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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 1h

It is still astonishing to me that an apparently nonexistent fetish for couchfucking is still Vance's most relatable human trait.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 3h

It's somehow both wildly underreported and just out in the open that the vice president is either a neo-Nazi or, at a bare minimum, a neo-Nazi fellow traveler.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4h

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones

Liberals hit back at Vance's blunt dismissal of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat.

www.mediaite.com

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Wil Wheaton @wilwheaton.net · 2h

Since the launch of the 2nd #NoKings mobilization, the Trump regime has escalated their authoritarian agenda.

We won’t back down.

On Oct. 18, we’re telling this wannabe dictator: America belongs to us.

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Find An Event Near You!

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2h

We Should Have Finished Reconstruction: A Brief History Of American Politics, 1865-2025

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2h

This entire argument by Louisiana and the conservatives questions are premised on an erasure of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments.

Literally swinging for the fences to wipe out the premise for the legitimacy of Congress’ power to enact civil rights statutes.

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Nicholas Meyer @nicholasmeyer.bsky.social · 2h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Santa Monica” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Santa Monica · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 2h

They can't even say the name--they don't dare, because it would remind people what "no kings" means. That's how scared they are.

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 2h

A popular platform for 2026 would be

Dismantle SCOTUS.
Abolish ICE.
Rebuild the Constitution.

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 3h

The fight here with Gorsuch and Kav vs Nelson is whether the "use" of race automatically means "discrimination" on the basis of race.

That's interesting to me, because it's basically the white folks telling on themselves. They cannot see a "use" of race that isn't synonymous with discrimination.

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 2h

Where is all this "Oh, Republicans weren't always racist!" shit coming from? Yes, they were.

I grew up in the 80s in LA. I'm white, Hawaiian and Chinese. I don't look Asian at all. Barely Hawaiian if I get a tan.

When you can pass for white, you hear a LOT. Trust me, they were always like this.

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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 2h

Yup.

David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 2h

And.

Lisa Schmeiser @lschmeiser.bsky.social · 2h

This @sulliview.bsky.social piece seems especially salient with how the advance press for No Kings seems to be shaping up: margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-media-...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

Topics Mike Johnson thinks are serious:

- Super Bowl halftime entertainer
- getting a Nobel Prize for Trump
- terrifying naked bike riders

Topics he thinks are not serious:

- Epstein Files
- domestic violence
- being able to keep the govt open
- the neutering of Congress

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 2h

Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.

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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 2h

Now, to be fair, he's also trying to keep the Epstein Files under wraps

Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 2h

Speaker Johnson has cancelled votes for the third week in a row now.

He'd rather send his members on vacation than negotiate ways to keep healthcare affordable for working families and reopen the government.

Republicans are unserious and clearly could care less about the American people.

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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 2h

It's amazing to me that he thinks repeatedly claiming ignorance about whatever he's asked makes him look at all like an effective, intelligent person.

As long as journalists let that slide, I guess it works?

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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 2h

See also.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

I bet you’ll see a bunch of normal folks with patriotic signs and American flags whose collective protest embodies the foundational truths of this republic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"

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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 2h

"No Kings" is the literal foundational truth of this republic. It's the cornerstone on which the country was founded, it's the reason for the American revolution.

We're literally standing for this foundational truth.

Don't let them get away with their Orwellian doublethink.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 2h

Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson are firing on all cylinders... it won't matter ultimately but they're great.

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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 2h

Yes, he's being disingenuous, I'm being sarcastic.

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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 2h

"I don't know the details."

Singularly most uninformed politician ever, cont'd.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 2h

Join us this Saturday. Find an event near you.

It's a peaceful protest in support of the ideals and goals on which the founding fathers originally built this county.

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 4h

Thread.

Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 4h

🧵It has been clear for years that a key difference between past instances of book banning and the present censorship cataclysm is that the banning happening now targets not only books, but librarianship as a profession and libraries as an institution. 1/4

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David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 22h

Not if you're doing it right.

David J. Loehr @djl.bsky.social · 22h

That's one where you should want the human touch, so to speak.

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💥 @dynamoe.bsky.social · 4d

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