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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 23h

Remember the thousands of "guy in a diner" stories about "economic anxiety" as the main force behind MAGA-ism?

Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 1d

This is disgusting. And I can GUARANTEE you that lots of dumps are going to come out about lots of Republican electeds who are way too close to the people in these texts. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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teamrickandilsa.bsky.social @teamrickandilsa.bsky.social · 16h

Brightening up a dreary October day in the Midwest with some Argento. Suspiria is a great place to start getting into Giallo horror. Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace is another good one. #TCMParty

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Barry Hoggard @bhoggard.bsky.social · 10h

Why would a great journalism organization do something this stupid? I don’t go to the website to play games

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 11h

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Go in-depth on Pointed, our weekly news quiz. Quizmaster Aimee Lucido reveals how the game is made and gives hints for next week.

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · Jun 24

New prints of Power Lines Drawings added to my store this spring:

#88 (Saint Paul, MN)
#95 (Chicago, Pilsen)
#128 (Ferndale, MI)
#129 (Huntington Woods, MI)

marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com

Black and white image of a black ink drawing, silhouette of utility poles and power lines

Black and white image of a black ink drawing, silhouette of a utility pole and power lines

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11h

Earlier this year I dug into an NYPD unit led by Eric Adams' buddies, ridden w/ abuse & rarely held to account

In one case, they swerved into a motorcyclist, killing him

*Now* video shows they purposely slammed into another rider

www.propublica.org/article/eric...

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/n...

Police Officers Deliberately Hit Scooter Driver in Bike Lane, Suit Says

www.nytimes.com

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Free Aisha @freeaisha.bsky.social · 11h

▶️ Protesters in Barcelona targeted brands linked to Israel during a nationwide strike in solidarity with Gaza.

@PressTV

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Free Aisha @freeaisha.bsky.social · 10h

▶️ Thousands across Spain joined a pro-Palestine strike, with Barcelona seeing roadblocks, campus protests, clashes with police, and major transport disruptions.

@PressTV

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12h

That absolutely isn’t how it works.

- me to Trump … and the NYT

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

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Jesse "Pecke in the Crowne" Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 20h

Ghost turnip, Fintown, County Donegal, Ireland, c. 1900 (replica), National Museum of Ireland

Frightening face carved into a turnip to place a candle in

"In 1943 the National Museum of Ireland received a turnip lantern from a schoolteacher, Rois Ní Braonáin who was teaching near Fintown, Co. Donegal. She stated that it was the type that was always made in that locality around 1900. This plaster-cast model was created and painted by the museum artist, Eileen Barnes.

Candles were placed inside the turnips and they were used to frighten people on the night of 31 October. The pumpkin that is prevalent today is an American development of this Irish tradition." https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Collection/Top-things-to-see-in-the-Irish-Folklife-Collection/Artefact/Ghost-turnip/b202e8ea-0728-4b3d-b0f1-82660fe45ce9

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 11h

I was drifting off to sleep when it hit me that I doubt Bezos read The Expanse books only saw the TV show through season 3 because that's the only way you can think colonizing space works out

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 11h

I’m glad folks are finally starting to call this what it is: Trump & Vance’s campaign against Catholic parishes nationwide.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 11h

“Worshippers fled in fear as immigration agents appeared outside St. Jerome’s — part of Trump’s new campaign against Catholic parishes nationwide.”

www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/in-anti-ca...

In Anti-Catholic Crusade, Trump's ICE Targets Holy Mass in Chicago

Worshippers fled in fear as immigration agents appeared outside St. Jerome’s — part of Trump’s new campaign against Catholic parishes nationwide.

www.thelettersfromleo.com

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Beau Baumann 🍏 @beaubaumann.bsky.social · 13h

I really think we need to reconceptualize this shutdown as the last stand for the rule of law and Art I. Bring it to default if that’s what it takes. If Congress can’t assert the power of the purse, we are in “move to Portugal” territory of screwed.

Beau Baumann 🍏 @beaubaumann.bsky.social · 13h

This cannot just be about healthcare. The existing constitutional system hangs in the balance. The rule of law is now baked into this shutdown in a huge way.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

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jenn schiffer 🕷️🕯️ @jennschiffer.com · 10h

i mean, liberty science center is the coolest venue that any web developer conference can get between here and nyc imho

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jenn schiffer 🕷️🕯️ @jennschiffer.com · 10h

i got an invite to a javascript conference that says it’s in nyc but it’s in jersey city what are we doing here

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12h

Oriana Korol, a clarinetist with the Unpresidented Brass Band, was arrested after a man and federal agents barreled into band members who were standing across the street from the ICE office and playing the theme from “Ghostbusters.”

Read more: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Z. D. Smith @zdsmith.com · Sep 2

I recommend this one. Especially for those of us on the left who didn’t get a great education of what radical or militant leftist politics looked like in the years of the Cold War.

Elisa Serling Davis @elisa515.bsky.social · Sep 2

Criterion Channel just added CARLOS. It's in 3 parts, but the parts are longer than the original mini-series parts, making it the longer full-length film version (340 minutes total).

Want to watch with me?

www.criterionchannel.com/carlos

Carlos - The Criterion Channel

CARLOS, directed by Olivier Assayas, is an epic, intensely detailed account of the life of the infamous international terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez—also known as Carlos the Jackal. One of the twenti...

www.criterionchannel.com

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Barry Hoggard @bhoggard.bsky.social · 1d

Do you know who made them? I can’t remember.

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Chris Santa Maria @chrissantamaria.bsky.social · 1d

the tile mosaics at delancey / essex remain some of my favorite in the city

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 1d

This is the work of photojournalist Anthony Vazquez of
@chicago.suntimes.com. He risked life and limb today to get these incredible photographs. His name needs to be on these. And the Sun-Times too.

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago today

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James Wagner @jamesarthurwagner.bsky.social · 1d

uptown

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William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe the only thing I've learned in the last two decades is that art's ideals need to be connected to politics.

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William Powhida @powhida.bsky.social · 1d

Voting for Zohran would be a big gesture in NYC for the nation's progressive future. Work it in the calendar. www.falloffreedom.com

Fall of Freedom

Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.

www.falloffreedom.com

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Kevin @kevinlikesmaps.bsky.social · 1d

I can see people in some overseas factory making these inflatable costumes like "what the fuck, why are we suddenly so busy now? is a kink thing?"

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · 1d

Currently a small group of protesters including a green alien, and an pink axolotl, are on Lexington and 25th to see if the fence will be removed tonight.

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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 1d

CABO VERDE !

Please let them be drawn to play matches in Foxboro. Southeastern Mass and Rhode Island will be wild 🇨🇻 ⚽

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: On Monday, Cape Verde qualified for their first-ever World Cup — and became the second-smallest nation to make it to the biggest sporting event on the planet. We were there to witness history unfold. nyti.ms/4n2Xzdy

Supporters celebrate Cape Verde's victory against Eswatini by holding up a big flag while a crowd cheers. Headline on photo: Destination World Cup: The Miracle of Cape Verde

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