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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

www.nytimes.com

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 23h

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.

It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.

Long thread.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-8/

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 22h

The Supreme Court's Republican appointees sound ready to transform the 14th and 15th Amendments into a weapon against the very racial minorities they were meant to protect—handing Republicans 15-19 additional House seats in the process. A disaster for democracy.
slate.com/news-and-pol...

Is it racist to remedy racism? That’s the question at the heart of Callais v. Louisiana, which the Supreme Court heard on Wednesday. The case asks whether the Voting Rights Act gives Black Louisianans too much political power—and if so, whether the landmark law violates the Constitution. Unsurprisingly, the Republican-appointed justices seem eager to rule that it does. Throughout oral arguments, they suggested the VRA protects minority voters too effectively, dragging the government into race-conscious considerations that offend the equal protection rights of the white voters who sued in this case. And they floated various ways to gut what remains of the statute by twisting it beyond recognition or striking it down altogether. The result would be a windfall for Republicans, who stand to gain at least 19 seats in the House of Representatives if the Supreme Court frees them to gerrymander Black communities into oblivion. Such a decision would also devastate minority representation in Congress, eliminating up to 30 percent of the Congressional Black Caucus.

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 1d

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Amanda Jean Stevenson @amandajean.bsky.social · 1d

CDC had worked for decades to overcome the fear of government research created by the US Public Health Service's participation in the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis. Robust protections for human subjects for the basis of that effort. Gutting the CDC IRB is dangerous in so many different ways.

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 1d

"No IRB in the world would approve it." That's what every researcher has told me about saline placebo trials to test vaccines we already have.

The CDC just got rid of its entire IRB. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Instability and whiplash’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half

Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while former top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Regarding the news today, all I have to say for now is... subscribe to The Onion. Thank you for believing in us and thank you for your patience.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

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
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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norbizness @norbizness.bsky.social · 1d

Well I think we've finally found a comprehensive theory for middle-aged podcast bro and senior citizen Health Secretary malfunction.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

A number of popular protein supplements contain levels of lead that could pose health concerns, according to a new report that tested samples of 23 powders and shakes.

Report Finds Lead in Naked Protein Powders and Other Popular Brands

Experts said the levels were not high enough to cause immediate harm, but raised the risk of long-term health effects.

nyti.ms

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

1. Yesterday, the press gave Gavin Newsom favorable coverage for signing pro-LGBTQ+ bills.

Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.

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Gavin Newsom Vetoes Important HRT Stockpiling Bill For Trans Californians, Signs Other Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills

The bill would have allowed transgender people to maintain a safe supply of medication in the era of government crackdowns on care.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 2d

Unbelievable story of Afghan refugee, a highly vetted fluent English speaker who helped the US against the Taliban and now lives here with his US citizen kids, declared “illegal” and perhaps about to be shipped home by the Trump admin to his likely death

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S.

Then ICE arrested him.

If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back.

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

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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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

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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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

Solidarity is the only way

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 3d

Janet saying: Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely brutal.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 3d

1. As some Democrats have run from transgender rights, Zohran Mamdani is showing what so many others have lacked: courage to lead with his values over pandering to focus groups.

The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.

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As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support

The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 3d

Today's newsletter is all about this brilliant ad www.readtpa.com/p/a-politici...

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The Cooler @thegreencooler.bsky.social · 2d

If you are going to a protest, PLEASE take the online Stop the Bleed course. If you have the disposable income, you might want to get an IFAK kit. www.stopthebleed.org/get-trained/...

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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 3d

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

"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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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

The fact that top Republicans are already fearmongering about, lying about, the No Kings rallies this Saturday, across the US, tells you how worried they are about public pressure and protest against their reactionary, autocratic, anti-American agenda.

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