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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 16h

JD Vance personally responded‼️
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS BEEFING WITH A 23 YEAR OLD TIKTOK CREATOR‼️

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

That’s seven.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/uni...

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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 1d

Actor Robert De Niro: “I like what Letitia James is doing. She’s fighting back. She’s saying fuck you. I’m sorry, this is where we are. She’s saying this is it. I will not be taken down by this person. I am not afraid of him. God bless her for that.”

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JosephWelchVI @josephwelchvi.bsky.social · 6h

Just to be clear-

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation.

But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop

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John Jorgensen @johnj4climate.bsky.social · 6h

Good for Zelensky!
I have no doubt that he saw our No Kings protests and I hope that gave him a boost.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

#CancelSpotify

They are running ICE ads.

They aren't the only company, but I think we should make an example out of Spotify and do an economic boycott against companies supporting masked, armed agents terrorizing innocent Americans with impunity.

Spread the word.

www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...

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A Dandelion @onedandelion.bsky.social · 7h

10/18/25 #Seattle ✨
' #NoKings protest in #Seattle: See protesters march through downtown'
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No Kings protest in Seattle: See protesters march through downtown

YouTube video by KING 5 Seattle

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John Jorgensen @johnj4climate.bsky.social · 10h

For the same reason Trump made a video of himself dumping his feces on the American people, duh!
I hope people aren't counting on the military to do anything other than what they're trained, drilled, and ordered to do.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h

Shubh Deepavali! Wishing everyone a very happy Diwali.

Across our city, families are lighting diyas and celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair.

New York shines brighter tonight because of the people who bring their light and traditions home.

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John Jorgensen @johnj4climate.bsky.social · 10h

His video reminded me of what the security forces did to our tents and sleeping bags after Standing Rock. Also, what their proud boy-men did to the halls of Congress on Jan 6th. These are grown ass men with deep-seated issues. But, Trump knows how to tap into that. He's their man!

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John Jorgensen @johnj4climate.bsky.social · 11h

I just realized that Zelensky probably watched our No Kings protest and that just made me happy!

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12h

The turnout at No Kings rallies across Illinois’ Ninth District and the country gave me hope for the future of our democracy.

Stay tuned for more clips from my conversations with voters!

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

Here it is. Trump's Gaza cease-fire deal just went up in flames.

Reported just 12 minutes ago.

Israel not only has suspended aid into Gaza but has launched a massive wave of attacks.

Time Magazine is going to have to come up with a new cover of Trump.

Israel suspends aid into Gaza and launches ‘massive wave of attacks’ – Middle East crisis live

Ceasefire close to total collapse as health officials say 29 Palestinians killed in Gaza

www.theguardian.com

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John Jorgensen @johnj4climate.bsky.social · 11h

Time magazine bent their knee to the autocrat and he immediately told them, they didn't bend far enough, they weren't worshipful enough, and they certainly didn't show his image the way he likes.
They had to #FAFO though. Just HAD to!

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John Jorgensen @johnj4climate.bsky.social · 11h

The education of Meghan McCain is something beyond my pay grade. I'm glad somebody is trying!

John Jorgensen @johnj4climate.bsky.social · 11h

I think he wants to replace, "we the people" with, "me, the pooper!"

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John Jorgensen @johnj4climate.bsky.social · 11h

One of the surest ways to get a teen to read a book is to tell them they're not allowed to read it!

NPR @npr.org · 13h

Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them

Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

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NPR @npr.org · 13h

Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them

Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

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Peggy Shinners @pshinkicker61.bsky.social · 2d

This is what Democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Hoosier Jezebel @hoosier-jezebel.bsky.social · 2d

Hundreds showed up for the No Kings rally today in Plainfield Indiana 🙌

So many honks and cheers. It really was amazing

#NoKings
#HoosierSky

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John Jorgensen @johnj4climate.bsky.social · 14h

Unfortunately, the line between satire and reality is getting thinner by the day.
This is scarily close to the truth.

Please, don't give him any ideas!

Humor For Resistance @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 14h

#petehegseth #satire

Pete Hegseth Credits ChatGPT For Revealing Which U.S. Cities The Founding Fathers Would've Bombed First

[pic of pete hegseth in a chair, pointing]

SATIRE

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Biosphere in Crisis @cathobrian.bsky.social · Oct 20

#Climate collapse is just one of the polycrises humanity faces as a result of #overshoot, which is the extent to which human activity is exceeding the carrying capacity of the planet. The key drivers of overshoot, population growth and consumerism, must be contained to meaningfully address this.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Oh it’s not appropriate for your program to air the president wearing a crown and shitting on American citizens?

You’ll talk about it in euphemisms? Maybe call it the “crown video” and ignore the shitting part? Because that’s appropriate?

Tell me, was it appropriate for the president to do it?

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John Jorgensen @johnj4climate.bsky.social · 14h

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

...at some point around the middle they came for John Bolton, and I did not speak out, because it kinda seemed like that dude belongs in prison.