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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 1d

The United States military swears loyalty to the Constitution, not to any political party or leader.

Anyone in a position of power giving orders to the military to use force against American citizens is a fascist and must be opposed by those still loyal to the Constitution.

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John Sundman @jsundman.bsky.social · 1d

"What should we be doing now to ensure that our city remains a decent city for people not yet born?" As hard as it is to look up from our immediate troubles, I believe that such questions are worth asking & discussing. I'm flattered to have been invited to be on this panel at MIT tomorrow evening.

John Sundman @jsundman.bsky.social · 1d

Assuming that the nor'easter will allow me to get off the island of Martha's Vineyard tomorrow (that is, if the ferries resume running), inshallah I'll be on this panel tomorrow evening. If you're in the Boston/Cambridge area, I hope to see you there. If not, I hope you'll read my essay, maybe?

A 'Long Now Boston' prognosticator's ball at MIT

A gathering of brilliant visionaries, clairvoyants, crystal ball-gazers. Also, me.

open.substack.com

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John Sundman @jsundman.bsky.social · 1d

Golly. Imagine that.

WIRED @wired.com · 1d

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted. www.wired.com/story/satell...

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.

www.wired.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

gene kelly is antifa

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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John Sundman @jsundman.bsky.social · 1d

Assuming that the nor'easter will allow me to get off the island of Martha's Vineyard tomorrow (that is, if the ferries resume running), inshallah I'll be on this panel tomorrow evening. If you're in the Boston/Cambridge area, I hope to see you there. If not, I hope you'll read my essay, maybe?

A 'Long Now Boston' prognosticator's ball at MIT

A gathering of brilliant visionaries, clairvoyants, crystal ball-gazers. Also, me.

open.substack.com

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John Sundman @jsundman.bsky.social · 1d

Amen. These heartless, bigoted, child-hating, misogynistic, ignorant, vain, cruel, hypocritical, rich, entitled bullies control the Presidency, the House of Representatives & the Senate. It's their fucking mess. Let them find a way out. In the name of God and the USA, do not lend them a hand.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

Republicans have majorities in both houses of Congress, so they can end the impasse any time they want, all on their own. This shutdown reveals a much deeper dysfunction, to which blame can be wholly attached to Trump and his GOP enablers. trib.al/4RMmelX

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1d

Keep it going. Get your family and friends to join
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Boycotting Israel has gone mainstream: ‘We’ve never seen such traction before’

After decades of being dismissed as fringe, the boycott call has been taken up by leading figures across arts, sports and politics

www.theguardian.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2d

Israel is retaining control of 58% of the Gaza Strip, including the majority of its farmland in eastern Gaza.

Western Gaza was largely built on top of sand dunes, as you can see from the aerial image in the post below.

ISRAEL'S WAR ON GAZA
Israel's withdrawal to the 'yellow line'
In the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan, Israel is set to withdraw its troops to the agreed 'yellow line' within 24 hours, after which a 72-hour period will begin for the handover of Israeli captives.

Israel retains control of 58%
of the Gaza Strip

[map of Gaza showing the area still controlled by Israel in yellow, with a yellow line surrounding the area in which Palestinians are allowed to reside]

eyal weizman @weizman... 1d g ...
This aerial image from the 1960s shows that the 'yellow line' of Israel's redeployment in Gaza is roughly matching with the border of the area's coastal sand dune, leaving Gaza without the absolute majority of its agricultural areas on the fertile soils in the east.
[B&W aerial image of Gaza showing a yellow line separating the area where Palestinians are allowed to reside in the west from the area in the east. Sand dunes are visible in the majority of the now built-up area for Palestinans]

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 2d

This is correct, in part - as the grim, military historian in me feels the need to note - it is psychologically much harder to get soldiers to open fire on people they view as 'respectable.'

And I dread, with grim increasingly certainty, that we are headed to a point where that matters.

WhatSaraSaid @whatsarasaid.bsky.social · 2d

protests against this government should include white Boomer grandmothers who meet for pilates class, get a pitcher of mimosas & walk together to the public space

we need people in the street who think everyone can talk their way out of a speeding ticket, they're key to winning

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

There is a great deal of dick-wagging going on.

In prosecutors' bid for a protective order, they cited this case (as if to suggest Comey's single video was worse than 100 tweets from the President).

law.justia.com/cases/federa...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

Sure sure. Like @joshgerstein.bsky.social, I'm experiencing deja vu with the Libby reference.

But my fav part of Fitz' response to Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer's sloppy bid for a protective order is this footnote, catching LTIL's attempt to pull a fast one

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Protective orders addressing the confidentiality and privacy interests of
others should not override a defendant’s right to a fair trial. See United States v. O'Keefe, No. CRIM. 06-0249 (PLF), 2007 WL 1239204, at *2 (D.D.C. Apr. 27,
2007)(citing United States v. Libby, 453 F.Supp.2d 35, 37 (D.D.C.2006) (discussing
procedures under the Classified Information Procedures Act))

In the original version of the protective order that the government provided to
defense counsel, it allowed for this permission to be sought ex parte. Therefore, the
defense did not perceive this provision to be in dispute. It was unexpected that it
was omitted in the government’s filed copy.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Bat 🦇 Borus @matthewborus.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly kind of amazing how publicly stressed they seem to be about this protest. I’m used to big demos being ignored or co-opted.

Almost like this is unpopular personalist regime knows how brittle it is!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1d

Netanyahu delivering a win for Trump.

He should be seen for what he is: A hostile foreign actor with an illiberal agenda.

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anna 🫧🍧💿 @bastilas.bsky.social · 2d

sometimes I think about this

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 2d

Once Adelita Grijalva is sworn in, she will be the 218th vote that the House needs to...

👂🏾Release the Epstein files!

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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Atti 17.11 @atti1711.bsky.social · 2d

This is Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY). He wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Over 63,000 of his constituents to lose health insurance, if the ACA was repealed.

RETWEET to let New York know that RepMikeLawler wants to take away their health care!
👇👇👇👇

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John Sundman @jsundman.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you. That's exactly what I was looking for.

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 3d

Interesting phrasing here. Subsidies did not magically “become more generous.” The American Rescue Plan of 2021, which every Republican in Congress voted against, expanded these subsidies thanks to Congressional Democrats and President Biden, who signed it into law.

Since subsidies became more generous in 2021, overall enrollment has more than tripled in six red states: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and West Virginia.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

obviously john roberts and the trump majority aren't going a little thing like "history" or "the written text of the constitution" get in the way of their ideological drive to remake the (republican) presidency as an elected dictatorship.

Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 2d

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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John Sundman @jsundman.bsky.social · 2d

Alas, this is true.

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