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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The desire to ethnically cleanse both of those two and Indians seems to be particular stalking horses for the broader white nationalist agenda on the American Right.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Not surprised that she's also anti-vax, MAHA, and spreads a bunch of other hate based in pure fiction.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For all the reporters asking me if this is illegal vote buying, the Supreme Court has said slouch generalized campaign promises are First Amendment protected supreme.justia.com/cases/federa... (And why would anyone believe him anyway?)
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Brown v. Hartlage, 456 U.S. 45 (1982)
Brown v. Hartlage
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Never lived in San Bernardino County, but I hope the voters there reject Zoh-wrong
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Look at this comment from Stancil: bsky.app/profile/whst... Do you think this means he's saying the current distribution of wealth is fine? Or do you think he's pointing to the fact that much of our domestic concerns about inequality stem from the rich not sharing their plentiful wealth?
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
(2/2) "...and far-right Christian nationalists who despise transgender people with a frothing rage born of septic ideology and psychosexual night terrors, is a large part of what has brought us the present anti-trans backlash. Not a public that remains, broadly, indifferent to us." (2/2)
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Great summation of the Bootleggers and Baptists coalition that created the post-2024 trans panic: "This two step dance, between anxious centrists and liberals who are both extremely online and extremely concerned about trans people..." (1/2)
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Fair enough, that's inconsistent of them
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ossoff and Warnock are way more pro-Palestinian than any of their GOP challengers. There is no Massie in GA. Any voter who morally equivocates is wrong. But the role of "The Groups" is dogmatic adherence to policy positions, regardless of the party in power. www.aclu.org/documents/ac...
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ACLU History: Upsetting Checks and Balances: Abuses of Power by Republicans and Democrats Alike | American Civil Liberties Union
The need for a check on presidential abuses of power has been evident throughout every Administration – both Republican and Democrat – including that of Bill Clinton, who led an assault on habeas corp...
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Idk enough about Biss, but yes J Street and AIPAC support diff candidates often. Some get both endorsements. Or no AIPAC nod but some similar AIPAC bundlers. In GA, they gave the same tag to Warnock, to whom Ossoff's donors are presumably the most comparable. www.trackaipac.com/states/georgia
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Georgia's Congressional Delegation — Track AIPAC
See which Members of Congress from Georgia are supported by pro Israel interest groups.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Kinda sad to look at this and think we'll never be back near the golden era of ~2013-Jan 2020.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
That would make me second-guess Track AIPAC, even if it wouldn't change my negative views on AIPAC's policy priorities. Do you an example of a Jewish politician they mislabelled? I'll also admit that I am more dismissive of Left anti-semitism fears within the broader I/P discourse this cycle.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Is there some controversy with this group that I'm unaware of? Seems like there's some methodological criticisms of them, but doubt it's relevant to that specific SEO claim. theintercept.com/2026/03/26/t...
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How Does TrackAIPAC Actually Track AIPAC?
The social media warriors have helped make AIPAC a politically toxic brand — and fueled debate over what it means to be "pro-Israel."
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Same, but more complex questions it's not so. Unlike Wikipedia--where my teachers taught me it's ok to read the links even if you shouldn't cite it--sometimes with AI Overviews there are serious issues with the credibility of cited links. bsky.app/profile/trac...
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Could not have happened to a worse human being
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Directionally, they are on the same side. Interpersonally, those are 3 of the least agreeable ghouls in the MAGA orbit.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Even if Harp didn't have beef with Melania before, I'm sure the latest rumors aren't doing any good for their relationship lmao
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Meanwhile, Shaheen has been completely silent on the genocide. Also seems sus, even if she isn't the preferred candidate of AIPAC.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Spot on about Hanania, he's very much still a eugenicist with libertarian characteristics. My only slight disagreement is with Ganz's formulation. Right wing intellectuals also love having their priors confirmed by the Left (e.g. Zizek and Finklestein on political correctness).
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 15/08/2026
TW: Suicide If you tell people you have SI, many are likely to suggest you call 988 or text the suicide lifeline. These are good resources *if you need to be kept physically safe;* they are not as helpful if your ideations are passive. Allow me to share some things that have helped me. /1
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
You've decided that AOC has the same views as Pelosi/Obama and you're cherry-picking to confirm your priors. Wherein she also says Woke 1 was: "trying to entertain any and every policy that was going to get us to a better place "the discussions that were had in that time were quite fruitful"
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Disagree, because part of the failure of defund was the effective fear mongering about a pandemic spike in crime rates. She's explaining that defund can co-exist with low crime rates, but that's not the message of the moment. To beat Trump, we don't need to relitigate Woke 1.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Anti-woke critics want splinter the anti-Trump coalition by relitigating Woke 1. Bill Maher types, and cynical reactionaries like Garrison, don't believe Woke 1 was worth the movement for police accountability. AOC is saying the opposite, and we should move forwards towards justice building from it.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
But AOC wasn't saying that 'Woke 1' was bad for any of those reasons. bsky.app/profile/mich... Quite the opposite, she was saying that it brought progress in spite of all those perceived rhetorical missteps. She knows that the greater evil would have been to ignore systemic police misconduct.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
This is weaponized ignorance at this point.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
And way more than 1% of American corn while we’re at it
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The more I read about Galindo and the dark money backing her, the worse it looks. I imagine Hasan came to a similar conclusion after doing his research. www.axios.com/2026/05/20/m...
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House Democrats are scrambling to contain their Maureen Galindo problem
"We will force a vote to expel her every day she is here," a pair of Jewish Democrats said.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
That would only extend the negative press for Ken Martin and the DNC. Honestly, they took the best path in releasing the full unredacted report with careful notes. It ends the speculation. However, like @notthekgb.bsky.social said, it makes Martin's past lies about the "lessons" from report look bad
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
True, but the idea that the autopsy shouldn’t be released because it’s divisive or poorly done is stupid. I have no sympathy for the DNC and their lack of transparency.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Everyone failed, but Stancil wants the urbanists to feel extra-blameworthy for some reason, because of improvements in bus and bike lanes, I guess.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
It doesn’t take that much time to shoot off a few skeets a day and reply to gross misrepresentations of those takes.
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Aaron Ross Powell @aaronrosspowell.com · 13/05/2026
Is Bluesky dying? Is it the community's fault? Should people here refrain from criticizing journalists who think J. K. Rowling might have a point? The thing is, it doesn't matter. Because the answer isn't to make Bluesky change. It's to take advantage of Bluesky's tech to build something else.
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The Thing About Griping About Bluesky - Aaron Ross Powell's Blog
Let a thousand mutually suspicious communities bloom.
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
When you add it all up, the collapse in immigration looks like this: a decline of roughly 50K for illegal (even including the people arrested and not released) and a decline of about 132K for legal. Over 70% of the cut in immigration has come from LEGAL immigration.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Hello DC-area friends! Do you wanna hear more about tariffs? Do you like Books?Do you want a CUSTOM NPR tote bag? This Wednesday, I have the honor of joining NPR's Planet Money for a LIVE show as part of their book tour! Come out and join us—tickets are here: calendar.gwu.edu/event/politi...
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Politics & Prose and GW Present: Planet Money Live - with Jeff Guo, Jack Corbett, Alex Mayyasi, and Joseph Politano
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Hans Schattle @hansschattle.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
* Abolish ICE. * Close the concentration camps. * Hold DHS and its past and present officials fully accountable for the growing number of wrongful deaths. * Redo immigration policy to open up more pathways for more people to receive full US citizenship.
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Record deaths in US immigration custody expose systemic failures
Families, advocates and lawmakers say poor care, opaque investigations and bureaucracy leave deaths unexplained
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Defector @defector.com · 18/03/2026
Let's catch up on the hilarious Afroman defamation trial: defector.com/lets-catch-u...
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Let's Catch Up On The Hilarious Afroman Defamation Trial | Defector
Afroman, once world famous for his song about being high (though I always preferred “Crazy Rap” myself), has emerged as a new kind of internet folk hero in the aftermath of an incident in 2022 with…
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Great introduction to movies, which ought be followed by the cherished classic, The Room.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
It would be strange to dismiss every writer influenced by Marx, but to the extent that people do that I agree it's silly. Like, we can't read the Frankfurt School anymore?
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I think this pursuit to rescue Marx from Leninism and its bastards in contemporary communist thought is a fruitless endeavor. But if anyone can do it I trust Liberal Currents.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
You’re right about the feds. But knowing what you know about right wing social media, you can understand why other observers want their names out of those right wing crosshairs.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
You can complain about this on BlueSky, but the current VP is brainrotted from Twitter and there is no comparable elected Dem anywhere near as captured by this website.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
What's to stop one of these groups from cosplaying as ICE and standing outside polling stations? ash.harvard.edu/articles/cro...
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Crowd Counting Consortium: Tracking the Growth of Active Clubs – Ash Center
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
It may just be my algos, but I see more people complaining about the conflation of ICE and local law enforcement than I see the actual occurrence of that conflation.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Based on your bio I assumed you were born in MN, but good for you that you stayed even after experiencing that harsh of cold.
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
At its worst, local policing is more than worthy of defunding if not abolition. Thankfully, local control and other accountability measures ensure that all police aren't run like ICE. Citizens, statutes, and civil liberties orgs save us from police. www.aclu.org/news/smart-j...
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The DOJ Ferguson Report Isn’t Just an Indictment of Ferguson Police, but of American Policing Writ Large | ACLU
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
That was my one contention with how South Park covered ICE this season. They should have made the rank and file officers much less sympathetic figures.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
These people aren’t just devoid of empathy, they don’t believe it actually exists. They also took a $50K bonus to terrorize immigrants. So the idea that regular people would spontaneously come to the aid and defense of their neighbors is just utterly foreign to them.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Every prosecutor complicit in this should have their bar admission revoked ASAP and should be prosecuted for weaponizing DOJ by the next Dem administration
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urgotft.bsky.social @urgotft.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
You’ve also become a punching bag onto which BlueSky users can express their frustrations with Dem messaging and comms.
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Just passing copies of this out to ice agents and reminding them they could be making 100 K as an assistant general manager in two years without threat of prosecution
Buc-ees sign, advertising wages and open positions
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