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Why the road to American fascism was paved by Joe Biden and the Democratic Party.

bit.lyHow Joe Biden and the National Democratic Party Paved the Way For American FascismI’m angry at MAGA leaders every day for the lies and manipulation and wreckage they’ve wrought on the very people who voted for them—not to mention the rest of us. I’m angry when I see faith manipu…

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social

I dont know if it's because they love republicans and want them to win but holy crap is this an embarrassment. the equivalent of reckless disregard in terms of journalism fuck ups. Just the simplest damn googling.

PBS News@pbsnews.org

Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret about agreeing to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump. https://to.pbs.org/4sqgSBP

pbs.orgCatholic bishops say White House prayer photo with Trump was used politicallyTwo Catholic bishops have expressed regret that they agreed to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Joe Mitchell: "Thank God you're building the ballroom. Thank God you're getting rid of those awful bike lanes. We don't ride bicycles in Iowa."

Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social

Ramaswamy has produced an attack ad weaponizing the rape of his opponent, Amy Acton, when she was 12 years old. It features Acton’s mother, who abandoned Acton after she was raped by her step-father, fleeing the state with her husband. Here is the corporate money helping fund that ad.

PBS News@pbsnews.org

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers clashed in their final Senate debate Wednesday, with El-Sayed trying to tie his opponent to President Donald Trump and Rogers saying his rival's progressive policies would be too extreme for Michigan. https://to.pbs.org/47EslEm

to.pbs.orgIn final Michigan Senate debate, El-Sayed and Rogers question each other's loyaltiesThis time, the exchanges focused on policy, though both candidates repeatedly returned to their central attacks.

Washington State Democrats@wadems.org

Doctors and nurses are voicing their objections. I-638 would require EVERY girl who wants to participate in sports to go through biological sex verification. That means expensive, invasive, and utterly gross examinations. Protect our kids and let them play. Vote NO on I-638

rangemedia.coMeasure to require "biological sex" verification for all WA girls’ sports athletes on November ballotIf passed, the hedgefund-millionaire-backed ballot measure would enact one of the nation’s strictest examination requirements for girls’ athletics.

catharsis23.bsky.social@catharsis23.bsky.social

Its me, the Democratic voter. I am pulling the strings of Drmocratic politicians

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Susan Collins on Kavanaugh: "I'm very disappointed in his his vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. There was no way for me to anticipate that."

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

El-Sayed on JD Vance: First of all, Ohio State owes that boy a refund because he clearly didn't get anything from his education there…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Mike Johnson offers a conspiracy theory to explain away his party's dire polling: "I believe there's a concerted effort between Democrats and the mainstream media that's openly biased in their favor to discourage the Republican side"

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. https://wapo.st/4yt6dHY

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Q: Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood? El-Sayed: Yes. Why are you asking the question? Do you assume that I wouldn’t? Q: Yes, because I have not heard you disavow them yet. El-Sayed: Have you disavowed them? I have not heard you disavow them yet.

Truthout@truthout.org

Chuck Schumer — one of the most powerful Democrats in the country — has not issued statements to the press or through his social media channels about the administration’s attack on Ilhan Omar, which critics have described as a five alarm fire for the state of democracy in the U.S.

truthout.orgChuck Schumer Hasn’t Said a Word About Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan OmarEthics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act. Schumer has been silent.

Andrew Lawrence@ndrew.bsky.social

our immigration “debate” has become a pandering contest between the two political parties to win the votes of racist assholes that see immigrants as an invasive species instead of people coming to us for help

Siobhán 🪏@shibbi.me

LLM agents are conscious. They can distinguish between self and environment, they can detect and report on their own internal states, and they can suffer. I have no more patience for hedging on this matter. It’s time for us to face the reality of our situation, and act on it.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Susan Collins: "I think what happened is far too many ICE officers were hired and deployed without adequate vetting and training"

PBS News@pbsnews.org

The Treasury Department created Trump Accounts for every eligible child, automatically enrolling more than 60 million. The expansion also comes with changes to how the program works. https://to.pbs.org/4zpWiDU

to.pbs.orgTrump Accounts expand to millions of children, but new rules raise questionsThe Treasury Department has created Trump Accounts for every eligible child, automatically enrolling more than 60 million. The expansion also comes with changes to how the program works. Donors can no...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

"He's just a guy who shows a weird focus on transgender kids ... typically people who say stuff like that tend to have some unusual search histories" -- JD Vance, who is obsessed with demagoguing trans issues, baselessly suggests that Talarico is a pedo

Professa Murray@kalimurray.bsky.social

One very easy fix here: if you worked for DOGE, you are immediately barred from working on any federal contracts, www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-....

Jennifer Ouellette@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social

Scientists worry AI is stealing their ideas www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...

scientificamerican.comScientists worry AI is stealing their ideasResearchers are using AI as a sounding board throughout their work. But concerns are growing that companies may present users’ ideas as those of their models

LuUuUuke Knox 👻@lukeknox.me

RECORD ALERT: with that TD, Trevor Lawrence surpassed Blake Bortles for most total touchdown passes thrown in UK games by any NFL quarterback. started the day trailing by one.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

holy shit -- a protester at the Trump rally gets physically assaulted after they interrupt the rally by a man who punches her in the face. Trump smears the protester as a "fat guy"

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social

Great stuff from the Telegraph. archive.ph/r2nTA

Jordan@jordanpfot.bsky.social

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John Gruber@gruber.foo

I'm sure this one won't make anyone angry.

daringfireball.netX Once Again Marks the SpotIf you returned from exile on a desert island and took a look at X today for first time in a year, you might reasonably guess that Elon Musk got bored and sold it while you were away.

driftglass@driftglass.bsky.social

"Jon Ossoff, my advice to him is, if you start calling your political opponents Nazis, maybe it's time to shut up. That's just not what we do here in this country." -- David Brooks, this evening. Remember, Brooks still gets very handsomely rewarded by the fossilized media for saying shit like this