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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1h

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 9h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 46m

👀 Shutdown watch: Murkowski joins a letter full of Democrats demanding answers about backpay for federal workers
www.kaine.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1h

The Supreme Court’s majority right wing indicated in oral arguments that they think racism is over on the same day that the vice president defended the “I love Hitler” guy, and that the NYT reported that the current administration plans to accept only white, English-speaking refugees.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 59m

I'm reminded of this great book, which it occurs to me might convey the new regnant form of (white) supremacism:

Cover of Racism Without Racists by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 1h

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat.

It seems to me that when mom and dad are Nazis chances are, so will their kids. Folks. Teach your children well. Don't raise Nazis!

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

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Just a deep, dark cesspool of corruption like we’ve never seen before in US history at every single agency and level of government. Republicans in Congress continue to ignore all of it and if people still care about having a Republic they will vote them out as soon as they can.

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 1h

How many Republicans have to out themselves as nazis before you believe them?

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1h

🚨BREAKING: Missouri state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at blocking voters’ efforts to invoke their constitutional right to veto the state legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri Republicans Sue to Block ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Another $20 billion. That is the face you make when you heist the US taxpayers for $40 billion two weeks before your midterm elections from the most corrupt America Last regime in history.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1h

Land of the free, home of the brave

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 2h

UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

Indiana University cuts IDS print entirely, hours after firing student media director
By IDS staff
Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm · Updated Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm

IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our newspaper. Upon pushback, the university fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision.

Media School Dean David Tolchinsky sent the order to IDS leadership in an email responding to its appeal that the school not censor the newspaper. And the dean attributed the decision to “the campus.” He has not yet responded to a message for clarification.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1h

NEW: A huge ice sculpture of the word “DEMOCRACY” is currently melting away in front of the US Capitol.

Organized by artists and activists, it was commissioned by the Up In Arms campaign, an effort led by Ben Cohen, the cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 1h

You may not subordinate the affirmative power conferred under the Fifteenth Amendment to the Equal Protection Clause. Either you must read the Equal Protection Clause so as not to be inconsistent with the 15A grant of power, or you must treat the 15A as (to whatever necessary degree) amending 14.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 1h

Here's a basic rule of legal interpretation, as applicable to the US Constitution as to ordinary statutes: later additions have priority over earlier provisions in the event of conflict.

The Fifteenth Amendment, including Section 2, is later in time than the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1.

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Hernandez888 @hernandez888.bsky.social · 5h

My fellow Americans, we are going to have to harden up & be free men.
We can't kumbaya our way out.
We can't hope our way out.
We can't pray our way out.
We can't protest our way out.
We can't vote our way out.
We're gonna have to unite & fight our way out. Do or die.
Revolution is the solution.

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Nathan Becker @netbacker.bsky.social · 1h

3.) - Legitimizes austerity, turning democracy from a shared project into a brutal competition for scraps.

Fixing the house starts by rejecting the lie that we can't afford to build a better one.

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Nathan Becker @netbacker.bsky.social · 1h

2.) - Forces schools to fight over crumbs, gutting philosophy for 'job training.'
- Justifies media deregulation and defunding public broadcasting.
- Empowers plutocrats who pose as 'job creators' while dodging taxes.

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Nathan Becker @netbacker.bsky.social · 1h

1.) This is a perfect list of the symptoms. And you've named the exact 'sand' the house was built on: the 'taxpayer money' myth.

It's the foundational lie that makes all these other problems inevitable. It creates the artificial scarcity that:

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Nathan Becker @netbacker.bsky.social · 1h

Absolutely! Our institutions are failing. But the root cause we must acknowledge is the 'taxpayer money' myth. We've been trying to fund a 21st century society with a fantasy of scarcity, pretending the federal budget is a household checkbook. The status quo didn't just fail-it was built on a lie.

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 7h

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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Shola Hoon @sholahoon.bsky.social · Nov 15

Those who wear religion on their sleeve often are compensating for religion that’s missing in their soul.

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Shola Hoon @sholahoon.bsky.social · 3h

If you saw Obama as a threat

If you see Mamdani as a threat

If you see Tlaib, Omar, Crockett or AOC as a threat

Mr. Ackman, the problem is you, and your racism.

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A Watchful Eye @gusman74.bsky.social · 2h

They don’t want him, because he is honest and represents the working class! The PAC’s that give them money don’t like that! Hence Jefferies and Schumer want to have nothing to do with him! Pay attention to the crooks, and boot them out next election cycle!
👇👇👇

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3h

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

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Olivia Hill @machineiv.bsky.social · 3h

Remember, you can’t judge children based on what they say in group chats. The Congressman with the swastika is only 55 years old.

Politico @politico.com · 4h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 3h

The congressman floats out the idea that someone planted this, which is definitely possible, but it also seems crazy to think someone took the risks to sneak into a Congressional office just to leave a relic in a staffer’s cubicle. We won’t hear from Capitol Police until fed funding is back on.

Politico @politico.com · 4h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

His office has a form where you can order flags!

Flags

If you would like to order a U.S. flag from our office, please use the flag order form to calculate the price and shipping costs.

taylor.house.gov

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