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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

Imagine that

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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · 12h

It's clearer by the day that Columbia making a deal with Trump in July was a catastrophe for higher education as a whole. It gave terrible people a bottomless appetite for extortion. The other eight universities must follow MIT's lead.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 12h

“In forceful speeches” USC’s department chairs, professors, researchers called the Trump compact “egregiously invalid,” “probably unconstitutional,” “antithetical to principles of academic freedom” and “a Trojan horse.””

Can’t believe I am typing this in all caps: #FIGHTON

USC faculty members denounce Trump compact that would shift university to the right

The USC Academic Senate held a special meeting to discuss the Trump administration's education compact, which was presented to the school last week.

www.latimes.com

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 12h

If you were recently terminated as part of the layoff, please reach out to www.centerforemploymentjustice.com.

Terminating federal employees for purely political reasons is illegal.

CEJ- Advocates in the Workplace

www.centerforemploymentjustice.com

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 12h

FINALLY!! A politician who is NOT bullied or cowed by the fucking anti-trans hate that half of Dems are thinking we should bend to!

FUCK. THAT. NOISE!

I agree with Ta-Nehisi Coats. I will be good and goddamned before I EVER reduce or deny the humanity and dignity of any other human being!

Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 12h

hell yes this ad

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12h

Four dead, 12 injured after a mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi, following a homecoming football game. (NYP)

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Allyship @allyship.bsky.social · 13h

When will the military stand up for the Military and for the country it's sworn to protect?

From: military.com

Food Pantry Visits From Military Families Climb Over 30% Since Government Shutdown Began

Military families are being encouraged to seek out food, other resources as the government shutdown has surpassed one week with no end in sight.

www.military.com

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 21h

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judyds.bsky.social @judyds.bsky.social · 13h

REPOST! Pass out flyers! Put out Signs! It could be your last shot! Be strong for America! Tell everyone you know about the protests.
Left or Right, Dem or Repub, all welcome. We are all Americans. We the people means NO KINGS
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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colorman46.bsky.social @colorman46.bsky.social · 11h

Anything to avoid releasing the Epstein files.

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 17h

If you were loud for Jimmy Kimmel, crank it up for Letitia James.
Authoritarian bullies count on silence to get away with it; make some noise and have her back!

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 11h

The guy who illegally accrued over $5 billion this year by abusing his power is prosecuting a black woman for getting a $50 a month discount on a loan.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

www.nbcnews.com

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 12h

Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

www.youtube.com

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 11h

International Committee of the Red Cross: Awarded the Nobel Peace prize 3 times for its humanitarian work.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): Awarded the prize twice for its work with refugees.

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

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

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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drjan2005.bsky.social @drjan2005.bsky.social · 10h

This is so disgraceful I’m having a hard time digesting how cruel this is

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

I’m old enough to remember the $21M Trump Seven Springs Estates conservation easement tax crime.

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Leonid Baezhnev @rev-avocado.bsky.social · 13h

This is good, actually. This is the kind of thing we need to build a pro-court expansion majority.

Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 16h

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10h

The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 23h

No, Speaker Johnson: The No Kings Rally on October 18 is not a “hate America” rally. Quite the contrary. It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 15h

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 14h

Good morning and happy pheasant opener! Go get ‘em, Minnesota.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 14h

We are watching Trump and his fascist regime get even more desperate from gerrymandering to investigating grassroots organizations that support Democrats. This is because Trump knows he's losing. His poll #s are awful and GOP is on road to big defeats. They need to cheat. And we need to fight back!

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