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by Nelson Flores

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The problem with arguments that if Mamdani wins in NYC the GOP will use this to frame Dems as radical terrorists is that they already are doing that. So instead of pivoting to centrist positions as a way of trying to counter that we should embrace Mamdani’s popular progressive policies.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Wow. New Economist poll finds only 34% of Americans say ICE's use of force has been justified, vs 51% who say it's been excessive. And they oppose agents wearing masks by 52-35.

Yep, ICE is becoming a pariah agency, and that's gaining deep penetration in the culture:
gregsargent.bsky.social Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d
ICE's military raids and masked kidnappings are resonating deeply/negatively in the cultural spaces we keep hearing Dems need to reach: Manosphere, Joe Rogan, country music, disengaged voters. That's rare and it gives Dems a big opening to engage.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2018...
October 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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by Nelson Flores

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So happy that as a follow up President Jameson has now formally announced that Penn has declined to sign the Compact

penntoday.upenn.edu/announcement...
October 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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atrupar.com
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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by Nelson Flores

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
The idea that any challenge to an incumbent is “threatening to tear the party apart” is such an anti-democratic sentiment. If people are satisfied with Fetterman’s job he will win the primary and if not he won’t. I for one and not and would like to be able to vote to express my disatisfaction.
axios.com Axios @axios.com · 1d
SCOOP: Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are maneuvering to run against Sen. John Fetterman in a 2028 primary, threatening to tear the party apart in the biggest battleground state in the nation.
Scoop: Dems plot Fetterman ouster
He's still popular with Pennsylvania voters, even as Democrats turn on him.
www.axios.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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by Nelson Flores

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
While I always knew that the Trump administration would eventually pivot from disingenuously using antisemitism as way of silencing political dissent toward actively embracing antisemitism I’d admit I did not expect it to happen this quickly and this boldly
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d
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DHS Says Social Media Will Be Screened for ‘Antisemitism’ as It Purges Pro-Palestine Immigrants Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem says people shouldn't try to "hide behind the First Amendment." Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels. By Matt Novak Updated October 15, 2025
October 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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by Nelson Flores

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I am proud of Penn’s Faculty Senate for releasing a strong statement against Trump’s Compact. Hopefully President Jameson is listening.

www.thedp.com/article/2025...
Penn Faculty Senate overwhelmingly passes resolution urging University to reject White House compact
The Executive Committee emphasized that signing the compact would “compromise” Penn’s academic freedom and scholarly diversity.
www.thedp.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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axios.com
SCOOP: Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are maneuvering to run against Sen. John Fetterman in a 2028 primary, threatening to tear the party apart in the biggest battleground state in the nation.
Scoop: Dems plot Fetterman ouster
He's still popular with Pennsylvania voters, even as Democrats turn on him.
www.axios.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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by Nelson Flores

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
Trump in response to college students protesting genocide in Gaza: This is anti-semitism and I will deport you all and cut federal funding to your schools.

Trump in response to literal anti-semitism in a Young Republican group chat: Nothing to see here.
October 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Introduction to JBLAC Webinar
Nov 7, 2025 | 6–7:30 PM ET

Learn about the Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC)—its mission, vision, & role in advancing Black language & culture scholarship. Hear from the team & discover how your work can engage with this new community.

bit.ly/48Cjc0V
October 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
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DHS Says Social Media Will Be Screened for ‘Antisemitism’ as It Purges Pro-Palestine Immigrants Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem says people shouldn't try to "hide behind the First Amendment." Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels. By Matt Novak Updated October 15, 2025
October 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Reposted by Nelson Flores, Catherine Baker, Lesley A. Hall , and 1 more

lselibrary.bsky.social
New online: The Gay Liberation Front (GLF) collection is now available on LSE Digital Library! We’ve digitised and published the GLF Diaries and the GLF newspaper Come Together. Further series from the archives will be added as digitisation continues.
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Cover image of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) Diary, December 21-30, 1972. A purple and green poster-style image featuring text and a leafy plant design.
October 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Reposted by Nelson Flores

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The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major
Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand
The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…
vimeo.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Reposted by Nelson Flores, Anna O. Law, Elizabeth Saunders , and 16 more

karl-jacoby.bsky.social
Student government leaders of MIT, UVA, U of AZ, Dartmouth, UPenn, Brown, and Vanderbilt united in their opposition to the "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
October 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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by Nelson Flores

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
MAGA: We can’t believe that people from the intolerant left refuse to date us

Also MAGA: We will create a dating app that screens out everybody who refuses to conform to our vision of the world.
nancyflanagan.bsky.social Nancy Flanagan 🎼 @nancyflanagan.bsky.social · 4d
Billed as “America-First Dating,” the site provides suggestions for “non-negotiables” (“secure borders, secure families”) as well as dating tips for women (“let him drive the date; you drive the conversation”) and men (“exclusivity before intimacy”). 😝 #TradYuck www.wired.com/story/the-wo...
The ‘Womanosphere’ Is Reshaping the Conservative Dating Landscape
From a religious OnlyFans creator to influencers quibbling over the appropriation of trad wife culture, right-wing personalities are jockeying for a larger stake in the dating zeitgeist.
www.wired.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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by Nelson Flores

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
The biggest problem with the not judging people by the standards of today is that all of the people committing crimes against humanity have almost always had contemporaries telling them this was wrong
drandrewthaler.bsky.social Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 4d
You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.
October 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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nancyflanagan.bsky.social
Billed as “America-First Dating,” the site provides suggestions for “non-negotiables” (“secure borders, secure families”) as well as dating tips for women (“let him drive the date; you drive the conversation”) and men (“exclusivity before intimacy”). 😝 #TradYuck www.wired.com/story/the-wo...
The ‘Womanosphere’ Is Reshaping the Conservative Dating Landscape
From a religious OnlyFans creator to influencers quibbling over the appropriation of trad wife culture, right-wing personalities are jockeying for a larger stake in the dating zeitgeist.
www.wired.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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drandrewthaler.bsky.social
You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.
October 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Reposted by Nelson Flores, Will Jennings, Adrian Daub , and 2 more

notalawyer.bsky.social
the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
misoshnik.bsky.social Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 6d
Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?
A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable. " Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Reposted by Nelson Flores, Alison Phipps, Laleh Khalili

emanabdelhadi.bsky.social
If you don’t see the link between ICE and the IDF, you haven’t been paying attention. We are being asked to accept a world where whole communities are made disposable and marked for disappearance. If we accept that for anyone, no one is safe anywhere.
October 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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by Nelson Flores — Reposted by Nelson Flores

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In a time where Republicans have made attacking trans people central to their political platform and many Democrats have agreed to throw them under the bus for political expediency, it is inspiring to see a politician not only proudly fighting to protect trans people but also honoring trans leaders.
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6d
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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by Nelson Flores

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
I suppose we could mandate our political system to intensive psychoanalytic therapy to resolve this dilemma. The problem is that white supremacist capitalist patriarchy is by design a violent psyche that can't be fixed with any kind of therapy. We need a whole new psyche (5 of 5)
October 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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by Nelson Flores

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
The Dems, as the superego tell the GOP ego that it is very bad for succumbing to the desires of the id and instead seeks to find socially appropriate ways to manage the id's desires (4 of 5)
October 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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by Nelson Flores

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
This both arouses and disgusts the GOP who as the ego follow the reality principle and tries to fulfill Trump's desire for instant gratification while criticizing him for his excesses (3 of 5)
October 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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by Nelson Flores

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
Trump as the id follows the pleasure principle and seeks immediate gratification bestowed on straight white men by the white supremacist capitalist patriarchy (2 of 5)
October 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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by Nelson Flores

nelsonlflores.bsky.social
One of my facebook memories from 2016 was a psychoanalytic lens on the presidential election thats still seems like an accurate assessment of President Trump that I thought I would reshare (1 of 5)
October 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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willmckinley.bsky.social
"CBS is no longer independent, but under the tutelage of a conservative billionaire who is putting more than his thumb on the scale."

Kudos to Dan Rather, a 44-year veteran of CBS News, for speaking truth to power.

deadline.com/2025/10/dan-... #CBS #Paramount
Dan Rather Says Bari Weiss Hire And Skydance-Paramount Merger Mark “A Dark Day In The Halls Of CBS News”
Rather said that Weiss' hire will add to fears journalists have of losing their jobs.
deadline.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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oregonian.com
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Reposted by Nelson Flores, Joe R. Feagin, Brendan Nyhan , and 8 more

donmoyn.bsky.social
This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical
thedailyshow.com The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 8d
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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