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MN Indivisible group serving western Twin Cities suburbs We will not give in to the lies. We will not give into the fear. facebook.com/IndivisibleWestMetro tinyurl.com/IndWestMetro Committed to encouraging community civic engagement

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Indivisible West Metro❌👑🇺🇸 @indivisiblewmetro.bsky.social · 4d

#TrumpsGovernmentShutdown
Who else would be responsible but the party that wants to drown government in a bathtub and now controls Congress & the White House?

They yell, “blame Dems” while House Republicans hide themselves & the #EpsteinFiles.

#SeatGrijalva and get back to work, MAGA Mike Johnson!

DemCast USA @demcast.com · 5d

America knows exactly who is to blame for the Trump Shutdown...

#TrumpsGovernmentShutdown

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Jane Voter @janevoter2018.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller Says Trump has “Plenary Authority”. He does not. Plenary authority means ultimate authority that doesn’t answer to anyone else. Our Constitution provides for checks and balances so that no one would have that kind of authority.

Join a NO KINGS protest on Oct 18th. Mobilize.us

Stephen Miller Says Trump Has 'Plenary Authority'

YouTube video by HuffPost

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 1d

Government’s shut down. Federal workers aren’t getting paid — some even being fired.
MAGA Speaker Johnson just canceled House votes for yet another week.

And this guy’s out golfing.
You can’t make this 💩 up.

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 1d

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

Scientists who focused on other infectious diseases, like an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, also were let go.

dlvr.it

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 1d

Amphibians unite 🐸🐸 #WarRavagedPortland

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 2d

So glad to know the First Lady is having lovely chats with a genocidal murderer to ask him to return the children he abducted.

Do we even have a State Department anymore?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 1d

No “clean CR” exists when Trump defies Congress and unilaterally guts programs—from law enforcement to pediatric cancer research to clean energy projects.

Republicans want Democratic cover to keep breaking the law. Democrats won’t play along.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

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

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 1d

We're calling it out for what it is: a Fool's Gold Standard, and a danger to science and democracy. Sign our Open Letter in support of Science!
www.standupforscience.net/op...

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 1d

Russ Vought wasn't lying when he said he wanted to inflict "trauma" on our public servants.

This is what he is doing...with RFK Jr.'s permission at HHS. Last night, they destroyed our nation's ability to track and report emerging diseases/potential pandemics, among other things.

This cannot stand.

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 4d

FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️

📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 2d

I know Mike Johnson says there is nothing for the House to do but there is.

You see by law a budget was supposed to be in place by Sept 30th, but Rs haven’t passed one. The reason? There isn’t a GOP budget. They haven’t even started working on one. This is what the House should be doing FFS!

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

Mike Johnson is so desperate to shield Republicans from questions about huge healthcare cuts and health insurance costs hikes that he keeps canceling House business so the GOP can hide.

Let’s keep the pressure on Republicans to stop hiding and end the Trump Shutdown: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

(next to an image of the Capitol and a hand holding a megaphone) STOP THE TRUMP SHUT DOWN

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 2d

So, the grifter extraordinaire, sexual predator, convicted felon, and liar who supports heroin-addled RFK Jr.’s dangerous, unscientific propaganda just got double vaxxed.
Show this to every MAGA fool who claims vaccines aren’t safe.
@underthedesknews.bsky.social

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously, @nytimes.com ? Participating in the raid on Iran? Blowing up Venezuelan and Columbian boats? This is peacemaking abroad? Do better.

Ny times headline:

The Trump Split Screen: A Peacemaker Abroad, a Retribution Campaign at Home

President Trump’s dueling personas were on display this week, providing endless ammunition to his allies and his enemies alike.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 3d

RFK Jr. has a less-than-zero understanding of how science works. "Make the proof" should be disturbing for anybody who cares about health, truth, or democracy.

Join our fight to impeach RFK Jr. here 👉 www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-gram...

#impeachrfk #impeachthequack

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Indivisible West Metro❌👑🇺🇸 @indivisiblewmetro.bsky.social · 2d

May the dancing frogs save democracy in America!

Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 2d

And he’s a dancing machine. Passersby are either delighted or just move on like they see dancing frogs on Clark Street every day.

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Indivisible West Metro❌👑🇺🇸 @indivisiblewmetro.bsky.social · 2d

Yay 🐸🐸🐸!!!

Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 2d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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123simco.bsky.social @123simco.bsky.social · 2d

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Indivisible West Metro❌👑🇺🇸 @indivisiblewmetro.bsky.social · 2d

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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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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 3d

Link to Propublica's reporting ↘️
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

www.propublica.org

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 2d

When I say we do “fresh and edgy messaging” this is what I mean.

@standupforscience.bsky.social

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 2d

Mike Johnson, one of the great cowards in American history, has cancelled votes again.

A reminder that by law a budget was supposed to have been passed and in place on September 30. There is no Republican budget; no process to create one; and Johnson is preventing Congress from working on one.

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 2d

UNREAL

Democratic Whip Notice: The House GOP Leadership have made the following change to the House Floor schedule:

Members are advised that votes are no longer expected in the House on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

Pending Senate action on FY26 Funding, Members will receive 48 hours' notice prior to any potential votes in the House. Further information regarding the Floor schedule will be provided as soon as it becomes available.

This is a change from the House GOP Leadership's previously announced schedule.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Marge Greene yesterday, Loomer today.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.

I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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