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Truthout @truthout.org · 20m

The antifa concept can be traced to Arditi del Popolo movement, an Italian anti-fascist group that was founded in 1921 for the purpose of defending working-class people and institutions from the assault of Mussolini’s blackshirts.

From 1920s Italy to 1930s Palestine to 1980s Ska Scenes, Antifa Has Many Faces

A historian discusses past anti-fascist organizations and practices in light of Trump’s effort to criminalize “antifa.”…

truthout.org

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Magnum, T.I.(M.) @hydrationchimp.bsky.social · 30m

every day there is a new story about how a prominent Republican has a shrine to Hitler in their office, but we can’t call them nazis

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mr pussy @mrpussy.xyz · 34m

I wonder what percentage of zoomer republican hill staffers are groypers

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acabylon 👻 BOO! 👻 @acabylonbee.bsky.social · 3h

protesting genocide: we need to purge antisemitism from college campuses

praising hitler and gas chambers: boys will be boys, cancel culture is out of control

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h

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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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h

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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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 3h

Ben Gvir personally oversaw the torture of Greta Thunberg, as reported by Aftonbladet.

www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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doug @goodkid-saadcity.bsky.social · 2h

every Palestinian interviewed in this article has since been banned from bsky

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Social media accounts of Palestinians desperate for funds are being flagged as spam

People in Gaza use Bluesky to crowdfund for milk and diapers – repeated deletion of their profiles has spawned a guerrilla verification squad

www.theguardian.com

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Hana Michels (Personal Account) @hanamichels.bsky.social · 57m

October in LA is January or July in LA, no in between.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 4h

very annoying that we had to endure about a month of these people going “calling us nazis hurts our feelings” to then immediately be revealed saying nazi shit and going “yup, we want gas chambers. so what libs”

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2h

A reminder that Ben Gvir was set to be sanctioned by the United States government in February 2024 but was personally taken off the list by President Biden.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 3h

Itamar Ben Gvir is a real monster www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 3h

Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now

chris @knightscrest.bsky.social · 3h

what even happened on the other site this time

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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 1d

The whole point of human rights law is that the Government can be held to account when they breach people's rights.

If the Home Secretary doesn't like it, that's why she needs to hear it.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

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Fight @ifight4them.bsky.social · 10h

I'm still up and slowly turning into this guy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLJt...

Howard Schultz tapes (4K FULL MOVIE 2019 FREE)

YouTube video by Conner O'Malley

www.youtube.com

Fight @ifight4them.bsky.social · 10h

And then he voted to confirm one of Trump's picks immediately after that.

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Fight @ifight4them.bsky.social · 10h

*Wet Fart Noises*

Fight @ifight4them.bsky.social · 10h

wrong person?

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23h

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?

Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

Just one "verified" Tren de Aragua member and one U.S. citizen with an active warrant were among the 37, DHS said, without saying how it had verified that gang affiliation. Others taken that day, the agency said, were "illegal aliens."

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mr. cannoli @boner.ink · 1d

handing the mcdonald's employee some ground beef and old lettuce from my pocket and asking if there's anything they can do

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MOAZ IN GAZA 🇵🇸 🍉 @moazatallaingaza.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday I was happy with my uncle's release from the occupation's prisons after a full year of torture,

and today I was happy with my success in high school with a GPA of 84.7, thank God.

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 13h

that didn't take long

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 13h

It is laughable to think that you can neuter the far right with minor tweaks like this.

How many Conservative or Reform supporters even know that immigrants have to pass a language test? They object to immigration on emotional grounds, not because they have dry objections to eligibility criteria.

To ensure graduates contribute effectively to the economy, the maximum post-study stay will be reduced to 18 months from the current 2 years for most from 1 January 2027. It comes after data clearly showed that many holders had not transitioned into graduate-level employment as intended.
Finance requirements for student visas will also be increased for the 2025 to 2026 academic year, meaning foreign students will have to demonstrate they have sufficient funds to support themselves.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 12h

General strike for Palestine in Spain #FreePalestine

Diario Público @publico.es · 13h

⭕DIRECTO | Arranca la jornada de huelga general, paros y marchas para denunciar el genocidio en Gaza

Huelga general y paros por Palestina, en directo | Arranca la jornada de marchas para denunciar el genocidio en Gaza

Sindicatos de trabajadores y estudiantes han convocado un parón general para este miércoles 15 de octubre con el objetivo de denunciar el genocidio en Palestina y mostrar su apoyo al pueblo de la F...

www.publico.es

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 12h

I've spent *weeks* working on this special report for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social on GB News co-owner Paul Marshall – and the astonishing, unprecedented influence network he's built on the UK's right. There's never been anything like it before. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-p...

Paul Marshall, the man who owns the right

The multimillionaire controls a network of news channels, publications and think tanks that the left could only dream of. If Reform or the Tories win the next election, he will become the country’s mo...

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · Jun 10

"Where is the NRA now" posts are, I think, useful frames for noting the key insight of Cowie's Freedom's Dominion:

There are two types of freedom:

1. FROM oppression.
2. TO oppress.

And (2) has always been what the NRA types embraced.

So Trump IS LIBERATORY for them.

Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · Jun 9

Imagine spending your whole life cos-playing and fantasizing about fighting the federal government sending troops in against its own citizens only to root for the government when the moment finally arrives

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