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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 51m

Our volunteers are so creative :')

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ProtestArt Afficianado @ahouseunited.bsky.social · 21m

Love to see this!

There are “just a few” No Kings events near you, including in Toronto and Ottawa on nokings.org

#protestart
#nokings on Oct 18
#handsoff
#freepalestine
#antifa
#womensmarch

Thousands of dots on a map of North America representing locations of

Dots showing toronto and ottaw no kings rallies

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 18m

If it’s not okay to be anti-fascism anymore, is it still okay to be pro-democracy? 🤔

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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 1h

Hundreds of Education Department employees were laid off during a Friday-night shutdown, significantly reducing staffing in special-education offices and raising concerns about services for millions of students with disabilities.

open.substack.com/pub/theintel...

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Christian Bisti 🌍🇮🇹🇺🇦 #facciamorete @christianbisti.bsky.social · 1h

If the Democrats ever manage to regain power, their very first act must be the seizure of all Trump family assets, up to the sixth degree of kinship, including the "in-law" ones.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 5h

Massive insider trading. Thirty minutes before Trump’s China tariff announcement, a crypto “whale” opened a $100M+ short on Bitcoin.

4:30 PM: Whale opens $100M+ BTC short
4:50 PM: Trump announces 100% tariffs on China
5:20 PM: $19.3 B in liquidations hit the market
The whale’s profit: $192 million

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Chris Murphy: "Republicans are boycotting negotiations to reopen the govt bc they're desperate to raise premiums on people by 75% in order to finance their tax cut for the wealthy. The other reason House isn't in town? They're about to have enough votes to mandate the release of the Epstein files."

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 1h

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Chris Murphy: "Republicans are boycotting negotiations to reopen the govt bc they're desperate to raise premiums on people by 75% in order to finance their tax cut for the wealthy. The other reason House isn't in town? They're about to have enough votes to mandate the release of the Epstein files."

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 1h

FBI director fires trainee agent for displaying Pride flag
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/07/fbi-fires-employee-pride-flag/?utm_content=1760300400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

FBI director fires trainee agent for displaying Pride flag

FBI director Kash Patel has reportedly fired a trainee agent for displaying a Pride flag at their desk several years ago.

www.thepinknews.com

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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 1h

"It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

- RFK Jr. On his (& Trump's) claim that Tylenol causes autism

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Even a high school student knows it's bad science to "make" the proof" to support a claim rather than making claims based on the evidence.

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

🔥"This is a human rights issue. Racial profiling is not acceptable. Going to car washes & Home Depot is taking hard-working people away, not criminals. They haven’t done anything wrong.”

Bobbi Althoff rips Trump's immigration cruelty after her close friend was taken by ICE

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

Anyone who sees videos like this and tries to explain it away is someone who feels sure that they will never be meaningfully abused by state actors.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2h

ICE attacks cemetery workers trying to help a man in the Des Plaines river www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMUmUjPs/

Caught on camera… ICE agents clash with suburban cemetery workers trying to help man in Des Plaines River… #wgn9 #ice #operationmidwayblitz #immigration

TikTok video by WGN9Chicago

www.tiktok.com

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 2h

1/4 How many more successful strikes will it take to break Russia’s economy, and how long will it take?

No one knows for sure, and it could take a long time.

The faster Ukraine scales up drone and missile production, the faster the war will end

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Harry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 1h

He says he fully supports the president and hasn’t been paying much attention to news involving immigration raids, fair elections, or freedom of the press. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send National Guard to San Francisco - The New York Times

Mr. Benioff, the Salesforce C.E.O. and owner of Time magazine, once supported Hillary Clinton and a business tax for homeless services. Now he’s fully behind Donald Trump.

www.nytimes.com

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

TEXAS senate candidate Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social (grandson of a Baptist preacher): “I put my hand on a Bible and swore an oath to the constitution, not the other way around.”

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

PRIORITIES: “Your taxes are coming down! See? Everyone’s happy, honey.” 💰

Instead of stopping health care premiums from skyrocketing for millions while millions more lose coverage, Trump rides around his golf course glazing himself for lowering taxes for his billionaire pals

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 2h

Watch a short video of the ruins of the gas chamber and crematorium III at the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

Follow us also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/auschwitzmemorial

Ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III at Auschwitz II-Birkenau, showing damaged brick structures and remnants of metal framework.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

#WarRavagedChicago

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Rep. Derrick Van Orden: "I'm disgusted with the Nobel Peace guys. They gave Barack Obama the Nobel Participation Trophy and they refused to give this to Donald Trump with his amazing accomplishments."

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

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Rep. Van Orden: "Listen, at this point the Nobel Peace Prize does not deserve Donald Trump. It's just shocking and so in your face. I mean, this guy has done more for world peace in 9 months any any president in history. Period. And it should be recognized. But unfortunately he's not a globalist."

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Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 2d

This is awesome.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Inventive People of Portland Dressing as Animals:

Please don't dress as dogs. Your life will not be safe with psychopath Kristi Noem on the rooftops.

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 2d

This is awesome.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

FOX: Do you think President Trump should be nominated for the Nobel Prize next year?

ZELENSKYY: We will be very happy to nominate President Trump next year if he will pressure and stop Putin

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2h

Do you see where this is headed?

Tweet from Jordan Weissmann: “Asked for an example of a group that had funded a violent protest, Trump named ActBlue and Indivisible, which I think pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the goals here.”
Below is a screenshot of an article excerpt detailing that neither George Soros nor Open Society Foundations fund protests, and noting that the White House named liberal groups like ActBlue and Indivisible in relation to violent incidents.

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