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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 2h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

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MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17h

If you want to get up to speed, or be reminded, of why Bari Weiss' appointment to head @cbsnews.com is so appalling, @lastweektonight.com has you covered: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h

They also cancelled government data collection about hunger to minimize evidence about their policies

José Sepúlveda @josesepulveda.bsky.social · 23h

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

My latest video for @propublica.org.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h

Ka’ila Farrell-Smith grew up deeply involved in the fight for Indigenous rights. “I’ve been warned my entire life, ‘The FBI’s watching us.’”

Now the agency is focused on her and a new generation of activists challenging a lithium mine in Nevada.

(Published July)

“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show

Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, have collaborated with private security to surveil largely peaceful protesters opposed to the Thacker Pass mine, according to a ProPublica review of thousa...

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 19h

Everything else aside...Dems should not be running 77 yos for Senate

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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Bob Cesca @bobcesca.bsky.social · 21h

Egypt has extremely strict gun control laws. Civilians are only permitted to own handguns -- no rifles or shotguns -- and only if they can prove they need the weapon for a specific purpose. Background checks for licensing are extensive and include vetting of family members and psych evaluations.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump on Egypt: "They have very little crime. Because they don't play games. That's why. Like we do in the United States with governors that have no idea what they're doing."

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 21h

Proof that public outcry can still be helpful, if temporarily. The money was rerouted to the National Center on Deafblindness, who will then distribute to the other programs. But it is only one year's worth, so keep an eye on it.

Jodi Cohen @jodiscohen.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. Department of Education reverses decision and will fund programs for students who are both deaf and blind.

But the money will flow a different way.

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Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Get Funding Back Despite Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign

Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization th...

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Silvija (still) stands with Ukraine @svecrumba.bsky.social · 19h

Finally, ICE (maybe? no ID) thugs without masks hiding their faces. Am I bad for wanting this re-posted thousands of times?

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 19h

These *men* showed up at this market and grabbed the owner for no reason dressed in plain clothes with no identification.

They threw him to the ground as a Combat Vet shopping there calls the police on them! There was no warrant and he was a citizen.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20h

Wow, wow, wow. This has always been legally possible but the law has virtually never been enforced — and now this is the SECOND case I've heard of in the last month (first involving a person with a green card) of a noncitizen being charged for failure to carry their papers.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 21h

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · Jun 11

Here's the thing: tear gas and pepper spray cause pain that goes away on its own over time, usually minutes, sometimes tens of minutes.

Putting [XYZ - insert laxative, windex, antacid, honey, milk] may have seemed to "work" for someone, because the pain was going to go away anyway.

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TsarReed @tsarreed.bsky.social · 21h

Or even a lead balloon.

Tariff Tim and the “Groceries” @sportsballitics.bsky.social · 1d

The Broncos won! (Yay)

The Broncos offense was terrible. (boo)

Denver can’t become a legitimate contender with an offense that’s a led balloon.

Denver Broncos Beat Jets 13-11, but Offense Exposed in Win

Rise and shine, Broncos Country; your Denver Broncos beat the Jets 13-11 in merry ol' England, blokes. Broncos fans, you've got to be knackered after that game. Not only was kickoff at the break of d...

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d

The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 22h

Some climate ‘tipping points’ already being crossed, researchers warn

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Some climate ‘tipping points’ already being crossed, researchers warn

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m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 22h

is this how CBS is gonna work now? using bari weiss's personal blog to launder poorly sourced and lightly edited stories (complete with a misspelling of mamdani's name in the headline) that would never pass muster if reported directly by a real news source?

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 23h

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

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Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

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TsarReed @tsarreed.bsky.social · 22h

Boo fucking hoo.

Jules Sherred (he/him) @geekyjules.julessherred.com · 22h

Boo hoo. Poor American businesses are being hurt exactly as intended. Instead of crying at Canadians and describing our feelings as "bruised," maybe talk to your politicians who caused this. Boo hoo

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

CNN headline: Canada's boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 22h

Columbus Day is when the ppl who claim "immigrants are thieves rapists & murderers" celebrate an immigrant who thieved, raped & murdered.

And US Christians raised on White Supremacy don't mind that Columbus violated all commandments of Christ, bc their only true religion is domination.

Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large @inthepastlane.bsky.social · 1d

Trump proclamation hails Christopher Columbus as “the original American hero.”
#ushistory #columbusday #indigenouspeoplesday #slavery #nativeamerian #confederatemonuments #christophercolumbus
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Trump proclamation hails Christopher Columbus as “the original American hero.” #ushistory #columbusday #indigenouspeoplesday #slavery #HistoryTikTok

TikTok video by Edward T. O’Donnell

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 23h

The "man of his times" crowd always seem to forget that Columbus was arrested and tried by *the Spanish crown* for his cruelty toward Indigenous people.

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 23h

Pretty sure I say this every Columbus Day, but getting hauled back to Spain for excessive brutality in 1500, just as the Inquisition was really getting fired up, is some genuinely Evil Guys Hall of Infamy material

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1d

Read this if you own a home.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

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TsarReed @tsarreed.bsky.social · 1d

Sure! (I’m real!)

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Andrew Longhofer @andrewlonghofer.bsky.social · 1d

they had a reason, and brett kavanaugh told them it was an acceptable reason, despite it being unconstitutional and immoral

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

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Bethany Moore @historyandmoore.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD in 1915, four men from Blackheath/Rowley Regis/Old Hill were killed during the attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt and are all commemorated on the Loos Memorial. The first, Pte David Meakin was 17 yrs old and serving with 1st/5th South Staffs Regt: buff.ly/47MG1MQ

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

This is why I always chuckle whenever I hear some elected Dem talk about a bipartisan deal to re-open the government like dude you're the last person left on earth that hasn't heard about the business stylings of Donald Trump. The Art of the Deal is not paying for services rendered

ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Trump promised free plane tickets and $1,000 “exit bonuses” to immigrants who opted to self-deport.

ProPublica spoke to a dozen Venezuelan immigrants who said they followed the president’s instructions, yet never received the promised assistance.

“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

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Michael Mazengarb @michaelmazengarb.bsky.social · 1d

This is very sad, but also not surprising. The science has warned for a long time, including in IPCC reports, that even modest levels of global warming will devastate virtually all coral reefs.
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Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Hiking an unruly but beautiful new coast path in south-west Scotland

This coastal hiking trail around the hammerhead-shaped Rhins of Galloway peninsula is still a bit wild in places, but it’s an exhilarating introduction to this remote and little visited part of the country

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 1d

He's right. Especially the part about murdering civilians in the Caribbean sea and giving Putin the green light to carpet bomb Ukraine. The threats to invade Canada and Greenland are good too. But solving the critical war between Aberbarjan and Albania was the biggie.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rep. Van Orden: "Listen, at this point the Nobel Peace Prize does not deserve Donald Trump. It's just shocking and so in your face. I mean, this guy has done more for world peace in 9 months any any president in history. Period. And it should be recognized. But unfortunately he's not a globalist."

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