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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 1h

Cuomo/Mills 2028!

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 1h

good thought but they can’t be from the same state. maybe he can run with Eric Adams, who after all lived in New Jersey

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 1h

Cuomo/Mills 2028!

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1h

The Dem establishment is going to back Mills over the absolute phenom outsider Platner in Maine, which tells you everything you need to know about how well they understand the current moment & how prepared they are to meet it.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 19h

ME's Senate field includes at least 3 plausible younger Democrats, most notably the viral populist oyster farmer Graham Platner, 41. Janet Mills is 77. Why are top Dems so set on her? So resistant to new blood? @danpfeiffer.bsky.social asks the right questions. www.messageboxnews.com/p/are-democr...

Are Democrats About to Blow It in Maine?

By backing Janet Mills over a grassroots outsider, party leaders may be repeating the same mistakes from 2024

www.messageboxnews.com

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 9h

"I feel bad for our collapsing Fourth Estate but this is tremendous content" @sallyjenx.bsky.social

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Beverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 11h

Oh man. This piece, this recap and analysis, should be part of every response to every shadow-docket application to the Supreme Court and, eventually, to every response to Trump's illegalities he bases on Mad Hatter fabrications of fact.

GIFT LINK:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

www.nytimes.com

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 11h

This is the triumph of “tremendous writing“ over good reasoning, sensible thinking, or common sense. The death of the universe by hot takes

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 21h

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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 1d

Portland, I love you! 💙❤️💙

This gives me great hope, and a good chuckle.

#StopTheMadness #StopTrump #Resist 👊🏼

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

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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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1d

to Catholics, the monstrance is considered the literal presence of Christ. outside of Mass it’s often used for what’s called Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, which is anything from sitting in silence to a whole prayer service with readings and music, with the monstrance on the altar

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Alt18F @alt18f.bsky.social · 1d

Our thoughts are with the public servants caught up in the latest round of RIF notices. We've said this before, and we'll repeat it now: You matter. Your work matters.

OMB says ‘substantial’ federal employee layoffs have begun

Just before the shutdown, OMB told agencies to draft RIF plans for programs that wouldn’t have alternative funding sources.

federalnewsnetwork.com

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Dan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · 23h

Students from Cheyfitz’s course speak out against his suspension and explain what happened in the classroom leading up to it. www.cornellsun.com/article/2025...

We Took Cheyfitz’s Class on Gaza. His Suspension Violates Academic Freedom.

Nine students who took the course on "Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance" contextualize the dispute that led to the suspension of Professor Eric Cheyfitz. They argue that his treatment by the University am...

www.cornellsun.com

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 1d

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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Gary Gehman @glgehman.bsky.social · 1d

All you peacenik liberals wringing hands over what to do: Yes, of course, vote. It's your primary responsibility as a citizen.

But now more than ever, fulfill your second civic responsibility: Serve on juries. Never has it been more imperative to thwart rogue injustice.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 1d

The Seventh Circuit REFUSES to allow Trump to immediately deploy the National Guard in Chicago, but allows them to be federalized pending appeal.

Same initial ruling as the Ninth Circuit, before oral arguments.

Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 1d

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

The Democratic Attorneys General Association established a Legal Defense Fund for exactly this moment: when its members — including AG Tish James—are targeted by the Trump administration for political prosecution.

Donate here.

Donate to DAGA's Legal Defense Fund

The Democratic Attorneys General Association has launched a defense fund to help defend Democratic attorneys general and their staff who are targeted for political retribution by the Trump administrat...

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 2d

If/when Platner wins the primary, it’ll be the final mark of death for the old guard of the Democratic Party. They don’t have the juice anymore and this will prove it. (Plus I think a primary will make Platner a better candidate for the general!)

CBS News @cbsnews.com · 2d

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is expected to launch a campaign for Senate on Tuesday, two Democratic sources told CBS News — vying to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills expected to jump into crucial Senate race next week, sources say

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is expected to launch a campaign for Senate on Tuesday, two Democratic sources told CBS News — vying to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

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