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Allison Richards @PC2DC @pc2dc.bsky.social · 3m

@libradunn1.bsky.social or what yet may be, my friend. 😏

I'm still hanging on to the dream for you and Marylanders, who need a Good Troublemaker representing them as an elected law maker. 🖤

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 1d

1/Donald mad about not getting the Nobel Peace Prize. Let’s look at his recent remarks

Trump has used the phrase "bomb the shit out of" in private and public contexts, referring to both foreign countries and domestic matters. The phrase has been linked to several notable incidents in recent years.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 1d

And the lawsuits will follow promptly. Government shutdowns give presidents no additional authority to dismiss federal workers. We’ll fight these outrageous assaults on civil servants and public services.

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 19h

Imagine being "America first" but allowing Qatar to build a military base on American soil in Idaho.
Guess all you need to occupy US soil is to give a plane to donald. This is the dumbest most irresponsible shit ever. This must be reversed in 2028.

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Allison Richards @PC2DC @pc2dc.bsky.social · 20m

I'm attending Indivisible's event, “What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders · Indivisible

The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back. The an...

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 1d

I guest authored one of my favorite newsletters this week. Check out my article on RSVPing for protests in FWIW. open.substack.com/pub/fwiwnews...

Should You RSVP to a Protest?

Weighing the pros and quantifying the risks

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 7h

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

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 ...

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Allison Richards @PC2DC @pc2dc.bsky.social · 23m

@ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social 👋✌️✊️

Imagine how energizing it would be to have marching bands leading OCTOBER 18TH NO KINGS marches! 🥁

I know it's the 11th hour but could we spread the word to Indivisible chapters & partners like @50501movement.bsky.social & @moveon.org?

FURTG‼️

a marching band is marching down the street with a g on the bottom right

ALT: a marching band is marching down the street with a g on the bottom right

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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 1h

Who knew that military families in long food pantry lines and calling into CSPAN complaining about not being able to afford their children's medication would not be a good look for Republicans? 🙋🏽‍♀️

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2h

BREAKING: President Trump directs the Pentagon to use "all available funds" to ensure U.S. troops are paid on Wednesday despite the government shutdown.

Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown

President Donald Trump says he's directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure that U.S. troops are paid on Wednesday despite the government shutdown.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1h

WATCH: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn

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Allison Richards @PC2DC @pc2dc.bsky.social · 2d

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Allison Richards @PC2DC @pc2dc.bsky.social · 1d

Nobody's buying your bullshit broken record, Mike.

Have you seen the polls?

Have you seen MTG's recent interview on CNN?

REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT and RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES‼️

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Allison Richards @PC2DC @pc2dc.bsky.social · 1d

Wait until the white nationalist hate groups headquartered in northern Idaho hear about this. 😬

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Allison Richards @PC2DC @pc2dc.bsky.social · 1d

And so it begins... 😏

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Allison Richards @PC2DC @pc2dc.bsky.social · 1d

These are the words of a desperate & deceitful conservative leader who knows his corrupt president & party are sinking in the polls because Americans are finally waking up to the truth. The GOP & their felonious, traitorous president don't give a damn about ordinary Americans or American democracy.

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Allison Richards @PC2DC @pc2dc.bsky.social · 20h

Stop showing your contempt for the U.S. Constitution and states' rights, Greg, and do some penance.

And by penance, I mean confess your many lies, betrayals, and crimes to Texans and resign the governership.

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Allison Richards @PC2DC @pc2dc.bsky.social · 19h

Donald John Trump, everybody. 😒

A pathological liar with narcissistic personality disorder and dementia. AND the man who's attempting to destroy American democracy with his GOP and Heritage Foundation Project 2025 accomplices.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4h

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has ordered state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to fast-track solar and wind permits that must break ground by next year or likely miss out on a federal tax credit Congress is ending.

With @opb.org

Oregon Fast-Tracks Renewable Energy Projects as Trump Bill Ends Tax Incentives

Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the move, which follows reporting by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that highlighted impediments green energy advocates blame for the state’s poor ranking when it co...

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NPR @npr.org · 8h

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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NPR @npr.org · 6h

Understaffing at air traffic control towers has affected flights this week. But the The National Air Traffic Controllers Association president says worker shortages are nothing new.

Shutdown strains already short-staffed air traffic controllers, union president says

Understaffing at air traffic control towers has affected flights this week. But the The National Air Traffic Controllers Association president says worker shortages are nothing new.

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