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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 2d

On an all-new The Weekly Show @nancyayoussef.bsky.social, David Lapan and Thomas Brennan are here to make sense of the Pentagon’s push for tightening press restrictions and the backlash from journalists and media organizations.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

They’ve never been arrested. Why does the FBI list thousands of service members as likely criminals? [via @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social]

They’ve never been arrested. Why does the FBI list thousands of service members as likely criminals?

A Texas mom and National Guard member is suing the Army to clear her name—and upend the military justice system

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

"Those who study the law and are experts on the balance of power warn that unless Congress reasserts its authority soon, we may end up unable to repair the guardrails that have held our government together for centuries."

The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government

It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Russ Vought—and it can’t happen soon enough.

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NPR @npr.org · 14d

Baldwin: A Love Story, a book by Nicholas Boggs, has a singular focus on the redemptive power of devotion.

A new James Baldwin biography explores how his lovers influenced his work

Baldwin: A Love Story, a book by Nicholas Boggs, has a singular focus on the redemptive power of devotion.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14d

Trump’s chaos will punish students.

It’s not the billionaires’ kids who will suffer.

It's working families' kids who will fall further behind.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14d

NEW: So far, Trump has deployed the National Guard to at least five Democratic-led cities. While lawsuits swiftly followed, the courts will now decide whether to maintain traditional limits on military enforcement of federal law. Here’s where the legal battles stand👇
https://bit.ly/3KHchcR

Where the Legal Fight Over Trump’s Military Deployments Stands

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

www.democracydocket.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21d

Trump’s efforts to militarize ICE & send federalized Nat'l Guard troops onto American streets, firing government employees during the shutdown, it's all part of Project 2025, which he disavowed all knowledge of during the campaign because it was so unpopular.

joycevance.substack.com/p/project-20...

Project 2025: Taking on the Constitution

Another Saturday night in America.

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 21d

Saturday Night Live: Cold open skewers Trump, Pete Hegseth and FCC late-night crackdown before Bad Bunny kicks off 51st season

Bad Bunny to kick off SNL 51st season: Live updates

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20d

The U.S. military’s openness to the press was never a favor to journalists, but an obligation to a country that asks its sons and daughters to volunteer for service. The Defense Department's new policy puts that in jeopardy, Nancy A. Youssef writes.

The Pentagon’s New ‘Don’t Ask, We’ll Tell’ Policy

Pete Hegseth’s department is imposing restrictions that threaten to limit scrutiny from the press.

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 20d

‘Daddy’s watching!’ SNL is back with a bang as Trump sketch rips president over wars, late-night and Epstein

SNL back with a bang as Trump sketch rips president over wars, late-night and Epstein

‘I’m just keeping an eye on SNL, making sure they don’t do anything too mean about me,’ James Austin Johnson, playing Trump, quipped during the cold open

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 20d

The superstar trolled the conservative news network with some clever editing courtesy of "Saturday Night Live."

Bad Bunny Ribs Fox News Over Super Bowl Outrage During 'SNL'

The superstar trolled the conservative news network with some clever editing courtesy of "Saturday Night Live."

www.huffpost.com

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diana chiawen lee @dianachiawenlee.bsky.social · 20d

Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 20d

They largely want the studios & sports and don’t care about the news org. In fact, they would love it gone. Why? Because rich men, especially tech men, think they deserve no criticism and also need constant fluffing. They value a mirrortocracy over a meritocracy and welcome a mediocrity.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 20d

Massive Russian missile and drone attack on #Ukraine last night. Russia used different types of cruise missiles, Kinzhal missiles and drones on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and civilian objects. Western regions of Ukraine were under the most intense attack.

◾️Lviv and Lviv region: massive attack.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21d

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 20d

Zaporizhzhia 💔
1 person killed, 10 more injured by the Russian attack on the city last night.

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New Bloom @newbloommag.net · 24d

"Educators Demonstrate Ahead of Teachers' Day About Labor Conditions" by @brianhioe.bsky.social

Educators Demonstrate Ahead of Teachers’ Day About Labor Conditions | New Bloom Magazine

Union groups representing educators demonstrated on September 28th outside of the Ministry of Education, marking Teachers’ Day, which is commemorated that day…

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diana chiawen lee @dianachiawenlee.bsky.social · Sep 21

dadaocheng, up and down dihua street.

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · Jul 27

5 things Trump did this week:

1. Called the Epstein files a distraction

2. Continued to call the Epstein files a “hoax”

3. Gave immunity to child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell

4. Fled to Scotland for a golf vacation

5. Threatened to arrest Obama, Kamala, and Beyoncé

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jul 27

I do not care that you are not “surprised.” Please. You have no idea how tiresome it is when you post that something horrible, fascist, authoritarian is “not surprising.” Nothing is “surprising” anymore. But a lot of it is horrible and frightening. Let’s deal with it together.

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · Jul 27

"If we lose, we reflect and recalibrate. If we win, we prepare for the next challenge.

Civil movements will never cease in #Taiwan.

It is my honor to be Taiwanese, however tiring it may be.

Let me be reincarnated as a #Taiwanese in the next life."

— Pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-che #李明哲

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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · Jul 27

"We can be disappointed, but never defeated. We can shed tears, but never surrender.

The Constitutional Court is paralyzed [by the KMT], and the Executive branch is countered by a Parliament w/o checks and balances. Only the people can monitor the lawmakers."

— Taipei councillor Miao Poya #苗博雅

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jul 24

WU-TANG FOREVER 👐🏽

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New Bloom @newbloommag.net · May 18

"The Cost of Convenience: Precarity in Taiwanese Franchise Markets" by @brianhioe.bsky.social

The Cost of Convenience: Precarity in Taiwanese Franchise Markets | New Bloom Magazine

Employees at iconic Taiwanese diners work long hours for low pay. Major diner chains are run by large and powerful conglomerates with close ties to the government…

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New York Magazine @nymag.com · May 3

It’s clear the Trump White House aspires to take down anyone who moves against them. Yet the young and vulnerable are risking their futures. Why aren’t their elders?

The Politics of Courage

It’s clear the Trump White House aspires to take down anyone who moves against them. Yet the young and vulnerable are risking their futures. Why aren’t their elders?

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New Bloom @newbloommag.net · May 3

"Appeasement in the Name of Anti-War is Rising: How Can We Build Solidarity Based on Resistance?" by Lorraine Pan

Appeasement in the Name of Anti-War is Rising: How Can We Build Solidarity Based on Resistance? | New Bloom Magazine

Writer Lung Ying-Tai has emphasized that for Taiwan, “there can be no democracy without first ensuring peace.” In recent years, Lung has consistently identified herself as “anti-war…

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