonating deeply/negatively in the cultural spaces we keep hearing Dems need to reach: Manosphere, Joe Rogan, country music, disengaged voters. That's rare and it gives Dems a big opening to engage.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2018...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

An important message to the people of New York City.

More information at zohranfornyc.com/birthday

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Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 22h

Best I've read on D'Angelo so far,
thanks to Ashon Crawley....

Opinion | D'Angelo's Pentecostal sound

One of the innovators of what was called neo-soul, D’Angelo’s influence was far greater than you might expect from someone who only released three studio albums.

www.msnbc.com

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Data Bear 🏳️‍🌈 @dataandpolitics.net · 1d

Three years after my husband died, I’m still trying to prove our life together was worth losing his family.

What I live with isn’t forgetting — it’s the blurring of memory.

On the third anniversary, I wrote about grief, memory, and continuing without answers.
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/

The Blurring

What I live with isn't forgetting, it's the blurring. A meditation on grief, memory, and continuing without answers three years after loss.

www.dataandpolitics.net

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Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 1d

If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 1d

This is quickly morphing from a conspiracy theory into... obviously what's happening.

He keeps referencing seeing "videos" of things that don't exist, and the most plausible explanation is that they're sitting Grandpa down at night and Ludovicoing him AI videos of Antifa burning cities down.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

You have to wonder if White House staffers are simply showing him AI videos at this point and he thinks it's reality.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "The people of Chicago are walking around with MAGA hats. You have women, beautiful Black women, walking around with MAGA hats. 'Please let the president in and we don't care how he does it ... bring in the Marines.'"

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

Quite a day.

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Dr. Katherine Haenschen @drkath.bsky.social · 1d

TL,DR: old-school Dem leadership is shouting “have you no decency?” at a GOP who proudly says “NOPE” while gleefully dismantling government, lying to their supporters and the press, and inciting political violence.

They feel no shame.

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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 1d

From the people who brought you, “Hey, we just invented the bus!” comes “Hey, we just invented PR!”

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 1d

this is the dumbest shit i have ever read

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 1d

This whole interview with @lindseyboylan.bsky.social is amazing, but we need to shout this from the rooftops.

There's this message that abusive men like to send that's something like "yeah, I'm an abuser, but I'm a strong man who can get things done."

And no, he isn't.

LINDSEY BOYLAN: People who abuse women abuse every kind of power they have.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

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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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

tl;dr THIS MF JUST TALKIN

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Gotta hand it to USA Today. They know how to do a Trump livestream.

"THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY USA TODAY"

www.youtube.com/live/0YgOdHx...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 1d

Ten Classic D’Angelo Deep Cuts, From Prince Covers to Duets With Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill variety.com/2025/music/n...

Ten Classic D’Angelo Deep Cuts, From Prince Covers to Duets With Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill

D'Angelo, who died Tuesday, did not leave many albums behind, but there are plenty of deep cuts lurking in the crates — here are 10 of the best.

variety.com

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