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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

I had to listen to the audio to confirm it, but yes, as troops are being deployed to American cities, as masked goons are disappearing citizens from our streets, as ICE agents are shooting pepper balls at priests ... Mike Johnson thinks nude bicyclists are "the most threatening thing I've seen yet."

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Cath RN, PhD 🎃 👻 @headdoc35.bsky.social · 13h

Republican leaders have an indelible affinity for rape, harassment, domestic violence, pedophilia, bribery, and corruption.

I hope she sees this & leaves her irredeemably no-values Republican party because she’ll be an easy target if she remains one.

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 14h

Rep. Cory Mills' ex-girlfriend was granted a restraining order after she said she feared the Florida Republican would tarnish her reputation by releasing videos of the two having sex.

MAGA lawmaker hit with restraining order over threat of 'dating violence'

Rep. Cory Mills' ex-girlfriend was granted a restraining order after she said she feared the Florida Republican would tarnish her reputation by releasing videos of the two having sex.Lindsey Langston, the current Miss United States and a Republican state committeewoman, told Drop Site News that she ...

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Dr. Liz: Life In The After Times @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 13h

He had some kinda influence on Ezra Klein.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 14h

Sad to see a proud newspaper neuter itself.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

The Situation: Democracy Dies in Both Sides-ism

The Washington Post editorial on the Comey indictment was a failure of moral reasoning.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 14h

In other words, it's isn't support for the people of Argentina, it's support for an ideologically approved regime

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 14h

Trump says US support for Argentina is ‘gone’ if Milei suffers election losses on.ft.com/3L8Y0Wi

Trump says US support for Argentina is ‘gone’ if Milei suffers election losses

President suggests $20bn swap line is contingent on libertarian’s victory in midterm elections

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Dr. Liz: Life In The After Times @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 13h

A family that is really into Halloween.

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Dr. Liz: Life In The After Times @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 16h

Our worst thoughts about these young "men" are true. In public, they are outraged that we'd think this of them, but it bleeds through and we see it. Privately, they're proud to be assholes.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 17h

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 22h

“Putin’s biggest win comes from convincing the world that he’s winning, even when he isn’t.”

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 23h

Russia’s leader isn’t nearly as strong as he’s made out to be, Andrew Ryvkin writes. “A realistic view of his power would strip Putin of his biggest leverage: the perception of his invincibility”:

Putin Is Not Winning

Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.

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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 22h

This new Pentagon press policy is not good for our press or our military.

And I’m saying that as a former soldier who knows the importance of a free press.
www.thebulwark.com/p/locking-do...

Locking Down the Pentagon Press Is Dangerous

Pete Hegseth’s proposed restrictions would harm the people whom both the military and the press are meant to serve.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 21h

Politicians who accuse their critics of Hating America…hate America.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 19h

How did we get here? ffs

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

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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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21h

Speaker of the House Waylon Smithers had his sense of shame and self-awareness placed into a blind trust.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h

Just now— @SpeakerJohnson announces he will lead a global pressure campaign to get the narcissist-in-chief a Nobel Prize next year

(Also revealing he doesn’t understand what “objective facts” are)

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Dr. Liz: Life In The After Times @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 22h

I know, due process, but this has dragged on far too long. This man must be made to pay his victims.

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Dr. Liz: Life In The After Times @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 22h

Wait, Hamas is killing Palestinians?

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 22h

"So we read with interest yesterday the news that two Nobel-winning MIT economists are decamping for the University of Zurich next year.

MAGA may be fine with this. But we liked it when America was a magnet for Nobel laureates, not a place they wanted to flee."

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Is He Lying or Crazy? Does It Matter?

Living in the world the president dreams up.

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Dr. Liz: Life In The After Times @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 23h

How Christian, indeed. The billionaires want to eliminate spending on anything that benefits everyone. Then there are the Libertarians, who are ideologically opposed to virtually all government functions, & finally, right-wing Christians regard education as a threat to inane fundamentalist dogma.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

"'The National Symphony Orchestra will kick off every show in its 2025–26 season by performing the national anthem.'

That seems to me something other than patriotism...If you want to be patriotic, abide by national traditions, such as respect for the rule of law."

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Standing for America, &c.

On the national anthem before every concert; the Riyadh Comedy Festival; the evil of Russia in Ukraine; a glimpse of Seamus Heaney; and more

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 23h

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

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Deborah Nicholas MD @dnicholasmd.bsky.social · 1d

Private equity acquisition of hospitals have led to an increase in deaths among emergency department patients receiving Medicare, according to a recent study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. ⤵️

www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes After Private Equity Acquisition | Annals of Internal Medicine

Background: After private equity acquisition, hospitals may experience changes in staffing with implications for patients. Objective: To examine hospital staffing and patient outcomes in emergency dep...

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Dr. Liz: Life In The After Times @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 1d

Hamas is eliminating competition to lead the eventual government of Gaza as outlined in the Trump plan. They just won't call themselves Hamas. However, the process will break down before it gets that far. The first step was easy. Further steps in the plan are wildly improbable for many reasons.

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Doris F.🐶💙🌺🇺🇦🇩🇪 @lovedogs8.bsky.social · 1d

So the hostages might be freed but they're executing Gazans.
www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...

BBC Verify Live: Video shows execution in Gaza City as armed groups vie for control

Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

Who was president in 2020? There appears to be a concerted effort to get you to forget

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.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if all the people braying about the "war on Christianity" might raise some objections if it were a *Democratic* administration who had its armed thugs shooting priests in the head with pepper balls and waiting outside Catholic Churches to disappear parishioners?

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Robert Koenig @robertkoenig.bsky.social · 2d

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Dr. Liz: Life In The After Times @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 2d

Right in front of our eyes.

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