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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The graph below shows the violent crime rate in the US. Democrats should not say that crime is not a problem. That statement does not resonate with voters. But... For an authoritarian regime to use crime as an excuse to deploy American troops against American people is obscene

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It's Chaos, Be Kind @atomicovermind.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

This is, in fact, the problem.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 05/09/2025

Sen. Warren Daniel (R–NC, District 46) was caught trading stocks right on the Senate floor. Didn’t even wait for a break. Playing the market on the taxpayers’ time…pure abuse of power.

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shainverow.bsky.social @shainverow.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

On one hand, it’s really good to be someone who does their best work under extreme pressure and exhaustion, but on the other hand, it also kind of sucks. So it goes.

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Why is it acceptable for the president to use taxpayer money to fly overseas and cut a ribbon at his own golf course? Don’t normalize this abuse of office. It’s blatant corruption.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

is everyone just…exhausted

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27/06/2025

Stripping birthright citizenship from people born in this country goes against rights guaranteed in the Constitution. We must stand against unconstitutional actions and stand up for the fundamental rights granted to people in the United States of America.

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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I am so, so tired of the absolute gutter Islamophobia I’ve been seeing around lately. The shit people feel comfortable saying out loud is absolutely insane

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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Wow so you’re telling me everyone who cheered on the Iraq war is on board with this now too? And so are the people who opposed the Iran nuclear deal and killed it? You’re kidding.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23/06/2025

Pope Leo condemns US bombing Iran

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/06/2025

The United States should not wage war against Iran. Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran is unconstitutional. Only Congress can declare war — and the Senate must vote immediately to prevent an another endless war. This is a horrific war of choice.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 22/06/2025

AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.
He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations.
It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.

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shainverow.bsky.social @shainverow.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

“What if we just didn’t commit war crimes?” If only…

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

My uncle, the constitutional law professor of 30 years, wants the group chat to know that this is all illegal. He is dropping texts about article one on top of a row of Jesus memes. Legend.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

The war in Iran is illegal under the UN Charter, under War Powers Act, and didn't even comply with National Security Act.

Top Dems on House and Senate Intel Committees — Jim Himes and Mark Warner, both members of Gang of Eight — were not briefed before the attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, per sources.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 22/06/2025

Knowing how the drumbeat of war spreads rhythms of jingoism and fear, now seems like a good time to slow down and engage with the long rich heritage of Persian poetry. Ever since "Window Horses" filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming told me "people are not their wars" I have carried those words with me.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

America is one of those countries where if you host a global sporting event, inclusive messages have to be censored to so as not to anger the central government. In this case the message is “racism is bad” www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...

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FIFA drops anti-racism, anti-discrimination messages for Club World Cup

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Rick @ricktotheleft.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I'm an Army veteran too. The Army isn't weak. In fact, they are so badass they showed the Commander in Chief they won't play the part in his dictator show. The optics of a grand military show in front of this wanna-be Kim Jong Un would have been too much for the American public to bear. I'm proud

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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Four hits at or near Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate HQ. The base houses Unit 8200 (SIGINT) & Unit 9900 (Visual Intelligence, VISINT) which are a crucial aspect of Israel’s war-fighting & intelligence gathering. AD site visible. Also, one hit is close or at a sewage treatment facility.

Two hits at or near Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate HQ

AD site near Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate HQ

Two hits at or near Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate HQ. The hit on the right is at a sewage treatment facility.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

People who've only seen the headline should really read the copy. Arguably the most concise and prophetic anti-war op-ed from that era. And we're doing it all over again. theonion.com/this-war-wil...

This war will not put an end to anti-Americanism; it will fan the flames of hatred even higher. It will not end the threat of weapons of mass destruction; it will make possible their further proliferation. And it will not lay the groundwork for the flourishing of democracy throughout the Mideast; it will harden the resolve of Arab states to drive out all Western (i.e. U.S.) influence.

If you thought Osama bin Laden was bad, just wait until the countless children who become orphaned by U.S. bombs in the coming weeks are all grown up. Do you think they will forget what country dropped the bombs that killed their parents? In 10 or 15 years, we will look back fondly on the days when there were only a few thousand Middle Easterners dedicated to destroying the U.S. and willing to die for the fundamentalist cause. From this war, a million bin Ladens will bloom.

And what exactly is our endgame here? Do we really believe that we can install Gen. Tommy Franks as the ruler of Iraq? Is our arrogance and hubris so great that we actually believe that a U.S. provisional military regime will be welcomed with open arms by the Iraqi people? Democracy cannot possibly thrive under coercion. To take over a country and impose one’s own system of government without regard for the people of that country is the very antithesis of democracy. And it is doomed to fail.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

theonion.com/this-war-wil...

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

There are widespread reports of ICE agents abducting people while masked, without warrants or identification. Due to recent events, we strongly advise: do not open your door or car for anyone you don’t know. That’s the message. No need to elaborate.

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Burgess Everett @burgessev.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend” Full emails below

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Uncle Rico Dynamite @unclericodynamite.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Free book with priceless information ia801603.us.archive.org/1/items/pdfy...

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OneSerenityNow @oneserenitynow.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Clearly Macron had it wrong. Shitler NEVER works.

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kristinfo.bsky.social @kristinfo.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

We didn’t elect him. They cheated. The article is not as technical as you might think – give it a read pass it on, widely. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

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She Won. They Didn't Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election.

How Leonard Leo's 2021 sale of an electronics firm enabled tech giants to subvert the 2024 election.

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Uncle Rico Dynamite @unclericodynamite.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Doesn't matter if you're a liberal, democrat, socialist, anarchists, etc... You're all going to be communist to them. #Fascism always paints with a broad brush, always... Mark it #classconsciousness #revolution #resistors #BlueCrew

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a man with a mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .

ALT: a man with a mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/06/2025

spoken like a diehard White Sox fan

In our competitive society, where it seems that only the strong and winners deserve to live, sport also teaches us how to lose. It forces us, in learning the art of losing, to confront our fragility, our limitations and our imperfections. It is through the experience of these limits that we open our hearts to hope. Athletes who never make mistakes, who never lose, do not exist.

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All the Galaxies! @allthegalaxies.galaxyzoo.org · 16/06/2025

A clumpy galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey. It is at redshift 0.26 (lookback time 3.15 billion years) with coordinates (149.54779, 2.18536). 54 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.🔭

A clumpy galaxy from the Galaxy Zoo: Hubble project, classified by 54 volunteers.

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The Bully Pulpit 🇨🇦 @thebullypulpit.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

There is a way back from the brink: but you'll need a super-majority to pull it off.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/06/2025

This is why your Fox News-watching relatives think half the country supports Donald Trump. Notice Fox doesn’t turn the camera to the crowd. 👀

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Major Reno, US Cavalry @majorreno.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Woke!

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The War Monitor @warmonitor.net · 16/06/2025

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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 15/06/2025

andrew cuomo believes the way to get elected mayor in new york city is to terrorize jewish voters with his big scary muslim opponent (who is not at all scary). it's disgusting and offensive to muslims and jews and should cost him the race.

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Wes Thomas Anderson @westhomasanderson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Like did he really think an ABC News reporter was some kind of “threat” to him because of an innocuous touch?

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/06/2025

Who “touched” who?

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/06/2025

Whoa! Hats off to ABC News reporter Matt Gutman for keeping his cool yesterday. This LAPD officer needs to be relieved of duty if he can’t handle an alleged “touch” without snapping.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

"How does it feel to get arrested at 87 years old? He said "I'm just beginning!"

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Ouisiem @ouisiem.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Those cops have NO idea how small and stupid they looked arresting an 87 yo vet in zip ties, do they?!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Just want to take a moment to shout out the international reporters helping us get the real story out. When an 80-year-old veteran with a walker is hauled off with his hands zip-tied behind his back, and the media spins it as a “threatening breach” of a police barricade

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 15/06/2025

Anyone who has ever lived in LA county will not be surprised it was the sheriff's department that escalated

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Trump looking absolutely inconsolable at his fascist-themed 79th birthday party which no one turned up to other than those who had to because he's their boss.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

MSNBC reporter in gas mask in Los Angeles: I think it was Sheriffs deploying CS gas, tear gas, pepper spray, and flash bang grenades in large numbers. Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful

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