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Fred Little @doclittle.bsky.social · 58m

These are the people who elected Theresa Kenny Orangetown Supe & drove Jay Savage from the South Orangetown Central School District Board with threats of violent disruptions at every meeting until their demands were met. This is NYPD. This is FDNY. This is everyday in their segregated safe-spaces.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2h

To be clear: these are the exact same folks who have been doxxing & putting people on must-fire lists for simply posting innocuous Charlie Kirk comments…

“the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely”

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Fred Little @doclittle.bsky.social · 1h

These are close political allies of Mike Lawler, of his pals at the Rockland GOP, of the members of the Orangetown Board, and of Rockland's Ultra-Orthodox Communal Leadership. It seems that ethnoreligious separatists, white supremacists, and racist payroll patriots are....his kind of people.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Fred Little @doclittle.bsky.social · 1h

Blocked the number immediately when she texted me for money.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1h

NEW: Maine Democrat Dan Kleban suspends his Senate campaign & endorses Janet Mills the same day she launches her campaign.

Also comes as the DSCC files a joint fundraising committee with Mills.

Consolidation happening around Mills, who would be 79 if elected to the 6-year-term.

Dan Kleban Suspends Senate Campaign,
Endorses Gov. Mills for Senate

“I Got Into This Race for the Same Reason I Started Maine Beer Company—to ‘Do What’s Right’”

“Governor Mills is the Right Leader for this Moment and is in the Best Position to Win”
Cumberland, ME — Dan Kleban, founder of Maine Beer Company and U.S. Senate candidate, released the following statement today:

“Today, I am suspending my campaign for U.S. Senate and enthusiastically endorsing Governor Janet Mills.

“Right now, our country is at a crossroads. Susan Collins is not doing what’s right for the state of Maine, and hardworking Mainers are literally paying the price—housing, health care, groceries, and electric bills are all too high and getting worse. I believe Governor Mills will win next year and put Mainers first by addressing these pressing issues.

“I got into this race for the same reason I started Maine Beer Company—to ‘Do What’s Right.’ That motto has guided me in business and is why we paid a living wage from Day One, cover 100% of health care costs and provide retirement benefits for our full-time employees, and share our success with the community. We’ve taken action on climate and environmental sustainability, giving 1% of our sales to nonprofits addressing climate change, promoting conservation, and integrating clean energy practices into our business. People thought we were crazy, but we proved we could build a company that’s a force for good.

“These core values also guided me in this campaign. I entered this race because I believe Washington needs more leaders who put people before politics and who will fight every day to make life better for Maine families. While our message was right, the timing isn’t. Governor Mills is the right leader for this moment and is in the best position to win.

“I’m not a politician. I’m a guy who loves his family and was blessed to start a business in the state that gave me so much. This isn’t the end of my fight. Maine has given me so much, an…

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Fred Little @doclittle.bsky.social · 1h

Close friends of Mike Lawler.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3h

"The richest man in the world and the owner of the most influential social media site in US politics is a nazi who openly supports and amplifies other nazis" would, on its face, seem to be rather newsworthy!

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 3h

Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 3h

A confrontation between community members and militarized federal agents appears to be unfolding on Chicago's southeast side, near the intersection of E. 105th St and S. Ave. N.

Details still emerging. From what I've seen federal agents have deployed at least one can of some kind of gas.

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Liz @stayathomecommie.bsky.social · 5h

You don’t need a ceasefire to obey the Leahy Law. I don’t give a shit if Bibi sabotaged it, he was always a dishonest actor and Biden trusting him instead of providing any consequences or withdrawing any support is the problem!

Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 14h

This. And this again.

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Andy Hoberek @thathoberekguy.bsky.social · 4h

Which everyone who was watching and begging Biden/Blinken to exert some leverage rather than cutting blank checks knew at the time.

Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 14h

This. And this again.

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Ernest Penfold @penfoldsfiv.bsky.social · 5h

you all do realize that this doesn't make Biden look good, right?

like, we told him what Netanyahu was doing here, we told him to cut Israel off. but Biden still refused to budge on his ironclad support for Israel, and still gave them blank checks to run wild on Gaza.

Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 14h

This. And this again.

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Fred Little @doclittle.bsky.social · 5h

One can only pray that Ellison & Weiss do the same to CBS, Tiktok, and etcetera.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 22h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 8h

You gotta fucking tax these people man. You can't let people get this rich.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 8h

The world's richest man, and owner of one of the largest social media platforms, is funding white supremacists seeking to undermine democracy everywhere he can. www.huffpost.com/entry/tommy-...

Far-Right UK Activist ‘Tommy Robinson’ Says Elon Musk Is Funding His Latest Legal Fight

Musk recently appeared by videolink at a massive London rally hosted by the anti-Islam activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.

www.huffpost.com

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Fred Little @doclittle.bsky.social · 15h

Pearl River is part of my local town and school district, a lot of them looooooved Charlie Kirk, they find being called Nazis very hurtful, and it's so hurtful that that word should never be used. And they promise to distrupt every meeting till they get their way. Blueshirts.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 1d

No.

maybe batwoman @okdatapad.bsky.social · 1d

is it inaccurate to say that trump could have made this happen on day one if he'd wanted it then

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Fred Little @doclittle.bsky.social · 1d

My presumption is that it was a calculated micro-aggressive refusal to get his name right, like "the Democrat Party." Active malice, not mere incompetence.

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 1d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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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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Fred Little @doclittle.bsky.social · 1d

There isn't another job in the US that a mediocre hump with no college can get a comparable pay and benefit package, a side-hustle pimping their badge on private security gigs, and impunity for routine criminal conduct; none of these mutts are going anywhere. They're just yapping for more treats.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

if we are going to have a supreme court that is as powerful as it is, i basically think justices should be forbidden from public comment on their work as well as any supplemental source of income while they are on the bench. (they should also ride circuit again but that's a bit separate.)

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2d

The substance of what she's saying is bad and unconvincing, but more fundamentally, I really don't think Supreme Court justices should be going on book tours where they publicly comment on their work and respond to criticism of it. Either put it in a written opinion or hold your peace.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Fred Little @doclittle.bsky.social · 1d

After the release of the 20 living Israelis held by Hamas as hostages, almost 2000 Palestinians held as hostages by Israel will be released.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1d

After the release of the 20 living Israeli hostages, Israel will release 250 Palestinians serving long terms in Israeli prisons, and 1,700 others detained in Gaza during the war.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

ICE drags US citizen out of her car and arrests her because ICE hit HER car

Chicago PD: you can see the license plate of the ICE vehicle. Let's see vehicular assault and kidnapping charges against the Gestapo who did this

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Mark Lemley

ICE drags US citizen out of her car and arrests her because ICE hit HER car Chicago PD: you can see the license plate of the ICE vehicle. Let's see vehicular assault and kidnapping charges against...

www.facebook.com

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 1d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Fred Little @doclittle.bsky.social · 1d

Relative to America as a whole, this shift of context will put most of the NY House delegation and both its Senators to Congress into the same moral, political, and social category as the "official" Mississippi delegation to the 1964 Democratic Convention.

Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 1d

The wind has long blown in this direction but Trump speech nailed it down; Biden is the last national Democrat to get away with that kind of Israel policy. People won't accept it. Jews won't accept it.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 1d

Worth emphasizing that Trump's singular trick for facilitating a deal in Israel was just...being publicly frustrated with Netanyahu and threatening to walk. That's not a unique talent, it's just a thing Biden personally and ideologically was unwilling to do. Lowest bar cleared to great relief.

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Fred Little @doclittle.bsky.social · 1d

These pepper rounds are typically designed/intended to be fired at pavement, where they fragment and release a small cloud of capsicum: perimeter control and maintenance rounds not kinetic human target rounds. And with either, "no head shots" is recommended mfg. use protocol. "Less Lethal Weapons"

svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 1d

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

Riot cops standing a street with less-lethal weapons, and one in a gas mask has a cloud of pepper dust around his helmet.

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