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Vicki with an 👁️ @catmomdo.bsky.social · 5h

🗽💙 Saturday, October 18
And 18 countries joining us!
#NoKings2

Over 18 countries have now planned
Kings demonstrations showing
solidarity with the American people.

The following countries
participating:
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Portugal
Spain
Netherlands
Norway
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Sweden
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Belgium
. Czech Republic
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Denmark
. Finland
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France
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Germany
Italy
Ireland
• United Kingdom
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Canada

MexicO
Costa Rica
Japan

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 5h

According to Le Figaro, Russian occupiers have seized over 25,000 homes in occupied Ukrainian regions. Once declared “ownerless” — often because owners fled or died — residents have 30 days to reclaim them with a Russian passport. Otherwise, the state takes ownership.

More #ACTUALNEWS here:

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 7h

OCT 14: Shutdown Pain Spreads, “No Kings” Protests Surge, Trump Pushes Middle East Agenda — and Uses Argentina Visit to Attack Allies

onest.substack.com/p/oct-14-shu...

OCT 14: Shutdown Pain Spreads, “No Kings” Protests Surge, Trump Pushes Middle East Agenda — and Uses Argentina Visit to Attack Allies

Factual information is our love language.

onest.substack.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 5h

This thread is…concerning.

(I get more understated the more alarmed I am.)

Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · Aug 1

In a two week period:

Trump fired 7 of the 8 members who do independent federal oversight on nuclear waste.

Peter Thiel (Palantir) is found to be backing the first privately developed uranium enrichment facility in the US.

Billionaire Peter Thiel backing first privately developed US uranium enrichment facility in Paducah

A California-based company with ties to billionaire investor and Trump ally Peter Thiel announced plans Friday to build America’s first U.S.-owned, privately developed facility to enrich uranium in fa...

www.wkms.org

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5h

Trump has a very simple worldview: the Presidency is not a public office, it is his property. He can use it to satisfy his personal or partisan whims, or to enrich himself.

So here, he threatens to reorganize an international competition, cohosted by Mexico and Canada, to settle a vendetta.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 5h

A new report of crime data shows that ICE impersonation cases have reached record highs in 2025—more than the number of such cases in the last 4 Presidential admins COMBINED.

Democratic Governors need to order their State police to arrest alleged ICE fascists who conceal their identities. Period.

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Vicki with an 👁️ @catmomdo.bsky.social · 5h

🗽💙 Saturday, October 18
And 18 countries joining us!
#NoKings2

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 5h

This is the first generation of ‘Trump Youth.’

They’ve spent their whole lives in the Upside Down world that is Fox News & MAGA influencers making money driving other people crazy.

This is also part of Charlie Kirk’s legacy.

No firewall👇

open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5h

The more GOP officials and right-wing hacks try to spin and pivot from their Young Republican leaders praising Hitler and racism and gas chambers for their enemies, the more it puts the story in the spotlight.

Keep at it!

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h

Pete Hegseth has set a 5PM deadline for media orgs to agree to unprecedented new restrictions on their coverage.

Dozen of outlets — including conservative ones — have said they'll refuse to sign: WaPo, NYT, Newsmax, The Atlantic, WSJ, NPR, the Washington Examiner, Reuters, POLITICO, and more.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 16h

Basically every protest I've been to in East Texas since January has had dozens of Palestinian flags. Still amazes me to then log on and see people act like the average lib mom is not for Gaza.

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Kate F.🫛 @democraticmouse.bsky.social · 16h

I saw this the other day and saved it. It was written by Bishop Talbert Swan.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17h

If anyone wonders why we call them wannabe authoritarians, here you go.

They’re now shitting on the Bill of Rights.

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17h

“Policy says reporters cannot obtain or solicit any information the Defense Department does not explicitly authorize. Any media who does not sign by 5 p.m. Tuesday has 24 hours to turn in their media credentials and clear out.”

Absolute fucking abomination.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 1d

Time to tune in to some analysis from Antifa expert…Chef Andrew…Gruel?…founder of…American Gravy Concepts?

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Vicki with an 👁️ @catmomdo.bsky.social · 13h

🤬FUCK NC GOP!!!!!!!!!!!
And all the rest of those MAGA fuking traitors to democracy! 🤬🤬🤬

“So f—ing illegal!” Marc Elias SLAMS Trump's DANGEROUS new scheme

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 14h

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Vicki with an 👁️ @catmomdo.bsky.social · 14h

And they continue ammassing control of all media while decimating the 1st Amendment all around.

What is NSPM-7? Over 3,000 nonprofits sound alarm on new Trump directive

The directive sparked concerns from law firms and nonprofits, more than 3,000 of have signed onto an open letter rebuking it.

www.newsweek.com

Vicki with an 👁️ @catmomdo.bsky.social · 14h

Sure, Argentina, $20Bn? No problem! US Taxpayers will pay for it.
But no, we cant afford Universal Health Care.
🤦‍♀️

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 15h

Argentina’s libertarian leader is lavishing praise on Donald Trump ahead of his first White House meeting with the U.S. president.

The tactic has helped transform President Javier Milei's cash-strapped country into one of the Trump administration’s closest allies. https://to.pbs.org/4hdHWPa

WATCH LIVE: Trump meets with Argentina's Milei as U.S. prepares $20 billion bailout

Experts see two objectives for Milei at the White House. One is to negotiate U.S. tariff exemptions for Argentine products. The other is determine how the U.S. will implement its currency swap line to...

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Vicki with an 👁️ @catmomdo.bsky.social · 14h

All while they decimate the 1st Amendment (and the entire US Constitution nd Rule of Law).

What is NSPM-7? Over 3,000 nonprofits sound alarm on new Trump directive

The directive sparked concerns from law firms and nonprofits, more than 3,000 of have signed onto an open letter rebuking it.

www.newsweek.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15h

Uday speaks. Man with no known religious conviction gives interview to paid propaganda agent of the Kremlin and describes how he is remaking Christianity. This is hysterical. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Vicki with an 👁️ @catmomdo.bsky.social · 14h

Every. Word.

Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 15h

You need to read every word of National Security Presidential Memorandum 7

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence

NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

www.whitehouse.gov

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 15h

You need to read every word of National Security Presidential Memorandum 7

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence

NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

www.whitehouse.gov

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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 15h

“We have the lone voice of one former President trying to bring clarity”

Only one of these former President’s hasn’t spoken out against the rise of global authoritarianism & democratic norms. Joe & Bill have also spoken publicly on several occasions.

Biden✔️
Obama✔️
Bush🤐
Clinton✔️

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

AP: “.. the slower-than-hoped return of deceased hostages from Gaza prompted an Israeli military agency to declare a ‘violation’ of the truce agreement that it would respond to by halving the number of trucks allowed to bring humanitarian aid ..”

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/gaza...

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 15h

Yessss !

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