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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 15h

Crackdowns on lawyers, judges, prosecutors are part of a longstanding authoritarian playbook used globally to silence dissent.

Jasmine Cameron, Fernanda Nicola, and Natalie Landau examine the responses in a half dozen countries and possible lessons for the US legal community:

Attacks on U.S. Legal Profession Reflect Global Slide in Countries It Once Aided

Political pressures like those used to silence legal professionals and undermine rule of law in Europe and Eurasia echo autocratic patterns.

www.justsecurity.org

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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 16h

👇Dumbass statements like these minimize the struggle those of us actually face everyday, dealing with a life altering mental health condition.

All while gutting mental health care at the VA.

🖕pedo.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

REPORTER: Do you support repealing Obamacare and what's your healthcare plan?

MIKE JOHNSON: We worked on repealing and replacing Obamacare back in 2017. I still have PTSD from the experience. We know that American healthcare needs dramatic reform. We have lots of ideas.

(So, no plan)

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SalliSue20202 @sallisue20202.bsky.social · 19h

Psst....pass it on ....

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Hazie @hazie.bsky.social · 1d

We should do our best to isolate from our pets if we find ourselves infected!
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/nea...

Nearly 30% of cats, dogs owned by COVID patients had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies by 2021

In total, 5% of dogs and 13% of cats tested positive for COVID-19 on polymerase chain reaction, and 25% and 36%, respectively, had SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies.

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Drew Abides @drewabides.bsky.social · 1d

It’s an ideology not an organization. These people want a bogeyman, and bogeymen are fictional.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20h

The Antichrist has long haunted American politics. Now it’s rearing its head again | Matthew Avery Sutton

From Silicon Valley to Michigan, the biblical figure is in the headlines. The shift from pulpits to politics is familiar – and dangerous

www.theguardian.com

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 1d

This 👇

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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 21h

www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/how...
“China isn't the only nation buying American farmland. According to the most recent data available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, non-Americans own about 45 million acres”

How China could use U.S. farmland to attack America

National security experts are concerned about farmland Chinese entities own in the U.S. that is next to sensitive sites, including critical infrastructure and military installations.

www.cbsnews.com

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 1d

It's scary how much infrastructure is being intentionally targeted. Very suspicious.

OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 1d

www.wral.com/news/local/m...
Same county that had the power station shot up. They never did find out who did that.

Moore County internet outage: Deputies investigate, say someone intentionally cut fiber lines

An internet outage is affecting customers from Pinehurst to Carthage after the Moore County Sheriff’s Office reported that someone intentionally cut fiber optic lines in two places.

www.wral.com

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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 1d

www.wral.com/news/local/m...
Same county that had the power station shot up. They never did find out who did that.

Moore County internet outage: Deputies investigate, say someone intentionally cut fiber lines

An internet outage is affecting customers from Pinehurst to Carthage after the Moore County Sheriff’s Office reported that someone intentionally cut fiber optic lines in two places.

www.wral.com

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d

Estonia has closed the Saatse border crossing with Russia due to an unusually large Russian military presence on the other side. The Estonian Police and Border Guard (PPA) noted increased patrols and military movements that were much higher than normal, which were deemed beyond routine activities.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 1d

💚💛💚💛💚💛

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 2d

This man is de-escalating and calling out state troopers! Defend your 1st Amendment Rights! ✊🏼 #firstamendment

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SUFA-Indivisible @sufa-indivisible.bsky.social · 2d

STAND UP! FIGHT BACK!
NO KINGS IN PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL
SATURDAY OCT 18 FROM 10 am- noon
CORNER OF PGA BLVD AND CAMPUS DR
(park at courthouse, DMV, or Sears parking lot at east side of Gardens mall)
JOIN THE MOVEMENT!

www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/839509

NO KINGS Palm Beach Gardens · No Kings

SPEAKING UP FOR AMERICA/INDIVISIBLE welcomes you to our sixth rally: **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more...

www.mobilize.us

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 1d

Why virtually every Republican senator signed a letter demanding RFK Jr. restrict mifepristone

Republican lawmakers in states like Louisiana, Missouri, Idaho and Texas hope the Supreme Court will decide that the FDA had no authority to approve mifepristone or permit telehealth access to it.

dlvr.it

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 1d

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
“The Taliban government’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Afghan forces have captured 25 Pakistani army posts, 58 soldiers have been killed, and 30 others wounded.”

Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations

Earlier in the week, Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bombing the capital, Kabul, and a market in the country’s east.

www.nbcnews.com

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U.S. Representative Al Green @algreen.house.gov · 2d

Congressman Al Green to Join Veterans and Union Workers at the “VA Not For Sale” Rally and March in Houston. Click here to watch the Facebook Live Stream of the event at 11:00 AM CT: www.facebook.com/repalgreen/

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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: President Obama issues a stark warning—authoritarianism isn’t creeping anymore, it’s sprinting.

Around the world, leaders are silencing dissent, controlling media, and twisting justice into a political weapon. His message is clear: democracy won’t survive if we stay silent.

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Cinjaa @cinjaa.bsky.social · 3d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Democrats @democrats.org · 2d

It’s been 19 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her election, and she still hasn’t been sworn in.

Do your job, Speaker Johnson.

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