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Kyle I, PhD πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦
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Kyle I, PhD πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ @kyleiphd.bsky.social Β· Apr 16
The turnout for AOC & Bernie was absolutely insane in Folsom, CA We were in line for over 1.5 hrs and we still never got in!! People set up on the road above the arena just to get a view. Here are some photos from when we got close enough to see.
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Alex Callinicos @alexcallinicos.bsky.social Β· 3d
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social Β· 3d
Honestly at some point you have to start doing psyops with these people:

Have Obama announce that he will seek a third term tomorrow. Then watch all the con law β€œscholars” and Fix News MELT DOWN trying to explain why he can’t but Trump can. (It’s like Newsom taking over his social media persona)
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 3d
Q: One theory on how you might try to serve a 3rd term is that you could run at the vice president

TRUMP: Yeah, I'd be allowed to do that. But I would rule that out because it's too cute.
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George Conway πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸš«πŸ‘‘πŸΈ @gtconway.bsky.social Β· 3d
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 3d
Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com Β· 4d
signs like these are up all over Chicago cafes and storefronts (here, cafes in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards) warning ICE not to enter without a judicial warrant
Glass storefront door in Brighton Park, with sign in English and Spanish, reading: ATTENTION ICE/CBP AGENTS STOP YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED ENTRANCE INTO THIS BUSINESS WITHOUT A VALID JUDICIAL WARRANT ATENCION AGENTES DE ICE/CBP STOP NO SE LE PERMITE LA ENTRADA A ESTE NEGOCIO SIN UNA ORDEN JUDICIAL VALIDA Glass storefront door with sign reading: PRIVATE PROPERTY NO ICE YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER NON-PUBLIC AREAS OF THIS SPACE WITHOUT A VALID JUDICIAL WARRANT SIGNED BY A FEDERAL JUDGE and a second sign: PLEASE USE DOOR ON 47TH ST. BACK OF THE YARDS
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social Β· 4d
Nine months ago I put most of my hope in major institutions continuing to hold fascism in check, but had little expectation that regular people with little to no power would step up and put themselves at risk.

I had it exactly backward.
melissagiragrant.com Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com Β· 4d
signs like these are up all over Chicago cafes and storefronts (here, cafes in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards) warning ICE not to enter without a judicial warrant
Glass storefront door in Brighton Park, with sign in English and Spanish, reading: ATTENTION ICE/CBP AGENTS STOP YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED ENTRANCE INTO THIS BUSINESS WITHOUT A VALID JUDICIAL WARRANT ATENCION AGENTES DE ICE/CBP STOP NO SE LE PERMITE LA ENTRADA A ESTE NEGOCIO SIN UNA ORDEN JUDICIAL VALIDA Glass storefront door with sign reading: PRIVATE PROPERTY NO ICE YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER NON-PUBLIC AREAS OF THIS SPACE WITHOUT A VALID JUDICIAL WARRANT SIGNED BY A FEDERAL JUDGE and a second sign: PLEASE USE DOOR ON 47TH ST. BACK OF THE YARDS
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social Β· 5d
The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
mandophotos.bsky.social armando l sanchez @mandophotos.bsky.social Β· 5d
More from the scene
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social Β· 4d
I could not be prouder that my law firm is currently litigating 60 voting, election and redistricting cases in 30 states. Even as large law firms bow down, we continue to fight for democracy every single day.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social Β· 4d
"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social Β· 4d
They don’t even pretend to care. This is the only story. You can’t open the government if the House refuses to show up.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social Β· 5d
Sadly, we no longer live in a functioning democracy.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social Β· 4d
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Β· 5d
POLLS ARE NOW OPEN.

Find out where you early vote ⬇️ πŸ—³οΈ
findmypollsite.vote.nyc
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social Β· 5d
Americans still don't realize how bad it has gotten and how much worse it is going to get.

Immense destruction, pain and suffering, and we're not even at the tip of it.
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com Β· 5d
If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 6d
people chant "we stand with you!" as Letitia James tries to speak outside a courthouse in Virginia
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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social Β· 5d
Hope people are realizing that rigging the 2026 and 2028 elections have always been the plan.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social Β· 6d
Trump Grifts and Rewards Criminals as the Country Collapses

Trump pardons his criminal Crypto buddies, bails out Argentina, attacks his critics, and demonizes Americans, all while destroying the White House and the US in his bid for money and forever power.

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 7d
Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social Β· 7d
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 8d
Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social Β· 7d
New poll: UNH finds that November’s ballot measure in Maine that would greatly restrict mail voting, and impose voter ID, is *very* tight.

It’s 49% no, 48% yes. scholars.unh.edu/survey_cente...

One of the most suspenseful elections on November 4.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Β· 7d
Corruption goes courtside.
A screenshot of a post on X from Andrew Cuomo showing him sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden next to Mayor Eric Adams. The tweet says: "No better way to celebrate winning tonight's debate than making it to the @nyknicks game in time for the 2nd half."
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Kyle I, PhD πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ @kyleiphd.bsky.social Β· 7d
More abject stupidity
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Data Bear πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ @dataandpolitics.net Β· 7d
Fuck. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Exclusive: Major federal immigration operation headed to San Francisco Bay Area
More than 100 federal agents, including some from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Alameda base.
www.sfchronicle.com
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