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mckenziefunk.com
The reality of Kavanaugh stops: American citizens dragged, tackled, beaten, tased, and shot by immigration agents. Citizens held in the rain while in their underwear. A pregnant citizen's door blown off while Kristi Noem watched. Important story by @nicolefoy.bsky.social of @propublica.org
Screenshot of the article by Nicole Foy of ProPublica: "When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned. “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States,” Kavanaugh wrote, “they promptly let the individual go.” But that is far from the reality many citizens have experienced. Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them. One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched. About two dozen Americans have said they were held for more than a day without being able to phone lawyers or loved ones."
October 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.
amaramarasingam.bsky.social Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · Oct 14
The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
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October 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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veryimportant.lawyer
every time you read a story about how no-strings-attached direct payments to vulnerable, marginalized or otherwise needy people are a big net profit to the society disbursing them, and you ask "why doesn't america do that?", please know that this is the answer why
mac from always sunny saying "but who versus? who are we doing it versus?" because he cannot understand a plan that does not have a victim
October 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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brandonfriedman.bsky.social
Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson.

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Judge blocks South Carolina from giving DOJ millions of voters' data Sep. 3, 2025 Judge's house on fire
October 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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evanbernick.bsky.social
This is really a stark example of abject political cowardice and how the administration brings it out of people

January 2025: introduces legislation making reparations for the Wounded Knee Massacre

Yesterday: I don’t have an opinion on calling it a battle
September 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
Most people who write about politics, right or left, have internalized the concept of the Trump supporter as the authentic american Volk and so many of their conclusions proceed from that
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qjurecic.bsky.social Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · Sep 28
separate from everything, the idea that 2020 was a squeaker but 2024 represents a historical mandate will simply be the death of me
September 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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pixelatedboat.bsky.social
Gutted to hear that Kaleb Horton has died. He was a generationally talented writer and a great guy. This fucking sucks.
September 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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wezeldog.bsky.social
RIP Kaleb Horton. A singular talent
Screenshot of tweet from Kaleb Horton: Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton 2 hours ago Life Update: I just had a really complicated nightmare that I had to take Danny Bonaduce to the airport, and I woke up in a full body sweat. Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton 2 hours ago He kept making me stop in all these alleyways and saying "I'm Danny Bonaduce and you do what I say and keep the engine running." Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton 43 minutes ago And the worst part is that it's just a nightmare for me, but it's real life for dozens of cab drivers all over America.
September 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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rickpaulas.bsky.social
Kaleb Horton was an incredible writer with each new piece appointment reading, but I personally was so inspired by his photography. I had an album of his photos saved on my phone that I’d use as inspiration when writing myself. I needed him to put out that book.
September 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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edsbs.bsky.social
Maybe my fave web.archive.org/web/20160611...
Merle Haggard, Son Of Bakersfield
Kaleb Horton reflects on the passing of his hometown hero
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September 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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dvsblast.bsky.social
if the democrats want to build lasting power they gotta put out a big thing of spaghetti while they do speeches and anyone can have. Later, in the booth, voters are like "oh yea...the spaghetti guys..."
September 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
Friday: a prosecutor is forced to resign bc he concludes there's not enough evidence to go after Trump's perceived enemies

Saturday: Trump makes public post asking Attorney General why she hasn't gone after his enemies

Wednesday: DOJ says enemy indictment coming right up sir

do I have that right?
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Sep 24
BREAKING on MSNBC:

Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to be indicted in the coming days in the Eastern District of Virginia, where a prosecutor who opposed bringing the case was recently fired, three sources familiar with the matter told MSNBC.
September 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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joshsternberg.com
NJ PBS shutting down next summer.

“15yrs ago Gov. Christie ended 4 decades of state funding for public TV, forcing them to find a new funder. The state cut $750k in funding this yr, but that was hardly the fatal blow; that came from the end of federal funds.”

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New Jersey PBS shutting down in July - New Jersey Globe
New Jersey PBS is expected to cease operations in July 2026 following WNET's decision not to renew its agreement, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The
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September 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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maladroithe.bsky.social
“Did Jesus not fuck?” post locked after 647 pages of heated debate
aquaflv Follow 2 Apr really recommend getting a partner with a different religion than you and very little knowledge of your religion because the opportunities for explaining things to each other are just exquisite aquaflv • 2 Apr yesterday she told me some story about the Buddha's wife and child and I was like. Wait. He fucked? And she was like yeah of course he fucked, why wouldn't he, he was the most attractive and loveable and and wise and etc. person who ever lived. why would he not fuck. aquaflv ... © 2 Apr this morning she looked perplexed in the kitchen at me and said "did Jesus not fuck?"
September 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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clairewillett.bsky.social
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
One thing that has become really clear since yesterday is that we live in at least two different realities. Talking to a friend who only knew Charlie as a Christian motivational speaker because that's all that ever came across her feed. Showed me videos I've never seen before of him saying perfectly reasonable and empowering things. I showed her videos she'd never seen before of his racism, misogyny, homophobia, advocating for violence against specific groups of people. She was horrified by his remarks about Pelosi's husband's attacker being bailed out and celebrated for his violent act. She was horrified by a number of things that he said, but she had never seen or heard them before, the same as I had never seen or heard the generalized clips of him sounding like a perfectly nice loving man and father. Neither of us had a whole picture of this man. I mentioned he was a known white supremacist and she thought I was joking. She talked about him giving a speech about finding your purpose and doing good in the world and I thought she was joking. I saw why this friend was mourning the loss of a person she thought was a good person. My friend, bless her, saw why I feel the way I do about him. We understood each other better. In spite of a multi-billion dollar internet machine specifically focused on keeping us apart. Because we talked to each other with the desire to listen and to learn rather than the desire to change someone else's mind or to be "right". None of those motivational things he said change my opinion about him because they don't erase the negativity, the subtle calls for violence, the belittling and denigrating of other races religions genders etc. His negative and blaming comments about homeless people, the poor, and victims of domestic violence. His comments about rounding up people who didn't think like him and putting them in camps where their behavior could be corrected. That time he said empathy was a made-up word he didnt believe in. That other time he said the Civil Rights Act was a mistake. The time he said most people are afraid when they get on a plane and see that there's a black pilot. His anti-vaccination rhetoric and his active campaigning against people being allowed to wear masks for their own health. His open support of fascism and white supremacy. To me, all of those are fully unchristian sentiments. Those are undeniable and just one of them would be a deal-breaker for me. All of them together are a picture of a man who was polarizing, enraged a lot of people and rightly so, but even with all of that I would never wish upon him or especially his children the end that he got. Oh, and my friend had never heard, and God help me I don't know how she escaped the news, but she had never heard of the Minnesota legislators who were shot in June. The husband and wife and dog who were killed, one after throwing themselves over their child to protect the child. The other couple who somehow survived. Politically motivated attacks specifically because they were democrats. She learned about those shootings that happened months ago because I showed her Charlie Kirk's comments about them. The kidnapping plot against a female Midwestern Democratic governor. The assassination attempt against Pennsylvania's democratic governor. All things Charlie had plenty to say about while supporting the Second Amendment and bashing the Democratic party. She didn't know about any of it because we're all living in two different worlds and none of us have the whole story.
September 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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kaitave.bsky.social
It was only last month that a guy mad about covid vaccines fired 500 rounds into the CDC building in Atlanta, btw
September 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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jacketdan.bsky.social
Violence is unacceptable unless you’re living in an encampment and then it should be acceptable for the Governor to drive an MRAP over you as a publicity stunt
governor.ca.gov Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · Sep 10
The best way to honor Charlie's memory is to continue his work: engage with each other, across ideology, through spirited discourse. In a democracy, ideas are tested through words and good-faith debate — never through violence.
September 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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markpopham.bsky.social
hey im putting something together for my boss for his birthday. yeah can you write a letter or better yet an insane poem or horrifying drawing about the unspeakable crimes you all have committed together
September 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
"school shooting industry"
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Sep 9
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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timheidecker.bsky.social
ASSHOLES!
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Sep 7
Law enforcement officials removed a peace vigil that had stood outside the White House for more than four decades after President Donald Trump ordered it to be taken down as part of the clearing of homeless encampments in the nation’s capital: https://cnn.it/3HWaOhL
A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump’s order | CNN Politics
Law enforcement officials on Sunday removed a peace vigil that had stood outside the White House for more than four decades after President Donald Trump ordered it to be taken down as part of the clea...
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September 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM