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_aa_ @uaau.bsky.social · 1m

Do you think Trump likes Argentina so much because a lot of Nazi's fled there after WW2?

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Laurie Kilmartin @anylaurie16.bsky.social · 5m

Whoa

Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 25m

Someone asked what happened to the casual Nazi at the end of WWII. The people who supported the Party

The answer? Suicides and murders. If they weren’t beaten to death or shot in the streets, they killed themselves

There’s a book called Promise Me You’ll Shoot Yourself by Florian Huber about it.

The mass suicides by ordinary citizens in the last days of Nazi Germany
Historian Florian Huber's book examines how civilians took their own lives in greater numbers than military and government officials as the Third Reich collapsed
Soviet Army officers observe the bodies of women who committed
suicide in a Vienna park at the end of World War II.
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_aa_ @uaau.bsky.social · 35m

Big announcement! We're doing CIA in Venezuela. They don't just tell anybody about that. It's what you call "Classified" you have to be the boss, the head guy for them to tell. I had to go to a secret room. Anyway I said to not be nice. Do the stuff with the drugs and the torture. The nude pyramids.

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9to5Google @9to5google.com · 43m

It’s not just you: YouTube is down in widespread outage

As of Wednesday afternoon (PT), most users cannot watch YouTube videos, with various playback errors popping up. more…

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 46m

Exclusive: More than three dozen organizations and individuals are expected to attend a dinner with President Trump after opening their checkbooks to support a $250 million White House ballroom.

See the list of expected attendees: on.wsj.com/4haslzM

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memeorandum @memeorandum.com · 46m

Trump Says He Might Attend Supreme Court Hearing on Tariffs (Bloomberg)

Main Link | memeorandum Permalink

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 48m

A model of President Trump's proposed triumphal arch to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary was seen on the Resolute Desk as the president held a press conference in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

When asked on Wednesday who the arc is for, Trump told CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe: “Me.”

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 7h

I don’t know about you but these gold prices give me the heebie-jeebies.

Chart showing the massive increase in gold prices in the last five years. Today’s price is over $4,170 per ounce, more than double what it was until about a year ago.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 5h

Brown rejected the compact!

www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

www.brown.edu

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Judge orders Trump administration to pause shutdown layoffs

Unions have sued to block dismissals during the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 6h

Ah, yes, the double standard.

Kids do edgy things like saying "I love Hitler." Just ignore it.

Oh, also, my admin is getting people fired and pulling their visas for saying mean things about Charlie Kirk.

Someone should ask Vance why its only the shitheads who support him who get to be "edgy"

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 6h

Didn't you shake down Columbia and NYU and for kids protesting and revoke their visas and deport them

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6h

Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education

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BNO News @bnonews.com · 6h

NBC News has laid off 150 employees, eliminating teams dedicated to Black, Asian American, Latino and LGBTQ+ issues - The Wrap

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Bear Wilner-Nugent @saltlick.bsky.social · 6h

The corrupt Trump Justice Department is trying to cover the tracks of its wrongful arrest by charging Oriana Korol with a spurious crime. She will be arraigned before a US magistrate judge this afteroon. This outrageous abuse of criminal law is going to backfire badly for the regime.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

www.oregonlive.com

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 8h

Greta Thunberg: “Israeli soldiers hit, kicked, starved, and tortured me”

• They placed a flag next to me, and anytime the flag touched me, they kicked me
• Whenever I raised my head to look at Ben-Gvir, I was kicked
• She was filmed while stripped naked

Aftonbladet: tinyurl.com/a33vxatc

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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_aa_ @uaau.bsky.social · 8h

"Kids feel safer around officers on horseback, the presence of the animal offering comfort and evoking calm."

Lose the cops. Keep the horses.

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_aa_ @uaau.bsky.social · 9h

The implied threat is that Democrats will be punished by the TSA. That DHS prioritizes the safety of one political party over another. DHS has access to our DOGE'd data and have shown little respect for precedence and laws.

I personally feel less safe about flying.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

I had to listen to the audio to confirm it, but yes, as troops are being deployed to American cities, as masked goons are disappearing citizens from our streets, as ICE agents are shooting pepper balls at priests ... Mike Johnson thinks nude bicyclists are "the most threatening thing I've seen yet."

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 20h

Decades of experience. And every single one now handing their press pass in.

Another step towards the authoritarian state.

(📸 Mike Brest)

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 19h

Pete Hegseth hasn’t briefed Pentagon reporters in FOUR MONTHS.

The DoD’s own press secretary, Kingsley Wilson, hasn’t briefed reporters for TWO MONTHS.

The Pentagon is now, effectively, a dark site.

Meanwhile, the world’s largest military continues to assassinate dozens in international waters.

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_aa_ @uaau.bsky.social · 12h

I find it fascinating and frightening when Trump says he won't get into heaven.

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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 13h

The government shutdown shows no signs of letting up.

Broke out the handy signs to run through who's getting paid right now, and why/why not.

Questions? Reply in the thread and I’ll work through them today.

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