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Jess Horror-ssette @decafjedi.com · 8h

What if billionaires made regular payments to the federal government based on a percentage of their annual earnings?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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ParanoidPorygon @paranoidporygon.bsky.social · 7h

This is why I wore body armor and brought a gas mask to the last one. A protest's a protest and you can't predict when the pigs are gonna escalate, even if grandma shows up.

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ParanoidPorygon @paranoidporygon.bsky.social · 7h

> Google "liberalism" and re-read the thread.

You strike me as deeply unserious and extremely online-poisoned so I don't plan to accept homework assignments from you.

ParanoidPorygon @paranoidporygon.bsky.social · 8h

I think this is a much more reasonable take than "NK isn't a real protest because liberalism".

What went down last time in Utah and LA are pretty good evidence of why their approach of cops and "volunteer security" only escalate dicey situations.

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ParanoidPorygon @paranoidporygon.bsky.social · 11h

> It isn't about creating a large scale protest movement. It's about building a movement. And there is lots of that going on.

This feels like a distinction without a difference, and also doesn't explain why the NoKings mass organizing attempt doesn't count.

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WIRED @wired.com · 12h

"This was surprising and new information for us. We have not approved the use of the IKEA logo in this context," IKEA spokesperson Arvid Stigland tells WIRED.

Tesla and Amazon did not respond to requests for comment.

A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They're Not Involved

A presentation that has been shared with the Trump administration references Tesla, Ikea, TSMC, and more in its plan to rebuild Gaza. Some of these companies say they had no idea they were mentioned.

www.wired.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h

A major confrontation erupted in Southside Chicago after an ICE GOON crashed their car.

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josh boerman @bosh.worstpossible.world · 13h

an absolute all-time use of exonerative passive voice. how’d those buildings get destroyed, the new york times?

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Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 13h

While this clearly is a confabulated event that the President may or may not believe actually happened, he clearly believes turning the military into a privately funded mercenary force is not a bad thing.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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ParanoidPorygon @paranoidporygon.bsky.social · 13h

It's wild how far-lefties are underestimating the value of "boiling the frog" in terms of getting libs used to hitting the streets. This gets them used to it and more prepared and willing to participate in dicier protests down the line.

It also deprives MAGA of fodder for propaganda.

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Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social · 18h

So if you aren’t a No Kings organizer or haven’t been in the Indivisible-activism type spaces, it can be simplistic to observe from the outside.

The fact is, since the election the vast majority of ppl in the activist space are older (50+) women, some men. Many ppl are 65+. I’ve been at protests

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ParanoidPorygon @paranoidporygon.bsky.social · 13h

Okay, explain to me like I'm an extra-terrestrial that just landed here who doesn't understand when people just give snarky, pithy responses:

what would that functionally look like in terms of maintaining a large scale protest movement that's both accessible and efficacious?

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ParanoidPorygon @paranoidporygon.bsky.social · 13h

I'm so sorry.

ParanoidPorygon @paranoidporygon.bsky.social · 13h

One of these people was my suitemate over 10 years ago. The only thing that's changed since then is that you don't need to be a /b/tard to get roped into this shit.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

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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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 14h

You might think Ryan is exaggerating but I used to go to a regular dinner that gradually got taken over by young Republican staffers and I promise you he is not.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 14h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 14h

This is like the least surprising thing ever lol

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

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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Caroline Stout @babybluetx.bsky.social · Jul 12

Hi, I'm Caroline, and I used to work for Charlie Kirk and TPUSA. Over the past several years, I've grappled with how to reconcile my past political involvement with the state of politics now, but with the direction of U.S. politics, I truly cannot stay silent.

I Thought I Belonged. Then I Realized What I Was Part Of.

Why I left the conservative movement--and why you can too.

babybluetx.substack.com

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Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 15h

If you've noticed an uptick in both cruelty and incompetence among ICE agents in the field, it's because ICE is overwhelming itself with proud-boys and couch-chuds who're going into the field with *forty-seven* DAYS of training.

TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 15h

Members of the most extreme Proud Boys chapters are on encrypted appa sharing DHS recruiting materials and memes about joining ICE.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

In the New Trump Era, the Proud Boys Are ‘Not Apologizing Anymore’

To hear him tell it, Gavin McInnes’ recent return to the site...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 15h

Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them

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CalmKitty @calmkitty.bsky.social · 16h

Jesus Christ, "neoliberal" has fully lost all connection to what the word actually fucking means when it's now used to mean "someone who hates coffee."

Gaius (from Tribunate) @gaius.bsky.social · 16h

This is the ultimate joyless “optimization” of life neoliberals keep falling into. Coffee tastes good and I enjoy it, simple as

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 15h

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

Tweet from Pam Bondi:

Today following outreach from
@thejusticedept
, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target
@ICEgov
agents in Chicago.

The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Haydon is reading The Uncertain Center, Arthur C McGill @haydonmp.bsky.social · 15h

The modern Institutional Review Board exists because of the worst human rights abuses of the last century.

I’ll list some of them below.

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 17h

The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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

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

www.theguardian.com

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ParanoidPorygon @paranoidporygon.bsky.social · 15h

It feels very "don't scare the hoes" like if they levied sufficient taxes on tech companies in the area that they'd all just pack up and move to Dallas.

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ParanoidPorygon @paranoidporygon.bsky.social · 15h

How do you suggest the No Kings organizers change their protests going forward?

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ParanoidPorygon @paranoidporygon.bsky.social · 15h

but seriously, why do so many conservative women wear such heavy eyeliner and eye shadow?

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 15h