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Monica Carmean @monicacarmean.com · 12h

Amazon prime frog costumes are sold out. Good job, America.

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avocadotoast2010.bsky.social @avocadotoast201.bsky.social · 8h

And MOBSTER

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 9h

Estonia has closed the Saatse border crossing with Russia due to an unusually large Russian military presence on the other side. The Estonian Police and Border Guard (PPA) noted increased patrols and military movements that were much higher than normal, which were deemed beyond routine activities.

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cdlane.bsky.social @cdlane.bsky.social · 8h

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avocadotoast2010.bsky.social @avocadotoast201.bsky.social · 8h

Tank Man protestor blocking tanks in China's Tiananmen Square, 1989.

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Alt: Tank Man: Footage of Lone Protestor blocking 3 military tanks in the road at Tiananmen Square in China in 1989

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123simco.bsky.social @123simco.bsky.social · 17h

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Less Complacent Otter @complacentotter.bsky.social · 19h

Seems like an important piece to holdbehind a paywall when all the misinformation is free.

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avocadotoast2010.bsky.social @avocadotoast201.bsky.social · 8h

@radiofreetom ok so does this mean that the US military can step in now??? #trumpforthehague #supremecourtcompromised

Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 19h

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

www.nytimes.com

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 19h

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

www.nytimes.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17h

Exactly.

Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 19h

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

www.nytimes.com

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avocadotoast2010.bsky.social @avocadotoast201.bsky.social · 8h

Just like Jan 6!

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 11h

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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avocadotoast2010.bsky.social @avocadotoast201.bsky.social · 8h

a cartoon character holding a rose in front of a red background

Alt: a cartoon character of Kenny from South Park on a theatre stage with the audience throwing roses onto the stage in front of a red curtain.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 9h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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avocadotoast2010.bsky.social @avocadotoast201.bsky.social · 8h

Sign and share the petition to join the fight against book bans today! action.everylibrary.org/bannedbooks?... via @EveryLibrary #bannedbookweek #libraries #freespeech

PETITION: Don't Ban Books in the United States

Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves.

action.everylibrary.org

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 12h

Diane Keaton was a true Californian. She was a self-described oddball, uniquely stylish, deeply creative, funny, and an acting legend who could steal the screen in comic and dramatic roles alike. She was in a class all her own, an icon.