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maxkennerly.bsky.social
Musk will then immediately share it with China, of course, where half of all Teslas are made and a third of all Teslas are sold, the single most important market to his company's success, and likely the only country in which Tesla sales have a possibility of growing this year.
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China (Gift Article)
Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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digby56.bsky.social
I really wish Dem strategists would just once go on TV and acknowledge that Trump only won by 1.5% and didn't even get a majority before they start with the tiresome "Democrats have completely lost touch with average Americans etc, etc." That's how you think after a landslide loss not a squeaker.
March 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
This Paul Weiss capitulation is the most disgraceful action by a major law firm in my lifetime, so appalling that I couldn’t believe it at first.

Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.
March 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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aurabogado.bsky.social
I may have missed this during his inaugural remarks but President Trump is instructing the Department of Justice to seek the death penalty against undocumented immigrants who seriously injure U.S. citizens:
A screenshot reads: "The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty as the appropriate punishment for heinous crimes against humanity, including those who kill law enforcement officers and illegal migrants who maim and murder Americans."
January 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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ndncollective.bsky.social
There is no real justice after losing 50 years of freedom, but today, our hearts burst with joy and gratitude for our uncle Leonard.

To learn more about Leonard’s release, read NDN Collective’s press release here: ndnco.cc/PeltierCleme...
'It's finally over': President Biden Grants Leonard Peltier Clemency - NDN COLLECTIVE
In his final moments in office, President Biden grants executive clemency to Leonard Peltier, the longest-incarcerated Native American political prisoner in American history.
ndnco.cc
January 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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anildash.com
Tell us where to piss
January 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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jljacobson.bsky.social
Places to donate for disaster relief:

This page of resources is from my friend and colleague Ludovic Blain, executive director of the California Donor Table.

More to come. 1/

www.philanthropyca.org/2025-califor...
2025 California Disaster Response
www.philanthropyca.org
January 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Just like women, Donald Trump is going to stand as the protector of Canada, Greenland and Panama whether they want it or not.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jan 8
Rep. Brandon Gill: "Listen, I think that the people of Panama, I think that the people of Greenland, I think that the people of Canada for that matter should be honored that President Trump wants to bring these territories under the American fold."
January 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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stevebrant.bsky.social
Reminder: Reagan‘s campaign stole Jimmy Carter’s 1980 debate prep book, which is why Reagan was ready to use his practiced, “There you go again“ zinger at the right time. Early example of GOP’s unethical politics! @hcrichardson.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Jimmy Carter Deserved Better. So Do We.
An underreported chapter from Carter’s career.
open.substack.com
December 31, 2024 at 2:26 AM
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melissagiragrant.com
summed up:
unrestricted funding
minimal reporting
no donor driven agenda
and I’d add: let the group decide how many years they’ll spend it over
December 30, 2024 at 11:29 PM
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arlenparsa.com
One of the proposed new Illinois flag designs, out of thousands submitted
A flag depicting Abraham Lincoln using laser beams that shoot out of his eyeballs to burn a confederate flag
December 30, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Good
naomiishisaka.bsky.social Naomi Ishisaka @naomiishisaka.bsky.social · Dec 28
"The company’s board of directors unanimously urged shareholders to reject the proposal ... and made the case that Costco’s success depends on establishing a racially diverse, inclusive workplace."
When an anti-DEI activist took a swing at Costco, the board hit back
A shareholder proposal is arguing that Costco's diversity, equity and inclusion policies are making the Issaquah-based company susceptible to legal risks.
www.seattletimes.com
December 28, 2024 at 4:08 AM
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anildash.com
This was, uh… ten years ago now
My tweet saying, “If Asian Americans talked about white Americans the way whites talk about black folks, they'd bring back the Exclusion Act.”
December 28, 2024 at 3:58 AM
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jennpozner.bsky.social
Too tired to read right now, but I've trusted @eff over decades as a reliable source (not to mention a consistent media justice advocacy org), so I'm comfortable recommending this thread full of their resources:
eff.org Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · Dec 4
In the wake of the 2024 election in the U.S., many people are concerned about their digital privacy. EFF has decades of experience in providing digital privacy and security resources. Here are the top ten resources that we think are most useful right now 🧵 (1/13)
December 13, 2024 at 1:53 AM
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jljacobson.bsky.social
This "plan" is both absurd and dangerous.
evansutton.bsky.social Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · Dec 13
The FDIC is funded through fees assessed to banks based on the level of risk they pose. Abolishing it would save the federal government $0, but it would save banks a boatload. Only downside, of course, is the risk that those banks go belly up and take regular people's money with them. No biggie.
yontodd.bsky.social Jonathan Todd @yontodd.bsky.social · Dec 13
“Trump advisers and officials from his newfound Department of Government Efficiency have, for example, asked whether the president-elect could abolish the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp”
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
December 13, 2024 at 2:51 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
When I lecture about New Deal banking reforms, I note that some of the key measures — like Glass Steagall — were repealed by the right with disastrous results like the 2008 financial meltdown, but ha ha, no one will ever be stupid enough to kill FDIC and bring back the old bank runs.
December 13, 2024 at 1:36 AM
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josephpolitano.bsky.social
you can tell that Trump is authentically extremely xenophobic and pushes that stuff down into the staffer class to get it done but isn't authentically transphobic in the same way and the staffer class pushes that stuff up into him instead
drewharwell.com Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Dec 12
Trump's campaign spent tens of millions of dollars running anti-trans "Kamala is for they/them" ads: their biggest ad-market issue by far; 30,000 runs in swing states.

He now says he doesn't "want to get into the bathroom issue." "It's a very small number of people we're talking about"
From Time interview: Can I shift to the transgender issue? Obviously, sort of a major issue during the campaign. In 2016, you said that transgender people could use whatever bathroom they chose. Do you still feel that way? When was that? In 2016. I don’t want to get into the bathroom issue. Because it's a very small number of people we're talking about, and it's ripped apart our country, so they'll have to settle whatever the law finally agrees. I am a big believer in the Supreme Court, and I'm going to go by their rulings, and so far, I think their rulings have been rulings that people are going along with, but we're talking about a very small number of people, and we're talking about it, and it gets massive coverage, and it's not a lot of people. But on that note, there’s a big fight on this in Congress now. The incoming trans member from Delaware, Sarah McBride, says we should all be focused on more important issues. Do you agree? I do agree with that. On that—absolutely. As I was saying, it's a small number of people. It was a big issue, though, on the campaign. I mean, one of the ads that your campaign put the most money behind was the: Trump is for us and Harris is for they / them. Well, it's true, Trump is for us.
December 13, 2024 at 3:26 AM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
Trump’s cabinet nominees illustrate how Trumpists ignore allegations of sexual assault unless they can be weaponized to justify discrimination against groups of people they want to demonize www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trumpists Don’t Seem to Mind Claims of Sexual Assault
Anything is forgivable as long as it comes from people they like.
www.theatlantic.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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schatz.bsky.social
Free Leonard Peltier.
December 2, 2024 at 1:12 AM
I’m in London as a panelist for a London Funders conference. Brought my son. We’ve had a good time, but I think we are ready to go home
November 28, 2024 at 7:56 AM
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maxkennerly.bsky.social
That's why there's an aggressive effort now to blame "identity politics," it's a retcon because Harris ran exactly the campaign centrists wanted, catering to conservatives, never criticizing Netanyahu, never blaming billionaires or big corporations, the works—just to lose to Old Man Yells at Cloud.
aoc.bsky.social Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Nov 23
I agree on the centrist point and frankly there are a lot of people out there who are just saying what they need to say to cover their ass and cash a check. It sucks.

The Cheney thing is a clear example of a bad idea that the people who pushed it won’t take responsibility for. They need to
November 23, 2024 at 8:59 PM
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wagatwe.com
finally a reasonable take
Liberals and the left do not need the right to be online in the way that the right needs liberals and the left. The nature of reactionary politics demands constant confrontations- literal reactions- to the left. People like Rufo would have a substantially harder time trying to influence opinions on a platform without liberals. "Triggering the libs" sounds like a joke, but it is often essential for segments of the right. This explains the popularity of some X accounts with millions of followers, such as Libs of TikTok, whose purpose is to troll liberals. The more liberals leave X, the less value it offers to the right, both in terms of cultural relevance and in opportunities for trolling.
November 23, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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joelanderson.bsky.social
It’s just frustrating that the right wing never has to do shit, even when they lose. Never have to reach out, to welcome, to understand, to moderate their positions. They get to be who they are & never apologize for it and people will blame progressives for not putting up with that shit
fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · Nov 24
Twitter isn't real you stupid motherfucker. The algo is rigged and the trolls are bots.
Tweet from @deanbphillips: To all the progressives fleeing @X, how in the world will you understand how half our country feels if you only congregate with the like-minded? That’s what got us into this mess in the first place. So stick around. Engage in some debate. Make your case. Learn different perspectives.
November 24, 2024 at 3:43 AM