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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 1h

Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*

They don't give their opinion to the media

They don't criticize how SCOTUS works

This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 1h

“This is the line. It's the line that got me to tear up as I was watching it. It was the line that FINALLY made me felt seen by a Democratic politician. This is the line that connects everything Democrats claim to fight for with trans rights.”

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 4h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 1h

It has been upsetting watching the establishment hurl itself at Mamdani but I think the other way to read that is that there really is a *better* politics possible and he shows that it is REAL.

We could have this.

They wouldn't fight it so hard if it wasn't achievable.

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Jer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · 1h

"Trans issues aren't this shameful thing that Democratic consultants suggest we hide from, it's the same fight undocumented immigrants are fighting, or those who can't access health care are fighting."

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 4h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1h

The Army isn't being paid because the President doesn't want anyone to know about his connections with Jeffrey Epstein and since Trump also dismantled the whole "protect people from fraud" part of the government it seems like this is all entirely his fault and people should write on it and say so

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 1h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 1h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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INBELLA @inbella.bsky.social · 7h

Zack Polanski labelled ‘breath of fresh air’ after Question Time performance

https://www.inbella.com/1317803/zack-polanski-labelled-breath-of-fresh-air-after-question-time-performance/

UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski has been praised for how he grilled Reform’s Zia Yusuf on BBC Question …

Zack Polanski labelled 'breath of fresh air' after Question Time performance - INBELLA

UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski has been praised for how he grilled Reform’s Zia Yusuf on BBC Question Time, along with making several other well-received

www.inbella.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1h

Our job is not to throw 15 million people off health care and double insurance premiums for more than 20 million.

Our job is not to shutter community health centers, nursing homes and rural hospitals.

Our job is to fix a broken system and guarantee health care to all.

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Leonid Baezhnev @rev-avocado.bsky.social · 4h

This is good, actually. This is the kind of thing we need to build a pro-court expansion majority.

Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 7h

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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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 1h

People who want to minimize the popularity of Zohran’s proposals like to say his success is all in the social media/video game but I guarantee that stuff is made better by people actually getting to make content around issues they really care about

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 4h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1h

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Jess Short @shorttics.bsky.social · 1h

I’m a few days late but seeing @zackpolanski.bsky.social on this week’s Question Time gave me more hope for politics and people in the UK. So much so that I’m now a member of the Green Party! (This is also the first time I’ve become a member for a political party!) it’s safe to say I’ve been swayed!

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 1h

I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 3h

More moral and message clarity from another genuine leader within the Democratic Party.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

“This is not sustainable”

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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 3h

"Trans issues aren't this shameful thing that Democratic consultants suggest we hide from, it's the same fight undocumented immigrants are fighting, or those who can't access health care are fighting...Political issues aren't siloes, they're all connected, and Mamdani recognizes that." ✊

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 4h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4h

No Kings,
For the love of America.

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As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 2h

The ease with which officials lie in 2025 is honestly terrifying

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She was arrested for throwing objects at law enforcement.
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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 4h

i’m running for president in 2028, this is my platform:

- no more spam texts and calls
- smaller cars with weaker headlights
- imprison every person in ice and the trump administration on a remote island for a thousand years

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The Cornucopian @cornucpoian.bsky.social · 8h

Friday night in Downtown Portland: a play at Portland Center Stage, delicious pho at Luc Lac. The city appears to be full of interesting people having fun. Nothing burning down (at all).

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 4h

Congratulations to the happy couple

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 7h

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2h

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 3h

Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3h

The prosecution of Tish James is the product of a broken system that allows lawless billionaires to rule alongside corrupt politicians.

It’s as much a story of New York City as Washington, D.C.

But it's here in New York where a new era of politics will be born.

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