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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1h

Voucher Schools are *not* about educating children. They are about funneling secular tax dollars to Christian businesses. It's a scam.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29m

That is different from what the admin said. They claimed it was coming out of DOD R&D funds. Tariff money cannot be touched by the Trump Regime without congressional approval.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 35m

In the last week, Donald Trump has insisted that there are no more stores left in war-ravaged Portland, asserted that Joe Biden was president during the January 6th insurrection, hosted conspiracy theorists for an "Antifa" summit, and said he'd consider pardoning his good friend the sex trafficker.

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 21h

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philsmithcross.bsky.social @philsmithcross.bsky.social · 2h

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

It looks as if they are trying to kill us

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 13m

This Saturday, Oct 18th, millions of us are rising again to send a message loud and clear: 🇺🇸 America has NO kings — the power belongs to the people. ✊
Stand up for democracy. Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
#NoKingsDay #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

Letitia James is being indicted for saving $50/month on a loan?

Gee, I wonder how much loan money Donald Trump saved when he got more than $270 million in debt forgiven after he failed to repay loans on his Chicago skyscraper development . . .

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

www.nbcnews.com

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 4h

Pope Leo at Jubilee Mass: “Let us take care to avoid any exploitation of the faith that could lead to labelling those who are different — often the poor — as enemies, ‘lepers’ to be avoided and rejected.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 13m

“The purpose is to control political dissent; instigate an excuse for violent reprisals; create the props of an ‘insurrection’ that [Trump & Miller are] desperate to act upon; to label pushback as ‘terrorism.’The more protests they see, the more troops will arrive.

open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

open.substack.com

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1h

“Border Patrol agents, along with other federal agents, conducted a military-style immigration raid of an apartment complex in Chicago. Video showed agents indiscriminately bursting through doors. ‘All the evidence suggests egregious violations of rights…’”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Cavalier and aggressive’: why are border agents flooding into US cities?

Border agents have become a key force in Trump’s migrant crackdown – operating far from their traditional rural range

www.theguardian.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18m

Friends — something dramatic has happened over the last two weeks.

Sunday thought: the big Reveal

Friends,

robertreich.substack.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 22h

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 36m

Unmarked buses at Broadview transporting people to death camps.

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🌸Norma Jeen🌸 @normajeen.bsky.social · 26m

I agree. So all of you in Congress need to step up & fight for We the People like you have never fought before. No more "They go low so we go high" bs! Let's go already!

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 31m

It's disturbing to see Hispanics arresting other Hispanics, as if they consider themselves superior to those they are apprehending.

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

The One Big Beautiful Bill cut a trillion dollars from healthcare, Schoolmarm Johnson

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Mike Johnson: "Republicans are the party that are fixing healthcare. We just demonstrated that in the one big beautiful bill."

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 56m

Trump knows he was president on Jan. 6. He’s simply lying to rewrite the history of his attempted coup.

Just like Trump knew he lost the 2020 election and lied to fraudulently subvert the results.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h

Do you mean to say LOOK, A RICH JEW! GET HIM! doesn't stand up in court?

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 22h

When Trump team pushed to investigate Soros, it cited a watchdog group report. But the group's own leader says "we actually did not make either of those claims that a prosecutor would need to make.” @fahrenthold.bsky.social @aduehren.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

www.nytimes.com

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 18h

The GOP controls the House, Senate, and White House. And they love to remind us when it’s convenient for them. So it's on them to fund the government. If they want our votes, they have to come talk to us.

They know what we want: extend the ACA tax credits so the healthcare system doesn't collapse.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h

Don't look now, but Dems are kind of winning the shutdown fight. ICYMI @citizencohn.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

Democrats Are Winning the Shutdown Fight

Turns out Republicans still haven’t figured out the politics of health care.

www.thebulwark.com

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 2h

Attacks on the federal workforce are also attacks on Black workers, who are overrepresented in the public sector.

Black unemployment is 7.5%. I'm reminded of Coates' observation that Black Americans regularly experience conditions that would be considered a crisis if whites faced them.

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

www.nytimes.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

As Trump Moves Toward Autocracy, Top Aide Stephen Miller Is Way Ahead Of Him

Trump’s chief propagandist accuses opponents of “insurrection” and attempting a “coup” — while declaring Trump has “plenary authority.”

As Trump Moves Toward Autocracy, Top Aide Stephen Miller Is Way Ahead Of Him

The president’s chief propagandist accuses opponents of “insurrection” and attempting a “coup” — while declaring Trump has “plenary authority.”

www.huffpost.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 51m

Why can't we exercise our First Amendment rights?

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