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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 3h

1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.

Quid Pro Presidency

Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits…

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Jackie Matusow @bookjackie.bsky.social · 4h

The frescoes in the Cohen building are a national treasure. Ernst and her ilk are destroying everything that makes us Americans. It makes my heart hurt.

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 2h

The Trump administration is now ticketing LEGAL residents for failing to carry their papers.

We're at the "papers, please" stage of fascism.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4h

"The Pentagon is not merely tightening a policy. It is attempting to redefine journalism as a narrow privilege granted on condition of obedience: The government decides what reporters may seek before they seek it, and punishes them for seeking anything else." www.thebulwark.com/p/locking-do...

Locking Down the Pentagon Press Is Dangerous

Pete Hegseth’s proposed restrictions would harm the people whom both the military and the press are meant to serve.

www.thebulwark.com

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 16h

You know who hates America

The guys who took healthcare away from millions of Americans

The ones who CUT billions of dollars for programs like cancer research and FEMA

Who sit and watch the president use military troops to attack our cities

That’s Mike Johnson

HE hates America

NO KINGS
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1h

On Saturday, the American people will rise up again for a truly historic day of defiance. Make your plan to be part of the biggest day of peaceful protest in modern US history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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TVMoJoe @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 15h

All the BW apologists at mainstream outlets should feel extra embarrassed about their advocacy for her, and her elevation to the top of CBS News, after this. It's incredibly worth a half-hour of your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 3h

“The Librarians” examines the experiences of school librarians who have found themselves on the front lines of a battle against censorship. https://to.pbs.org/46TqfiW

The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary

According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of sc...

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Susan Eisenberg @susaneisenberg1.bsky.social · 1h

And the land & air.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 1h

The Republicans are always the ones who are against the animals.

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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 6h

YAY ❤️! We Need More Latina
Women in Our Government, Congrats Helena Moreno.......

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 4h

Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.

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Claire 🇨🇦 @jemmscee.bsky.social · 12h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Antichrist has long haunted American politics. Now it’s rearing its head again | Matthew Avery Sutton

From Silicon Valley to Michigan, the biblical figure is in the headlines. The shift from pulpits to politics is familiar – and dangerous

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 2h

If the government carries out Trump’s orders targeting antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization,” it would violate free speech rights. Here’s why: bit.ly/4330Su2

Trump’s Orders Targeting Antifascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition

Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.

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David Hogg @davidhogg.bsky.social · 2h

Proud to join some of the largest Dem youth orgs and endorse Graham Platner in the Maine U.S. Senate race. After our loss in 2024, conversations have rightly centered on age, loss of young men/working class, and the growing disillusionment of young voters. Graham is the kind of candidate we need.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 18h

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.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 12h

I frequently say you don't need to protest. You don't! There are a thousand other ways to push back on fascism if protesting doesn't feel comfortable or safe for you!

But if you CAN go, this 10/18 #NoKings thing is really a key protest to participate in. Be part of it, friends.

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

NO KINGS, y'all! October 18! Find a rally near you and GO!

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 2h

NEW: "The Pentagon should not fear scrutiny by the press corps that walks its halls. It should welcome it and rise to it. In a free country, the Army defends the people—and the press ensures the people know what is being done in their name."

Always read @markhertling.bsky.social:

Locking Down the Pentagon Press Is Dangerous

Pete Hegseth’s proposed restrictions would harm the people whom both the military and the press are meant to serve.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3h

Major airports are refusing to air Kristi Noem’s propaganda video blaming Democrats for the shutdown, and there’s a reason: it violates the Hatch Act

You can’t use taxpayer resources for partisan attacks. Period.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 7h

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 12h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Today, Mike Johnson will continue to keep the House adjourned for the 71st day out of the last 83, with Republicans refusing to show up to work again to avoid having to vote on the Epstein files or negotiate with Democrats.

Epstein Shutdown

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 16h

Fenway health in Boston has stopped providing gender affirming care to trans youth.

I was previously on the board of this organization and I've never been so disgusted with their leadership cowardly capitulating like this.

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Statement from Fenway Health explaining that due to new federal requirements effective October 1, 2025, they can no longer provide medical gender-affirming care such as hormones and puberty blockers to patients under 19, but all other services for patients of all ages will continue unchanged.

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 19h

Time magazine is owned by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who just came out as a Trump supporter and said it would be great if he sent the National Guard to invade San Francisco

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20h

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

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