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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 5m

And already Netanyahu is bombing Gaza again.

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

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

www.nytimes.com

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 5h

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 10h

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audie verde @audieverde.bsky.social · 13h

I have been watching the devastating videos from friends and colleagues. Some folks are still missing in cold waters. The few news and info sources for locals are also the same ones being cut by federal funding. People should know this is happening

KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 13h

The U.S. Coast Guard commander for Western Alaska compared the devastation in Southwest Alaska villages over the weekend to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

(From @alaskapublic.org)

Officials say storm 'completely devastated' Western Alaska communities

A Coast Guard commander recounts scenes of Alaskans swimming in floodwaters in the middle of the night, in search of debris to hold onto.

www.ktoo.org

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 12h

Who is that?!

SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 13h

Fuck Chris Christie. He built this.

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 13h

Governor Bridgegate.

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 13h

Chris Christie will forever be lost in a forest of irrelevance.

SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 13h

Poor Chris Christie. He will spend the rest of his life grasping for relevancy but will never attain it.

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 14h

I don’t care what this man says. He helped enable it. He shall be forever stained by it.

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 14h

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 17h

Does Ketamine Ken mean to include himself in that “solution?”

SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 17h

Indeed, Tom Malinowski led everyone in the oath to the Constitution!

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17h

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 17h

💯 💯 💯

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20h

Respect to those who got here first.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 20h

📣 NEW: Silver Linings Playbook: Some states are taking action to mitigate the upcoming #ACA tax credit tsunami:

acasignups.net/25/10/13/sil...

Silver Linings Playbook: Some states are taking action to mitigate the upcoming tax credit tsunami

As anyone not under a rock for the past few months knows by now, the improved federal Affordable Care Act tax credits which were put into place by President Biden and Congressional Democrats starting ...

acasignups.net

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 21h

Voters will have the last word.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

The Dem establishment is going to back Mills over the absolute phenom outsider Platner in Maine, which tells you everything you need to know about how well they understand the current moment & how prepared they are to meet it.

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 22h

“Yeah but there was no final status negotiated under those”

There’s no final status agreement now either

“Yeah but those were temporary”

This one hasn’t even been in force for a week

“But this time Bibi promises it’s for real!”

[stares]

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 21h

@nytimes.com keeps failing our democracy!

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21h

NYT wrote a 2,400 word story abt Todd Blanche without mentioning that he personally ordered the arrest of Newark Mayor @rasjbaraka.bsky.social, and as such is deeply implicated in @replamonica.bsky.social case.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...

The front page of a NYT story, titled, "Part Enabler, Part Buffer: the Bind of the Justice Dept's No. 2"

A picture shows Blanche partly visible behind a journalist's raised hand.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 22h

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 1d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 2d

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 22h

There were at least two ceasefires under Biden! In which more than five times as many living Israeli hostages were released in exchange for 240 Palestinians! Has everyone forgotten this?

Coffee Indiana @coffeeindiana.bsky.social · 22h

Also, ceasefires have happened under prior Presidents! The day he gets Palestine their own country he can be told he's the most special boy deserving of a shiny prize.

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Rep. LaMonica McIver @replamonica.bsky.social · 22h

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the rich, vibrant, and diverse cultures and contributions of Indigenous communities in New Jersey and nationwide.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

You gotta give ‘em hop.

A tweet from the Anonymous account says, “Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.” The image is a stylized poster of a frog wearing a stars-and-stripes scarf with the word “HOP” below, in the style of the Obama “HOPE” poster.

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