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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 1h

Record Turnout For No Kings Day
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Record Turnout For No Kings Day

MAGA sulks in a huff

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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 2h

Ukrainian President Zelensky was back in DC yesterday. He was resolved, firm & focused, while Trump was distracted & clearly out of his depth. Zelensky never flinched & once again showed the world what real leadership looks like.

-Scott Dworkin

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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 3h

Amid fears of Russian aggression, Latvia & its Baltic neighbors are building shelters, boosting NATO-aligned military spending & preparing citizens for potential conflict—reflecting concern that Moscow’s war in Ukraine could spill west into confrontation with NATO.

-Aaron Parnas

JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 3h

"I hear very few people are gonna be there" -- Donald Trump, 10/15/25

#NOKINGS = 7 million strong!

JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 3h

Vermont state senator Samuel Douglass resigned after racist & antisemitic messages he & his wife shared in a #YoungRepublicans group chat were exposed, prompting condemnation from state leaders and highlighting growing tensions over political #extremism and accountability within the #GOP.
-A Parnas

JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 5h

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People Hit Their Functional Peak Around 60, Research Suggests

New research shows overall human functioning peaks near 60, where intelligence, personality, and judgment combine for late-midlife strength.

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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 5h

Inventing Antifa
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When protests erupted, Akromiya became the label slapped on any Uzbek who dared to dissent. Uzbeks accused of being in Akromiya were baffled. “Surely it’s clear that Akromiya is just a myth,” said a man imprisoned for being an Akromiya terrorist.

Inventing Antifa

In 2005, the Uzbek government invented a group called “Akromiya” to justify massacring protesters. Now I worry the US government will do the same.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

So no terrorism then?

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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 5h

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#StephenMiller’s mentor

The Man Who Made Stephen Miller

Almost 20 years ago, anti-immigration activist David Horowitz cultivated an angry high school student. Now his ideas are coming to life in the Trump administration.

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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 7h

#NoKings Day was more than a protest. It felt like a moment of civic renewal. People weren’t just marching against something; they were marching for something. They were marching for fairness, for truth & for the belief that democracy still matters.

-Aaron Parnas

JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 7h

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#KarolineLeavitt is a #Project2025 instructor.

Project 2025 Private Training Video: The Art of Professionalism

YouTube video by ProPublica

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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 7h

The Art of Professionalism" is a training video produced by the Heritage Foundation as part of #Project2025. The video, which was not initially public but was published by ProPublica & documented in August 2024, features #KarolineLeavitt & Chris Hayes as instructors.

JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 8h

Before dawn on the East Coast, #NoKings rallies had already been held across Asia, Australia, and Europe. Organizers said that more than 800 demonstrations had taken place worldwide before the U.S. even woke up.

-Aaron Parnas

JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 8h

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Karoline Leavitt says the Trump admin is ‘exploring legal ways’ to deport US citizens.

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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 8h

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#Epstein

From Epstein’s Chief Accuser, a Memoir Both Sad and Devastating

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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 8h

"No Kings" Protest (and Arrests) Have Begun
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"No Kings" Protest (and Arrests) Begin

NSPM-7 is already being used to detain protesters over speech

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

#NoKings

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 10h

CNN talking about the possibility of violence as a guy in a giraffe costume waddles by

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 8h

No money for health care, cancer research or food for hungry kids but Kristi is buying two fancy multi-million private jets…

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Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11h

#NOKINGS

New York City, NY

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h

1. Washington DC

#NoKings 👑

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 10h

Marching

An inflatable dinosaur skeleton costume at a no kings march giving a thumbs up.

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JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 8h

JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 10h

About 42 million Americans risk losing food stamp benefits in November due to the ongoing Republican government shutdown, as the USDA warns its funding will run out within two weeks.

JamesJamesMorrisonMorrison @cormaca.bsky.social · 10h

Seattle frogs croaking labor songs. Chicago frogs circling the Bean. Dallas frogs in pearl-snap shirts doing line dances. Miami frogs in sunglasses. Minneapolis frogs handing pocket Constitutions to cops. If your city had pavement, it had frogs.

—Closer to the Edge

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