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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 8h

Portland, last night.

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

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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Steve Yelvington @yelvington.com · 7h

MLK gravesite vandalized

www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

www.wsbtv.com

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A Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 8h

Don’t know who to credit but bravo.

An illustrated poster in style of Obama Hope posters with a frog and the word hop

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 8h

The GOP controls the House, Senate, and White House. And they love to remind us when it’s convenient for them. So it's on them to fund the government. If they want our votes, they have to come talk to us.

They know what we want: extend the ACA tax credits so the healthcare system doesn't collapse.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 11h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11h

It bothers me so much to see those superficial parasites Jared and Ivanka insinuate themselves into such a serious situation.

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stevethdemocrat @stevethdemocrat.bsky.social · 17h

Monica's back! 😀
And still on the good side!
🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 8h

Maybe this is a new thing they do but I can’t recall ever quoting a ‘cardiac age’ to any patient, even on insurance physicals. With tRump he usually finds a way to tip his hand, I think he’s got some serious heart issues with his exactly “14 years younger” cardiac status.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 9h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 14h

Mike Johnson is falsely generalizing the “No Kings” protestors as extremists to justify crackdowns. The truth is, they’re patriots.

These protestors don’t “hate America.” They oppose an authoritarian president who tramples on the freedoms and principles America was founded on.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "This hate America rally that they have coming up for October 18? The antifa crowd, the pro-Hamas crowd, and the Marxists, they're all gonna gather on the Mall. It is an outrageous gathering for outrageous purposes ... all this has gotta come to an end."

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ElizabethC @econklin44.bsky.social · 9h

With a President and 3 Cabinet members credibly accused of sexual abuse, this may be among the most morally corrupt administration in history.
#ProudBlue

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CCscott @ccscott.bsky.social · 8h

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 10h

This isn’t about politics; it’s about ownership of the scoreboard. When the scoreboard changes owners, the game changes. The sale no one voted on...and why you should care.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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philsmithcross.bsky.social @philsmithcross.bsky.social · 8h

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 8h

I’m signing SB 41 to lower health care costs for all Californians.

Alongside the 2025 budget and CalRx, this bill marks the most aggressive effort in the nation to drive down prescription drug prices, boost transparency, and ensure savings reach consumers and families.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 8h

Make no mistake: this is part of eugenicist policy under fascism.

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 10h

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 8h

🐀 Mike Johnson caught lying using the receipts he directed us to use. Jen Psaki for the 🎯

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

NEW: So it IS a second home and not an investment property. Motion to dismiss for abuse of the grand jury process in 3...2...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.

www.nytimes.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10h

Trump’s presidency has been defined by the decay of public information sources and dismantling of public health institutions.

So firing the people who produce the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Report certainly tracks.

Donald Trump's war on public health enters a new phase

Another bad day at the CDC

www.motherjones.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3d

Bondi also wouldn’t answer whether she’d seen photos of Trump in the Epstein files around half naked girls, as a witness alleged they’d seen. She must resign.

Tweet from Acyn showing a quote exchange:
Padilla: “Do you believe government officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not?”
Bondi: “I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump.”
Padilla: “I asked a simple yes or no question.”
Below is a C-SPAN screenshot showing Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) speaking during a Justice Department oversight hearing. A lower third graphic shows a countdown to a government shutdown.

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