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GLEN JACKSON @glenjackson.bsky.social · 22h

“It’s hard to understand why the @nytimes.com would relegate its coverage to a couple of unreadable standalone photos below the fold of its Page One linked to a story stuck back on Page 23.
And it’s not like they had such compelling live news to compete with the #protests.
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‘Who cares?’ About 7 million people, that’s who

Media coverage of Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ protests included the New York Times’s shrug

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Steve Sikora @artofangles.bsky.social · 49m

“Lindsey Halligan is no Pat Fitzgerald.”

Very interesting and detailed analysis of an important case. Well worth reading.👇🏼

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4h

Trump may have set out to get revenge on former FBI Director Jim Comey but it’s not working out well for the government. Today, two motions to dismiss the case & Comey calls the govt’s bluff when U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan tries to smear one of his lawyers. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Comey Moves To Dismiss

You have choices about where you get your news and analysis.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 17h

"If you had enough money to buy ads, you could reach the voters you wanted to reach, and the problem was simply getting enough money. That world no loner exists."

It's hard to express how right @chrislhayes.bsky.social is in this one point. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...

Opinion | Chris Hayes: The Democrats’ Main Problem Isn’t Their Message

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Steve Sikora @artofangles.bsky.social · 1h

“The findings build on previous studies that have shown that the far right has been steadily normalised, whether through the decisions of mainstream parties to join forces with them in coalitions and alliances or the attention showered on them by mass media.”👇🏼

Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 17h

Why do right's odious lies & horrifying claims break through not merely as rhetoric but policy? Because center-left keeps wielding thermometers to take temperature while right power up flame throwers to change it. New evidence from Germany:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds

Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 6h

Still appalled at how paltry and terrible the NYT coverage of the protests were and how nobody there feels any responsibility to address the criticism. This was not something that caught them off guard. This was many levels of decisions.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 6h

We have a newsroom of about 77 and ~20 of us participated in #nokings protest the day of. Imagine what a newsroom the size of the NYT could to get into not only day of events but everything going into and coming out of it.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 8h

American institutions don't crumble. But they can be destroyed.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h

Ben Meiselas calls on those with standing to act: seek an injunction to halt Trump’s White House ballroom. Argue fraud—Trump claimed he’d pay and not alter the structure—and use the damage to the East Wing as the emergency basis. Demand discovery now.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 7h

Careful explainer about the legality of what is going on. Even for those of us who are trying to pay close attention, it is difficult, because the OMB is not publicly explaining it's legal reasoning for spending when there is no appropriation in place.

Hayes Brown @hayesbrown.bsky.social · 3d

new from me: I looked at the wild levels of illegality on display as WH budget chief, Russell Vought, shuffles money around to ensure Trump's top priorities remain funded during the shutdown. it's a play meant to lessen the pain the GOP feels even absent Congress actually appropriating those funds

Opinion | The White House has a shutdown escape hatch — but it's likely illegal

Trump's budget chief, Russell Vought, is using creative accounting to make sure the president's priorities don't suffer during the shutdown.

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Joel Mathis @joelmathis.bsky.social · 14h

My latest. Gift link! #ksleg www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...

Roger Marshall got it wrong. ‘No Kings’ was peaceful. He should apologize | Opinion

The Kansas senator smeared the marches in advance. He should be held accountable for calling our neighbors paid agitators. | Opinion

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 9h

Everyone realize that the reason the government is "shut down" is that the Republicans failed to pass a budget by Sept 30th, as they are required to do by law, and the government just ran out of money?

Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 9h

By law the Republicans were required to have a budget for the new fiscal year in place on September 30th.

Anyone seen the budget? Are they are here in DC working on one?

Don't we think media, commentators should be asking Rs where their budget is? Do they intend to actually create one?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

you’re telling me that another thirtysomething republican has nazi beliefs. wow

Politico @politico.com · 13h

EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia told Republicans that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” and that he has “a Nazi streak,” according to a group chat viewed by POLITICO.

Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts

Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

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Steve Sikora @artofangles.bsky.social · 11h

“'The [Rubio] deal is a deep betrayal of U.S. law enforcement, whose agents risked their lives to apprehend the gang members,' said Douglas Farah, a U.S. contractor who worked with federal officials to investigate and help dismantle the MS-13 gang.”

Threatens U.S. DOJ credibility.

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Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13h

Unfortunately this particular McCain apple fell far from the family tree.

A tweet from James Surowiecki reads: “This tweet is a perfect encapsulation of the MAGA understanding of presidential power: since Trump was elected, he can do whatever he wants, ignore the Constitution, and ignore the law. But that's not how US democracy is supposed to work. The president is not a king.” Below it, he quotes Meghan McCain’s tweet, which says: “I don’t understand how Trump is a King when he won every single swing state, the electoral college and popular vote in a democratic election.”

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Steve Sikora @artofangles.bsky.social · 1d

“[Republicans] are trying to force Democrats simply to do as they say, despite the fact that 78% of Americans, including 59% of Republicans, support the Democrats’ demand for an extension of the tax credit that lowers the cost of healthcare premiums on the Affordable Care Act markets.”👇🏼

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

October 19, 2025

All last week, Republican leaders tried to portray the No Kings protests scheduled for Saturday, October 18, as “Hate America” rallies.

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Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 1d

The NY Times is a very high quality newspaper. Extraordinarily talented and rich in resources. But sometimes the high-level editors and management get on strange political obsessions. Like Hillary Clinton’s emails. Their commitment never to cover prominently any “No Kings” protest is astonishing.

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Philip Smith @palebrit.bsky.social · 1d

Where is the NY Times in depth coverage of why 7 million Americans chose to spend the day protesting Trump?

I can’t find it.

A foreign newspaper seems to have more interest.

Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump

Crowds of Americans, many in costumes, aligned behind message that US is sliding into authoritarianism

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 1d

Pennsylvania.
www.axios.com/2025/10/19/p...

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d

It would be nice if the US had a system of government that didn’t allow the president to arbitrarily tariff whoever he wanted, except we very explicitly do, and since no one seems to care or react, then I guess the rules of our government no longer exist

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump says he's imposing new tariffs on Colombia but won't say what the rate will be

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 1d

DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni says Emil Bove told him, 'those planes need to take off no matter what, and if some court should issue an order preventing that, we may have to consider telling that court 'fuck you.'

Reuveni: It is the highest, most egregious violation of the lawyer's code of ethics.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d

"Taxpayers are also people—not just economic actors but human beings with vulnerable bodies and families. And sooner or later, most people need significant medical care."
www.thebulwark.com/p/actual-hum...

The Actual Human Beings Caught in the Shutdown Vise

There’s a reason so many people need help paying for their health insurance.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

Elaborating b/c there's a lot of misunderstanding on this.

Insurrection Act does nothing except you can then use soldiers as cops. They can enforce laws, but they're the same old laws. It doesn't suspend the Constitution. No martial law, no closing courts, no removing state officials, none of that.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

Even if he did, which I'd bet is likelier than not, none of this is true. The Insurrection Act is not a declaration of martial law. It doesn't close the courts. It doesn't suspend habeas corpus. It means you can use the military to enforce federal laws, but the laws themselves remain the same.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I'm allowed as you know as president, like 50% of the presidents have used the Insurrection Act. Everybody agrees you're allowed to use that and there is no more court cases, there is no more anything. We're trying to do it in a nicer manner, but we can always use the Insurrection Act."

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Apr 10

In April of 2009 I observed the Tea Party rally in Salem. As this front page story says, there were a couple hundred people there. This past weekend in Salem there were roughly 2-3000 people at the Hands Off rally. Yet the Tea Party coverage seemed to take that event far more seriously.

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SERVING SALEM, KEIZER
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"If you don't say anything, you're accepting it."
Mari Jensen, McMinnville resident
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TIMOTHY J. GONZALEZ | Statesman Journal
Alan Grosso (center) of Happy Valley joins in chanting under the window of the speaker of the House on Wednesday during the Salem Tea Party protest at the Capitol.
Protesters slam Fed spending
Hundreds gather at Salem Tea Party to rally against bailouts, state-level taxes
BY DENNIS THOMPSON JR.
Statesman Journal
Hundreds of people uneasy over the future of their country gathered on the state Capitol steps on Wednesday to protest federal spending and state-level taxation.
Oregon State Police estimated more
SCRAP THE CODE
than 1,000 people attended the Salem Tea Party protest, which ran from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organizers placed attendance at more than 2,000 people.
The rally was passionate but peace-ful, although many people carried handmade signs bearing stark and angry messages. A fake wooden pitchfork read "Politicians take note. We the people are about to revolt." Anoth er sign read "200+ years to build the Republic, 3 mos. to destroy it."
Many attendees said they were motivated to protest by the billions in stimulus spending and bailouts that have been doled out in recent months.
Willy Lowman of Falls City wears a label on his head that reads "Scrap the Code" at the tea party protest.
West Salem resident Steve Albin said he
came to protest federal bailouts of banks and automakers.
"They need to fail. That's what capitalism is all about," said Albin, who had a tea bag dangling from the brim
See Protest, 2A
Inside
Protesters take part in Tea Party events across the nation, Page 2A
Supporters to push for immigration reform, Page 2A
• ONLINE: See photo galleries and a video from the protest at StatesmanJournal.com.

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