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Micah @rincewind.run · 1h

I think two things are true:

1. young republicans were always terrible and racist

2. young republicans become openly hitler-loving groypers is in fact a new and alarming development that is worth paying attention to

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1h

Journalists spent months documenting Stephen Miller's affinities for white nationalism and Trump just goes and tweets it out.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1h

Trump: I want to thank Stephen Miller I would love to have him come up and explain his true feelings. Maybe not his truest feelings. That might be going a little too far

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1h

Seems bad. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 2h

Billionaires decided long ago they’d rather have low taxes than democracy.

Bolts @boltsmag.org · 2h

Conservative billionaire Jeff Yass, the richest man in Pennsylvania, is helping fund the GOP’s bid to oust three Democratic state supreme court justices this fall.

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court

The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

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A butler of dogs @butlerofdogs.bsky.social · 4h

We need @aaronhuertas.bsky.social to enter the chat.

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A butler of dogs @butlerofdogs.bsky.social · 4h

If only there had been opinion pieces about this before the election...

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4h

If the Supreme Court strikes down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which has been interpreted to require the creation of majority-minority districts, Republicans could eliminate upward of a dozen Democratic-held districts across the South. Here's how.

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 4h

Elon Musk is a mass murderer.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 4h

That would really be the end of majoritarian democracy in the United States.

It would represent the effective death of the republic. Horrifying to think they would leave people no political recourse to address their concerns or be heard.

Truly frightening place we’re headed in America.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4h

If the Supreme Court strikes down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which has been interpreted to require the creation of majority-minority districts, Republicans could eliminate upward of a dozen Democratic-held districts across the South. Here's how.

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.

nyti.ms

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A butler of dogs @butlerofdogs.bsky.social · 7h

Who behaves like this people? Ah right. ICE does.

www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 21h

There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 1d

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 18h

This is real. Chicago today.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19h

This is what Matt Walsh is defending.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 1d

"Penn community reflects on Michael Mann’s resignation [as Vice Provost for Climate], implications for institutional neutrality" by Norah Findley for the #DailyPenn: www.thedp.com/article/2025...

Penn community reflects on Michael Mann’s resignation, implications for institutional neutrality

Mann attributed the departure from his vice provost role to tension between his science policy advocacy work and Penn’s institutional neutrality policy. He remains a professor at Penn, and is the dire...

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A butler of dogs @butlerofdogs.bsky.social · 20h

www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s...

From the illinois community on Reddit: Chicago: Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way

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A butler of dogs @butlerofdogs.bsky.social · 21h

This hate is taught.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 21h

Zero surprise that the new GOP is manufacturing these horrible young men 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.

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

Groceries are up

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JoJo is no longer on Twitter/X @jojo196847.bsky.social · 1d

Nice to have friends:

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

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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East of the 405 @eastofthe405.bsky.social · 23h

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I’m handing out pro-democracy grades to the media

The Guardian gets an A, the NY Times gets a C, CBS gets an F

www.stopthepresses.news

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 1d

"64 Are Dead and Dozens Missing in Mexico After Heavy Rains Bring Flooding to Five States" via @democracynow.org: www.democracynow.org/2025/10/14/h...

64 Are Dead and Dozens Missing in Mexico After Heavy Rains Bring Flooding to Five States

In Mexico, at least 64 people are dead and dozens remain missing after tropical storms triggered severe flooding across five states. Authorities say some 100,000 homes have been affected. In Alaska, C...

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 1d

Bought the new Pynchon in hardcover today, at our local indie bookseller, fulfilling two promises to self. Read the first few pages while waiting for our lunch sandwiches to be toasted in a nearby patisserie, immediately getting that in-for-a-good-read feeling.

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A butler of dogs @butlerofdogs.bsky.social · 23h

www.reddit.com/r/illinois/c...

From the illinois community on Reddit: Illinois: With the approval of the mayor Broadview is being turned into a militarized zone; barriers as far as the eye can see entrapping residents and destroyin...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Look at this incredible work by our dogsitter.

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