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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 18d

Impeach and remove.

NPR @npr.org · 18d

JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."

Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 18d

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.

Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18d

Why can’t we have nice things, too, instead of more spread of preventable diseases?

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18d

NEW: Sen. Tammy Duckworth is calling for Pete Hegseth to resign.

"If this PR stunt proved anything, it's that the best thing Pete Hegseth can do to strengthen our military is resign in disgrace immediately."

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 18d

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.

Today they attacked two journalists.

We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18d

"As [Epstein's] victims continue to come forward, and new evidence continues to emerge, the questions and demands for justice grow louder. What can we learn from the information that has been released? What will it take for the full files to be released? And how will Trump respond?"

Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 22d

As victims continue to come forward, and new evidence continues to emerge, the questions and demands for justice are growing louder and louder. @gtconway.bsky.social joins @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social on the latest #OnTheIssuesPod to discuss the Epstein files:

Fifteen Minutes of Feminism: What's In The Epstein Files? Republicans and Democrats Want to Know (with George Conway)

Background reading: LISTEN: "‘Not My Type’: How Two Women Took Down Trump on Sexual Assault (With E. Jean Carroll and Roberta Kaplan)" "The Part of the Epstein Story We Keep Ignoring? Survivors." — Ke...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19d

Hear, hear! x.com/chrismurphyc...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 25d

Reminds me of how the Koch brothers funded the “grass roots” tea party.

🦋🕊️🦋GinLy47 @ginly47.bsky.social · 25d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d

Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 29d

Hakeem Jeffries voted for Charlie Kirk Day but still isn’t sure if he’ll endorse Zohran Mamdani. This is why the approval rating of the Democratic Party is lower than Trump’s or the GOP.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Sep 18

2022 — a confession:

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Sep 18

Exactly this

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · Sep 18

@schumer.senate.gov needs to stop whining about Rs not having a meeting. We are shutting down because Rs insist on taking health care away from millions.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · Sep 16

The Trump regime has dropped a nuke on the First Amendment and we have yet to hear a united response from @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov ... well forget them. This is going to have to come from leaders without leadership titles and the grassroots

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · Sep 16

So they’re not just covering for Trump. They’re covering for all the child rapists.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · Sep 16

Kash Patel testifying: "There's no credible information [Jeffrey Epstein] trafficked [women/girls] to other individuals."

Does this blow up MAGA conspiracy theories?

Sen. Kennedy: "You will have to do more to satisfy people's curiosity" about this.

Patel: The original investigation was limited.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · Sep 16

So they’re not just covering for Trump. They’re covering for all the child rapists.

YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Sep 16

PADILLA: Did the DoJ's election integrity task force seek state-wide voter lists and drivers license data?

PATEL: I cannot speak for the Department of Justice

PADILLA: You're a member of the Department of Justice

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Sep 16

Today is the day of the special election to fill the seat of former MN State Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot by a right-wing extremist.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Sep 16

No notes

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 14

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Sep 12

What centrist libs can't seem to internalize is that the US contains a large, longstanding, well-funded political movement that *wants political violence and authoritarianism*. It does not need to be provoked in any way in order to pursue those goals.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · Sep 13

None of the young male mass shooters and now political assassins I've written about in recent years had stayed in higher education and pursued a bachelor's degree. Crazy enough, it's almost like college is a positive socializing force, not a radicalizing one

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Sep 12

So:
a) none of political assassins were students, or even shared a coherent ideology - shameful to blame universities
b) Trump is already engaged in the attack on campus speech the Free Press wants
c) I worry a lot more about the animosity to campus The Free Press is fueling than any of my students

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Sep 13

free speech news

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Sep 13

Within 24 hours of Charlie Kirk’s killing, an assistant dean at a Tennessee college, a communications staffer for an NFL team, a Next Door employee in Milwaukee, and the co-owner of a Cincinnati barbecue restaurant were fired after posting about it.

Workers are getting fired, placed on leave over Charlie Kirk posts

Reactions to the conservative activist’s killing have become a litmus test for employers’ tolerance for political speech by employees, in public and private.

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · Sep 12

Right-wing influencers and at least one Trump official are encouraging people to expose those seen as celebrating Kirk's assassination, leading to suspensions, firings and investigations. @alanfeuer.bsky.social @kenbensinger.bsky.social @poojasalhotra.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/u...

Right-Wing Activists Urge Followers to Expose Those Celebrating Kirk Killing

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