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Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

🧵Who is opposing the Trump administration? I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each. I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24

We shouldn't take anything off the table before the negotiations have even started. It is clear that any deal behind our backs will not work. You need the Europeans, you need the Ukrainians. Extracts from my doorstep ahead of NATO Defence Ministers meeting ↓

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

Do watch Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the heresies of the supposedly religious right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuvE...

I deeply regret the U.S. decision to impose tariffs on European steel and aluminum exports. The EU will act to safeguard its economic interests. We will protect our workers, businesses and consumers. Read more → europa.eu/!9TPG6B

Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

“We’ve seen this sort of thing happen in evacuations of war zones,” one official said. “I just can’t believe we’re doing it for the flippant kind of political pageantry that this administration seems to be doing it for.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

🧵 I’ve decided to run against Nancy Pelosi to represent San Francisco in Congress. I know some of you might be surprised that Speaker Emeritus Pelosi is running again, but she is — for her 21st term! We need new leadership in the Democratic Party. Sign up for a Zoom call with me: www.saikat.us

Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"

Spot on from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

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It's always an honor to Finnish in first place. Kiitos, 🇫🇮!

There is nothing "conservative" or "right-wing" about Patel, Gabbard or RFK Jr. They rather represent a new form of obscurantist radicalism: anti-evidence, anti-science, and opposed to the rule of law www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

America is under attack. youtu.be/2B6gS_WyXKo

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The “privacy-first” company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media.

Wow I've never seen David Lynch's charcoal map of TWIN PEAKS before

We had to get in on the video action too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video! Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.

The city of Paris (France) closes its Xitter account (with 2mil followers) and joins Bluesky.

Biden: Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead.

Here's what you should know about Pam Bondi, Trump's attorney general pick, who is currently in a confirmation hearing.

MUST READ: @jenrubin.bsky.social's WaPo resignation letter, exclusive @contrariannews.bsky.social contrarian.substack.com/p/i-have-res...

It’s here. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

🌎 It’s time to reclaim social media. Billionaires & venture capital shouldn’t control our digital lives. #FreeOurFeeds is raising $4M to build a public-interest alternative. Chip in today to make it happen freeourfeeds.com

Training materials obtained by @theintercept.com include specific examples of permitted hate speech that “demonstrate that Meta’s policy changes are political in nature and not intended to simply allow more freedom of expression,” EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social said.

BAM!!!

It’s why I’m mostly here now, in The Good Place.

Scoop: I obtained a confidential presentation outlining how a major conservative think tanks plans to go after volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are "abusing their position" and promoting antisemitism forward.com/news/686797/...

“How about the House add campaign finance reform to the CR so Republicans and Democrats alike can stop being so scared about what a billionaire man-child thinks before they vote on anything around here?"