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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

🔥 @mizzwelch.bsky.social to @jenpsaki.msnbc.com : “Look at all the shit Trump gets away with — Quit with the controlled Democratic messaging. Let it rip. Buckle up and fight this thing… that vacuum Dems haven’t filled caused Trump to rise up.”

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 2h

Don’t Let Them Win!
#NoKings

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2h

Remember the first few months of this year, when all we talked about was DOGE and spending cuts and waste, and this administration gutted USAID?

And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina.

Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 2h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1h

Top 10 Rally Reminders for #NoKingsDayOct18th

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

Imagine lying as easily as @RepTimBurchett does. Nobody is paying the millions of people who will be out there.

Wanting better for your country isn’t hating it, Tim. Quite the opposite. It’s real patriotism. 🇺🇸

Throwing out the constitution to cling to power is the real hating your country.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 16h

NEW: No Kings is this Saturday, and here are my tips for how to mitigate anxiety in large crowds. Feel free to share! youtu.be/nxpkVk9TGgQ?...

NO KINGS! Tips for Protesting with PTS and Anxiety

YouTube video by MSW Media

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18h

Breaking: Capitol Police have been called after a Republican congressional office was just caught displaying a swastika.

This comes one day after group chat messages were leaked of young GOP officials saying “I love Hitler” and calling to put Democrats in “gas chambers.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump: "The people of Chicago are walking around with MAGA hats. You have women, beautiful Black women, walking around with MAGA hats. 'Please let the president in and we don't care how he does it ... bring in the Marines.'"

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19h

“The most patriotic thing that you can do is say no kings.”

Jean Smart is asking you to join us in the streets on Saturday. Let’s make No Kings Day the biggest and loudest peaceful protest in modern American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Chris Norton @chrisn50.bsky.social · 18h

A full-blown example from Trump of lies and more damn lies!
What a large orange on the backside of humanity!!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump says he's now "looking at land" strikes on Venezuela

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 18h

Let’s stop pretending. The issue before the Supreme Court right now is easy to understand: There are still many people on the far right who don’t see Black Americans as equals...they see them through the same filthy slur they whisper when the cameras are off. That's right...that word.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 18h

Calling for gas chambers. Expressing love for Hitler. Endorsing rape. Using racist slurs.

I'm demanding Rep. James Comer open a House Oversight Committee investigation into these shocking, deeply offensive messages that were exchanged by Young Republican leaders from across the country.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18h

Another leap forward for electrification in Illinois.

Innovative Rail Technologies and Motive Power Resources are unveiling the latest in zero-emission, battery-electric locomotive tech.

This is an important part of the future of rail — that future is being built right here.

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) joined Innovative Rail Technologies (IRT) and Motive Power Resources, Inc. (MPR) to celebrate the commissioning of their latest zero-emission, battery electric locomotive.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h

These people are either delusional, knowingly lying, or just psychotic. There has already been two of these. They were attended by millions and entirely peaceful. Touch grass, Bessent. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

"Adding to the train wreck, Halligan’s appointment as US attorney may not even be legal, meaning that the indictment is a legal nullity … which may actually be the least embarrassing outcome here for the Justice Department." — @lizdye.bsky.social

The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far

Welcome to the Rocket Docket, Lindsey Halligan!

www.publicnotice.co

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Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 22h

"What I've seen is the abuse of law enforcement by rasical leftist activists. The Most threatening thing I've seen yet was the naked bicyclists in Portland who were protesting ice."........Johnson is so desperate to paint peaceful protestors as "abusive & violent".

#Pinks

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 22h

We’re kicking the politics of the past aside and scoring a new generation of leadership — and we want you on our team.

Join us for The Cost of Living Classic, a free citywide soccer tournament in Coney Island this Sunday, co-hosted by NYC Footy.

Details + register at zohranfornyc.com/colclassic ⚽

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h

Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.

Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.

Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.

Authoritarianism hurts all of us.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22h

Make your plans for #NoKings. This Saturday, October 18th.
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Neguse: "What Trump is attempting to do is create a perception that he has all the power & create a sense of hopelessness or helplessness in the public. We've gotta resist the temptation. He's electorally unpopular. In fact, the most unpopular POTUS at this juncture than any modern POTUS in history"

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