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Abbey 8647

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Increasingly radicalized dissident from Northern New England. Yale Poli Sci, advanced cynicism. ☄️ 🌎<shrug

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · Sep 11

Right-wing extremists have carried out nearly all politically motivated killings in the last 25 years. Here’s an incomplete list, with some international cases included for their influence on U.S. attacks.

I have also included a list of left-wing extremist murders from the same time period.
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But of course.

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First of all, the Democrats who signed off on this are pathetic.

Secondly, Fascism needs its martyrs in order to legitimate persecution of political enemies. That's what this is all about.

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If she wins, she'll be 79 when assuming office. Meanwhile Graham Platner, the progressive challenger is 41. Schumer has been pushing Mills to enter the race despite the popularity of Platner. The Democratic establishment will go to great lengths in order to keep the Left out of government.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills to run for Senate, seeking to dislodge Susan Collins

Mills, a two-term governor, will join an already crowded field of Democratic candidates hoping to challenge the Republican who has held the seat for nearly three decades.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 16h

Why even have a Hatch Act when most of the mainstream media and even Democrats hardly bother calling it out when it's being this egregiously violated?

Noem’s propaganda video machine turns to airport lines | CNN Politics

A captive audience of US travelers will be getting a new message from a top US government officials: It’s all Democrats’ fault.

edition.cnn.com

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Wait, I was told that this guy is a radical Islamist.

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How curious.

Early Bitcoin Whale Shorted $1.1B Right Before Tariffs, Now Up $27M – How Did He Know?

A Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale opened over $1.1 billion in short positions against BTC and ETH just before President Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, generating an estimated $27 mi...

www.tradingview.com

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How curious.

Early Bitcoin Whale Shorted $1.1B Right Before Tariffs, Now Up $27M – How Did He Know?

www.tradingview.com

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Then why rule on them at all? Why is the instinct to rule against issues they haven’t “resolved”? And can she explain why the Roberts Court apparently has such a hard time resolving these issues - that they need to use the shadow docket more than any other Supreme Court before them?

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Wait, I was told that this guy is a radical Islamist.

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Abbey 8647 @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 16h

Why even have a Hatch Act when most of the mainstream media and even Democrats hardly bother calling it out when it's being this egregiously violated?

Noem’s propaganda video machine turns to airport lines | CNN Politics

A captive audience of US travelers will be getting a new message from a top US government officials: It’s all Democrats’ fault.

edition.cnn.com

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It's wild to behold how fast and how far the Washington Post pivoted to the Right over the last year. This is their fourth or fifth negative editorial about Mamdani in 30 days. Apparently it's OK to publicly oppose a candidate for New York mayor but it's not OK endorse a candidate for President.

Opinion | Zohran Mamdani’s grand promises are a struggle bus

New York’s working people who depend on transit have the most to lose if the socialist gets his way.

www.washingtonpost.com

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I'll do my part.

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She was great. One of a kind

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

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That's disappointing. I think we all expected Steve Bannon to endorse Mamdani 😢

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Don't cry for me, Argentina.

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That's disappointing. I think we all expected Steve Bannon to endorse Mamdani 😢

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Evangelicalism is a mental disorder.

Supporters of Pastor who sexually abused 12-year-old, say God has forgiven him

Child abuser is ‘forgiven and acquitted in the court of heaven where our Lord Jesus sits as the judge’, supporters say

www.independent.co.uk

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Dan Rather slams Bari Weiss and David Ellison. Must be painful for him to see CBS flushed down the toilet.

Dan Rather Rips Into Bari Weiss Deal, Skydance-Paramount Merger: 'American People Will Pay the Price'

"CBS is no longer independent, but under the tutelage of a conservative billionaire who is putting more than his thumb on the scale," the famed journalist writes.

www.thewrap.com

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My cat just woke up and asked if they released the Epstein files yet.

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"The endgame for Trump, Vance, Noem, and Bondi is coming into clearer focus, and it’s nearly a one-for-one, step-by-step implementation of Nazi jurist/philosopher Carl Schmitt’s ideas that created and sustained the early Third Reich."

By @hartmannreport.com

Plenary Power: The Final Step in Trump’s American Autocracy

How the Insurrection Act could become the 21st-century Enabling Act, with six justices and the GOP standing by…

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