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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 22m

ICE is the real radical violent organization sent into cities to cause chaos and initiate even further Trump and Republican Federal control.

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Jason E. Dunlap, Valeyard @redeyedjedi.bsky.social · 1h

Torture by any other name

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1h

ICE’s Use of a Full-Body Restraint on Immigrants, Referred to as ‘the Burrito’, Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment | The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and torture.

ICE's Use of a Full-Body Restraint on Immigrants, Referred to as 'the Burrito', Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment - Bucks County Beacon

The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and torture, and when used by local law enforcement has even resulted in deaths.

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@ciaogirl9 @ciaogirl9.bsky.social · 54m

Is this fuck ever going to cough up the cash?

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2h

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion judgment for calling Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.

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Eli Friedmann @eligit.bsky.social · 45m

Almost devoid of content you say?
Why am I not surprised.
Almost like....this problem has existed for my entire life and decades before that?
Because it is inherently difficult to solve?

The TrumpRussiaGuide 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @trumprussiaties.bsky.social · 1h

'It's Not A Peace Deal': BBC Expert Delivers Brutal Reality Check To Donald Trump Over Gaza

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/it...

'It's Not A Peace Deal': BBC Expert Delivers Brutal Reality Check To Donald Trump Over Gaza

Jeremy Bowen said the accord signed by the president was "almost devoid of content".

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 27m

Trying to get natural granite to follow those loose neck folds is probably why he won’t make it up on Rushmore.

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 2h

Behold the National Neckgina.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 2h

Behold the National Neckgina.

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Skeptical Brotha 🏳️‍🌈 @skepticalbrotha.bsky.social · 31m

The Texas racial gerrymander is before a three-judge panel composed of one Obama appointee, one Reagan appointee, and one Trump appointee. What is clear is that the Trump Administration demanded the remap, and no honest broker would rule to uphold a clear racial gerrymander.

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 1h

Woop! My next book, HOT TYPE, a cultural history of the Linotype and the arc of mass media, is available for preorder & 25% off at Waterstones, for my UK friends. (I'm still editing it!) It's a fascinating & epic tale. Preorders are much-appreciated: www.waterstones.com/book/hot-typ...

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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 31m

Republican big government is fine I guess. No matter the damage it does.

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 34m

GM’s EV push will cost it $1.6 billion in Q3 with end of the tax credit

With EV demand predicted to plummet, GM has rejiggered its production plans.

arstechnica.com

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 34m

GM’s EV push will cost it $1.6 billion in Q3 with end of the tax credit

With EV demand predicted to plummet, GM has rejiggered its production plans.

arstechnica.com

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Regina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · 46m

Nixon is toasting from hell

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1h

Jeff Bezos set out to destroy one of our main newspapers that held billionaires like him to account and it worked!

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 17h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 34m

We need the inflatable costume version of a left wing, truth based media platform. Tons of gifted talent out there that has been let go by oligarch MSM.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 58m

americans have been learning about "no kings" via alternative media. social media, tiktok etc. we dont need the msm anymore and progressives should be investing billions in building up our own alternative information beachheads instead of constantly begging the dying msm to "do better"

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 3h

This from the great @sulliview.bsky.social on the media's anemic (or non-) coverage of the massive No Kings movement is such a great point

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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 37m

The drama of the President’s never ending hurt fee-fees, is a central pillar of Trump II. Clinical narcissism as public policy. He is unsatisfiable, so we’re all locked into this enormous waste of attention and time until we wake up and end this nation damaging farce.

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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 42m

Not only has the Trump Administration ended functioning U.S. banking system regulation, most of the Cabinet is on the weekly tariff threat short sell profit taking.

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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 57m

The naked neediness this guy constantly displays for demanding respect and praise, is undercut by the naked neediness. And obvious stupidity.

Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 1h

Trump Fumbles Repeatedly While Bragging in Front of World Leaders newrepublic.com/post/201706/...

Trump Fumbles Repeatedly While Bragging in Front of World Leaders

Donald Trump essentially told his fellow world leaders to pound sand.

newrepublic.com

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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 1h

Trump Fumbles Repeatedly While Bragging in Front of World Leaders newrepublic.com/post/201706/...

Trump Fumbles Repeatedly While Bragging in Front of World Leaders

Donald Trump essentially told his fellow world leaders to pound sand.

newrepublic.com

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

In the last 70 years, federal jobs fell from 4.5% of all employment to below 2%.

Civil servants aren't what's driving government debt, and firing them won't address it.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1N1kt

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Eli Friedmann @eligit.bsky.social · 1h

100k?
In a country of 340 million?
Likely Bezos bought this joint to burn it down.
A mafia style bust out.
He’s got enough money to bankrupt 100 papers if he wants to.
Silence dissent.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 17h

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 1h

Speaker Mike Obvious.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Mike Johnson: "I don't have any strategy"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Mike Johnson: "I don't have any strategy"

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 1h

Our new book Master Plan releases today — the same day that Citizens United author Anthony Kennedy is releasing his memoir defending that decision legalizing corruption.

Our book exposes the untold story of Kennedy’s time as a corporate lobbyist handing out cash to politicians.

LeverNews.com/book

MASTER PLAN: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America

A new book adapted from the award-winning podcast.

LeverNews.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.

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Fal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 14h

The indictment of Letitia James galvanized a groundswell of support—her re-election campaign has pulled in $1 million since Thursday, 79% of it from new donors.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 2h

1. In 2022, Jeff Bezos promised to give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime.

It is not going well.

Since making the pledge, his net worth has almost doubled to $240 billion.

Meanwhile, he has given less than $5 billion to charity.

Jeff Bezos Can’t Give Away His Money

Maybe he should ask his ex-wife.

oligarchwatch.substack.com

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