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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1h

JUST IN: Judge Smith says the Trump administration is violating his order prohibiting FEMA from conditioning grants to states on their willingness to assist with immigration enforcement.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

ICYMI - Eric Trump accused Jack Smith of being a time traveler 🤥

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 1h

Good discussion with @gregsargent.bsky.social on No Kings and the right to protest: "They’re trying to turn it into something really evil. But that’s because they’re scared of it, and they know it turns public opinion... I think they should be worried, because nothing they’re doing is popular."

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h

If Republicans are going to label you a terrorist for peacefully protesting Trump's failing presidency, abuses of power, and treatment of blue America as an enemy nation, let's turn out in even bigger numbers.

On the pod, @jilldlawrence.bsky.social and me on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h

Rupert Murdoch TV is going 24/7 with the same message: Keep away from those No Kings rallies... apparently the 5 million people who attend them are all dangerous radicals paid by George Soros, who don't love Fearless Leader.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Emmer: "These guys are playing to the most radical, small, and violent base in the country. You'll see them on Saturday on the Mall. They just do not love this country."

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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 1h

i do not like living under a government run by the worst facebook posts you've ever seen

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

the broad public does not like chaos and disorder and everything you can do to emphasize that it is the federal government that is responsible for chaos and disorder is a point in your favor. it’s classic nonviolent confrontation!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 2h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 1h

Toby Talbot.

Toby Talbot, Impassioned Promoter of Art Films, Dies at 96

www.nytimes.com

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 1h

CBS News just aired a long profile valorizing Justice Anthony Kennedy without even once mentioning the Citizens United ruling that he authored and that empowered corporations and oligarchs to buy elections.

This omission exemplifies how the master plan works.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 1h

2. Most of Bezos' charitable giving ($2.3 billion) has gone to the Bezos Earth Fund. But the organization has developed a reputation less as a sincere effort to combat climate change and more as a vehicle for the corporate infiltration of the key climate organizations.

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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 1h

Who radicalized him

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 2h

It’s been appalling how the media has been (rightfully) excited about the release of 20 Israeli hostages while then saying “oh, and 1,900 Palestinian detainees, some charged with violent crimes!” Yes, BUT MOST NOT. And a boy throwing a rock at a tank is considered a violent crime. Shameful framing 😡

Brandon Hardin @hardin.bsky.social · 2h

This, and copy from places like CNN that use “Israeli hostages” and “Palestinian prisoners and detainees” in the same sentence.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 22h

Very jarring how the media treats some lives as inherently and others not.

I am happy for hostages and their families to be reunited, but it’s shocking how little media attention is given to “how do Gazans grapple with the utter destruction of their homes, vast loss of lives, and ongoing famine.”

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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 1h

In “1984,” Big Brother had the “Two-Minute Hate” every day. Trump Republicans have been giving us the 24/7 Hate year-round, but Emmer claims No Kings rally opposing thecdemolition of democracy Is a hateful protest? MAGA upsidedownism at its finest. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah, the 2000 election & the 2016 election

Karen Schwartz @pithywidow.bsky.social · 3h

Was there ever a more epic press failure than the 2024 election

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 7h

Thinking fondly of all the pre-election fact-checks that said we couldn’t possibly know whether Republicans wanted to get rid of pre-existing condition protections.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 1h

Let’s do some news

NPR copy about increasing ICE violence edited (by me) for factual clarity

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Harlow’s Musings @harlowsmusings.bsky.social · 11h

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva announces her election results will be OFFICIALLY certified tomorrow, destroying Mike Johnson’s last excuse to delay her swearing in.

“Mike Johnson needs to do his job so I can do mine.”

No more lies.
No more delays.
Swear her in!

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Andrea Chalupa @andreachalupa.bsky.social · 1h

Jared and Ivanka were front and center to the peace deal, and giving their own speeches in Tel Aviv. This deal sets them up for their own political succession after Trump is gone. I've long warned of President Ivanka.

David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 16h

When a bad man does a good thing, he does not cease to be a bad man. This is a complicated moment in the Middle East. Each of us must work to make sense of it. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

Joy. Sorrow. Fury. Disgust. And Hope. All at Once.

Reacting to this disorienting, misrepresented, misperceived moment in the Middle East.

open.substack.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10h

Thinking about how much of their violence has been normalized already, how scenes that caused shockwaves 6 weeks ago are now part of the rhythm of daily life. Watched a TikTok from a daughter who has to do her parents' laundry & get their groceries because they're in hiding. This is just it now

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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 1h

CORRUPT CRYPTO
KINGS CONSPIRE

Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 1h

Trump was caught on a hot mic arranging a meeting between a foreign head of state and Eric Trump, who runs the Republican's family business.

Isn’t this exactly the sort of thing GOP members of Congress used to care about? www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

‘Hot mic’ catches Indonesian president asking Trump for a meeting with son Eric

The American president was overheard arranging a meeting between Prabowo Subianto and Eric Trump, who runs the Republican's family business.

www.msnbc.com

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 1h

The cops will probably try to turn it into a stationary rally, not a march, a ploy which blew up in their faces on the Women’s March.

Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 3h

The Chicago No Kings March already got moved from Daley Plaza to Grant Park because they expect a bigger turnout. There's a decent chance this might dwarf the 2017 Women's March in Chicago, which was *huge*.

lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 1d

soooo my Chicagoans, has anyone else's neighborhood facebook group gone from desperately apolitical (regarding federal politics) to at least 40% about ICE/DHS activity and organizing against it? like it's hard to overstate this shift

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

one of my takeaways from this great piece is that weiss just doesn’t…sound like an intelligent person? or at least, not someone who has thought even a little bit about how and why they think the things that they do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 15h

🚨NEW: A case at the Supreme Court cites Trump reportedly promising oil donors favors as proof that pay-to-play influence is so pervasive that bribery laws must be narrowed so pay-to-play is no longer a prosecutable crime.

The case is represented by a Trump-connected law firm.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

“.. The two collapses have rattled some stakeholders in Wall Street's multitrillion-dollar credit machinery, from leveraged loans and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) to trade‑finance funds and subprime auto loans ..”

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

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