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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

“Fascism works not only by the passage of arbitrary, dehumanizing laws but also by the arbitrary, dehumanizing enforcement of the laws.” A deeply and sensitively reported piece by M. Gessen about how “soft fascism” is being operationalized against trans people—gift link:

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Opinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All (Gift Article)

Is Kansas just the beginning?

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Here's an idea: Listen more to people who were right about everything. Listen less to people who were wrong about everything. Crazy, I know, but it's clearly something we've never tried before, so maybe let's give it a shot this time?

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The Constitution clearly gives Congress the power to spend taxpayer funds, and no law allows the president to halt if he feels some US states aren’t being “good stewards” of the money. In case there’s any confusion on this, the Impoundment Control Act forbids it. Taxation without representation.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Trump said one thing that mattered last night. He reminded us again that he will do all he can, break any law he has to, lie as much as he can, and incite as much violence as is necessary to attack our elections this year. Once again. Today’s show.👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Last Night Doesn’t Matter. At All. November Matters. Keep Resisting

Podcast Episode · The Social Contract with Joe Walsh · February 25 · 33m

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Opallaroche @opallaroche.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

All is not lost. ACA still exists, the the Covid-era enhanced subsidies will expire. Some states may be stepping up to help their own residents.

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Opallaroche @opallaroche.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I read this in a thread elsewhere. "How does President Trump know who did this and why? What if it was a hostile foreign government that sent a professional to do this as a way to further divide our country?" These are good questions.

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

There's a lot to unpack here. But the "why do people in the developed world die from chronic diseases at higher rates than in poorer countries" is because we survive long enough to die from chronic rather than infectious disease. This is epidemiology 101. It's not a mystery.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary. I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.

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🦋𝘙𝘩ₒ𝒏∂𝔞 @rhondasrealm.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

You could save a life with a simple repost!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/03/2025

Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 31/01/2025

Sorry, Mexico and Canada, we elected a dimwitted shitheel

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Matt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Wow: JD Vance is apparently skiing in Vermont this weekend and the locals aren’t having it. Thousands have lined the streets in protest.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

So: We have news of very promising developments in cancer treatment with mRNA vaccines. The Trump administration wants to gut cancer research and hamper the development of mRNA vaccines.

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Mike Cernovich, Chaya Raichik ("LibsofTikTok"), and Jack Posobiec are apparently who the White House views as credible "reporters" for handling these curated Epstein files. If anyone knows how these choices were made, I'd be curious, though none of them surprise me. x.com/JoshSukoff/s...

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Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 @lesleyabravanel.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

"Donald Trump now has fired more veterans than any other president in recent history. How dare a five time draft dodging coward turn his back on the men and women, who, unlike him, were brave enough to serve the American people?"--@SenDuckworth @VoteVets

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

“.. this [DOGE] narrative should end very soon,” the official said. “Probably the best way for that to happen is no more town halls.” @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

NEW on CNN: The Trump White House’s new Homeland Security point man hosted a podcast that tweeted for “secession” and “martial law” after Trump lost in 2020. The official, Paul Ingrassia, also shared an article calling for a “martial law option” to keep in office.. www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/p...

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White House point man at Homeland Security shared ‘martial law option’ post to keep Trump in office | CNN Politics

Paul Ingrassia, the Trump administration’s liaison to DHS, co-hosted a right-wing podcast and echoed extreme election denial rhetoric.

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Bob @psychobob4q2.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I am not a proctologist but I see NBC news is posting pictures of an asshole.

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Leslie A. Larson @lesliealarson.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

More great info from Denise.

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Tris @trisresists.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Make it make sense! 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I don’t know how many different ways to say that agency personnel don’t work for Elon. They don’t have to report to Elon. They report to their agency leadership, which reports to the President.

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Trump is hoping that if we pay lots of money for coffee, we won't know how expensive eggs are

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Trump sees himself and Putin as mob bosses negotiating over turf. That's what this is, and it needs to be understood through that lens.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

The Washpost, which is bleeding millions of dollars and shrinking its staff, accepted -- and then rejected -- a $115,000 ad that criticized Elon Musk. Anyway, here's the ad that the Post's business side didn't want its readers to see ⤵️ thehill.com/media/514849...

Who’s
running
this
country:
Donald Trump or
Elon Musk?
Since day one, Elon has created chaos and confusion and put our
livelihoods at risk. And he is accountable to no one but himself.
The Constitution only allows for one president at a time. Call Your
Senators and tell them it’s time Donald Trump fire Elon Musk

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Musk may or may not be so credulous as to believe dopey shit like this, but that’s beside the point. Musk has a good nose for propaganda, & owns a powerful engine with which he can disseminate it. A party that controls every part of the government & is willing to shamelessly lie is hard to combat.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

This is fascism.

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

DOJ leadership has put all Public Integrity Section lawyers into a room with 1 hour to decide who will dismiss Adams indictment or else all will be fired. Sending them strength to stand by their oath, which is to support the Constitution, not the president’s political agenda. 🇺🇸

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David Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Democrats get elected and immediately hand out big benefits packages to red areas to help struggling, dying towns and win friends. Republicans get elected and immediately try to hurt blue areas and demographics as much as possible. It's not sustainable. It's a one-sided civil war.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

DOGE is reportedly threatening NOAA with massive staff and budget cuts. NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms. This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.

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Skyleigh Uhrich @skylee1.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Canada has been working on this plan since Biden, Justin Trudeau has talked about it a lot. No Trump you can’t start the fire, then take credit for actions that were already in play.

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Opallaroche @opallaroche.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I think the reason we haven't heard from the Republican leaders is that this is done with their approval. Yes, I said, "approval". If it starts to look bad for their own political fortunes, they'll just blame Musk.

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Opallaroche @opallaroche.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Has anyone heard anything from any elected Republican about what is going on? Anybody? Didn't Republicans in Congress have to take an oath of office? Oh...that's right, Trump also took an oath. Is Trump protecting and defending the US Constitution?

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Opallaroche @opallaroche.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Republican Congresspersons: please declare: "I'm not going to go along with what Musk is doing, even though he can mount a primary challenge against me. My constituents deserve the best of me. I took an oath, and if need be, I'll declare that I am an Independent and will caucus with Democrats."

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Susie Madrak Ω @susiemadrak.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

If you could look back at everything I've written for the past 25 years, the one phrase that keeps recurring is that Republicans are "profoundly anti-democratic." And now everyone sees it. One of the things that cemented it in place was Grover Norquist's "Taxpayer Protection Pledge." /1

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Opallaroche @opallaroche.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

14-minute video, but you just have to see what the moderator pilot saw. There are no "bad guys" in this tragic event. No bad guys. It looks like it was an issue with visual on behalf of the black hawk thinking it was seeing something that it was not. Learn www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfgl...

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Analyzing the Mid-Air Collision Over the Potomac: A Detailed Examination of ATC Communications

YouTube video by Captain Steeeve

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/01/2025

1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them. It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests. I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights. Find the EO here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling – The White House

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

scoring coffee off the back of an open truck

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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/01/2025

On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to deport visa-holders that participated in pro-Palestinian protests on campus. Now, he has issued an executive order that could be used to do just that.

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Trump has threatened the visas of international student protesters. A post-grad at risk shares his fears | CNN

Post-grad student Momodou Taal nearly lost his student visa after taking part in protests. He says international students may face the same dilemma as him.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Wouldn’t want to deter current administration officials from recommending reckless military actions like the Soleimani strike.

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Opallaroche @opallaroche.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

He who controls the medium, controls the message...

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Cake or Death @johngcole.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

How the fuck is it a slipped mask moment when he openly has been endorsing nazi parties in Europe jesus fucking christ what is wrong with you people They have spent years telling you who the are but you still do not want to believe them

Did He Actually Do That?

Elon Musk either had a slipped-mask moment or is supremely awkward.
By Charlie Warzel

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I wrote about Trump’s inauguration. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The only time Trump freed more terrorists than tonight was the time he agreed to let 5,000 Taliban prisoners go free.

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