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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 3h

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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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Lisa Forte @lisaforte.bsky.social · 6h

Yes. Yes it does 😂

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 4d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

#NoKings #NoKingsDay

nokings.org

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 4d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 4d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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visi stark @invisig0th.bsky.social · 5d

Not all heroes wear capes, but some wear inflatable frog suits...

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visi stark @invisig0th.bsky.social · 5d

We may need to add a deployment configuration option... 😂

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The Vertex Project @vertexproject.bsky.social · 5d

The best intel work happens when analysts collaborate.

Have you checked out our Slack community yet? It’s a place for researchers, analysts, and defenders to collaborate and trade insights.

Find peers who speak your language here: v.vtx.lk/slack?id=d11...

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visi stark @invisig0th.bsky.social · 5d

Coming soon to the Synapse UI: audio / video files embedded in markdown fields! Most importantly, this will allow Learning Tool modules and quizzes to directly include video instructional content. @vertexproject.bsky.social is never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down 😉

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 6d

Casually announcing plans to murder American citizens for wrongthink.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 7d

🎶Thicker than
A deep dish pie
Joints are sore
Blood pressure high
Pudding, flan
And crème brûlée
None are safe
From the Green Beignets🎶

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Alt-IRS @alt-irs.altgov.info · 7d

IRS has been saying this.

The Trump Administration will bankrupt this country.

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 7d

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7d

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson just signed an order making city property off-limits to ICE. As federal troops deploy to Chicago, this is a bold stand for accountability and human rights. No city should ever be turned into a battleground for political power.

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Julian-Ferdinand Vögele @julianferdinand.bsky.social · 7d

Recorded Future just published a report diving into the Beijing Institute of Electronics Technology and Application (BIETA), which is almost certainly a front for China’s MSS, developing technologies to support intelligence and military missions. Full report: www.recordedfuture.com/research/bie...

BIETA: A Technology Enablement Front for China's MSS

Discover how China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) almost certainly operates BIETA and its subsidiary CIII as public fronts for cyber-espionage, covert communications, and technology acquisition. C...

www.recordedfuture.com

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7d

We have reached a level of authoritarianism, let’s use the word FASCISM, where the President, based entirely on lies about violence and disorder, and against the will of the governors of the states, can send hostile state’s National Guard to invade and sit on citizens

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 7d

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 7d

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Phil Hagen @philhagen.com · 7d

This is a perfect statement on why AI “art” is bullshit. It’s not art, it’s pretending to play a song by pressing the tempo button on a cheap keyboard (musical).

Bravo, @theoatmeal.bsky.social. Well done.

Also, Rat Butt.

🇵🇹 snipe, lixo tóxico ⭑⭒⭒⭒⭒ @snipe.lol · 7d

THIS. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 7d

After law school, only one thing is gonna keep me from prosecuting murders in my home town, and that is prosecuting the shameful federal ‘law enforcement’ officers who are so proudly violating the law. Save your signing bonuses for defense lawyers. You’ll need them.

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The Vertex Project @vertexproject.bsky.social · 8d

We’re excited to welcome Dylan Hennessy as our new Director of Sales. Dylan joins The Vertex Project to help strengthen our partnerships and extend the reach of our intelligence solutions. Welcome, Dylan!

The Vertex Project welcomes Dylan Hennessy as new Director of Sales

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PIVOTcon @pivotcon.bsky.social · 12d

📣 🔥 🛋️ SAVE THE DATE 🛋️ 🔥 📣
The next #PIVOTcon will be on 6-8 May 2026, in Malaga, ES!!!

You favorite ;) #ThreatResearch conference is coming back and we are planning to bring you the usual experience and content of utmost quality. Follow us + #StayTuned for more info
#CTI #ThreatIntel #PIVOTcon26

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