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James McCrone

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Author of political thrillers, Faithless Elector, Dark Network, Emergency Powers and the NEW Bastard Verdict. Lives in South Philly. http://jamesmccrone.com

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James McCrone @jmccrone.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Faithless Elector novels prefigured a conspiracy to steal the presidency--find out how it goes wrong for the very people who planned it.
Get all three for a special Kindle price. www.amazon.com/dp/B09DT4V5DF

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Jeremy Gibson Brown PhD @jeremygibsonbrown.bsky.social · 54m

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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dogyard @dogyardmag.com · 7d

Come read #dogyard! Our FIRST creative piece! @kattysouza.bsky.social is a delight and we were so grateful for her work and we hope you love it as much as we did. She's a DOG FOR LIFE!

#litmag #fiction #poetry #nonfiction #art #reading #writing #author #writer #online #interview

Poster that has a painting of a tattooed body submerged underwater, the head just poking out. The words say “Creative Debut, Read Katherine Souza’s piece in dogyard mag!” “There’s a lump in your throat. It’s wriggling. You say you don’t know why this happens when I touch your sternum. But I see the lump for what it is: a bird you swallowed to keep the chirping muffled in a corporeal tomb…”

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🦋 Frankie 🦋 @frankiemillie10.bsky.social · 1h

Crikey 🤦‍♀️

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

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 3h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

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MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 1h

Cody Balmer, the man accused of setting the governor’s mansion ablaze in an attempt on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s life this spring, pleaded guilty to attempted homicide and related crimes on Tuesday morning.

He was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison.

Arsonist who set Gov. Shapiro’s Harrisburg mansion ablaze admits guilt, is sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison

Balmer pleaded guilty to attempted homicide, terrorism, arson, and related crimes for the April attack on the governor's residence.

www.inquirer.com

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 1h

Good morning everyone
So thankful the Israeli hostages are released

But today
We also have HOSTAGES right here in America

The Epstein Survivors being held hostage by Trump, Johnson, and Republicans

Swear in Adelita Grijalva
Release the Epstein Files
#EpsteinFiles

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Katie Ward @katiewardwriter.bsky.social · 1d

🛩️ #WolseyWriters Are you ready to come in from the cold? Our theme this month is SPY STORIES w/ guest speaker Bob Pearson.
🛩️ SAT 1 NOV at 10:30am-12pm.
🛩️ Creative Writing at #NewWolsey Theatre #Suffolk IP1 2AS

Pay what you feel ⤵️
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/events/wolse...

#writingcommunity #booksky

Book cover: The Spy Who Came in from The Cold by John Le Carre. It shows a figure standing in front of The Brandenburg Gate, the old boundary between East and West Germany.

Book cover: Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene. A black and white photo of a vintage car.

Book cover: At Risk by Stella Rimington. The author is the real former head of MI5. It shows a lit doorway.

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💀💩L @jweland.bsky.social · 1h

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1h

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion judgment for calling Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

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Tony @weeton4.bsky.social · 2h

That didn't last long.

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Jeremy Gibson Brown PhD @jeremygibsonbrown.bsky.social · 1h

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 22h

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 1d

I've been saying for months they're gonna take "certain" people's guns. I told ya....

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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 18h

I have little hope that the NHTSA or any other U.S. federal regulator will ever act against Tesla's manslaughter or fraud. It's may have to be the private litigants who finally bring it down.

electrek.co/2025/10/13/t...

Thousands of Tesla owners join class action lawsuit over 'Full Self-Driving' in Australia

Thousands of Tesla owners have reportedly joined a class action lawsuit against the automaker in Australia over false claims about...

electrek.co

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

NO KINGS, y'all! October 18! Find a rally near you and GO!

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Sal Vadacchino 🇨🇦 @sal-vadacchino.bsky.social · 1h

‘Who was president in 2020?’ Trump and GOP want you to think it was Biden
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/p...

‘Who was president in 2020?’ Trump and GOP want you to think it was Biden | CNN Politics

If you asked people what the worst one-year period in recent American history was, it’s a good bet that many would choose roughly between January 2020 and January 2021.

www.cnn.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 13h

In their quest to rig the 2026 midterms in their favor to the maximum extent possible within the law, the Republican Party wants to gerrymander the hell out of a state they won in a presidential election by just 183,000+ votes & give it an 11-3 R congressional delegation. This is authoritarianism.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13h

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced plans on Monday to redraw the state’s already gerrymandered congressional maps to further favor their party. The most likely target is the First Congressional District, which has the state’s only competitive House seat.

North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat

The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 12h

Unprecedented corruption

Michael Scherer @michaelscherer.bsky.social · 13h

Follow the money. A timely bet raises eyebrows amid record crypto selloff www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

A Historic Crypto Selloff Erased Over $19 Billion, but Two Accounts Made $160 Million

Ahead of the selloff, two accounts on Hyperliquid placed massive bets that bitcoin and ether would fall.

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MariaevaJ (Formal Tribel) @mariaevaj.bsky.social · 22h

One criminal giving another criminal credit. This should worry everyone.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19h

Big media outlets are rejecting the new Pentagon press restrictions imposed by TV entertainer and inexplicably Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

So far: The Guardian, WaPo, CNN, The Atlantic and NYT.

Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline — The Washington Post

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

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AnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 18h

Warm water #coralreefs are passing their thermal tipping__a tragedy for nature and the people that rely on them for food and income.

www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.

www.leeds.ac.uk

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h

Today I wrote about the importance of not falling into the trap of allowing career prosecutors to legitimize political prosecutions. Become a Democracy Docket member to receive all of my writings and other exclusive content while also supporting independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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am-mccarthy.bsky.social @am-mccarthy.bsky.social · 18h

Why are some Americans so sure this couldn't happen to them?

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

In Chicago, multiple ICE GOONS cornered an unarmed man and pulled their firearms on him.

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 20h

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