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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 16h

George Stephanopoulos is the type of energy I listen to. JD Vance wants to spin a bribe as a Democratic rabbit hole. This whole regime is a criminal enterprise.

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JoyB-she/her ❌👑 @equityandjoy.bsky.social · 17h

This is a massive projection. Johson and the rest of the GOP are in fact afraid of their own base.

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 2d

Speaker Johnson just called every American who plans to attend a #NoKings event on October 18 a hater of the United States.

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Pete Fjeld @bluefishercat.bsky.social · 22h

Protesting?
Remember to bring your American Flag 🇺🇸
Almost all Americans are descendants of immigrants
Respect for the Constitution is what sets America apart from authoritarian regimes.
The image of these protests with American flags flying is hard to spin as UnAmerican

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 2d

Speaker Johnson just called every American who plans to attend a #NoKings event on October 18 a hater of the United States.

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Pete Fjeld @bluefishercat.bsky.social · 22h

Guardians
Of
Pedophiles

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

JORDAN: Comey is where weaponization all started. 9 years ago he took the dossier--

BASH: But that's not what he's being prosecuted for

JORDAN: I'm just saying, you want to talk about weaponization, that's where it started

BASH: So this is retribution then

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 21h

JD Vance blames Chuck Schumer for the fact that the White House mistakenly laid off key public health officials, including those dealing with measles and ebola.
The Trump regime's message is: We demand total power, but we're not responsible for anything.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 1d

No money in the red kettles. Mutual aid instead.
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)

kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 1d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 1d

it actually offends me how sloppy and careless they are. anyone who’s ever been laid off knows the panic you feel when it happens. and while obviously it’s good that they backtracked, these are people’s fucking LIVELIHOODS they’re messing with.

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

Seen in Maywood, Illinois

Handwritten sign on parked car dash that reads ZIP TYING CHILDREN IS FUCKING WRONG

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

Republicans are lying about the peaceful No Kings Day protests because they’re desperate — the GOP is losing the shutdown fight while Americans reject Trump’s authoritarian takeover in huge numbers.

“These are the threats of a regime that is not secure in their power.“ - @ezralevin.bsky.social

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump administration has been spreading anti-vaccine propaganda for months. Tonight, Trump's physician announced he just received a flu shot and a COVID booster.

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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 2d

No need to hunt all over for Antifa headquarters.
It's located in Arlington National cemetery.
There are 400,000 members there.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

Anyone else think it's odd that the US just lost one of its last major munitions producer on the day the Nobel peace prize was awarded? The world has basically run out of high explosives and has no immediate capacity to scale back up to produce it again. Could be coincidence but it's kinda spooky.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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The Mupster @mupsy.bsky.social · 2d

PORTLAND:

youtube.com/shorts/z5c65...

Costumed protesters are multiplying in Portland

YouTube video by Ben Powers

youtube.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

Just bone chilling. And when the imprisonment of critics is combined with his offer to enrich and immunize his loyalists, this is how democracies die fast.

But it's still our choice. Don't let him silence you.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

I'm sorry but it's just wild we are in the middle of a government shutdown and the House Republicans are REFUSING TO SHOW UP FOR WORK so they can protect billionaire pedophiles and billionaire tax breaks.

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P Collirigger @pcollirigger.bsky.social · 3d

The very concept of being a "longtime proponent" of using the Insurrection Act proves that it is being misused. By its own terms, the Act is to respond to a exigent threat needing immediate and short-term response, so concerning that the Constitutional rights of the citizens can be overridden. +

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3d

20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke the information that the administration is considering invoking the Insurrection Act is the report that Stephen Miller is driving the issue.

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 3d

These are terrible numbers for Trump (via @pewresearch.org)

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

"Majorities say trump has used his office improperly; fewer say he has improved government, U.S. standing" (graphs via Pew Research)

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 3d

This is the clearest sign yet that Democrats are winning this argument. Nobody is going to buy this desperate B.S. I’m honestly surprised, but the Democrats have managed to back Johnson into a corner.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Mike Johnson: "It's about keeping Congress operating so we can get to healthcare. We always were going to. They're lying to you. Okay? The healthcare issues were always gonna be something discussed, deliberated, contemplated, and debated in October and November."

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 4d

Nice to see Sen. Gallego and Kelly going to bat for Adelita Grijalva, as they and everyone else should be.
Speaker Johnson is stalling her swearing-in because her vote would help finally reveal the Epstein files.