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SMMorton

@smmorton.bsky.social
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Lawyer in service to the people. Gen X malcontent. The Knicks and the rule of law. Muhheakunnuk.

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Alexis Goldstein @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Fascism is capitalism’s most ferocious threat response, a way of making sure that the public anger that wells up during times of deep crisis is directed downward at the vulnerable rather than upward at the system.” 🎯 I’m *devouring* @astra.bsky.social & @naomiaklein.bsky.social’s newest book.
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.
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The Democrats defend the Kennedy Center but not trans people.
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maybe because defending everything about a super small minority of the population is not worth losing to fascists
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
All Husted does is repetitively rubber stamp whatever Trump wants. Should he be replaced by a robot? Isn’t that what the brain-dead corpse of Mitch McConnell already does? Mitch has already been replaced by an autopen. As William Wrigley said, “When two men always agree, one of them is unnecessary.”
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Indivisible Albany ❌👑 #AbolishICE @indivisiblealbany.org · 10/09/2026
Given how pervasive police misuse of Flock surveillance has become, it was only a matter of time until such misconduct came to light in the 518. But how can it be, Sheriff Apple, that 4,000 unlawful searches were just recently discovered? Where is the oversight?!? #DeFlock
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Bored Humungus @writtenlow.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 26/08/2026
We can't just assume Democratic leadership will hold the regime accountable — we have to organize and demand it.
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Now imagine if women threw vibrators on the court during an NBA game. Imagine the outrage. What’s happening to the WNBA right now is transphobic and it’s rape culture. And it’s all related.
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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 21/08/2026
The scandal-ridden Brooklyn Democratic Party is trying to make June's regime-changing elections meaningless. hellgatenyc.com/rodneyse-bic...
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dillo saint dillo @dillo.media · 19/08/2026
"we can learn so much from these betting sites"
kalshi screenshot of Dem Senate nominee odds
 showing vindman at 95% for most of it and then it flips to Nixon at the end
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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 17/08/2026
In counterinsurgency theory this unmovable bloc would be deemed the extremist element that needs to be isolated from the majority of the population who just want a stable state. In contemporary politics, they are a primary concern of the moderate centre, which hopes to win them over by doing nothing
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump approval falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency, ‌with an overwhelming majority of Americans concerned the U.S. war with Iran will last a long time, according to a ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/08/2026
Q: The family members of US service members are concerned about the conditions on the USS Lincoln TRUMP: No they're not Q: Has the deployment gone on too long? TRUMP: No no no. Not nearly long enough.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“If this was true, I would be in jail” is not a real profession of innocence; it is a brag about how strenuously the state protects the male right of private sphere violence against women and children.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Modern life is standing at a gas station sink with your hands under a motion-activated faucet waiting for water that doesn’t come.” sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/quicksand
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Quicksand
Gen X was right after all.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/07/2026
This is the most pathetic and embarrassing shit I've ever seen. He has to make everything about himself.
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Every so often I get to think of something that is not awful. I interviewed Henry freaking Rollins about his quest with Ian MacKaye and a few other schemers to revive Vengeance Records, The Cramps’ record label: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
How two punk icons are giving the Cramps a second life
“If you lose culture," Henry Rollins explains, "the society dies.”
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Second wave radicals like Shulamith Firestone and Ellen Willis knew they had to break off from the anti-war movement and start independent feminist groups when women tried to speak at an anti-Nixon protest, and men in the crowd yelled “Take her off the stage and fuck her.”
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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 04/07/2024
Mark Twain hated the Fourth of July. He was often invited to speak at Independence Day festivities. His audiences assumed that his reliably unpatriotic remarks were tongue-in-cheek jests. But he meant that shit. 1/9
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Not a single Democrat or self-proclaimed moderate should vote to confirm anybody to the Supreme Court over the next two years. And if you have a problem with that, blame Mitch McConnell.
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Garrett Gilchrist @garrettgilchrist.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
NANCY PELOSI: We must find the next generation of Democratic leadership. Young, charismatic and exciting candidates who can energize the party. People that voters love because they're not 80 years old and sold out to big capital. CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one PELOSI: Take the shot
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Pete Buttigieg says his family was effectively swatted — except, instead of calling the cops, someone called Child Protective Services, lied and said Buttigieg had admitted to 'committing unspeakably violent crimes' and that his kids were at risk. The kids are not and were not at risk.
substack.com
A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family
Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A lot of discourse since Tuesday hinges on idea that some politicians are owed a seat, it’s their turn & it’s problematic to not back them. & that’s so odd to me — because not only you have to wait for 88-year olds to deign to retire, but then there’s someone else waiting who’s owed & you can’t run?
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This guy pitching the same “democrats must move right” idea over and over again after the one time it worked in 1992 reminds me of my dog dragging me to the same storm drain on our walk every morning because he once saw a dead pigeon there and tried to eat in it.
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Mattie Moss's Glasses @yolandasolomon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
“We haven’t discussed it,” Brunson said. “But as a team, we’ll discuss it and we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.” So that settles it. Dolan completely blindsided the players.
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SMMorton @smmorton.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I saw 350-Foot Slit open for Bikini Kill and L7 in ‘88.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I’ve come around on the algae. I think this is a great thing the president has done. It’s really bringing people together, and it’s quite fun to people watch at the reflecting pool now!
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Indivisible Albany ❌👑 #AbolishICE @indivisiblealbany.org · 20/06/2026
The level of condescension dripping from the “questions”posed by the spokesperson of the Albany County Legislature is enraging.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
An American Dilemma at 250: You can be the Knicks or you can be the UFC Freedom.
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SMMorton @smmorton.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Literally bawling. The Captain and his dad both get a ring. #knicks
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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
That was 100% refs being instructed not to call another flagrant on Wemby. Outrageous
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SMMorton @smmorton.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
An Ode to Our Captain. #Knicks
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How Jalen Brunson became the undisputed king of New York
Brunson's appeal in New York centers around one fundamental idea: People might appreciate glitz and glamour -- but they respect guts and guile even more.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/06/2026
SPEECHLESS. LFGK
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Tommy Beer @tommybeernba.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The Knicks had never comeback from a 29-point deficit to win a game in the history of the franchise. Not in the regular season. Not in the playoffs And not in the NBA fucking Finals. Until tonight.
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
"MY MAYOR'S MUSLIM MY BAGELS ARE JEWISH MY CHRISTIAN DIOR KNICKS IN FOUR!" This is why I love this city. NYC. We are diverse. And yet United. We are immigrants and yet, American! Damn, it's a good time being in New York. And being a Knicks fan. I ❤️ NY.
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Indivisible Albany ❌👑 #AbolishICE @indivisiblealbany.org · 06/06/2026
As the People of Troy fight to remove Flock surveillance cameras from their community, the Rensselaer County Sheriff is upping the ante, hosting Flock to show off its Flock DFR drones. We’re standing with DeFlock Troy to say hell fucking no. Tuesday, 10am. @troyindivisible.bsky.social #deflock
Emergency Rally.

No Flock. No Drones.

Tuesday June 9th, 10AM

Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office

4000 Main Street, Troy, NY
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Gnarls Brunson @gnarlsbrunson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Say it with me: "Everyone thinks they're better than Jalen Brunson until it's time to be better than Jalen Brunson."
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SMMorton @smmorton.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Knicks win game 1 by double digits and JB is visibly pissed off about it. Consummate leader. #knicks
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/06/2026
Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of all ages can watch our team in the NBA Finals. As Mayor, you’re forced to make many difficult decisions. This was not one of them. Go Knicks.
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God @thegodshow.com · 01/06/2026
When the AI bubble pops, every AI company will beg for a bailout and say AI is “too big to fail.” These companies tried to replace the artists, writers, workers, teachers, and journalists whose work they stole. They will demand you save them so they can take your job, too. Can God get a hell no?
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SMMorton @smmorton.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I’m sure he’ll get a warm New York welcome. #Knicks
New York Times Headline: Trump May Appear at N.B.A. Finals in New York

Lede: President Trump is said to be considering the appearance after his hometown team, the Knicks, clinched a championship spot.
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andykimnj.bsky.social @andykimnj.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
My heart broke to see Americans fighting Americans in our streets yesterday. As I saw ICE agents tackling civilians and firing pepper balls into the crowd, I was overwhelmed by how broken we’ve become. We cannot normalize this violence. Here’s what happened at Delaney Hall: THREAD
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Marlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
knicks about to make their first nba finals since 1999... here is 2-year-old jalen brunson in 1999
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SMMorton @smmorton.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
One of the most remarkable runs in NBA Playoff history - Mike Breen #Knicks
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Proud to earn the endorsement of Indivisible Courage Together. Our movement is fighting for a democracy that actually delivers for the people.
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New York Basketball @nbanewyork.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Cover of The New Yorker: “Kings of New York”
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The Onion @theonion.com · 21/05/2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Trying To Draw Foul While Shooting Free Throw
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
We all literally, LITERALLY just watched NASA fly four absolute all-stars the farthest any human has ever been from Earth and back flawlessly, and yet we're still continuously forced to pretend Musk's bullshit catastrophe factory is the future of human space exploration
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David Kurtz @davidkurtz.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
BREAKING: Judge dismisses criminal case against Abrego Garcia as vindictive prosecution storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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#312 in United States v. Abrego Garcia (M.D. Tenn., 3:25-cr-00115) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION as to Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia: Abrego's 104 motion to dismiss the indictment must be granted. An appropriate order will enter. Signed by District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr ...
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