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ACLU @aclu.org · 17h

BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.

Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 22h

Do not under any circumstances cross the King of Yacht Rock.

"This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone.’ Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately"

variety.com/2025/music/n...

Kenny Loggins Slams Donald Trump for Using ‘Danger Zone’ in AI Video Bombing No Kings Protesters With Poop: ‘I Request That My Recording Is Removed Immediately’

Kenny Loggins has spoken out against Trump using his song "Danger Zone" in a bizarre AI video of him bombing No Kings protesters with fecal matter.

variety.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12h

Trump Can't Hide From The Ghost of Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein remains Donald Trump's Achilles' Cankle, and Virginia Giuffre's forthcoming memoir puts his lurid friendship with the world's most notorious pedophile back in the spotlight.

thelefthook.substack.com/p/trump-cant...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile, police departments across the country are reporting that No Kings protesters had zero arrests. Incredible job, everyone! It’s becoming impossible for Trump to sell his propaganda.

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 1d

In sum: the Secretary of State reneged on DOJ informant deals to bargain w/ a dictator famous for crime-fighting, who did not actually fight crime but got the gang to cut violence in return for better treatment & wanted ppl who knew about that back, all so Trump could do deportation cruelty videos.

Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 1d

This story is extraordinary even by 2025 standards. Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, made a deal with Bukele and agreed to renege on informant agreements in a years-long DOJ investigation into MS-13, totally undercutting credibility of such agreements.

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Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 1d

An easy flow chart for you.

Do you have a deal with Donald Trump?
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Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 2d

First Trump administration story in a while that genuinely shocked me:

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Finally came across video of an arrest at a #NoKings event yesterday. 🙄

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James North @jamesnorth7.bsky.social · 2d

Breathtaking #NYTimes media malpractice. The nationwide #NoKings demonstrations attracted 7 million people to arguably the largest protests in U.S. history. But today's Times hides 2 small photos on the front page, and buries the story on page 23. @jfallows.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social

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Anne Hammond-Meyer @drahmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

#StillWithHer

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday, 7 million people gathered to make it clear: America has no kings. 🇺🇸

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 1d

🇺🇸 One of the things that gave me great heart (among many) during Saturday's No Kings rallies was the number of American flags that were flying.
Because WE, not them, represent the ideals that the United States was founded upon.
It's about damn time the REAL patriots finally recaptured the flag ...

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2d

We have friends everywhere.

#NoKings

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 2d

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Marti Reed @homegypsy.bsky.social · 2d

Donald Trump & the GOP are backed by Evangelicals & fundamentalist Christians. But if you read the Bible or study Jesus’ teachings it’s clear their policies aren’t Christ-like. Comedian, host, & author John Fugelsang discusses his new book, “Separation of Church and Hate.”

youtu.be/TB5gNLMZJmA?...

John Fugelsang on Jesus’s ACTUAL Politics

YouTube video by Al Franken

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

After adding new data to our spreadsheet, our central estimate of turnout for the No Kings Day protests yesterday has risen to 5.5 million, with an upper bound of 8.7 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants

Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

Any American medium that fails to cover the largest protests in American history is failing in the basic mission of informing the public about the facts.
#NoKings

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

But Trump said, there’s peace in the Middle East thanks to him. 🥴

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

I'm beginning to believe that Johnson has been told that if the discharge petition passes Trump will withdraw support for him as Speaker.

What he's doing here is so far out of bounds, so incredibly destructive, illiberal and a betrayal of the House itself, that it has to be something like this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

KARL: I mean, you could swear in Adelita Grijalva tomorrow, right?

MIKE JOHNSON: No, not tomorrow. We couldn't. We wouldn't.

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously, MAGA. When do you realize that you’ve lost the principles you once had and quit supporting a dogshit criminal, child-raping president?

Wake the fuck up. He only wants to help his billionaire buddies, not hard-working Americans like this veteran, your family and friends, or you.

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 1d

it’s honestly impossible for me to respect any Trump supporters.

if you are proud of this man leading our country, I cannot respect you on any level. the lack of class, intelligence, or taste is just stunning. pure trash

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America

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Clay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 2d

Grantifa is out in force today!

TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 2d

Attack of the dangerous grandparents!
#NoKings

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 2d

BOSTON SHOWING UP TO TELL DONALD TRUMP #NOKINGS 🤴🚫

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 2d

MORE PEOPLE THAN ON NEW YEAR'S EVE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO POLICE BARRIERS. AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH, NYC! #NOKINGS

AZ Intel @azintel.bsky.social · 2d

Video: No Kings protests against Trump in New York City.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Heads up, California.

CHP just announced that a stretch of I-5 will be closed Saturday, October 18, for a military event at Camp Pendleton.

The freeway will stay shut until it’s over, and yes, they’re planning to fire live rounds over the highway.

What could possibly go wrong?

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