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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1h

"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 11h

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10h

Late last month, a local CBS reporter said a masked ICE agent fired a pepper ball at her car, causing her to vomit for hours. The reporter, Asal Rezaei, said there was no protest happening at the time. Police are now investigating.

www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of ...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Steve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · 15h

Look, I sympathize. But this isn't about hurt feelings or crass politics. Your government launched an unprovoked and irrational trade war against us. We're the innocent victims here!

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

www.cnn.com

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Steve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · 1d

The traditional Canadian thanksgiving stuffed pumpkin.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Checking out my war-ravaged neighborhood here in SE Portland this morning. Everyone stay safe out there.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Steve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · 1d

What irks me, as someone who hated sharing a hall with STRs, is that the narrative around STRs replacing hotels probably lead to underinvestment in hotels.

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Steve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · 1d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Alex Jones Asks Supreme Court to Halt $1.4 Billion Payment to Sandy Hook Families

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Steve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · 1d

A feeling that is notably lacking in Toronto....

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

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Steve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · 1d

The fun thing about the plethora of apps on our phones is that you can just poke around and find all kinds of evidence that Portland is not, in fact, burning.

Kris @pachyaena.bsky.social · 3d

Is Portland Burning? No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

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Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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Steve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · 2d

Kid lost his mother to cancer, missed most of his 17 year to injury, has his first NHL goal in his second game *as a defenceman.* Gonna be a special player.

NHL Goals @nhlgoals.bsky.social · 2d

New York goal!

Scored by Matthew Schaefer with 15:32 remaining in the 3rd period.

Assisted by Kyle Palmieri and Bo Horvat.

New York: 2
Washington: 4

#WSHvsNYI #Isles #ALLCAPS

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

“We will see a similar pricing pattern from last year, where we will have higher prices in late fall and winter due to large bird flu outbreaks. Egg prices could double during that time period, and then, as we get closer to summer, when the bird flu is ramping down, we will see a decrease...”

Egg prices could skyrocket as bird flu cases are spiking earlier than expected

Culls of millions of birds are sending egg prices soaring, with experts warning there’s no end in sight

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, PhD @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 2d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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CNN @cnn.com · 3d

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3d

A producer and editor for WGN-TV was violently forced to the ground this morning by two Border Patrol agents, before having her hands cuffed behind her back, during an ICE action in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Debbie Brockman has worked for the local television station since 2011.

WGN-TV producer violently detained during Chicago ICE enforcement action

A DHS spokesperson said that Debbie Brockman was placed under arrest for ‘assault on a federal law enforcement officer,’ claiming the WGN employee threw objects at the agent.

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 3d

If I was the Mayor of Portland, I'd invite the President to Portland to see for himself. It's not that hard to get to! Full of the President's constituents and everything.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Steve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · 3d

Find me one intersection like this in Portland. You can't, because it only exists in the brain of an elderly shut-in.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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damned teapot 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️👻 @ellenteapot.ca · 3d

I don’t think reporters should be abducted off the streets by roving gangs of masked thugs #uspoli

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d

By contrast, JB Pritzker told me that people should flood the No Kings protests precisely in order to let the American people know that something is deeply amiss.

More Dems should be doing this, to send the message widely that we are in real trouble right now.

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

PRITZKER: "I genuinely think there is something wrong with him. I wish that his family would intervene, because I do think he needs mental health help."

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4d

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

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