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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/10/2025
Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt: “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist." www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution” THAT PART! Thank you, Judge Perry.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Once again, I’m wondering why Democrats aren’t running with a straightforward message of “despotism is un-American and unaffordable” right now and all the way into the midterms.
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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Stephen froze like a deer in the headlights and pretended to have connection issues because he unintentionally gave away the game plan. “Plenary authority is complete, absolute power over a specific area or issue, with no significant limitations." Show people this clip. This is an insane slip up.
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement? The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy. At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Trump must be arrested and charged for murder in the case of dozens of civilians targeted and killed under his command in the Caribbean. The actions taken by the Navy under orders by Donald Trump are absolutely illegal and do constitute as murder.
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AuntieU @umaija.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
THIS! It's time. Call or write to your representatives. bsky.app/profile/pete...
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2025
HEY CORPORATE MEDIA, Say it with me. Your headline is REPUBLICAN CONGRESS FAILS TO FUND GOVERNMENT: SHUTDOWN IMMINENT Let me know if you need any help with this
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Ka Luahine @makani-noho.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Trump committed another impeachable offense in plain sight. Calling US Citizens "the enemy within" and suggesting that the military practice waging war against us? Is that upholding the Constitution?
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Longtime Pentagon reporter Helene Cooper said that she can't find any military officials who attended the meeting in Virginia with President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth and liked what they heard. www.rawstory.com/trump-milita...
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'Disbelief': Pentagon reporter can't find one military official who liked Hegseth's speech
Longtime Pentagon reporter Helene Cooper said that she can't find any military officials who attended the meeting in Virginia with President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth and liked what the...
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Anyone with courage has to acknowledge Trump isn't well. And he's getting worse. My look at his babbling insanity from just the past week: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Anyone with courage has to acknowledge Trump isn't well. And he's getting worse. | Opinion
Ranting about Tylenol and escalators while seeking revenge on his enemies, Trump is showing us one simple thing: He is desperate and declining.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2025
Gallego: "The president is an idiot. He doesn't actually understand how the military works."
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
I know we're desensitized, but it's important to note, again, that today's events would have led to the immediate impeachment & removal of any president from at least Truman to at least Obama. We're hundreds of miles on the interstate past Richard Nixon's high school prank-level crimes compared to 👇
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Today, Trump declared war on his own citizens, calling for U.S. cities to be used as “training grounds” for troops to confront what he called an “invasion from within.” Americans are a proud people, and no one (foreign or domestic) will threaten our home.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Thankfully, our military has not embraced this rhetoric, and hopefully Congress and the Supreme Court will soon find their spines. Fuck you, Trump.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
In a sane country with competent leadership, the 50 highest-ranking Democrats would call a press conference to denounce what just happened as a threat to the republic and demand Trump's immediate impeachment and removal from office. I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.
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Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) @gene4va.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
In a stunning violation of OPSEC, we’ll be announcing to our adversaries when and where all of our top military leaders will be. Doesn’t seem Pete learned much from Signalgate. His incompetence is staggering.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?
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Daniel Malmer @malmer.com · 26/09/2025
The Brookings Institute found that Charlie Kirk was the 2nd largest misinformation spreader among podcasts they analysed. "Mr. Kirk, a conservative activist and the founder of Turning Point USA, ranked second, with 17 percent of his episodes containing an unsubstantiated or false claim." Gifted:
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Steve Bannon’s Podcast Is Top Misinformation Spreader, Study Says (Published 2023)
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
"'Are we taking every general and flag officer out of the Pacific right now?' one U.S. official said. 'All of it is weird.'"
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Fox & Owls @foxandowls.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Completely ineffective and feckless….absolutely well meaning but useless.
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Cricket @cjcricket.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Your non actions speak far louder than your words, Congressman.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Call to action: Mass protest against the Trump regime for October 18; find a spot nearest you. Millions expected to stand up to fascism. Join here: www.nokings.org #3E #NoKings
Registered protests
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jhstoo @jhstoo.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Excellent post by @jvl.bsky.social at his substack, arguing that modern "conservatism" isn't conservatism at all, it's a movement aiming at domination. Also a repost of an @hcrichardson.bsky.social essay from 3 weeks ago discussing Movement Conservatism. Both insightful, highly recommended.
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Kaivan Shroff @kaivanshroff.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
3 months ago, today, Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered by a Trump supporter. They had kids, too.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 14/09/2025
Yesterday's piece from @jamellebouie.net is the only high-profile piece I've seen that specifically discusses the watchlist, its effect on academics, and its effect on public attitudes toward academia as a whole. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...
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Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
And yes, we saw the Fox segment suggesting involuntary lethal injections for the homeless. You can’t help but ask: what is wrong with these people? If that question crosses your mind, it means your moral compass is intact, it means you’re an American.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
When a threat crosses that line, it’s no longer “free speech.” It’s a true threat, and it must be reported to local authorities.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
We’ve tried to step back and let things cool down, but the propaganda machine is running in overdrive. Over the past few days we’ve watched a flood of activity: endless posts, bot networks, new websites popping up, and more.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Breaking: The @wsj.com is reporting that the comment was not made by Brian Kilmeade but by an unidentified transgender person
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
For those who dont follow right wing media, they have January 6th'd the Charlie Kirk murder. They all believe it was transgender or radical leftist etc and refuse to talk about Groypers. It's a cult. Lost. Concentrate on informing and organizing the majority.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
The message should not be that political violence is bad because it targeted a good guy who was “practicing politics the right way” (which Kirk definitely was not). Political violence is bad because it inherently corrodes the democratic polity, because it makes democracy impossible.
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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
We can be morally outraged by an assassination and at the same time acknowledge that Charlie Kirk’s racism and misogyny were immoral. Whitewashing his behavior and beliefs betrays the collective by masking how we got to this place in America.
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Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was
The right-wing influencer did not deserve to die, and we shouldn’t forget the many despicable things he said and did.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
A word to my brethren in the press corps: Please notice that nearly all Democrats condemn violence while very few Republicans condemn violence, and please please please do not make these two unequal facts equal.
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jpil.bsky.social @jpil.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 11/09/2025
On September 11, thousands of innocent lives were lost in an unthinkable tragedy that profoundly changed our nation. On this day of remembrance, we mourn the lives lost, honor the heroism of our first responders, and reflect on the resilience of the American people.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Protestors in Nepal overthrew the government in less than 48 hours due to corruption. They refused a curfew, spread protests across all cities, fought police in roaming street battles, burnt down politicians' houses, stole military weapons, stormed the parliament & burnt it, forced the PM to resign.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The Article I Crisis
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