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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 40m

three men are standing next to each other and holding papers

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 45m

Convincing lawmakers that paid sick days or paid family leave was not going to obliterate the economy despite the fact that EVERY FUCKING COUNTRY ON EARTH has them, but being able to say that aloud, was something.

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Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 3h

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 49m

One of the first things I learned working as a lobbyist is that you NEVER, EVER can give as a model any law or policy from another country.

American leaders are absolutely convinced that outside the US you only find dragons and barbarism. Nothing can be learned from other places.

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 51m

Amazingly, universal health care coverage seems to be popular, something that American reporters find baffling and hard to understand.

The outright ignorance of American elites is always a wonder to behold.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h

As the partial government shutdown continues, the White House and some congressional Republicans are worried that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of any bill to reopen the government is proving salient with voters — including their own.

Why Republicans’ attempts to kill Obamacare keep backfiring

The White House and some Republicans are growing nervous that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of a government funding bill has salience with voters.

www.washingtonpost.com

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 1d

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 4h

The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 16h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Pollo Vigorexico @piolin.bsky.social · 4h

Bubble? What Bubble?

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 22h

And this:
92% of the growth in the entire country this year has been data centers. And some of that is "circular deals" that dont involve actual money

fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...

Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says | Fortune

Is a U.S. without data centers a country without GDP growth?

fortune.com

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 12h

Esto es depravado a un nivel complicado de entender.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 16h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 17h

Annie Hall 😩😥😩😭

a woman is standing in front of a bulletin board with a sign on it that says ' where can i help you '

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 21h

Just the most stunning open corruption imaginable.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 20h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Carlos Alonso @calonsonet.bsky.social · 22h

A la espera de algo horrible en EEUU. Una crisis permanente sin visos de solución.
Por @4freedoms.es open.substack.com/pub/4freedom...

A la espera de algo horrible

Una crisis permanente y sin visos de solución

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 1d

Entiendo que en UK o Francia la gente esté hasta el moño de todo, pero lo de España no tiene sentido.

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 1d

De aquí unos años miraremos a estas legislaturas como los americanos miran a la administración Clinton: el país iba de coña y todo Dios había perdido la cabeza igual.

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 1d

No todo es mérito de Sánchez (es más , que Sánchez no haya podido aprobar algunas leyes ha ayudado bastante) pero España está en un momento fantástico ahora mismo. Es de locos que todo el mundo ande histérico perdido.

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 1d

Lo más divertido de la situación política española es que si cogieras al país con todos sus indicadores sociales y económicos, borraras el nombre, y le dieras a un votante conservador medio te dirían que este es un lugar cojonudo y bien gobernado.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

The shameless GOP lying about the No Kings gatherings scheduled for next Saturday reveals how deeply hostile much of the Republican Party is to “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” I look forward to our local No Kings event, and urge my fellow Americans to attend in their communities.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

Trump’s TikTok deal is short on details. “But what has been released should alarm anyone concerned with this administration’s drive to consolidate wealth and media power in the hands of a loyal few,” @davidfrum.bsky.social argues.

Trump’s Dodgy Plan for TikTok

The details are murky, but it looks like the president is about to further enrich and empower his friends.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 1d

a man wearing headphones is talking into a microphone with the words todo mal written on the screen behind him

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 1d

Tengo la sensación de que la administración Trump tiene seis crisis abiertas a la vez, y que algo va a pasar que rompa el bloqueo.

No necesariamente para bien. www.4freedoms.es/p/a-la-esper...

A la espera de algo horrible

Una crisis permanente y sin visos de solución

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 1d

New from me at Cato: I go through the numerous and massive First Amendment and academic-freedom violations of Trump's proffered "compact" with universities and then talk about the mechanism by which it would be enforced, by way of what I describe as a "retroactive push-button guillotine."

Universities Must Defend Their Independence by Rejecting Trump's "Compact"

The Trump administration has proffered a “compact” to universities that would require them to surrender their independence and academic freedom. How many First Amendment violations can we identify in ...

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 1d

Harvard is a private entity. They are entitled to run their school any way they fucking want.

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · 1d

The US has literally the best fucking universities in the world. Pledging fealty to the King will not make them better.

I am amazed that the NYT published this garbage. Is forcing universities to police speech following the orders of Dear Leader protecting free speech now?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“As someone who played a part in the compact’s initial formulation,” the financier Marc Rowan writes of the Trump administration’s plan for universities, “I would like to offer what insight I can into the motivation and need for the compact.”

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed

The government should not use public funds to support a system that fails to serve the public good.

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