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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 2h

I keep going back to the Take Care* clause, which bore so much weight for so long, and thus upheld our country's vision of self-rule

it has been decimated by POTUS with the Supreme Court's help & Congress's complicity

*Art II.3: "[POTUS] shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"

Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 2h

Trump is trying to extort and punish blue states into submission. (He's doing the same thing to universities, science, and the arts.)

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

Republicans made a conscious decision to become even more racist after 2012, yes, but they did so in large part because of the realization of the electoral impact of demographic shifts.

Ginni Thomas, wife of SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas played a role in the pivot:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grounds...

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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 2h

My local Indivisible group is calling for flags for #NoKings it's probably a good move, but MAGA spent so many years defecating on it that it feels tainted.

We need to reclaim our colors.

This Saturday
BRING FLAGS
LOTS OF FLAGS
OUR COUNTRY - OUR FLAG

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Aunty Em @everycourthouse.bsky.social · 8h

So, China is buying soy beans from Argentina instead of America but we are giving Argentina billions of dollars? Also, Argentinians have free healthcare but Americans do not and our government is now shut down because it doesn’t have enough money to give Americans even a discount on healthcare?

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Angry Byrd @tylerbigbyrd.bsky.social · 7h

Remind the audience who attacks who again, who sends their mob at who again...

www.cbsnews.com/video/breaki...

Breaking down developments in arson attack on Gov. Josh Shapiro's home

Newly released surveillance video shows the arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence. A 38-year-old was sentenced to up to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to attemp...

www.cbsnews.com

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Kris Armstrong @krisarmstrong1.bsky.social · 3h

The federal government is terrorizing Americans. Immigration is a pretext.

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CavsKermit @cavskermit.bsky.social · 4h

This isn't a crackdown on immigration. They're using tear gas on U.S. citizens engaged in protests protected by the 1st Amendment.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h

As the intensity of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has risen, residents of Chicago are increasingly pushing back. Federal agents repeatedly have been observed releasing smoke bombs, tear gas and pepper balls to disperse residents who gather or capture videos.

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

Residents have begun forming volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods for federal immigration agents. Others honk their horns or blow whistles when they see agents nearby.

nyti.ms

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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 8h

Americans we have to get protective gear. If a gas mask is not an option, ski googles or motorcycle glasses, helmet n some kinda face mask. ICE Gestapo r throwing chemicals n shooting pepper balls more n more now. #chicago #iceout

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 6h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · 3h

ICE facility fence in Broadview has been removed, in compliance with federal judge's order

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

ICE facility fence in Broadview has been removed, in compliance with federal judge's order

U.S. District Judge LaShonda A. Hunt of the Northern District of Illinois had set a deadline for 11:59 p.m. Tuesday for the removal after finding that ICE had placed the fence on city property without...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Jeffries: "I remind all of these corrupt individuals, these sycophants -- the statute of limitations is five years. The American people want accountability, deserve accountability, and will get accountability."

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 4h

Yes. The appeal is never having to grow up or accommodate yourself to the needs or interests of others. It is enormously appealing, apparently. And not just to young people.

Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 5h

It truly appears that the desire to say this sort of stuff without being socially ostracized and so on has been a main driver of one side of our politics from the "anti-PC" 1990s all the way through the "anti-woke" / "anti-DEI" present.

A true political juggernaut, this desire certain people have.

Politico @politico.com · 14h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

HANNITY: Antifa is working against the American people. What would that be called?

BONDI: It would be called organized crime. And that's what they're doing ... they are no different than MS-13

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 7h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 4h

JUST IN: Kansas Young Republicans were deactivated after a Politico investigation uncovered racist messages in a group chat among young GOP members.

Chair Alex Dwyer reportedly reacted to “Great. I love Hitler” with a smiley face and heart-reacted to a message about killing political opponents

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Kris Armstrong @krisarmstrong1.bsky.social · 3h

Trump Thugs

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 4h

Chicago today

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2nd City Gridiron @2ndcitygridiron.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks to Taylor Doll, who pinch hit for @berckes.bsky.social on tonight's Bear & Balanced, to help @wiltfongjr.bsky.social with our day-after cooled-down recap of the #Bears vs #Commanders game.

🐻⬇️&🔊⬆️ right here:
open.spotify.com/episode/0Svu...

Bear & Balanced: Do you beleive in the Chicago Bears?

open.spotify.com

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Kris Armstrong @krisarmstrong1.bsky.social · 3h

Hahahahaha

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 3h

OPENAI IS PLANNING ON DEALS TO SERVE GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES WITH MORE BESPOKE PRODUCTS- FT

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 4h

Welp—CDC’s entire data team for its legendary national health and nutrition survey (NHANES)—our health census—has been laid off. Now we are flying blind to nutrition and chronic disease status in the U.S.—is this supposed to help us be MAHA? www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 11h

Would it surprise you that the owner of Scientific American's parent company, Stefan von Holtzbrinck, invested $37 million in Inkitt, an AI firm?

What a SHOCK

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Kris Armstrong @krisarmstrong1.bsky.social · 3h

No. What are y’all doing?

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

It's really not about politics anymore. The apparatus of the Republican Party has simply become a haven for bad people.

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

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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