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Tom Ruffen @contentwriter.bsky.social · 9h

"We love our veterans." - Donald Trump (Lie Number 33,769)

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 13h

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 18h

Every word he says here is a lie. Every. Single. Word. He’s living in an alternate reality. #25thAmendment.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 12h

Anti-vax onstage, Pfizer backstage.

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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 1d

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16h

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 1d

In a democracy, presidents don’t wield the military against citizens or weaponize the Justice Department against political opponents.

Since Congress won’t act, voters must.

We must decide what kind of country we want

A president who uses the military and the Justice Department to exact revenge against his perceived enemies is as un-Ame

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Nurse RoRo @nurseroro.bsky.social · 13h

Dear WH Press Corp
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Start demanding answers. Portland isn’t on fire. Chicago isn’t at war. Seattle isn’t thanking him.
ANTIFA isn’t assaulting ICE agents
Hold him accountable for the lies.
Refuse to ask anything else until he answers these.
Demand the proof

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 18h

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18h

As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Do they have a prize for blowing up boats in the Caribbean and then bragging that people who made their livelihood fishing there for generations are now afraid to go out on the water?

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 2d

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 2d

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Tom Ruffen @contentwriter.bsky.social · 19h

Those MAGAs in Idaho are just going to love seeing some brand new mosques going up in their towns.

Today's Qatari is tomorrow's ISIS.

Denise Thomas Patrick @deniseky.bsky.social · 1d

There are no independent foreign military bases on U.S. land. There has NEVER been.

Remember when Trump & his regime tried to say there was no quid pro quo with Qatar for that little 400 million dollar jumbo jet? Here it is.

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

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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Himbo Slice @antisocialworker.bsky.social · 19h

I love it.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21h

Mamdani: I run against a disgraced former governor who, in this moment, has chosen to issue a statement in which he cannot even say the name Tish James, nor the name Donald Trump.

If you cannot say Trump’s name today—how will you stand up to him tomorrow?

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Bay State Wiz @paulrb51.bsky.social · 3d

Long but timely & informative essay by Thomas B. Edsall on Trump & Miller’s moves to instigate a violent partisan civil war in the US. Also extremely scary.
Gift article from today’s NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller.

www.nytimes.com

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”

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VIBIN NEWS™ @vibinnews.bsky.social · 1d

🐾 Vibin News™: Mental Health Check-In - Cat Edition BREAKING: Cats are officially emotional support agents. Sources confirm that 83% of humans feel better after a surprise headbutt, a slow blink, or a loaf sighting on the windowsill.
#vibin #vibinnews #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness

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ltwlauren🤸‍♀️❤️🎶🎨🐾 @ltwlauren.bsky.social · 1d

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DianneSpiritlight @dpfrazier22.bsky.social · Mar 11

Just know everyone is safe here and I do mean everyone🩷💛💚❤️

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Jim will do @zorander70.bsky.social · 6d

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Jim will do @zorander70.bsky.social · 1d

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Dear maga wing nuts. The Nobel committee doesn't award it to dicktaters that use the military against their own citizens

'What an absolute joke!' MAGA melts down after Nobel Peace Prize Trump snub

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded its annual Nobel Peace Prize Friday to one Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan politician and leader of a resistance movement against President Nicolas Maduro, spa...

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jandee924 🌻🕊️🦋 @jandee924.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you @phoenix509.bsky.social
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