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ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 12h

Jason Stanley, formerly a professor at Yale and author of several books, including "Erasing History"
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‘A coup is happening’: A new warning against Trump’s authoritarian slide

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 2h

Oregon will not allow the president to normalize the use of the U.S. military in our cities. We all care about public safety – and the U.S. military cannot be used as a tool in political theater.

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Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 13h

SHRM, the country's largest human resources membership organization will feature Robby Starbuck, billing him as Head of Capital Markets for the Heritage Foundation (the org that authored Project 2025), in its DEI "Blueprint" event later this month.

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‘It goes too far’: Robby Starbuck SHRM panel legitimizes anti-DEI stance, stakeholders say

Many in the industry say platforming the conservative influencer — who has called DEI “poison” — continues to take SHRM in the wrong direction.

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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 13h

"SHRM knows where I&D is headed" - well, it's headed towards disinformation, racism, and exclusion.

And for those new to SHRM, I&D stands for Inclusion and Diversity - they removed Equity from their platform. And with this event, have clarified they don't even stand for inclusion or diversity.

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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 13h

Priceless.

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Limbless, Slippery RFK Jr.: ‘Becoming An Eel Is A Sign Of Good Health’

WASHINGTON—Suddenly appearing at the lectern after emerging from a hole in the floor, a limbless, slippery Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced at a White House press conference Friday that “becoming an ee...

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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 15h

We say #NoKings because if we don't speak up and out, nothing will change and we are complying in advance.

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15h

During the last "No Kings" protest, MAGA didn't have much to say. But they're so worried about this coming Saturday's events that they've labeled peaceful protesters as paid terrorists.
Show up because you love this country. And, no, George Soros won't cut you a check, despite what MAGA liars say.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 15h

Excellent re-read, too!

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 17h

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 1d

Diane Keaton made a huge impact on my life - that a person could be so alive, so spontaneous, so real and joyful, sad and quirky. Her memory is a blessing.

Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 1d

Meryl Streep's speech at the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony honoring Diane Keaton

Vale Diane 😢💙👏

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 1d

Meryl Streep's speech at the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony honoring Diane Keaton

Vale Diane 😢💙👏

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 1d

12. Defendant Epstein had sexual contact with Plaintiff at two of the parties. The second sexual encounter with Defendant Epstein took place after Plaintiff had been raped by Defendant Trump.

#EpsteinFiles

Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 1d

“Immediately following this rape, Defendant Trump threatened Plaintiff that, were she ever to reveal any of the details of the sexual and physical abuse of her by Defendant Trump,
Plaintiff and her family would be physically harmed if not killed.”
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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 2d

It's not the time to be polite with facists who are zip-tying kids and shipping Americans to concentration camps. NO! Nothing will change if we don't ridicule, resist and remember what we're fighting for.

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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, I feel exactly the same. I hate those chummy phrases that are holdovers from a different time (when they were also obstructing progress and hurting people).

I especially hate it when Dems try to score points with, "Where's the party of law and order?"

Well, they never were about the law.

Samira Ahmed @samiraahmed.bsky.social · 2d

At the very least, the very least, I'd elected Dems to stop saying shit like, "with all due respect to the Speaker." Or, "our friends across the aisle."

Words matter. I don't care if it's petty. They're destroying democracy, stop acting like anything requires normalcy or decorum.

Be a petty bitch.

Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 2d

In a word, thank you @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com
Your clarity and directness is a breath of fresh air every day you are on.

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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Knocks Down Case Against Trump Nemesis Letitia James Point-By-Point

Lawrence O’Donnell knocked down fraud charges President Donald Trump prompted against New York Attorney General Letitia James in detail.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

“Oh my god… I have no words.”

Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.

NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize

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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 3d

Terrible and disgusting. And, particularly rich coming from Trump, a convicted serial bank fraudster.

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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 3d

What a pathetic clown.

Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 3d

Finally. Thomas does what mainstream media has been unwilling to do - give us a full view of Russell Vought's radicalism.

Hint: It's not about “small government”

Read and join.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 3d

This beautiful conversation matthewremski.bsky.social and nathanevansfox.bsky.social was so interesting. I learned about Appalachia (not JD Vance's fake take) and about the niche fundamentalist, charismatic movements that Nathan grew up in - and about yallidarity!

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1. Yallidarity w/ Nathan Evans Fox

Podcast Episode · Antifascist Dad Podcast · 10/01/2025 · 44m

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4d

No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 as closely as Democracy Docket. It is providing gavel to gavel coverage of the ongoing hearing over whether the Texas gerrymander will be in place for the midterms.

Support its work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 4d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4d

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
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Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

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Joel Lesko @sunshowerlearning.bsky.social · 5d

Representative Adelita Grijalva

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5d

Today marks yet another day that Speaker Mike Johnson has denied Adelita Grijalva her right to govern.

She won her special election on Sept 23rd but has yet to be sworn in.

Why? Because she will become the 218th vote needed to discharge the release of the Epstein files.

Say her name.

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