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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 26m

Apropos of nothing, once the President of the United States confirms covert CIA operations in a country… say, Venezuela, those operations are no longer covert.

And it puts CIA officers at significantly more risk.

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BouffantBecky @bouffantbecky2.bsky.social · 24d

“I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away, but with Blood. I had vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed, it might be done".

—John Brown

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🏳️‍🌈MaryAnnNM.bsky.social @maryannnm.bsky.social · 6h

Hey!! Great to see you here. Hope all is well, or as well as possible considering... ❤️

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BouffantBecky @bouffantbecky2.bsky.social · 23h

Who did this!

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8h

This entire argument by Louisiana and the conservatives questions are premised on an erasure of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments.

Literally swinging for the fences to wipe out the premise for the legitimacy of Congress’ power to enact civil rights statutes.

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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 8h

The people America has elected are proudly without virtue and fully fledged klansmen

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 9h

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones

Liberals hit back at Vance's blunt dismissal of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat.

www.mediaite.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 11h

You seem to like when
I show you
something from Kyiv grocery stores.
I like showing it too.

Freshly baked bread.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 13h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 12h

Stacey Abrams explaining again what is happening in the country. Day by day we are watching the takeover of this nation. Everyone needs to resist, every business, every college, every home that gets it. We must not bend America‼️

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R. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 11h

The reason I will be a KHive and die a KHive is because she's letting you performative protestors talk...

Cause that's all you will ever be qualified to do...

...IS TALK.

You aim for nothing.
You want for nothing.
You're just all talk.

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🏳️‍🌈MaryAnnNM.bsky.social @maryannnm.bsky.social · 11h

Working toward a dump and run.

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Rob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 1d

This warms my heart. Now let's do this for everyone who played a substantial role in this administration. Let this be a black mark on them for the rest of their lives.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 22h

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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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 12h

When hate crimes occur, they don’t just harm individuals; they leave scars and can affect families, communities and, at times, the entire nation.

📢 As #HateCrimesAwarenessMonth continues, commit to standing up, speaking out and refusing hate — however and whenever it occurs.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12h

NEW: Despite federal law, disabled students in Idaho sometimes can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms.

With added funding, school districts are still unable to make necessary fixes.

Disabled Idaho Students Lack Access to Playgrounds and Lunchrooms. Historic $2 Billion Funding Will Do Little To Help.

Despite federal law, disabled students can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms. With added funding, school districts are still unable to make necessary fixes.

www.propublica.org

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

🔥 COUNTRY SINGER @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social : "You don't get to call yourself a Christian and laugh when families are torn apart — and think it's okay that the highest court in the land just gave a green light to ICE agents to target people because they’re brown or speaking Spanish.”

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Dag @steacrobie.bsky.social · 17d

It isn't rocket science, folks.

If a celebrity supports TRUMP--from Sydney Sweeney, to Mike Tyson, to Sylvester Stallone, to Snoop Dogg, etc...

You DON'T WATCH their shit, you DON'T LISTEN to their shit, and you DON'T BUY their shit.

Or you are supporting fascism.

www.vox.com/culture/2373...

Reality, starring Sydney Sweeney, is unsettling, vital viewing

The HBO film adapts the FBI transcript from Reality Winner’s interrogation into a stunning thriller.

www.vox.com

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 22h

White House talks on Tomahawks, NATO money in play, and Ukrainian gains amid blackouts in Kyiv and the south. Tonight’s battlefield shifted—tomorrow’s arsenal might, too.

https://buymeacoffee.com/meaninuak/top-news-today-14-october-2025

TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝 14 October 2025 — Meanwhile in Ukraine

Post by Meanwhile in Ukraine

buymeacoffee.com

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#ContessaLucia superfan/ მე მხედარი, არა მეგობარი შენი. @mkhedari.bsky.social · 22h

Thank you, Miss Lana!

LANana-Nuestra Señora de la Muerte del Pan 😪 @lanana421.bsky.social · 23h

I am so disappointed by this. I've seen my Jewish friends continue to be savaged on social media, branded genociders for daring to grieve the victims of the barbaric 10/7 terrorist attack, begging for the release of hostages, and standing for Israel's right to exist.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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Molly Lyons @mollylyons.bsky.social · 22h

#SwearInAdelitaGrijalvaNOW
#CowardJohnson is afraid of the number 218.
We in #AZ07 demand our voices be represented in Congress.
@adelitaforcongress.bsky.social

Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 22h

DEVELOPING: Democrats literally marching through the Capitol demanding Grijalva be sworn in.

Speaker Mike Johnson’s office is locked. Democracy is, too.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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rionchama 🖤💛 @rionchama.bsky.social · 22h

Exactly. Don’t betray our young people with your silence.

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🏳️‍🌈MaryAnnNM.bsky.social @maryannnm.bsky.social · 23h

Hey @repgabevasquez.bsky.social you're on the HASC, right!?
SPEAK OUT to warn service members that they could be CRIMINALLY LIABLE for these killings. #MyLai
#nmleg #nmpol

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1d

And every JAG who's kept their head down while concocting excuses instead of stating this should resign their commission in shame and be disbarred; absent that they need to be on the list for housecleaning when the next Dem Admin takes office

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