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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

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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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1h

Speaker Johnson: "People’s faith in the government is at an all time low"

Republicans control all 3 branches of the government.

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Katy @boisekaty.bsky.social · 10m

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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 32m

Unemployment is surging for Black workers — and federal government layoffs will only make it worse. Important story from @lydiadepillis.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b... #EconSky

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Leslie Potter 🦋🫘🇺🇸🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇳🇴🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 @mudlady64.bsky.social · 2h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Katy @boisekaty.bsky.social · 15m

he’s cuckoo for cocoa puffs

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

In the last week, Donald Trump has insisted that there are no more stores left in war-ravaged Portland, asserted that Joe Biden was president during the January 6th insurrection, hosted conspiracy theorists for an "Antifa" summit, and said he'd consider pardoning his good friend the sex trafficker.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

Of course he did, because they don't actually believe the anti-vaxx bullshit they peddle.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

www.cnn.com

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

Andrew Cuomo is incapable of speaking clearly and directly about Trump’s authoritarianism.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2h

In Venezuela’s ‘darkest hours’, will peace prize boost opposition or backfire?

María Corina Machado’s Nobel award puts focus on country but analysts doubt it will produce democratic change

www.theguardian.com

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Russ @pappyparki.bsky.social · 2d

Well. Well. I guess the president of peace. The protector of the fatherland. The no foreign wars. The our soldiers won't ever enter foreign conflicts are now to be boots on the ground in the middle of a massacre & targets of terrorists
Now that is America First
Right MAGA
apnews.com/article/mide...

US sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal in Gaza

The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and privat...

apnews.com

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 8h

The “No Kings” protests, now a national movement, aim to surpass previous records with over 2,400 events nationwide. Millions have already joined peaceful demonstrations to defend democracy, sending a clear message: in America, there are no kings—only empowered people.
thehill.com/homenews/sta...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13h

Trump's Justice Department is firing the people who prosecute terrorists, Jake Tapper argues. The president's politically motivated personnel decisions make "the United States and the world less safe":

Trump’s Purge of Terrorism Prosecutors

The politicization of the Justice Department is making Americans less safe.

bit.ly

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Katy @boisekaty.bsky.social · 15h

Right. I wondered the same thing. It seems impossible that the facility itself is maxed out.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 16h

This one hits deep. The decision to wipe out the special education office isn’t just another bureaucratic “cut” it’s a betrayal of children who already fight every day to be seen, heard, and supported.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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