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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 16h

This is an astute observation.

I grew up in a town that went for Barry Goldwater in 1964 and had John Birch society chapters. It was rife with conspiracy theories: JFK as agent for the Vatican, LBJ as 'Landside Lyndon' (and worse) etc.

But Fox et al have empowered something new.

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 16h

I've said this before, but one of the more striking things about the current generation of righties is that they really show no sign of understanding that there's a world *beyond* their screens, beyond owning & being owned on social media. A real world, with real people & real problems.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 4h

And yet the Trump administration is killing higher education in the name of antisemitism. I guess they figure the Hitler-loving, Nazi kind isn't really a problem.

Politico @politico.com · 15h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘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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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 6h

"When the dust settles, we’ll probably see a whole lot of books written about the fancy math games that convinced investors that two companies passing $100 billion back and forth were creating $200 billion in value instead of having a net financial impact of 0" davekarpf.substack.com/p/its-giving...

It's Giving Enron

On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash

davekarpf.substack.com

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 4h

I thought old man Trump had delusions of grandeur. Even he hasn't said that he saved God.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 13h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 5h

Jack Smith pointed out something important in his comments. Re: Roberts' reasoning in the immunity case Smith points out that the problem w/his logic is that he's worried about presidents being afraid to do their jobs for fear of retribution when the real problem is the one who seeks retribution.Yup

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 11h

I'm sure the Supremes won't have any problem with this. It's what the founders certainly intended. Trump will be irreparably harmed if he can't ruthlessly punish his political opponents and any innocent collateral damage.

Just don't try to forgive student loans. That's where they draw the line.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

After bragging about permanently cutting "Democrat programs," Trump says "we're not closing up Republican programs."

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 13h

This is the second time in 24 hours he's said something like this. Yesterday he made that quip saying about Karoline Leavit, "those lips --- they move like a machine gun."

He's losing all inhibitions. Not that he ever had many to begin with.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 13h

According to MSNBC the NY Times poll said that 47% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of immigration?

Who *are* these people who live among us???

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17h

Time owner Marc Benioff (and Salesforce CEO) just announced a few days ago that he's eager to start sucking Trump's dick full time. He even wants troops deployed to San Francisco. But as we see here, it's never enough. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 15h

Yikes...

He can't stop talking about her lips.

I don't even want to think about this.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

aside from the 1989 to 2018 stretch it’s been pretty great

Bill Hanstock @sundownmotel.bsky.social · 9d

being a dodgers fan must be incredible. you check in around september, and either they win the world series or you start watching the lakers. then if the lakers don’t win the finals you can check stats and start bragging about how many all-stars the dodgers have

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 1d

Mind-blowing film. And so real in all its surreality.

This is the kind of film that is to 2025 what Strangelove and Catch 22 were to an earlier generation.

Art and popular culture must step up. It is necessary to fuel us for the long fight.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 4d

Finally saw it and yeah it rules:

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

I knew it would be bad, but... so bad! So quickly!

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 1d

Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

- It is legal to organize and fund protest.
- That someone organizes and funds promotion of a protest does not mean most, some, or any protesters are paid.
- Even if all protesters are paid, that is also legal
- It is good to oppose kings and fascism
- That's not what what "begs the question" means

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 1d

Has anyone polled on whether people believe this paid protester/Antifa/Soros bullshit?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

TUR: Have you met with Mike Johnson?

JEFFRIES: No

TUR: Why not?

JEFFRIES: Donald Trump has not given him permission to meet, Katy and we know that until Donald Trump gives them permission to meet, they're going to continue to hide.

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 1d

lol.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

PSA: It’s okay to be wait-and-see on Gaza and the Israel-Hamas deal. You don’t have to definitively declare what’s going to happen and comment on that, nor take any national leader’s word on what they expect.

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 1d

Huh. How weird.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

"Madagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, is reported to have fled...On Saturday, some Capsat soldiers had posted a video...: “Let us join forces, military, gendarmes and police, and refuse to be paid to shoot our friends, our brothers and our sisters..."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Madagascar president flees after losing support of key army unit

Elite Capsat unit that played a major role in Andry Rajoelina’s rise to presidency joined gen Z protests against corruption

www.theguardian.com

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 2d

They are highly organized, ordering these radical left uniforms from an app on their phone called Amazon

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 1d

Did I say unique brand of corruption and threats?

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 1d

"I'm the only one that matters"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump on Orban: "We love Viktor. You are fantastic, alright? I know a lot of people don't agree with me, but I'm the only one that matters. He's a great leader. I endorsed him the last election he had and he won by 28 points. You're gonna do even better this time when you have another election."

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 1d

Peace in Gaza, however temporary, is obviously a massive relief, however it happened. But Trump's rewriting of history and all the fluffing from other leaders is hard to take. Good for him if his unique brand of corruption and threats led to something positive but this worship is too much.

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 2d

My version of this is that Vought, Yarvin etc represent a kind of braindead right-Gramscianism, which leaves out all the interesting subtleties and treats civil society _only_ as a realm of indoctrination, where one ideological master-narrative can readily be substituted for another.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 2d

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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