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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 18d

Very possibly no political official in history has made so much corrupt money at a pace like this. Mobutu and Marcos looted a greater share of their countries’ wealth over decades but in absolute terms and in speed, Trump shamelessly puts them to shame.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19d

“.. no modern American president has positioned his family to make so much money while in the White House. Already, since the early days of his reelection campaign, he’s more than doubled his net worth to about $5.4 billion.”

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

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AJ @ajetchicago.bsky.social · 18h

It’s amazing to me that some of these Republican MAGA Desis like Dinesh D’Souza, Nimarata Hayley, Piyush Jindal, Vivek Ramaswamy, Usha Vance, etc try so desperately to fit into a party that doesn’t want them because as much as they want to, they will never be white.

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David Tomkins @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 1d

Real time data coming out of the world’s climate measurement systems should be stopping us in our tracks. The latest estimate shows that, this week, the Earth is 1.9°C warmer than before we began burning fossil fuels.
#climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-re-t...

We’re Touching 1.9°C - And It’s Only 2025

Real time data coming out of the world’s climate measurement systems should be stopping us in our tracks. The latest estimate by climate scientist Dr Karsten Haustein shows that, this week, the Earth ...

www.lyrebirddreaming.com

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Tiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · 1d

Sir, this is a Wendy’s

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."

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AJ @ajetchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Back in my day we had CDs and records. Buy physical media. You actually own the music. Not some stupid corporation. And there are portable players out there now that have been modernized for Bluetooth and WiFi. Besides listening to an album from beginning to end is really the way to go.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3d

US Government accounts have arrived on Bluesky.

Block on sight.

Protect your digital space.

Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them.

The detach quote function will come in very handy here…

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Eric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 4d

George Wallace on the 1963 civil rights March on Washington: It’s all a bunch of communists trying to destroy America.

Mike Johnson on the 2025 No Kings rally: It’s all a bunch of marxists/socialists/Antifa trying to destroy America.

The GOP playbook: Same as it ever was

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 3d

You can easily block the official MAGA government accounts here. Do not engage them. Do not give them what they want.

eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 3d

white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 4d

We need more of this, and from more people. Rolling your eyes as if to say "We all know how they are" (or worse, "Don't get distracted") has been a big strategic mistake. Democratic politicians have to meet the brutality of MAGA rhetoric with outrage--and then, when necessary, match it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

Reverend David Black is here shaming the cops.

"You're arresting us? Look at yourselves. Look at yourselves.

You know which side you're on and I don't think you want to be there.

And you have that choice."

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WBEZ @wbez.org · 4d

The mammoth gray box looks like a half-finished swimming pool, but when it opens next spring, the new 250-seat TimeLine Theatre will be another step toward revitalizing Uptown.

TimeLine Theatre is pulling off the improbable and building a new theater amid an arts slump

The theater company raised $46 million for a new space that, when it opens next spring, will be another step toward revitalizing Uptown.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 5d

In this video, Andrews points out something important. When people think of Christians, they tend to think of the Christian nationalists who cheer on Trump's evil. That makes non-evil Christians like Andrews furious. Others should feel that way too.

P R ∆ J | is making beats for a boring dumb bitch @prajxl.bsky.social · 6d

*adds Bryan Andrews to 'mildly decent white people' playlist*

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 6d

Quite a day.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 6d

Open AI is currently building a data center in Texas that will require roughly the equivalent of the power the Hoover Dam produces to operate.

Last week the Whitehouse killed a renewable energy project that was going to produce as much powers as three Hoover Dams.

None of this makes any sense.

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AJ @ajetchicago.bsky.social · 7d

Yes celebrate the hostages released today but also never forget that over 67,000 Palestinians were killed in the genocide committed by Israel and specifically by Netanyahu. He is a war criminal who should be arrested and tried at The Hague.

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Bom Tellino @bomtellino.bsky.social · 9d

It’s been said but it bears repeating: in addition to the people being abducted, all Chicagoans are being psychologically terrorized. Seeing feds driving/walking around and videos of violent attacks in places you know and love will fuck you up. Get ready, it’s coming to all of America soon.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 9d

if we'd treated their obvious baldfaced lies and deflections more like this over the past eight years maybe we wouldn't be in this situation

shocking how easy it is when you actually see it done

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 10d

THAT director aside, Diane Keaton’s performance in Annie Hall opened spaces for women in film: what romantic leads could look like, dress like, sound like; that there could be a place for an oddball who wasn’t a screwball. That’s all her - Keaton was such a brilliant actress and icon, truly

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Clint Worthington @clintworthing.bsky.social · 10d

Jesus. Diane Keaton. RIP to a legend who managed to carve out a lifelong career in an industry that frequently robs women like her of dignity and status once they hit 40.

Diane just threw on a turtleneck and said "fuck you, I'm still going."

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Katy Glenn Bass @katygb.bsky.social · 11d

If you’ve never been to a big protest like No Kings before: It feels great to be part of a big gathering of people who want to change things. It sparks joy, and resolve for the long fight ahead. Sometimes there are dance parties. You could be the one who starts the dance party! Just show up!

Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 11d

If you can show up on October 18, you should. The country is shifting. The battleship is turning. And while, yes, usually mass street protests don't do much, there are exceptions.

And sometimes those exceptions go down in history.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 11d

What a despicable little man who is lying through his teeth to try to incite violence against Americans who will be peacefully assembling to protest the Trump regime’s anti-democratic rule.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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AJ @ajetchicago.bsky.social · 11d

Good night Sister Jean and thank you

Bryan Fischer @bryandfischer.bsky.social · 11d

RIP, Sister Jean. news.luc.edu/stories/news...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11d

Yup. Now.

Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 12d

We are witnessing the most lawless behavior by a leader in American history, just daily, extraordinary abuses of power. National Democrats must speak out in a loud and clear voice against Trump's escalating authoritarianism. It is time now.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 12d

The Guardian reports that Letitia James has been indicted

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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