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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2h

From Bovino's deposition: (1) he calls protestors "violent" if they articulate views hostile to ICE, even if no violence is manifested; (2) he instructs his forces to attack and arrest protestors who express "hyperbolic comments," which is to say, criticism of ICE and Bovino.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 1d

Oh did you think nazis just stopped at gay and trans people? The project you've worked tireless to unleash upon the world?

Welcome to fascism

@benshapiro
No to the groypers.
No to cowards like Tucker Carlson, who normalize their trash.
No to those who champion them.
No to demoralization.
No to bigotry and anti-meritocratic horseshit.
No to anti-Americanism.
No.

@DineshDSouza
Look at the abuse Vivek is getting for posting an innocuous photo with his boys. This is the sh*tshow that Heritage and Tucker have brought upon us. If this continues, I would not be surprised to see mass desertions of blacks, Latinos and other minorities from the GOP. Unreal.

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pannonica @acinonnap.bsky.social · 1h

yes and

pannonica @acinonnap.bsky.social · 1h

trump certainly did not write that, but it of course represents his sentiments

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 1h

Conde Nast is watering down Teen Vogue by folding it into the Vogue website. “Management plans to lay off six of our members, most of whom are BIPOC women or trans…” Teen Vogue’s political reporting has been excellent: direct & courageous. [hollywoodreporter.com]

As Condé Nast Folds Teen Vogue Into Vogue’s Website, NewsGuild Condemns the Plan

The union, which reps staffers, says the move was “clearly designed” to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned in to progressive politics.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2h

"I am openly defying a court order so I can starve children if Democrats don't let me take healthcare away from millions"

once again we are in 'too evil for a saturday morning cartoon' territory

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3h

Trump says the SNAP money that he’s been ordered by a court to release won’t be released until the government shutdown ends.

Trump: SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden's disastrous term in office (Due to the fact that they were haphazardly "handed" to anyone for the asking, as opposed to just those in need, which is the purpose of SNAP!), will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT
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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 2h

The failure of the “blue no matter who” crowd to rally behind Mamdani really just lays the reality of that position bare, doesn’t it?

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @thefarce.org · 7h

"We never did recover from the things Dick Cheney did to the United States. And now the precedents he established have empowered a madman."

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 7h

Dick Cheney, Gone But Not Forgotten

www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/04/d...

Dick Cheney, Gone But Not Forgotten - emptywheel

The precedents Dick Cheney established as Vice President have empowered the madness and authoritarianism of Donald Trump.

www.emptywheel.net

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 6h

So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.

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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 3d

Wow. Calls to a crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth have decreased by 36% ever since Ryan Walters resigned from leading the Oklahoma schools.

"... We are grateful for the positive impact his departure has had on the mental well-being of our community."

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/call...

Calls to suicide hotline decline sharply after Christian conservative resigns as education head - LGBTQ Nation

Teachers have literally been celebrating his departure.

www.lgbtqnation.com

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pannonica @acinonnap.bsky.social · 1d

Should be way higher. America I am disappoint once more.

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

Their cruelty knows no bounds.

Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has ordered trans military members to appear at their separation board hearings in drag, dressed and groomed to the standards of their sex assigned at birth and not their gender identity.

www.advocate.com/news/pentago...

New Pentagon memo dictates how transgender troops must look to defend their service

“This administration is desperate to distract from the reality that these service members have impeccable records and that there is no reason whatsoever to separate them from military service,” attorn...

www.advocate.com

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 1d

This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 1d

While some climate scientists have used the argument that “by painting beautiful pictures we help people to not be too depressed but happy enough to act and improve the climate” they’ve achieved the exact opposite.

They’ve allowed billionaire child rapists to claim the climate isn’t in a bad state.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

The Democratic establishment's ugly reaction to Zohran Mamdani reveals an unpleasant truth.

They would rather lose elections than change.

The addiction to rich donors and consultants is killing the party. But Mamdani shows a path out. An analysis.

www.salon.com/2025/11/03/z...

Zohran Mamdani knows how to win

Not just in New York — Mamdani's campaign shows how to inspire voters nationwide

www.salon.com

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pannonica @acinonnap.bsky.social · 1d

They are legitimately—though inexplicably*—frightened and are pulling out all the stops.

*okay, not inexplicably. The Washington Post, New York Times, et al. are protecting the moneyed interests of their bosses from the relatively minor societal taxes they ought to be paying.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1d

“every time theres a republican president the economy collapses” feels like pretty easy messaging on the economy

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats to everyone who put Republicans in charge "for the economy," the first three quarters of 2025 already had more layoffs than any of the years in which Biden or Obama was President except 2009 (when Dems were still cleaning up the prior Republican mess).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Layoffs Already Higher Than for Any Full Year Since 2020
Announced US job cuts by quarter

It’s been harder than normal to get a grasp on the US labor market lately, with several agencies that produce key economic data, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, going dark during the government shutdown. Even before that, President Donald Trump’s efforts to downsize the US government left holes in the sprawling federal statistical system. But private datasets have helped fill in some of the gaps.

A report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas showed almost 950,000 US job cuts this year through September, the highest year-to-date total since 2020—and that was before the heavy October run of announcements. (Excluding that first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, US job cuts in the first nine months have already surpassed full-year layoffs for every year since 2009.) When something is almost the worst since the Great Recession, North says, “that’s not a very encouraging number.”

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the fascists’ plan? Probably…

Destroy the economy, then purchase businesses, govt. assets, and land for cheap.

Privatize everything, shift the economy from the dollar to company-owned cryptocurrency—then run the company-town model, effectively making people slaves.

Play-pretend as royalty.

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pannonica @acinonnap.bsky.social · 1d

It's an abusive hate campaign.
Aggressively anti-trans policy is the main prong of Republicans' War on America.

The Advocate @advocate.com · 1d

“This administration is desperate to distract from the reality that these service members have impeccable records and that there is no reason whatsoever to separate them from military service,” attorney Shannon Minter told The Advocate.

New Pentagon memo dictates how transgender troops must look to defend their service

“This administration is desperate to distract from the reality that these service members have impeccable records and that there is no reason whatsoever to separate them from military service,” attorney Shannon Minter told The Advocate.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

"Factchecking Trump on '60 Minutes'"

In today's 'First Draft' morning newsletter from Zeteo, I counted and debunked at least *17 obvious, brazen lies* that the president told CBS's Norah O'Donnell, and that she just let slide:

🧾 Factchecking Trump on '60 Minutes'

Mehdi debunks the president's lies, unpacks the failure of our mainstream media, and has the latest from Gaza, as well as Trump's 'Great Gatsby'-esque Halloween party.

zeteo.com

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pannonica @acinonnap.bsky.social · 1d

Greenblatt with a shitty take? Huda thunk it?

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pannonica @acinonnap.bsky.social · 1d

In fact it's very simple: the (legitimate) existence of trans people has NO effect on gay relationships. As with so many things that are perceived as such, it is NOT a zero-sum equation. They are independent phenomena.

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pannonica @acinonnap.bsky.social · 1d

… with a magic cloak that lets people believe it's a liberal rag.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 1d

This is also how they’ll cover him if he wins. Mamdani - all democrats who actually want to govern and fix things - need to understand the NYT politics team as a partisan force arrayed against them.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

I genuinely wonder if anyone on the NYT editorial team looks at the Mamdani coverage in total and thinks "yeah, we got this one right"
The story on the eve of the election is basically reporters asking the public "is Mamdani experienced enough?"

No actual news.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/n...

Even for Some Mamdani Supporters, His Thin Résumé Is Cause for Concern

www.nytimes.com

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pannonica @acinonnap.bsky.social · 1d

*blacklight not included