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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h

Sens. Schumer, Merkley, Murray, and Peters are calling for the resignation of OMB Director Russell Vought.

"By impounding billions of dollars … and aggressively pursuing the illegal use of pocket rescissions, Vought has done everything in his power to gut the federal government piece by piece."

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Bill ♥️ @billwx.bsky.social · 3h

Ode To The Portland Frog

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 7h

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

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Elise @elise27.bsky.social · 3h

Only the best people have been hired by tRUmp. Release the Epstein files!

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 17h

The RIFs that began Friday will reportedly cut 65% of CISA’s 2,540 employees, one of the dumbest and most dangerous moves imaginable. CISA defends the nation’s cyber and critical infrastructure. Destroying it now only makes sense if you’re afraid of election integrity.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 4h

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h

This Is Fascism

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Make your plans to attend a #NoKings event on Saturday, October 18th. Millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people.

Please join in! You'll see me at one of the events.
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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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23h

Qatari soldiers in Idaho will have better access to health care than Americans.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

www.levernews.com

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Kraig Peck @kraigpeck.bsky.social · 1d

I found thousands of Antifa members at Arlington Cemetery.

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

Imagine that

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23h

Let’s not forget that every single Republican who stands by and enables Donald Trump could stop this recklessness today, tomorrow or any damn day of the week. Their failure—their refusal—to do so makes them complicit in his crimes and the crimes of his corrupt, lawless regime.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21h

ICE IS DISAPPEARING PEOPLE TO WORK CAMPS

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23h

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

No Kings,
For the love of America.

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 ...

nokings.org

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America Is Divided @petrep.bsky.social · 1d

Once upon a time in a country that's fading from our minds...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 2d

It’s hard to overstate how grotesque is the prosecution of Letitia James. I hope John Roberts—who unleashed this malignant, vengeful career criminal on our beloved country—is enjoying Trump’s utter abuse of power and trashing of justice and the rule of law.