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L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 7h

Just SMDH.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Indiana’s student ID voting ban — a major procedural win for young voters and pro-voting advocates who say the GOP-backed law was designed to suppress student voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal Court Deals Major Blow to Indiana GOP’s Student ID Ban

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 9h

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy

Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.

www.theatlantic.com

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L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 10h

Trump threatens to pull support for Argentina if its politics don't align with US

apnews.com/article/arge...

Trump threatens to pull support for Argentina if its politics don't align with US

President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw assistance from Argentina if its internal politics don't align with U.S. interests in upcoming elections.

apnews.com

L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 10h

Indiana University fires IDS adviser amid dispute over student newspaper's content

www.indystar.com/story/news/e...

Indiana University fires IDS adviser amid dispute over student newspaper's content

The director of student media was fired after he pushed back against a university directive over what gets printed in the Indiana Daily Student.

www.indystar.com

L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 11h

Indy Star:

Indiana University fires IDS adviser amid dispute over student newspaper's content

www.indystar.com/story/news/e...

Indiana University fires IDS adviser amid dispute over student newspaper's content

The director of student media was fired after he pushed back against a university directive over what gets printed in the Indiana Daily Student.

www.indystar.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

ARIZONA AG: “.. Arizona’s right to a full delegation, and the right of the residents of CD 7 to representation from the person they recently voted for, are not up for debate ..”

@politico.com #AZ07
www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 12h

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 14h

ICE targeted an apartment building near my home. Masked agents in unmarked cars. I've said this before. Democratic Governors & Mayors need to order their local police depts to arrest any & all unidentified & masked alleged ICE agents.

This anonymous denial of due process is deadly.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 15h

Absolutely, they are shouting the quiet part out loud.
This current iteration of the gop is built on white grievance.

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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 15h

Important reporting, but also what we’re seeing is Republicans saying the loud part of GOP initiatives even louder. It’s the same ethnonationalist project that animates every aspect of the regime’s lawlessness & punitive policies, just with emojis.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 16h

The Real Problem Is How Trump Can Legally Use the Military

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The Real Problem Is How Trump Can Legally Use the Military

Congress wrote statutes with the apparent assumption that whoever held the office of the Presidency would use the powers they granted in good faith.

www.newyorker.com

L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 18h

Indianapolis Star
Marion County judge recuses self in Mark Sanchez stabbing case

www.indystar.com/story/news/c...

Marion County judge recuses self in Mark Sanchez stabbing case

The case against former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez will be assigned to a new judge after Jennifer Prinz Harrison recused herself.

www.indystar.com

L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 19h

The Indictment of Letitia James and the Collapse of Impartial Justice

www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

The Indictment of Letitia James and the Collapse of Impartial Justice

The question raised by the prosecution of James is: would any other federal prosecutor have brought this case against any other defendant? The answer seems to be no.

www.newyorker.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.

Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.

Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.

Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.

Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 20h

On this day in 1834, authorities in Wheeling, a city in present-day West Virginia, charged four people with unlawful assembly for convening a literacy class for Black residents.

Oct. 14, 1834 | Four People Charged for Teaching Black People to Read in Wheeling, West Virginia

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

calendar.eji.org

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L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 20h

When the political right pine for the “good ole days,” this is what they are talking about. This is the hellscape they want to return to the United States.

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L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 20h

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

What Is Colonial Williamsburg For?

Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad.

www.theatlantic.com

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L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 20h

www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

Avoiding Ultra-Processed Foods Is Completely Unrealistic

Especially if you have kids

www.theatlantic.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

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Derrick ♎ 🟧 🟦#BLM 🏳️‍🌈 @spawn03.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting how this wasn't what we were taught in school. 😎

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L Bates @theafricanus.bsky.social · 21h

Interesting observation, when viewed from the other end of the spectrum.