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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

Missouri.

@piperformissouri.bsky.social
missouriindependent.com/2025/10/20/m...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

CHICAGO: “They took my son. He’s only 16. I just want my baby back.”

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joes-spot.bsky.social @joes-spot.bsky.social · 8h

Well!!! Whadda ya know!

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Canuckstan @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 8h

#USpol

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

New in PN: A rickety dictatorship

"Trump’s increasingly desperate attempts to incite a civil war in advance of the midterms and the rejection of his party’s healthcare evisceration each demonstrate growing vulnerabilities of the nascent MAGA tyranny."

A rickety dictatorship

Trump's hand of cards is weaker than it appears.

www.publicnotice.co

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Alex Woods @alexaw.bsky.social · 7h

@riseandresist.bsky.social

MaddowBlog @maddowblog.msnbc.com · 18h

Rachel seems particularly partial to the pun signs.

What were your favorites from Saturday?

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💙🦋 @humanity101.bsky.social · 8h

‼️‼️‼️👀👆 www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/17/h...

Hate and Fear Ruling Trump’s Sick America

“The Children of MAGA” Cambridge Dictionary online defines the meaning of the phrase “pearl clutching” as follows: “a shocked reaction in which you show

www.counterpunch.org

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karlkoons3 @karlkoons3.bsky.social · 8h

$250 million to rip apart the White Hose, which belongs to all of us, to make way for a useless garish giant gold ballroom
Allegedly "privately funded" makes it even worse
The WH belongs to all of us, not to giant corporate donors who suck up to tRump

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Sebastian2 @sebastian2.bsky.social · 8h

I think this is the part in “Superman II” where the arch villains demolish the White House and declare themselves rulers of the Earth…except for Australia, which they leave for Lex Luthor.
#WhiteHouseDemolition #RepublicanShutdown

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joes-spot.bsky.social @joes-spot.bsky.social · 8h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Mike Johnson is still calling the No Kings protests the "hate American rallies"

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

A Tarrant County resident who has worked as an election judge criticized the county’s move to cut more than 100 polling sites.

“You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.”

With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org

A Texas County Cuts Over 100 Polling Sites as Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting Nationally

The decision by commissioners in Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, comes amid growing concern about GOP efforts to limit voting access ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

www.propublica.org

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Alex Woods @alexaw.bsky.social · 7h

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eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 3d

white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

Oh, oh, I know who committed the crime! Ask me, ask me!! 🙋🏻‍♂️

Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 9h

The survivor of a U.S. strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean was released by authorities in Ecuador after prosecutors said they had no evidence he committed a crime.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of US strike in Caribbean committed any crime

He was released by authorities in the South American nation.

www.politico.com

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Greg Bluestein @bluestein.bsky.social · 9h

Georgia is expected to lose about 33,600 jobs next year if federal subsidies on the Affordable Care Act marketplace exchange expire, according to a new forecast. #gapol

www.ajc.com/news/2025/10...

Georgia to lose 33,600 jobs if health insurance subsidies expire, study says

New study says Georgia would lose more than 30,000 jobs if health insurance subsidies expire Dec. 31.

www.ajc.com

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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 23h

Another Malliotakis Monday! Where we ask the question: Why does Nicole protect the rich and pedophiles more than her actual constituents?

@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social

A dozen+ people outside Malliotakis’ BK office

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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 19h

10.18.25
NO KINGS NYC

The U.S. was founded in opposition to monarchy. We march to protest Trump's authoritarian takeover and send a peaceful reminder that we do not bow before kings in America.

#NOKINGSNYC 
#NOKINGS

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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 9h

10.18.25
NO KINGS NYC

Coming together with all the joy we can muster, to remind Trump: power belongs to the people!

🎵 Power to the People -John Lennon

🎥 @good-bunny.bsky.social

#NOKINGSNYC
 #NOKINGS

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Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

The case is one of at least two major gun disputes the Supreme Court is set to decide this term.

Supreme Court Will Consider Overturning Federal Ban On Drug Users Owning Guns

The case is one of at least two major gun disputes the Supreme Court is set to decide this term.

www.forbes.com

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Nissim @nissimss.bsky.social · 1d

This Stephen Miller is not the undead eater of live bats who is currently the Acting President of the United States.

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Alex Woods @alexaw.bsky.social · 1d

So great!!

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Alex Woods @alexaw.bsky.social · 1d

Disability Rights March 10/19 @riseandresist.bsky.social

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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 1d

🌲Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, NYC

Outraged at the administration, institutions kissing the ring, the unfettered white supremacy, the I.C.E. attacks? We are too, about all these and so much more...

SCREAM! SCREAM AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS! Join us for a collective primal scream.

Scream Fest, 2025, Saturday , October 25, 5:30 PM. Photo of a woman screaming.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

The new talking point from the Speaker of the House is that the No Kings rallies were about calling for the murder of political opponents??

The way they defame the American people is insane.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: What does it say that president released a video of him pooping on the American people?

MIKE JOHNSON: You can argue he's probably the most effective person who has ever used social media. He's using satire to make a point. He's not calling for the murder of his political opponents.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Always keep your cameras rolling. Federal officials are scheduled to appear in court today, where they’ll face questions over whether the government breached a prior order by deploying tear gas during immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area.

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Alex Woods @alexaw.bsky.social · 1d

Mine too.