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That Guy Mike @thatguymike.bsky.social · 3h

They say that CEOs are paid the big money because they shoulder the responsibility and risk of the big decisions.

When’s the last time CEOs suffered the consequences of their decisions? Even if they get fired, they still get a golden parachute.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1h

Walking into a Republican's office in 2025.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h

National Lawyers Guild, the org on the top left?

When Joseph McCarthy finally got “have you no shame”d, the person he was targeting at that hearing had been a volunteer for them. So let’s just say they’ve been in the crosshairs for many decades.

Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 2h

Glenn Beck says that after he aired a show on Antifa, FBI agents acting on the behest of Kash Patel came to get tips. Here's who the segment targeted, largely through strained connections and guilt by association: www.mediamatters.org/glenn-beck/g...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29m

Brooke Rollins on farmers needing a bailout in October 2025 because of Trump's trade war: "This is a result of no new trade deals under President Biden."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1h

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 20h

the days when these guys worried about hiding their "power level" are far behind us

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 20h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14h

😡😡😡😡

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 3h

X is a nazi bar.

Screenshot of a Twitter/X thread. At the top, a tweet by verified user David Pakman (@dpakman) reads: “JD Vance says the ‘I LOVE HITLER’ Republican leaks are no big deal because it’s ‘kids in chat rooms.’ In reality these are young Republican leaders likely to gain more power in a hypothetical future Vance administration. Terrifying stuff.” Below are icons showing 368 comments, 99 reposts, 888 likes, and 147K views.

Underneath, a reply by Myron Gaines (@MyronGainesX) contains antisemitic and offensive language. His tweet says: “Yeah we like Hitler. No one gives a **** what you woke jews think anymore. Bro was a revolutionary leader and saved germany. The jews declared war on Germany first. If can israel deny a genocide with 4k video proof, I’m questjoning everything you guys have said about the painter during WW2.” Below are engagement metrics showing 574 comments, 931 reposts, 9.3K likes, 555 bookmarks, and 811.8K views. Content includes hate speech.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 47m

According to rapid response, feds have grabbed one person from the Addison/Kimball Home Depot this morning. Several people detained in Back of the Yards as well, still all over the area. They've also returned to Carpentersville this morning, and were seen near an elementary school there.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

“Kids”

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 3h

🔴 In the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported an additional 29 killed (22 of whom were recovered from the rubble) and 10 injured arriving at hospitals.

This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 67,967 and 170,179 injuries (likely 3-5x higher)

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 3h

“but you commented earlier about a naked bike ride in portland” would be a legitimate follow up for any reporters in the room w johnson when he says he didnt see the important story youre asking him about

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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youregonnalose.bsky.social @youregonnalose.bsky.social · 1h

Isn't that just like the whole lot of them? Cowards.

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youregonnalose.bsky.social @youregonnalose.bsky.social · 1h

How many Town Halls have these Republicans had?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Mike Johnson tries to reframe his move to keep the House out to avoid a vote on the Epstein files as a "responsible decision" so Republicans can "work" in their districts

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13h

Welch: Mike Johnson-If he's a big Christian, he should be fighting for the marginalized, fighting for the poor. But instead he weaponizes his faith to lure voters in and then dicks him over every chance he gets.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

“Arizona is considering suing for taxation without representation if you don’t seat Adelita Grijalva.”

Speaker Johnson: *continues to cover for Pesophiles*

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 3h

Remember the first few months of this year, when all we talked about was DOGE and spending cuts and waste, and this administration gutted USAID?

And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina.

Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

"Young children and even babies appear to have been subjected to the indiscriminate use of tear gas by Defendants' officers."

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 3h

Good morning. An overnight court filings reveals discussions took place Wednesday over whether the Trump administration has violated a judge's order addressing the use of force in its Chicago immigration campaign.

"The government believes the TRO has not been violated at all."

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2h

Good morning from judge Sara Ellis' federal courtroom in Chicago.

We're waiting for the 8:30 hearing in the case, scheduled just yesterday, to begin.

In the week since Ellis entered the order meant to curtail federal immigration agents' violent behavior, they've gassed two Chicago neighborhoods.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 21h

New development re: the temp restraining order meant to rein in federal agents' violence towards press and the public in the Chicago area.

Per a court entry filed today, a new hearing in the case has been set for tomorrow morning.

Prelim injunction hearing still set for 10/23, per the court.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2h

Ellis wants the brass in court.

"On Monday, I want the field director here. And the field director is going to explain to me why I am seeing images of tear gas being deployed and... seeing images of ICE agents, if I cannot see the alphanumeric identifier... why is that so?" She says.

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youregonnalose.bsky.social @youregonnalose.bsky.social · 2h

He would walk out dressed as Hitler.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h

Trump: I want to thank Stephen Miller I would love to have him come up and explain his true feelings. Maybe not his truest feelings. That might be going a little too far

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 14h

🚨The war on Antifa has begun, with the FBI canvassing informants for insights on the group, scrutinizing financial records and gathering intelligence on left-wing affinity groups, sources tell me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the War on Antifa

Feds target "affinity" groups, informant networks, the Tides Foundation, and more.

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 13h

Colorado is scrambling to process 900+ unemployment claims from federal workers during the government shutdown and the food pantry at Buckley Space Force Base has seen demand double

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h

AOC: You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to keep people from getting poisoned, from dangerous chemicals

You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to bring down the cost of housing

If they want to say that that's a Democratic priority, they're right,

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