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Wanda @itswanda.bsky.social · 1h

Just saw someone on another platform have a meltdown over a license plate that says Gaza 1. The comments are about what you'd expect.

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Emey of the fog monsters @meyerson.bsky.social · 1h

Holy shit. Prager U, which now produces history content for classrooms, is featuring a video that ties Hamas and October 7th to the prophecies in the Book of Revelation.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1h

Not to be outdone, the Trump Solicitor General says you have to overturn Thornburg v Gingles, the 1982 precedent upon which all Section 2 claims are evaluated.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1h

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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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1h

I think that they wouldn't mind a little stochastic violence as a treat, but what they are hopefully insuring is unlike the previous days millions of people hit the streets to protest a criminal administration, this time made the New York Times will put it above the fold.

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Wanda @itswanda.bsky.social · 1h

That's just my personality

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 2h

#SCOTUS

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2h

10:33 AM ET: Black voters say that if LA relied on race more than necessary, the flaw lies with the specific map — not with Section 2 itself.

Counsel for Black voters argue the remedy would be to redraw the map, not to upend decades of Section 2 jurisprudence.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

Bessent likely decried the optics and tactics of the LGBTQ movement that achieved the right to same-sex marriage that he now enjoys with his husband.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."

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Melissa Lennon @melissablue.bsky.social · 2h

The mobster regime.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Trump and Bessent clarify that they will only help out Argentina as long as Milei is in power. Trump adds that the same thing goes with NYC, where the White House will hold up funds if Mamdani wins.

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Fascists are Awkward AF @hooperstar.bsky.social · 2h

in case you have thoughts
Johnson’s (and all of Congress’s) ofc # is 202 224-3121

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House closed is backfiring

In recent months, the House speaker has kept the chamber closed to an unprecedented degree.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Opinion | Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House away from D.C. is backfiring

In recent months, the House speaker has kept the chamber closed to an unprecedented degree.

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Wanda @itswanda.bsky.social · 2h

Every Republican accusation is a confession.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Emmer: "Clearly, the Democrat Party of today is not your grandfather's Democrat Party. They care about one thing and one thing only -- appeasing the radical pro-terrorist wing of their party."

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2h

Asked my students yesterday if they'd heard about the protests happening on Saturday. These folks are generally well-informed and interested in politics. Only 20% said they'd even heard of the No Kings protests. How did the organizers fail to get on the radar of these 18-22 year olds?

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Wanda @itswanda.bsky.social · 3h

PLEASE. Grown men who take nine year olds on dates to black tie affair, surround themselves with small children for "slumber parties," and fax love letters to kids don't deserve a pass.

The Jackson estate paid off and shut down multiple investigations and lawsuits for decades.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 3h

I'd just add that *RFK is also the villain of the story* and should resign, for this and a whole list of other reasons.

Joe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 3h

there are some arguments a-flying around about how we shouldn’t “slut shame” Olivia Nuzzi because RFK, Jr, is the villain of the story.

Nuzzi isn’t bad because she has sex, or because she’s associated with RFK. She had a severe conflict of interest in a public interest job.

That’s bad.

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Stef "inclusion is a human right" Christensen @wikisteff.bsky.social · 3h

These guys are *totally* shedding their whole stormtrooper image by arresting a clarinet player for playing Ghostbusters in gas masks and camo.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 6h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 6h

“On any given week, the administrator of CMS could speak for a few minutes before a shirtless Russell Brand calls in from what appears to be a bathtub, or a former member of The Pussycat Dolls argues that the COVID-19 vaccine destroyed her ability to dance.”

www.notus.org/health-scien...

'Fluoride Disconnects One from God': Inside the Weekly Call With RFK Jr.'s MAHA Hype Squad

A growing weekly call gives insight into RFK Jr.'s biggest allies, showcasing how a fringe movement now holds legitimate power.

www.notus.org

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h

🚨NEW: Louisiana v. Callais Oral Argument LIVE BLOG🚨

Starting at 10am, the Democracy Docket team will be offering live coverage of today's blockbuster SCOTUS redistricting argument. Follow and bookmark. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

LIVE BLOG: Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Gut the Voting Rights Act

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Wanda @itswanda.bsky.social · 4h

Not to mention that the superstar performer was an actual pedophile…

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 4h

Nazis who get to destroy people's careers over lies about antisemitism. Ideal situation!

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10h

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.

Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 4h

By the time Joe Biden left office, inflation was neither “high” nor “permanent,” but it was deeply unpopular to point this out, because it conflicted with The Narrative™️ that could not fail (it could only be failed).

Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Dec 29

This got me curious, so data: The Fed's had a formal 2% target since 2012. The current 3-month moving average of deviation from 2% is 0.285.

The mean absolute value of the 2012-24 deviation is 1.19.

There have only been 24 of 155 (15.5%) months where we've ever been <closer> to target than now.

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 4h

CDC Cuts Threaten Public Health Nationwide, Fired Employees Say www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-...

CDC Firings Are ‘Intentional Attack on the American People,’ Ex-Employees Say

A quarter of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff is gone after the Trump administration’s latest reductions in force and earlier layoffs

www.scientificamerican.com

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 4h

I was told that Trump had achieved peace in the Middle East

Israel keeps Gaza border crossing closed while reducing aid deliveries

The ceasefire on Wednesday was largely holding, although Hamas described Israeli attacks in Gaza as violations of the agreement.

www.npr.org

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 4h

they’re called elders for good reason

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tuesday named a former justice on the Utah Supreme Court, Dallin Oaks, as its next president.

Dallin H. Oaks Named President of the Mormon Church

The church, which has more than 17 million members around the world, had been officially without a leader since Russell M. Nelson died.

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Serena @bibliophile99.bsky.social · 4h

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Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

The tougher rules will come in force in January as part of wider plans to cut immigration.

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Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 5h

Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, owns TIME magazine. He called for troops to invade San Francisco. He kisses the ring and still gets blasted by Trump.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘The worst of all time’: Trump rails against ‘super bad’ Time magazine cover

Despite the glowing story, the cover earned the ire of the US president with criticism of his appearance

www.theguardian.com

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