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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 55m

You know who hates America

The guys who took healthcare away from millions of Americans

The ones who CUT billions of dollars for programs like cancer research and FEMA

Who sit and watch the president use military troops to attack our cities

That’s Mike Johnson

HE hates America

NO KINGS
OCT 18

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 54m

"It’s taken a movement to get us to this point. It’s going to take that same movement to get us over the finish line. Take nothing for granted. We want a mandate." - @kristengonzalez.bsky.social

State Senator Kristen Gonalzez at the podium.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 54m

On a simple human level, this is a day to be celebrated. But, as Israeli analyst and former diplomat Alon Pinkas wrote at TNR last week (trib.al/KuC5ntb), there’s a strong chance Netanyahu will bide his time and find an occasion to blow this peace deal up. trib.al/ceiWSTS

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CNN @cnn.com · 48m

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company's American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

"We were looking to triple the business. Instead, it collapsed to zero," Moore told CNN in a phone interview. https://cnn.it/4ogBglG

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 48m

Even Trump-friendly Newsmax joins NYT and AP in refusing to sign "unnecessary and onerous" policy restricting Pentagon access and information gathering.

Major news outlets refuse to sign Pentagon’s new press rules

Even Trump-friendly Newsmax joins NYT and AP in refusing to sign "unnecessary and onerous" policy restricting Pentagon access and information gathering.

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 1h

Why is Bluesky making this post disappear? I can't see it on my feed or see the replies at all. Pause to read the post and tell me what's wrong with it.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 11h

The Treasury Secretary declares himself to be pro-monarchy, and promises to punish the entire country if the people exercise their First Amendment rights.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 11h

Some Chicago aldermen are adding new duties: getting tear-gassed and handcuffed, organizing legions of volunteers, and standing guard near elementary schools.

Fighting Trump’s immigration blitz in Chicago, ward by ward

Some Chicago aldermen are adding new duties: getting tear-gassed and handcuffed, organizing legions of volunteers, and standing guard near elementary schools.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

All facts

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks Elon

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 11h

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 12h

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 11h

“I am counting on millions of Americans proving on Oct. 18—and beyond—that they will not let down all those who have sacrificed to sustain our system of self-governance and the ideals for which our republic stands.”

www.americaamerica.news/p/what-we-sh...

What We Should Demand, What We Should Oppose

Reflecting on a president's obligations and what history tells us about rejecting tyranny and injustice

www.americaamerica.news

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 12h

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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peony73.bsky.social @peony73.bsky.social · 11h

So he says we have to have a king… No more democracy?

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 11h

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KJW...

On October 18th, we say #NoKings

YouTube video by Home of the Brave

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 11h

As bad as Attorney General Pam Bondi's widely criticized performance before a Senate Oversight Committee appearance was last week, some underreported comments by Republican senators were even more alarming, wrote the New York Times' Frank Bruni.

Trump 'lackeys' in Congress are on a mission to 'erase his shame' about Jan 6: columnist

As bad as Attorney General Pam Bondi’s widely criticized performance before a Senate Oversight Committee appearance was last week, some underreported comments by Republican senators were even more alarming, wrote the New York Times’ Frank Bruni.In his column on Monday, Bruni first called out Bondi f...

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 11h

“Should we be surprised that the American president has a soft spot for an incompetent and racist leader who engaged in war crimes and sexual abuse?”

Read seven things about Christopher Columbus and his dark stain on America: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 11h

three separate federal court judges intervened in Chicago to block unconstitutional, abusive, and violent practices Trump has used to intimidate Americans. Not one judge bought the government lawyers’ misrepresentations and specious arguments for Trump’s unlimited power.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

One of the Democrats' conditions for voting to reopen the government has gotten very little attention - even though its purpose is to block precisely the sorts of actions that took place on Friday

The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-other-...

The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government

It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Russ Vought—and it can’t happen soon enough.

www.thebulwark.com

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 11h

The main reason why Vought is so angry is that he is not just after political power in a narrow sense but obsessed with status and cultural domination. He believes there is a “natural” order of white male Christian domination in all spheres of life – and America is supposed to follow it.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 11h

Vought’s end goal is not to shrink the federal government. He is less concerned about the actual size of government and more about cutting and curtailing the parts that he thinks are aiding “the Left” – while weaponizing the coercive powers of the state to impose a reactionary order.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 11h

Heritage president Kevin Roberts, in a truly revealing passage of his Foreword to the Project 2025 policy agenda, states that the project of “dismantling the administrative state” is not about the actual size of government at all:

The goal is to cut “the secret lifeblood of the Great Awokening.”

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 12h

US Treasury chief says government shutdown is hitting economy reut.rs/4n0Z23W

US Treasury chief says government shutdown is hitting economy

The U.S. federal government shutdown is starting to impact the nation's economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday as the closure entered its 13th day.

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