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Edward Perez @eddieperez.bsky.social · 1h

Absolutely insane that the President of the United States has sent militarized secret police to attack multiple American cities, all at the same time.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2h

Her notes for the Senate Judiciary Committee had nothing to do with leading the DOJ, or even the embattled border czar. Rather, Bondi had collected screenshots of social media posts, prewritten comebacks, and handwritten notes she hoped could give her a good “gotcha” moment.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 11h

Here more than 5,000 people answered the question below (more than 4,200 via quote replies & >800 comments). Lots of interesting stories!

On X, 15 people replied to the same query.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 5d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 8h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 9h

By popular demand, @aceckhouse.bsky.social and I have put together a deep-in-the-weeds explainer on SB 79. Enjoy!
substack.com/home/post/p-...

Everything You Need To Know About SB 79

…but were too afraid to read about in the actual bill.

substack.com

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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 13h

As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others:

This sucks so hard.

MLS is using generative AI to write match recaps. Writers used to get paid freelance rates to do that. Hssssss.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h

The One Big Beautiful Bill cut a trillion dollars from healthcare, Schoolmarm Johnson

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Mike Johnson: "Republicans are the party that are fixing healthcare. We just demonstrated that in the one big beautiful bill."

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 1d

“I think Comey’s indictment is momentous because it tests a principle that has protected American democracy for 50 years: Presidents should not direct prosecutors to charge their political enemies,” according to a law professor who studies legal ethics.

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#polisky #freespeech

James Comey’s indictment is a trademark tactic of authoritarians

The former FBI director’s indictment breaks a principle that has protected American democracy for 50 years.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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coachbalto.bsky.social @coachbalto.bsky.social · 4d

What an unforgettable afternoon with
#BensonBoone on the
#BikeBus!
The energy, the smiles, and the singing made it a ride we'll never forget.

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Sarah Iannarone @sarahforpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Let's not equivocate: state-controlled media are propaganda.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

What an emblem of the billionaire class—descending on a peaceful city in a private jet on the horn to NYT asking for the place to be invaded by federal authorities because the rent-a-cops you employ for a week to harass a few junkies outside the convention center cost too much.

Mr. Benioff spoke as his annual Dreamforce conference is set to begin Tuesday in downtown San Francisco, bringing 50,000 visitors to the city. He is scheduled to deliver a keynote address about the benefits of "agentic enterprise," a business model in which humans and artificial intelligence bots work together.
Speaking by telephone from his private plane en route to San Francisco, he lamented that he has to pay for nundreds of off-duty law enforcement officers to help patrol the convention area and said that San Francisco needed to "re-fund" the police.
The city never actually "defunded" its police force, and San Francisco's violent crime rates are below those in many other U.S. cities.
But San Francisco has struggled to recruit and keep officers, and it still has problems with lower-level crimes and open-air drug use, especially in neighborhoods like the Tenderloin near City Hall. It has about 1,500 police officers, and Mr. Benioff says it ne → another thousand.

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 1d

That is an extremely car-brained headline to write. WOW.

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 2d

That play was outrageous. The read and the ball control to execute were next level.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 2d

TikTok doesn’t want the platform being used for journalism - even thought users expect to access it there.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 2d

MAGA and its agenda are *wildly* unpopular, and media are hugely out of touch for not saying so. Politicians who tap into this reality will thrive, and media outlets that reflect this truth will earn enormous audiences.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 2d

A majority of adults oppose Trump’s use of the National Guard in America cities www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-majority...

A majority of Americans oppose Trump sending the National Guard to Democratic-run cities

The president is defying the will of the people, federal judges, and the Constitution

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Aaron Ross Powell ☸️ @aaronrosspowell.com · 2d

His SF based employees should, every last one of them, walk out. If he's asking for violence to be directed against the people of the city, the people of the city shouldn't advance his economic interests.

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 2d

Area billionaire has wet brain www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...

Marc Benioff says Trump should send National Guard to San Francisco

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that President Trump should deploy the National Guard to San Francisco to combat crime: “We don’t have enough cops, so if they can be cops, I’m all for it.”

www.sfchronicle.com

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 2d

Seriously. I have some nostalgia! I miss the #rstats crowd - I feel like the energy and collaboration from that time is entirely lost (or have I just not seen it?)

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 2d

That was my response, too! Social media has been a great tool and platform for connection

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 2d

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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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 2d

Researchers credited federal support for making their groundbreaking discoveries possible, even as funding cuts threaten future innovation.

University of California sets world record with five Nobel Prizes in one week

Researchers credited federal support for making their groundbreaking discoveries possible, even as funding cuts threaten future innovation.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 2d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 2d

Important to remember that not only did we pass #SB79, the biggest transit-oriented upzoning bill ever, we also passed a clean CEQA exemption for new multifamily infill housing.

This is, bar none, the biggest year in state action on housing policy reform in California history. Not even close.

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Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 2d

Thank you, Senator, for your leadership, and congratulations! This is a major victory for Californians.

Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com · 2d

Thank you, @governor.ca.gov !!

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