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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 11h

So where has DOJ civil rights division been with regard to the Cornell rape case? Busy fighting DEI?

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Jeremy Fassler @jfassler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Katie Britt watching Eric Schmitt destroy his career, brought to you by Larry David.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12h

During the World Cup.

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 19h

The professional military ethic depends on troops who can sit through a partisan speech without becoming part of it, says Peter Feaver. That ethic faces its biggest test this week. warontherocks.com/what-will-he...

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What Will Hegseth’s “State of the Force” Reprise Reveal?

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is expected to convene a high-profile meeting of military personnel for a “State of the Force” address this week. Will

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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 12h

I'm surprised Pete didn't address this during his rendition of Benito Mussolini.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12h

Come off it.

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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 13h

“Many thought this day would never come, a lot of fits and starts,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul said at the North Bergen, N.J. tunnel portal.“

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It’s a Grind: Gateway Project Pushes Through With Tunnel Boring Milestone

The transit megaproject had ground to a halt earlier this year following the Trump administration yanking funding.

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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 13h

Again with the testosterone… As someone with a deeper voice and more body hair than Pete Hegseth, let me say: - Few problems have military solutions. - Human rights are a force multiplier, not an obstacle. - Everyone belongs here in the US. - Ordering soldiers to commit murder demands consequences.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 13h

Ynon Kreiz, the ex-chairman of Mattel, is an Israeli-born businessman who served in the IDF for years before going to Tel Aviv University. He and his wife also wore hostage dog tags on the red carpet at the 2024 Academy Awards, so he very much shares the Ellisons' pro-Israel stance.

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 14h

AI xrisk people: ok we are particularly concerned about AI autonomous weapons Normal people: in principle I agree, but seems a bit far fetched that will happen tbh USG: today we are announcing we are doing AI autonomous weapons on purpose

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

JD Vance: "Think about this. If your 6-year-son comes home one day and says he's a girl, Talafreako says, and I quote, it is abusive -- abusive! -- if you don't let school officials but him on hormones and change his pronouns. Nothing in the Bible supports any of this, of course."

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Ethan Embry @ethanembry.bsky.social · 14h

There’s no way this Sherrod Brown ad is a real ad. No way. No WAY.

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 14h

It should alarm us that the civilian head of the military gathers together troops to give them a political speech in which he calls the free press treasonous. He should be removed from office for doing so.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 14h

He’s appointing the “weirdo, beardo, and fatty” he just banned from the military.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14h

The evidence mounts that Trump picked Hegseth because he knew he was mentally disturbed enough to order American troops to fire on American citizens.

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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 14h

When did we go to war with the Islamists? Jordan? Morocco? Turkey? Pakistan? Qatar? I'm sure Hillsdale College and Liberty University have the answers.

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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 14h

This state of the force address will be primary source material for dissertations on the self-destruction of American military power projection.

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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 14h

“It is axiomatic in the art of war that the side which remains behind its fortified line is always defeated. Experience and theory agree on that point.” ―Napoleon Bonaparte, Notes on the Art of War (1808).

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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 14h

If I was selecting intellectuals to craft a strategic technology map of the battlespace of the future, it would not be this man.

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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 14h

The American military is not legally constituted merely to fight wars. It is constituted to serve national purposes for which military power is an instrument.

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 15h

Indeed, we wouldn't be where we are in any way if Republicans hadn't radicalized against the American state before Trump took over. When the far right took over the GOP, we were doomed to a period of destabilizing attacks on modernity, and, eventually, democracy. www.offmessage.net/p/the-new-ra...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15h

Part of me secretly hopes that members of the 11th Circuit were cool to have arguments for releasing Volume II of Jack Smith's report in January, but watching Schmitt's colossal fuck up made them move the arguments up to Nov 2.

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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 15h

Leadership does not consist of crude insults. Leadership is creating, training, and directing a team to successfully a defined objective while supporting the health and welfare of everyone on that team.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump starts to brag about renaming the Gulf of Mexico but then remembers he's speaking to a Hispanic Heritage Month event

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 19h

JUST IN: SCOTUS has asked CNN to respond to the Trump petition on dismissal of the "big lie" libel case he filed against the network. CNN earlier passed up the initial chance to do so. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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Appeals court panel rejects Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ defamation lawsuit against CNN

The three-judge panel, which included two Trump appointees, said the network’s use of the term didn’t amount to defamation.

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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 19h

A.I. companies will need to find at least $4.2 trillion a year in new revenue by 2031 to pay for their data center buildout, per Bain.

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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 19h

An Air Force major who was arrested after protesting President Trump has been recommended for a general court-martial, the most severe type of military trial, the major’s lawyer said on Tuesday. #IStandWithMajorWatson 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The colder autumn nights in Germany coaxes this magnificent eagle, Oropherion, to spend his nights in his heated indoor winter aviary. This is an African Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus), the largest eagle species native to Africa. (Cr @birdsofprey_nathalie_denolf) #birds #eagle

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 20h

"Only 28 percent of Americans believe that AI technology should move full speed ahead. Everyone else wants it slowed down or stopped, temporarily or permanently." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/one-more-r...

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One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them

Trillions of dollars in spending, higher interest rates, hardly any jobs

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 21h

"If America ends up an autocracy, Trump will not be its culmination but something closer to its forerunner." And the next one probably won't be such an extraordinarily delusional and incompetent buffoon. Disgrace and disincentives on him and his enablers have to be imposed now, while we still can.

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America Can Pull Back From the Slippery Slope to Rome

The decline of the rule of law and our republic is not inevitable

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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 21h

Slander? Hutchinson v. Proxmire, 443 U.S. 111 (1979). Senator Proxmire made statements as part of his legislative activities and then disseminated them outside Congress. The Court held that the outside re-publication wasn’t protected merely because the underlying congressional speech was.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“It wasn’t a mistake”🤔 “Who knew Jack Smith was a Caitlin Clark fan?” 🤔 @ericschmittmo pathetically attempts to play it off and act like he didn’t publicly humiliate himself in front of the nation today 🤡

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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 21h

This week’s word is dirtbag.

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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 21h

A health and human services secretary who can’t seem to keep vermin and roadkill out of his mouth seems less than optimal.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

But they would have been in the SAME STATE. Illuminati confirmed!

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Paging Senator Schmitt!

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Let this sink in. Cornell University refused to refund Jane Doe's tuition the semester she was raped. Without this money, she could not transfer to another school. Essentially, she was forced to stay on campus where she saw those seven rapists frequently. Eventually she dropped out of college.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is a great interview, including @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social's back story, which I didn't know before. It's long, but set aside time for it.

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Jas Easterly @jaseasterly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"The United States’ inability to rapidly defeat Iran or to fully protect its allies could have far-reaching effects on the U.S. position in the Middle East." www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

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The THAAD Delusion

The story of a missile system placed in a role for which it was never intended illuminates the broader challenges facing the U.S. military.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’ve been saying for a while, someone needs to estimate the net cost of millions of people having to spend a chunk of every day worrying about what the insane president has done or will do.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Awful: The Supreme Court just let Trump's third-country deportations move forward. Still a shot at stopping them later but unlikely. Reminder: If Dems win power, they can and should defund both the white-nationalist Office of Remigration and third-country deportations, as I argue in this piece:

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Alicia Ault @aliciaault.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Mike Lee blocked an attempt by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to prohibit President Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center. Lee also objected to a Merkley motion that would have blocked Trump from building a colossal marble arch between the Arlington Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.

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GOP senator blocks move to prevent Trump from tearing down buildings honoring presidents

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) late Monday blocked an attempt from Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to prohibit President Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center. The bill Merkley attempted to pass under unani…

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