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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 18h

All is not lost; we have friends everywhere.

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 20h

It’s this multiple times a day

They don't even bother to lie badly anymore.
I suppose that's the final humiliation.

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Eric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 19h

"federal judges called SCOTUS’s emergency orders “mystical,” “overly blunt,” “incredibly demoralizing & troubling” & “a slap in the face to the district courts.” One judge compared their district’s current relationship with SCOTUS to “a war zone”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h

"The president has already announced that if a judge does rule against him, he will invoke the Insurrection Act and then continue the military deployments. This is where we’ve been headed since January 6, 2021."

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 18h

I feel like this theory also explains why the “Trump is weird” approach that Walz hit on last year was so effective and why everything fell apart once the consultants got involved and told him to act normal.

sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 19h

I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 18h

@gregsargent.bsky.social: "He & Trump are trying as hard as possible to provoke violent responses to these invasions because they want them to create yet another pretext to escalate further. They will stop at nothing when it comes to the level of propagandizing they'll do to make it seem justified."

On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 18h

.@gregsargent.bsky.social on Stephen Miller’s covert plan to normalize Trump’s dictatorial moves, and how to fight back:
https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 18h

Pope Leo XIV to journalists: "Transparency of sources and ownership, accountability, quality and objectivity are the keys to restoring the role of citizens as protagonists in the system, convincing them to demand information worthy of the name. I urge you: never sell out your authority!"

Audience with participants in the 39th Conference of the MINDS International Association

press.vatican.va

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 18h

"The attack killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and wounded six others, including AFP's Dylan Collins and Christina Assi, who had to have her right leg amputated."

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 18h

"The attack on the journalists two years ago was 'a premeditated, targeted and double-tapped attack from the Israeli forces, a clear violation, in my opinion, of IHL [international humanitarian law], a war crime,' UN special rapporteur Morris Tidball-Binz said."

UN: Deadly 2023 Israel attack on Reuters, AFP journalists in Lebanon was war crime

A United Nations rapporteur on Friday said an Israeli attack on south Lebanon on Oct. 13, 2023, that killed a Reuters journalist and wounded others, including two from AFP, was a war crime.Morris...

today.lorientlejour.com

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 22h

"Hedge fund Alden Global Capital gobbles up newspapers across America and guts them. No one knows why, until journalist Julie Reynolds investigates. Her findings trigger journalist rebellions at Alden-owned newspapers nationwide."

Full documentary streaming at @pbs.org.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 22h

"As physicians committed to evidence-based care, we are alarmed by the direction of HHS under Sec RFK Jr. To protect patients, safeguard scientific integrity & restore public trust, we join our colleagues in calling on [Trump] to remove [him] & appoint a qualified, evidence-driven leader w/o delay."

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

n.pr

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23h

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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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 23h

Snopes: "there is no evidence social media users correctly attributed the quote to Pope Leo XIV; the exact origins of the quote are unknown. Because of this, the claim is incorrectly attributed."

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Doug Milford @dougmilford.bsky.social · 23h

“Under Title 10 of the US Code, the president has plenary authority, has–”

There he abruptly stopped. The man whose entire head looks as if it’s covered by a stocking mask seemed to betray a feeling. Maybe regret, maybe embarrassment. Maybe: Oh shit, I just gave away the game.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration | Judith Levine

In the White House deputy chief of staff, we see that Maga will not simply end with Trump. We must keep our eyes on Miller

www.theguardian.com

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 1d

"Asked what freedom felt like, [Alaa] said: “It is overwhelming. It is also comfortable and natural, and I am immediately fitting in with them, including witnessing three family fights in two days. The usual stuff."

Don't miss this Guardian interview: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘I deserve to heal’: freed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah on his prison ordeal and next steps

The campaigner, who spent more than a decade in an Egyptian ‘vortex of incarceration’, wants to join his son in the UK while he reflects on the fight for freedom

www.theguardian.com

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ML Porter @mlporter.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s “Enemy Within”: How Fascist Rhetoric Became U.S. Policy
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Trump’s “Enemy Within”: How Fascist Rhetoric Became U.S. Policy

Behind talk of “vermin” and “enemies,” Trump’s administration is mobilizing the tools of state power against its own citizens.

open.substack.com

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 1d

For some reason this was the first thing that came to mind.

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David Brody @dbrody.bsky.social · 1d

What a mensch.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 1d

Bravo, @theguardian.com. Bravo.

Chris Suellentrop @suellentrop.bsky.social · 1d

Headline of the year www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

www.theguardian.com

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

“The Librarians” examines the experiences of school librarians who have found themselves on the front lines of a battle against censorship. https://to.pbs.org/46TqfiW

The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary

According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of sc...

to.pbs.org

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2d

“A public candidature and campaigning like the one that we have seen this year is highly unusual,” said Nina Graeger, the director of Peace Research Institute Oslo. The peace prize “honors sustainable and lasting peace,” she said.

𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 2d

Not only did Trump lose, he lost to a (very deserving) Spanish-speaking WOMAN. Gifted article about his shameless campaign:
www.wsj.com/world/trump-...

The 11th-Hour Campaign to Land Trump a Nobel Peace Prize

A bid was mounted to persuade the Nobel committee to make Trump the fifth American president to receive the honor.

www.wsj.com

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 2d

As someone who has studied the circulation of terms “subversive” and “communist” in the lead to and through McCarthyism as empty signifiers to justify violent suppression I feel like I’m both amazed and unsurprised how transparently and unsophisticatedly “woke” and “antifa” are now doing the same.

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 2d

lol @people.com didn’t hold back

PEOPLE MAGAZINE HEADLINE: Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan Politician María Corina Machado After Repeatedly Saying He Wants the Award →

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 1d

Not his verbatim response, but that was his implication.

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 1d

"One of the demonstrators outside the congressional building held a sign that read, 'Criminals sacrifice criminals to look like heroes.'"

Peru Ousts President Amid Crime Surge

www.nytimes.com

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 2d

Netanyahu: "Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza will be demilitarized." He added: "If this is achieved the easy way – all well. And if not – it will be achieved the hard way."

Gaza truce begins as IDF completes pullback; hostages slated for release within 72 hours

The IDF Announced That Forces Have Been Deployed to Positions Agreed Upon With Hamas. Following the Approval of the Agreement, 600 Humanitarian Aid Trucks Will Enter Gaza Daily, Along With Equipment t...

www.haaretz.com

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