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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 2h

Love the sadism framing. Goes perfectly with white supremacy.

Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 3d

Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @keeanga.bsky.social, and @astra.bsky.social for a town hall on the Trump administration's authoritarian war on the Left, hosted w/ @hammerandhope.bsky.social.

Tuesday, October 14th at 6:00 PM ET

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Solidarity Against Sadism
Naomi Klein
Chenjerai Kumanyika
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Astra Taylor

An Emergency Town Hall
Tuesday, October 14 at 6:00 pm ET
Sponsored by Haymarket Books and Hammer & Hope

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 12h

Two years after Hamas’s brutal attack, Gaza’s guns are silent—and the last hostages are home.
Trump is taking a victory lap for “everlasting peace,” but Gaza’s still in ruins, and both sides are holding their breath.
This isn’t peace. It’s a pause.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

What Comes After Gaza’s Ceasefire?

Inside the fragile peace deal, billion-dollar plans, and bitter realities shaping Gaza’s uncertain future.

open.substack.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1d

Biden wasn’t president yet. These folks aren’t too bright

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 2d

Anecdotally, "Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

The ride is set for Sunday, October 12, beginning at 3:00 p.m.

‘Emergency’ Naked Bike Ride announces starting point

The ride is set for Sunday, October 12, beginning at 3:00 p.m.

www.oregonlive.com

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 2d

Qatar on track to replace Canada the 51st state.

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 2d

Growing up here, I have always thought of the lake as a space of resistance to growth, development, sprawl. In theory and to a large extent in practice, the public lakefront marks the lake and access to it as an open and free.

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 2d

Legacy media debasing themselves again by failing to challenge Trump's presentation of this fragile cease-fire deal and hostage/prisoner swap as if it were a peace agreement for the Middle East.

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 2d

so much radical left violence!

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3d

Is it cancel culture when they threaten to kill you?

www.nj.com/news/2025/10...

Sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates speaker appearance in N.J. canceled over security reasons

Organizers canceled a sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates event in Montclair citing undisclosed security concerns.

www.nj.com

Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 3d

Agree totally. 💯

Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 3d

baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 3d

Crush ICE. Fuck fascism.

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 3d

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

trib.al

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 3d

Ms. Rachel calls out Barack Obama's statement on Gaza, highlighting how referring to 'Israeli families' while calling Palestinians 'the people of Gaza' strips them of their humanity. 'Palestinians have families, too,' she wrote.

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 3d

This is great but people shouldn't have to be doing this.

Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social · 3d

Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.

Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 3d

And the rapist-in-chief is enabled by the entire Banana Rerpublican party.

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 3d

As the Banana Republicans continue to endorse every perversion of justice perpetrated by their leader, it is important to remember that Trump's fascist authoritarianism could not be possible without the support of the entire bunch of Banana Republicans.

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 3d

Similar claims made about digital technologies in the 90s. See my 1994 piece, "What Is an Electronic Author? Theory and the Technological Fallacy." muse.jhu.edu/article/8059...

Project MUSE - What is an Electronic Author?: Theory and the Technological Fallacy

muse.jhu.edu

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 3d

Agreed. Graham Platner looks like a much stronger candidate. www.grahamforsenate.com

Graham Platner | Democrat for U.S. Senate

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, is a Marine and U.S. Army veteran and oyster farmer running to defeat Susan Collins and win back the seat for working Mainers.

www.grahamforsenate.com

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 3d

Call me naive, but I don’t see a Nobel Peace Prize in Trump’s future. But I do see the price of Norwegian salmon rising.

Reuters @reuters.com · 3d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 4d

A columnist still at WaPo.

Headline: "Yes, Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize."

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 4d

We shouldn’t be made to worry about these things.

Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 4d

Mark Bray and Yesenia Barragan, and the family, have safely embarked on their trip to Spain after being questioned by DHS.

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 4d

Right, was thinking the same thing. Through the fucking looking glass.

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 4d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 5d

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 4d

White supremacist racism is at the heart of MAGA fascism.

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 4d

Letitia James is a former public defender and public advocate. She's spent most of her career on the side of the marginalized and underprivileged. And let's be honest: Trump is attacking her because he doesn't want Black women in positions of authority in this country.

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Richard Grusin @rgrusin.bsky.social · 4d

Faulkner

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EvanR @evan-r274.bsky.social · 4d

Ripping the defenseless out of their car. That is Gestapo tactics right on our city streets.

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