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Abigail Breiseth @abinbaltimore.bsky.social · 6h

The original. Give @repmcgovern.bsky.social a follow! We are the media now, and we amplify the anti-fascist, pro-democracy voices.

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 19h

Hey MAGA, here’s a list of Trump’s shutdown achievements:

-Sending $20 billion of your tax dollars to Argentina

-Letting Qatar build an air base in Idaho

-Golfing trip while the troops aren’t getting paid

Is that America First? Or are you ready to admit he’s a f***ing liar?

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 19h

Hey MAGA, here’s a list of Trump’s shutdown achievements:

-Sending $20 billion of your tax dollars to Argentina

-Letting Qatar build an air base in Idaho

-Golfing trip while the troops aren’t getting paid

Is that America First? Or are you ready to admit he’s a f***ing liar?

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 12h

I held a town hall in Holliston today to hear people’s concerns & talk about how I’m working for them.

Folks are scared about their healthcare insurance premiums doubling—Democrats are ready to take action on healthcare, but Republicans refuse to reopen the government. It’s shameful.

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 1d

Report warning ecosystem collapse, food shortages & economic disaster could be just “years away” is being suppressed by a government in the pocket of those profiting from causing all these things.

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 11h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 19h

Ouch

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11h

This Is Fascism

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Abigail Breiseth @abinbaltimore.bsky.social · 21h

Please use alt text. You will be setting an example of helping others. Plus more people will see your post!

Abigail Breiseth @abinbaltimore.bsky.social · 21h

Please use alt text. You will be setting an example of helping others. Plus more people will see your post!

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 21h

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Abigail Breiseth @abinbaltimore.bsky.social · 21h

It’s not a thing. I love that for you. Hope you don’t have any toxic male psychologists on your team.

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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 21h

If I wrote it today I would have much more about all the internal Goldwater campaign discussions about what to do with all the terrifying fascists and lunatics flocking to him. I feel like I only photocopied like every 5th anguished memo on it, back in the day.

www.amazon.com/Before-Storm...

Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus

Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus [Perlstein, Rick] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus

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Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re laser focused on defeating “Antifa,” it’s clear to everybody that you’re “fa”.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump doesn’t like data. He wants investors, consumers, and everyone else to be in the dark, so he can lie without fear of factual contradiction. He can create even more of a fantasy world. He can pretend that he’s been wildly successful even when he’s been a terrible failure.

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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.bsky.social · 2d

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The committee said she had resisted death threats to fight for democracy in opposition to President Nicolas Maduro - widely considered a dictator who's cheated elections.

news.sky.com/story/nobel-...

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado named Nobel Peace Prize winner

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

news.sky.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Kym Camryn @kymcamryn.bsky.social · 2d

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela's María Corina Machado

Machado was recognized for keeping "the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness" and "ever-expanding authoritarianism in Venezuela."

www.nbcnews.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Is it cancel culture when they threaten to kill you?

www.nj.com/news/2025/10...

Sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates speaker appearance in N.J. canceled over security reasons

Organizers canceled a sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates event in Montclair citing undisclosed security concerns.

www.nj.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Cameron @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 1d

this doesn't seem great

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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