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Anne Norton

@annenortonnow.bsky.social

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Political theory, the wild, the anarchic, also cats, corgis (the wild, the anarchic).

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Anne Norton is an American political scientist and a Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Political science 64%

Sociology 21%

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Anne Norton @annenortonnow.bsky.social · 1h

I think we’ve gotten to page 5 at least

Anne Norton @annenortonnow.bsky.social · 1h

My father was career Navy, served in three wars. I have respect and affection for those who serve but I am revolted by the idea that being a veteran makes one more admirable or more knowledgeable or more deserving to hold office.

Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 4h

Rep. Jason Crow is a former Army Ranger who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the 82nd Airborne Division and the elite 75th Ranger Regiment.

Anne Norton @annenortonnow.bsky.social · 2h

No real sign of that. Enabling Israeli genocide was a bipartisan effort.

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Anne Norton @annenortonnow.bsky.social · 2h

Could they just flee to their luxurious holes right now?

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2h

Which they are doing their best to accelerate.

Numerous Billionaires Preparing for End of Society

Billionaires are (still) doomsday prepping. AI — the tech many of them are building — has them more paranoid than ever.

futurism.com

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Senseidai2547 @senseidai.bsky.social · 2h

Republicans will do anything to put more money in their pockets at the expense of people, animals, and the environment.

And thanks to @apnews.com for calling the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of Mexico.

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica

apnews.com/article/seal...

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 2h

Citing an imagined left-wing conspiracy, the president is threatening any person or group holding any one of a broad array of disfavored views with investigation and prosecution. bit.ly/4330Su2

Trump’s Orders Targeting Antifascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition

Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.

www.brennancenter.org

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Linda Marie @lindam174.bsky.social · 2h

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Defending Our Colleagues from Attacks by the Rutgers Chapter of Turning Point USA - Rutgers AAUP-AFT

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray has come under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Their campaign to have Dr. Bray fired has resulted …

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2h

“And there’s just a real, existential question of how do you write down a law that binds an actor who’s already demonstrated willingness to disregard the law?”

www.thebulwark.com/p/the-other-...

The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government

It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Russ Vought—and it can’t happen soon enough.

www.thebulwark.com

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2h

Which they are doing their best to accelerate.

Numerous Billionaires Preparing for End of Society

Billionaires are (still) doomsday prepping. AI — the tech many of them are building — has them more paranoid than ever.

futurism.com

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3h

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 3h

This senile liar who currently occupies the White House does not remember that he was President on January 6th.

If you voted for this senile liar, and if you enable him today, you clearly are ok with breaking America. The ruins of our once great nation are because of you.

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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 4h

Rep. Jason Crow is a former Army Ranger who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the 82nd Airborne Division and the elite 75th Ranger Regiment.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 6h

Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election

Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations...

www.desmog.com

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onion person @junlper.beer · 8h

we need to abolish this shit

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

Nice recap

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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musicologyman @musicologyman.bsky.social · 23h

Ah, yes, the same Marc Rowan whom Bessent is effectively bailing out for Rowan’s (losing) bet on the Milei government. Good times!🤮🤮🤮

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 23h

Not meaning to be hyperbolic when I say that no self-respecting university would allow him to be affiliated with it at this point.

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Anne Norton @annenortonnow.bsky.social · 1d

“Designated space for public expression”: proof that freedom of expression is gone. Protesters are put in kennels.

erin pineda @erinrpineda.bsky.social · 1d

“individuals participating in a public expression activity in this area are subject to discipline and/or arrest” is a delillo-level dystopian sentence

Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 1d

Found this just incredibly depressing, more than anything.

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erin pineda @erinrpineda.bsky.social · 1d

“individuals participating in a public expression activity in this area are subject to discipline and/or arrest” is a delillo-level dystopian sentence

Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 1d

Found this just incredibly depressing, more than anything.

An easel sign reads, “UCLA
ATTENTION
No events are permitted in this area today. Per Policy 852, this location is NOT designated for public expression activities.
Individuals participating in an event or a public expression activity in this area are subject to discipline and/or arrest.
Scan for policy information.”

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Nurse RoRo @nurseroro.bsky.social · 1d

Dear WH Press Corp
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Start demanding answers. Portland isn’t on fire. Chicago isn’t at war. Seattle isn’t thanking him.
ANTIFA isn’t assaulting ICE agents
Hold him accountable for the lies.
Refuse to ask anything else until he answers these.
Demand the proof

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

🤷🏽‍♂️ 🇺🇸 💰

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 1d

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 2d

Censorship has fully arrived. In the latest, Apple banned an app that archived ICE abuses for legal evidence

Every single day, censorship gets stronger as media and corporations bend to serve the regime

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Anne Norton @annenortonnow.bsky.social · 5d

Medicare for all. Health care is a right.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 5d

If ACA healthcare subsidies are not extended, a 60-year-old earning $65k in Key West, Fla. could see premiums go from $460 a month with the subsidies to $2,400 a month without.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Maps show how expected increases in monthly premiums vary by age and geography.

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 5d

SECOND, on a much larger scale, as Fred Kaplan explains here, the government is laying down a farrago of lies as the official predicate for military action against Americans.

Huge piles of claims in here are false—about America's "well-financed" domestic "terror network," etc.

It’s Hard to Overstate How Disturbing This Trump Directive Is

It’s the clearest statement of the president’s intentions that we’ve seen so far.

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Wendy Breuer @lostbird1950.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you to all these public servants who stood up for our friends and neighbors: youtube.com/shorts/L47XJ...

11 New York Officials Arrested Trying to Access ICE Detention Cells

YouTube video by The New York Times

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5d

Rayfield: When Trump learned that this was a judge who was appointed by him, he said he wasn’t served well.

To have any president or any politician in America say a judge is not serving them—words can’t even describe how backwards that is.

Phang: He’s not the king. He’s the court jester.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 5d

3 MAGA extremists have re-intro'd a bill that allows South Carolina to execute women who receive an abortion. If you haven't heard about S 323, it's because corporate media has completely ignored it.

Here's the overview, the sponsors, & how to fight back:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/s-carolina...

S. Carolina RE-Intros Bill To Kill Women For Getting An Abortion

Here's what's in the bill, why it is so dangerous, and the meaningful steps you can take to fight back, support women's health, and help block this bill from becoming law

www.qasimrashid.com

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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