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Bridget 🧟‍♀️ Oooo Brains @bridgetemob.bsky.social · 4h

Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.

a photograph of the interior of a church. Several people are visible sitting in pews. In the pew immediately in front of the photographer, a black human-sized cardboard cutout in the outline of a woman is visible, as though a shadow is sitting in the pew in front of you.

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Anguirus Is A Monster @anguirus.bsky.social · 2d

I think however you feel, this is smart politics

The fascists are forfeiting their claim to being the “true Americans” in real time, on multiple fronts

If anti-fascist coalitions do not step in and claim that mantle, they will lose a key opportunity to split the fascist coalition.

Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 2d

Also: Dem leadership HAVE to do more to talk about this.

It's not just an abstract symbol; he's desecrating the East Wing so he can dominate history for sport. Make people feel that loss.

Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 2d

Not surprised, Trump lied.

The entirety of the East Wing will be torn down. And yes, we should be disgusted about this.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

"While the indictment alleges that James made "thousand(s)" from rental income, sources tell ABC News that prosecutors found no record of James collecting rent from her niece beyond $1,350 that James reported on her 2020 tax return..."

abcnews.go.com/US/evidence-...

James purchased the home in Norfolk, Virginia, for her great-niece in 2020 for $137,000 and immediately allowed her and her children to begin living in the house rent-free. Prosecutors met with James' niece, who stated that she had never signed a lease, had never paid rent for the home, and that James had often sent her money to cover some of the expenses, the memo concluded, according to sources familiar with
its contents. Here's a list of the individuals, including John Bolton, targeted so far by the
Trump administration
→ While the indictment alleges that James made "thousand(s)" from rental income, sources tell ABC News that prosecutors found no record of James collecting rent from her niece beyond $1,350 that James reported on her 2020 tax return, which was said

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"Since Hurricane Helene devastated the community in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the county government has spent nearly $50 million on cleanup and recovery — while getting reimbursed only $4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency..."

www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

N.C. counties that busted budgets after Helene still waiting for FEMA to pay them back

A year after Hurricane Helene, FEMA hasn’t reimbursed millions of dollars spent on cleanup and recovery, upending local budgets and hindering reconstruction.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ron Hacker @ronhacker.bsky.social · 2d

Congress could stop this shit.

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Ana 💙 🌊 Rise.Resist.Persist. @quietretreat.bsky.social · 2d

Not now. Not ever. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #PedoProtectors

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JM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · 1d

WASHINGTON (AP) — Associated Press photos on Thursday show the entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with a ballroom construction. apnews.com/article/trum...

White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show

Associated Press photos show the entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with a ballroom construction.

apnews.com

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Jocelyn Rish @jocelynrish.com · 1d

I am now a single issue voter: My vote goes to the candidate who promises that an hour after they are inaugurated, they will personally drive the bulldozer (or whatever) that takes the first whack at tearing down that ballroom.

politiBOO! @politiburb.bsky.social · 2d

Not enough of you believe me right now, but "Rebuild The White House" is going to become one of the most popular slogans in American political history

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance who pleaded guilty to criminal charges relating to improper money laundering controls, has been pardoned by Donald Trump. on.ft.com/43sYj4z

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 2d

“Medical staff did not give her any food, water, or pain medication for several hours. Much later that evening, after a significant loss of blood, Lucia was transported to an emergency room approximately an hour away, with her arms and legs shackled.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say

The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.

www.nbcnews.com

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Mindy Stern @minster12.bsky.social · 2d

Such a lovely obit for my mother in-law. Thanks to Rich Sandomir @nytimes.com for coming close to capturing the true original and force that was Sam.

Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘The Collector,’ Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/m...

Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘The Collector,’ Dies at 86

www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 2d

The optics of Trump building a ballroom that 99.9% of Americans will never set foot in while millions line up for food banks are worth more than any policy paper or economic proposal. This image is a visceral punch in the mouth that needs no words. It should haunt the GOP for a generation.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 5d

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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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 7d

In the tortured saga of Doctor Dolittle, Samantha Eggar was the rare innocent party--and she was gracious and good-humored enough to give me an interview and even recheck her diaries for it! To remember her, watch her spirited, touching performance in The Collector. RIP. deadline.com/2025/10/sama...

Samantha Eggar Dies: ‘The Collector’, ‘Doctor Dolittle’ Actor Was 86

Samantha Eggar, the British actress best known for her role in Doctor Dolittle died October 15 after battling a five-year illness.

deadline.com

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Mindy Stern @minster12.bsky.social · 7d

My amazing mother in-law💔

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Mindy Stern @minster12.bsky.social · 7d

My beautiful mother in-law🙏🏻

Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 7d

RIP Samantha Eggar, unforgettable in Cronenberg’s THE BROOD, right up there in the pantheon of Most Divorced Cinema

Samantha Eggar in THE BROOD (Cronenberg, 1979)

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 7d

Prince Andrew is “set to give up” his royal titles, including Duke of York, over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Andrew to Give Up Duke of York Title Amid Epstein Fallout

King Charles was considering having his titles stripped. Andrew has reportedly decided to relinquish them on his own terms instead.

trib.al

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Mindy Stern @minster12.bsky.social · 7d

My beloved mother in-law. Heaven just got a whole lot more beautiful.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Samantha Eggar, Oscar-Nominated Actress in ‘The Collector,’ Dies at 86

The British actress also stood out in ‘Doctor Dolittle,’ ‘Walk, Don't Run,’ ‘The Molly Maguires’ and ‘The Brood.’

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Micah @rincewind.run · 9d

I think two things are true:

1. young republicans were always terrible and racist

2. young republicans become openly hitler-loving groypers is in fact a new and alarming development that is worth paying attention to

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 10d

A musician, Oriana Korol, was peacefully playing clarinet with her protest band outside ICE facilities in Portland, OR.

When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 9d

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 9d

I asked Border Patrol why they used a Michael Jackson song with antisemitic lyrics, highlighted this morning by @paleofuture.bsky.social. You're not gonna believe this but they did not answer my questions: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Border Patrol won’t say why it used a Michael Jackson song with antisemitic lyrics

The video was live on Facebook and Instagram for two months.

www.motherjones.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10d

POLITICO: “Leaders of Young Republican groups worried if their Telegram chat got leaked, but kept typing… referred to Black people as monkeys, mused about putting political opponents in gas chambers... lauded Republicans they believed support slavery…” www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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