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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3h

AOC: When one party wants the votes of another party. You negotiate, you come to a compromise and you pass a bill. That is schoolhouse rock. And that is how things should be

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JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 3h

A lot of time and effort has gone into survey research around what is the best protest sign slogan, message, wording etc and to be frank the research is pretty clear the most effective things you can do at a protest are express joy and express camaraderie, don't overthink it

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Ron @ronp26.bsky.social · 5h

Even if he had a gun, he should get due process. Having some nameless masked thugs kidnapping children is wrong.

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1st2fi.bsky.social @1st2fi.bsky.social · 5h

Woah how is that not illegal for a minor not convicted of anything?

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

Update— DHS Asst. Secretary Tricia McLaughlin just doxed the 13-year-old who was taken by ICE, sharing a copy of a police report on X with his full name and photo visible.

She’s trying to prove the disputed claim that he had a gun. I’ve reached out to the city. I will not be sharing the post here.

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Lynnae Terrill @lynnae.bsky.social · 4h

These people MUST be held accountable for their outrageous malpractice.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

Update— DHS Asst. Secretary Tricia McLaughlin just doxed the 13-year-old who was taken by ICE, sharing a copy of a police report on X with his full name and photo visible.

She’s trying to prove the disputed claim that he had a gun. I’ve reached out to the city. I will not be sharing the post here.

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Silly Sally 💙💙💙 @caturday62.bsky.social · 4h

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Natasha Bertrand @natashabertrand.bsky.social · 12h

Breaking: At least one US military strike in the Caribbean targeted Colombians on a boat leaving from Colombia, sources tell us.

The deliberate targeting of Colombians suggests the US military’s campaign is wider than previously believed www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

At least one US military strike on alleged drug trafficking boat in Caribbean targeted Colombians | CNN Politics

At least one US military strike in the Caribbean over the last two months targeted Colombian nationals on a boat that had left from Colombia, according to two people briefed by the Pentagon about the ...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

Governor Newsom has issued a response on social media:

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 5h

Remember, brown 13-year-olds are hardened menaces to society, but 30-something Republican Hitler afficionados in positions of power are just li’l guys.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 5h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 4h

After weaponizing the Justice Department to go after his enemies, Trump now plans to turn the IRS on them as well. This is one of the abuses of power cited in the July 1974 articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon.

Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

The effort would install at the agency’s criminal unit an ally of President Trump who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.

www.wsj.com

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING via WSJ

The Trump administration is planning sweeping changes in criminal division at the IRS.

Full Story: on.wsj.com/3LbVFtK

The Trump administration is preparing sweeping changes at the Internal Revenue Service that would allow the agency to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups more easily, according to people familiar with the matter.
A senior IRS official involved in the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said.
The undertaking aims to install allies of President Trump at the IRS criminal-investigative division, or IRS-CI, to exert firmer control over the unit and weaken the involvement of IRS lawyers in criminal investigations, officials said. The proposed changes could open the door to politically motivated probes and are being driven by Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 7h

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.

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PjLarks🦋💙💛 @gemini-iam2.bsky.social · 5h

Gavin Newsom calls for congressional investigation into GOP chat messages - POLITICO

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 4h

If anyone knows Sara Gideon, please let her know the team at @votersoftomorrow.org will gladly take this $3M off her hands.

We’ll use every penny to beat Susan Collins and take back the Senate.

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Nikki Budzinski @budzinski.house.gov · 13h

We’re demanding that Secretary Collins stop weaponizing this shutdown. By ignoring our requests for casework assistance, you’re not hurting us – you’re hurting America’s veterans and their families.

Democratic lawmakers accuse VA Secretary Collins of ‘weaponizing’ the shutdown and ignoring requests to assist constituents

Democratic lawmakers accused VA leaders of “weaponizing” the shutdown by ignoring requests to assist veterans and their families in their districts.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 10h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 4h

Still find it wild how they shut down USAID with no Congressional approval

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 10h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 10h

What the fuck are we doing?

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 7h

Why is this a matter for the Capitol police, as heinous as it might be? Doesn't a Republican congressman have a First Amendment right to allow (or encourage) his staffers to display Nazi imagery? Isn't it good for voters to know which Republicans have Nazi sympathies?

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 7h

Politico received an initial tip that a Taylor staffer had a swastika neatly pinned to his cubicle during a zoom call. When confronted, the congressman’s press office pretty implausibly sought to present the situation as a police matter, and Politico went along with that in its headline and lede.

Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 8h

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 7h

This guy was a clerk for Justice Gorsuch. Anyone want to argue this is not a racist (and damn stupid) taunt?

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Distill Social @distillsocial.bsky.social · 4h

Comedian and musician Robby Roadsteamer was detained by ICE in Portland earlier today, sparking outrage and alarm. Roadsteamer was grabbed as he sang a parody of Rod Steward's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" in front of an ICE Center in Portland before being grabbed by agents and carried into the facility.

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 4h

Not for nothing, but Montgomery is now a blue city, and I bet it will have a big No Kings protest.

Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 7h

I read the piece. You shouldn't. He dismisses the "No Kings" protests as liberals in blue cities. He invokes Rosa Parks, as if rural white people in the 60s loved everything that the movement then was doing. "We need a movement but not this one" is a core centrist tact these days.

Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 8h

Is this a joke. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 6h

I hate to say this, and most of you probably already know, but be prepared for mysterious bad actors to show up to No Kings protests and start trouble. The right needs to make the protestors look bad, so they will send fake Antifas to start violence and destroy things. It's their standard playbook.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7h

Subject of Investigation: Are some Congressional Republicans Nazis
Means of Investigation: look at them
Conclusion of Investigation: yeop

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 7h

Politico received an initial tip that a Taylor staffer had a swastika neatly pinned to his cubicle during a zoom call. When confronted, the congressman’s press office pretty implausibly sought to present the situation as a police matter, and Politico went along with that in its headline and lede.

Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 8h

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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