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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

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BytePilot @binaryorhex.bsky.social · 1h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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Ezlifelin @ezlifelin.bsky.social · 44m

Whatever happened with the guy who was supposedly going to post his grindr profile?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Q: Who is Mike Johnson being threatened by? I mean, if he's not bringing the House back, releasing the Epstein files ... he seems scared

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think so ... Do I think he's really up to the task? No.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 3h

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12h

"In an authoritarian context, all journalism will tend toward propaganda unless it is explicitly formulated as anti-authoritarian. Unless an institution is explicitly designed to counter authoritarianism, it will end up aiding the authoritarians."

The Washington Post and CBS News are dying. The Bulwark is the future.

We drink their milkshake.

www.thebulwark.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1h

Baldwin: Our farmers are facing incredible headwinds. A lot of the fertilizer inputs come from Canada. Those have shot up because of tariffs. About a quarter of all farmers use the ACA for their health care coverage. This president is just contributing to the headwinds that our farmers are facing.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 7h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 8h

#trumpsEconomy
$$$$$

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

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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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 55m

Gov. JB Pritzker on ABC: "He certainly has the power of the presidency. He does not have the power to overcome the Constitution. And so am I afraid? I am not afraid. Do I think that he could do it? He might. But as I've said before, come and get me I mean. You're dead wrong, Mr. President."

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 49m

Saturday, October 18. Everywhere. Find your local event at nokings.org.

#NoKings

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 7h

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kj291.bsky.social @kj291.bsky.social · 16h

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 23h

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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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 18h

Dems: No Kings

GOP: Pro Kings

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 23h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 19h

If you’re a woman in America, you should know this is what they’re talking about…
youtu.be/3ujc2JfiMRs

LET's get LOUD!

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 21h

🐀 Mike Johnson caught lying using the receipts he directed us to use. Jen Psaki for the 🎯

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 18h

They are pulling moms out of carpool lanes www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMUNR594/

A blood-curdling scream erupted as ICE agents pulled a woman from her car in a school pickup line, shocking parents and onlookers at the scene.

TikTok video by New York Post | News

www.tiktok.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19h

Republicans declare themselves patriots, then turn around and block the paychecks of the men and women who defend America.

And what’s really wild, some of those same troops keep voting red while getting screwed over again and again.

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