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Christofascism and Extremism researcher Fluent in Sean Feucht Breast cancer community organizer and survivor. Taungurung [-o-] 📍LA ✍🏼 https://leftcoastrightwatch.org/authors/kate-burns/ More https://linktr.ee/kateburnschad

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 4d

New from me: MAYDAY Lawfare
Huge thank you to @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social for chatting with us

LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.bsky.social · 4d

NEW from LCRW: @katerqburns.bsky.social covers the Christian supremacist provocateurs behind the 'Mayday' tour partnering with the Liberty Counsel. They're suing L.A. and Seattle for not accommodating their events enough and the court documents reference public masturbation for some reason

plots & prayers: ANTI-QUEER ‘MAYDAY’ ORGANIZERS WAGE LAWFARE OVER SEATTLE, LOS... | Left Coast Right Watch

Ross Johnston and Jenny Donnelly have a new strategy for spreading Christian supremacist ideology across America: sue anyone who gets in their way. Last month, both Johnston and Donnelly took to both...

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 16h

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 14h

“Free speech zone after curfew”

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · 17h

Broadview police in conjunction with ISP has arrested a protester for not dispersing from the free speech zone after curfew.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 13h

This is real. Chicago today.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 21h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 21h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18h

X post today from Homeland Security @DHSgov that says "Remigrate."
3:06 PM · Oct 14, 2025

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 18h

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US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last m...

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 18h

BREAKING

The US State Department has revoked the visas of citizens from Argentina, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and Paraguay for comments they made in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

- An Argentine national who said Charlie "devoted his entire life spreading racist, xenophobic, misogynistic rhetoric" and deserves to burn in hell.
- A South African national who mocked those grieving Charlie saying "they're hurt that the racist rally ended in attempted martyrdom"
-A Mexican national who said Charlie "died being a racist, he died being a misogynist" and stated that "there are people who deserve to die."
- A Brazilian national who said "Charlie Kirk was the reason for a Nazi rally where they marched in homage to him" and that he "DIED TOO LATE."
- A German national who celebrated Charlie's death + wrote
"when fascists die, democrats don't complain."
- A Paraguayan national who said "Charlie Kirk was a son of a b**** and he died by his own rules."

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 19h

So glad we’re burning down rainforests and drying up lakes to help total losers masturbate in an entirely new way

The Verge @theverge.com · 22h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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Chuck Leek @chuckleek.bsky.social · 21h

This is Metzger's "Operation Appleseed" in action, at least one aspect of it. Arguably the most successful aspect.

Infiltration of police and military services were also included and have had some significant success as well.

Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 21h

Remember when Alex Pareene predicted this after Charlottesville in 2017 www.splinter.com/charlottesvi...

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Arizona fRight Watch 🎃 @azrww.bsky.social · 21h

The Arizona Young Republicans chairman mentioned in this, Luke Mosiman, was one of the Turning Point affiliates demanding that Phoenix Suns sports writer be fired for not properly mourning Kirk to their liking

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
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James Croxton @jwcroxton.bsky.social · 1d

Yoooo if anyone has a contact, I'm looking for a Public Records expert for a question I have 🫡

DM me if so!

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · 22h

i've said it 100x and i'll say it 100x more: every ounce of energy expended on trying to help the democratic party unfuck itself is energy better spent organizing in your local community to be resilient against fascism and climate collapse because the dems will always sabotage whatever you do.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 23h

🚨 The DSCC — led by Kirsten Gillibrand, Mark Kelly, Adam Schiff, and Lisa Blunt Rochester — has formed a joint fundraising committee with Janet Mills.

Mills, running against Graham Platner in the Maine Democratic Senate primary, would become the oldest freshman (79) ever elected, to a 6-year term.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 22h

Israel is still preventing aid from reaching Palestinians in Gaza

Israel is still collectively punishing the entire civilian population to pressure Hamas

It is still a crime against humanity to withhold aid from civilians

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel limits aid and keeps Rafah crossing closed in dispute over hostage remains

Tensions high as Israel accuses Hamas of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of 24 hostages

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks! Definitely a lot of pro-lifers there so will look into that! Thanks

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Arizona fRight Watch 🎃 @azrww.bsky.social · 22h

Hello, I’m at the Maricopa County Superior Court today for the initial pre-trial hearing for Kevin Charles Pyles, a 32-year-old neo-Nazi Goyim Defense League obsessee who is facing felony charges, including communicating a terrorism threat, after he repeatedly targeted a Phoenix synagogue.

The case info for all the folks in room 2B including:

PYLES, KEVIN
2B
9:00 AM
CR2025-133323

Wooden doors to the court are besides the digital sign.

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 22h

“Everyone that votes no is going to the gas chamber. And everyone that endorsed but then votes for us is going to the gas chamber.”

Politico @politico.com · 23h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · 23h

i'm so tired of non-jews pretending they give a fuck about antisemitism by calling things antisemitic that are clearly not

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 23h

God needs to be saved??? lol these fucking people

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 1d

With *everything* going on and in the lead up to the No Kings protests this weekend can I interest you in the rights tried and tested playbook? Feucht may have mastered it but this is the playbook many instigators out there have adopted as their MO. Be informed and stay safe!

Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · Aug 28

New from me for @thestranger.com With Feucht coming to Seattle this weekend I took some time to lay out his playbook, in detail. Understanding how the rage machine works will help folks respond while keeping those most vulnerable safe www.thestranger.com/news/2025/08...

Decoding Christian Supremacists' Playbook Before Sean Feucht Takes Over Gas Works Park

Christian Supremacist worship leader Sean Feucht is heading back to Seattle for Revive in 25, and anyone paying attention should recognize this isn't just another stop on his revival tour. It's a calc...

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

This isn't new, by the way. Trump and his minions wanted an "antifa" Black Bloc to show up and fight with cops on Jan. 6, 2021. If that had happened, he would have then called out the National Guard to a) arrest leftists and b) shut down the Capitol and prevent the election from being certified

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

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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Glendale Extremist Network @glendaleextremists.bsky.social · 1d

Bunch of divorced dads with flag fetishes and no unsupervised custody visits trying to drum up imaginary “far left violence” to feel big and strong.

S.C.E.W. @socalextremismwatch.com · 1d

Just a normal call out to militant, slightly goofy, mostly Latino, self loathing Proud Boys of the Chino Valley and surrounding areas by a local Calvary Church: Because we all know by now that Calvary Church networks and Proud Boys go hand in hand.

Proud Boy Luke Dennis shares an advertisement by Calvary Chapel Chino Valley to attend a Charlie Kirk memorial.
Flyer has a very large Proud Boy symbol on it- yellow graphic of a “crown of laurel.”

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning, I thought we were supposed to live like Jesus?!

turningpointusa
31 WAYS TO LIVE LIKE CHARLIE KIRK
1. HONOR THE SABBATH
2. JOURNAL EVERY DAY
3. SEND SCRIPTURE TO FRIENDS
4. HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE YOU DISAGREE WITH
5. REGISTER TO VOTE
6. GET MARRIED
7. HAVE KIDS
8. GO TO CHURCH
9. WORK OUT
10. GET SUN
11. ASK YOUR SPOUSE, "HOW CAN I BETTER SERVE YOU?"
12. READ YOUR BIBLE EVERY DAY
13. STAND UP FOR YOUR BELIEFS
14. EAT HOT SAUCE
15. CARRY A POCKET CONSTITUTION
16. SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES
17. DRINK A MINT MAJESTY TEA WITH 2 HONEYS
18. AVOID DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
19. DON'T BE AFRAID OF WHAT OTHERS THINK OF YOU
20. GET 8 HOURS OF SLEEP
21. LIMIT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA INTAKE
22. TOUCH GRASS AND GET OUT IN NATURE
23. LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY
24. BE A LEADER, NOT A FOLLOWER
25. NEVER SURRENDER
26. BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS
27. OUTWORK YOUR ENEMY
28. READ THE COLLEGE SCAM
29. WORK TO OWN LAND
30. BECOME UNGOVERNABLE
31. PICK UP THE MIC
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland ICE protest camp literally has a rack full of inflatable costumes for demonstrators who want to try one on...

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