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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 4h

Saturday Night crazy time!

Marlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 4h

Trump claims the “Biden FBI” placed 274 agents at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Trump was president on Jan. 6.

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Elise @bnat4.bsky.social · 7h

That’s what you’re leading w? Really?

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

Nice recap

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 8h

They are pulling moms out of carpool lanes www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMUNR594/

A blood-curdling scream erupted as ICE agents pulled a woman from her car in a school pickup line, shocking parents and onlookers at the scene.

TikTok video by New York Post | News

www.tiktok.com

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Elise @bnat4.bsky.social · 9h

Here’s their organization chart

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Elise @bnat4.bsky.social · 9h

This is their organization chart

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Elise @bnat4.bsky.social · 10h

Is there a way to find who gave the state police the order?

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Elise @bnat4.bsky.social · 10h

Minou says thanks. #Caturday

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Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 11h

'ICE Kidnapping' Signs Are Popping Up Around D.C. --And the White House Is Freaking Out

‘ICE Kidnapping’ Signs Are Popping Up Around D.C. —And the White House Is Freaking Out

Washington, D.C. residents are posting “ICE ABDUCTED SOMEONE HERE” signs across the city, accusing agents of targeting vulnerable people — a grassroots campaign that’s igniting outrage from the Trump ...

mhtntimes.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 11h

One feature or authoritarian movements: They get more extreme.

"The highly unusual request appears to have originated from a letter sent from 25 Republican members of Congress asking [the EPA] to investigate how mifepristone might be contaminating the water supply."

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

The E.P.A. Followed Up on an Unusual Request About Abortion Pills

www.nytimes.com

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Elise @bnat4.bsky.social · 12h

Maybe “now unwatchable” is a better way of putting it.

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Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 12h

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 12h

Ready to go!

www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS NYC: Activism through Art · 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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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 12h

Oh come the f*ck on. It's impossible not to see through this Benioff interview. He's yet another oligarch doing whatever it takes to hang on the zillions in govt contracts & keep Trump from meddling in his business. On top of that, Benioff actually lives in HAWAII.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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Elise @bnat4.bsky.social · 12h

Oh no!!!!

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Elise @bnat4.bsky.social · 13h

Even WV has over 15 rallies scheduled. That tells you a lot.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

Next Saturday is #NoKings Day.

Stand up for democracy before it's too late.

Find a protest near you at nokings.org.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 16h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Elise @bnat4.bsky.social · 15h

How about the RV, tuition, and mother’s house that Leonard Leo paid for Clarence Thomas?

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 16h

The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16h

Meanwhile the White House just illegally laid off dozens of CDC researchers and scientists during the shutdown.

Tweet by Dan Pfeiffer: “Anti-vax in the streets, pro-vax in the sheets.”
Below is Kaitlan Collins’ tweet showing a photo of a White House medical memorandum dated October 10, 2025, stating that President Donald Trump received his flu shot and COVID booster at Walter Reed.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 16h

ICE is an armed gang, and they’re only going to get worse. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | The Chicago raids send a worrying signal about the ideal ICE agents in Trump's America

The agency is on a hiring spree. But we know what that kind of breakneck expansion of the workforce can result in because we’ve seen it before.

www.msnbc.com

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