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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 4h

Top story when you go to The Guardian this AM. Which it is not when you go to the Washington Post or the NY Times. Apt language here, whereas WaPo describes the day as an airing of grievances as though we are a bunch of whining George Costanzas, not a vast public fearful of losing everything.

Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump

Crowds of Americans, many in costumes, aligned behind message that US is sliding into authoritarianism

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3h

The huge No Kings protests, an estimated 7 million people addressing America's worst crisis since the Civil War, get a tiny headline on the New York Times homepage, with no photo.
Why does NYT think change happens only when politicians hold news conferences and not when everyday people take action?

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 3h

The US government is gang affiliated www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

If you still have a Cooling or Games account there or whatever, you’re funding this.

Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 5h

This is quite a hed/subhed.
1) Start with Vance. Use strong action verb. Accept the autocratic premise that the “Marines’ Might” are Vance’s to flex.
2) Mention the protest second and absurdly describe them as in the thousands
3) Treat Trump’s strong man use of the military as a partisan scuffle.

Vance Flexes the Marines’ Might as Thousand Protest Trump’s Agenda
VP JD Vance’s trips o a military base in California illustrated rising tensions between the federal government and Democratic leaders

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robertswartz.bsky.social @robertswartz.bsky.social · 10h

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 10h

Motion to replace the saying “jumped the shark” in the American lexicon with “flew the poop airplane.”

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14h

America-hating Antifa showing up for a *second* time today.

Empathy @constant-tummyache.bsky.social · 14h

Sharing this 102 year old WW2 Vet who is fighting fascism a second time.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h

There’s nothing more American than saying, NO KINGS‼️

REPUBLICANS ABOUT JANUARY 6: “A gathering of tourists.”

REPUBLICANS ABOUT THE NO KINGS PROTEST: “A hate rally.”

They praise the mob and condemn the movement. You see what they’re doing, right?

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 12h

(Incorrectly)

WHITE HOUSE
The White House *
@WhiteHouse
We're built different.
Have a good night, everyone.
(Img of Trump & Vance as kings with Jeffries and Schumer wearing sombreros)
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robertswartz.bsky.social @robertswartz.bsky.social · 10h

Oh, that's bad. But very good.

robertswartz.bsky.social @robertswartz.bsky.social · 11h

No, they are not. But it was interesting to see a younger and more diverse group of officers manning the intersections.

And yes they are. These are what violent anarchists look like, Mikey and Karoline.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 11h

I remember when my toddler reached the poopoo/peepee stage of humor. It was a really fun part of being a parent. Notably, we did not give him the nuclear codes.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 11h

The president needs your help! He's collecting diarrhea for his plane. He has a plane that's 99% toilet with other people's diarrhea in it and he wears a little crown when he drives it around. Brave patriots please send your loose stool to your favorite diarrhea president for his diarrhea plane.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11h

Serious business here

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h

🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.

Screenshot of a post on X from Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s verified account. The post reads: “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters. Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing. The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure. We await explanations from the US government.”

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 11h

Oregon conservatives promoted this event for weeks. They organized a caravan from locations across the state for it. The pictured Christian Nationalist preacher promoted it in his Salem church. According to other news outlets and my own observations, about 50 people showed up. Sad.

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See the photos: About 150 people gathered in front of the Oregon State Capitol for the Oregon For The People rally on Oct. 18 in Salem. bit.ly/471blmM
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 12h

I’m absolutely exhausted in the best possible way. I love us. We did it! #NoKings

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 11h

“There’s no way I’m bending the only knee I have left for a king here in America.”

Dale Denwalt @denwalt.bsky.social · 15h

Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.

He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 11h

I would just like to point out that fighter jets don't drop bombs so the only reasonable explanation for what we see in that video is explosive diarrhea from too much McDonald's before takeoff.

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robertswartz.bsky.social @robertswartz.bsky.social · 11h

The best NYC movie ever, with the most NYC line ever:

"Screw the goddam passengers. What do they expect for their 35 cents, to live forever?"

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robertswartz.bsky.social @robertswartz.bsky.social · 11h

In two weeks, I'm sure.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 11h

(shouting to the press secretary) Can you confirm whether the diarrhea was pre-loaded onto the aircraft or was it coming directly from the president's Ass?

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some are stakes 🗡️🧛 @somearelakes.bsky.social · 13h

NYT’s “cover content not size” policy is informing its decision to run Santos drama pieces above the protests. hard to believe.

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robertswartz.bsky.social @robertswartz.bsky.social · 11h

What a disgusting, demented, and deranged POS. Same for anyone who thinks this is good in any way.

It's true, deplorables was too kind a word.

(OTOH, marching down 7th Avenue today was glorious.)

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 11h

Pretty good chance we look back on this whole affair and agree “Trump gleefully takes a shit on Americans and their exercise of democracy” is the most succinct description.

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