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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10h

Federal employees across the government are now receiving layoff notices, a devastating outcome of Trump’s political games. It’s outrageous that he would use people’s livelihoods as pawns to “score political points”.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 7h

Uh you think so?
And the indicting GJ never heard her testimony.

“Ms. Thompson’s testimony that she has lived in the house rent-free —Ms. James pays even for basic upkeep, — cd make it difficult for prosecutors to convince a jury that the house was meant to be used as a rental investment property.”

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 8h

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 1d

The organizers behind the No Kings Day of Action on October 18 -- the event Johnson called a "hate America rally" -- have this to say in response.

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings coalition issued the following statement"

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 10h

There is no leader of Antifa.
There is no girlfriend of the leader of Antifa.

They are creating imaginary people so they can justify going after real people.

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 7h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 7h

More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 19h

Good night, friends.
Tonight was deeply painful.

We at CDC do this work because we care.
It’s long hours, often feeling overworked and not enough pay, but we do it because we want to make the world a better place.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 6h

Trump has explicitly stated that he is terminating federal employees based on political affiliation. Data is currently being collected, but layoff notices have already gone out to employees at the Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy,

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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 1d

You know the assignment 👍

It'd be a real shame if this photo of President Obama receiving his Nobel peace prize went viral today, for no particular reason

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 1d

When Rand Paul and Marjorie Taylor Greene are making “sense”, you KNOW that shitshow of a so-called party has jumped the shark.

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

Apropos of nothing in particular this morning, I've been told that, in essence, there are two things that physicians can't do at the White House medical unit: MRIs and surgeries. Virtually anything else can be done there if you have to or want to.

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cookiebaker14.bsky.social @cookiebaker14.bsky.social · 19h

wilee the coyote from looney tunes is standing in the desert with his mouth open .

ALT: wilee the coyote from looney tunes is standing in the desert with his mouth open .

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 20h

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Truth Tony 📣✌️ @tonyspolitics.bsky.social · 1d

TO BE CLEAR. The President does NOT possess the authority without Congress to allow another country to have a military presence on US soil. But Qatar has big planes.

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 22h

Dude, how about we first make #healthcare affordable?

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cookiebaker14.bsky.social @cookiebaker14.bsky.social · 20h

a cat is giving a thumbs up and saying thank you .

ALT: a cat is giving a thumbs up and saying thank you .

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

This is dedicated to those who believed DJT and legacy media coverage that Project 2025 was nothing to be concerned about.

Also, this isn’t legal.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20h

RIFed:
PHIC - Public Health Infrastructure Center

Their job? Make public health infrastructure and workforce development actually work.

They help state, tribal, local, and territorial health agencies.

Y’know… everyone in the U.S. 🫠

2024 Accomplishments

Strengthening the public health infrastructure and workforce of the United States

www.cdc.gov

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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

contrarian.substack.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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