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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 5h

He’s taking healthcare away from 15 million Americans and making it unaffordable for 22 million more

And using the shutdown as an excuse to deprive up to 42 million citizens-including children-of SNAP benefits

Yet is on the verge of directing the DOJ to pay him $230 million

It’s just so lawless

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I’m not there I’m gone @imnotthereimgone.bsky.social · 6h

New Yorkers letting ICE know how we really feel

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Skater @kds2007.bsky.social · 5h

Let's do it

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Jay @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 6h

I.C.E. is stockpiling weapons of war because the federal government is waging war on our neighbors and friends.

The President of the United States has repeatedly referred to them as vermin and “the enemy within.”

This is America’s future. Dark days ahead. 🇺🇸

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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 6h

“Once my colleague pulled out his camera, the agent put away the gun," Huynh told the Sun-Times Tuesday night. "[But] if they can do this in broad daylight to an elected official, and point a gun at someone, imagine what’s happening behind closed doors.”

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans.

(Published July)
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser

Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.

Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% since Texas banned abortion.

www.propublica.org

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h

Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:

“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

www.propublica.org

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🇺🇸🇨🇿🇺🇦⚫ @czeckmate2024.bsky.social · 5h

No one would respond to any warnings I gave until the photos came out.

Still: get a godamned fckng injunction.
Make him go thru protocol. If he cannot get approved, sue him for restitution.

STOP taking all this shit lying down

JFC

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h

Two weeks left.

It's almost GO(TV) time.

zohranfornyc.com/gotv

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Make the Road Action NY @makeroadactny.bsky.social · 14h

🗳️Vote early, vote @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social — and let’s make this city affordable for everyone.

No lines, no waiting — just go vote during the early voting period from Saturday, October 25th to Sunday, November 2nd and get it done.

Don’t risk evil Andrew for Mayor! @dreamfornyc.bsky.social

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 20h

Last night I visited four temples across Queens to celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights, ending at Maharaja Sweets in Jackson Heights, where we gave out six kinds of delicious treats alongside some very special guests. Happy Diwali, NYC!

Zohran takes a picture with a father and daughter at the Sweet Shop.

Zohran at a temple, smiling and holding a mic.

A group photo at the sweet shop with Zohran, Kal Penn, Mira Nair and others.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 8h

Hundreds of people protesting ICE in downtown manhattan right now. Reads and Broadway. NYPD cops in riot gear on scene.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 9h

honestly dems should just refuse to engage in the appropriations process if this is how things are now

tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: The White House is reprogramming billions in congressionally approved spending during the shutdown, aiming to pay troops, ICE agents and others who work on programs that fulfill the president's political agenda. Some of the money comes from Trump's tax cuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

How Trump Played ‘Budgetary Twister’ to Pay Some Workers During the Shutdown

www.nytimes.com

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Tracy @tracydeepbluesea44.bsky.social · 5h

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 6h

Research shows that it takes around 3.5% of the population actively participating in actions to bring about transformative change. Keep going! #upupup

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 11h

"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"

* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window

US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say

A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.

www.kktv.com

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 7h

They’re doing it again.
Silencing Black voters by rigging the maps.

We need every Blue state fighting back like California.

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Laurens Dassen @laurensdassen.voltnederland.org · 17h

Nee, dat mag het niet.

Nederland wordt mooier als kinderen van alle achtergronden samen opgroeien—op scholen waar iedereen zichzelf mag zijn.

Toch houden oude partijen vast aan oude verzuiling. Daarom schaft Volt privéscholen af en stoppen we de subsidie van religieus onderwijs.

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CDA-leider Bontenbal: religieus onderwijs mag botsen met grondrecht van gelijkheid

Dat religieuze scholen homoseksuele relaties afwijzen, is volgens CDA-leider Henri Bontenbal nu eenmaal een gevolg van de vrijheid van onderwijs. Daar wil hij niet aan tornen. "Een andere mening doet ...

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MN Dutchman stands with Ukraine! @dutchben.bsky.social · 8h

Bedankt!

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Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · 1d

This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com

Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 19h

I am doing FOIA or whatever I need to with my local government (Arlington County VA) to discover whether any of these vandals do any business with us. I’ll then sign up to offer public comment in an open board meeting.

I urge everyone to.

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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 20h

No one from Clark Construction or the engineering firm, Dallas-based AECOM, are quoted in this short piece, but Jim McCrery, the CEO of McCrery Architects, is volubly MAGA:

“I am honored that President Trump has entrusted me…” \1

www.constructiondive.com/news/clark-w...

Clark nabs $200M White House ballroom project

The Bethesda, Maryland-based contractor will lead the construction team that includes AECOM and McCrery Architects, with work beginning in September.

www.constructiondive.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20h

3) The strongest military in the history of the world proved incapable of fully destroying a jerry-rigged submersible operating in uncontested waters, leaving two VERY awkward survivors.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/2-s...

At least 2 survivors of US attack on alleged drug smugglers in American custody

The survivors in the Caribbean Sea were rescued by helicopter.

abcnews.go.com

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 10h

🚨🚨🚨Illinois State Police Officer upset to tears after seeing protesters arrested by ICE. A powerful moment — captured. 1/2

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.

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