KPotts
@mskpotts.bsky.social
History, travel, sports, and democracy. Global comms lead. Victims advocate. Live from London. Never yield.
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I think it's the "saving up for braces" part of this story that adds a whole new level of ick. Like... that's a kid, man
The 17 year old who had sex for money with Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General was in and out of a homeless shelter, working at McDonalds. and trying to save up for braces. (Gift link).
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In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
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November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I think it's the "saving up for braces" part of this story that adds a whole new level of ick. Like... that's a kid, man
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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Record share of women want to leave U.S. for good — more than double that of men https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/trump-abortion-dobbs-women-immigration https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/trump-abortion-dobbs-women-immigration
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Record share of women want to leave U.S. for good — more than double that of men https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/trump-abortion-dobbs-women-immigration https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/trump-abortion-dobbs-women-immigration
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Sen. Ron Wyden is calling out the GOP for pushing to slip a nationwide backdoor abortion ban into the government funding bill. This is dangerous for women’s health care. We’ve already seen the consequences in states like TX, but I guess the GOP is intent on The Handmaid’s Tale.
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Sen. Ron Wyden is calling out the GOP for pushing to slip a nationwide backdoor abortion ban into the government funding bill. This is dangerous for women’s health care. We’ve already seen the consequences in states like TX, but I guess the GOP is intent on The Handmaid’s Tale.
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ICE has beaten, detained & arrested 170 citizens, at least 3 of whom were pregnant
George Retes is a US veteran who was held in solitary for 3 days
Kristi Noem says it’s not happening, but @motherjones.com has done the reporting
If they treat citizens this way, imagine what they do to immigrants
George Retes is a US veteran who was held in solitary for 3 days
Kristi Noem says it’s not happening, but @motherjones.com has done the reporting
If they treat citizens this way, imagine what they do to immigrants
More than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents
ProPublica uncovered that Americans have been kicked, dragged, and detained for days.
www.motherjones.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 AM
ICE has beaten, detained & arrested 170 citizens, at least 3 of whom were pregnant
George Retes is a US veteran who was held in solitary for 3 days
Kristi Noem says it’s not happening, but @motherjones.com has done the reporting
If they treat citizens this way, imagine what they do to immigrants
George Retes is a US veteran who was held in solitary for 3 days
Kristi Noem says it’s not happening, but @motherjones.com has done the reporting
If they treat citizens this way, imagine what they do to immigrants
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The wonderful old-Twitter experience of a global group chat during a live event or breaking news is a thing you can't do on Threads bc of its trash algorithms and you can't do on X bc it's a Nazi propaganda weapon, but it's really happening on Bsky now and I hope more holdouts start to discover that
Fwiw, it’s nice to have a place to chat during a live event. That was one of the things that Twitter was great for. Before the dark times. Before the empire.
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The wonderful old-Twitter experience of a global group chat during a live event or breaking news is a thing you can't do on Threads bc of its trash algorithms and you can't do on X bc it's a Nazi propaganda weapon, but it's really happening on Bsky now and I hope more holdouts start to discover that
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Can't wait to see you there
November 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Can't wait to see you there
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Independents blame Trump and the GOP for the shutdown by a 2:1 margin.
Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered.
63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government.
#GOPShutdown
Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered.
63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government.
#GOPShutdown
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Independents blame Trump and the GOP for the shutdown by a 2:1 margin.
Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered.
63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government.
#GOPShutdown
Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered.
63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government.
#GOPShutdown
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The latest edition of The Digital Drumbeat is about getting inspired by how communities and individuals are taking care of each other & ways that YOU can take action. Check it out! https://open.substack.com/pub/demcastusa/p/how-americans-are-defying-trumps?r=art2k&utm_medium=ios
How Americans Are DEFYING Trump's Agenda of Hate
Ordinary people, extraordinary actions!. Share these stories about keeping America fed and democracy alive.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Halloween is a special holiday for many New York City neighborhoods. We visited West 69th street, where an annual tradition attracts 4,000 trick-or-treaters a year and creates inter-building rivalries. nyti.ms/47iXIoz
October 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Halloween is a special holiday for many New York City neighborhoods. We visited West 69th street, where an annual tradition attracts 4,000 trick-or-treaters a year and creates inter-building rivalries. nyti.ms/47iXIoz
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New York knows how to do Halloween!
November 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
New York knows how to do Halloween!
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The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.
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The 1878 Posse Comitatus Act prohibits use of the U.S. military to implement domestic laws unless expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress. Trump's regime is raising its middle finger to the rule of law!
Organize & non-violently fight back.
Organize & non-violently fight back.
Support our campaign to oppose MAGA extremists
dlvr.it
October 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The 1878 Posse Comitatus Act prohibits use of the U.S. military to implement domestic laws unless expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress. Trump's regime is raising its middle finger to the rule of law!
Organize & non-violently fight back.
Organize & non-violently fight back.
Oh my fucking god
This is brutal, horrifying, disgusting all at once.
This is Trump's America.
This is the Republican Party's America.
We must, must, must stop this before evil wholly overwhelms us all.
#OnYourSide
This is Trump's America.
This is the Republican Party's America.
We must, must, must stop this before evil wholly overwhelms us all.
#OnYourSide
If you voted for him, you've done this.
October 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Oh my fucking god
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I wrote this a little over a month ago:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I wrote this a little over a month ago:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Text NOtrump to 855-755-1314 to join with Refuse Fascism to demand the trump maga Project2025 fascist regime MUST GO NOW!
@refusefascism.bsky.social
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October 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Text NOtrump to 855-755-1314 to join with Refuse Fascism to demand the trump maga Project2025 fascist regime MUST GO NOW!
@refusefascism.bsky.social
refusefascism.org/events/ready...
@refusefascism.bsky.social
refusefascism.org/events/ready...
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October 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”
October 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”
October 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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#EU Made Simple #Georgia♨️
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🚨 BREAKING: Protesters Storm #Georgia ’s Presidential Palace🇬🇪
Clashes Erupt in #Tbilisi:
In a dramatic escalation, protesters have stormed the #PresidentialPalace in #Tbilisi after marching from Freedom Square. Eyewitnesses report pepper spray
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#Georgia #Tbilisi
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🚨 BREAKING: Protesters Storm #Georgia ’s Presidential Palace🇬🇪
Clashes Erupt in #Tbilisi:
In a dramatic escalation, protesters have stormed the #PresidentialPalace in #Tbilisi after marching from Freedom Square. Eyewitnesses report pepper spray
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#Georgia #Tbilisi
October 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
#EU Made Simple #Georgia♨️
🙏🏼
🚨 BREAKING: Protesters Storm #Georgia ’s Presidential Palace🇬🇪
Clashes Erupt in #Tbilisi:
In a dramatic escalation, protesters have stormed the #PresidentialPalace in #Tbilisi after marching from Freedom Square. Eyewitnesses report pepper spray
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#Georgia #Tbilisi
🙏🏼
🚨 BREAKING: Protesters Storm #Georgia ’s Presidential Palace🇬🇪
Clashes Erupt in #Tbilisi:
In a dramatic escalation, protesters have stormed the #PresidentialPalace in #Tbilisi after marching from Freedom Square. Eyewitnesses report pepper spray
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#Georgia #Tbilisi
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It’s only a matter of time before there is a Kent State or far worse episode.
We have a bunch of barely trained hop-heads encourage to unleash violence.
What happens after is anyone’s guess. But none of this should deter us from fighting for democracy and rule of law.
We have a bunch of barely trained hop-heads encourage to unleash violence.
What happens after is anyone’s guess. But none of this should deter us from fighting for democracy and rule of law.
October 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
It’s only a matter of time before there is a Kent State or far worse episode.
We have a bunch of barely trained hop-heads encourage to unleash violence.
What happens after is anyone’s guess. But none of this should deter us from fighting for democracy and rule of law.
We have a bunch of barely trained hop-heads encourage to unleash violence.
What happens after is anyone’s guess. But none of this should deter us from fighting for democracy and rule of law.
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DLMayfield:
"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.
The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."
"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.
The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."
October 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
DLMayfield:
"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.
The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."
"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.
The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."
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BTW for maga, it was never about pedophiles. It was about hating fellow Americans and the pedophile charge was a convenient way to put a moral mask on that.
The second Trump failed to release the files, because he’s in them, they defended him.
Mask is off
The second Trump failed to release the files, because he’s in them, they defended him.
Mask is off
October 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
BTW for maga, it was never about pedophiles. It was about hating fellow Americans and the pedophile charge was a convenient way to put a moral mask on that.
The second Trump failed to release the files, because he’s in them, they defended him.
Mask is off
The second Trump failed to release the files, because he’s in them, they defended him.
Mask is off
Resist.
Great Read!
From the Jim Crow South to the 2023 Polish victory over autocratic rule, history teaches and inspires.
Authoritarians are not invincible. When countered by a sustained, unified, HOPEFUL opposition, autocratic movements CAN be defeated!
🎁 Article
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
From the Jim Crow South to the 2023 Polish victory over autocratic rule, history teaches and inspires.
Authoritarians are not invincible. When countered by a sustained, unified, HOPEFUL opposition, autocratic movements CAN be defeated!
🎁 Article
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | This Is What Autocrats Dread
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Resist.
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If you make extravagantly obnoxious demands, you have to stick with them especially when you are extravagantly obnoxious. That would be Sinclair. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Sinclair Won’t Air Jimmy Kimmel’s Return on Its 38 ABC Stations
The preemption means that 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' will remain unavailable for some of the U.S. despite its return after a nearly week-long suspension.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
If you make extravagantly obnoxious demands, you have to stick with them especially when you are extravagantly obnoxious. That would be Sinclair. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...