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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 55m

The NYT, Atlantic, WaPo, CNN, Guardian and others have all refused to sign Pete Hegseth new rules on reporting from the Pentagon. As far as I can tell only OAN has signed it. I guess this is Hegseth waving goodbye to their access to the Pentagon and other DOD facilities.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 7h

Russ Vought is now officially using the government shutdown as a pretext for his continued attempts to permanently gut the civil service.

The executive branch cannot unilaterally reduce agency funding that Congress has allocated: This is a serious separation of powers issue.

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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 2h

This.

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Purple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 2h

Greene told the White House to “F#*% Off” after being told not to sign onto a discharge petition to release the Epstein files. Greene is one of 4 Republicans to sign which will cause the release as soon as Grijalva is seated.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Told White House Official To 'F- Off' After Being Ordered Not To Support Legislation Demanding Epstein Files Release - uPolitics

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) shared that she told a Trump official to “f— off” after he told her not to back a bipartisan legislation ordering the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. In l...

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 27m

Who remembers Epstein had a “first” suicide attempt in jail?

Totally deep-sixed. Any credible story should at least refer to it. It stinks. My jorno profession is failing:

Video Outside Cell During Jeffrey Epstein's First Suicide Attempt 'No Longer Exists'

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Video Outside Cell During Jeffrey Epstein's First Suicide Attempt 'No Longer Exists'

After first reporting that the video had been preserved, prosecutors now say that further investigation shows officials "inadvertently preserved video from the wrong tier" within the Manhattan prison.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2h

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

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Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 1h

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Larry Hochman @larryhochman.bsky.social · 1d

This shouldn't be a partisan issue.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

While Trump blusters about "law & order," his regime has dropped or halted nearly 165 investigations into corporate wrongdoing. And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters, including Jan 6 rioters and others convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1h

Things just keep getting more bizarre. The propaganda machine is in full swing the Transportation Security Administration has asked airports to display a video message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the government shutdown.

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Runs with scissors in the dark @tevistickles.bsky.social · 4h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2h

“I was afraid to go over there,” he said. “I got braver the more people came out. I know my neighbors have my back, and I have their back. ... These are Americans who know what freedom is — we’re being invaded by strangers.”

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Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses say they didn't get any warning Sunday afterno...

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Stephen Wunderlich @swonder.bsky.social · 59m

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SMITE! Trump Seriously Worried About Going to Hell

White House confirms he’s serious. Heaven confirms he’s doomed.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 5h

“Win every election” is not a viable strategy for preventing authoritarianism

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 4h

Very importantly correct

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 5h

“Win every election” is not a viable strategy for preventing authoritarianism

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 5h

Imagine making six figures to not do anything you were entrusted to do.

…getting paid to not work while thousands of civil servants around you were getting fired.

…betraying those who counted on you to represent them, all to appease a wannabe dictator.

The GOP Congress is a helluva thing.

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Ethan Nichtern @ethannichtern.com · 1d

Mamdani volunteers out and about on a rainy day in my neighborhood today. Simply the best organized local campaign I’ve seen in my lifetime.

The political party that doesn’t *beg* this campaign for help and guidance nationally just isn’t very interested in winning.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Today, House Republicans will take their 70th day off with pay in the last 82 days.

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 8h

“I don’t think there’s anything that’s gonna get me in heaven. I think I’m not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I’m not sure I’m gonna be able to make heaven.”—tRump to Steve Doocy aboard Airforce One.

Bad news from doctor? 😁🤞🏻

#Pinks #ProudBlue

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 9h

🗳️ SCOTUS will rehear a case that could gut one of the last protections against racially biased voting maps, potentially locking in GOP control of the House for a generation. Join us Wednesday at 10 AM ET on Bluesky @democracydocket.com for live coverage.
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GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns