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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 9h

In Chicago, DHS refused to pause the raids and arrests so kids could go trick-or-treating without the risk of getting tear-gassed or subjected to violence.

Meanwhile, DHS agents in Los Angeles celebrated the holiday by conducting raids while wearing horror movie masks.

Sadism as public policy.

We Asked DHS if Federal Agents Wore Horror Masks on Raids. They Responded ‘Happy Halloween! ~ L.A. TACO

“They have fun while doing it, which is deeply disturbing. We expect some level of decorum from government officials,” says Phoebe, a member of Harbor Area Peace Patrols, who snapped the photo of the ...

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Shatrinja ★ @shatrinja.bsky.social · 17h

Ihr solltet den kompletten Text lesen. Es ist schlimm.

"Insgesamt hat die „Neue Grundsicherung“ mit einer echten Grundsicherung im Sinne von Existenzsicherung nichts mehr zu tun. Sie ist vielmehr ein Frontalangriff auf Leistungsberechtigte, deren Existenz auf vielen Ebenen direkt bedroht wird."

Wir schlagen Alarm! - Tacheles Sozialhilfe e.V.

Der Verein Tacheles schlägt Alarm. Das mit der „Neuen Grundsicherung“ gesetzliche Verschärfungen auf Bürgergeldempfänger zukommen würden, war abzusehen. Dass aber bewusst die Gefährdung von Existenzen...

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metal dot txt @metaltxt.bsky.social · 12h

that thing everyone said was going to happen is happening

dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 12h

On August 7, according to the FBI, three men in black vests entered a New York restaurant
claiming to be ICE agents. Inside, they tied a worker's hands and pulled a garbage bag over the person's head. Another, believing the burglars' story, surrendered themselves, only to be kicked to the ground and tied up as the intruders robbed an ATM.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 11h

Incredibly funny to watch the right wing going Oh so just because I love money and hate poor people I'm a bad Christian according to "the pope"???

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Doghouse Reilly @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 16h

It’s not framed this way, but what they’re demanding is that people in cities like NYC refuse to address their issues to privilege the politics of “flipping red and purple seats blue,” which they haven’t even demonstrated an ability to do.

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 16h

Good gracious Third Way

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...

Screenshot of article that reads: “A Mamdani victory is a serious political problem for those in the party who believe, as we do, that our primary focus must be on flipping red and purple seats blue, expanding the map for Democrats, and creating a path back to Congress and the White House,” Matt Bennett, executive vice president of center-left think tank Third Way, told MSNBC. “The [Democratic Socialists of America] platform — which Mamdani has not repudiated — hands a potent set of weapons to Republican ad makers eager to tie Mamdani-style politics to Democrats running in much tougher places than deep blue New York.”

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 12h

once again struck by the way the left always has to moderate itself in left wing areas in case it puts off moderates elsewhere and the right just... never thinks about that? at all?? and no one calls them on it???

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 16h

Good gracious Third Way

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...

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onion person @junlper.beer · 12h

the mainstream taking betting and gambling companies as seriously as journalism is one of the greatest evils of modern society

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Blubbator @blubbator.bsky.social · 11h

Diaz hat keinen Kontakt mehr zum Boden, ist also sehr unkontrolliert, das ist schon eher rot.

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Stephan Anpalagan @stephananpalagan.bsky.social · 16h

Das politische Programm der CDU:

Syrien ist so sicher, dass dort niemand um sein Leben fürchten muss. Der Dortmunder Hauptbahnhof allerdings ist so gefährlich, dass dort jeder um sein Leben fürchten muss.

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Baron von Agitpop @agitpopblog.bsky.social · 13h

Alles nur der dumpfe Beat von "Ausländer raus", auch wenn man sich weiterhin nicht traut, die Lyrics dazu zu laut mitzusingen. Aber schon die Idee, dass jemand eine andere Platte auflegen könnte oder hören will gilt irgendwie als inakzeptabel. Komplette Diskursverengung und -verschiebung.

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Baron von Agitpop @agitpopblog.bsky.social · 13h

"Die Politik der Mitte" 2025 ist eine Politik, die noch vor zehn Jahren als rechtsextrem erkannt und bezeichnet würde, während jetzt Wadephul als Belastungszeuge dafür angeführt wird, dass die deutsche Politik zu links und zu weit weg von den Interessen der Bürger ist.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 14h

"Courts can't tell me what to do and your money is mine to do with as I please" If you ratify this you're endorsing autocracy. Tell him to eat shit

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 13h

I see Dick Cheney's death has been pushed lower on the NYT page by a new top story about a GOP president deciding which half-assed plan to use for regime change in Venezuela and what a nice tribute to him really. Justifying it based on a drug that Venezuela doesn't traffic in is a great touch.

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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 17h

Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.

The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.

"I could smell the onions and mustard."

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Blubbator @blubbator.bsky.social · 14h

Yes, absolutely.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 15h

All chatbots are right wing chatbots. 🤷🏿‍♂️

Right-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge America’s Political and Cultural Wars

www.nytimes.com

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Blubbator @blubbator.bsky.social · 14h

Doing well so far, too. Although Nürnberg making it easy now. Don't know how they'd fare against other opponents.

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 14h

anytime you see "third way's matt bennett" pop up in a piece, here's something you'll want to remember about that name

a two panel picture

panel 1: "A Mamdani victory is a serious political problem for those in the party who believe, as we do, that our primary focus must be on flipping red and purple seats blue." Third Way's Matt Bennett

panel 2: a picture of political operative/strategist Matt Bennett in an office. text under neath him reads: "As a 23-year-old campaign staffer, Matt Bennett helped stage the infamous “Dukakis in a tank" photo-op that helped sink Michael Dukakis' 1988 presidential campaign. Matt would never again put a candidate in a tank (other than a think tank), but now he's a long-serving veteran of many political wars."

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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 18h

The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...

As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout

The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.

www.msnbc.com

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Turkbert Cransauceko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 17h

a send-off: defector.com/dick-cheney-...

Dick Cheney Departs The World He Made | Defector

At its heart, American conservatism is a fantasy. It’s a vision of a world too evil to be saved or cared about, and fearsome enough to justify any and every impulse toward cruelty and violence that a ...

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Ed Boooooo-mila @edburmila.bsky.social · 19h

It is also worth saying that everyone who mocks some supposedly fake discipline like “gender studies“ or “Africana studies“ is also really excited about degree programs in things like “AI prompt engineering.”

Nothing wrong with a “fake” discipline if it flatters your world view and bank account!

Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 19h

It is worth saying that putting “Africana studies” in scare quotes as if it’s a ridiculous concept is not a political argument. It’s just racism. “Africa is not worthy of a major” is the implication. Yeah dude you’re just racist. (From Gerard Baker at the WSJ today)

www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...

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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 17h

Dear A.I that's been crammed into EVERYTHING, feck off.

Got this when I was writing a Linked In update. It's repugnant to get that prompt... as a writer. 🤮

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Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 1d

This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.

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The Space Pope @popecrocodylus.bsky.social · 1d

It's uncanny how Cuomo has been laser-focused at appealing to the absolute worst qualities in people - their insularity, their tribalism, and now their fear. A campaign monumental in its cynicism, a colossal bet by this man and his billionaire backers that people are basically bad.

Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 1d

This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

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