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Me @erbwayne.bsky.social · 18h

Congratulations are in order! She was right we need to study our history in order to not make the same damn stupid mistakes! The new regime wants to erase the history of Trump and also the illegal things that project 2025 written by Heritage foundation what to do to Americans! We want democracy back

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

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Me @erbwayne.bsky.social · 18h

These billionaires who don’t pay their fair share taxes do not care about the working class. They only care about how much more money they can mass. But they too check on us the servants every now and then just to make sure that we are still below them. 🤬
Stand and rise up Americans stop this !

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Me @erbwayne.bsky.social · 18h

Get out America! We have a criminal regime in Washington DC that needs to be removed

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18h

Susan Collins is the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which means she has considerable power to influence the administration but she prefers to mumble weak protestations to the media

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 18h

Despite all of Susan Collins’s **concerns**, Russ Vought, who she voted to confirm, still went ahead and fired a boatload of hard-working Americans.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

SUSAN COLLINS, Wednesday: "I've made very clear that I do not believe there should be firings of furloughed workers."

RUSS VOUGHT, Friday: "The RIFs have begun."

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

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.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 18h

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 18h

After Trump got his Covid shot, he chose to fire the scientists protecting the rest of us from diseases.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18h

The biggest news story of the week that you may have missed is the real possibility that TikTok will go MAGA. Subscribe now to have all of Democracy Docket's premium content, including my exclusive newsletters, sent straight to your inbox. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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Me @erbwayne.bsky.social · 18h

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Bonnie Johnson @bonjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

Oct 18 No Kings!
Stand Up! Fight Back!

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Oliver Markus Malloy @malloy.rocks · 20h

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Me @erbwayne.bsky.social · 18h

Happy Saturday, Bonnie!!

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Me @erbwayne.bsky.social · 18h

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 19h

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Me @erbwayne.bsky.social · 23h

Good job, Cheryl🙏

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Me @erbwayne.bsky.social · 23h

Caroline Kennedy warned us about RFK Junior! Don’t believe me look it up and read the history, before Trump’s regime erases it

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NPR @npr.org · 23h

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.