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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3h

Today, the Supreme Court will hear a hugely consequential case that will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act

US supreme court to hear case that could upend Voting Rights Act

Dispute over Louisiana district returns to justices after long legal saga – and could have far-reaching implications

www.theguardian.com

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 1d

one of the realest tributes to Prince anybody did after he died. Somebody major needs to get on TV and do for “The Charade” what D’Angelo did here

youtu.be/FeV7A6VWjL8?...

D'Angelo ft. Princess Sometimes It Snows in April

YouTube video by samuel

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 13h

It's like clockwork. Maybe they should be studied.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 18h

Republican Rep. Cory Mills allegedly threatened to release nude images of a 26-year-old woman and to harm her future boyfriends after she ended their relationship.

Now, a judge just ordered Mills, 45, not to come within 500 feet of the defendant & ruled that she is “a victim of dating violence.”

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 18h

I just want you all to know that when we told you that they wanted to destroy everything and you thought Black women were exaggerating? This was the "ironic" racism you said we were overreacting to 10 years ago. Racism has never had generational limits

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘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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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 13h

I mean, we could talk about who the founders considered human, and how we really are closer than ever to their idea of a perfect union...but then we have to talk about running a society based on a feel good set of platitudes and a carefully crafted mythos instead of dealing with reality...

The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 13h

Letter: How have we strayed so far from our Founders’ idea to provide “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” for every American?

Letter: Americans now live in a state of helplessness because of a few greedy men and women and a wanna-be king

Letter: How have we strayed so far from our Founders’ idea to provide “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” for every American?

www.sltrib.com

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: I took a long look at the Proud Boys and found some of their most extreme chapters are sharing ICE recruiting materials on encrypted apps and even suggesting members have joined up. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

The first
Antifa
Counter Terrorism
Task Force
Trump already gave so many of us jobs with ICE. We may have to start recruiting soon to fill all these spots.

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 17h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 17h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 14h

This is the right message.

I just wish it weren't presented in so cinematic a form that it looks like it came out of a Hollywood production.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 14h

This kind of insecurity in gov officials has *never* backfired

Oh wait

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 18h

I love this so much. Funny, sweet, hopeful, and kind of bad-ass.

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

youtu.be

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 14h

Gee. I wonder what he saw that he found so intimidating. 🤔

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 17h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Ted Cruz called the FBI on me @weareronin.bsky.social · 15h

In Chicago, at a Walgreens, ICE kidnaps a citizen

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 14h

Folks should be listening to Prof. Hotez

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 15h

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 15h

It’s important to realize that while the GOP went full fascist, there was a concerted, relentless, and obscenely well-funded campaign to pull the Dems to the Right.

They became the conservative party and the project isn’t even close to being finished.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 15h

When stories start popping up in multiple outlets saying liberals are warming to MTG or Nick Fuentes, and they’re not, it’s probably a good thing to start asking why.

And then, remember that Bush Era Republicans and the Cheneys were embraced and then liberal think tanks got funded by the Koch’s.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 14h

ICE goons are terrorizing LA to the point where elected officials need to treat it akin to a public health and safety emergency. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

LA to declare state of emergency over Ice raids to assist affected families

Move will allow county board of supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants amid immigration crack down on city

www.theguardian.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 15h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Isobel Bess @echosequence.space · Sep 11

Make art with your friends. Organize an underground show. Buy tapes and zines from friends and strangers. Support each other. Culture is made by regular people living their lives and finding ways to connect, and capitalists can never own that.

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Isobel Bess @echosequence.space · Sep 11

It's hard to disconnect yourself from capitalist pseudoculture, but it's more important now than ever. Spotify is replacing your playlists with corporate muzak. Harry Potter shit is being churned out by the same people who own Batman and The Sopranos. They want to kill the human capacity for art.

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Isobel Bess @echosequence.space · Sep 11

Without culture we die. We cease to be human. We are at war and those are the stakes.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 18h

And it will continue to be the case until leadership relents or turns over. Also simple as that.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 18h

IDK why people are surprised. The Democratic base is far to the left of leadership on this and has been for a while. Simple as that.

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 18h

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

www.nytimes.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 21h

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 · 21h

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...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Luigi is a folk hero! 🇵🇸 🇸🇩 @seriesjunkie.bsky.social · 1d

Hello everyone.

Antifa is not a real organization.

Proud Boys are.

Oath Keepers are.

Patriot Front is.

KKK is.

Heritage Foundation is.

Antifa is not.

Thanks for your attention.

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