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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 9h

For the Epsteinth time, swear her in

Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 11h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Doug Holst @doug-holst.bsky.social · 9h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 9h

I thought they said it was wrong for an administration to ask a social media platform to take stuff down.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

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

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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 19h

"The DOJ will continue engaging tech companies to *eliminate platforms* . . ."

This is your daily reminder Bondi specifically, and MAGA generally, spent the last 4 years accusing the Biden admin of jawboning tech companies to take down content in violation of the 1A.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12h

Have Trump, JD Vance, Mike Johnson, and the entirety of the GOP and right-wing media own and embrace these vile and bigoted Telegram messages written by Young Republicans.

They will because they see apology as "weakness."

Tie it around them.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12h

In honor of Charlie Kirk, the alleged free speech champion, Trump's State Department has revoked the visas of foreign individuals who made critical, disparaging comments after his assassination.

What weak, pathetic snowflakes and hypocrites.

Fragile, porcelain tea cups.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

Walking away with $20 billion of US taxpayer money so Scott Bessent’s Wall Street cronies don’t lose their investments in Argentina.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

If you can’t sell your soybeans because of Trump’s tariffs after Argentina stepped in and took your customers, you can take solace that the guy you voted for also just gave $20 billion of your tax dollars to the country that is bankrupting you.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11h

Or Treasury, for that matter

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 11h

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 12h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

OOPSIE DAISY. The entire republican party is just a gaggle of sex pests.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11h

A judge has issued a restraining order against Republican Rep. Cory Mills after he was accused by a former girlfriend of threatening to circulate sexually explicit videos of her.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 17h

The Trump Administration should honor Charlie Kirk and his birthday by fulfilling his wish of releasing the Epstein Files.

Pass it on.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 17h

One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

For various reasons I think this one will be longer standing but this is also 100% true.

Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 1d

There were at least two ceasefires under Biden! In which more than five times as many living Israeli hostages were released in exchange for 240 Palestinians! Has everyone forgotten this?

Coffee Indiana @coffeeindiana.bsky.social · 1d

Also, ceasefires have happened under prior Presidents! The day he gets Palestine their own country he can be told he's the most special boy deserving of a shiny prize.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 1d

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 1d

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1d

This is basically what a [Brett] Kavanaugh Stop looks like: Cops roll up on brown person, demand papers, penalize them for not having them. This became the law of the land in that shadow docket decision.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

Under federal law, registered foreign nationals must carry proof of registration with them at all times. But prior to a second Trump administration, it was rarely enforced.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

She probably should have impressed this upon Kavanaugh before he issued an opinion endorsing what are now known as “Kavanaugh stops.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#MEsen

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 2d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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kiwijohn.bsky.social @kiwijohn.bsky.social · 2d

Meaning they have yet to come up with the word salad to justify that if Trump decides it is an emergency it must be so.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2d

JD Vance blames Chuck Schumer for the fact that the White House mistakenly laid off key public health officials, including those dealing with measles and ebola.
The Trump regime's message is: We demand total power, but we're not responsible for anything.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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kiwijohn.bsky.social @kiwijohn.bsky.social · 2d

We were suckered by Fetterman.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Maria Bartiromo tries to reassure Fetterman: "You know, senator, what you just said, it's really shamefully on your colleagues. You feeling isolated -- that is absolutely outrageous. You are a breath of fresh air. I know our viewers are grateful."

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 2d

We’ve all worked with people like this: they fuck up, and blame anyone else, no matter how ridiculous. Except in most jobs the stakes aren’t so high 😳😳😳

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 3d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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