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David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 10h

JFC

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "Somebody said, 'would we think about taking the World Cup away from Boston if they don't straighten it out?' The answer is yes. We have the right to do that with FIFA. So if we think that LA is gonna be bad, or that applies a little bit to the Olympics too."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump: "We're just at the start. We're going to go into other cities that we're not talking about purposely. We're getting ready to go in."

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Colin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 10h

The phrase you're looking for is "ethnonationalist regime."

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

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

www.nytimes.com

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David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 1d

How could you help?

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WPRI 12 @wpri12.bsky.social · 2d

Bitty & Beau’s Coffee, which will be opening its first Rhode Island location in Providence later this month, currently employs hundreds of people with intellectual disabilities across 11 states. https://www.wpri.com/business-news/inclusive-coffee-shop-to-open-in-providence/

Inclusive coffee shop to open in Providence

An inclusive coffee shop is coming to downtown Providence.

www.wpri.com

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Regina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · 9d

Terrible to have to hope the incompetence Trumps the malevolence.

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David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 10d

How is it that every thing written about Brito in this story makes me wonder if he knows what running as a Republican means?

WPRI 12 @wpri12.bsky.social · 10d

A Republican has joined the race for the Providence Ward 2 City Council special election.
https://www.wpri.com/news/elections/brown-student-axel-brito-enters-race-for-vacant-providence-city-council-ward-2-seat/

Brown student, Axel Brito, enters race for vacant Providence City Council Ward 2 seat

The Providence Republican Party announced last week that Axel Brito is running as a Republican in the upcoming race to replace Helen Anthony.

www.wpri.com

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 10d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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Lori Lou Freshwater @lorifreshwater.bsky.social · 10d

This is the home of a South Carolina judge who said no to the DoJ on voter rolls. Her prominent family attends the Charleston Temple Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim.

Video shows blaze that injured 3 at Edisto Island home of SC judge, former SC senator

Video shows an Oct. 4 fire that took place on Edisto Island, at Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein's home in Planters Retreat in the Jeremy Cay Community.

www.postandcourier.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 10d

Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 10d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 10d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 10d

Is it bad if the president inhabits a realm of pure fiction

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10d

Trump: Portland is burning to the ground—insurrectionists all over the place. The politicians are afraid for their lives. That’s the only reason they say there’s nothing happening.

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David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 11d

I didn’t know that. Rent or is it streaming somewhere? I haven’t read Fahrenheit 451 in a while (used to read it regularly) and my daughters read it for school. My oldest didn’t care for it, but my youngest loves it. Of course, she prefers an audiobook. 🙄 I haven’t see the Truffaut adaption in years

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David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 11d

I’ve never seen that adaptation. The book is brilliant (I can’t believe you never read it until now). Animal Farm is almost as brilliant, though not quite as pertinent as 1984. And of course there’s Down and Out in Paris and London.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 15d

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.

Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

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David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 15d

I completely agree, but he definitely is thinking about it.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 16d

The reason we're rounding up grandmothers and shoving them onto concrete floors for months at a time with no habeas corpus is in part because soft human trafficking is an incredibly lucrative business for some people in this administration.

How Tom Homan wound up ensnared in an FBI contracts-for-cash sting

A former associate of Trump’s border czar allegedly proposed a $1 million scheme last year that put FBI agents on Homan's trail.

www.msnbc.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16d

SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22d

NEW — I wrote about my confirmed scoop from last night that Disney hastened Kimmel's return because of a planned Disney+ streaming price increase announcement coming on Tuesday:

Kimmel reinstatement preempted Disney+ price increase

The Handbasket reported first Monday evening on Bluesky

www.thehandbasket.co

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David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you!

Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 17d

Shoutout to these Armenian Americans here in Rhode Island! 👋🏽🇦🇲⚓️🌊 @kimkalunian.bsky.social @dadekian.bsky.social
@katherinekazarian.bsky.social

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Regina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · 17d

This:

Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 18d

Imagine living in a country as diverse as this one and hating it. Weird stuff.

Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 18d

We don’t talk enough about how racists and authoritarians are the ones who actually genuinely hate this country.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 18d

This is fucking horrifying.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 18d

A man was just chased and arrested outside of the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago. When legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild asked why, an agent threatened to arrest them too.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 18d

They're going to try to overturn Obergefell and end marriage equality. Eyes wide open, folks.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Not 'the gospel.' Ahead of Supreme Court term, Clarence Thomas weighs in on precedent

As the Supreme Court is about to revisit some major decisions, Justice Thomas said there's nothing sacred about precedent.

www.usatoday.com

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