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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 5h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 7h

Not kidding when I say it appears they were trying to brainstorm what the opposite of "no taxation without representation" would be and this clunky dogshit is the best they could come up with

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 5d

CBS News is the latest victim of the corporatization of the media. But it is the American people who will pay the price.

MAGA Tested, Trump Approved News

A conservative opinion writer is now leading CBS News

steady.substack.com

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 8h

It's truly astounding how a party can be so good at policy and so terrible at messaging/media/framing/PR/etc. bluevirginia.us/2025/10/wedn... h/t @keithedwards.bsky.social

Keith Edwards notes that under President Biden, 140 hostages were released vs. only 28 under Trump

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carelesswhisperer.bsky.social @carelesswhisperer.bsky.social · 2d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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[email protected] @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 22h

Well yes, local prosecutors often do take notice when armed and masked thugs break in to local drug stores

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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[email protected] @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 22h

Chicago stores and restaurants refusing to serve ICE

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[email protected] @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 18h

No the *US* pf course won’t benefit, but a billionaire hedge fund owner who is friends with Bessent and who contributed to Trump’s campaign will be benefiting hugely

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 18h

Trump says U.S. won’t benefit from $20 billion bailout for Argentina
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Trump says U.S. won’t benefit from $20 billion bailout for Argentina

By his own account, Trump is offering $20 billion to Argentina to help its president, who faces a possible financial crisis and a legislative election Oct. 26.

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Flying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 18h

Loose Bostonian translation.

Fuh q

Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 19h

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

5 Immigrants To America Won 2024 And 2025 Nobel Prize In Economics www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

5 Immigrants To America Won 2024 And 2025 Nobel Prize In Economics

Five immigrants to America have been awarded the Nobel prize in economics in 2024 and 2025; four of the five former international students.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

Really sad that the Vice President can’t just say the texts are bad and troubling and condemn them and lead for once - and instead feels the need to deflect and run cover for it and signal to young republicans that it’s actually no big deal.

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Diaper Diplomacy Unofficial Mirror @diaperdiplomacy-m.bsky.social · 5d

“They are all lying… and dishonest people” — Kristi Noem threatens to double down on Portland & Chicago

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[email protected] @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 22h

Appreciate him speaking out, but the voice of Mr. “Traffic Problems in Fort Lee” probably doesn’t carry too much moral authority these days

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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[email protected] @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 22h

Appreciate him speaking out, but the voice of Mr. “Traffic Problems in Fort Lee” probably doesn’t carry too much moral authority these days

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Hallie Speight @halliespeight.bsky.social · 22h

Aren’t you the guy who sent me a spam fundraising text that started “Don’t you hate spam fundraising texts? Boy, I sure do”?

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[email protected] @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 22h

Chicago stores and restaurants refusing to serve ICE

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 22h

The people who thought it was fair and just to ruin lives over not being sad enough about Charlie will now view any suggestion that the Nazi chat buds should be bounced from the party as draconian and unnecessary.

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Nital Patel @logic-getsome.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks. 100% agree about The Guardian and ProPublica. The problem with NYT, WaPo, WSJ (and LA Times) is how opinion bleeds into news analysis. The way news is framed, which stories are deemed worthy, and what is left out of coverage elide truth to the extent that we don’t even have a shared reality.

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trueblueschool5.bsky.social @trueblueschool5.bsky.social · 22h

Majorie Taylor Green can get of rid of him the same way she got rid of the other two. Go for it Marge.

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[email protected] @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 1d

Really astonishing that MSM continues to be unable to find a way to cover adequately the increasingly negative reactions of the *61+% of Americans who disapprove of this administration (they certainly had no problems doing this with Biden…)

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

This from the great @sulliview.bsky.social on the media's anemic (or non-) coverage of the massive No Kings movement is such a great point

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[email protected] @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 22h

It’s a *Walgreens*. There is no justification for this thuggishness.

Yayger 🐸 @yayger.bsky.social · 23h

These motherfuckers…🤬

Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 23h

ICE on Walgreens Property in Chicago grabbing another BLACK citizen! This isn’t about deporting criminals.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22h

Bailing out Bessent’s billionaire friends on Wall Street from their bad investments is much more important.

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[email protected] @keepingtherepublic.bsky.social · 22h

Well yes, local prosecutors often do take notice when armed and masked thugs break in to local drug stores

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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