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bleeding blue in music, MLB, and at the ballot box 💙 Make Due Process Great Again
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Helena Handbasket @erthcrclr.bsky.social · Jan 14
The fact that a criminal is returning to the White House without facing consequences for his actions should be an outrage to every American. And the cowardice shown by billionaires and politicians kowtowing to him is disgusting. Where the hell is our moral compass?
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The Onion @theonion.com · 12h
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 3d
Shouldn’t take a court order to tell you to feed the hungry.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 10h
It’s bullshit to say we can’t feed the hungry AND care for the sick. The two aren’t mutually exclusive.

We can do both.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 21h
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 17h
ICE pushes Chicago restaurants in immigrant neighborhoods into survival mode: “We are dying a slow death.” Trump’s raids are a recession for the city’s brown people www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
ICE pushes Chicago restaurants in immigrant neighborhoods into survival mode: ‘We are dying a slow death’
The Tribune spoke to several restaurant owners about the impact of immigration enforcement on their businesses and on diners. The blow to foot traffic is widespread across the city, but was felt mo…
www.chicagotribune.com
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 4d
When we were deployed, some Afghans risked their lives to help us. Now Trump wants to send them out to be killed by the Taliban.

It’s a disgrace, a betrayal, and a decision that endangers future US troops.
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4d
Exclusive: The U.S. government asked a judge to deport a man to Afghanistan, where he expects the Taliban to kill him. Legal experts say the case could have consequences for Afghans the U.S. rescued and promised to support.
Trump administration makes misleading case in high-stakes asylum hearing
Homeland Security asked a judge to deport a man to Afghanistan, where he expects the Taliban to kill him. The case could affect thousands of asylum seekers.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 16h
UPDATE: Cal Guard & Cal
Volunteers are in San Diego helping prepare & distribute meals for families facing food insecurity

Directed by @governor.ca.gov
Gavin Newsom, this humanitarian mission ensures no family goes hungry as the Trump Admin's shutdown delays SNAP for 5.5M
Californians
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16h
On Friday night, Donald Trump held a Great Gatsby-inspired Halloween party themed "A little party never killed nobody.”

On Monday morning, the Trump administration told a judge it will only PARTIALLY fund SNAP and 40 million Americans should expect delays for food benefits.
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Helena Handbasket @erthcrclr.bsky.social · 17h
My mother, an immigrant, was married to my father, a U.S. citizen. She had a green card, but could not vote. She became a US citizen just so she could vote.
Noem wanting ICE to monitor the polls means ICE will be monitoring US citizens.
These are Gestapo tactics against Americans.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d
Remember, they're currently arguing that Biden's pardons are illegitimate because he signed the actual forms with an autopen.

Trump, meanwhile, repeatedly insists he knows nothing at all about one of his very controversial pardons. Never heard of the guy!

Sorta seems like a problem.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?

TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is

O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.

TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d
Weird.

It's almost like her current boyfriend, the director of the FBI who flies her around the nation on government jets, might have shared information that would normally be limited to trusted law enforcement circles.

But that can't be right, because that would probably be a *crime*
denisedwheeler.bsky.social Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d
Kash Patel’s girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, warns that additional sleeper cells are preparing to launch attacks across the United States.

How many 26-year-old, aspiring country singers do you know of who are featured media guests on sleeper cell attacks?

#HoneyPot
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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 1d
Trump was gifted a crown belonging to a king who claimed power from heaven. Silla’s kings rose by centralizing absolute power… and eventually collapsed under the corruption and rebellion. This was expert-level trolling by S. Korea, but Trump is too absorbed in himself to notice he’s the punchline.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6d
“We present this gold crown to you on this joyous occasion”

Trump: Thank you very much
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 1d
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
from people magazine Donald Trump Confuses Dementia Screening for 'Very Hard' IQ Test as He Brags About Results The president predicted that Democratic Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could not perform as well as he did in a cognitive exam By Greta Bjornson | Updated on October 28, 2025 10:24AM EDT from people magazine Donald Trump Hosts Great Gatsby-Themed Halloween Party as 42 Million Americans Brace for SNAP Benefits to Expire The president hosted the Roaring '20s bash at Mar-a-Lago on Oct. 31 amid the ongoing government shutdown By Bailey Richards Published on November 1, 2025 06:19PM EDT
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d
BBC: Trump orders U.S. military to prepare action in Nigeria, accusing the government of failing to protect Christians — though watchdogs say there’s no evidence Christians face more killings than Muslims in the country.
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Helena Handbasket @erthcrclr.bsky.social · 1d
THE CRUELTY IS THE POINT
crampell.bsky.social Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 1d
JB Pritzker: “President Trump and his bootlickers have torn down the US Department of Education from the inside. Books are being banned. History is being erased. I’m sorry to be vulgar, but Donald Trump and his cronies can fuck all the way off” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Helena Handbasket @erthcrclr.bsky.social · 1d
Cuz! That you?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d
Keystone Kash needed a distraction from the story that he took another private govt jet to watch his girlfriend sing. apnews.com/article/detr...
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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 1d
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d
Dr. George Tidmarsh, who was appointed to lead the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research in June, was accused of accepting bribes and defaming a former colleague in a lawsuit from a Canadian pharmaceutical company in Maryland.

www.rawstory.com/health-and-h...
RFK Jr.'s top drug regulator resigns after 'revenge campaign' against ex-colleague: report
The top drug regulator at the Food and Drug Administration resigned on Sunday after it was revealed he undertook a "revenge campaign" against a former colleague, according to a new report. Dr. George ...
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Helena Handbasket @erthcrclr.bsky.social · 1d
his statement reinforces the belief that he’s a total nut job—this alone shows his inappropriate temperament for leading the FBI
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d
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Will Harris @sandwichpick.bsky.social · 1d
Three of the 12 most pivotal plays in baseball history by cWPA occurred last night
Updated cWPA board
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 2d
So the World Series MVP is an… immigrant
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d
Kash fired the guy he thinks outed him for taking another private jet flight to see his girlfriend sing.
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