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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 17h

‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies - POLITICO

Their words were more than Deeply Disturbing. They are sick and twisted. Who raised them to think this way

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‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies — POLITICO

POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ignites debate from New York to Washington.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 20h

“People like Maxim — who refuse to become silent accomplices to the Kremlin’s crimes — are saving our country’s honor amid this current darkness. And it will be they who will lead Russia back to normality once the drawn-out nightmare of Putin’s rule is over.”

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Opinion | What Putin is crushing in Russia

The arrest of opposition leader Maxim Kruglov is a blow against the last vestiges of Russian democracy.

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 17h

Trump administration quietly cancels nation’s largest solar project -

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So tell me how America has been made great. Every single thing that has come from this administration has hurt America and Americans

Trump administration quietly canceled the nation’s largest solar project — CNN

The Trump administration’s cancellation of the largest solar project in the United States has sparked confusion and concern among Republicans and Democrats alike.

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. approaching 340 mass shootings this year after deadly weekend - Axios

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U.S. approaching 340 mass shootings this year after deadly weekend — Axios

Twelve people were killed, and at least 40 people were injured after shootings marred three different high school events in two states over the weekend.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.

From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 1d

Opinion | The antichrist has long haunted American politics. Now it’s rearing its head again - The Guardian

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Opinion | The antichrist has long haunted American politics. Now it’s rearing its head again — Guardian US

From Silicon Valley to Michigan, the biblical figure is in the headlines. The shift from pulpits to politics is familiar – and dangerous

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 3d

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 2d

This 😡

Andy Ostroy @andyostroy.bsky.social · 3d

This is what’s running the country. JFC…

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Dr. Carlotta A. Berry #NoireSTEMinist 🤖 @drcaberry.bsky.social · 3d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Saturday, October 18. Everywhere. Find your local event at nokings.org.

#NoKings

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Your pissed off grandma @anomaly100.bsky.social · 3d

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 2d

You know when a liar gets caught it wasn’t their first lie, when a thief gets caught it wasn’t the first time they stole and when a serial pervert gets caught multiple times well you know they have been doing this for a very long time

dogdad57.bsky.social @dogdad57.bsky.social · 3d

UPDATE!!!
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#ResistTrump
#FuckTrump
#ResistFascism
#NoKings
#pedodonnie

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 2d

The abuses of federal power are far worse here in Chicago. Don't look away.

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Fearless Journalists and Vigilant Residents Tell Chicago's Story under Trump's Assault

The abuses of federal power are far worse here in Chicago. Don't look away.

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Atheist Adam @atheistadam.bsky.social · 2d

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 2d

John Oliver taking Bari Weiss and The Free Press to town was appreciated. She’s such a hollow fraud: her success just reflects how hollow and fraudulent the current ruling class is

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David Schwartz @davidschwartz.bsky.social · 3d

"Roei was murdered on October 7 and died yesterday." 💔

Nova survivor dies by suicide, 2 years after girlfriend was killed in front of him

Roei Shalev's body found in burning car soon after anniversary of Mapal Adam's October 7 murder; Nova organization urges awareness of mental toll on survivors, bereaved

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 2d

Donald Trump Returned to Hospital for More Heart Tests 3 Months After Diagnosis, Physician Reveals - People

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Donald Trump Returned to Hospital for More Heart Tests 3 Months After Diagnosis, Physician Reveals — People

The 79-year-old president underwent another physical exam on Friday morning, which included getting updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 2d

Battle lines drawn over Confederate tribute at Georgia's Stone Mountain - Reuters

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Battle lines drawn over Confederate tribute at Georgia's Stone Mountain — Reuters

The heroic images of three Confederate leaders carved into the granite face of Georgia's Stone Mountain have towered over the countryside outside Atlanta since the 1970s, paying silent homage to the S...

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New Mexican @mejicana.bsky.social · 3d

Noem says she'll send ICE to SuperBowl. Why? Not many undocs can afford even the cheap seats. Is it just a way to get ICE creeps into the game free?

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 3d

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

Portland continues to amaze me 👏

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Only Merri @onlymerri.bsky.social · 3d

Release the Epstein Files

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3d

The House speaker claims this has nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Then why delay the swearing in of Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, who handily won a special election in Arizona *two weeks* ago?

He can easily prove it. trib.al/pEfcNkA

Mike Johnson Struggles to Explain Delay in Swearing In Democratic Rep

The House speaker claims the delay in swearing in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva has nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. He can easily prove it.

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