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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 6h

While we spectate on The East Wing being torn down, it isn’t just another hallway, it’s where Eleanor Roosevelt built the modern Office of the First Lady, where WWII bunkers were hidden, and where the public enters the People’s House. Erasing it is rewriting history.

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Paul Mozur @paulmozur.bsky.social · 15h

When a Microsoft data center opened next to the small Mexican town of La Esperanza, locals say electricity outages and water shortages grew severe. The local doctor rushed patients a half hour to the nearest hospital when blackouts cut off his oxygen concentrator. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...

From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy

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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 6h

An image of the Trump-Vance presidency smashing a wrecking ball into the White House to build a monument to Dear Leader—during a government shutdown—captures 2025 pretty well

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 7h

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4h

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 9h

Poop, there it is…the great @rexhuppke.bsky.social speaks for all of us www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Trump posts AI video of him dumping poop on us. I can't believe I wrote that. | Opinion

President Donald Trump responded to the 'No Kings' protests like a mad king, posting a grotesque AI video showing him dumping poop on protesters.

www.usatoday.com

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Deeda Seed 🌻🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @deedaseed.bsky.social · 1d

Of course technically yesterday’s transgression was the rage of an injured malignant narcissist-demonstrating (as he has been daily) why he is psychologically unfit to be POTUS.

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Deeda Seed 🌻🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @deedaseed.bsky.social · 1d

President Poopy

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Laura Atkinson @drakdamen.bsky.social · 3d

Oh. My. God. The. Accuracy.

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 3d

"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"

Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?

Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections? Am I irrita...

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Mer Francis, PhD, MSW @mwfrancis.bsky.social · 2d

Study after study shows that it's remarkably cheap and easy to solve the problems of homelessness and poverty with low-barrier supportive housing and universal basic income, but our own fear that someone, somewhere will get something they didn't "earn" keeps us looking for other (punitive) options.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3d

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 1d

My 14-year-old self would never have guessed that, in 50 years' time, all the world's music would be available at the click of a button, you'd navigate the globe by carrying a tiny computer around in your pocket, and the US President would post a video of himself shitting over American citizens.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

Serious business here

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.

Screenshot of a post on X from Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s verified account. The post reads: “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters. Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing. The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure. We await explanations from the US government.”

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Democracy Dies in Dorkness @lizamazel.bsky.social · 1d

"will our family lose our health insurance"

"will my child lose their disability assistance"

"HOW much are groceries now?!"

Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think folks have any conception of how radicalized a lot of moms are becoming as they go through shit like "will my babysitter get kidnapped" and "will my child be able to get the measles vaccine"

Cameron @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 2d

every smug internet communist tweet about showing up to a No Kings protest with an abolish ICE shirt to scare the libs is getting completely mogged by the real-life winemoms showing up with slogans like "ICE will melt in hell"

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Deeda Seed 🌻🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @deedaseed.bsky.social · 1d

President Donald 💩 the king of 💩. He did it to himself.

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 1d

We know that water is life. Yet too many communities still lack access to clean water and our bedrock environmental laws face unprecedented attacks.

Clean water is a human right. We must continue to fight for our precious, life giving waters!

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 1d

The Clean Water Act became law 51 years ago today. Vital to protecting our rivers, lakes, and streams—and every community that depends on safe, clean, and abundant water.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 2d

I know it's a fool's errand to expect anything from the media but "President posts video of himself dumping diarrhea on America" is an important thing to call attention to for a dozen reasons

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 2d

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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oh my @lliizz.bsky.social · 2d

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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 2d

Sen. John Curtis said that he hasn't heard from nearly as many constituents about issues during this government shutdown compared to previous closures.

Government shutdown may last a long time, GOP Sen. John Curtis says. Here’s why.

Sen. John Curtis said that he hasn't heard from nearly as many constituents about issues during this government shutdown compared to previous closures.

www.sltrib.com

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo: Those “who in commerce engage in usurious and mercantile practices that cause hunger and death among their brothers and sisters in humanity, create ‘structures of sin’ and carry ‘grave responsibility.’” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...