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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 32m

Commentary: Where is the line between “democracy” and “fascism”? Since President Donald Trump’s return to power nine months ago, that question has been posed again and again.

Jamie Kalven: The president is using a civil rights-era tactic to suppress free speech

The federal government is using the threat of disorder in Chicago as a rationale for suppressing protests.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

So no terrorism then?

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h

"For some very silly reason in this country, we’ve decided that if you want to help working people, somehow that makes you some kind of wild progressive." ICYMI, @lauren-egan.bsky.social's interview with Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...

Exclusive: Graham Platner Makes the Case for Doing ‘Something Different’

Watch now | Maine’s upstart Senate candidate tells The Bulwark he is a different breed of Democrat than Gov. Janet Mills—but not a progressive.

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 7h

AI needs regulation. And we could use these funds and energy into something more beneficial.

Sora Proves the AI Bubble Is Going to Burst So Hard

YouTube video by Adam Conover

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 19h

When is this AI bubble gonna burst?

the state of the ai bubble

YouTube video by voidzilla

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

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Logically Leftist @jeffwaldorf.bsky.social · 1d

Oops! Jeanine Pirro Suffers Another EMBARASSING Legal Defeat
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Oops! Jeanine Pirro Suffers Another EMBARASSING Legal Defeat

YouTube video by The Logical Leftist

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h

This doesn’t even include the ones who had pending case but he had their charges dropped.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings ad for Dubuque, Iowa 🤣🔥

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

Keep a record of all crimes against humanity committed by ICE and Trump, it'll be submitted to the ICC. If the US is serious about accountability it is time to make becoming an ICC signatory a priority electoral demand. #3E #EndImpunity

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 1d

This is awful. There should be no blanket immunity.
#Ice #PrivatePrisons

ICE’s Private Prison Contractor Is Hoping to Get Blanket Immunity

After being sued for violating state-level human trafficking laws, GEO Group, the nation’s largest private prison company, is pushing the Supreme Court to grant private government contractors like its...

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Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · 1d

Ronald Reagan said it. #NoKings tomorrow 10/18

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s Secret Police Shot a Citizen. Then Damning New Info Emerged.

As the official Trump administration line about the shooting of a Chicago woman crumbles, Senator Chris Murphy is asking pointed questions about what really happened here. Will we ever get answers?

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 1d

Well, well, well. What fo we have here?
#Ice

Hackers Dox Hundreds of Trump’s Masked ICE Agents

A group of hackers has released the personal info of hundreds of Homeland Security and Justice Department officials.

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 1d

Check out Heather Cox Richardson: An Attack on Our System of Government from The Bulwark Podcast on Amazon Music.
Go listen.

For the best experience accessing Amazon Music we recommend using the latest version of Firefox, Chrome, Safari or Edge.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 1d

An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 1d

There is zero evidence that there was a conspiracy. Groups on the left are not terrorists. Watch this, it makes no sense.

Scott Bessent Is LOSING IT!

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 1d

We were warned.
We are screwed.
#TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

The Trump Economy Is Here, and It’s So Much Worse Than Biden’s

Jobs are stagnating, prices are skyrocketing, and many states are already in recession. But the president and his investor-class cronies don’t care.

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 1d

Exposing the American Gulag

YouTube video by Scott Carney

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 1d

I am sure that the situation is now even more worse.
#ICE

ICE Subjected 10,500+ People to Solitary Confinement over 14 Months as the Cruel Practice Surges: Report - PHR

ICE placed at least 10,588 people in solitary confinement from April 2024-May 2025 and solitary confinement rates are surging under the Trump administration, according to a new report published today ...

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 1d

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire

A $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 1d

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UPDATE: Hedge fund billionaire pressed Treasury Secretary for Argentina bailout, Argentine media reports

Rob Citrone, whose hedge fund bet big on Argentina, reportedly asked his friend for a rescue package. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered.

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pokethulu.bsky.social @pokethulu.bsky.social · 1d

IMF bailout, two US bailouts. The experiment will fail, then those hedge fund managers close to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent won't loose.

Hedge funds flock to Milei's Argentina - Hedgeweek

Hedge funds and money managers have flocked to Argentine markets in 2024, betting on President Javier Milei to breathe new life into the country's ailing economy, according to a report by Wall Street ...

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2d

The historic Virginia gubernatorial race centers two women candidates. Azza Cohen explores how they’re visually presented — and why that matters for women running, debating, and governing today.

Split Screen: Two women, one historic race

And the same old visual diminishment.

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

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