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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
The Brazilian Supreme Court is fearless in the face of sanctions -and will ensure that the trial of Bolsonaro stays on track. Trump is once again attempting to obstruct justice when it comes to holding former presidents accountable. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Brazil's Justice Moraes ignores US sanctions, says he will continue doing his job
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing a criminal case against an ally of President Donald Trump, told a court session on Friday that he will continue to do his job and "ignore the sanctions" imposed by the United States that effectively block him from the country's wide-reaching financial system.
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Trump and Musk are killing people. As is the Muskite that Ross Douthat interviewed.
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Vast supplies of U.S. aid remain stranded, despite State Department promises
More than 60,000 metric tons of food have languished in warehouses in the United States and around the world — with expiration dates nearing on some items.
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
As we come together to lift up Joe Biden and his family at this challenging time, let’s celebrate a few of his accomplishments.
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Cyber Police @cyberpolice23.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Any security professional - military, government or otherwise - would be fired on the spot for this type of conduct and criminally prosecuted for being so reckless with this kind of information.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Firing all of the JAGs (Judge Advocates General)—the top lawyers in each service branch—is just as bad as, if not worse than, firing (most of) the Joint Chiefs.
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Let’s give it up to Joy-Ann Reid, the most fearless & knowledgeable host on the scene. You will be missed, but I have the feeling will be seeing you again soon.
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Oeishik 🐸 @oeishik.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
WARNING! Hostile takeover & corruption of the military in progress. youtu.be/xdMVKNFpuj8
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Donald Attacks Our Military!
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Bernie @bernie777.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Elon Musk gets a lot of hate. But it's not enough. We can do better.
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
He’s looked like he’s been in declining health for a while, but now he looks positively ghastly. His eyes are pinned, like a person on opioids.
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Rachel and @msnbc sure appreciate all the free advertising! 'Enemy of the people!' Trump rages at Rachel Maddow in middle of the night attack www.rawstory.com/trump-maddow...
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'Enemy of the people!' Trump rages at Rachel Maddow in middle of the night attack
Hours after Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account to celebrate the confirmation of embattled Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to be the next secretary of defense despite allegations of sexual...
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Question: Are there any independent journalists on this Rick Caruso story about how he saved his little Pacific Palisades mall, and how much he spent doing so? Did his private firefighters sign NDA’s? I heard he had a little water leftover and saved a house, is that proven? I smell smoke.
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
There’s no city or county in America that has the resources or technology to fight a firestorm with 80 mph winds. It doesn’t exist. We’re in a new climate crisis territory. Don’t let them gaslight you into believing differently.
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Wendy Siegelman @wendysiegelman.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Saudi Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding has now invested $800 million in Elon Musk’s xAI and in related news Elon Musk has just set-up a new company X.AI London Ltd as he aligns with Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform party, my latest: newstracs.com/saudi-prince...
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Saudi Prince Alwaleed's Kingdom Holding put $800M in Musk's xAI
Saudi Prince Alwaleed's Kingdom Holding invests $800M in Musk's xAI and Musk set-up xAI London Ltd as he aligns with far-right Reform party.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
My report on DOJ IG's Jan6 report notes that after FBI missed a phone call involving Osama Bin Laden in advance of 9/11 FBI created a dragnet aspiring to include ALL US phone calls. After missing multiple warnings abt Stewart Rhodes & Enrique Tarrio, they yawned. www.emptywheel.net/2024/12/12/i...
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If an Informant Narcs on a Riot But No FBI Agent Asks about It, Did It Really Happen? - emptywheel
In spite of the fact that the FBI got key warnings about Stewart Rhodes and Enrique Tarrio that never got shared with FBI's Washington Field Office, in spite of the fact that the FBI had 26 informants...
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Cool cool
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 07/12/2024
🇺🇦 The Ukrainian Navy struck Russian-occupied gas platforms in the Black Sea using naval and aerial drones. Footage shows drones targeting observation points of the Russian military. Yesterday, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed six naval drones were destroyed. t.me/noel_reports...
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🇺🇦 The Ukrainian Navy struck Russian-occupied gas platforms in the Black Sea using naval and aerial drones. Footage shows drones targeting observation points of the Russian military. Yesterday, Russia...
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Yoko @yokosamantha.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
COOLEST SONG IN THE WORLD 2024! Your vote is for @brianray.bsky.social’s “When The Early Was Round.”🌏 This year Brian has 2 songs nominated. They have the same cover. 🟥⬜️ Don’t make a mistake and vote for your favorite song. 🗳️ www.undergroundgarage.com/coolestsong2...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 29/11/2024
Trigger a MAGA: Zelensky is four times the man Trump ever could dream to be
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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Elon, here you go again making false and completely unfounded accusations without providing any specifics. That’s the kind of response one would expect from a conspiracy theorist. What oligarch? What treason?
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
HOUSE UPDATE Republicans: 220 seats Democrats: 214 seats TBD: 1 seat (CA13, Dems lead) Could be a 220-215 majority, which shrinks to 217-215 early 2025 when you subtract Gaetz, Stefanik, Waltz. The GOP gerrymander in North Carolina (flipped 3 Dem seats) saved their majority.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Since not a day goes by without someone saying I’m “just another big account that doesn’t say what to do.” I’ll once again say what I think you can do. 1) 30 states have local/state elections starting in Feb. Get involved/run. 2) Join a special issue group like civil rights, abortion or immigrant
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
3) Join a local civic group to fight locally or your Dem clubs/committees 4) Get involved in your union 5) Write/call your Senator and demand hearings and they fight 6) Write letters to the editor and OpEds. Public pressure works. 7) Support alternative media groups and creators
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
8) Don’t give in to despair and surrender 9) Demand answers and accountability from our side too 10) Don’t be silent. 11) Form coalitions. We can disagree on details but stopping fascism matters now. 12) VOTE! It still matters. Just a few ideas. Almost none involve money. Just don’t quit.
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mayoisspicyy.bsky.social @mayoisspicyy.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Elon Musk wouldn't be shit without the funding of the American government.
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
It was a mirage, not a mandate. “The details matter. As things stand, according to the latest tally from the Cook Political Report, Trump won 49.86% of the popular vote — a margin of 1.6% over Vice President Kamala Harris.“ -Steve Benen
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Trump is not omnipotent. It actually wasn't that hard. We won't win 'em all, but we win some. AND we can make Rs pay a political price each time they do something cruel, dumb, illegal www.youtube.com/watch?v=98hR...
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Jen Rubin: Why Matt Gaetz Dropped Out
YouTube video by Politicon
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Legends of journalism will emerge from this dark time, not by getting the latest scoop on his palace intrigue, but by reporting the news happening behind the shop window, in the back. Forget the distractions. Keep your eye on Jared, Netanyahu, MBS, Putin, Kim Jong-un, & Elon, the First Broski.
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Jeff Smith @jeffreygsmith.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/t... @scottwesterman.bsky.social @heyitskjs.bsky.social @1253sg.bsky.social @brianray.bsky.social
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Bluesky Is Turning Into a Strong X Alternative (Gift Article)
Bluesky has a hint of the old Twitter magic, but the feeling of freedom it offers might be even better.
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Withdrawing is something Matt should’ve considered with that 17-year-old girl he raped
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Adam Kinzinger makes a good point.
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The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 19/11/2024
You were warned.
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Alli Standefer @allistandefer.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Never has a photo defined Tennessee more accurately
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
*Now* we know why Gaetz resigned from Congress.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
The FBI on Wednesday morning raided the New York City apartment of Shayne Coplan, the founder and CEO of Polymarket. www.axios.com/2024/11/13/p...
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
This election proved to me that legacy media, network television, as well as print news, is over. If Democrats don’t start fighting hard in this new asymmetrical info war, western democracy will be a thing of the past IMO.
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Sorry for being bad at Bluesky today. I was busy with this story. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trumps-...
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Pete Hegseth Spent His College Years Crusading Against ‘Glorification of Diversity’ And ‘The Homosexual Lifestyle’
A magazine Hegseth published at Princeton cheered the Iraq War and questioned the school’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Apropos of Elon & Vivek's excellent efficiency adventure, back in 1989 Bush sr set VP Dan Quayle up with something called The Council on Competitiveness. It was basically a backroom operation where corps cld toss in a few bucks and get a regulation killed. This will be the same.
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 08/11/2024
📢 App Version 1.93 is rolling out now (1/5) This release includes the thread composer, improved tooling for adding content warnings to your own posts, and other improvements and fixes. Open this thread for more details. 🧵
Bluesky 1.93. Improvements: You can now compose threads with multiple posts. Easier-to-understand tools for self-labeling posts (eg nsfw). You can now label your post with a "Graphic Media" label. Visual improvements to link cards, images, and other interfaces. Fixes: Fixed an issue which "squished" images. Fixes to video playback.
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Thank you for the mention! I like this bluesky place so far.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Endless pontification seeking to explain victory of an ignorant, racist, cruel misogynist will not produce a clear and definitive reason for Americans’ choice. Some voters plainly embraced White Christian nationalism. Others are swimming in a sea of disinformation. Still others impacted by inflation
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/11/2024
dogs getting the Kristi Noem news this morning
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/11/2024
The fight for democracy and voting rights will continue in state houses, at the ballot box and in court. We're unapologetically pro-democracy and pro-voter in our work and coverage. Subscribe to our free newsletters to stay informed: newsletters.democracydocket.com/bluesky
Photo with dark blue background that reads "Democracy id still on the docket" in light blue and white letters.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday by a federal judge who said the law is “unconstitutional on its f...
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
I made a short video for @theatlantic.bsky.social on Instagram about what comes next - and what you can do. instagram.com/p/DCRmc7axz6n/
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
It’s a new day, one and all. I’m having a look around here, as the last two social apps have been incredibly disappointing. Like-minded Americans are most welcome.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/07/2023
This place is better imo
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Brian Ray @brianray.bsky.social · 03/07/2023
Good morning, all! I'm new in town, so please be nice and offer me cookies. My old neighborhood used to be nice, then it turned into a hellscape.
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