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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h

The entire Trump administration is full of shit.

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Trae Crowder @thetraecrowder.bsky.social · 1d

Start your weekend off right by watching a hillbilly make a swirly cake

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 8h

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

www.levernews.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

The biggest news story of the week that you may have missed is the real possibility that TikTok will go MAGA. Subscribe now to have all of Democracy Docket's premium content, including my exclusive newsletters, sent straight to your inbox. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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Jackie Kashian @jackiekashian.bsky.social · 1d

starting Thursday I’m in Madison Wisconsin @comedyonstate through Saturday. Five shows hear me do the finishing touches for my new album which I am recording Nov 8. Tickets available at their website site and mine jackiekashian.com xx pass it on

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

I made a horrible decision last night and told chat that I’d do a 24-hr livestream if we raise $100k with these streams by the 19th.

So if that’s an incentive to tune in… there you go.

Joe McKirdy @joemckirdy.bsky.social · 1d

. @katmabu.bsky.social
promises to do a 24 hr livestream if her campaign reaches $100k in donations. If you want an unapologetically pro-democracy Congress, please consider donating. If you want to see her stream for 24 hours, please donate to the stream specific url.

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Kepano Kolohe @alala55.bsky.social · 1d

www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/10...

Medical student uncovers new clue in pancreatic cancer | University of Hawaiʻi System News

Thomas Clausen’s research on a sugar molecule may lead to earlier detection of pancreatic cancer

www.hawaii.edu

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Cheryl Woods @cherylkdwoods.bsky.social · 19h

#SanDiego #California #Adopt #Foster ❤️🐕

Adoptable Dogs @adoptabledogs.bsky.social · 20h

Sprinkles 🐶
Adult male Terrier mix
Adoptable from Second Chance Dog Rescue (San Diego, CA)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/sprinkles-78709273/ca/san-diego/second-chance-dog-rescue-ca1482/

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Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to The 19th for republishing this piece!

Cervical cancer could be eradicated. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics.

The cancer has a known path of prevention, but that also means it falls at the intersection of cultural issues that are facing strong political opposition.

19thnews.org

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

NEW VIDEO: The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy, the Voting Rights Act, and election law nationwide. I am fighting to protect free and fair elections and defend election integrity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iKo...

Supreme Court's Shocking New Agenda Revealed

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 1d

What are we doing here America?
youtube.com/shorts/s6ZCg...

ICE: the WORST of the WORST

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

youtube.com

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

If you are a paying subscriber to The Washington Post, this is what you get.

If you are a free subscriber to Democracy Docket, this is what you get.

Support independent, pro-democracy media. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Cheryl Woods @cherylkdwoods.bsky.social · 2d

#VaccinesWork #CovidVaccine

Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 2d

“Over six months, veterans who received the covid and flu vaccines had a 29% decrease in emergency department visits, a 39% decrease in hospitalizations, and a 64% decrease in deaths compared to those who received only the flu vaccine.” triblive.com/news/world/c...

Covid shot led to less severe illness, fewer hospitalizations last year, U.S. study finds

Last year’s updated covid-19 vaccines helped prevent severe outcomes including hospitalizations and deaths, according to data from a large study of U.S. military veterans published on Wednesday....

triblive.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4d

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Cheryl Woods @cherylkdwoods.bsky.social · 4d

#NorthCarolina #Durham #Adopt #Foster 💗🐕

Adoptable Dogs @adoptabledogs.bsky.social · 4d

Daisy 🐕
Baby female Pit Bull Terrier mix
Adoptable from Hope Animal Rescue (Durham, NC)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/daisy-78633102/nc/durham/hope-animal-rescue-nc864/

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 6d

And let’s not forget:
this festival falls on the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Nothing says “honoring the journalist your hosts dismembered while he was still alive, screaming” like trying out your edgiest new masturbation jokes.
johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-bone-s...

The Bone Saw Comedy Tour

Riyadh isn’t a "comedy festival." It’s image-laundering with dick jokes.

johnfugelsang.substack.com

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Cheryl Woods @cherylkdwoods.bsky.social · 6d

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FreedomFighter64 @freedomfighter64.bsky.social · 6d

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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙💙 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 6d

Bad Bunny slams MAGA at SNL 😂😂 #Pinks

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 6d

This needs to be MUCH BIGGER NEWS‼️
People do not understand how many gangs / white supremacists exist with in law enforcement‼️

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7d

Democracy Docket has a reporter in the courtroom covering the Texas redistricting hearing every single day. Meanwhile, the big legacy media is nowhere to be found.

At stake are 5 congressional seats. If this matters more than both sides journalism, become a DD subscriber today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 7d

You're either with ICE or with humanity and democracy.

Choose.

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