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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

That is different from what the admin said. They claimed it was coming out of DOD R&D funds. Tariff money cannot be touched by the Trump Regime without congressional approval.

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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 11h

Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins called out the U.S. Supreme Court for “pretend law and pretend facts.” Integrity from the bench still exists. ⚖️🔥

#FightBack #JudicialIntegrity #Democracy

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HerRoyalBOO👻bies @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 11h

I read Peter Thiel’s essay on Alan Moore’s Watchmen and it unquestionably proves that piss poor media literacy is foundational to this recent rise of fascism.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Of all the excuses not to show up to work while still collecting a paycheck, refusing to show up for 2 months so you can conceal info about sex trafficking because the perps are wealthy and powerful can only be conjured up in the toxic mind hive of Trump & House GOP leadership.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 6h

Just tuned in to Trump’s AF1 gaggle. On Hamas shooting Palestinians in the streets, he says “they’re keeping order since 2M are returning home to Gaza, it’ll be all alright”.

I won’t share the graphic footage, but it doesn’t resemble “order” by any stretch of imagination.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1h

ICE GOONS, laughing and pepper spraying Pastor after shooting him in the face with pepper balls, proceeded to gas the crowd who were trying to protect him.

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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 10h

Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 10h

Dem Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Stephen Miller a “clown,” AOC said “Laugh at them,” because it’s “one of the best ways you can dismantle a movement of insecure men.”

Better yet—Fox “News” forced Miller to watch the clip during an interview, and his flustered reaction proved AOC’s point.

Pritzker Slams Trump, Stephen Miller Watches AOC Call Him A Clown, Zeldin Slammed At A Gala, and The Regime’s Troop Deployment Backfires

While Trump is “busy” golfing, I’m glad to have some good news for you today.

www.dworkinsubstack.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

ICYMI — They lied about why they assaulted the WGN producer (then rammed a car for no reason)

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 1d

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

Marjorie Taylor Greene : "Prices have not come down at all. The job market is extremely difficult. Wages have not gone up. Health insurance premiums are going to go up. Homeowner's insurance goes up every year. Rent is going up. Young people have no hope of buying a home."

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 8h

What's the biggest inside indicator of Trump's poor health? JD Vance's behavior.

Vance knows that Trump's prognosis is poor. He believes this is going to give him the presidency before 2028. No American VP has ever behaved this way. His level of arrogance is off the charts.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 11h

Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 9h

No, he’s dumb. Dumb dumb dumb.

Moltvikh 🏳️‍🌈 @moltvikh.bsky.social · 9h

I wish people would stop calling them “dumb” when it is obvious they are not. Why is Vance, who lies all the time, repeatedly in interviews not lying about Homan keeping the bag of cash? Because he wants to signal that bribery is OK (just can’t call it bribery). That is evil, not dumb.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10h

JD Vance is the worst. Luckily, he’s also dumb as a rock and has the charisma of that rock.

I, too, would like to interview JD Vance, primarily to tell him I’m done with him.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 9h

If human beings had a thousand souls, JD Vance would happily sell all of his. Then, sneering through his beard, he would tell you you're a loser for not doing the same.

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Our Man Tho 🇻🇮 🇵🇷 @hitdogsholler.bsky.social · 1d

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 14h

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

The President is a r*pist.

We should never stop being pissed off about this.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h

He speaks like a poet.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 10h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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leftaz.bsky.social @leftaz.bsky.social · 33m

I think you missed the boat!
Israel committed, and continues to commit, genocide.
This is not up for debate

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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