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oh my @lliizz.bsky.social · 2h

This is for those who don’t understand the less tangible path of destruction they’re leaving

oh my @lliizz.bsky.social · 2h

The symbolism is just too spot-on

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

JUST IN: The White House has begun DEMOLISHING portions of the East Wing of the White House to build Trump’s $250 million ballroom — despite earlier claiming it wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing White House structure. (Washington Post)

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 4h

I giggled

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oh my @lliizz.bsky.social · 5h

Doesn’t seem like that much to ask … but here we are.

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Office of NYC Comptroller Brad Lander @nyccomptroller.bsky.social · 6h

It's pathetically clear that DHS won't hold its own officers accountable. But when masked ICE agents abuse their authority, they are not immune from local laws.

I'm with @repdangoldman.bsky.social: NYPD must uphold the law when ICE breaks it.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h

Media outlets who refuse to describe in plain terms what the president did because they find it objectionable are lying to their audiences and running cover for the president. It's as simple as that.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 10h

The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Breathtaking incompetence www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9h

Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”

Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...

www.propublica.org

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 10h

The Midwest Farmer Massacre

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 23h

Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking

www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...

Chicago Mayor Issues Defiant Call For A General Strike

It was an audacious proposal, given that the U.S. has never held a true, nationwide general strike.

www.huffpost.com

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50501 Sacramento @50501sacramento.bsky.social · 21h

Weekly Wednesday Protest!
OCTOBER 22nd
11:30 am to 1 pm
15th and L Streets, near the Capitol Rose Garden.

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oh my @lliizz.bsky.social · 20h

The brown liquid was shit, NYT. Stop whitewashing this potus

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 22h

I have never seen such a perfect image

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 22h

They called Newsom’s I-5 closure an overreaction.
Then a live shell exploded and hit law enforcement vehicles — on the closed highway.
Reckless wasn’t the closure. It was firing artillery over a freeway.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u... #BlueSky #NewsSky

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

President Trump calls Colombian President Petro an "illegal drug leader" and announces an end to U.S. aid to the country. (This post corrects an earlier post that incorrectly quoted President Trump calling President Petro an "illegal drug dealer.")

Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’ and announces an end to US aid to the country

President Donald Trump says he'll slash U.S. funding to Colombia because the country’s leader “does nothing to stop” drug production.

bit.ly

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 1d

If showing up in community today felt great, imagine how cool it would be to always be working on building new worlds & resisting fascism!

Wherever you are, there’s probably projects to plug into. If there isn’t, you can get together with some friends or even just by yourself & start doing things.

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Chris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 1d

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Brett Hansen @brett73.bsky.social · 2d

I was camping in Manistee National Forest today, but still,
#NoKings

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

A mere 19 months ago, Trump’s net worth was $2.6B, and he owed hundreds of millions in civil penalties. Today, Trump is worth $7.1B, and most of the civil penalties have been tossed out.

Presidential politics is by far the most lucrative business venture of Trump’s career. trib.al/XjAdogE

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Say it with me: butthurt is an emotion. Guys who spend their lives butthurt are emotional.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1d

if the president does something so awful it would be indecent to describe and ask about then you very obviously need to describe and ask about it, thats the entire job

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Dr. Lisa Corrigan @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social · 1d

Folks are asking what to do about the One Special Boy's AI vids and whether they should share them:

MOCK THEM WITHOUT SHARING.

This creates what an enthymeme, where readers have to SUPPLY PART OF THE REFERENT to understand what you are mocking. An enthymeme is the STRONGEST form of persuasion.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

At this point, if you're interviewing a Republican about the president's latest transgression and you *don't* have the video or post or whatever cued up and ready to show them when they pretend they haven't seen it yet -- I'm just going to assume you're in on the con yourself.

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 1d

“You have been asleep since November,” said Frog.

“Well then,” said Toad, “a little more sleep will not hurt me.”

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Liz Sepper @lsepper.bsky.social · 1d

Texts from today "are you by the ghostbusters with the banana in the middle?" "I'm to the east. A dinosaur just walked by"

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