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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 16h

‘War zone’: Multiple federal judges unite in blistering Supreme Court warning

A majority of federal judges who spoke with The New York Times recently – many of them appointed by Republican presidents – are sounding the alarm on the Supreme Court’s increased use of its emergency...

www.rawstory.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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Julie J @j1j2.bsky.social · 20h

Rochester, Pennsylvania
Beaver County

TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · Sep 12

#PERSIST
#STANDUP
#Pennsylvania
Rochester Pennsylvania
Knock on Doors in Beaver County
Saturdays through Nov 1
10am – 12pm EDT
Sign up for more details.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Knock on Doors in Beaver County · Mobilize

Join us in knocking on doors and talking to our neighbors about the importance of the 2025 local elections and voting Yes on judicial retention. We have walk lists and candidate literature ready to go...

www.mobilize.us

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Marten Kok @martenkok.bsky.social · 20h

Violent images from downtown Chicago.

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 22h

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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groku.bsky.social @groku.bsky.social · 20h

Key words = non-violent. No King's II is for Americans to show we love our freedom and won't tolerate any attacks on it.

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 21h

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

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 ...

www.nokings.org

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ᑕ ᕼ ᓰ ᗷ 〇 ᒪ 乇 @chibole.bsky.social · 20h

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 20h

Joe Biden receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer

www.theguardian.com

Joe Biden receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer

twp.ai

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Mar-a-Hell-No! Hitler's Back And I Don't Have An Attic @mara-hell-no.bsky.social · 20h

Murder on the high seas points to what Trump has planned for home

"Lethality without restraint is not strategy. It is butchery."

"The generals who sat quietly at Quantico did not need to say this out loud. Their silence said it for them."

www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

Murder on the high seas points to what Trump has planned for home

Last weekend, Donald Trump ordered another summary execution of people on a fishing boat off the Venezuelan coast. The administration claims the dead were engaged in drug trafficking. Despite internat...

www.rawstory.com

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Kunigunda @nyer-4-life.bsky.social · 20h

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Troy, NY” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Troy, NY · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

www.mobilize.us

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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 20h

A week ago - it was a beautiful day. Practice for No Kings on Oct 18.

LFG!!!!

Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 7d

🧵 1/3 We had a great group show up on a hot fall Saturday. People are determined not to go quietly into this authoritarian chapter of American history. @nomiindivisible.org helped put out a last minute call for their members to join us #Petoskey #Michigan #SaveOurDemocracy

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 20h

America needs to know how many ICE agents are former Proud Boys/Oath Keepers.

We also need to bring back Office for CivilRights and Civil Liberties, as well as Ofc of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman to provide oversight ASAP. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Rush of contracts on migrant crackdown exposes issues, contractors and experts say

Contracts have been revoked days after they were awarded and sometimes given to firms with ties to the first Trump administration.

www.nbcnews.com

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groku.bsky.social @groku.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you for the clarification.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21h

OK, Pete Hegseth’s an idiot. He left out the word “training” when he said we’re building a Qatari Air Force facility. So I get why people were confused after his announcement yesterday, but I keep seeing folks repeat some version of “Qatar is building an airbase in Idaho.”

That’s not happening.
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baileysam.bsky.social @baileysam.bsky.social · 20h

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump administration has failed to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Africa

Three African nations won’t accept the Salvadoran native, who was already deported illegally once and then brought back to the U.S.

www.politico.com

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Princess of Ely @princessofely.bsky.social · 1d

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

A new report reveals that an upcoming Supreme Court case could eliminate:

❌ 27 blue congressional districts
❌ 30% of Congressional Black Caucus seats
❌ 11% of Hispanic Caucus seats

And the effects could ripple for over a generation.

GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

One thing we've learned from the American judicial system: The first 34 felonies are on the house*.

*Terms and conditions may apply. See prosecutors for details if you're not white. Or rich.

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baileysam.bsky.social @baileysam.bsky.social · 2d

www.thedailybeast.com/ice-barbie-k...

ICE Barbie Mocked for Claiming Dem Was Tackled Because He ‘Attacked’ Her

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears to have forgotten video evidence showing how the incident with Sen. Alex Padilla actually went down.

www.thedailybeast.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

they can see the polling

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 2d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Koh: This is an AG who is taking orders via dm and is trying to save her job because Trump’s upset about what's happening with the Epstein files. That's what this is all about.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 2d

This indictment of Letitia James is not a prosecution; it is a politically-motivated persecution. Donald Trump is using a weaponized Department of Justice to punish a public servant who dared to hold him accountable. This sham proceeding is a direct assault on the Rule of Law.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone else find it suspicious that the clearly deteriorating Donald Trump is having a "routine yearly checkup" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center *6 months after* his last "routine yearly checkup" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-w...

Trump to visit Walter Reed for "routine yearly checkup" 6 months after annual physical exam

President Trump's annual physical examination in April showed his vital statistics were all within normal limits.

www.cbsnews.com

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 2d

BREAKING: Republican Governor of Oklahoma comes out blasting deployment of National Guard from Texas to Illinois. Calls it a violation of States' Rights. MAGA and Trump are increasingly isolated on this -- as they should be. We will not stop until this insanity ends.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

Read the indictment returned against New York AG Letitia James, via @lawfaremedia.org:

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

Correct

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Rogan on Trump’s cruel mass deportations, racially profiling non-criminals and ripping apart families: “This is crazy. That shows no heart. You’re not gonna get any reasonable people to go along with that. Any kind person would go ‘this can’t be the only way to do this’.”

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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