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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 26m

This is Chicago, armed fascist thugs pointing guns at unarmed US citizens.

Photo by Anthony Vazquez at the Chicago Sun-Times.

Armed officers in military-style gear confront a group of civilians during a tense outdoor standoff; one officer points a rifle at a young man who raises his hands defensively while others shout in the background, with trees and houses visible behind them.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 1h

EVERY BOOK BANNED FROM THE READING BOWL HAS BEEN RESTORED!!!!!

The kids will be able to read and compete over all 20 books. Raising the issue made a difference. Teen advocates made a difference.

docs.google.com/document/u/0...

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 6h

yeah Mike that was terrible

photo of the Capital building swarmed by mobs on January 6th

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 8h

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

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socraticme.bsky.social @socraticme.bsky.social · 5h

This isn’t even a situation where “the world” isn’t willing to give. It’s that one murderous regime has said “they must starve” and the rest of the LEADERS of the world have all replied “fair; you do you.”

الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 12h

I know I have a few journalists following me...I hope some of you will stay on this. There are many organizations sitting on millions of dollars that people from around the world donated for the people of Gaza. This money needs to get to the people it was meant for so they don't have to beg anymore

الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 3d

It's not just UNRWA, every organization has received a record amount of donations they haven't been able to give to Palestinians in Gaza
www.reuters.com/world/us/pal...

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 12h

I know I have a few journalists following me...I hope some of you will stay on this. There are many organizations sitting on millions of dollars that people from around the world donated for the people of Gaza. This money needs to get to the people it was meant for so they don't have to beg anymore

الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 3d

It's not just UNRWA, every organization has received a record amount of donations they haven't been able to give to Palestinians in Gaza
www.reuters.com/world/us/pal...

Palestinian Americans fundraise for Gaza, as aid groups receive record donations

Palestinian Americans and aid groups in the United States are raising funds for Gaza, which faces a deepening humanitarian crisis as the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth week - but they have as yet limited ability to get supplies into the besieged enclave.

www.reuters.com

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 15h

I understand that there are right ways and wrong ways to have the age conversation about Dem leadership and I don’t know how I feel about specific solutions like age and term limits. I do know THIS PART HERE is a problem bigger than any one individual 78-year-old and it’s making us all furious

Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 16h

I think my biggest betrayal is that it feels like they have not nurtured upcoming generations. we've watched them cut the knees out from people who get the base excited instead of mentoring them, it's aggravating as fuck.

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socraticme.bsky.social @socraticme.bsky.social · 17h

I don’t know how I thought this got made, but this definitely wasn’t it. Truly impressive.

Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 1d

Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22h

These issues have been a part of litigation already this year — over the student visa revocation efforts.

This statement essentially admits that the State Department is engaging viewpoint discrimination in revoking these visas.

Department of State v @StateDept • 21m
An Argentine national said that Kirk "devoted his entire life spreading racist, xenophobic, misogynistic rhetoric" and deserves to burn in hell.
Visa revoked.

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just came on here to say charlie kirk can rest in f|
piss and yet again if you have any
empathy at all for people like this you can ahead and remove yourself as my friend. i do not give a f about the death of a person who devoted his entire life spreading racist, xenophobic, misogynistic rhetoric. it's hot as fut where this man currently is and it's deserved

Department of State V @StateDept • 21m
A South African national mocked Americans grieving the loss of Kirk, saying
"they're hurt that the racist rally ended in attempted martyrdom" and alleging "he was used to astroturf a movement of white nationalist trailer trash."
Visa revoked.
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Neanderthals can't have their cake & eat it... This weekend they went openly anti-black racist & now they're hurt that the racist rally ended in attempted martyrdom? Charlie Kirk won't be remembered as a hero. He was used to astroturf a movement of white nationalist trailer trash!
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Department of State @StateDept • 21m
A Mexican national said that Kirk "died being a racist, he died being a misogynist" and stated that "there are people who deserve to die. There are people who would make the world better off dead."
Visa revoked.
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A Brazilian national charged that "Charlie Kirk was the reason for a Nazi rally where they marched in homage to him" and that Kirk "DIED TOO LATE."
Visa revoked.
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A German national celebrated Kirk's death and attempted to justify his murder, writing "when fascists die, democrats don't complain."
Visa revoked.
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Wenn Faschisten sterben, jammern
Demokraten nicht.

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A Paraguayan national charged that "Charlie Kirk was a son of a b**** and he died by his own rules."
Visa revoked.
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•@POTUS and @SecRubio will defend our borders, our culture, and our citizens by enforcing our immigration laws.
Aliens who take advantage of America's hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed.

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 22h

Just as Charlie Kirk would have wanted it!

WSJ
Breaking News
The US has revoked the visas of at least six people for their comments on the death of Charlie Kirk, the State Department said.

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Trevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 1d

Can you imagine surveying the policy landscape and coming to the conclusion that “the soft bigotry of low expectations” is the biggest problem facing education? In the year of our lord 2025??? Is this The Onion or…????

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

American students are falling behind, and the most common explanations overlook the main problem, Idrees Kahloon argues.

America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy

Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.

bit.ly

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight

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Meek (Spooky) 👻 @themeekwarrior.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, Alaska's been hit by a typhoon and no one is talking about it. Indigenous towns are in need of aid. People are missing and the gov't is still shut down.

If any creators here are in affected areas, please drop links for aid.

#mutualaid #crisis #alaska #typhoonhalong #helpourcountrymen

Rescue and recovery efforts underway as remnants of Typhoon Halong hit western Alaska | Alaska Beacon

Rescue and recovery efforts began Sunday in western Alaska as a major storm caused by remnants of Typhoon Halong hit coastal communities with massive storm surge, flooding and hurricane-force winds up...

alaskabeacon.com

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Secret Third Thing @gochujung.bsky.social · 2d

It says a lot about the town of Broadview’s priorities right now that they’ve put so much more energy into repression & violence against residents & protestors than holding ICE to its court-ordered timeline (first Fri 10/10, now Tues 10/14) to remove the Beach St fence protecting its facility.

Scuffle between demonstrators, police outside Broadview ICE facility as Sens. Durbin, Duckworth denied entry

At least four demonstrators were arrested during a protest at the Broadview facility Friday, a day after a fence was ordered removed and two other key rulings. U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckwor...

chicago.suntimes.com

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socraticme.bsky.social @socraticme.bsky.social · 2d

I remember this same shit getting reported the FIRST time there were prisoner exchanges. I wish I were learning less about the ways that debasement and cruelty are clearly Israeli SOP.

jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 2d

The Israeli army distributed leaflets in several areas with a clear threat not to participate in the prisoner welcome celebrations, or they would face severe punishment, according to the army.

Razan, the daughter of prisoner Taleb Makhamreh from Yatta, south of Hebron, told Middle East Eye that the Israeli army brutally raided the family's home on Saturday evening and warned them not to show any signs of joy or celebration.

She said they targeted the homes of three prisoners in Yatta who were scheduled to be released. She explained that her father would be released to the Gaza Strip without the family knowing if he were to be deported to Egypt afterwards.

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 2d

This special education news is really devastating and we're going to learn more in the coming days as we get more info and people figure out exactly what it means, but a reminder that disabled people are entitled to a free appropriate public education.

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

www.npr.org

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

I'm a fan of virtue signaling. I think more people should do it.

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socraticme.bsky.social @socraticme.bsky.social · 3d

Imma bet they had a convo before the interview about what would and would not be tolerated. Given the directness, I wonder if something got signed.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

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

socraticme.bsky.social @socraticme.bsky.social · 3d

Hard to shake the feeling that between Epstein and extremely obvious bribery the entire upper echelon is compromised and just buying time in the hope something happens that frees alllllll of them. An awful lotta people acting super suss and we need to be re-evaluating motives in light of behavior.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 3d

The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Chryon priestess to Janus d^=.=^b 🏳️‍⚧️🏴🏴‍☠️🍉🪽🪶🚲✋🪬🤚🧿🦊🍄🧚‍♀️🐌🦋🪾🍀🌲☠️ @witchesink.bsky.social · 3d

Its incredible how much of history and how little of learned history is affected by purposeful famine

@cnni

CNN International

This New York student won a $250,000 prize for his research on the devastating microorganism which caused the Irish Potato

Famine cnn.it/2FyefcU

Reply:

Calling the Brits a "devastating microorganism" is a little weird, but I'll take it.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d

fun sports history: at the 1952 Olympics Dana Zátopková won the javelin right after her husband won the 5k. he joked at the press conference that he inspired her win, and she replied: "“Alright – go and inspire some other girl and see if she can throw fifty metres!”

www.olympics.com/en/news/zato...

Zátopková inspired by feats of husband to win javelin gold - Olympic News

Born on exactly the same day as her husband, Zátopková had excelled at a range of sports as a youngster, notably handball.

www.olympics.com

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 3d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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socraticme.bsky.social @socraticme.bsky.social · 3d

Halloween; full moon; Friday.

Eleanor G @zaichishka.bsky.social · 3d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Translate 'yoroshiku onegai shimasu'”.

NinjaKitty 忍者キティ🥷🐈‍⬛ @ninjakitty.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“School WiFi is down”.

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 3d

Every day that passes I am more convinced of two things:

1) This regime’s attempt to consolidate and hold power is going to collapse in truly spectacular fashion

2) That collapse is going to be astoundingly dangerous and destructive

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