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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 5h

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7h

Portland, OR, 2025

Protester in frog costume stands in front of tank (meme of Tiananmen Square “Tank Man”)

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 5m

Honestly… if you aren’t wishing you were in Portland right now, you do not know how to have fun.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 7h

“Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.”

Absolutely love Portland.

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

www.nbcnews.com

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RL Miller @rlmiller.bsky.social · 1d

also, proper credit: WaPo is re-reporting, on Saturday, news broken by The American Prospect last Wednesday. Great work @ddayen.bsky.social! prospect.org/politics/tru...

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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RL Miller @rlmiller.bsky.social · 1d

sorta alarming, but also sorta obvious to anyone in Ventura County this summer: 🧊 raids devastate agricultural communityies. Trump's Labor Dept, the people who do the work, directly contradict Trump and his Cabinet. Trump's 🧊raids mean FOOD SHORTAGES. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 10m

Democratic nepotism gives permission to the shit we see in the Trump regime. If you hold democracy sacred, ACT LIKE IT.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 2d

The less elite nepotism we have in politics associated or adjacent to Democratic politics the better. #MEPolitics

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Spotted: Angus King introducing Ron Wyden to his son Angus King III, who is running for Governor

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 2d

if this really really rich nepo baby really wants to be the Governor of Maine as a Democrat it'd be good idea for him to let his (extremely rich) Dad know that it's not a good look to keep writing blank checks to the current Republican admin.

Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 2d

Hi @anguskingiii.bsky.social, since you're with him, can you convince your father/top supporter to stop voting with Trump and Republicans? He keeps doing it and he knows better - or should

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Spotted: Angus King introducing Ron Wyden to his son Angus King III, who is running for Governor

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 12m

Can we PLEASE stop elevating these dumbasses? He’s a schmuck.

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 14m

Wut??? Khan a has zero core principles.

Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 2d

Ro Khanna is platforming InfoWars anti-Semite Ian Carroll. So that's no good.

Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 3d

I don't take a dime from any PAC or lobbyist, including AIPAC.

I am proud to be one of the handful of Democrats standing up against Big Money.

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 16m

lol!!

Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 16m

I am very tired of the nepotism

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 2d

The less elite nepotism we have in politics associated or adjacent to Democratic politics the better. #MEPolitics

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Spotted: Angus King introducing Ron Wyden to his son Angus King III, who is running for Governor

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 2d

The less elite nepotism we have in politics associated or adjacent to Democratic politics the better. #MEPolitics

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Spotted: Angus King introducing Ron Wyden to his son Angus King III, who is running for Governor

Angus King, an old white man with a moustache, standing next to Angus King III, a younger white man in a black suit, next to Ron Wyden, an older white man in a charcoal blazer

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 17m

This is the right thing to do. He has the resources and should help in this way. Good for him.

David Wright @davidwright6.bsky.social · 3d

New:

Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer announced Thursday that he would spend $12 million backing California Democrats’ redistricting push this fall, becoming the latest megadonor to enter the high-stakes contest.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

Tom Steyer enters California redistricting fight with a $12 million | CNN Politics

Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer announced Thursday that he would spend $12 million backing California Democrats’ redistricting push this fall, becoming the latest megadonor to enter the high-stakes con...

www.cnn.com

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David Wright @davidwright6.bsky.social · 3d

New:

Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer announced Thursday that he would spend $12 million backing California Democrats’ redistricting push this fall, becoming the latest megadonor to enter the high-stakes contest.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

Tom Steyer enters California redistricting fight with a $12 million | CNN Politics

Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer announced Thursday that he would spend $12 million backing California Democrats’ redistricting push this fall, becoming the latest megadonor to enter the high-stakes con...

www.cnn.com

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 19m

Another #pathologicalliar

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 1h

Conspiracism at work. The local police and mayor are telling her that Portland's fine and she doesn't want to hear it, so she's accusing them of being part of the conspiracy.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 22m

It isn’t bizarre by the standards of the people that brung them. They were put there for this moment.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h

Do federal judges believe we are now in the midst of a national crisis? In any event, they definitely believe that SCOTUS's bizarre conduct has brought the federal judiciary into an unprecedented crisis of public confidence. reason.com/volokh/2025/...

Do Federal Judges Believe We Are in the Midst of a "Judicial Crisis"?

Today's New York Times reports that some federal judges are unhappy with the Supreme Court's repeated grant of interim relief to…

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1h

Gregg is correct, particularly in noting the fundamental irresponsibility of major US media.

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 23m

This sounds like bullshit.

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 24m

Agree.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 4h

Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., the last living witness of his cousin Emmett Till's abduction, will be the convocation speaker at the conclusion of Tougaloo College’s Founders’ Week on Sunday, Oct. 12.

Emmett Till Center to Honor His Legacy With Events Across State

The Emmett Till Interpretative Center will continue its “Remembering Emmett” series with events across Mississippi in October and November.

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 4h

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 5h

lol.

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 5h

Can someone with knowledge explain to me how ANY med school or program dealing with anatomy can possibly allow this??

Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 1d

A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations.

She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!

Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:

A diagram of the bones and (some) deep muscles of the hand and forearm. AI says that we only have four digits. It’s also identified a tendon as the median nerve, another tendon as the ulnar nerve, among other issues.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the neck. It hallucinated the “ennocleidomasid” muscle, and the “anterior scalpalin muscle”.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the lateral thigh. It says that the gluteus Maximus (the big juicy butt muscle) is on the anterior side. It also points to the quadriceps muscle and says “attattment”. It also says that the same structure is the tibia AND the deep fascia of the leg.

An AI generated diagram of the bones of the hand and forearm. This time AI says we have 6 digits. It also says that the radius is the ulnar artery. Among other many issues.

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