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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 12h

this would end us up with a democracy more rigged than Hungary's. actually, between 2010 and 2020, our democracy WAS more rigged than Hungary's. there isn't any international example of elections as rigged as Wisconsin's.

Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 19h

If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s why you were barraged with spam today.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 4d

there's a lot of things dangerous about AI and the AI boom, but it's important to get them *right*

⚡️🌙 @dystopiabreaker.xyz · 4d

andymasley.substack.com/p/the-ai-wat...

The AI water issue is fake

On the national, local, and personal level

andymasley.substack.com

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Will Hayward @willhayward.bsky.social · 5d

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 5d

Ed "Big Balls" Coristine is able to immiserate millions because his dad owns this popcorn company. Get it out of your pantry now!

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No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 5d

I just want to be clear, they are personally calling you, the reader, a terrorist

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 5d

From the Nobel Committee today:

“Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination.”

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Will Hayward @willhayward.bsky.social · 6d

Having a great moment of camaraderie right now with my fellow Nats fans, Mets fans, and Braves fans.

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 8d

“Who was president in 2020?” is the question of our time

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 9d

Not happening somewhere else. Here. In America. Right now.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 9d

CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.

apnews.com/article/chic...

Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

apnews.com

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Suss-- 🥌 @suss2hyphens.bsky.social · 10d

At least the Yankees will come back cross the border with nothing to declare

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Will Hayward @willhayward.bsky.social · 12d

Alright go off First Circuit bsky.app/profile/kyle...

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12d

BREAKING: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 100-page opinion -- says it is unequivocally, lopsidedly easy to determine that the Trump administration's view of birthright citizenship is wrong.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 12d

This is premeditated homicide and quite possibly piracy.

There is no even arguable legal authority for the president to commit an extrajudicial killing of these men. There is no declaration of war or other legal basis for any military action. There is no applicable legal justification or defense.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 12d

Hegseth: ‘Earlier this morning, on President Trump's orders, I directed a lethal, kinetic strike on a narco-trafficking vessel affiliated with Designated Terrorist Organizations in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed in

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Will Hayward @willhayward.bsky.social · 13d

A single ball/strike call so bad I now support robo-umps.

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Will Hayward @willhayward.bsky.social · 16d

Openly positioning as a moderate in his public comments! Can't imagine many potential candidates (especially in AL) who could get away with that.

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 17d

Its insane that American politics now more or less revolves around infrequently passing a single comically large overstuffed money bill instead of like... normal legislation

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Bradford William Davis @bwd.bsky.social · 17d

Hakeem Jeffries' statement on Eric Adams.

How can the Democratic Party credibly claim it opposes Donald Trump when its party's leadership honors his allies?

"Eric Adams has served courageously and authentically for decades as a Member of the N.Y.P.D., the New York State Senate, in Brooklyn Borough Hall and as our 110th Mayor. During his time in office, violent crime is down, the building of affordable housing units is up and New York City has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.
As is the case in any major City, there are challenges that remain, particularly as it relates to lowering the high cost of living. Yet, it is clear that meaningful progress has been made in several important areas during the term of Mayor Adams. Thank you for your service to our City.
Over the next few days, my entire focus will be on addressing the Republican healthcare crisis and funding the government. I will publicly weigh in with respect to the remaining candidates in the Mayor's race well before the start of early voting."

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 20d

here's the more targeted data on gender

men's social circles have shrunk more than women's, and fewer men report having friends they lean on for emotional support

but this is clearly a whole of society problem, with secondary gendered effects www.americansurveycenter.org/why-mens-soc...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 25d

What’s more astonishing: 1) that the president clearly believes, and repeatedly suggests, that asylum seekers are people from mental asylums, or 2) that no journalist has ever challenged him on this and no mainstream media outlets have done any deep dives on this story?

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Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 27d

This is the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era but it also has significantly less popular consensus behind it than the second Red Scare. It's being done on behalf of a minority faction led by the most unpopular president in modern history. Organizing against this can win.

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Will Hayward @willhayward.bsky.social · 27d

Expand the new Northeastern campus they're building here in Portland 10x

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 28d

they don't have the capacity to compel obedience by the process of law.

they don't have the capacity to compel obedience by violence.

the only lever by which they can obtain obedience is fear.

do not offer it to them.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 18

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 28d

genuinely not great how little resistance they has been in elite civil society

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Chelsea Janes @chelseajanes.bsky.social · Sep 15

Vienna/James Madison High School product making his debut in a playoff race #allmets

Susan Slusser @susanslusser.bsky.social · Sep 15

An @sfchronicle exclusive: Giants calling up top prospect Bryce Eldridge to help their playoff bid www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle

Giants calling up top prospect Bryce Eldridge to help their playoff bid

The San Francisco Giants are calling up top prospect Bryce Eldridge to shore up their lineup and help with their bid for a NL wild-card playoff spot at stake with 13 games left in the season.

www.sfchronicle.com

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