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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 13h

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

That’s right! Thanks, Fox News!
www.foxnews.com/politics/squ...

Squad 2.0: Meet America's next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party's future

Progressive Democrats, including Zohran Mamdani and Omar Fateh, have emerged as the new generation of candidates responding to President Donald Trump's second term.

www.foxnews.com

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 16h

WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE! nokings.org

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.

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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 16h

No one knows how many people ICE has kidnapped, how many have been shipped overseas or how many are still detained. Many have no contact with family or any lawyers, and no one who knows them knows where they are. Many are being held indefinitely in facilities that refuse oversight

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15h

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

ZOHRAN: “We are an existential threat to billionaires who think their money can buy our democracy.” 🇺🇸

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18h

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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katgw.bsky.social @katgw.bsky.social · 17h

Already voted! #YesOnProp50

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katgw.bsky.social @katgw.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you, @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social, for sharing this. Very important for Dems to know this and start bringing it to light.

Cameron @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 1d

seriously, people do not understand just how much we subsidize the existence of rural America

remember when people criticized USAID for making up huge chunks of poor countries' government budgets?

anyways: wvpolicy.org/federal-fund...

Federal Funds Make Up Half of West Virginia's Budget; Cuts Would Shift Hundreds of Millions in Costs to State - West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy

Federal dollars support a wide array of public services and systems that touch the lives of all West Virginians — from health care and food assistance to child care and public schools. Under both the ...

wvpolicy.org

katgw.bsky.social @katgw.bsky.social · 1d

Yep!

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity is the only way

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katgw.bsky.social @katgw.bsky.social · 1d

When does Bezos make WaPo retract that statement…

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Jesse Mermell @jessemermell.bsky.social · 2d

He is 13. A 7th grader w/ a pending asylum case. Being held more than 500 miles from home & housed w/ adults. He called his mom crying, & reported that he’s sleeping on concrete w/ an aluminum blanket.

How is this anything other than sick & shameful? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility - The Boston Globe

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Endicott Author @endicottroad.bsky.social · 1d

Another article on NPR that I found interesting and alarming:

www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of ...

www.npr.org

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katgw.bsky.social @katgw.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s make this even more massive

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

Trump’s ice goons pull guns on an unarmed guy on a bike in Rogers Park. Terrorizing neighborhoods

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

Video: Translating Falasteen (Palestine) via X (@translatingpal)

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katgw.bsky.social @katgw.bsky.social · 1d

I'm happy Israeli hostages have been released. Haven't read that Palestinians have been; hope that happens today. However this happened - trump, Witkoff, Jared, world pressure, etc. I'm glad it is happening for all involved. Nothing like being able 2 hug a loved one again www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/w...