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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 6h

Being an American right now is like teetering on the top swell of the most giant rollercoaster in the universe with no idea when you'll finally going over the top or if the track will disintegrate beneath you on the way down.

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 6h

Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 15h

NATIONAL ICON ATTACKED BY RADICAL RIGHT WING ORGANIZATION

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 6h

"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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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 10h

"Your money is safe in NFTs!"

Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 14h

Leave Lindsey alone! She's right in the middle of Rush Week!

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 14h

Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 15h

NATIONAL ICON ATTACKED BY RADICAL RIGHT WING ORGANIZATION

Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 14h

goddammit anyway ...

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 14h

Y'all botched the headline. I fixed it for ya.

Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 15h

NATIONAL ICON ATTACKED BY RADICAL RIGHT WING ORGANIZATION

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 14h

#WhatTheHeadlineShouldHaveBeen

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 15h

NATIONAL ICON ATTACKED BY RADICAL RIGHT WING ORGANIZATION

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 15h

Trump's spox has a mouth like a machine gun.

Trump's tearing down the White House.

Trump's shitting on Americans.

All of these things are true. If you support this man, fuck you forever.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23h

The destruction of the East Wing really bums me out in a way that I wasn't expecting.

I guess some of it is about the destruction of history. But I think it's mostly about the feeling of helplessness. There's nothing we can do to stop him.

Nobody is coming to save us. And it's going to get worse.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction

Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

www.wsj.com

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 1d

WINNING

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Also, a Democratic Congresswoman was elected almost 4wks ago. She’s still has not been sworn in. All to keep the Epstein files hidden.👇

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 1d

Dear Some Radio Station Somewhere On Planet Earth:

Please play Don McClean's "Bye Bye Miss American Pie" on repeat from now until the end of time, just for style points.

Thanks,

Erin

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 1d

Trump could stand on the steps of the Capitol chewing the toes off an infant and the MSM headline would be:

Hungry Trump Grabs Unconventional Snack

Worse yet, the only person who would care would be the kid's mom (providing she's not a MAGA adherent).

#ByeByeMissAmericanPie

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 1d

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 1d

The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 1d

READ WHAT CARL SAID

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

You know it’s bad when the Dept of Labor says immigration raids are “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”

@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 1d

And a rec for the documentary.

Let the Fire Burn (2013) ⭐ 7.8 | Documentary, History

1h 28m | Not Rated

www.imdb.com

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 2d

They bombed themselves.

THEMSELVES

I’d make a joke about the old F-Troop tv show, but I’m so tired and everything is so goddamn tragic, I’ll just sigh and say…

Good night, America.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Breathtaking incompetence www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 2d

They bombed themselves? JFC Do I have that right?

Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 2d

They were a bit ashamed of a similar cover here in Cleveland this morning.

Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 2d

Back in olden times, the beer store had a rack of dirty magazines in the back. They were in plastic bags with the seedy cover images obstructed by brown paper—just like the Cleveland PD was this morning.

So, what was our local paper hiding from sensitive eyes on Oct. 19, 2025?

Oh ...

#NoKings

Newspaper with No Kings In America sign on cover

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 2d

Back in olden times, the beer store had a rack of dirty magazines in the back. They were in plastic bags with the seedy cover images obstructed by brown paper—just like the Cleveland PD was this morning.

So, what was our local paper hiding from sensitive eyes on Oct. 19, 2025?

Oh ...

#NoKings

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 2d

Predawn walk.

Good morning America.

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