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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15h

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DHS Says Social Media Will Be Screened for ‘Antisemitism’ as It Purges Pro-Palestine Immigrants
Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem says people shouldn't try to "hide behind the First Amendment."

Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs
The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.
By Matt Novak
Updated October 15, 2025

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11h

He wants the peace prize.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING

“The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader.”

Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

www.nytimes.com

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 17h

Someone needs to do a roundup article on "Charlie Kirk censorship" because there's so much repression of free speech for anyone who had anything irreverent to say about him. From Jimmy Kimmel to these immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

U.S. Says It Revoked Visas of Some People Who Criticized Charlie Kirk

www.nytimes.com

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Sko Hayes @skohayes.bsky.social · 10h

Oh no, the suckers got scammed, again.
www.thedailybeast.com/furious-maga...

Furious MAGA Customers Say They Got ‘Scammed’ by Trump Watches

The majority of reviewers on Trustpilot gave Trump Watches one star.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Sko Hayes @skohayes.bsky.social · 11h

We have a return of millions going without health insurance and poor people getting SNAP benefits cut, and bombing 5 different countries.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11h

Before the latest shutdown, both the FAA and TSA were already dealing with staffing shortages. That includes a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers. https://to.pbs.org/4qbzKmF

Shutdown puts renewed spotlight on cracks in U.S. aviation system

The government shutdown’s strain on the aviation system is starting to show.

to.pbs.org

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Sko Hayes @skohayes.bsky.social · 11h

If they think Democrats are going to sit there and take it like Zelensky was forced to do, they're in for a surprise, I think.

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 11h

Rep. Mark Alford exposed the truth about today’s meeting: Trump wanted Democrats in the Oval Office just to “give them a little taste of what we gave Zelensky.”

Not negotiation—humiliation.
This shutdown is by design.
#TrumpsShutdownDragsOn

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Jersey Craig @jerseycraig.bsky.social · 11h

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 13h

Breaking: Capitol Police have been called after a Republican congressional office was just caught displaying a swastika.

This comes one day after group chat messages were leaked of young GOP officials saying “I love Hitler” and calling to put Democrats in “gas chambers.”

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 21h

Definitely not Nazis bsky.app/profile/pale...

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.

Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

One of the things people will be protesting this Saturday at No Kings is Scott Bessent sending $40 billion of our money to Argentina while Trump plays golf and Congress says nothing.

That isn’t “hating America.”

That is America First.

Republicans want bailouts for oligarchs.

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 1d

Read all the disgusting details here: kansasreflector.com/2025/10/14/k...

Kansas Young Republicans shut down after Politico report on racist, violent encrypted chat • Kansas Reflector

Politico reports the chairman and vice chairman of Kansas Young Republicans participated in racist, antisemitic encrypted chats with GOP political peers.

kansasreflector.com

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 1d

The Young Republicans worship the same ideologies as the old Republicans. We should only be surprised that this leaked, not that it was happening in the first place.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15h

Here's the question I would pose to those saying the only thing that counts as progress is defunding ICE entirely and sending them all to the Hauge: Is it really your position that accomplishing all the reforms discussed in this piece *with divided government* would count for nothing at all?

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16h

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening

There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.

newrepublic.com

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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 22h

I was a Young Republican for a brief time in the 1980s (for real). I promise you they talked like this back then. They didn’t know I was Jewish, so the Holocaust jokes flowed freely. It all helped radicalize me against the right.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

‘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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Truthout @truthout.org · 15h

“New York will not sit idly by while trans people are attacked,” said Zohran Mamdani in a new campaign ad this week honoring transgender trailblazers in the city and vowing to make New York City a sanctuary for trans people.

Mamdani Vows to Make NYC a “Sanctuary City” for Trans People in New Campaign Ad

“New York will not sit idly by while trans people are attacked,” Mamdani said in his new campaign ad.

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Barbara Hershey @barbarahershey.bsky.social · 15h

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15h

NEW: Missouri voters are organizing to collect 106,000 signatures by December for the chance to veto the GOP's new gerrymandered map. But state Republicans are claiming existing signatures are invalid and constitute a “misdemeanor election offense.”

Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 15h

The illogic of this is staggering. The No Kings protests in June saw about 3 million people hit the streets. All of them were "FBI agents & losers"?

The allegation of fancy George-Soros-funded signs is also nuts, given that most of the signs are homemade with markers & paint.

Mediaite @mediaite.com · 15h

Joe Rogan Drops Wild Rant On Protest Goers: They Are All ‘FBI Agents And Losers’

Joe Rogan mocked people who attend protests, saying "99% are losers" and the others are federal agents, while also saying George Soros is paying for their signs The post Joe Rogan Drops Wild Rant On Protest Goers: They Are All ‘FBI Agents And Losers’ first appeared on Mediaite.

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Bill Day @billdayart.bsky.social · 15h

STEPHEN MILLER

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15h

"Ridiculous and childish, right? There has been strong reporting to the effect that Tom Homan took $50k in cash in a paper bag ... And now they’re having hissy fits at reporters who want better, clearer, fuller answers from the administration about what actually happened there." trib.al/ZNZ9oha

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

An honor to receive the endorsement of
of nearly a dozen Black clergy leaders in Crown Heights today, including Bishop Orlando Findlayter.

I’m grateful for their support, and this powerful and humbling prayer.

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Brad Simpson @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social · 20h

via @marydudziak.bsky.social The Germans are basically funding 3 year asylum professorships for US academics seeking to flee the country for the remainder of the Trump Administration.

VolkswagenStiftung @volkswagenstiftung.de · 27d

New opportunity for professors in the humanities & social sciences in the US: Our Transatlantic Bridge Professorships support research & exchange in Germany & the US (€300,000 for up to 3 years). Apply from Jan 15, 2026. 🌉🇩🇪🇺🇸 More: 👉 www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/f...

Transatlantic Bridge Professorships

The programme is aimed at professors at US universities who are conducting research on the future of democracy, fundamental rights and academic freedom, or the future of transatlantic relations and wh...

www.volkswagenstiftung.de

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teachingmama.bsky.social @teachingmama.bsky.social · 1d

Ummm, I live in Portland and they do a naked bike ride EVERY YEAR. This is not a specific thing just to protest ICE. There's a reason Portland's catch phrase is "Keep Portland Weird." It's a great city and no, it's not a war zone.

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