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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

First they came for the woodwind section, and I said nothing ...

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 8h

While GOP legislators bluster about accountability and stall for time in the middle of a financial crisis, it’s fair to ask whether Claremont is an anomaly or the canary in the coal mine for New Hampshire public schools. #NHPolitics indepthnh.org/2025/10/14/s...

Senate Committee Puts Off Action on Claremont School District Help

While some lawmakers urged quick action to help Claremont schools stay open as the district struggles with a $5 million deficit, others were cautious not wanting to create a precedent as other school ...

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 9h

An unfiltered look at how a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening. It’s pretty shocking—even for this bunch… 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.

www.politico.com

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padresalsa.bsky.social @padresalsa.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you, Rep. Burroughs for this “wake up, NH” common sense article.
Project 2025 Is Already Being Tested in New Hampshire open.substack.com/pub/diggingi...

Project 2025 Is Already Being Tested in New Hampshire

The far-right blueprint for dismantling government isn’t just a Washington fantasy — it’s taking root in Concord.

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 11h

Many thanks to Logan Airport and other airports across the country that are sparing travelers from the 7th circle of Hell—standing in a security line while being forced to watch a divisive video from South Park’s favorite face-falling ghoul. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/14/m...

Logan Airport not running Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints, officials say - The Boston Globe

Massport, which oversees Logan Airport and other facilities, has not received a request to display the video, which blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

www.bostonglobe.com

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 2d

The secret polICE disappear a 7th grader. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility - The Boston Globe

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 3d

“It’s a part of our history that I think that we should be very ashamed of, and to memorialize it in a statue — and the way that it’s done — is really concerning.”

It will be interesting to see if REP. Nagel’s fellow GOP reps are equally concerned. #NHPolitics www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/10/m...

N.H. lawmaker calls for removal of Hannah Duston statue, which memorializes violence against Native Americans - The Boston Globe

“It’s fascinating that most people are totally unaware of this history,” Republican state Representative David J. Nagel said.

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 3d

“It’s just senseless gun violence. What we are experiencing now is just a proliferation of guns just being in circulation.” apnews.com/article/lela...

4 dead in shooting that injured others after homecoming football game in Mississippi, official says

A Mississippi state senator says four people were killed in a shooting in a small town in the Mississippi Delta region after a high school football homecoming game there.

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 3d

“Until enough lawmakers are elected with a backbone, nothing will change. The state’s medium age will continue increasing, fewer and fewer children will call New Hampshire home, and more and more young adults will leave for greater opportunities elsewhere.” #NHPolitics indepthnh.org/2025/10/11/d...

Distant Dome: Few Proposals to Answer School Funding Crisis

In the ensuring 30 years since the Claremont I and Claremont II decisions were released by the state Supreme Court, little has changed in a meaningful way.

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 4d

Sadly, as public funding for the arts disappears, the dependency on corporate and wealthy donor fundraising means that proactively appeasing fascism and trashing the rights of women now appears to be on the agenda. #NHPolitics www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/l...

Music Hall cancels fundraiser featuring abortion rights film, faces backlash

The Music Hall faces backlash after calling off Joan G. Lovering Health Center’s fundraiser featuring film about abortion rights activists.

www.seacoastonline.com

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 4d

Nope.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 5d

Don’t worry #Donnie. Maybe the Nobel Committee will give you the Miss Congeniality award. On second thought….nah… (And congratuations to a woman who’s kept the flames of democracy burning in her country while Trump works to burn democracy down in his.) www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 5d

Finally—an academic institution with the courage to stand up to a petty tyrant. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/10/b...

MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with Trump administration - The Boston Globe

MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the university’s practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands.

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 5d

2/As legislators debate the merits of more giveaways to large corporations, bills are being filed by GOP reps to make the biggest corporate giveaway of all a reality. This is not about reducing taxes. It’s about shifting the cost of govt. services from the state to local property taxpayers.

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 5d

1/ The end game here isn’t to defy history and basic math and somehow magically boost tax revenue while cutting business taxes. The end game is to cut business taxes entirely on the way to defunding the services provided by state government. #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/09/a...

Amid sagging revenues, New Hampshire Republicans to push for lowering business enterprise tax • New Hampshire Bulletin

New Hampshire’s two business tax rates have dropped steadily over the last decade, descending from 2015 to 2023 under a series of cuts brought by Republicans.Now, House lawmakers are seeking to make o...

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 5d

Hard to understand how these corrections officers have escaped prosecution—that is until you realize that these cases could also become a legal liability for a state whose leaders apparently value pinching pennies over justice. #NHPolitics www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...

Investigators found evidence of potential crimes by NH prison staff. They decided not to prosecute.

An investigation into one of the biggest poaching cases in recent New Hampshire history also uncovered potential crimes inside the state’s struggling prison for men.

www.nhpr.org

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 6d

“This is very credible evidence of alarming behavior at a minimum and potentially criminal behavior at the other end of the extreme.” #NHPolitics www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...

Investigators found evidence of potential crimes by NH prison staff. They decided not to prosecute.

An investigation into one of the biggest poaching cases in recent New Hampshire history also uncovered potential crimes inside the state’s struggling prison for men.

www.nhpr.org

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 6d

“Trump and MAGA have massively overreached and they are awakening a sleeping giant…Fascism is not inevitable and no one knows what will happen next. Our protests need to keep building and expanding.” #NHPolitics www.concordmonitor.com/2025/10/06/m...

Opinion: The value of protest - Concord Monitor

The movement against the Trump regime is reminiscent of the protests against Nixon's presidency. Mass movements can bring down authoritarian regimes.

www.concordmonitor.com

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 7d

Having a convicted felon serving as president certainly helps normalize
a NH judge who cops a plea continuing to serve on our state Supreme Court. Or does it? Another textbook case of how the wealthy and the powerful escape consequences. #NHPolitics indepthnh.org/2025/10/07/j...

Justice Hantz Marconi Wants To Return To Work; Found Guilty On 1 New Charge; Fined $1,200

State Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi is looking forward to getting back to work, according to her lawyer Richard Guerriero, after all seven original criminal charges against her were...

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 8d

The #ICEstapo strikes again. In NH, this could be prosecuted as simple assault because 1) tear gas canister effects would likely qualify as bodily injury or unprivileged physical contact and 2) road rage isn’t protected under the supremacy clause. Yet…#NHPolitics www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...

Federal agent throws tear gas canister from SUV on busy Chicago street

Federal agents threw a tear gas canister at people on a busy street in the Logan Square neighborhood on Friday outside a grocery store and near an elementary school.

www.cbsnews.com

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 8d

“First, you tap into racism…From there, you create moral panic…Finally, you keep corporations, the wealthy, and their media-savvy champions happy enough so they’ll accept all the crimes and immorality.” #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/01/h...

How power is won and held, in New Hampshire and the nation • New Hampshire Bulletin

Several decades ago, Republican campaign consultant Lee Atwater described how, as The Nation put it, “Republicans can win the vote of racists without sounding racist themselves.” Atwater outlined the ...

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davidmeuse.bsky.social @davidmeuse.bsky.social · 8d

2/ Peaceful protest is a sign of empowerment in a healthy democracy and a sign of resistance and recovery in an unhealthy one. Be part of the resistance and the recovery. kentstreetcoalition.org/2025/09/19/n...

No Kings Protest Events In New Hampshire Oct. 18

From the organizers: He’s using OUR tax dollars to pay for HIS power grabs. Trump is pouring public money into his authoritarian takeovers of cities—deploying federal forces, seizing local police d…

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