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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 14d

ICE's military raids and masked kidnappings are resonating deeply/negatively in the cultural spaces we keep hearing Dems need to reach: Manosphere, Joe Rogan, country music, disengaged voters. That's rare and it gives Dems a big opening to engage.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2018...

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · 14d

Mazel tov!

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 14d

Instead of "This is inappropriate!" Democrats - especially those who might run for president - should say right now "Anyone who participates in this should know: You are committing a crime, and in the next administration you will be prosecuted."

That will change the frame of the story.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15d

Again, it is a full-blown federal felony crime for anyone in the White House or Executive Office of the President to order tax investigations into anyone.

And it's not just a crime to DO it, it's even a federal crime for an employee not to REPORT such an order to the Treasury Inspector General.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 23d

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · 21d

I'm loving the resistances in Chicago & Portland, and just how deeply Chicago & Portland they are.

Chicago: 'YOU WANNA GO; LET'S GO, BIIIIHHH"

Portland: Puts on chicken costume and cranks up "Yakety Sax"

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · 23d

Say hello to what will surely be the Pulitzer Prize winning photo this year. A masked ICE agent macing Pastor David Black in Chicago.

Photo by Ashlee Rezin of the Chicago Sun-Times. Congratulations in advance, Ashlee.

A line of ICE agents on the left in full military battle gear and masks with two protesters and some press on the right. One ICE officer's arm is extended and holding a can of mace while one of the protesters, a pastor in religious garb, turns his face away grimacing, his hands put in front of him trying to protect himself.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Sep 28

The cognitive dissonance here is truly incredible.

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · Sep 19

WTH

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · Sep 16

LMAO ok

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · Sep 16

I love dogs but your inability to understand the difference between personal taste & morality is making you miss the point. The point is: He didn't give a shit about her wants, needs, or *literal allergies*. He went behind her back to add a huge responsibility to their lives that she did not want.

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · Sep 16

"when"

LMAO

Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · Sep 8

And what we go through is *nothing* compared to the racism Black Americans face. I can't believe anyone in any marginalized community voted for the fash. But there always are some who think they'll be the exception.

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · Sep 8

And still 24% of Black men who voted in 2024 voted for Trump. It boggles my mind that in my own community, 87% of Jewish women voted for Kamala but only like 73% of Jewish men did. MAGA hates us when they're not fetishizing us as their key to the rapture. And yet. Blew my mind

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · Sep 8

I always knew that Smashing Pumpkins guy was sus

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · Sep 1

My friend Christopher, risking his life in Ukraine to help as many people as possible survive Putin's genocide, has a message for President Trump. Let's make sure he hears it. #ukraine #slavaukraini #trump #potus

youtu.be/4GvBtI2pUUQ?...

An American Veteran In Ukraine Addresses President Trump. Christopher Loverro

YouTube video by Christopher Loverro

youtu.be

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · Aug 15

We definitely teach it in California. It's a huge pain in the ass bc they expect you to teach it with no training, no support, and no added time *on top of* the subject you're required to teach with a huge, expensive amount of training, no resources, and very little uninterrupted time

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · Aug 9

What happens if you don’t do background checks or training for thousands of people and you give them all total authority?

ICE has been caught looting and destroying property at Pittsburgh restaurants. They even tried to break into the safes. They loaded food, supplies and equipment into vehicles

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · Aug 10

First of all, he'll be dead by 2028-- he's almost 80 and he exists on a diet of rage and Big Macs-- and secondly, if he wants to run against Obama, he can be my guest

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · Aug 10

usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”

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Melissa Hillman @melissahillman.bsky.social · Aug 9

I think that's a silly boundary to have and yet I have no problem following it bc those baby relatives are NOT MY BABY. I wish you could see how cute the newest baby is omgggggg. But it's not my call to make. Entitled people suck

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Aug 9

Good morning. Trump is protecting Epstein files. The confederacy lost and they were traitors, mRNA vaccines are the future, cops shouldn’t wear masks, Trump cut taxes for the rich and ripped benefits from the poor.

Have a weekend

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez @agomezfcc.bsky.social · Aug 7

A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.

This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 9

Medicare for All - "That's socialism!"

Social Security - "That's socialism!"

Debt free education - "That's socialism!"

Universal childcare - "That's socialism!"

$1 trillion in tax cuts for the richest 1%...

"That's just how it is."

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Bonky @shesbonky.bsky.social · Aug 5

If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research… I have nothing left to say to you. Please unfollow me.

#pediatriccancer #cancermom

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