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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

First excerpt from End Times Fascism! So happy The Guardian went for the part of the book about the wonder of THIS world, and the people doing everything to commit to it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear

An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Daniel S. Richter has a new book—which I am stoked about—looking at the Antebellum engagement with Aristotle by enslavers. We should all buy this book when it’s out in October (although $105 is high!), but here are some other thoughts too. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Aristotle in the Antebellum South

Natural Slavery, Democracy, and the Ancients

Daniel S. Richter

Introduces the first account of how and why antebellum Southerners embraced Aristotle prior to the Civil War
Provides a new approach to the discipline of intellectual history that moves beyond the idea of "reception"
Describes how different political contexts and historical moments shape defenses of slavery

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26

Photo after Jason's final marathon taken from his archived blog showing Jason surrounded by supporters in orange charity t-shirts

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 15/08/2026

I’m not trying to hear about plagiarism from people who can’t get anything done without AI. You’re disqualified on this one. That plagiarism is bad is supposed to be a settled social belief. AI use muddies the whole thing.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 11/08/2026

This is whole story is horrifying, and as a journalist covering ICE flights, I was struck by this sentence: “We were shipped to Texas overnight from Los Angeles in horrible conditions that I won’t elaborate on in this letter.”

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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention

My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.

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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 05/08/2026

It’s fucking gross to mock Cori Bush for "the Capitol steps with her Cheez-Its." She was sleeping outside the Capitol to pressure Congress and Biden to extend the COVID eviction moratorium after it expired, protecting millions of renters from eviction. Bush herself had experienced homelessness.

Screenshot of a Bluesky post by Always Jae (@jtlee24.bsky.social).

The post reads: “Guess she’s back on the steps with her Cheez Its…”

Below is a photo of former U.S. Representative Cori Bush seated on stone steps during a protest.

She sits in a folding chair surrounded by blankets, bags, and snacks.

Bush wears a black hoodie and looks off to the side with a weary.

A reply from its Candy Love (@candylovely.bsky.social) contains two laughing-with-tears emojis and a bullseye emoji.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/08/2026

A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote against justice for Epstein survivors.

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Maj @lif3asmaj.blacksky.app · 02/08/2026

This is deadass every republican campaign ad here in the south. I'm not even REMOTELY JOKING.

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🇲🇽🕷️rustbelt rebel🕷️🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My bad feelings around Covid is the realization that profits over lives was a thing and they truly feel no obligation at all to pretend to care about any of our survival- but I’ve talked with a LOT of healthcare professionals and THEY- are dealing with a level of trauma I’ve only seen-

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

One more thing I want to be clear about: Most people are not talking about the trauma of lockdowns. They’re overwhelmingly talking about the trauma of being forced “back to normal” when “normal” had a new level of danger and cruelty.

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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

WE WILL STOP FASCISM. 🇺🇸

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Rep. Jermaine Johnson @drjljohnson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

“I’m going to fight for a New SC, and that is going to be led by Dr. Jermaine Johnson.” I am proud to formally accept the endorsement of Governor Wes Moore. Thank you, Governor Moore, for your support and belief in our vision for South Carolina. Let’s build a #NEWSC together.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

In America today, the wealthiest 1% is now worth more than the entire American middle class. That never happened before.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/07/2026

ICE is killing people on the streets of America. Cold. Read every one of these. Ask yourself: Is this the country we want to be? Then ask yourself this: why aren’t they wearing body cams?

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

My family's roots in mid-Michigan trace back to the early 1800s. I lived with Grandma and Grandpa during my time at Michigan. And they’ve always had my back. They mean the world to me❤️ I’m honored to introduce them to you, too, in our new ad:

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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...

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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

WHOA DHS does not say that the agent feared for his life… just the vague concern for “public safety.” So he killed him just because he did not want him in America, not because of any specific threat to agents?

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

ICE murdered a 26 year old father in Biddeford, Maine. It's the second ICE murder in less than a week—and just the latest in a series of attacks from Trump’s thugs. Horrific. Abolish ICE now.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

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CatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Vote these monsters out! #ICELawlessness

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 01/07/2026

Melat Kiros is a refugee from Ethiopia who become a lawyer in the USA. Her law firm fired her because she condemned Israel’s genocide of Palestinians Tonight she won the Democratic nomination in deep blue CO-1 against a 15-term AIPAC entrenched corporate Democrat This is how we make America great❤️

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/06/2026

need to start thinking now about a full package of judicial reforms: new justices, new circuits, new district courts, ethics reforms, docket reforms, and transparency reforms.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We have an opportunity in this moment. A responsibility. To insist on everyone’s humanity, all the way through.

"One of the clearest lessons from this election is that Democratic voters want leaders who refuse to compromise on anyone's humanity. Throughout this campaign, we ran on building bridges and embracing a politics rooted in solidarity and shared safety, rather than fear and division. As I said last night: ‘I will aim to be one of the Jewish Congressmembers most willing to stand up for Palestinian freedom, human rights, and dignity. And I will stand just as firmly against bigotry aimed at Jews. Those are not two different jobs. They are the same job.’ Hillel taught that lesson two thousand years ago, and last night’s results highlight its importance for Jewish politics in New York City today."

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Madelyne 🌴 @madelynerants.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

@drjljohnson.bsky.social speaks about what he needs from us to become our next governor, and y'all, WE GOT THIS!

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

As the government raids “antifa groups” in Minneapolis with the SAME charges levied against myself and the rest of the Broadview Six, we need to be asking how they got this indictment. And as charges (hopefully) get dropped, we must remember the process is the punishment.

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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

National Park Service has open comment page, for Albert Speer Memorial Arch that is next on MAGA wish list You can make comments here: parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsOpe... That page has lots of "before and after" illustrations. Below, before/after view from near JFK/RFK grave site in Arlington

View toward the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, from Arlington.

Giant Albert Speer-style arch blocking view of Lincoln Memorial.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Ken Paxton just gave an Epstein-style deal to a pedophile. Paxton released Adam Hoffman — an admitted child rapist — back on our streets after Paxton’s rich lawyer friend got involved. The Epstein Class has no place in Texas. Ken Paxton has no place in the US Senate.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/05/2026

South Carolina Republicans: “Quick, let’s eliminate the one Black district before anyone catches on.” Black South Carolina voters: “Hold my beer.”

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 24/05/2026

Congratulations to Trump for turning a managed nuclear problem into a glow-in-the-dark sequel.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Well that's a thorough summary. One of the best articulations of university governance for a public audience that I've seen in a while.

Screenshot of article which reads: This is how you end up with an elite university where the president can drive his car into a group of students and be lauded by the board. The president and the trustees are on the same team. The students are on the other team. The trustees know Kotlikoff will reliably enforce their agenda, including cracking down on protests that might be bad for cashflow. It almost doesn’t matter what he does; if there’s any conceivable defense, they’ll keep him in place. (If not, they’ll replace him with someone else who can talk about loving free speech while moving to crush it in practice.) Kotlikoff, after all, has already proved his worth: It was on his watch that Cornell agreed to pay $60 million to the U.S. government to get Trump to unfreeze its research grants.

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Adele M. Stan @addiestan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This is why Trump posted that AI slop of him throwing Colbert into a dumpster. Trump will never know this kind of joy, nor will he ever perform with Sir Paul McCartney.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

It should be a huge scandal that a close confidante of, and adviser to, President Trump and Secretary Rubio reacted to a deadly terrorist attack at a mosque by calling the mosque "evil" and calling for the deportation of all Muslims from America. But it isn't. *sighs*

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

THIS STORY DEMANDS WAY MORE ATTENTION Trump sued the IRS for $10 billion-claiming they harmed him by leaking his tax returns Trump of course controls the IRS Trump may order the IRS to "settle" this case for $1.7 billion of taxpayer money, placed in a slush fund controlled by-you guessed it-Trump

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runcible @runcible.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Found source w/ credit: www.youtube.com/shorts/P58ot... "A Louisiana resident who identified himself as Marshawn delivered a fiery, emotional speech to lawmakers during a state Senate hearing over redistricting Monday, accusing Republicans of trying to “cheat” Black voters out of political power."

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Louisiana Resident Calls MAGA "the Last Breath of the Confederacy"

YouTube video by The Root

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honor sachs @drhonor.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Being in higher ed right now kind of feels like watching administrations steer your ship directly at the iceberg, while everyone on board is pointing and screaming, and they’re like, “yes we know isn’t it beautiful?”

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 04/05/2026

The days of being impressed by wealthy people in high fashion at galas & awards shows are kinda done. Not saying I'm completely immune from indulging but it's some real bread & circuses shit. It gets farther & farther from the lives any of us watching will ever attain. They're being rich, we suffer.

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Rep. Jermaine Johnson @drjljohnson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Dear South Carolina State University students. #NewSC

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Cole Allen’s manifesto revealed a mainstream liberal who felt compelled to act against a criminal regime and a system that doesn’t seem willing to stop them. This feels reminiscent of past cycles of violence where liberal democracy starts to fall apart jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-broken...

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The Broken Contract: Cole Allen and Radicalization at the End of Liberal Democracy

Saturday's attempted assassination felt different for a variety of reasons

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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

While we have your attention about the safety of journalists in harm’s way… Say her name: Amal Khalii. She was killed by US-Israel this week. She is one of 14 Lebanese journalists killed, and among nearly 300 killed in the Middle East since 2024.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Anyway. I’m glad nobody was hurt and I’m sure the journalists who attended the WHCD will not center themselves and their personal experiences and instead remain focused on holding the powerful accountable and informing the people about their government.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 26/04/2026

This is such a flagship moment for where America is right now. Gun violence, showmanship, celebrity, mass confusion, and also according to C-SPAN, people are opening the bottles of wine still on the tables.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

If they continue that WHCD and Felon Trump still speaks on that open stage after Secret Service shot and killed someone in the hotel lobby, there is something seriously wrong with these people.

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