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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 9h

“..the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.”

Indeed, it’s not a case of differing perspectives, it’s about arrant lies vs reality.

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 10h

The Claim: Chicago is "filled" with Tren de Aragua "terrorists."

The Reality: the total number of TdA members netted in that made-for-propaganda-raid in Chicago, where they detained 37 people & zip-tied naked children, is down to, check note, one person.
newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Implodes Over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” With Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

newrepublic.com

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 9h

With citizens under attack from thuggish federal agents provocateurs, LA is declaring its own emergency.

The vote allows county supervisors ‘to mobilize resources, request state and federal financial assistance to respond to the impacts of the raids and expedite contracting to address the crisis.’

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 14h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 18h

Did anyone tell him so?

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 18h

“The common sense of mankind demands.. law shall not stop with the punishment of petty crimes by little people.
It must also reach men who possess themselves of great power & make deliberate & concerted use of it to set in motion evils which leave no home in the world untouched.”

- Nuremberg trials

Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 20h

We must demand accountability for the evilness of this fascist regime. The only way is to vote them all out in 2026 and keep the pressure on Dems. Anyone not onboard with this doesn’t deserve to be in Congress.

www.editorialboard.com/under-trump-... @editorialboard.bsky.social

Under Trump, there is no law. The people want payback

Forget accountability, says legal expert. Think retribution.

www.editorialboard.com

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Jemma Forte @jemmaforte.bsky.social · 21h

1970's: CEOs earn 20 x more than average worker
2025: CEOs earn 122 x more than average worker
The richest 1% own 50% of entire country's wealth.

Obscene inequality has been normalised.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

FOX: You said last week that you would swear in Grijalva whenever she wants. She has written a letter to your office. You have not sworn her in. Doesn't your resistance add fuel to the fire that this is about Epstein?

MIKE JOHNSON: No. This is another partisan manufactured thing

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 19h

He bragged that he could do it.

Donald Trump: 'I Could Shoot Somebody, And I Wouldn't Lose Any Voters'
JANUARY 23, 2016
Donald Trump speaking during the Outdoor Sportsman Awards in Las Vegas

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

New in PN: Stephen Miller's radically bogus idea of "plenary authority"

"Miller’s contention about ICE officers 'having to street battle against antifa every night' is objectively absurd. Courts cannot possibly be required to accept anything Trump says, no matter how disconnected from reality."

Stephen Miller's radically bogus idea of "plenary authority"

This is not how the Constitution works.

www.publicnotice.co

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 20h

Trump the serial killer strikes again, and he’s confessed to the crime.
Victims unidentified. Was it murder, or illicit execution without trial?

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 20h

Is the Gulf of Mexico back yet?

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: “If China were to move against Taiwan, it's likely China would force its junior partner in that relationship, being Russia, under Vladimir Putin, to move against NATO to keep us busy.”

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21h

Hegseth's proposed press restrictions "collapse the vital distinction between operational security and institutional protection. The first is essential; the second is poisonous to public trust." www.thebulwark.com/p/locking-do...

Locking Down the Pentagon Press Is Dangerous

Pete Hegseth’s proposed restrictions would harm the people whom both the military and the press are meant to serve.

www.thebulwark.com

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Bob Mann @robertmannbooks.com · 1d

I once wondered how seemingly normal, decent people could be persuaded to commit acts of extreme cruelty & violence against fellow citizens. It couldn’t happen here, I thought. The cruelty and inhumanity of ICE agents have changed my mind. We have in our midst the making of American atrocities.

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 21h

Bob Mann @robertmannbooks.com · 1d

I once wondered how seemingly normal, decent people could be persuaded to commit acts of extreme cruelty & violence against fellow citizens. It couldn’t happen here, I thought. The cruelty and inhumanity of ICE agents have changed my mind. We have in our midst the making of American atrocities.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 1d

The Oct. 18th "No Kings Day of Peaceful Action" has now surpassed 2,500 community events across all 50 states, per No Kings organizers.

All of these events were "organized by average Americans across personal, political, and geographic demographics."

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Greetings from Kyiv,
where the night was calm
and life goes on.

Maybe such posts seem boring,
but their goal is simple –
to show life.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 21h

Jeremy Bowen:
“Trump is talking as if the deal is done when it hasn’t even started.
At Sharm they signed something they called the Trump Declaration for Enduring Peace and Prosperity. It’s full of aspirations, but once again it’s almost devoid of content.”
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/its-no...

'It's Not A Peace Deal': BBC Expert Delivers Brutal Reality Check To Donald Trump Over Gaza

Jeremy Bowen said the accord signed by the president was "almost devoid of content".

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 21h

Serial killer still at large strikes again

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 21h

President Trump announced another military strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat near Venezuela. Six were killed.

Trump Administration Strikes Another Boat It Says Was Trafficking Drugs

The president said that six were killed in the latest military action off the coast of Venezuela.

on.wsj.com

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Dear @SteveScalise,

How could a rally of millions & millions of Americans simply reaffirming our founding principle of “No Kings” be a “hate America rally?” Do you not agree that we must never have kings in America? Shame on you.

Sincerely,

Your Former Congressional Colleague

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22h

Join us in being cheerful!

Let's make hope normal again!

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 1d

"You need to be unapologetic, someone who gets the modern media environment and social media, and is a competent speaker - all of which Polanski is."

Why Zack Polanski is one of the only UK politicians with a reason to be cheerful right now

www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/zack...

Zack Polanski: Can the Green Party leader ‘rebalance the scales’ of UK politics? | The News Agents

In little more than a month of leadership, Zack Polanski has grown the party’s membership and become a powerful figure on the left-wing of UK politics. Can he, and the Green Party, take this further…

www.thenewsagents.co.uk

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🎃Simon Threadgold🎃 @dimwittedly.bsky.social · 23h

Honestly forgotten just how angry that smirking diseased scarecrow still makes me. Kneecapped the nation with Brexit, to get a job he refused to do, and got thousands killed. All while laughing at us.

“Disgraced Former” should be an officially recognised title, with sanctions and prison time.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 22h

In the case of the Biden administration, a REQUEST was made to consider removing medical disinformation that was KILLING hundreds of thousands of people

In the case of the Trump administration, an ORDER was given to DISALLOW Americans from protecting themselves against illegal military deployments

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