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Groversmom @groversmom.bsky.social · 54m

As an atheist, I have never had more respect for a pope’s spoken words. Thank goodness we have an American pope at a time when America needs him most. Trump has also been caught saying today that he doesn’t think he will go to heaven. Coincidence?

Groversmom @groversmom.bsky.social · 1h

If any GOP reps had a conscience and an ounce of morality, they would switch their “no” vote now so her confirmation wouldn’t matter. No more drama. It only takes one.

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Ty Young @tyyoung617.bsky.social · 1h

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Groversmom @groversmom.bsky.social · 1h

RFK Jr needs to go. Nothing will change until he’s gone.

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Frenemy of the People @frenemyofthepeople.bsky.social · 1h

We need to mandate vaccination by federal law. Unless you can’t take vaccines because of medical conditions, no more exemptions.

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country - NPR

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U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country — NPR

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

apple.news

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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 7h

📌 Yes • More of this please ‼️

Brava George • You rock ‼️🐥

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whattheactualf.bsky.social @whattheactualf.bsky.social · 1h

Corrupt to her core

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Groversmom @groversmom.bsky.social · 1d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

Groversmom @groversmom.bsky.social · 1d

@maddow.msnbc.com @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com
Please report on this!

💙🇺🇦 @kaysid.bsky.social · 1d

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Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official

Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.

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Groversmom @groversmom.bsky.social · 1d

The silence from the GOP is criminal. They are all complicit in the crimes ICE is committing.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

They behave like mob men out on a caper. Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, Trump's secret police are driving around in unmarked cars without plates,

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

Groversmom @groversmom.bsky.social · 1d

Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 2d

“Parliament had turned over its constitutional authority to Hitler and thereby committed suicide, though its body lingered on in an embalmed state.”

Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 331)

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 2d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Groversmom @groversmom.bsky.social · 1d

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

The Nobel quest provides some valid insights into the psychopathology of Trump

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Groversmom @groversmom.bsky.social · 2d

She was fired for posting about Charlie Kirk’s death

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She posted about Charlie Kirk's death. Within eight hours, she was fired

Alexandra is among the people who lost their jobs for posting about the conservative influencer's death. She described the online mob that got her fired as "state-sponsored censorship."

www.npr.org

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

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Meidas Dutch @meidasdutch.bsky.social · 2d

Disgusting and infuriating.

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 3d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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Groversmom @groversmom.bsky.social · 2d

Massive firings last night at the CDC.

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d

RIFed: NCIPC: National Center for Injury Prevention & Control - comms & policy
(Not clear on what else @NCIPC was RIFed - much was already RIFed earlier)

All that important violence prevention stuff?
Suicide. Drowning. Youth Violence. Concussions in sports. Community violence.

NCIPC’s focus 👆

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Dana 📎 Leigh: rhymes with banana tree @danaleighxyz.bsky.social · 2d

👀📣 Save the Date!
NO KINGS
OCTOBER 18th near you.
Mobilize.us for a rally near you

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randy39.bsky.social @randy39.bsky.social · 3d

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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 2d

Never in Social Security’s 90-year history has a Commissioner held a second job.

If Bisignano doesn’t want to focus on Social Security, it’s time for him to quit.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Marge Greene yesterday, Loomer today.

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