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Garrett D @garrettdodge.bsky.social · 1d

I fell into a Dorothy Thompson hole this weekend and her article (1941) on who goes “MAGA” is worth a revisit.

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Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

"Adding to the train wreck, Halligan’s appointment as US attorney may not even be legal, meaning that the indictment is a legal nullity … which may actually be the least embarrassing outcome here for the Justice Department." — @lizdye.bsky.social

The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far

Welcome to the Rocket Docket, Lindsey Halligan!

www.publicnotice.co

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22h

Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Stay European #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 #FBPE @stayeuropean.bsky.social · 20h

The best way to defeat Reform is for millions of people to hear a version of this message:

"Farage's Brexit made you poorer. Don't let him do it again"

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22h

Los Angeles County voted to declare a state of emergency in response to federal ICE raids. Normally reserved for natural disasters, the declaration allows the county to mobilize resources and offer assistance to residents impacted by the raids.

LA County officials approve emergency declaration over immigration raids

The move allows the L.A. County Board of Supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants who have fallen behind as a result of the crackdown on immigrants.

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Tanith @tanithsa.bsky.social · 7h

Actually, we are going to visit Canada instead! 🇨🇦

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Tanith @tanithsa.bsky.social · 7h

New York with my son - our decision to not visit wasn’t based on location, we just felt that we were condoning what was going on by going, and staying away makes more of a statement. Honestly, I wouldn’t have felt safe, either. And my phone would definitely have got me sent straight back home! 😄

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Tanith @tanithsa.bsky.social · 7h

It’s not the entire countries fault - I will happily return under a different administration.

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 7h

Brown University rejects Trump administration’s compact

Brown University has rejected the Trump administration’s proposed compact, which would have required the university to make changes to its campus policies in exchange for an advantage in receiving federal funds.

thehill.com/homenews/edu...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 9h

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Full of Contempt @m-theory3.bsky.social · 1d

This is the nation that we are now. This nation is unbelievably sick.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20h

Here's how differently-abled and disabled folks can join No Kings 2: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS for Differently-Abled and Disabled Friends · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Tanith @tanithsa.bsky.social · 16h

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Tanith @tanithsa.bsky.social · 16h

We cancelled our trip and saw it as one of the very few things we could do to actively support Americans, and stand with them (at a great distance! 😄). I lost over £1000 in flights, but we felt that it was the right thing to do. We won’t be back until the Orange overlord and his minions are gone.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

(AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/pent...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 19h

What the fuck are we doing?

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 17h

Maybe it's time for the pathetic and cowardly Democratic Leadership to FINALLY ENDORSE ZOHRAN MAMDANI?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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An English Bear @ursusclan.bsky.social · 1d

The curse of Thatcherism was not just greed. It was short-termism disguised as freedom. Privatisation made millionaires from share prices and dividends, while leaving millions in cold, costly poverty. A quarter of every bill now feeds profit, not service.

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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 16h

Remember my previous post about the young Republicans posting hate, here r some identified. #notofascism #notohate

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Tanith @tanithsa.bsky.social · 16h

Where are the woman, in this process??! ONE woman, in the entire room! (and Trump included her by just telling her that she was “beautiful “. I’m sure that made her day 🤢🥴🤐)
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The glaring detail in Trump’s peace photo which hints at what might go terribly wrong — The Independent

When Egypt released the list of global leaders and officials attending the Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh – representatives of more than 25 nations and international bodies were pictured. But th...

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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 4d

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Voters recoil at Farage’s fossil fuel funding.
Via @desmog.com @writesbright.bsky.social

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Reform UK’s oil industry interests are a major turn-off for voters, new research reveals. The think tank Persuasion UK tested five anti-Reform messages on 6,000 adults. According to the research, “by ...

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 2d

I am once again begging you to boycott Tesla

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d

Musk is funding the legal battle of UK Far Right activist Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon - as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police.

Tommy Robinson claims Elon Musk is funding his legal battle — The Times and The Sunday Times

Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counterterrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. Robins...

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