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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14h

They are building a Propaganda State.

They are cooking the books on job creation.

Now they are rigging death numbers so no one knows how many people die because of their attacks on vaccines and science.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13h

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.

www.levernews.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17h

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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jhmtuc.bsky.social @jhmtuc.bsky.social · 4h

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Nick Varga @karaoke-god.bsky.social · 1d

This admin may have the stupidest people ever to work in Government. And we lived through GWB!

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h

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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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Schatz: They’re stopping wind and solar because this guy has some very strange ideas about the energy mix. And it’s consistent with the rest of his political and economic philosophy — if there’s less of everything, it gives him more authority to dole out favors

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 12h

NEW: So it IS a second home and not an investment property. Motion to dismiss for abuse of the grand jury process in 3...2...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.

www.nytimes.com

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jhmtuc.bsky.social @jhmtuc.bsky.social · 4h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

The corruption and self-dealing is staring you in the face. Hello?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Cartoon by John Deering.

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jhmtuc.bsky.social @jhmtuc.bsky.social · 10h

jhmtuc.bsky.social @jhmtuc.bsky.social · 1d

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Democratic candidates can win Rust Belt voters by … attacking the Democratic party | Jared Abbott and Bhaskar Sunkara

Voters support progressive economic populism, our survey shows. They just don’t trust Democrats to deliver it

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jhmtuc.bsky.social @jhmtuc.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This free speech group at Columbia is taking on Trump when the university won’t – and winning

The Knight Institute is defending free speech at a school now synonymous with compromising on it

www.theguardian.com

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

Just bone chilling. And when the imprisonment of critics is combined with his offer to enrich and immunize his loyalists, this is how democracies die fast.

But it's still our choice. Don't let him silence you.

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jhmtuc.bsky.social @jhmtuc.bsky.social · 2d

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NRDC @nrdc.org · 2d

With federal support, Valley Children's Hospital was building a backup battery system to protect patients from power outages. But Trump’s Department of Energy has cut its funding just days after announcing millions in handouts to coal power plant owners.

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jhmtuc.bsky.social @jhmtuc.bsky.social · 2d

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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