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mkwarren2.bsky.social @mkwarren2.bsky.social · 2h

Does Eric only come out at night?

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 10h

Many focusing on the hubristic blasphemy of “we’re saving God”—and fair enough—but also, Kaepernick?

All he did was exercise his 1A right to expression in a calm, quiet, unobtrusive way. And he last played Jan. 1, 2017!

How lacking in real problems that this was ever a grievance, let alone still.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

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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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10h

What? The fake ephemeral bullshit narrow-ass deal Trump had others negotiate for him so he could do a twisted whirlwind one-day victory lap is falling apart in under 48 hours?

WHO COULD POSSIBLY HAVE ANTICIPATED THAT

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11h

BREAKING: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating ceasefire with slow release of dead hostages, AP sources say.

Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

The tenuous ceasefire in the two-year Israel-Hamas war is being tested as complex issues remain a day after widespread jubilation over the return to Israel of the last 20 living hostages held in Gaza and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 10h

The Trump administration is engaging in an unprecedented strategy to undermine elections. From rolling back the federal role in protecting the electoral process to threatening local election officials, our new interactive timeline is tracking it all: bit.ly/3IZMSdG

Timeline of the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Undermine Elections

Together, these actions form a concerted strategy to interfere with elections.

www.brennancenter.org

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 10h

In the face of mass illegal firings & efforts to “traumatize” them, federal workers aren’t backing down—and we’re with them all the way.

Trump & Vought—stop attacking American civil servants. Join with us to cancel your devastating health care cuts and to reopen government.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 9h

The constitution says "No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State." How does that square with Trump's demand that Nvidia pay 15% of its China sales to the government?

This is a serious question, btw. Is it not a tax if we make you say you agreed to it? Is there some exception?

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 9h

“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 driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.”

Politico @politico.com · 10h

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.

www.politico.com

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 9h

Remember, as we all learned during the Biden administration because Trump could not stop saying so, any time any element of the Federal Executive Branch is in communication with a private company it's a massive government conspiracy and the most contemptible fascist censorship scheme in U.S. history

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 3h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 5h

Highlight of my day: the amazing third graders at Annunciation stopped by my office while visiting the Capitol today.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10h

Sadists. Truly sick people.

ICE is thoroughly un-American.

Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Ruth @poofer.bsky.social · 13h

That's the truth right there 👊💙

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ACLU @aclu.org · 4h

ICE's escalating violence and use of excessive force are wreaking havoc and making cities less safe.

Armed, masked federal agents shouldn't be menacing our communities.

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

www.npr.org

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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 6h

This administration keeps torching the Hatch Act—propaganda videos in airports, partisan emails on federal servers, even mass firings. It’s corruption with a flag pin. See something? Say something. Expose it through the whistleblower tip line.
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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 9h

This is amazing. Thank you, world!!!

#USDemocracy

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 3h

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 4h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

Screen shot of ABC article with the headline “cartels issuing bounties up to 50k for hits on ICE and CBP agents, DHS says.”

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12h

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 3h

Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 9h

BREAKING:

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 3h

Every wannabe king forgets the same lesson: Americans don’t kneel. The weak call it chaos. The strong call it a wake-up call. The Constitution doesn’t need worshippers. It needs warriors.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 15h

Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h

Pardon me if I delay celebrating this vile cretin losing until those poor Sandy Hook families he victimized for cheap publicity see all of the cash. I don't trust him for a second.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h

NEW: Jim Jordan wants to question Jack Smith about his search of Mar-a-Lago, but Merrick Garland executed that search months before Jack Smith was even appointed. One of several lies in this letter demanding Jack Smith's testimony. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 12h

Just here to remind everyone that while the federal government is shutdown, all study sections at the NIH are currently on hold. Another blow to science and to early career scientists like myself with young labs and research groups. Very hard to remain positive about this career path.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15h

Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House closed is backfiring

In recent months, the House speaker has kept the chamber closed to an unprecedented degree.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Opinion | Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House away from D.C. is backfiring

In recent months, the House speaker has kept the chamber closed to an unprecedented degree.

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