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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 46m

The “Anti-Fascist Frog” said they demonstrate daily because of the Trump regime’s “inhumane” treatment of people. “It’s unacceptable-I’m out here protesting in a frog costume … to show how ridiculous the notion that we are ‘violent terrorists’ is.”

More here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/mit-reject...

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 3h

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Resistor Sister @sistergf.bsky.social · 1h

👇🏼

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Maureen Berzanski 🧷🇺🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🟧🌊 🐾 @moberzan.bsky.social · 10h

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Mo O’Donnell @modonnell5.bsky.social · 42m

Yeah, he would support ICE. He knows all about brutalizing humans

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💙💙🤔CJ🤨🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 22h

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 4h

I’m going to keep repeating that one reason why they are escalating violence is because they know they are wildly outnumbered.

It is a sign of weakness, not strength, that they are tear gassing and pepper ball shooting and slamming protestors to the ground and dragging them into facilities.

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 20h

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 18h

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Enough @enuffsenuff.bsky.social · 5h

So much for his war on drugs.

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Gary Gehman @glgehman.bsky.social · 17h

All you peacenik liberals wringing hands over what to do: Yes, of course, vote. It's your primary responsibility as a citizen.

But now more than ever, fulfill your second civic responsibility: Serve on juries. Never has it been more imperative to thwart rogue injustice.

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Hookcity - 🚫“War Plan” DMs Please 👊🏻🇺🇸🔥 🫣 @hookcity.bsky.social · 1d

Déjà vu

HicSeth is a rapist and a lying betraying scumbag, just like his orange overlord

#petehegseth #secretaryofwar #departmentofwar #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 1d

Ezra Levin’s message here is perfect.

Despite all their best efforts at scaring us, it’s clear the goon squad regime are the ones who are scared.

Let’s make it the biggest demonstration in American history.

Tell them no f*cking kings.

🗓️October 18
📍Everywhere

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 21h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 9h

Omg this. 👇🏽

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 16h

Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.
A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC
News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 20h

Our job is not to throw 15 million people off health care and double insurance premiums for more than 20 million.

Our job is not to shutter community health centers, nursing homes and rural hospitals.

Our job is to fix a broken system and guarantee health care to all.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 22h

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 15h

The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 19h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

After 10 long days, the hearing challenging Texas' gerrymandering ended. By the end, all of legacy media had vanished. But Democracy Docket stayed to keep you informed about just how far Republicans went to manipulate the state’s maps.

Support its vital work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Freethinkers United @freethinkersunited.bsky.social · 11h

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 5h

How big might the crash be? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10... Very big, is my answer. The question is, have we got a big enough government to deal with it?

How big might the crash be?

I have already noted that the cryptocurrency market is crashing this weekend. The risk of contagion into other financial markets is high because: The risk of Trump imposing unsustainable tariff ra...

www.taxresearch.org.uk

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Mo O’Donnell @modonnell5.bsky.social · 5h

Sunday thought: the Big Reveal
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Sunday thought: the big Reveal

Friends,

open.substack.com